The principles and practice of sustainability can trace its roots as early as the ancient times. Since the late 1960s‚ debates on the relationship between development and the environment has grown (Vanhulst & Beling‚2014). The threat of looming ecological catastrophe that will affect humanity has brought forth the concept of SD in the 1970s after the Club of Rome called the attention of the world to the limits to growth (Mitcham‚ 1995; Du Pisanti‚2006; Szell‚2014). Since the 1972 Stockholm Conference
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System and Sustained Competitive Advantage: Competency-based Perspective”‚ Academy of Management Review‚ 19: 699-727. Latham‚ G.P.‚ & Wexley‚ K.N. (1981). Increasing productivity through performance appraisal. Reading‚ MA: Addison-Wesley. Lawler‚ E. (1992) “Pay the Person‚ not the Job”‚ Industrial Week‚ 7: 19-24. Locke‚ E. A.‚ & Latham‚ G.P. (1990). A theory of goal setting and task performance. Englewood Cliffs‚ NJ: Prentice-Hall. Murphy‚ K. and Cleveland‚ J.N. (1991) Performance Appraisal: An Organisational
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Pirates‚ the Final Game By Macy McElhaney The Pirates put out an amazing playoff season‚ this year having been the first year in the playoffs since 1992‚ but on October 9‚ 2013 they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals ending their amazing playoff season. In their last playoff game in St. Louis the Pirates lost 6-1 to the Cardinals‚ ending the season. In the second inning the Cardinals scored two runs taking the lead over the pirates. There was no more scoring until the sixth inning when the Cardinals
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group named Coosa Nostra before and after 1992 and also gives a discussion on the anti-mafia efforts within the scope of international initiatives to curb organized crime. The analysis utilizes information from government reports‚ interviews with judges‚ police officers‚ politicians‚ other publications and interviews from relatives of Mafia victims. The book details that Coosa Nostra terrorist activities against the Italian government began in Sicily in 1992 and was followed by bombings in Florence
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through direct (also called strong) ties‚ face particularly strong social obligation. In addition‚ direct ties imply thorough knowledge about each other‚ which reduces uncertainty and costs‚ as the formal systems become unnecessary (Ibid.). Larson’s (1992) research supports this statement‚ as she found that reciprocity‚ personal relations‚ trust and moral obligations offer control and coordination in a network (p. 77) weakens the status of a legal contract as the main governing mechanism (Ibid.‚ p.
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diversity: implications for organizational competitiveness: Academy of Management Executive‚ 5(3)‚ pp. 45-56. D’Netto‚ B. & Sohal‚ A. S. (1999)‚ Human resource practises: an empirical assessment: International Journal of Manpower‚ 20(8)‚ p.530. Denton‚ W. (1992)‚ Workforce 2000‚ Credit World‚ 81(1)‚ pp.14-18. Deresky‚ H. (1994)‚ International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures‚ New York‚ Harper Collins College Publishers. Fernandez‚ J.P. (1993)‚ The Diversity Advantage‚ New York‚ Lexington Books
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Cited: Leip‚ David. "1992 Presidential General Election Results." US Selection Atlas. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2013. Lightman‚ Max. "The Role of Minor Parties in Politics." Slideshare. N.p.‚ 30 Apr. 2008. Web. 18 Mar. 2013. Salka‚ William M. "The Impact of Minor Parties on Electoral
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INTRODUCTION Mangers and supervisors tend to be concerned to motivate the employees to work hard and effectively‚ thereby‚ the organization objective can be achieved though great performance from the workforce. Performance appraisal is an important part of performance management‚ which could be considered as one of the essential tools that can be used to manage performance. Performance appraisal‚ as suggested‚ is the process by which the performance‚ potential and develop needs of individual worker
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"patriarchy"‚" which meant the oldest male in the family had the most power and was able to make the decision for their family. He had the power to divorce his wife or even kill her if she committed adultery or was found drinking wine (Lefkowitz & Fant‚ 1992‚ p. 3). Other reasons a man would divorce his
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Philosophical ethics are an attempt to define moral action. Theories try to answer questions such as ‘what is a moral action?’ and ‘how should men act?’ In the case of classical theories the main question is ‘What is the good life? We all grow up learning our ethics‚ or morals‚ from our parents and society. As we grow we are told things; do not cross the road alone‚ clean your room. But there are a set of instructions that we are told‚ and we grow to learn that they have quite a different motive
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