SUSTAINABLE TOURISM ~ ELIMINATING POVERTY (ST~EP) INTRODUCTION : At the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg‚ South Africa in August 2002‚ the World Tourism Organization (WTO)‚ supported by UNCTAD‚ took a global lead in this field‚ launching the concept of ‘Sustainable Tourism as an effective tool for Eliminating Poverty’ (ST~EP)‚ and beginning the process of putting a program in place to implement the concept. This initiative linked the longstanding WTO pursuit of Sustainable
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Have you ever had a conflict to deal with and were unsure how to handle it correctly? Having a positive attitude is the best response you can have when you are dealing with a conflict. There are many examples in the world of why this is true. For example‚ the stories Dear Miss Breed‚ The Diary of Anne Frank‚ and Prisoner B-3087 all provide great examples of why having a positive attitude is the best response to conflict. In these stories‚ there are characters who‚ in the face of very severe conflicts
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MOTIVATION MOTIVATION ROOSEVELT CASTILHO HOSPITALITY SUPERVISION Work motivation "is a set of energetic forces that originate both within as well as beyond an individual’s being‚ to initiate work-related behavior‚ and to determine its form‚ direction‚ intensity‚ and duration" Motivation is a person’s internal disposition to be concerned with and approach positive incentives and avoid negative incentives. To further this‚ an incentive is the anticipated reward or aversive event
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study Many researchers and authors have defined the concept of motivation. It has been defined as: * The psychological process that gives behavior purpose and direction (Kreitner‚ 1995) * A predisposition to behave in a purposive manner to achieve specific‚ unmet needs (Buford‚ Bedeian‚ & Lindner‚ 1995) * An internal drive to satisfy an unsatisfied need (Higgins‚ 1994) * The will to achieve (Bedeian‚ 1993). Motivation is defined as the inner force that drives individuals to accomplish
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Case Study: Employee Motivation and Retention Strategies Prologue: The case examines the employee motivation and retention strategies of the US based XYZ Corp. Corporation (XYZ Corp.). Since its inception‚ XYZ Corp. was appreciated for its employee-friendly HR practices. However‚ during the late 1990s‚ as the company was growing rapidly in size‚ it lost the popular elements of its work culture. Moreover‚ several racial discrimination lawsuits and antitrust proceedings affected the company’s corporate
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ES34 – Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture TAKE HOME FINAL EXAMINATION Querubin‚ Emmanuel S. BS Environmental Science-III 1. What are the ecological and socio-economic requirements for sustainable agriculture? Explain. According to the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) Standards‚ the ecological and socio-economic requirements for sustainable agriculture include social and environmental management system‚ wherein it should incorporate a set of policies and procedures managed
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BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND PERFORMANCE DURING DIFFICULT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS For the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) John Kitching Robert Blackburn David Smallbone Small Business Research Centre‚ Kingston University Sarah Dixon School of Management‚ Bath University June 2009 URN 09/1031 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i 1. INTRODUCTION‚ RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND METHODS 1 2. RESEARCH CONTEXT 1 2.1 Defining Difficult
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Sustainable Energy for India’s Rural Development Anil K Rajvanshi Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) Phaltan‚ Maharashtra‚ INDIA www.nariphaltan.org China 2007 1 Structure of talk Present problems in rural India Decentralized high technology solutions Energy production from agriculture Energy devices for cooking and lighting Financial and other instruments Other issues China 2007 2 Present problems in rural India 60% of rural population (~ 400 million) in India
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Developing Human Value through Extra Curricular Activities Marjohan Jamalis‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia Mohd Sofian Omar Fauzee‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia ABSTRACT The main objective of this study is to investigate students’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivations and the benefits accrued in participating in compulsory extra-curriculum activities. Secondly‚ the study examines the implications of these after-school activities towards students’ academic performances. The study employed a qualitative
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low-price strategy might be achieved by focusing on a market segment and having the most efficient operation management is crucial to survive. The food retail of Aldi’s industry is a highly competitive market. Because organizations need to offer customers value for money. Customers want the best quality products at the lowest possible prices. With such tough competition it is vital for organizations to understand what their customers want. Aldi understands that its customers want value for money
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