B I O L O G I C A L C O N S E RVAT I O N 1 4 1 ( 2 0 0 8 ) 1 7 8 3 –1 7 9 2 available at www.sciencedirect.com journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/biocon Estimating the ability of birds to sustain additional human-caused mortalities using a simple decision rule and allometric relationships Peter W. Dillingham*‚ David Fletcher Department of Mathematics and Statistics‚ University of Otago‚ P.O. Box 56‚ Dunedin‚ New Zealand ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history: Many
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To what extent do organizations like the IMF‚ WTO‚ and World Bank challenge the nation state’s ability to shape domestic economic and social policy? This should not be a paper about the history of these organizations. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)‚ the World Bank‚ and the General Agreements on Trades and Tariffs(GATT)‚ which turn into the World Trade Organization(WTO)‚ are the main organizations that deal with the stability of the global economy. They have done this but promoting
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With reference to your own research and the item above‚ do you think that the ability of a business to act successfully in a socially responsible manner is mainly determined by the products it produces? Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large. The level of corporate
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The role of management is a crucial element in any successful organisation. Management can be defined as a person or people who coordinate work activities with the aim to achieve the organisations’ objective goals in the most efficient and effective manner. Management is responsible for the four basic inputs from their working environment‚ which are human‚ financial‚ physical and information. In co-coordinating activities to manage these valuable resources‚ the four managerial functions must be used
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Managing Organisations “In order to successfully manage a culturally diverse workforce‚ managers should undertake diversity training. Discuss to what extent you agree with this statement‚ illustrating your answer with reference to company practice around the world.” ” It has been demographic organizational change in the last two decades. In the beginning‚ diversity management is a supposedly new management paradigm from USA that to deal with the inequality and diversity issues of the workplace
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Whether there is a constitution in the United Kingdom has been a controversial topic. The term ‘constitution’ itself is open to different interpretations. Some prescriptive authors argue that a constitution must satisfy a set of specific characteristics – for instance that it must be entrenched and superior to other laws‚ which is attributed to the people. Others consider that constitutions are codes of norms which aspire to regulate the allocation of powers‚ functions‚ and duties among the various
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The Biographies of Exemplary Women in Mair‚ Steinhardt‚ and Goldin’s Hawai’i Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture [2005] (here after referred to as the Reader) are pithy stories highlighting the often shortened lives of virtuous women’ and their commendable actions and roles as wives‚ fiancées‚ and daughters (in-law) [Mair‚ Steinhardt‚ and Goldin‚ 607]. The original stories‚ Lienu zhuan‚ written by Liu Xiang in Han times were tremendously popular‚ and had a significant impact on dynastic culture
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Concern about soil loss relates to the idea that our ability to produce food will diminish; however‚ human ingenuity has always seemed to find ways to increase agricultural yield. We should definitely be concerned with soil erosion. According to our text‚ the Earth’s topsoil is being degraded by forestry‚ agriculture and pollution. Since soil is irreplaceable and promotes the nutrient cycle as well as treating waste‚ a system must be put into place to ensure this resource does not disappear.
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‘The relationship between religious beliefs‚ religious organisations and social groups is complex and diverse. Different groups have different needs and priorities.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view? Statistics show that women have a greater participation rate in religious organisations than men. Women are more likely to express a greater interest in religion‚ to have a stronger personal faith and believe in life after death. They are more likely to involve
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The topic of war and peace has become an increasingly important area concerning international relations over the past decade. Wars varying from Russia’s invasion of Georgia‚ to the United States involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan placed war on top of international politics agenda. These wars‚ along with all other wars‚ are started for various reasons‚ which different international relations theories try to identify. Theories such as realism or institutionalism may have severely different views on
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