Study guide (1-5) Chapter 1. Globalization: The shift toward a more interdependent and integrated global economy. International business: All cross-border exchanges of goods‚ services or resources between two or more nations. Strategic management: The body of knowledge that answers questions about the development and implementation of good strategies; mainly concerned with the determinants of firm performance. Entrepreneurship: The recognition of opportunities (needs‚ wants‚ problems‚ challenges)
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Sociology Study Guide - Chapters 1 - 4 Chapter 1 1. What is the sociological perspective? The Sociological perspective is the view that our social backgrounds influence our attitudes‚ behavior‚ and life chances. 2. What is a generalization? A generalization is a general statement regarding a trend between various dimensions of our lives - Gender & suicide rate‚ race & voting choice‚ etc. 3. How important of a role does our personal experience play in understanding social reality?
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PART 1 PUTTING CORRECTIONS IN PERSPECTIVE Chapter 1 The History of Crime and Corrections CHAPTER OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: 1. Define the term "corrections‚" and know how correctional agencies fulfill their mission of protecting society. 2. Identify how corrections can impact the crime rate by understanding the concept of the correctional funnel. 3. Outline the growth of corrections over the past two decades‚ and describe why the scope of correctional
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Chapter 1 Study Guides. 1. What are the three layers of the hierarchical network design model? - access - distribution - core Access‚ distribution and core. 2. What are the advantages of designing LANs using the hierarchical model? - scalability - redundancy - performance - security - manageability - maintenanceand the network (scalability)‚ and it should be easier to maximise performance. 3. What is the purpose of the access layer? - to provide a means of connecting devices
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Chapter 1 Being computer literate means being familiar enough with computers that you understand their capabilities and limitations Becoming a Savvy Computer User -avoiding hackers and viruses -protecting your privacy -using the internet wisely -being able to maintain‚ upgrade‚ and troubleshoot your computer Spam- electronic junk mail Software- the programs or instructions that tell the computer what to do Information Technology (IT)- the set of techniques used in information handling
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1.a.The intervention that made the big difference in the children’s lives‚ as it turned out‚ wasn’t the added nutrition; it was the encouragement to the parents to play. b.one of the most powerful potential levers for change is not the children themselves‚ but rather the attitudes‚ beliefs and behaviors of the adults who surround them. c.To help children living in poverty succeed‚ our best strategy may be to first help the adults in their lives. 2. A child with good parenting means fewer failures
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Lesson 1 The goal of science is to provide explanations for events in the natural world and to understand patterns in nature to make useful predictions about natural events. Scientific methodology involves observing and asking questions‚ making inferences and forming hypotheses‚ conducting experiments‚ collecting and analyzing data‚ and drawing conclusions. Key Terms 1. Science- organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world 2. Observation- the act of noticing and
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LEAPES Summer Assignment- Outline Chapter 1: Introducing Environmental Science and Sustainability I. Human Impacts on the Environment A. Life has existed on Earth for about 3.8 billion years. 1. About 800‚000 years ago‚ humans appeared in Africa. B. Humans are altering the Earth and not always in a good way. 1. We are transforming forests‚ prairies‚ and deserts and consuming large amounts of Earth’s finite resources such as rich topsoil‚ clean water‚ and breathable air. 2. Global warming
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What is Globalization? Globalization refers to the shift toward a more integrated and interdependent World economy. Globalization has two main components: the globalization Of markets and the globalization of production. (Pg.6 chapter 1). List the major drivers of globalization. Give three examples of each. Two macro factors seem to underlie the trend toward greater globalization. The first is the decline in barriers to the free flow of goods‚ services‚ and capital that has occurred since the
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Chapter 15: Designing and Managing Value Networks and Channels GENERAL CONCEPT QUESTIONS Multiple Choice 1. Intermediaries who buy‚ take title to‚ and resell the merchandise are called ________. a. retailers b. facilitators c. marketers d. agents e. merchants Answer: e Page: 468 Level of difficulty: Easy 2. Companies that search for customers and may negotiate on the producer’s behalf but do not take title to the goods are called ________
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