Assess the sociological explanations for the increasing number of religions and spiritual organisations and movements in society today There are many different definitions and types of religious organisations including church‚ sects‚ denominations‚ cults and New Religious Movements. Since the 1960s the number of religious and spiritual organisations and movements in society have increased. Troeltsch defines church and sects as distinctly different organisations. He says churches are large universalistic
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for artistic‚ literary‚ musical and intellectual pursuits towards the end of the eighteenth century. With this brought an emphasis on individualism‚ emotion‚ childhood and nature‚ which‚ at large‚ was a reactionary response against scientific rationalisation during the Enlightenment. Yet‚ it was not simply a response to the rationalism of the Enlightenment but also a reaction to the material changes in society‚ which was accompanied by the emerging and expanding industrial capitalism in the late eighteenth
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accessing credit. 25 Share Price 26 Source http:investor/graftongroupplc.com 27 Liquidity: Excellent 27 Financial Strength: Excellent 27 Profitability: Fair 27 Growth: 0 27 Source www.corporateinformation.com 27 Outlook for the Future 28 Rationalisation measures: 29 Plans for 2010: 29 Opportunities 2010: 29 Group Strengths 30 Weaknesses 31 Strategic Capability 31 Critical Success factors for customers (a sample of but not limited to): 33 Corporate Governance 35 Grafton Group’s Compliance
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1.0 PUBLIC SECTOR BIG DATA ANALYTICS INITIATIVE: MALAYSIA’S PERSPECTIVE 1.1 SUMMARY The Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) and Malaysia Development Corporation (MDeC) will be implementing four Big Data Analysis (BDA) pioneer projects in the public sector this year. According to MAMPU director general Datuk Wira Omar Kaseh‚ MAMPU will be looking after the BDA implementation at the public sector‚ while MDeC will focus on the BDA development of the private
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creator and the distancing of humanity from a once harmonious relationship with Nature. Romanticism was a reaction against the scientific values of the Enlightenment which spanned from 1650 to the 1800s. It became a movement seeking to end the rationalisation of the Enlightenment and sought a return to a communion with fellow Man and Nature. Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley in the wake of the Industrial Revolution and it espouses the values of Romanticism; emotion‚ spirituality and harmony
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Indian Railways is one of the largest systems in the world. It is also one of the very few railway systems in the world generating operating surpluses. With a modest beginning in India on April 16‚ 1853‚ when the first wheels rolled on rails from Bombay to Thane‚ the Indian Railways has emerged today as the main vehicle for socio-economic development of the country. Rail transportation has a number of favourable characteristics as compared to road transportation. It is six times more energy-efficient
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Humanistic Theory The term of Humanistic theory is an umbrella term. In fact it covers several approaches that embrace the idea of individuals being inherently good and a positive attitude towards humanity in essence. The most famous would be the person centered approach by Carl Rogers. Rogers studied Psychodynamic theory but his personality drove to focus more on feelings and less on the unconscious. He developed a form of therapy that was non-directive by the therapist‚ allowing the
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Michael Porter has described a category scheme consisting of three general types of strategies that are commonly used by businesses to achieve and maintain competitive advantage. These three generic strategies are defined along two dimensions: strategic scope and strategic strength. Strategic scope is a demand-side dimension (Michael E. Porter was originally an engineer‚ then an economist before he specialized in strategy) and looks at the size and composition of the market you intend to target.
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HRD DILEMMA Sukumar Vyas read the message on his E-mail. It was an anxious and urgent message from sudeep Rai‚ the vice-president of human resource development (HRD) at Trifle India Ltd. (TIL). It read: "TIL is downsizing in a big way‚ and this comes as a shock to me. It was not on the agenda when I accepted their offer‚ and I am wrecked by a tremendous feeling of despair over this exercise. The agitation I am feeling is straining my objectivity. I need to talk to you urgently." Vyas
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Johnson‚ Whittington and Scholes‚ Exploring Strategy‚ 9th Edition‚ Instructor’s Manual strategic reasons for this success. Theoretically‚ this success should lie in strategic relationships (synergies and similar)‚ which the student should explain. Where bidders’ share-prices fall particularly far‚ they should look for reasons for scepticism about the strategic rationale; typically‚ the press coverage will provide ample guidance here. .. _... E· .- lC ase xamp e ··_·.c The Virgin Group
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