Example 4-3: If the time today is 1PM‚ what was the time 7 hours ago? Solution: First‚ we need to consider that 1PM has passed 12 o’clock. Therefore‚ we need to add 1 hour to 12 hours. This means that 1PM is actually 13 hours. Second‚ we also need to subtract 7 from 13. As such13-7=6. But six has not reached 12 o’clock‚ thus it is still in the morning. Hence‚ the time is 6 in the morning or 6AM. The aforementioned examples illustrate time-of-the-day arithmetic. Similarly‚ we can also apply the same
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Ch. 1 Notes Summary Definition of art according to formalists – An object that had a visual form sufficiently compelling or inspiring or beautiful to provoke an intensely felt‚ sensory-based response or aesthetic experience. Key note: feeling * The Artist has a certain intent when creating art. * Can be used to make a statement; but often just to evoke a feeling * Kandinsky’s Improvisation 28 * Artist could present 3-D figures that offer a feeling of special coherency that
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Motivating Employees Motivating Employees If you want a successful company‚ you need to understand the important role that your employees play in any activity. Many times‚ as an employer‚ we forget the importance of understanding employees’ needs and want to be able to keep an atmosphere with motivated employees. When I think about motivation‚ I think about the reason that initiates‚ guides‚ and maintains people to keep reaching for their goals. Without motivation
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pioneer in marketing. (McBain‚ 1944). The majority of marketing theorists claims that organizations that focus on their customer’ needs are better positioned to achieve long- term success than companies that do not (Kotler‚ 2000). Research has shown that customers receive social‚ psychological and economic benefits from engaging in long-term relations with service firms‚ and these yield positive returns for the companies (Gwinner et al.‚ 1998). But it is also important to recognise that when buying
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October 8‚ 2012 The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber both captured my interest from the very beginning. These short stories represents gender roles and marriage. They both are about married couples with controlling mates. “The Story of an Hour” is about a young married woman and how she reacts to the news of her husband dying
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Long working hours harms more than it can benefit Introduction ‘Working hours of laborers has become increasingly burdensome and invasive’ (Donis‚ 2003). Over the past half century‚ economy growth has caused large amounts of changes in work organization and management. As an important aspect of work organization and management‚ working hours of stuff has caused much concern. However‚ working hours seem to become longer as the economy growth. According to Acirrt (cited in Pocock 2001‚ p.4)‚ full-time
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We laugh about the person who says‚ ‘I know I’m right; don’t confuse me with arguments’. And yet there are times when we find ourselves wanting to say that too. For there are situations in which we feel sure that we know something‚ even though if asked to give a good argument to back up our claim we are at a loss to know quite how to do so. ‘I know you’re the person I spoke to on the bus yesterday.’ ‘I know I have two hands.’ ‘I know it is wrong to let that child starve.’ ‘I know that six minus four
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This article was downloaded by: [INASP - Pakistan (PERI)] On: 24 February 2013‚ At: 22:25 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House‚ 37-41 Mortimer Street‚ London W1T 3JH‚ UK The International Journal of Human Resource Management Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rijh20 Performance appraisal satisfaction and employee outcomes:
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Employees who like where they work will help the company make more money. Sears conducted an 800-store survey that showed the impact of employee attitudes on the bottom line. When employee attitudes improved by 5%‚ customer satisfaction jumped 1.3%‚ consequently increasing revenue by one-half a percentage point. Seeking ways to motivate and build worker morale pays dividends to any business or organization. The motivated worker is more committed to the job and to the customer. In order to attract
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Retail Travel Environment Level 3 – Travel and Tourism 13th February 2013 INTRODUCTION In this assignment‚ I have been asked to produce a report describing the retail travel environment in Travel and Tourism. This must include the roles of the different types of retail agents; the products and services that they are selling; the links that exist within the retail travel environment; and the different types of relationship that exist within the retail industry. ROLES OF TRAVEL
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