Cephalonia‚ Greece‚ 14-16 September 2006 A Six-step process for effective Crisis Management in the Port Industry EVANGELOS KOUNOUPAS‚ University of Piraeus‚ Department of Maritime Studies‚ 40‚ Karaoli & Dimitriou Str.‚ 185 32‚ Piraeus – Greece‚ Tel: +30 210 414 2535‚ Fax: +30 210 414 2569‚ Email: kounoupa@unipi.gr‚ kounoupa@ath.forthnet.gr ABSTRACT Crises often appear to be inevitable for a number of reasons. Traditional crisis management theory distinguishes between environmental factors and internal
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AP World History Hal Emas Period Two February 22‚ 2011 Imperialism in Africa and Asia In the beginning of 19th century‚ Europe had almost no land in Africa except for the coastal areas. In the middle of the century however‚ Europe became quite interested in Africa. This came from wanting to create overseas empires‚ also known as imperialism. European nations wanted to control the lands with the most raw material to fuel their industrial economies. Another reason was that as a nation gained colonies
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The intention of this essay is to provide an in depth and critical analysis of the financial crisis that took place between 2007-2009‚ in particular focusing on some key issues raised by the Foote‚ Gerardi and Willen paper ‘Why did so many people make so many Ex Post bad decisions?’ Whilst there were many contributing factors‚ it is clear that a specific few played a particularly dominant role‚ primarily the ‘Bubble Theory’‚ irresponsible regulation‚ toxic CDO’s and $62 trillion of CDS’s. ‘That’s
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This has caused a line of issues including one being adding more pressure to the ‘Bed Crisis’. In 1955 there was 15‚000 beds available for service‚ in 2012‚ a re-evaluation was done and beds have dropped at least 40% being about 22‚300 beds available across the United Kingdom. Before the cuts‚ over the past 10 to 15 year’s of questions have been raised repeatedly about whether a minimum safe level of beds was reached (Bhugra 2013; cited through the kings fund 2015). When beds become unavailable
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The sectional conflicts within the United States affected numerous domestic polices and even caused‚ in part‚ Andrew Jackson’s election. Andrew Jackson’s election was greatly affected by sectional differences because he represented only a portion of the United States‚ yet it was the portion with a majority of Electoral College votes. The sectional differences of the United States caused a protective tariff to be levied. The Missouri compromise was also affected by the differences between various
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Review Many economists consider the financial crisis of 2007/2008‚ also known as the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 the worst financial crisis since‚ the Great Depression of the 1930s. It resulted in the threat of total collapse of large financial institutions‚ the bailout of banks by national governments‚ and downturns in stock markets around the world. The direct impact of the global financial crisis on developing countries including Pakistan has been limited due to non-integration of the domestic
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regarded as that there is something special about it and its methods. But what is so special about science and what is the basis of this authority? It is simply not possible to give a neat definition‚ which will separate all the things that have ever been called ‘science’. Science is a phenomenon that has developed through the ages. Science’s most distinguishing feature is that it is an empirical enterprise about the real world of sensation. Science attempts to understand this empirical world
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http://www.mallenbaker.net/csr/crisis05.html Companies in Crisis - What to do when it all goes wrong Odwalla and the E-coli outbreak What happened? Odwalla (pronounced "odewalla") is the health-conscious juice company which began a couple of decades ago when Greg Steltenpohl‚ Gerry Percy and Bonnie Bassett began squeezing fresh oranges on a $200 hand juicer. The company was growing strongly with annual sales rising 30% per year and approaching $90m. The company had established a strong brand
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Chapter 4 The Period of Enlightenment (1872-1898) Historical Background After 300 years of passivity under Spanish rule‚ the Filipino spirit reawakened when the 3 priests Gomez‚ Burgos and Zamora were guillotined without sufficient evidence of guilt. This occurred on the 17th of February. This was buttressed with the spirit of liberalism when the Philippines opened its doors to world trade and with the coming of a liberal leader in the person of Governor Carlos Maria de la Torre. The Spaniards
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A person’s identity is the self of sense they have‚ that can be reflected by the way society‚ peers‚ and the individual sees themselves. Class‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ religion‚ and gender are very much parts of our identity. Our gender‚ which is based on the socio-cultural expectations of males and females being associated with masculinity and femininity‚ affects how we behave and how we view things. Traditional gender roles mean that a female must be feminine‚ and a male must be masculine. Agents of socialisation
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