Flexibility has been defined in different ways by different authors. Adopting an operational view‚ Nagarur (1992) defines flexibility as “the ability of the system to quickly adjust to any change in relevant factors like product‚ process‚ loads and machine failure”. At macro level‚ Flexibility can be defined as an absorber of environmental uncertainty and variability (Gerwin‚ 1993; De Toni and Tonchia‚ 1998; Beach et al‚ 2000). Research in the area of operational management cites flexibility as a
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Hart’s theory and legal system Introduction One of the principal lessons of ‘The concept of law’ is that legal systems are not only comprised of rules‚ but founded on them as well. In contrast to Austin who had insisted that the sovereign makes all of the rules‚ Hart argued instead that the rules make the sovereign. In this essay‚ I would like to explain Hart’s theory and how the social rules are related to the legal system and rules of recognition. This essay has five parts. In the first part
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Muscular & Flexibility DBA Study Guide Explain and apply the FITT and SPORT principles (Hint: Getting Started) Specificity-what stretches and workouts need to be done to increase muscular fitness and flexibility. Progression-increase how long and how many times an exercise or workout is done. Overload- Stretching and workouts until body says no (muscular exhaustion) Reversibility- continuing to do stretches and workouts to not go back to where started Tedium-switching exercises and stretches
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According to the Boston College Center of Aging and Work‚ Workplace Flexibility is about an employee and an employer making changes to when‚ where and how a person will work to better meet individual and business needs. Flexibility enables both individual and business needs to be met through making changes to the time (when)‚ location (where) and manner (how) in which an employee works. I strongly believe that flexibility should be mutually beneficial to both the employer and employee and result
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Week 5 Individual Work Diane Emler Everest University Online CJL 3215-6 Concepts of Criminal Law William Elfo August 17‚ 2013 The Choice of Evil Defense is also called the General Defense of Necessity. This defense justifies an act that may be a crime but is done to prevent a greater evil. “the choice of evil’s defense consists of proving that the defendant made the right choice‚ the only choice—namely‚ the necessity of choosing now to do a lesser evil to avoid a greater evil” (Samaha‚ 2014). The
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States Constitution is defined by Anzovin and Podell (1988)‚ as‚ in simplest terms‚ the law of the land and a flexible document. The first former statement is supported by the Supremacy Clause in the Constitution that declares that it‚ along with federal statutes and treaties‚ are the highest form of law in the U.S. legal system. Edwards‚ Wattenberg‚ and Lineberry (2011) also define a constitution as a nation’s basic law and add that it “creates political institutions‚ allocates power with the government
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Elizabeth Lake Concepts and Nature of Law John Austin 1) PHILOSOPHER’S VIEW John Austin’s philosophy of law was that “where there is law‚ there are patterns of commanding and obeying. His definition of commanding was a general one rather than specific to a given occasion or an expression of one person’s wish for another person to act a certain way. He believed that any expression of an intention did not count as a command‚ only the expressed intention of a superior or sovereign who has
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Topic: Flexibility within the workforce is essential to maintain a competitive advantage. Discuss this statement with reference to an organization of your choice 1. Introduction: Human resource is one of the most important factors that decides the survival and success of a company. Like every department in a company‚ Human resource management needs to modify frequently during time to adapt to the continuous changes in external environment. The external changes are as Human Resources and Skills
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Concept of Criminal Law -3 A criminal penalty can take many forms and must meet four criteria: it must inflict pain or other unpleasant consequences‚ be prescribed in the same law that defines the crime‚ be administered intentionally‚ and be administered by the state. What are the purposes of criminal punishment? What is burden of proof in a criminal case? Who must meet this burden of proof? Who has the burden
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In the 1950’s science fiction collection of stories The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury‚ there are two stories that express the main idea of revenge and they are The Other Foot and The Veldt. In The Other Foot‚ revenge is seen when Willie takes revenge on the white people because of how they treated his parents and the other black people on Earth. In The Veldt the children‚ Wendy and Peter‚ take revenge on their parents when they don’t let them take their rocket to New York‚ this revenge builds up
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