www.hbr.org The Threat of Global Gridlock by George Stalk‚ Jr. Reprint R0907T This article is made available to you with compliments of BCG. Further posting‚ copying or distributing is copyright infringement. The Threat of Global Gridlock COPYRIGHT © 2009 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by George Stalk‚ Jr. As our worldwide transportation network becomes less and less able to support the demands of a global economy‚ we’re heading straight into a crisis
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IIMK Submitted by‚ GROUP 8‚ Section D PGP/14/202 Arik Das PGP/14/207 Chaitra Jagannath PGP/14/209 Chandramohan Nayak PGP/14/214 Kumari Sonia PGP/14/243 Sravya Shakuntala B The Naxalite Revolt – Why is it the Biggest Internal Threat to India’s Progress? Contents Contents 2 1 Introduction 3 2 The Red Corridor 4 3 Causes of Naxalism 5 3.1 Structural violence 5 3.2 Poverty 5 3.3 Food insecurity 5 3.4 Literacy 5 3.5 Health 6 3.6 Drinking water‚ Sanitation and Housing
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Water is the one of the most important resources in the world because it is vital for life on Earth. Today many people believe that water shortage is the most severe problem‚ but there are many different other issues such as overpopulation and global warming. It is commonly accepted by many that the world faces a crisis over restrictions on water supply and we cannot continue to expect water to be a finite resource. According to A. Kirby (2000)‚ the earth is covered by water in approximately two
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How far was the nuclear arms race a threat to world peace in the years 1949-62? The nuclear arms race did threaten world peace because the weapons being created had the potential to destroy the world‚ to any nation this comprehension was threatening especially due to these weapons being in control of two countries that ideologically conflicted. Additionally‚ both superpowers paranoia for one another grew as the power of the weapons created grew and multiplied‚ this further threatened world peace
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Video Games: The High Tech Threat to Our Younger Generation Anyone who has ever walked through a shopping mall on a weekend knows how popular videogame arcades have become with our young people. It is becoming a force in the lives of millions of kids all across America. Parents and teachers become more concerned and worried when they see their kids devoted to videogames. They are highly concentrated because vidiogames greatly influence the mental and learning processes of the younger generation
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Outline the most serious threats posed to the physical environment and vulnerable populations by soil degradation Soil degradation is the decrease in the quality and quantity of soil caused by agriculture and industrial purposes. Types of soil degradation are water and wind erosion‚ physical degradation and chemical degradation. Some of these are human causes and some are physical causes. Overgrazing‚ deforestation‚ overpopulation‚ fertilizer and pesticide use and conflict are some examples of
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The purpose of this case study was to analyze the potential health risks involved with using mobile phones. Mobile phones are considered by many as an essential part of modern day life‚ from the businessperson who uses the mobile phone as a vital link with the office‚ to the teenager who has the phone for recreational use. By using mobile phones are we damaging our long-term health just to stay in contact with people? Mobile or cellular phones have changed dramatically over the past two or three
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Social Control 1 Social Control and Behavior Samantha Sipes Criminology 1017-42 1.Cesare Beccaria argued that the threat of punishment controls crime. Do other forms of social control exist? Aside from the threat of legal punishment‚ what else controls your behavior? In my opinion a lot of factors play a role in social control such as family‚ church and school. These Three factor can determine a person behavior. You are taught how to act‚ morals and beliefs at a small age. Having
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Australia faced the threat of communism after WWII ended in 1945. The threat was known as the Red Menace which was caused by all the conflicts in Asia and also things that were going on in Australia at the time. The Australian government responded to the Red Menace in many ways. They took military action‚ made alliances‚ gave economoc aid and tried banning the Communist Party in Australia. Communism is a social organisation where everyone in the country/community all have common property and money
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INCREASING TREND OF DRUGS USAGE IN PAKISTAN CREATING THREAT TO HUMAN SECURITY Adil Lashari Department of Defense & Strategic Studies Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Introduction: Human security can be defined as the protection of human rights and to fulfill the basic needs of human beings like food‚ nutrition‚ clean air and water‚ sanitation and other precautionary measures to prevent the spread of diseases
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