ENVIRONMENT Defining Environment Is the circumstances or conditions that surround one; surroundings. It is the totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms‚ especially: The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth‚ development‚ and survival of organisms: Is the complex of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an individual or community Hence therefore we can classify components of environment as follows;
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After the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill‚ the United States Congress to pass the Oil Pollution Act of 1990‚ which was made effective on 18th August of 1990‚ and with it commenced a new standard in the prevention of oil pollution‚ response‚ and liability (Sump‚ 2015‚ p.439). The oil industry implemented drug/alcohol testing for tanker workers‚ adjusted tanker routes‚ expanded training and examination regimes for workers‚ enhanced navigational gear‚ and introduced redundant power frameworks on vessels (Coil
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THE GENERAL EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT - Laka Muralidharan General external environment is composed of dimensions in the broader society that influence an industry and the firms within it. These dimensions can be can be grouped into the following six environmental segments: demographic‚ economic‚ political/legal‚ sociocultural‚ technological and global segments. 1) Demographic segment China and India account for 1/3rd of the population and experts believe that they will remain the top two populous
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according to which the political disagreement about climate change is a function of rational choice and the cultural theory‚ according to which the difference is a function of deep-rooted cultural differences. From personal experience‚ education‚ and analysis of Kahan et al.’s survey results‚ the precursor factor for the variation in perceptions of climate change is the lack of scientific understanding of the phenomenon‚ including its causes‚ impacts‚ and course of response actions. However‚ cultural
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There are multiple broad theories‚ which explain the relationships between environment and children behaviour. Below are relevant theories which clarify or hints underlying factors within family environment that influence a child to run away from home. These theories are being extracted from famous book of David R. Shaffer‚ 2010. A. The psychoanalytic perspectives Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development: For many years scientist focussed on the importance of early family experiences on children‘s
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2013; accepted 23 August 2013 Available online 7 September 2013 Abstract The objective of the study examines the macroeconomic consequences of terrorism in Pakistan. The study evaluates the short- and long-run relationship between terrorism and economic factors over a period of 1975–2011. Both objectives have been achieved with the sophisticated econometrics techniques including cointegration theory‚ Granger causality test and variance decomposition‚ etc. The result reveals that macroeconomic
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1. Fukaku Footwear wished to estimate the demand function for its ‘Elite VS600’ women’s shoes. The company’s economist believed that the main determinants of ‘Elite VS600’ shoes are: i) ii) iii) iv) the price of the shoes (Px) the price of a competitor’s shoes Dr. Martin (Py) the price of another competitor’s shoes ‘Madame69’ (Pz) and disposable per capita income (Y) A regression was run by using SPSS package and the result is shown as follows: LS//Dependent Variable is Qx Variable Coefficient
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To achieve an oligopolistic market structure there are certain characteristics which must be achieved. A small number of firms would dominate the market‚ each of these firms has a significant market power and would closely follow the behaviour of the other companies in the market. Unlike in a monopolistic market structure‚ the products produced by the firms of the oligopoly market do have substitutes. Firms will use non price competition methods in order to make their product or service stand out
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concerns and conflicts have surfaced throughout human history‚ from the earliest settlements to the latest headlines. This comes as a surprise to many people because our emphasis in history has all too often been on war and politics‚ rather than environment‚ culture and development. The evidence for a longstanding concern for environmental issues has been readily available in manuscripts‚ publications and historical archives. It can be found under labels like conservation‚ public health‚ preservation
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their own unique set of challenges in their education‚ which they needed to overcome to become a good learner. However‚ learning in an intercultural environment such as Divine Word College is challenging because of the diversity as “each student is a unique person” (Michelle Forman). Students may find it difficult to adapt to the type of environment DWC has because of its strong ties to religious formation. Hence‚ having professional learners to guide students is important as they continue their
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