Air-Conditioning Engineers‚ Inc. (www.ashrae.org). Reprinted by permission from ASHRAE Journal‚ (Vol. 47‚ No. 9‚ September 2005). This article may not be copied nor distributed in either paper or digital form without ASHRAE’s permission. Overcoming Barriers to Efficiency By Thomas M. Lawrence‚ Member ASHRAE‚ Jeffrey D. Mullen‚ Douglas S. Noonan‚ and Jay Enck‚ Member ASHRAE C ommercial and residential buildings consumed approximately 39% of the total energy used in the United States in 20021
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team‚ they can consistently contribute their ideas and insights to achieve that goal. Therefore‚ my primary objective in this course is to actively seek the best ways to achieve the goal at hand. Once a certain goal has been established‚ I need to remind myself and my team members of that same goal in an on-going basis; so that the team won’t diverge from the direction it must be headed. By continually mentioning the goal that was agreed-upon‚ it keeps the team moving together which is vital to
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Author’s Message Social participation frame of reference (FOR)‚ focuses on the abilities needed to support children with typical to mild cognition functioning to engage in social participation in a socially acceptable manner. Without the proper way of communication socially amongst their peers‚ or caregivers‚ children with social participation dysfunction tend to have a difficult time forming meaningful relationships. This is not the only problem these children may face‚ it can also affect their family
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& 2 Bangladesh’s Trade Barriers in a Global Perspective: A Comparative Analysis by SELIM RAIHAN ∗ This paper develops an index of trade barrier for 108 countries and makes a comparative analysis of Bangladesh’s trade barrier indices in a global context. Bi-variate as well as multivariate cross-country econometric models have been estimated to explain cross-country variations in trade barrier indices. The results show that cross-country variations in trade barrier indices are much influenced
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decades concern for increasing participation of women as equal partners in the sustainable development of their societies and the promotion of the elimination of discriminatory barriers against women in every field has grown rapidly. This includes creation of employment opportunities for women‚ delivery of education and training for women to increase their skills base‚ and improvement of the work environment specific to the needs of women. Women’s participation in the economy Women have made
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Communication Barriers in the Workplace Communication barriers in the workplace can have a serious effect on the functioning and of an organization. In the following article we shall understand what some of these communication barriers are and how to overcome them. What are the Communication Barriers in the Workplace? Difference in Perception No two people can perceive an event in the same way. What I infer from a particular incident‚ the other will not necessarily perceive the same. This can act as
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Essay A: What was the environment in which you were raised? I was born in Texas‚ but later moved to Pennsylvania when I was four years old. My family and I stayed there until I was in sixth grade at the age of twelve. I mention this‚ because although I didn’t stay in Pennsylvania for long‚ that was where I was raised. Where I learned to ride my first bike‚ where I had my first best friend and my first crush. I was raised in Chambersburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ not because it was where I was grew up‚ but because
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4. How does TV advertising campaign initiated by IKEA overcome the entry barrier of high advertising expenditures? When IKEA first entered into North America‚ its moose symbol was welcomed by Canadians‚ but it was still too provincial and foreign to Americans. Also‚ IKEA was disadvantaged by store locations that are relatively far from city centers‚ thus limiting brand awareness for potential customers. To adjust and make IKEA be more visible‚ IKEA decided to collaborate with Deutsch Inc.
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Workers’ participation in management is an essential ingredient of Industrial democracy. The concept of workers’ participation in management is based on Human Relations approach to Management which brought about a new set of values to labor and management. Traditionally the concept of Workers’ Participation in Management (WPM) refers to participation of non-managerial employees in the decision-making process of the organization. Workers’ participation is also known as ‘labor participation’ or ‘employee
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Describe the barriers of effective communication. Introduction: If an individual (Sender) sends a message and the receiver interprets it in the same way as the sender had intended to express‚the process of communication is said to be complete. But it is not always so. Certain barriers in communication affect the clarity‚ accuracy and effectiveness of the message. The barriers could be related to the communication system‚ mechanical devices being used‚ language or symbols being used
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