The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at http://www.emerald-library.com IJOPM 19‚11 Continuous improvement and the mini-company concept Jan de Leede and Jan Kees Looise University of Twente‚ The Netherlands Keywords Continuous improvement‚ Teamwork‚ Organizational design‚ Case studies‚ Kaizen Abstract The key issue of continuous improvement (CI) seems to be the problem of combining extensive employee involvement with market orientation and continuation of CI
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In the poem "Ex-Basketball Player" the author John Updike asserts the theme that some people spend their entire lives remembering the past instead of focusing on their present future. The character in the poem‚ a man named Flick Webb use to be a very good basketball player in high school. He seems to be caught up in what he was and not what he is now. His life is just passing by him because he is stuck in the past and not focused on what he is doing in his life now. He floats around on his job and
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International Journal of Pharmaceutics 323 (2006) 93–100 Compressed mini-tablets as a biphasic delivery system Carla M. Lopes a‚∗ ‚ Jos´ Manuel Sousa Lobo a ‚ Jo˜ o F. Pinto b ‚ Paulo Costa a e a a b Departamento de Tecnologia Farmacˆ utica‚ Faculdade de Farm´ cia‚ Universidade do Porto‚ Rua An´bal Cunha 164‚ 4050-047 Porto‚ Portugal e a ı Departamento de Tecnologia Farmacˆ utica‚ Faculdade de Farm´ cia‚ Universidade de Lisboa‚ Av. Prof. Gama Pinto‚ 1649-003 Lisboa‚ Portugal e a Received
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Why did his mom act so cruel towards Charlie even though she knew that he is mentally retarded.? Evidence.. “’He’s normal! He’s normal! He’ll grow up like other people. Better than others.’ She was trying to scratch the teacher but Dad was holding her back. ‘He’ll go to college someday. He’ll be somebody.’ She kept screaming it‚ clawing at dad so he’d let her go. ‘He’ll go to college someday and he’ll be somebody.’ ” At this point in the book his mother is in denial because she seems to not
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IpadIpad mini Nowadays‚ the demand of using tablet as a replacement of laptop is increasing. This is because the tablet can perform the computer task‚ extremely mobility and also providing a longer lasting battery life. Here‚ I introduce a mobile computing devices which will bring the user experience of using tablet to a whole new stage. The iPad Mini is a mini tablet computer designed‚ developed‚ and marketed by Apple Inc. ipad mini can function as a Entertainment mobile devices
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Globalization & Technology We all know that technology is all around us in our everyday lives‚ when we are at school‚ work‚ or just at home technology is present. But have we ever realized how big of a role technology plays on a global scale. Nicholas Carr shows us just how much technology is used on a global scale in his book the Shallows. To begin with‚ Social media is one of the biggest players in global communication. If someone posts a video on youtube that lives in Clarkston is can be viewed
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Enduring power of love: The Notebook The Notebook‚ written by Nicolas Sparks‚ can be named one of the best American romantic novels. The book portrays every trait in a guy or girl would desire to have in a significant other. According to Nicolas Sparks‚ “it is a celebration of how passion can be ageless and timeless‚ tales that moves us to laughter and tears and makes us believe in true love all over again”. The Notebook was on the New York Times best-seller list within the very first week
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Oman is a country of enormous diversity and natural beauty‚ which has much view to attract the discerning traveler. Some examples of these views: gold beaches‚ huge forts‚ turtles which put its eggs in the hole! Salalah and Musandam are concerned one of the most beautiful places in oman‚ they contain variety natural beauty. There are several differences between Salalah and Musandam including crafts and industries‚ weather and beaches. What crafts and industries do Salalah and Musandam have? Salalah
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The Human Spark In The Human Spark: Brain Matters‚ this video suggests that our best‚ most creative and innovative moments occur when we are idle‚ when we can simply think ourselves into other times‚ other people’s thoughts‚ other circumstances other than the immediate present. When we aren’t thinking in the present‚ our minds are either in the past or the future‚ an imaginations to see how different things can be. From this video‚ one can come to understand that insight and imagination are the
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