to impact organizational performance. In a recent ITAP webinar‚ Dr. Geert Hofstede discussed “Integrating Corporate Practices and National Cultural Values.” The topic is highly relevant to organizations operating in a volatile global economic environment. While economic turmoil creates challenges and failures‚ it also creates opportunities as evidenced in a large number of mergers and takeovers: Doosan and Bobcat‚ Lloyds and HBOS‚ Barclays and Lehman Brothers‚ Citigroup and Wachovia. The list
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Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat‚ or light. Pollutants‚ the elements of pollution‚ can be foreign substances or energies‚ or naturally occurring; when naturally occurring‚ they are considered contaminants when they exceed natural levels. Pollution is often classed
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Social Environment Social environment refers to the nature of social organisation and development of social institutions like Caste‚ Religion‚ customs ‚ and socio-economic factors like Class structure‚ Social mobility ‚ women employment etc. Impact of Social environment on Business: Caste – Competitive trading ‚ Weaving ‚ Metal ‚ finance communities Religion – Prohibition on Pork & Meat ‚ Islamic finance Customs – Women employment‚ restriction on overseas employment Class Structure - Upper
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Business Environment Business environment consists of all the internal and external forces that influence the operating situation of a company. Business environment has a dynamic and complex nature and it impacts greatly the survival and growth of a company. External factor consists of political factors Political factors (Taxation Policy‚ Unemployment Policy etc.)‚ Economical factors (Inflation rate‚ Recession or Boom etc.)‚ Socio-cultural (language‚ values‚ religion‚ beliefs etc. )‚ Technological
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Powerful environment movement . STICKING TO A CAUSE Chipko Movement‚ 1973 The 1980s saw the debate on environment move from just deforestation to the larger issues of depletion of natural resources “In the wake of reckless deforestation‚ a unique movement has bubbled‚”observed India Today in March 1982. The 1980s saw the debate on environment move from just deforestation to the larger issues of depletion of natural resources.“ Chipko movement in the Garhwal Himalayas‚ shoved aside urban armchair
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Outline – The Prepared Environment A) Definition: Prepared environment is one of the major foundation of our work. For any living organism is the environment that supports the development of the organism optimal potencial. Every living organsm has certain environmnet requirements. A human being is a living organism. A prepared evnironment for the child is an evnironment both physical and human that allows the child to reach his full human potencial. The prepared environment has to take into consideration
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DOES RAGGING DEVELOPS FRIENDSHIP? INTRODUCTION The word rag – means torn clothes. Due to some or other reasons‚ we have cultivated an environment‚ where some students believe that they are seniors and therefore they have the right to be respected. There is a false sense of hierarchy‚ particularly in Indian mindset. There are false notions of superiority. It is a fact that this kind of ego or hierarchy is destructive at all levels. A person today wont respect his teacher or his parents‚ if he/ she
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at http://www.emerald-library.com/ft An approach to achieve the ISO 14000 international standardization Northern Arizona University‚ Flagstaff‚ Arizona‚ USA Keywords ISO 14000‚ Design‚ Environment‚ International standards‚ Product life cycle Abstract It is proposed that by adopting design for the environment (DFE) principles‚ US companies can easily comply with the environmental portion of the International Standards Organization (ISO) 14000 standards and become competitive in today ’s global
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Environment & HealthBecause of the permanent interaction between man and his environment‚ our health is to a considerable extent determined by the environmental quality. As a consequence‚ environment and health are closely related. The environment in which we live‚ work and relax‚ is determining for our health and well-being. Physical‚ as well as chemical and micro(biological) factors in the environment can have repercussions on our health‚ both physically and mentally. The World Health Organisation
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Consumerism and the Effect on the Environment Tammi Bradbury Consumerism and the Effect on the Environment Consumerism is a concept that was created before the Great Depression‚ which‚ by definition‚ means “the concept that an ever-expanding consumption of goods is advantageous to the economy; the fact or practice of an increasing consumption of goods”. In other words‚ consumerism has meant the transformation of citizens into shoppers. In fact‚ after the tragedy of 9/11‚ we were not asked
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