current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0263-7472.htm Performance measurement in facilities management: driving innovation? Michael Pitt and Matthew Tucker School of the Built Environment‚ Liverpool John Moores University‚ Liverpool‚ UK Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to examine the state of knowledge of performance measurement in facilities management‚ in particular regarding the concepts underlying benchmarking in relation to its ability to
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may not be as expected. Ethics are a complex set of ideas each individual possesses based on their moral codes. Ethics determine what is right‚ and what is wrong for an individual. However‚ we have adopted a sense of cultural relativism in that we don’t always feel the “right” thing is the ethical thing to do. Dr. Edward Younkins‚ Professor of Accountancy and Business Administration at Wheeling Jesuit University‚ states that this form of cultural relativism comes from‚ “...the mistaken idea that
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at this point in time. There is so much media and stimuli immediately available‚ so many distractions to make opinions for us. Celebrities seem like new Gods who are idolized and emulated without a second thought. It can be very easy to forget that we should make up our own minds in everything‚ as well as about such lofty topics. In considering bigger pictures for yourself and not through a media filter‚ I feel that you gain perspective. With perspective‚ hopefully there is some sort of enlightenment
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Caries prevention is extremely important for not only kids‚ but adults as well. There are different ways that people can do this‚ but one of the easier methods is by using fluoride. Fluoride is commonly known for preventing dental caries and also helping with strengthening bone. There has always been a controversy that fluoride is extremely bad for the body and that it should not be allowed to be in public water. Besides water‚ fluoride is also found in food and beverages‚ known as a form of systemic
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BBCworldservice.com ____ post card. R: hello‚ I’m Rob and welcome to 6 minute english. With me today in studio is Ms. Feifei. Hello there. F: Hi Rob. R:In today’s programme we are discussing films make us cry and why we actually enjoy watching something that makes us burst into tears or another words to cry out loud. We are also looking at the language associated with crying. So crying out loud surely this is something that you have done‚ Feifei? F: I’m afraid yes so I have done that. R:
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the president came on T.V. and announced that there were no more rules‚ if it became legal to do whatever you want‚ would you break those rules? What if the general opinion was that you should follow the old rule? Would you still break those rules? Opinions can make all the difference when it comes to how well a society runs. I feel that rules don’t determine a society’s actions and lifestyle‚ opinions do. “‘—and then‚ the beast might try to come in. You remember how he crawled—’ The semicircle
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managers at any level has more real-world effect on strategy than any plans developed at headquarters. How Managers’ Everyday Decisions Create—or Destroy— Your Company’s Strategy by Joseph L. Bower and Clark G. Gilbert Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 How Managers’ Everyday Decisions Create—or Destroy—Your Company’s Strategy 9 Further Reading A list of related materials
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Why We Buy Introduction In an effort to discover why we buy‚ Paco Underhill set out a mission using video equipment‚ store maps and customer profile sheets to gather research. Once his business began to grow he founded a consulting firm‚ Envirosell‚ and began to discover over 900 aspects between the shopper and the store. Why We Buy‚ gets down to the basics of how retailers and consumers interact. Each chapter takes the reader through a series of important tactics to remember when being involved
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1. Single Parenting http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14653813‚ Singer Jamelia: Why do we still vilify single mothers?‚ people look down upon single mothers‚ but they are really strong enough to raise children by themselves. People who are single‚ are susually widowed‚ divorced‚ or never married. The kids raisied by single mothers always wish they had a father but end up being perfectly well off since they were raised by a single mother. pg. 185 “ When I was a child I had a set of paper dolls. THey
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Introduction It is not always clear why a criminal justice system is needed or indeed what it contributes to the functioning of a society. In the discussion that will follow‚ it will be argued that there are essentially four reasons why we do need to have a criminal justice system. First‚ it upholds the freedoms of individuals and maintenance of public order. Second‚ a criminal justice system instils fear in people and thus deterring illegal activities. Third‚ a good justice system provides
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