Organizational Studies Case Report: DOW CHEMICAL: INNOVATING FOR SUSTAINABILITY By Vi Nguyen Student # 3503832 Instructor: Prof. Doug Flint October‚ 2014 Background on Dow Chemical Company (Dow) Dow‚ a multinational corporation based in Midland of Michigan in the United State‚ was R&D-intensive and diversified-industry leader in chemistries‚ advanced materials‚ and agro-sciences with technology-based products and solutions. Dow’s annual sale in 2010 was $53.7 billion with approximately
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How did the Romans maintain control of Roman Britain? There were many ways in which the Romans used to maintain control over Britain. This included using fortifications‚ British towns‚ the army and dealing with the resistance from the British. One of the ways that the Romans used to maintain control over the British was through the use of Roman forts. Once the Romans conquered Britain they did not leave they stayed to defend Roman Britain from attacks by fierce tribes who lived in Scotland and
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retained fire station in Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS)‚ where I have recently started working. Although both the watch and the Brigade are new to me I do come from a background in the fire service having served as a firefighter in West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) for a number of years. To achieve this I have used John Adair’s action ‘three circles’ model which consists of overlapping circles that represent the three core management responsibilities namely: Achieving the task
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considering your answers especially to questions 5 and 7 5. Do you agree that the Government’s proposed route‚ including the approach proposed for mitigating its impacts‚ is the best option for a new high speed rail line between London and the West Midlands? Things to consider 1. At present there no plan for mitigation of HS2 through Boddington Parish. They have lowered the line by Lower Boddington but the cutting is less than a metre deep. The train and the electric cables will be 8 meters high
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT (WID) APPROACH AND THE GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT (GAD) [12] Gender by definition refers to the characteristics‚ trades‚ attributes or even roles that are expected for males and females by a given culture or society. Some can say the general social meaning of being male or female. The WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT (WID) this approach was developed in the early 1970’s this came to use during
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urban environment naturally found its way into the Group ’s work. Environmental artist Simon Frank‚ usually painted in the Toronto region. The Group of Seven have many wonderful paintings. The following are places where the group have painted in: Midland Ontario‚ Montreal‚ Toronto‚ Yukon‚ Algonquin Park‚ British Columbia‚ Lake Superior and Nova Scotia. Section B The Group of Seven had a very unique style. The Group used to generate public interest in the arts at the time by building up a collector
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’The Seacoast of Despair ’ by Joan Didion From the onset Joan Didion explicitly denounces the ’comfortable ’ and ’happy ’ lifestyles of the turn of the last century ’s industrial rich as she takes us beyond the ’handwrought gates ’ of their Newport‚ Rhode Island mansions to expose an ugly‚ harsh reality that she sees as born from the very belly of industrial pits‚rails and foundries. An ugliness that permeates from the underworld and taints the air of the island and therefore all that should
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relates to his heroic deeds against Grendel‚ His mother‚ and the dragon while combining elements of christian ideas as well as pagan ideas. Around 700 A.D researchers speculated that the poem Beowulf was written by an unknown author in the West Midlands of England. They also included that the unknown author was a christian monk‚ who had much knowledge into the bible. Through the Anglo-Saxon Beliefs illustrated in the poem‚ Beowulf‚ characteristics of Christianity‚ paganism‚ and the clashing of the
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Did you know that in 2008‚ 135‚813 children were adopted in the United States of America? When I was sixteen my adoption changed my life. It was one of the most exhilarating and terrifying days of my life because I didn’t know what to expect. My adoption was emotional for me and all my family it impacted not only my life but many of the people around me lives as well. Everyday changes our life in some way shape or form however‚ some days have more of a lasting impact than others. My adoption was
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Leroy Lee UNDERSTANDING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN ASSESSMENTS Task 1 I work for a Substance Misuse Service‚ based in Coventry in the West Midlands. We provide free and confidential services to the residents of the borough that have been affected by substance misuse. We are a recovery focussed project providing recovery interventions; including structured support for those seeking change. We believe that every service users’ journey is important. We work to create safer communities and
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