Although our world consists of different countries‚ time zones‚ and cultures‚ we all experience the concept of time. In Richard Lewis’s article “How Different Cultures Understand time”‚ there are two main types of perception of time; monochronic and polychronic. Monochronic time is best described as flowing in a linear line‚ forever extending into the future. People who function in a monochronic society are individualistic cultures and are very clock-driven who are concerned with schedules and appointments
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series of cars by the Morris Motors‚ Ambassador was the first car to be produced in India. It started production in 1958‚ and for a long time was the only car to be sold in India. In the fiscal year ending March 2014‚ the company sold only 2‚200 cars out of the 1.8 million cars sold in India that year. Despite the fact that it had over 70% market share at a time‚ how did they lose their grip and slip to a mere 0.12% market share this year Ambassador can be called as an first indian car. Although car
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Time‚ space and context as seen by Edward T. Hall Edward Twitchell Hall anthropologist was born in Missouri in 1914. Hall was a cross-cultural researcher; he observed the difficulties created by failures of intercultural communication. Among his creations we can mention The Silent Language (1959)‚ The Hidden Dimensions (1969)‚ Beyond Culture (1976) and Understanding Cultural Differences – Germans‚ French and Americans (1993). He had a very important role in the foundation of the scholarly field
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Write a blog entry about your favourite time of year. ‘Light: something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colours depend on light.’ When there is light‚ our eyes are awakened to the true beauty of the world‚ which has been secreted throughout the hard-hitting winter and meticulous spring‚ in which nature strives to stay alive. A pregnant mother carries her unborn child for nine months as it develops and prepares itself to feel‚ to smell‚ to see‚ to hear‚ to taste…all such things
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INTRODUCTION (Hindustan Unilever Limited) Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India’s largest consumer goods company based in Mumbai‚ Maharashtra. It is owned by the British-Dutch company Unilever which controls 52% majority stake in HUL. Its products include foods‚ beverages‚ cleaning agents and personal care products. HUL was formed in 1933 as Lever Brothers India Limited and came into being in 1956 as Hindustan Lever Limited through a merger of Lever Brothers‚ Hindustan Vanaspati Mfg. Co
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TIME VALUE Time Value • Interest Rates • Compounding • Discounting • Effective Rates • Annuities • Perpetuities 2 Interest Rates • Types – Bank rate vs. Prime rate – Mortgage rates – Deposit‚ Loan‚ Credit rates • Movement – Demand / Supply – Inflation/ Deflation – Government intervention 3 Main Components 1. Real 2. Inflation 3. Risk *Note: - Risk Free (Rf) = Real + Inflation - Nominal = Rf + Risk Premium 4 Risk Free & Real Rate • Risk Free (Rf) = Real +
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Formal motion and time study‚ however‚ goes somewhat beyond the concept of work simplification and streamlining of processes. One author lists four distinct parts to the process‚ namely‚ (1)finding the most economical way of doing the job‚ (2) standardizing the methods‚ materials‚ and equipment‚ (3) determining accurately the time re- quired by a qualified person working at a normal pace to do the task‚ and (4) assisting in training the worker in the new method. The differ- ent parts may be considered
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Replay to Danah Boyd. In the article “Blame society‚ Not the screen time.” by Danah Boyd states that our generation believes that the next generation is doom by the advancement of technology. She believes that we as a society should stop blaming technology. We should understand what bough our children to this point‚ in the first place. What Danah Boyd’s researched conclusion was that we trapped today’s youth in a world of locked doors for fear of the dangers of the outside‚ or overloading our children
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: In an age where a distinct premium is placed on looking and feeling good‚ the desire to be attractive is on the rise. Not surprising then that both men and women are seeking the services of beauticians‚ hairstylists and dermatologists to improve their looks. As this number swells‚ there is also a perceptible shift happening in the marketplace. The beauty services industry‚ largely unorganised and pegged at over Rs 12‚000 crore by some observers (others peg it as low as Rs 2‚000 crore)‚ is slowly
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Chinese Attitudes toward Nature‚ Time‚ Good and Evil As for the attitude of Chinese people toward nature‚ it is undisputed that it is marked by a strong feeling of harmony‚ for example‚ oneness of nature and man. According to Dong Zhongshu‚ who was the most important philosopher of the Western Han‚ Heaven had its will and purpose. It was Heaven that made the sun‚ the moon‚ and the stars move‚ the four seasons change‚ and all animals and plants grow and die. Heaven was kindhearted‚ so it made
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