Darker Shades of Blue: A Case Study of Failed Leadership By Tony Kern Copyright 1995‚ Anthony T. Kern This document may not be reproduced without the written consent of the author. Author’s Preface When leadership fails and a command climate breaks down‚ tragic things can happen. This is the story of failed leadership and a command climate which had degenerated into an unhealthy state of apathy and non-compliance--a state which contributed to the tragic crash of a B-52 at Fairchild Air Force Base
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Holland is the author of several books‚ movies‚ and TV shows which revolve around the medieval and classical history which has received awards for his work. Holland used to be obsessed with prehistoric times when he was younger and as he got older he was captivated and very intrigued with ancient history. Ancient Rome was such an interesting
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The Value of HRM to Business Organisations Section 1 This essay will evaluate the literature available on the value of the selection method of personality tests to business organisations. These tests measure individual’s responses to what are usually fixed choice questions to uncover characteristics that have important implications for their job performance (Beardwell and Claydon‚ 2007). Personality tests were first reviewed in a personnel selection context in 1965 (Guion and Gottier‚ 1965)
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Introduction to Marketing Assessment | Niche Market | | Niche‚ noun: a distinct segment of a market. A niche market is built in the market and focus on a specific product. So the market niche defines the specific product features aimed at their satisfying specific needs in market‚ and price range‚ production quality‚ as well as the demographics that is to be impacted. (wikipedia‚ 2007) Niche market is a more narrowly defined group which basis on getting interests. In a nutshell‚ niche marketing
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William Bradford chose to leave Holland in order to obtain religious freedom. He had such a passion and desire to remove himself from all control of the “church” that he was willing to do anything to obtain it. William Bradford gave four solid reasons why he wanted to move from Holland and set sail for the new world. He did not merely base his decision on a feeling or emotion but rather chose to make decisions backed by solid reasons; he thought they needed to leave Holland in order to seek religious
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make the plot interesting. One of these themes is family and relationship. The relationship between Billy and Amy is especially interesting because they have to deal with arising conflicts constantly. The biggest one‚ however‚ is the the murder of Holland Winchester. The murder changed not only the relationship at the current time‚ but also laid down a bumpy road for Billy and Amy’s relationship in the their future. The teasing‚ social pressure from peers‚ and desire for a baby became too much
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John Deere‚ Case IH‚ and New Holland What is your favorite type of farm equipment? I have ridden and driven all kinds of equipment but Case IH and John Deere are my favorite types. I think that Case has more power but John Deere rides nicer. New Holland is all right but it doesn’t have the qualities like John Deere and Case IH. Of the very many brands of farm equipment Case IH‚ John Deere‚ New Holland are my favorites. My first favorite brand is Case IH. The reason I like Case IH‚ the best farm
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a decade. But in the smokestack citadels‚ there’s disquiet. Too many machine-tool and auto parts factories are silent; too many U.S. industries still can’t hold their own. What went wrong since the heyday of the 1960s? That’s the issue Max Holland‚ a contributing editor of The Nation‚ takes up in his nutsy-boltsy but fascinating study‚ When the Machine Stopped. The focus of the story is Burgmaster Corp.‚ a Los Angeles–area machine-tool maker founded in 1944 by zechoslovakian immigrant
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rock-mass) strength for hard rock. Holland - Gaddy Formula Holland & Gaddy‚ Holland (1964) extended the work by Gaddy (1956) and proposed the following formula: Where‚ k is the Gaddy factor‚ w and h is pillar dimensions in.‚ and σp is pillar strength in psi. Holland specified a safety factor between 1.8 and 2.2 for the design of coal pillars‚ with a recommended value of 2.0. The width-to height ratio‚ for which the Holland formula is valid‚ ranges from
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surface. John Philip Holland had been designing submarines‚ his first design that he had turned in to the U.S. Navy in 1875 was rejected. He then perfected his designs and by the sixth try he finally made a submarine that worked out. The submarine was named after the creator‚ USS Holland. The submarine had gasoline engines which turned a propeller to run the submarine on the surface. The submarine also had ballast tanks like the Turtle‚ which controlled the buoyancy. The USS Holland also had a conning
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