Chapter 7: Living in the Environment: environmental factors and their influence Questions Introduction 1. Why is a Polar bear found living in a cold icy place and a fish found living in water‚ but not in other environments? Because it is their habitat in which they are adapted to. It has certain adaptations to allow it to survive in that environment and resources are available in the environment. 2. Give the definitions for the following words (the glossary at the back of the book may help
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Overall‚ three macro factors that influence teenagers to associate themselves with gangs are the community‚ education and poverty. Using the social disorganization we can see how these causes actually aid in criminal behaviour. The four aspects that were particularly looked at from social disorganization theory were; low income status‚ which can be associated with poverty and the community‚ and if people tend to grow up in a neighbourhood with low income status or have low income families‚ they are
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HTC CORP. TO: FROM: DATE: LIST OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 3 2. Historical strategy of HTC 3 3. Current strategy of HTC 4 4. Appropriateness of strategic choice 5 1. Consistency 5 2. Consonance 6 3. Advantage 6 4. Financial analysis and business risk analysis 6 5. Corporate Strategy 7 6. Conclusion and recommendations 7 Appendices: A: International value chain for
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There are many factors that influence children for the rest of their lives and how they will interact and fit in to society. Some children embrace their cultural heritage‚ while some may resist it and want to adopt the cultural aspects of the culture they currently live in. Depending upon how much culture is influenced and how each child receives it can only be looked at on an individual basis as each child is different. The primary factors that make up a person’s culture are religion‚ beliefs
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INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION “FACTORS THAT INFLUENCES AN ORGANIZATION’S CULTURE” Culture is made up of values‚ attitudes and behaviours. Organizational culture is the values and behavior of employees and is based on shared attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and customs rules. It includes an organization goals‚ expectations‚ experiences‚ perspectives and values that keep it together. Organizational culture exist at two levels: Visible artifacts and Observable behaviours. These
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There are many things that influence people’s health such as changes in lifestyle choices‚ this consequently also shapes the demand for care in the future in UK. For example Diet‚ Alcohol Consumption‚ Smoking‚ exercise‚ and Relaxation. Health problems can be caused by dietary intake such as heart disease can be caused by having too much fat and too much salt intake can lead to a stroke. Coronary heart disease (CHD) occurs as a result of obtaining a large quantity of animal protein that are high
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Herdianti Wisesaputri (Deti) S3100622 Geoffrey Stewart ............................................................................................................................................................ International Business Strategy & Success Factors in an Emerging Economy: A study of IKEA’s Expansion to China 1. Introduction: IKEA and a Semiglobalised World There is a Chinese proverb that says‚ "when the wind rises‚ some people build walls; others build windmills." The business world
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external environment of a business includes a variety of factors such as competitors‚ suppliers and regulations that influence major strategic decisions. Scanning and assessing the external environment is a vital part of strategic decision-making in entrepreneurial ventures. This helps small-business managers locate factors that pose opportunities or threats to their businesses. A better understanding of the ramifications of external environmental factors can improve success and survival for small businesses
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FACTORS AFFECTING ATTRITION AND STRATEGIES OF RETENTION Why Do People leave Jobs? There are various factors that affect an individual’s decision to leave a job. While an employee’s leaving the job is considered attrition by one organization‚ it is looked at as talent acquisition by the new organization and to the individual it means a career move‚ economic growth and enhanced quality of life/convenience or closeness to family etc. Hence‚ what is a problem for one may be an opportunity for another
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Factors that influence an employee to stay with an organization Support Values Organization is encouraged to share their values with their employees. This is important because shared values can help to keep staff motivated and loyal. Normally people will feel comfortable in an environment that matches their attitudes and values. So by sharing company’s value‚ it helps to influence an employee to stay longer with the organization. Seeing the big picture A clear organization’s goal‚ direction
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