Abstract The word bank was borrowed in Middle English from Middle French banque‚ from Old Italian banca‚ from Old High German banc‚ bank "bench‚ counter". Benches were used as desks or exchange counters during the Renaissance by Florentine bankers‚ who used to make their transactions atop desks covered by green tablecloths. One of the oldest items found showing money-changing activity is a silver Greek drachm coin from ancient Hellenic colony Trapezus on the Black Sea‚ modern Trabzon‚ c. 350–325
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Employee Orientation “A good employee orientation helps everything to make sense. When things make sense to us‚ (i.e. when we understand) we feel more confident. Confidence‚ in turn leads to a positive attitude. A positive attitude increases our capacity for learning and it is infectious and therefore is self-reinforcing.” (Troughton) "Employee orientation should be an on-going learning process"‚ according to the Novia Scotia‚ Canada government‚ which employees thousands of employees. The
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1-page case summary Zara is one of the world most famous bands in the clothing industry‚ pioneering by offering fashionable items manufactured quickly at reasonable price (“fast-fashion” segment)‚ which was supported by an unmatched capability to complete production up to store delivery in a 3 weeks cycle – compared to the average 6 months of luxury brands. The chain of fashion stores is the first brand developed in 1975 by the entrepreneur Armancio Ortega Goana‚ founder of Inditex‚ now one of the world-leading
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STUDY ANALYSIS February 21‚ 2008 Sommaire I- Introduction 3 II- Analysis 4 III- SWOT Analysis 6 IV- Solutions 7 V- Recommendations 9 I- Introduction This case study presents two companies‚ Marks & Spencer and Zara‚ which are active in the apparel industry‚ and examines supply chains and the product-process linkages of both companies. Marks & Spencer‚ originally named Penny Bazaars‚ was founded by Michael Marks in 1884 in Northern England as a clothing sales
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opportunities and threats was made by using the detailed figures. The result shows a clear image of the process of strategic management by H&M case. Some recommendations made for H&M help to improve their sustainable developments and support a vivid example for many companies. Keywords H&M‚
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Sexual Orientation and Identity Sexual orientation and identity are predominant constituents of human personality. In fact‚ it is impossible to think about personality as independent of sexual characteristics. This is because the personality of an individual is largely determined by gender and sexual orientation‚ as well as what that individual regards as appropriate behavior in terms of gender. There are certain sexual aspects that determine an individual’s sexuality. These are: Sexual
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Case 2: Zara 1. What are the essential elements of Zara’s business model? The business idea of Zara is to link customer demand to manufacturing‚ and to link manufacturing to distribution. And based on this general idea‚ Zara has several essential elements for its business model. First‚ speed and decision making‚ which means that in the external level‚ Zara need to respond very quickly to demands of target customers‚ and always keep in style. While for the inside‚ Zara treasure intelligence
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The objective of this paper is to analyze and evaluate the operations strategy of Zara. To do this‚ it will be used the operation strategy matrix‚ that defines on the vertical side the performance objectives of the company and on the horizontal side the different areas in which decisions can be made. The intersection of both will show which the critical areas of Zara’s operations are. In order to reach a deep level of analysis‚ it is very important the task of defining both the performance objectives
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School Personnel: Teacher Orientation Instructor: Charley Kenty By: Lynn Mendiola‚ Fatima Manaloto‚ Anthony Pascoe‚ Beverly Surla & Catherine Acera-Caberera June 14‚ 2012 The single most important aspect of a child’s education is the teacher. Søren Kierkegaard (1976) said‚ “What the teacher is‚ is more important than what he [or she] teaches” (pp. 236). By working with new teachers we can help remedy the growing difficulty of recruiting and retaining teachers in the education field. New
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Sexual Orientation Discrimination Men and women are being killed in Iraq for their sexual orientation. In Iraq people are dying for showing or coming out to being gay or any other sexuality. If they try to make a pack the government hunts them down and kills them. For these acts‚ the human rights organization Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual‚ Transgender group has benefited the people in Iraq suffering from sexual orientation discrimination. 1980’s non fiction books on gay rights movement comes to the
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