Problem Definition With the majority of adults who smoke becoming addicted to cigarettes under the age of 18‚ the high rate of new teen smokers each year remains a significant challenge for tobacco control (CDC‚ 2012). Magnitude of the Problem Every day‚ more than 3‚000 children in the United States under the age of 18 become addicted to cigarettes (ALA‚ 2012). This means that for every three high school seniors graduating this year‚ one will die prematurely from smoking-related disease‚ with
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Artikel: A conceptual framework for the design of organizational control mechanisms Problem: When a team of individuals produce a single output the problem arises on how to contribute the reward so that every individual is equally rewarded. This article examines three different mechanisms to deal with this issue: 1. Markets Markets deals with the control problem through precise measurement and reward of individual contributions. 2. Bureaucrats Bureaucrats rely on a mixture of close
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2.2 Conceptual Framework 2.2.1 Video-Based instruction Video is a medium of conveying knowledge in a verbal and visual form to be displayed. It is generally grouped along with television and films (Bada‚ 2006). Video is one of the most diversify and influential effective knowledge medium‚ it captures and presents information and offers a sensory learning setting that enhances learners understanding and retention of knowledge (Fern‚ Givan and Siskin‚ 2011). Similarly‚ Omiola et al (2012) view video
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1.0 SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS The Tinplate Company of India Limited (TCIL) is one of the major tinplate manufacturing companies of India. It was started in 1922 and is jointly held by Burmah Shell‚ Shaw Wallace‚ Tata Steel and Tata Iron & Steel Company. TCIL used to import its major raw material‚ Tin Mill Black Plate (TMBP)‚ till 1997. However‚ like all major steel mills worldwide it attained self sufficiency in TMBP by setting up its own cold rolling facility. It clearly showed that TCIL has the technical
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Summary Issue: The FASB’s Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting: A Critical Analysis Author: American Accounting Association’s Financial Accounting Standards Committee George J. Benston (Primary author); Douglas R. Carmichael; Joel S. Demski; Bala G. Dharan; Karim Jamal; Robert Laux; Shiva Rajgopal; George Vrana. Summary: FASB organizes the discussion of these conditions: users of financial reports‚ primary use of financial statements- management and investment decisions‚ cash flow as
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In this paper we will analyze the current culture of an organization using a conceptual model or framework and we will discuss how senior managers have sought to manage the culture of the organization over the past decade and what they could/should have done differently. 1. Introduction Organizational culture describes the psychology‚ attitudes‚ experiences‚ beliefs and values (personal and cultural values) of an organization. It has been defined as "the specific collection of values and norms
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Theoretical and Conceptual Approach for Evaluation Business Process Modelling Languages Mohsen Mohammadi‚ Muriati Bt. Mukhtar Theoretical and Conceptual Approach for Evaluation Business Process Modelling Languages 1 Mohsen Mohammadi‚ 2Muriati Bt. Mukhtar Information Science and technology‚ Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia‚ Bangi‚ 43600‚ Malaysia‚ E-mail:Mohammadi.m54@gmail.com 2 Information Science and technology‚ Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia‚ Bangi‚ 43600‚ Malaysia‚ E-mail:mm@ftsm
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NUR513Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Adult Obesity: Application of Orem‚ King‚ and Pender’s Conceptual Models Adult obesity is one of the United States most serious health problems. Approximately 127 million adult Americans in the U.S. are overweight (American Obesity Association‚ n. d.). "Each year‚ obesity causes at least 300‚000 excess deaths in the U.S.‚ and healthcare costs of American adults with obesity amount to approximately $100 billion" (American Obesity Association‚ n. d.).
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Volume 5• Number 1 • January - June 2012 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE‚ INTEGRATION‚ AND MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL AND PROPOSITIONS Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos rafaelte@unisinos.br Rafael Teixeira Xenophon Koufteros Texas A&M University xkoufteros@mays.tamu.edu Xiaosong David Peng Texas A&M University xpeng@mays.tamu.edu ABST R AC T: One major characteristic of studies in operations and supply chain management literature is a focus on how integration can
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A conceptual model for assessment national competitiveness in the post conflict countries “The case of Afghanistan” Mohammad Rezaei “mohamedrezaei@gmail.com” Abstract A country ’s economic development level depends on National competitiveness; therefore improving the competitiveness of post conflict nations is essential for economic recovery. National diamond model of Porter and its approaches has been used in most type of countries with several studies and Model has been repeatedly confirmed;
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