The following case report details both internal and external factors which attribute to the case. On the internal side‚ factors include unfavourable organizational leadership‚ aggressive organization culture and uncompromised organization goals. Organizational leadership fails to demonstrate trust to employees. The firm eliminated 22000 jobs from 2006 to 2008. It shows that the company routinely fire people who cannot comply with the managers’ command. Therefore‚ the employees have been fear of
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Topic: What are the ideal body types for men and women in Hong Kong society? In what ways are these body types perpetuated through mass media‚ technology‚ and medicine? According to Bartky (1999)‚ is body modification a form of self-empowerment or self-punishment? Introduction Human body is one of the elements used to assess the attractiveness of a person. Since the aesthetics theory varies in different countries and regions due to different history and cultural background‚ the description of
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in Hong Kong is housing problem. Hong Kong has 7.3 million people living on 1‚100 sq. km of land. There were around 6‚700 people living on every square km. However‚ the ‘right to adequate housing’ and the ‘right to affordable’ are important dimensions resting on the foundation that adequate housing is a basic human need (Leckie 1992; Bengtsson 1995) and which ensures access to a safe and affordable home with freedom from forced eviction. This is the basic meaning in livable. However‚ is Hong Kong
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Typhoon effects on the Center in Hong Kong Abstract: This paper presents selected results of wind characteristics and structural responses measured from the Center (350 m high‚ 79 floors) in Hong Kong‚ during the passages of three typhoons. The field data such as wind speed‚ wind direction and acceleration responses‚ etc.‚ were continuously measured from the super-tall buildings during the typhoons. The simultaneously measured wind-induced acceleration was adopted to evaluate the dynamic characteristic
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Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory focused on the affect of the surroundings‚ namely the culture‚ peers‚ and adults‚ on the developing child. Vygotsky proposed the “zone of proximal development” (ZPD) to explain the influence of the cultural context. ZPD refers to the range of tasks which a child cannot finish alone since they are too difficult‚ but such tasks can be completed with guidance and aid from more-skilled individuals. The lower limit of ZPD is the level of skill that the children can reach
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A Role Model for Hong Kong People Jamie Wong Wan Yiu‚ the Hong Kong cyclist who was awarded a silver medal in the women’s cycling competition at the 2010 Asia Games is a heroine in my eyes. She is also a role model for Hong Kong people and all the athletes. I think her poignant and inspiring stories can leave us some uplifting messages. 26-year-old Jamie Wong was brought up in a single-parent family. Being taught by her mother‚ she is as tough-minded as her mother. In view of her interests
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Introducing "Naked Juice" to Hong Kong There is a niche market for new‚ trendy and novelty products in the food market in Hong Kong. In addition to that the imports of fruit & vegetable juices have grown 30% from 2004 to 2005 and 80% for US imports of juices. According to AC Nielsen one of the top three functional food types in Hong Kong is fruit juice with added supplements/vitamins and fermented drinks containing good bacteria. Also organic fruit juices are popular. Based on these facts
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Introduction In the recent years‚ the tourism industry of Hong Kong has been suffering from a severe negative impact due to a scandal that occurred within the industry. The Zero Charge Tour literally indicates tour without payment of fee by the tourist‚ whereas‚ it is not precise to interpret the Zero Charge Tour in this way. The Zero Charge Tour means the kind of tour that requires the tourist to pay incredibly low fee. Distinguished from the traditional group tour‚ it appears to be more economic
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The SWOT analysis of cruise product in Hong Kong Strength: - The long history and reputation of the company is the strength‚ if you ask traveling company‚ most people in Hong Kong will say our company name‚ that can proof that we have well-known brand in Hong Kong people - Our service so good and many customers satisfy our services - We provide a lot of trip for different type customer - We are such a large company that we have significant cost advantages over most of our competitors - Good
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The Commercial Press (H.K.) Ltd.‚ which is the largest bookstore chain in Hong Kong‚ currently operates twenty-two branches in Hong Kong and Macau‚ providing a wide range of quality publications. The grand opening of the Macau branch in early 2008 marked a milestone in the development of its book-selling business. Bridging Books with Readers Supported by a comprehensive central purchasing team‚ products are selected regularly from Mainland China‚ Taiwan‚ Europe and America for readers‚ securing
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