Recruitment and selection lie at the heart of how businesses procure human resources required to maintain a sustainable competitive advantage over rivals (Aaker‚ 1989; Jackson et al.‚ 1989; Pettigrew et al.‚ 1988; Raghuram and Arvey‚ 1996; Walker‚ 1992) and hence staffing positions‚ especially managerial posts‚ in organisations may well represent one of the most important human resource management functions (Judge and Ferris‚ 1994). Plumbley (1985) suggests that the profitability and even the survival
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Journal of Marketing‚ 58(4)‚ 37-53. --- (1992) “Marketing’s Contribution to the Strategy Dialogue‚” Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science‚ 20 (Fall)‚ 323-329. --- and Montgomery‚ David B. (1999) “Charting New Directions for Marketing‚” Journal of Marketing‚ 63‚ 3-14. --- and Wensley‚ Robin (1998) “Assessing Advantage: A Framework for Diagnosing Competitive Superiority‚” Journal of Marketing‚ 52‚ 1-20. ---‚ Kerin‚ Roger A.‚ and Varadarajan‚ P. Rajan (1992) ”Marketing ’s Contribution to the Strategy
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Acceptable Evidence: Science and Values in Risk Management‚ pp. 9–28. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Kasperson‚ R. E. (1992) The social amplification of risk: progress in developing an integrative framework‚ in S. Krimsky and D. Golding (eds) Social Theories of Risk‚ pp. 153–178. Westport‚ CT: Praeger. Greenpeace v. Shell 691 Kasperson‚ R. E.‚ Golding‚ D. and Tuler‚ P. (1992) Social distrust as a factor in siting hazardous facilities and communicating risks‚ Journal of Social Issues 48‚ 161–187
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Technopoly‚ author Neil Postman recounts the story from Plato’s Phaedrus of King Thamus of Upper Egypt. “For people such as ourselves‚” Postman writes‚ “who are inclinded … to be tools of our tools‚ few legends are more instructive than his.” (Postman‚ 1992‚ p.3) The legend speaks of Thamus’ assessment and judgment of god Theuth’s many inventions that included numbers‚ calculation‚ geometry‚ astronomy‚ and writing. It is on the technology of writing that Postman picks up the story. The
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Introduction The Nyinba Culture is an endogamous group located along the northern border-lands of Nepal. The Nyinba live in Humla‚ a district of the Karnali Zone (Levine 1992). The Nyinba people are a distinct group with very interesting rituals‚ which is why I have chosen to explore deeper into their culture. Together we will take a look at Nyinba background and three significant roles of their culture we will begin with looking at their superstructure‚ following with social structure‚ and lastly
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The wheelchair industry is currently (1992-1993) composed of three companies controlling 72% of the wheelchair market (including parts). Even though together they are a dominating force‚ the overall profitability of the industry is comparable to that of a not a very attractive one‚ with the top two players averaging a meager 5.7% Net Income and the third one (the former market leader) losing considerable money (see Exhibit A). Player | Revenue | Net Income | Market Share | Invacare | $
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Patricia Polacco (b. July 11‚ 1944‚ Lansing‚ Michigan) is the author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children. Although she struggled in school and was unable to read until age 14 due to dyslexia‚ she found relief by expressing herself through art. Polacco endured teasing and hid her disability until a schoolteacher recognized that she could not read and began to help her. Thank you‚ Mr. Falker is Polacco’s retelling of this encounter and its outcome. Early years The early
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passing the 1 billion dollar mark. In the years after‚ Colgate began acquiring major companies and expanding its product line with the purchases of Hill’s Pet Products in 1976‚ the Mennen Company in 1992 and in 1993 acquired the liquid soap brands of S.C. Johnson. Before the purchase of Mennen Co. in 1992‚ Colgate Palmolive had no major presence in the deodorant industry. With the purchase of Mennen Co. they held 16% of the deodorant market but had to compete with Proctor and Gamble‚ who held 26%
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what the term “risk” actually means.’ (Hood and Jones‚ 1996: 2). The 1992 Royal Society Report outlines the debate over whether risk should be analyzed using quantitative or qualitative methods. Favoured by engineers and mathematicians‚ risk may be understood quantitatively as ‘a combination of the probability‚ or frequency‚ of occurrence of a defined hazard and the magnitude of the consequences of the occurrence.’ (Warner‚ 1992: 4). However‚ this approach has been criticized for being too narrow
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States Needed Steps in Creating a Market Economy ¨Law and Contemporary Problems 55: (4)‚ Aut 1992‚ pp119-155 · Cunningham‚ Frank Understanding Marxism Progress Books Toronto: 1977. · Dyker‚ David Restructuring the Soviet Economy Routledge New York: 1992 · Nove‚ Alec An Economic History of the USSR‚ 1917-1991 3rd Ed Penguin Books‚ London: 1992 · Lane‚ David Soviet Society under Perestroike Routledge London: 1992 · Yarolavsky‚ E Landmarks in the Life of Stalin Lawrence & Wishart Ltd London: 1942
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