Objective 1. Reasons of success of John Lewis Partnership(JLP) We discovered that John Lewis Partnership owns the biggest department store chain in England. With $13.7 billion in 2011 revenues and 81 thousand employees‚ it would rank in the Fortune 200. With revenues (reference 撩s) up about 7.4 percent annually over the past years. It succeeds while providing fair compensation and giving employees control over the business. Why? Although the JLP is regarded as a kind of Employee ownership
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The Three Stages of Socialization Talcott Parsons saw socialization as the process through which‚ individuals developed and internalized a sense of norms and values. Parsons theorized that there were three stages of socialization‚ Primary‚ Secondary and Tertiary. After one has gone through these stages of development‚ an individual may go through a re-socialization process‚ and this happens in different stages through life‚ for example; they retire‚ become unemployed or institutionalized. Parsons
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CHANGE TODAY BY CHOICE VS CHANGE TOMORROW BY NECESSITY Choice consists of a mental decision‚ of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one or more of them. While a choice can be made between imagined options often a choice is made between real options and followed by the corresponding action. The route is then derived from information about how long each of the possible routes take. This can be done by a planner. Choices are of 4 types: Rational Intuitive Recognition based Combination
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------------------------------------------------- College Bound: The Changing Role of Parents Author: Janice Shaw Crouse Source: Concerned Women for America The New York Times advised parents of incoming college freshmen to drop their kids off‚ back off‚walk away‚ and move on so that their students can develop independence. In the article‚ parents who don’t hop in the car‚ return home and consider their parenting over are dismissed as super-involved or over-involved and are described as Velcro
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According to this theory‚ the aim of punishment is to educate or reform the offender himself. Punishment is inflicted on a criminal in order to reform or educate him. This theory is commonly accepted at the present time‚ because it is in harmony with the humanitarian sentiments of the age. This theory does not involve treating a person as a thing; a criminal is punished for his own good- not merely for the good of others. Reformation or education of the criminal is the aim of punishment. The
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It’s an honor to be here today to address HBS’s distinguished faculty‚ proud parents‚ patient guests‚ and most important the class of 2012. Today was supposed to be a day of unbridled celebration‚ and I know that’s no longer true. I join all of you in grieving for your classmate….today still marks a distinct and impressive achievement for this class‚ so please join me in giving our warmest congratulations to the class…. As a kid‚ I spent my summers with my grandparents on their ranch in Texas
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character introduced through his opening speech in the First Episode (lines 159-195) and how does this speech create tension? The bestowal of ruling legitimacy upon Creon sparks off the Greek tragedy. Polyneices and Eteocles‚ brothers of Antigone killed each other during their fateful battle for the Theban throne and Creon‚ as the closest surviving kinsman‚ rules as the Theban king. Creon then approaches the chorus of elders privately and pronounces his first speech‚ wishing to draw himself support from
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of your children. Although most of you probably see the internet as having a negative impact on today’s youth‚ I will discuss both the positive and the negative attributes of the internet. I assure you that the motive of this speech is not to convince you or in any way persuade you to think differently‚ but simply to present both sides of this intriguing argument to you. The biggest advantage of the utilization of the internet in education is the simplicity. For a person who has even the slightest
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Speech Proposal Speech Purpose: To persuade. Audience Analysis: My male-to-female ratio is 50/50 with an age range from 18 to 24. There are four seniors‚ four juniors‚ seven sophomores‚ and two freshmen. Many are from the Southeast‚ however‚ we do have a couple from the Northeast‚ leaving one accounted for the Midwest‚ West‚ and a foreign country. There are seven African Americans and eight whites. Their interests include sports‚ travel‚ movies‚ fashion‚ cooking/eating‚ family‚ and the beach
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Name Carrie Hickam Section # speech 1300 Breakfast is the most important meal of the day INTRODUCITON: GAIN AUDIENCE ATTENTION: How many of you make the time to sit down and eat well balanced breakfast? RELATE TOPIC TO AUDIENCE: Many people do not find it necessary to eat breakfast‚ or they don’t have time; but I’m here to tell you that not eating breakfast can have major affects on your body. THESIS STATEMENT: By the end of my presentation you will make time to eat a nutritious breakfast
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