which “people empower themselves by increasing their ability to control their own lives in order to create a more fulfilling existence through mutual efforts to resolve shared problems” ( Maser‚ 1997 ) In the early years development initiatives were driven by a “top to bottom” approach. Projects were organised and executed by government departments‚ which often produced inappropriate
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I think that this Sustainability Report was written in a comprehensive‚ detailed‚ and fact-based manner. The report outlines Daimler AG’s efforts to engineer‚ not only a more environmentally responsible car‚ but an entire environmentally responsible process for the lifecycle of these vehicles from creation to end-of-life recycling. The report is although‚ very self-serving as it details many of its own practices and procedures‚ but does little to compare itself to the industry specifically. I’m
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sold medicines. The store was called “At the sign of the Angels” and would remain in the Merck family for many generations (Merck & co.‚ 2000). In 1827‚ Heinrich Emmanuel Merck and renamed E. MERCK AG transformed the store into a drug manufacturer. The pharmacy was so successful that by 1855 E. Merck AG was selling medications worldwide. It was at this time that Merck decided to send a company officer to the United States to set up a sales office. Once in the U.S. in 1899‚ Heinrich’s grandson George
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Jonathan King Ag 101 September 16‚ 2012 Current Issues in Horticulture- Kale in Kenya I am going to go into the Horticultural field and one of the issues facing horticulture today is solving world hunger. Kenya is a nation that mostly lives in poverty‚ The United States and other countries are trying to help the Kenyan poverty problem by researching different food that can grow there along with trying to improve the food that they already have. A big crop in Kenya is kale because it costs so
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Memorandum To: From: Date: Re: Prof. Edward Rogoff Mr. Partha Mitra 12/11/2012 BMW AG: The Digital Car Project (A) Case Summary This case study presents how BMW‚ a German automobile‚ motorcycle and engine manufacturing company‚ is trying to reduce development turnaround time using new technologies. To build new development capability three areas of opportunities are emphasized‚ managing automotive development including exterior styling; process/organizational changes; and adapting
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Program HR Capital Management - Training & Development Siemens Builds a Strategy Oriented HR System “Siemens is a 150-year-old German company‚ but it is not the company it was a few years ago. Until recently‚ Siemens focused on producing electrical products. Today the firm has diversified into software‚ engineering‚ and services‚ and is also global‚ with over 400‚000 employees working in 190 countries. In other words‚ Siemens became a world leader by pursuing a corporate strategy that emphasized
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[pic] WORLD’S TOP CRYSTAL BRANDS 2009 Lalique [pic]homeshopping - 3 years ago [pic] René Lalique became synonymous with French Art Nouveau decorative arts. René Lalique was born in 1860 and first began designing fine jewelry in Paris in 1881. Lalique pursued increasingly more innovative experimentation in glass commencing around 1883. Early works used the familiar "lost wax" technique by which the model is made in wax while a mold is formed around the model. Then‚ the wax is melted and molten glass
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Strategic Human Resource Management-SHRM Case Study 1 Siemens Builds a Strategy–Oriented HR System Siemens is a 150-years –old German company‚ but it’s not the company it was even a few years ago. Until recently‚ siemens focused on producing electrical products. Today the firm has diversified into software‚ engineering‚ and services‚ and is also global‚ with over 400.000 employees working in 190 countries. In other words‚ Siemens became a world leader by pursuing a corporate strategy that
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HR APPROACHES AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES The Dekalb County Board of Health is a public health care entity that services the individuals of Dekalb County that has Medicaid or no form of health insurance. Dekalb County’s vision is to promote‚ protect and improve the health of those individuals that live‚ work and play in Dekalb County. The Dekalb County Board of Health has approximately 430 employees that assist the 6 health centers in maintaining this aforementioned vision. The organizational
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Revealed: 2013’s top 20 EPC contractors 14/10/13 12:00 PM Revealed: 2013’s top 20 EPC contractors Arabian Oil & Gas Staff ‚ July 17th‚ 2013 1 Petrofac US$12 billion project backlog and constant award momentum sees regional dominance continue for irrepressible EPC giant Despite E&P spending reviews across much of the GCC energy business‚ one firm has continued to outstrip the competition to once again top the Oil & Gas Middle East Top EPC Contractors Annual List. In the period between
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