Historical Background Bodhi-Dharma (菩提達摩) was an Indian Buddhist monk who came to China from India in the first quarter of the sixth century. He brought Mahayana Buddhism to China. Coming to China‚ he stayed nine years at the Shao-lin Temple (少林寺)‚ located in He-nan Province (河南省). Bodhi-Dharma is well-known in connection to a story expressed by the phrase “Wall Contemplation Nine Years (面壁九年)”. From the philosophy and practice represented by this phrase‚ the Chinese Zen Buddhism originated
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The Literary Criticism of D. H. Lawrence Author(s): René Wellek Source: The Sewanee Review‚ Vol. 91‚ No. 4 (Fall‚ 1983)‚ pp. 598-613 Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27544211 . Accessed: 28/12/2010 10:04 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you have
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From the beginning of his writing career‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne has made several references to Anne Hutchinson. In fact‚ he even wrote a sketch called “Mrs. Hutchinson”. Because of Hawthorne’s apparent interest in Mrs. Hutchinson‚ it is entirely possible that he would use her as a template for one of the characters in his many books. Hawthorne’s character‚ Hester Prynne‚ is similar in many ways to Anne Hutchinson. One likeness between the two women is they were both respected
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Branch HR Strategic Plan June 1‚ 2010 Massachusetts Executive Branch HR Strategic Plan: Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary - 3 - 1.1 Introduction - 3 - 1.2 Case for Change - 3 - 1.3 Overview of the HR Strategic Plan - 4 - 1.4 Benefits of MassHR and Indicators of Success - 5 - 1.5 High Level Sequencing Plan - 6 - 1.6 Recommended Next Steps - 7 - 2. Background and Case for Change - 8 - 2.1 Background to MassHR
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1. Discuss the challenges faced by HR management when significant staff cutbacks occur and how they should be addressed. In my opinion one of the most difficult challenges faced by HR management when significant staff cutbacks occur is having to lay off fellow co-workers that do not deserve to lose their jobs. When laying off part of your work force you have to find a way to get the same amount of work done but with less people. This is very hard because once a layoffs occur other workers tend
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INTRODUCTION Australian Philosopher and atheist‚ H.J. McCloskey published an article titled “On Being an Atheist” in 1968. In this article he offers arguments and what he refers to as “proofs” that a theists’ beliefs in an omnipotent‚ omniscient God should be disregarded. McCloskey bases his article on the Cosmological argument‚ the Teleological argument‚ on the problem of evil and ends his writing discussing why he claims that being an atheist offers more comfort than a theist has from a belief
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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 1. E-marketing as new competition field …………………………………………………………………………….. 3 2. H&M facts ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 II. HM.com as an example of great e-marketing ……………………………………………………………….... 4 1. H&M website’s development of existing business practice and channels of communication 4 2. Reasons to “buy-into” H&M online experience ……………………………………………………………….. 5 3. Organization’s user-friendliness and security concerns ……………………………………………………
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Brand Analysis and Distribution Strategy by DIANA CAMPOS 1 Table of Contents 1. Intro: The H&M Hennes and Mauritz AB Group 2. H&M The Brand 2.1. Company Profile 2.2. Environment of the brand 2.3. Target consumer 2.4. Geographical extension 2.5. Turnover 3. Distribution Strategy 4. Conclusion Bibliography 3 3 3 4 6 6 7 8 10 11 2 1. Intro: The H&M Hennes and Mauritz AB Group The H&M Hennes and Mauritz AB Group is a Swedish multinational retail company‚ considered the second retailer in the
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behind Spain-based Inditex (parent company of ZARA). The H&M Group’s business consists mainly of sales of clothing‚ accessories‚ footwear‚ cosmetics and home textiles to consumers. In addition to H&M Home‚ the group also owns several brands‚ as shown here‚ which make the company well-known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women‚ men‚ teenagers and children. H&M was established in Västerås‚ Sweden in 1947 by Erling Persson. In 1974‚ H&M got its initial public offering (IPO) in Stockholm
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Analysis and Evaluation of H&M’s Market Success: Does the Company Educate its Consumers or Does it Serve a Unique Market Segment? ABSTRACT In the current retailing market‚ Hennes and Mauritz AB (H&M) remains a unique phenomenon in part due to the observable difference in the behavior of the company’s customers. This study evaluates two theories attempting to explain the deviation in H&M customers’ behavior-patterns. The first theory suggests that the customers’ behavior is attitude-bound and learned-taught
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