Halifax harbour was extremely busy during the war and plenty of ships gathered there to “convoy” across the Atlantic. At 8.30 am December 16‚ 1917 a Belgian streamer‚ The Imo‚ collided with French freighter‚ The Mont Blanc in Halifax Harbour. The Mont Blanc was carrying explosives and caught on fire igniting the Halifax Explosion. The Halifax Explosion is a defining moment in Canadian History because it’s the biggest explosion in Canadian History‚ it brought a lot of help from other places and it
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The Halifax Explosion was a defining moment in Canadian history‚ due to the immense amounts of tragedy that it created. On 6 December 1917‚ two vessel collided in the Halifax Harbour destroying many parts of the city‚ killing nearly 2‚000 people and injuring more than 9‚000. In the text I will notify you of the collision. Following this will be information on the disaster that the collision induced. Lastly‚ I will speak of what was done to prevent the explosion from being even more fatal‚ for many
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7-1 in Ch. 7 of Strategic Management Develop the strategic objectives for your business in the format of a balanced scorecard. The strategic objectives are measures of attaining your vision and mission. As you develop them consider the vision‚ mission‚ and values for your business and the outcomes of your SWOTT analysis. Consider the following four quadrants of the balanced scorecard when developing your strategic objectives: • Shareholder Value or Financial Perspective‚ includes strategic
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The scorecard The scorecards measures of key indicators‚ focuses managers and employees attention on what is important to the organization. Focusing on desired result increases the ability the relative effectiveness of various policies and practices. Just as organizations keep scorecards on their financial effectiveness. The importance of evaluating HRM Hr managers are unable to describe their contribution so‚ the evaluating of HRM is important. The HR department is being treated like other operational
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What is the main decision that needs to be made? What factors did you consider in arriving at the decision? What are the decision options and what are their pros and cons? What decision do you recommend and why? How should the decision be implemented? Main decision consideration Issue: Page 12: several farmers move their business from seaport to the historical market. 1. Whether or not HPA should commit to being the market’s operator. ( yes) • Pace ( How far they should move): hire slow and
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Accounting and Finance Management Assignment 2 Semester: 3 Prepared by: Osoba Seun Student Number: Sc-Kl-00021763 Email Address: josher4real@yahoo.com Date submitted: 17/01/2014 Question 1 Sales Budget September ($) October ($) Budgeted sales (units) 9‚500 Selling price per unit $12 Total sales 90‚000 114‚000 Schedule of expected cash collections: October ($) Account
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Management Control: 1) Identify and discuss the control alternatives used in the selected company. Is each form of control loose or tight? What is the overall impression of the selected company’s Management Control System? Why? 1- People Controls a) Personnel controls: Selection: Personality is the most important asset that H&M employees have. H&M believes that people who are allowed to be themselves do a better job‚ which is why H&M welcomes diversity and personal
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Corporate soCial responsibility sCoreCard 2010 The Hershey Company 2010 Corporate Social Responsibility Scorecard outlines our progress in advancing the priorities we established in our 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. We understand that operating a sustainable‚ competitive business requires a commitment to improving our economic‚ environmental‚ and social performance. This scorecard shows how we performed against the goals published in our 2009 CSR Report as well as against newer
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1. Coursework title: Evolution of Management Accounting discipline and its relationship with other functions in organizations 2. Module Number: ACC2130 3. Module Name: Issues in Management Accounting 4. Academic Year: 2013-14 5. Student First Name: Magali 6. Student Last Name: Bokungu 7. Student ID No.: M00328257 8. Student’s Email ID (MDX): MB1665@live.mdx.ac.uk 9. Student’s personal Email ID: magaliamba@hotmail.co.uk This paper starts with introducing importance of
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What is a balanced diet? Eating well is important for all of us. In the short-term‚ it can help us to feel good‚ look our best and stay at a healthy weight. In the long-term‚ a healthy‚ balanced diet can reduce our risk of heart disease‚ diabetes‚ osteoporosis and some cancers. But what exactly is a healthy‚ balanced diet? To eat a balanced diet you need to combine several different types of foods - from each of the main food groups - in the right amounts so your body gets all the nutrients it
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