was founded in 1916 by Gus Ackermans‚ the father of Raymond Ackermans. By the end of 1970s the Ackermans chain was sold to Edgars who maintained its highly successful price –discounter position until the chain of 34 was acquired by Pepkor (owner of Pep stores) in 1986. At the end of 2009‚ Ackermans had over 450 stores in South Africa‚ Namibia and Botswana and employed over 3600 staff and was set to exceed R4-billion in turnover. As part of Pepkor group‚ Ackermans positioned itself as a family store
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Ever since the beginning of the 1970s‚ Disney World has become an influential blueprint that many companies have used do business in society. Disney World has many different techniques and ideas that have allowed them to produce maximum gain in all facets of society. This is known as Disneyization‚ ’ "the process by which the principles of the Disney theme parks are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as the rest of the world" (Bryman‚ 1999‚ p. 26). Disneyization
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before class. While every other team meeting was the usual‚ brief‚ “Y’all stay focused today now. We’ve got a ball game to play‚” This one was different. It was homecoming‚ and we had to deal with all the distractions of the homecoming parade‚ pep-rally‚ and all of the alumni we had to meet during team warm-ups. During all of my classes‚ everyone‚ like usual‚ was asking‚ “Are y’all ready?” and “You think we’ll win?” Just like every game‚ I responded that we were ready‚ although that may have
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the news and articles like the one I’ve read. The article that had caught my eyes was written by James Queally and published by LA Times‚ " Counter- protestors charged with attacking KKK members during bloody Anaheim rally"‚ the article was about how the KKK was doing a "peaceful" rally and it ended up getting out of control because of the disagreement the Counter protestors had. The KKK members were rallying against racism‚ police brutality‚ and other issues of concern that they believed needed to
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African Journal of Business Management Vol. 5(13)‚ pp. 5249-5253‚ 4 July‚ 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM DOI: 10.5897/AJBM10.1605 ISSN 1993-8233 ©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper HRM and employee performance: A case of university teachers of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in Pakistan Sohrab Ahmad1 and Khurram Shahzad2* 1 Faculty of Management Sciences‚ Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan. Faculty of Management Sciences
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There are a variety of behavioural and communicative educational approaches used to address the range of social‚ language‚ sensory and behavioural difficulties among children with autism. Current research provides insight into some of the most effective educational approaches or combination of approaches that teach skills which allow individuals with a extensive developmental disorder to develop to their fullest potential. Research by Watling and Schwartz (2004) discusses the fulfilment of Applied
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Buddies is my favorite and most time consuming. I am also involved in FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) and FCCLA (Family Consumer Community Leaders of America). I also play in band at school. I play saxophone in marching‚ concert‚ jazz‚ and pep band. I am trying out for SEIBA (Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association) this weekend. Outside of school I like to swim‚ read and listen
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Hitler used the rallies to make it look like the Nazis had gained thousands of devoted and loyal followers. His grand and impressive celebrations would not only persuade German people to follow the Nazis but make the Germans feel like they were part of a strong community that was united. The Nuremberg Rallies were a major factor involved with Nazi propaganda. The Nuremberg Rallies were annual party rallies held by the Nazis in Germany. In order to promote Nazi ideals at these rallies Hitler began to
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In order to accurately describe myself‚ I need to relate my personal learning style—described best with the letters ENFP‚ also known as the campaigner—with a significant personal experience in my life. The personal experience that I endured should create an meaningful explanation for my personality type. For six (6) years of my life‚ I was a very passionate cheerleader. I completed four (4) years during my high school career and two (2) years during my time spent in middle school. During my senior
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see what troubles they had encounter though out the changing years. On page 10 the Vice Lords were started in the 1958 in the St Charles reformatory where seven fellas decided to form a new club‚ the founder of the club was by a guy named Peppilow (Pep) he was a big guy that you didn’t want to mess around with. Even though no one had a gun but he always had one or two‚ but never used them unless you tried to run from him. The whole book jumped around in years ‚and it was hard to follow at times ‚but
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