interlocking steel containers and was held together by a collapsible metallic wire handle. Each of these containers accommodated an individual food item found in a typical midday lunch. Wallah was a label for a tradesperson in a particular profession. For example‚ a paperwallah was an individual who delivered newspapers. Taken together‚ a dabbawallah was a courier who picked up a lunch-full dabba from a client’s home in the morning‚ left it outside of the client’s workplace for pick-up‚ retrieved the empty
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definitely several aspects of war that are not‚ by definition‚ dehumanizing and can in fact make young soldiers more human. Due to the heightened sense of compassion that is felt‚ the bonds that are formed between soldiers‚ and the perspective on what’s of value in life that is gained‚ war can undoubtedly be a humanizing experience for those that go through it. Though one may be quick to assume the opposite‚ war can certainly amplify a soldier’s compassion‚ thereby making him more human. This becomes
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The Historical Development of Carrefour and its Competitive Advantage in Taiwan- An Analysis on the Basis of Customer Value Pei CHAO Assistant Professor‚ Department of Marketing and Distribution Management National Koahsiung First University of Science and Technology 1 University Road‚ Yuanchau‚ Kaohsiung 824‚ Taiwan‚ R. O. C Tel: 886-7-6011000 ext. 4224; Fax: 886-7-6011043 E- mail: peichao@ccms.nkfust.edu.tw Hitoshi TSUCHIYA Senior Instructor‚ Department of Marketing and Distribution
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Regardless of the population that a clinical psychologist work with. It is imperative that they have cultural competence. Cultural competence‚ therefore‚ is an acknowledgement and incorporation of‚ on the part of clinicians and healthcare systems‚ the importance of culture‚ the assessment of cross-cultural relations‚ vigilance towards the dynamics that result from cultural differences‚ the expansion of cultural knowledge‚ and the adaptation of services to meet culturally unique needs (Kodjo‚2009)
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CONSUMER THEORY: THE NEOCLASSICAL MODEL AND ITS OPPOSITE EVOLUTIONARY ALTERNATIVE by Valentino Piana (2003) From http://www.economicswebinstitute.org/essays/consumertheory.htm The standard textbook model of consumer is an outstanding example of the neoclassical paradigm in economics [1]: a h y p e r-rational agent maximises something by choosing an "optimal" bundle of things. Here‚ the hyper-rational consumer maximises utility (i. e. an overall generic measure of well-being) by exhausting
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CRITIQUE PAPER I. Background Information Author | Jack C. Richards - Regional Language Centre‚ Singapore. | Title | Competence and Performance in Language Teaching | SourceYear | Rel.sagepud.com at Victoria Univ of Wellington on January 3‚ 2011RELC Journal2010 | II. Summary and responses This article on the nature of competence and performance in language teaching is about the knowledge‚ beliefs and skills that language teachers make use of in their practice. A language teacher must master and
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following costs are likely to decrease as a result of better quality except a. customer dissatisfaction costs b. inspection costs c. scrap costs d. warranty and service costs e. maintenance costs 5. Inspection‚ scrap‚ and repair are examples of a. internal costs b. external costs c. costs of dissatisfaction d. societal costs 6. ISO 9000 seeks standardization in terms of a. products b. production procedures c. suppliers’ specifications d. procedures to manage quality
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OPERATION MANAGEMENT IS IMPORTANT TO ALL BUSINESS To be able produce specialized managers capable of fulfilling strategic tasks within business and government enterprises the need for the practice of operations management cannot be forgone. Operations management is very significant in business operations since it forms the heart of the organisation by controlling the system of operation. Operations management deals with the design‚ operation‚ and enhancement of the systems that generate and deliver
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therefore increasing the effectiveness in the use of the organization’s resources to enhance customer satisfaction. Systematically managing customer relationships and ensuring a balanced approach between satisfying customers and the organization. This can be done by ensuring that the
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benefits of self evaluation/self assessment as it related to leaders today. Self-evaluation or “self-leadership” (Runn‚ 2011) forms a critical part of a leaders repertoire and some key blocks of the foundation for this persons leadership. If someone can ultimately say that they fully understand themselves‚ they will find it much easier to understand others around them. Self-evaluation is an ongoing activity that leaders must use to identify their strength and weakness to work towards of improvement
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