general sphere of influence of a city. A region in general terms is envisaged as a natural unit‚ in contrast to the artificial unit created for administrative purposes. In practice a prefix is added to highlight the attributes on which the region has been defined‚ for example‚ agriculture region‚ resource region‚ city region‚ planning region etc. Planning: All the daily activities of human beings are carried out on land. Proper organization of these activities i.e. planning will help the human
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affect crop yield and actually negatively impact transportation activities. Air pollution from our current transport trends also creates respiratory problems. Visual intrusion of transport also has social impacts and the noise generated can cause a nuisance and lower quality of life. Habitat destruction occurs when building roads or tumbling houses to extend runways‚ therefore all of this damage to the environment is unsustainable. Current transport systems generate waste in terms of vehicles‚ parts and
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Regional strategies for global leadership As the rising tide of globalization‚ some companies may lost the way or make mistakes to set out to create a worldwide strategy. In fact‚ better results come from strong regional strategies‚ which is the bridge that connect the local and global initiatives‚ and can significantly boost a company’s performance. The role and importance of regions According to the article‚ an increasing number of companies regard regions as enabler of cross-border integration
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summary: Sustainability reporting‚ alternatively known as CSR reporting‚ is the annual process whereby companies - public‚ private; large and small - report on their sustainability performance. Reports typically cover social‚ environmental‚ economic and ethical performance and incorporate information on a company ’s environmental impact or carbon footprint‚ staff satisfaction‚ community investment etc. Sustainability reporting is becoming increasingly important as a tool companies can use to demonstrate
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Sustainability Review 2010 bp.com/sustainability 2 A letter from our group chief executive / 4 How BP is changing 6 Gulf of Mexico oil spill / 14 How we operate / 22 Energy future 30 Safety / 34 Environment / 38 Society Within hours of the Deepwater Horizon accident‚ BP teams were working to stop the leak. We also acted to minimize the spill’s impact on the environment by containing‚ removing and dispersing oil offshore‚ protecting the shoreline and cleaning up oil that came ashore. And we
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the roaring twenties were filled with war; in fact‚ this war had been called the “war to end all war”. The United States came out of that war bolstered by a wartime economy‚ but with this lack of concern for money came a push for social reforms. While people in the 1910s wanted to defend democracy at all costs‚ people began to insist that we not get involve with the European nations‚ and this attitude was immediately reflected when Woodrow Wilson tried to get the Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919
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| 1. Sustainability 1.1. What is Sustainability? 1.1.1. Growth and Consumption 1.1.2. Social Justice 1.1.3. Environmental and Social Quality 1.1.4. Ethical Frameworks 1.2. Sustainability and Organisational Behaviour 1.2.1. Human Resource Management 1.2.2. Corporate Social Responsibility 1.3. Impact of Sustainability on Motivation 1.3.1. Maslow Hierarchy’s of Needs 1.3.2. Expectancy Theory 2. Sustainability in McDonald’s
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prime concern of this study has been an inquiry into the process and persistence of regional imbalances in social development within northern region of the state of Karnataka with special attention on the problem of chronic backwardness and subsequent low standards of human life in both the Bombay-Karnataka and the Hyderabad-Karnataka regions within North Karnataka. Through a detailed study on North Karnataka‚ it has been an attempt to understand the dynamics of regional imbalances in social development
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environment. I switch off the lights when I leave the house. This does not only meet the present needs but also not compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. This has been a huge eye opener and thinking of the topics like teenage pregnancy‚ this is not helping us as a country to be sustainable and developed as the resources are less than the population. My comment: “It’s all in the outcome - Consequentialism” – utilitarianism and the sustainability problem “We living in a failed
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Summary(1-2 pages) Tim Hortons‚ Inc. is positioned within the market as a mature company with a strong consumer franchise. Broadly‚ the entity enjoys a strong brand‚ very profitable franchise income‚ strong cash flow‚ high returns‚ strong same store sales‚ and a low-risk business model. Business Overview Tim Hortons‚ Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of quick service restaurants‚ Tim Hortons restaurants‚ in Canada and the United States. The company offers coffee‚ flavoured cappuccinos
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