The star online Published: Monday September 23‚ 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Monday September 23‚ 2013 MYT 10:29:23 AM A new normal for local SMEs BY JOY LEE PHOTOS BY FAIHAN GHANI A worker carries a car bumper in a factory that supplies exterior plastic parts for Volkswagen. European SMEs have more experience in implementing energy-efficiency solutions. Increasingly‚ their Malaysian counterparts will have to focus on becoming more energy efficient to compete in global markets.
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Instructions for Paper Preparation and Submission for eieCon2011 ( First A. Author‚ Second B. Author‚ and Third C. Author Abstract — These instructions give you guidelines for preparing papers for eieCon2011. Use this document as a template if you are using Microsoft Word. Otherwise‚ use this document as an instruction set. Define all symbols used in the abstract. Do not cite references in the abstract. Do not delete the blank line immediately above the abstract; it sets the footnote at the
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Generations Have you ever thought about what it would be like to live in the past? The future? If one were to choose‚ are the future children going to be luckier than those that lived in the past conditions? 65 million people were born into the time period called “Generation Y.” Generation Y‚ who consists of those who were born between 1980 to 1999‚ are commonly compared to the Silent Generation because of the number of births. The Silent Generation is the generation of Americans born from roughly
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English Next Why global English may mean the end of ‘English as a Foreign Language’ David Graddol The moral rights of the author have been asserted. The opinions expressed in this book are not necessarily those of the British Council. Designed and produced by The English Company (UK) Ltd www.english.co.uk Cover design by Intro (Last minor revision Jan 2007) © British Council 2006 The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We
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NEXT PLC Next plc core and ancillary business activities Next plc is a United Kingdom based retailer offering products in clothing‚ footwear‚ accessories and home products. The Company distributes through three channels: Next Retail‚ a chain of more than 500 stores in the United Kingdom and Eire; Next Directory‚ a home shopping catalogue and Website with around three million customers and international Websites serving approximately 50 countries‚ and Next International‚ with approximately 200 stores
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CONSTELLATIONS AND STARS There are about 48 old constellations. Today astronomers recognize 88 (44 in each hemisphere) dividing all of the entire sky. THE GREAT BEAR AND THE SEVEN STARS Probably the most famous group of stars is the Big Dipper. It is a part of the constellation called Ursa Major. It resembles a bear in many civilizations. The handle of the Dipper is the tail of the bear curving away from the bowl. THE LITTLE BEAR AND POLARIS: Five major constellations are always visible above the
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RESEARCH & IDEAS How to Brand a Next-Generation Product Published: April 23‚ 2012 Author: Carmen Nobel Upgrades to existing product lines make up a huge part of corporate research and development activity‚ and with every upgrade comes the decision of how to brand it. Harvard Business School marketing professors John T. Gourville and Elie Ofek teamed up with London Business School ’s Marco Bertini to suss out the best practices for naming next-generation products. Key concepts include: • Companies
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Differences Understand Generational Differences For the first time in history‚ four generations are working side by side. Different values‚ experiences‚ styles‚ and activities create misunderstandings and frustrations By the year 2014‚ 70 million Baby Boomer (including many teachers and school leaders) will entire retirement in large numbers Generation X‚ a generation with different sensibilities and priorities than Boomers‚ will assume positions of leadership in schools
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This generation is the iPhone generation‚ the Twitter generation‚ the Instagram generation‚ a generation focus around a single word – instant. What makes this generation so instant is its ability to adapt and excel in technology. Instant uploads‚ instant texts‚ instant responses. It is common knowledge that the majority of this generation has their own cell phone. It is common knowledge that the majority of this generation has access to Internet. How often does this generation look up from their
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Next plc designs‚ manufactures‚ and distributes clothing and home furnishing and accessory items to nearly 330 Next retail stores and through the company ’s Next Directory mail order sales catalog. Almost all of Next company-owned stores are located in England and Ireland. After ending a brief international expansion--in 1999 the company closed its seven company-owned foreign stores‚ including its five U.S. retail stores--Next has shifted its international strategy to brand expansion focused on franchising
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