Unit 4 Ecosystems Background Introduction The abundance of a species and species diversity affect how natural resources are processed within an ecosystem. This pattern of processing contributes to functional and compositional characteristics of an ecosystem. But many ecosystems around the world are currently experiencing significant changes in species composition‚ abundance‚ and diversity due to the influence of human activity. These changes have‚ more often than not‚ led to a reduction in species
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Business Around Us Notes 3 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT nderstanding the environment within which the business has to operate is very important for running a business unit successfully at any place. Because‚ the environmental factors influence almost every aspect of business‚ be it its nature‚ its location‚ the prices of products‚ the distribution system‚ or the personnel policies. Hence it is important to learn about the various components of the business environment‚ which consists of the economic aspect
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Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect Journal of Policy Modeling 35 (2013) 1103–1123 Macroeconomic consequences of terrorism in Pakistan Zahra Malik‚ Khalid Zaman ∗ Department of Management Sciences‚ COMSATS Institute of Information Technology‚ Abbottabad‚ Pakistan Received 28 May 2013; received in revised form 17 July 2013; accepted 23 August 2013 Available online 7 September 2013 Abstract The objective of the study examines the macroeconomic consequences of terrorism
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Topic One: The Marketing Environment 1. What is meant by the term marketing environment? The marketing environment consists of the actors and forces that affect a company’s capability to operate effectively in providing products and services to its customers. It is useful to classify these forces into the micro-environment (customers‚ competitors‚ distributors and suppliers) and the macro-environment (political and legal‚ economic‚ social/cultural‚ technological‚ environmental‚ legal forces). These
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What happens when people fall in uncontrollable love? In William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy‚ midsummer night’s dream‚ it is proven that love is blind. In relation to the play‚ "Love is blind" because people fall in love without seeing the other people disinterest‚ it stops people seeing people for who they are‚ and love lead to people being overly trusting. Love is blind because it takes away people’s ability to understand and communicate to recognize a “no” and disinterest in pursuing a relationship
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Effects of the Industrial Revolution Working conditions What were the working conditions like during the Industrial Revolution? Well‚ for starters‚ the working class—who made up 80% of society—had little or no bargaining power with their new employers. Since population was increasing in Great Britain at the same time that landowners were enclosing common village lands‚ people from the countryside flocked to the towns and the new factories to get work. This resulted in a very high unemployment
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Session 5 1. The institutional variations in ethical standards‚ CSR and sustainability issues. Matten and Moon (2008)’s framework Corporate governance refers to the system of structures‚ rights‚ duties‚ and obligations by which corporations are directed and controlled. The governance structure specifies the distribution of rights and responsibilities among different participants in the corporation (such as the board of directors‚ managers‚ shareholders‚ creditors‚ auditors‚ regulators‚ and
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Analyzing the General Environment Select three categories to analyze‚ from the list of the major forces that comprise the macro/general environment. Macro environment are external factors that have a direct impact on the organizations strategy and decision making. Those factors are uncontrollable. For example‚ some of those factors are: change in interest rates‚ change in cultural tastes‚ government regulations‚ social condition‚ technological changes‚ and natural forces. Those factors are usually
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What Is Macro Environment? The major external and uncontrollable factors that influence an organization’s decision making‚ and affect its performance strategies. These factor includes the economic factors; demographics; legal; political‚ and social conditions; technological changes; and natural forces. Macro environment factors are beyond the control of an organization. This is because those factors are positioned outside the organizational system. Those forces are the prime factors in corporate
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community may be defined as a group of people sharing a common geographic area‚ a common value system‚ common needs and interests and who have had similar or shared experiences ( ). Everyone would dream of living in a serene and comfortable environment: one which has almost all the required amenities in terms of schools‚ hospitals‚ recreational centers and the like. This mostly is not the case. It is an unarguable fact that communities in Ghana are faced with some challenges like poor roads‚ water
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