academic performance of children to a combination of personal and institutional factors. The Personal factors include the level of individual ’s intelligence‚ knowledge and ability‚ while institutional factors are family or parental influence. Olayinka (2004) pointed out that the family is the bed rock of any society. Obayan (2003) reported that a stable and well developed childhood can be guaranteed by a stable family. The current bad economic status of the country has exposed children to undesirable
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SOCIAL FACTORS – BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Introduction: The main factor that affects most business is the degree of competition – how fiercely other businesses compete with the products that another business makes. The other factors that can affect the business are: Social – how consumers‚ households and communities behave and their beliefs. Legal – the way in which legislation in society affects the business. Economic – how the economy affects a business in terms of taxation‚ government spending
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DRAFT Model Assignment Issued April 2010 OCR Level 3 Principal Learning in Society‚ Health and Development Unit F952: Personal and professional development in the work environment Please note: This OCR model assignment may be used to provide evidence for the unit identified above. Alternatively‚ centres may ‘tailor’ the assignment within permitted parameters (see ‘Notes for Teachers’). It is the centre’s responsibility to ensure that any adaptations made to this assignment allow learners
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characteristics of changing external environments • Environmental change is the rate at which a company’s general and specific environments change. If the environment is stable‚ this means that the rate of change is slow; if the environment is dynamic‚ this means that the rate of change is fast. • Environmental complexity is the number of external factors in the environment that affect organizations. Complex environments have many environmental factors; simple environments have few. • Resource Scarcity
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heredity‚ but also environment‚ plays a role in the development of human beings. The field has evolved quite a bit in the last few years. Studying genetics helps us to be able to predict future behaviors and also potentially help us to use genetic engineering. Since the study of behavioral genetics can potentially lead us down the road of genetic engineering it attracts a lot of controversy. As will be examined here genetics shows some strong correlations between heredity and environment. The field has
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International Trade Simulation and Report Michael C. McGee ECO/212 September 7‚ 2011 Mr. Sella-Villa International Trade Simulation and Report International trade is a dynamic‚ ever-changing‚ and progressive evolution that exists in the 21st century. Countries around the world have come to depend heavily on international trade to keep their economies robust and running smoothly. Some countries have the capability to produce a particular good or product more cost-effective and efficient than
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today’s ever changing business world companies from of all sizes have to be aware of the different factors that might affect the way they are managed and ultimately operate. There are two main areas where these factors can originate‚ internally and externally. According to "Businessdictionary.com" (2013)‚ "Internal factors are inner strengths and weaknesses that an organization exhibits. Internal factors can strongly affect how well a company meets its objectives‚ and they might be seen as strengths
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External Environmental Forces During the strategic marketing management process‚ there are many external forces that any company must be aware of in order to be profitable. These very important factors to be considered come in the form of technology trends‚ economic and government trends‚ consumer trends and innovations. It is very important to become aware of all of the potential opportunities and threats that may arise from these trends. I believe that for Coca-Cola‚ there are external forces
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Introduction P. 1 2. Company Background P. 1 3. Macro-environment i. Political-Legal Environment P. 1 - 2 ii. Economic Environment P. 2 iii. Social Environment P. 2 iv. Ecological Environment P. 2 4. Difficulty i. Political-Legal Factor P. 2 - 3 ii. Economic Factor P. 3 iii. Social Environment P. 3 iv. Ecological Environment P. 3 5. Suggestion P
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Information is retained from two sources: external and internal. External sources are our perceptual processes such as sight‚ hearing‚ or becoming aware of something through the senses‚ whereas internal sources are involved with processes such as reasoning‚ imagination‚ and thought. When it comes to analyzing the processes people use to determine whether information initially originated from an external or an internal source this is referred to as reality monitoring. Reality monitoring is accredited
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