The electron is a fundamental subatomic particle that carries a negative electric charge. It is a spin-½ lepton that participates in electromagnetic interactions‚ and its mass is less than one thousandth of that of the smallest atom. Its electric charge is defined by convention to be negative‚ with a value of −1 in atomic units. Together with atomic nuclei‚ electrons make up atoms; their interaction with adjacent nuclei is the main cause of chemical bonding. The name "electron" comes from
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The Charge of the Light Brigade The 25th October 1854 marked the day of the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War plus one of the most famous and ill-fated events in British military history‚ the so called ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’. Great miscommunication between commanders led to an error in military execution‚ the Light Brigade were mistakenly ordered to charge‚ although heroically‚ to their deaths. There is debate over the success or failure of the attack; some reports describe it a successful
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1.2 Description of the case Wal-Mart: the Main Street Merchant of Doom‚ Carroll and Buchholtz stated that‚ since its beginning in 1962 by Sam Walton‚ with first small target of rural towns and less than ten thousand people. Wal-Mart goal was to provide loyal customer service‚ fast‚ friendly service and consistently low prices” (Carroll and Buchholtz). Wal-Mart targeted to expended their company into the large cities and become international stores spread throughout the world. Wal-Mart Stores had
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Wal-Mart was the largest retail chain in the world. Founded by Sam Walton (Walton) in 1962‚ Wal-Mart had grown into a global company with more than 1.3 million associates worldwide and nearly 5‚000 stores and wholesale clubs across 10 countries. The "most admired retailer" according to Fortune magazine had just completed one of the best years in its history. In 2004‚ Wal-Mart generated revenues of $256.3 billion and a net income of $9 billion. The retail chain had a distinctive culture shaped by Walton
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RO TLE D U GE Journal of Information Technology (2000) 15‚ 281–288 An ERP implementation case study from a knowledge transfer perspective Z OONKY L EE AND JINYOUL LE E Department of Management‚ College of Business Administration‚ University of Nebraska-Lincoln‚ Lincoln‚ NE 68588–0491‚ USA r & Fr ci s G an An enterprise resource planning (ERP) application is an enterprise-wide package that tightly integrates all necessary business functions into a single system with a shared
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Management Paper on Walmart Wal-Mart Stores: Managing Diverse Organizations By Angela L. Farrish Webster University Ms. Amy Thenor December 2011 Wal-Mart In 1970‚ Sam Walton the founder of Wal-Mart implemented an extremely significant warehouse distribution system. This new system evolved into Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and in that same year the company was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company began to expand extremely rapidly
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Pickett’s Charge and the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg happened on July 3‚ 1863. General Lee‚ who was part of the confederacy‚ can up with a plan that he thought would work. This plan included attacked the center of all the Union forces because he thought that they were weak and ready to break. Longstreet did not agree with this entirely‚ but he did what he was told. The troops set up a line of cannons that would attack Cemetery Ridge before they battled against the center. For over an hour
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Walmart isn’t necessarily a name a person would think of when they hear “Environmental Advocates in Supply Chain‚” but they are. Walmart is very serious in trying to erase their supply chain carbon footprints in more than one way. Walmart environmental sustainability focuses on waste‚ energy‚ and products. Walmart’s sustainability goals are “to be supplied by 100% renewable energy‚ to create zero waste‚ and to sell products that sustain people and the environment” (walmart.com). By taking steps to
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My goal for this week was to learn about leadership and management from the charge nurse’s perspective. I wanted to know what leadership skills she felt were important and its impact on the unit. My goal was achieved by having a conversation with the charge nurse on the unit about leadership. She was very informative and answered all my questions. Summary of Clinical Activities We started our day in the hospital lobby promptly at 0630‚ the professor started off by explaining where on the unit each
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types of duties can vary during the day and on some days‚ they can be very overwhelming. This is especially true for a charge nurse. “Charge nurses are expected to lead staff while managing the work systems and processes on their units to ensure that the needs of patients are met” (‚ 2009). Upon observation‚ the charge nurse at a geriatric facility has many duties. They are in charge of the unit operations for their given shift. Some of those duties include the admit and the discharge of patients.
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