research on the attributes of successful executives in both the private and public sector. The ECQs represent the best thinking of organizational psychologists‚ human resources professionals‚ and members of the federal Senior Executive Service. How to use this catalog: The “Leadership Development Seminars January 2013-2014 Edition” and Readings by ECQ is a comprehensive‚ (although not all-encompassing) list of training opportunities intended to assist all current and aspiring Federal leaders
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Twentieth Century Design Q1. What was the industrial revolution? When did it occur? How did industrialisation lead to the creation of the design profession? How was the industrial manufacturing of making products new and what role did the designer play in creating new products? The Industrial revolution starting in Britain around 1750‚ was an increase in production brought about by the use of machines and characterised by the use of new energy sources. Wages were high and energy was cheap
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India is one of the major coffee producing countries and ranks sixth in the world after Brazil‚ Columbia‚ Vietnam‚ Indonesia and Mexico. With only about 2 per cent share in the global coffee area‚ India contributes about 4 per cent towards the world production and between 4 to 4.5 per cent of global coffee exports. In India‚ coffee is cultivated in about 4.10 lakh hectares mainly confined to southern states of Karnataka (57%)‚ Kerala (21%) and Tamil Nadu (8%)‚ which form traditional coffee tracts. Coffee
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1981-82. Average productivity increased to 2.3 tons per hectare (2.8 tons on irrigated farms) by 1983. By the late 1970s‚ the country had changed from a net importer to a net exporter of rice‚ albeit on a small scale. In the 1980s‚ however‚ rice production encountered problems. Average annual growth for 1980-85 declined to a mere 0.9 percent‚ as contrasted with 4.6 percent for the preceding fifteen years. Growth of value added in the rice industry also fell in the 1980s. Tropical storms and droughts
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Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment in Europe With the emergence of the scientific revolution in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ modern sciences like physics‚ mathematics‚ astronomy‚ biology and chemistry transformed the view of the society and its nature. Advances in scientific thought brought about changes in the way man perceived and made sense of his surroundings‚ thereby fostering immense changes in traditional beliefs and thought systems‚ and more so in religion. From the advent
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Antibiotic Production from the plant Lantana camara Project Summary The purpose of this experimental procedure is targeted to find a novel bacterium from the soil of Lantana camara that can be used in the dental field to kill or stop the growth of the Streptococcus mutans bacteria. The experimental procedure is to take place over a time frame of ten weeks conducted by a student team of four. The proposed methodology to take place is to cultivate and purify isolates from the soil‚ find antibiotic
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Finance C) Operations D) Distribution E) All of the above 2. Competitiveness doesn’t include: A) Productivity B) Effectiveness C) Profitability D) Operations Strategy E) Operations Management 3. Cost cutting in international operations can take place because of A) lower taxes and tariffs B) lower wage scales C) lower indirect costs D) less stringent regulations E) all of the above 4. Operations management involves continuous decision-making; hopefully most decisions made will
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Mushroom production methods On this page: * Building design * Growing room requirements * Harvesting Mushrooms are the edible fleshy fruiting bodies of certain fungi‚ which may be gathered wild or grown under cultivation. The most commonly cultivated mushroom species is Agaricus bisporus‚ though many other species are now gaining recognition in Australia due to the widespread consumption of Asian cuisine. This page describes the cultivation ofAgaricus species. Cultivated mushrooms
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resulted in huge job losses. Towards thefirst half of fiscal year 2007‚ with prospects of high growth rates in all sectors‚ itseemed that all laid down norms were sufficient. But with the financial crisis nowtaking a firm grip on Indian sectors‚ we can see scores of job losses in textile‚jewelry‚ manufacturing‚ construction and real estate. These are labour intensivefields. Most people here have indirect employment and are therefore exploited bycompanies due to loopholes in labour laws. In these tough
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