ENVIRONMENT: EVIDENCE FROM THE OIL MAJORS ROBERT M. GRANT* McDonough School of Business‚ Georgetown University‚ Washington‚ DC‚ U.S.A. The long-running debate between the ‘rational design’ and ‘emergent process’ schools of strategy formation has involved caricatures of firms’ strategic planning processes‚ but little empirical evidence of whether and how companies plan. Despite the presumption that environmental turbulence renders conventional strategic planning all but impossible‚ the evidence from the
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Increasing Risks to Tourists Visiting Volcanic Regions Introduction Adventure travel is becoming more and more popular worldwide with ever increasing documentaries and books detailing exotic get-a-ways and increased accessibility; in US National Parks alone from 1962 to 2010 the number of visitors annually has increased from 32 to 281 million. Due to this unprecedented increase‚ the concept of geotourism was introduced; defined as “tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of
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When I arrive on shift I firstly greet the guests‚ ensuring I speak to each person individualIy and ask how their night was. I feel this is important within my role to have a visual presence on the floor with the guests and for them to know me well enough to feel comfortable in speaking to me about anything they wish. I have a good rapport built up with guests from my hands on work with them in the past. I do feel more time spent chatting with guests would improve this further and keep this in mind
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The title of my book is A Piece of Cake. This book is a non-fiction memoir written by Cupcake Brown. She is from San Diego‚ California Cup cake grew throughout her life dealing with many tribulations. However‚ in the end she morphed into very successful women. Cupcake found her mom dead at the tender age of 11. After her mom’s death she went to numerous foster homes‚ while dealing with abusive behaviors. Her living conditions were so horrible that she often ran away. Cupcake needed a way to survive
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(1). The major events of the novel True Grit‚ by Charles Portis. The first major event is the thing that leads to everything else in the novel. The cold blooded murder of the father of Mattie Ross by Tom Chaney‚ in Ft Smith‚ Arkansas. The next major event is Mattie hiring US Marshall Rooster Cogburn to hunt down Chaney and bring him back to Ft Smith to hang for the murder of her father. As it turns out‚ just after she hired Rooster‚ a Texas Ranger shows up in Ft Smith‚ by the name of LaBoeuf
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1. "Great Man" Theories: Great man theories assume that the capacity for leadership is inherent – that great leaders are born‚ not made. These theories often portray great leaders as heroic‚ mythic and destined to rise to leadership when needed. The term "Great Man" was used because‚ at the time‚ leadership was thought of primarily as a male quality‚ especially in terms of military leadership. Critique : Sociologist Herbert Spencer suggested that the leaders were products of the society in which
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FOUNDATION 1101 CARIBBEAN CIVILISATION THINK PIECE STUDENT NAME: SHIVANA RAMBHARAT I.D. NUMBER: 814002557 FACULTY: LAW DEGREE PROGRAMME: UNDERGRADUATE DATE: 25TH SEPTEMBER‚ 2014 ESSAY For contemporary social commentary on the Caribbean ‘Tantie Merle at the Oval’ is a comedic tale that highlights certain issues that are facing the Caribbean even now in present times. For instance‚ a major theme that arose from this piece is the Caribbean identity which is explored through flambouyant Caribbean
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There are three significant theories of emotion that attempt to describe and explain the way we respond emotionally to stimuli. The first theory was created by William James and Carl Lange and is known as the James-Lange theory. They believed that our body responds first and then we interpret that response in an emotion. Alternatively‚ the second theory created by Walter Cannon and Philip Bard was called the Cannon-Bard theory and claimed that we have a bodily and emotional response simultaneously
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“P” plate drivers and fatal traffic accidents‚ continues to be a serious public health concern with the main age group being between 17-25 (Transport for NSW 2013a). P plate drivers are 33% more likely to have a crash than L plate drivers (Monash University 200). This is due to a number of factors such as: Inexperience Poor decision making Willingness to take risks whilst driving The influence of peer pressure Alcohol and drug use Stress and fatigue. Young drivers are constantly shown
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GROUP PROJECT: MARKETING TOPIC PRESENTATION You will be working in teams on this project. Your goal: to present a thorough and thoughtful analysis of one of the following current marketing topics. DUE: December 6 The Recessionary Economy Questions for consideration: – How have companies/marketers responded to‚ or even leveraged‚ the economic downturn? Keep an eye out for local promotions (e.g.‚ half-priced wine‚ recession menus‚ etc.). – What is happening to product‚ price‚ place and
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