In Search of Excellence - Past‚ Present and Future Su Mi Dahlgaard-Park Institute of Service Management Lund University & Jens J. Dahlgaard Division of Quality Technology and Management Linköping University Sweden ABSTRACT Some of the leading models and frameworks about Excellence from the last 25 years are presented and discussed: Peters and Waterman’s eight excellence attributes (1982)‚ Peters and Austin’s simplified excellence model (1985)‚ Lists of Best Practices‚ Xerox Excellence
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GENDER GAP IN MATHEMATICS 1 The Gender Gap in Mathematics THE GENDER GAP IN MATHEMATICS 2 The Gender Gap in Mathematics A gender gap is defined by Dictionary.com as the discrepancy in opportunities‚ statuses‚ and attitudes between men and women (2012). According to author Xie of articles “Math Gender Gap Gone In Grade School‚ Persists In College‚” the gender gap in mathematics was substantially
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Joubert‚ M. (Ed.) Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics 29(1) March 2009 Exploring Children’s Attitudes towards Mathematics Ben Ashby University of Warwick This paper explores the behaviour‚ attitudes and beliefs of primary school pupils towards mathematics in the classroom and the impact that this may have on their mathematical ability. The study focused on year 3 pupils from a local school‚ some of whom took part in focus groups towards the end of
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AIR INDIA CONTENTS * INTRODUCTION * HISTORY * DESTINATIONS * FLEET * CODE SHARE AGREEMENTS * AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS * CRITICISM AND CONTROVERSY * CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND IDENTITY * FINANCIAL CRISIS * RE-PRIVATISATION PLANS * RETURN TO PROFITABILITY PLANS * THE GOVERNMENT IS STUCK IN * AN UNENVIABLE POSITION ON AIRINDIA * CONCLUSION Air India INTRODUCTION Air India is the flag carrier airline
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A Passage To India portrays the stance of the British people in India‚ wherein the Englishman is viewed as a racist‚ self-righteous and rude set who deny to relate to the Indians on an individual level or rather see Indians as a person. A Passage to India is divided into three sections: Mosque‚ Cave and Temple‚ each part portraying a symbolic meaning. Chandrapore an unusual city situated beside the river Ganges‚ though being grime when compared to the structures of the British colonials‚ Chandrapore’s
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WHY PROBLEM SOLVING? • Problem solving is the most basic of mathematical skills- the reason for studying mathematics • Problem solving is an integral part of the larger area of critical thinking‚ which is universally accepted goal for all education • Problem solving shows an interaction between mathematical ideas • In the classroom can lessen the gap between real world problem and the classroom worlds and thus set more positive mood in the classroom. WHAT IS PROBLEM? The
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History. We all have heard or learned something about our history. But‚ what distinguishes us one from another? Nearly all of us have learned about the past. A large percentage of us even understand the hardships and accomplishments of the past. But‚ how many will actually use our history to help shape future? In fact‚ the Harvard Business School released a study that classified 3 percent of people as successful‚ 30 percent of people as somewhat successful‚ and the other two-thirds as simply watching
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modern meaning of probability‚ which‚ in contrast‚ is used as a measure of the weight of empirical evidence‚ and is arrived at from inductive reasoning and statistical inference. A short history of Probability Theory............ The branch of mathematics known as probability theory was inspired by gambling problems. The earliest work was performed by Girolamo Cardano (1501-1576) an Italian mathematician‚ physician‚ and gambler. In his manual Liber de Ludo Aleae‚ Cardano discusses many of the basic
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Can India sustain its present economic growth rate? India is an emerging economy that is witnessing unprecedented levels of economic expansion. It is widely expected that India may overtake China as the world’s fastest growing major economy by 2015. However it is not easy to sustain high levels of economic growth rates. There were a number of countries that experienced a high economic growth rate but were unable to sustain it for a long period of time. In order to determine whether India can sustain
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Essay on the Craze of Cricket in India by Subha Sarkar Craze‚ courage‚ fear‚ fantasy‚ win… and the list goes on and on‚ of words that have found entry in the cricket lexicon. What do these words signify in their association with the world of cricket? Craze to grab the accessories of the favorite cricketers‚ courage to postpone the important activities when one knows the load of work pending can prove fatal if not done in time‚ fear of losing the match when six runs are required on the last ball
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