II State boundaries have constituted a major topic in the tradition of political geography. Political geography ‘is concerned with the relationship between political power and geographical factors. It is interested in how geographical factors correlate with power‚ such as how land‚ air and sea power correlate with a country’s political‚ military and economic power. Its focus is on area or space and their physical‚ human and spatial (space-related) dimensions.’ The countries of the world can be divided
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Lesson: 45 Article 1: “Future Issues For Industrial Relations” (Source: http://www.ilo.org) Continuing Relevance of Industrial Relations In a globalised environment with businesses‚ money and people moving with relative ease across borders‚ the relentless pursuit of competitive advantage at the expense of all else‚ the disruption of social relationships and stability‚ the rapid outdating of knowledge‚ skills and technology‚ with learning being a life-long pursuit‚ and increasing job insecurity
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respect. Specific rules of protocol may differ somewhat depending on the nation or culture; however‚ there are certain acts‚ such as referring to a leader by a formal title‚ which are universally understood to be part of maintaining good international relations. A protocol is a rule which guides how an activity should be performed‚ especially in the field of diplomacy. In diplomatic services and governmental fields of endeavor protocols are often unwritten guidelines. Protocols specify the proper and
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Introduction page 4 CAUSES OF INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES page 5 Effects of Employee Dissatisfaction & Its Effect on an Organization page 13 The Effects of Employee Turnover on Remaining Employees page 14 Solutions to Industrial Discontent page15 Conclusion page24 References page 25 Introduction Industrial unrest is a disturbed state; disquietude sometimes amounting to insurgency´. It is also manifestation of mankind’s
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responsible party‚ and officials have committed to holding the company accountable for all cleanup costs and other damage.[20] After its own internal probe‚ BP admitted that it made mistakes which led to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.[21] BP public relations Initially BP downplayed the incident; CEO Tony Hayward called the amount of oil and dispersant "relatively tiny" in comparison with the "very big ocean."[25] Hayward also initially stated that the environmental impact of the Gulf spill would likely
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IPM Professional Qualification in Human Resource Management Management Case Study 8 Industrial Relations Batch ID PQHRM 22/07 Question 6 The problems that have arisen‚ findings have been considered and recommendations have been given from points 1 to 5. Question 1 Company could not or did not adapt to the changing market conditions. They did not change their strategies of production and did not properly analyze the market conditions. Due to the incompetence
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Employment Relations Nowadays‚ most employers and employees are concerned about pay-rate systems. Employees will be affected significantly if a pay-rate system is incorrectly chosen by the company they work for. Therefore‚ in this essay‚ I will explain the benefits and drawbacks if the companies use incentive pay-systems as tools to fix the conflicts of interest between employers and employees. Employers are agents who own the means of production of society. They exercise
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Race Relations Essay Leslie Biggars The article I choose to read was from American Journal of Public Health‚ entitled‚ Counting Accountably: Implications of the New Approaches to Classifying Race/Ethnicity in the 2000 Census. I found the article appealing because of the differences in health care between groups of people. I have long agreed that health care is‚ in fact‚ different for everyone. I have read various studies indicating the race can be an issue on the different
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Varying Degrees of Leadership: Successes and Failures in Modern Business Structures By Jim Ernst Public Relations Management Summer 2011 Overview This paper is focused on the differences between good and bad leaders and the deeper issues that affect individuals in the leadership positions. With a basic knowledge of how managers are successful‚ future leaders can begin to incorporate these skills into their own management style and become better leaders. The idea for this research project
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POL 208: EXAM READING SUMMARIES (JAN-MAR) 1. January 10: Introduction to International Political Economy Gilpin‚ Robert. 1987. The Political Economy of International Relations. Princeton: Princeton University Press. pp. 25-64 Adaline Zaman The three ideologies: liberalism‚ nationalism‚ and Marxism • Ideology: system of thought and belief by which [individuals and groups] explain how their social system operates and what principles it exemplifies • Conflict among 3 moral/intellectual
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