Literature Review: A case of burnout among project managers in the South African construction industry. Burnout is a syndrome which is commonly found among individuals working in high pressure environments and is defined as a negative experience which results from the interaction between the individual and the environment (Yip and Rowlinson‚ 2009). Burnout is known to be a syndrome characterized by three dimensions; these dimensions being emotional exhaustion‚ cynicism and personal inefficacy;
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liability. Many of these cases have derived from Coca-Cola’s ongoing rival with PepsiCo. A major account between the two arose when “Coca-Cola made the attempt to acquire the soda brands for Cadbury Schweppes‚ which included Dr. Pepper and 7-up.” (Gillespie) This proposed purchase encompassing all of Cadbury Schweppes’s international markets. If successful this purchase would have increased Coca-Cola’s market shares in over 150 countries‚ but these two companies merging could lead to monopolistic
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negatively (Pride and Ferrel‚ 2010). Gaviña delivered the best coffee in the world to McDonald’s‚ whereby McDonald’s became an obstacle for Starbucks in America (Time‚ 2008). Nevertheless‚ the importance of suppliers can be seen if things go wrong (Gillespie‚ 2011). McDonald’s restaurants were forced to close since suppliers could not meet demand on the twenty-fifth anniversary celebration in England (BBC‚ 1999). The importance of marketing intermediaries is to make a firm’s goods and services accessible
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novel and movie but have many differences. Some people in the book aren’t even in the movie or have different names which makes quite a difference‚ especially if they had relationships with people in the movie. For example‚ in the novel‚ Chief Gillespie is tall and well built‚ and in the movie he is short‚ chubby‚ and always chewing gum really loudly. Another example is Virgil Tibbs‚ he is humble and rarely talks back in the novel‚ “Sam took immediate command. ‘On your feet‚ black boy‚’ he ordered
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“The Color Purple.” 1982. Critical Companion to Alice Walker: A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work‚ Critical Companion. New York: Facts On File‚ Inc.‚ 2011. N. pag. Bloom’s Literature. Web. 10 Mar. 2016. Here‚ Carmen Gillespie not only gives an overview of each of the main characters and symbolizes as to why some names are not mentioned‚ but she helps to explain how Celie rises up and becomes her own person. It is clear in this source that Celie has been damaged by the
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Introduction Many Americans enjoy sitting back‚ relaxing‚ and listening to the jazz and swing rhythms of one of the best musicians of the 20th century‚ Louis Armstrong. Louis Armstrong is easily recognized by simply listening to his infamous raspy voice and legendary‚ creative skill on the trumpet. All Armstrong had to do to play beautifully was to play one note. Louis Armstrong had a strong influence in music. His forte in jazz‚ ragtime‚ and swing was solo performing and improvisation. First‚ his
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are made by individual producers and consumers.” (Krugman P‚ 2008:2) To start with‚ some countries have a free market system. “In a free market‚ decisions about what to produce are determined by supply and demand in product markets.” (Gillespie A‚ 2007:114) In a free market producers have profit maximizing objective and consumers are aiming to maximize their utility. Most economists argue that the free market system is perfect in maximizing welfare of society as it has so called market
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Today in the world‚ there are many incidents in society that are caused from false assumptions which lead to wrong decisions being made. Society has built a hierarchy wherein people are discriminated based on certain qualities and this leads to certain individuals not being treated equally as others. The stereotypes and the discrimination faced by lower class citizens ignores the basic rights that every human is entitled to‚ leading to the belief that society has persistently failed in their hopes
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The Importance of External Auditor’s Independence According to Gillespie‚ Lewis and Hamilton (2004:221) an audit is: “a scrutiny of the accounts by a qualified auditor who carries out checks on the figures so as to establish whether the accounts show a true and fair view of the results and the financial position of the entity.” According to Wikipedia (2011a)‚ auditor independence refers to “an attitude of mind characterized by integrity and an objective approach to the audit process”. Independent
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Many solutions exist to reduce the negative externalities of plastic bags. The three main solutions available are taxations on plastic bags‚ bans on plastic bags and subsidies to improve methane capture technologies. The following provides a discussion on each of the solutions‚ including the advantages and disadvantages of each solution: Solution 1: Taxation on plastic bags Imposition of a tax equal to the cost of the negative externality can internalise the externality amongst consumers and
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