Part One Introduction Almost every day‚ the long eighteenth century seems to be getting longer. And wider. It’s all a matter of where to draw the artificial boundaries between the stages of time over which human culture continues to change. This volume offers just one version of a period of history many refer to as the ‘long eighteenth century’‚ especially as it relates to the literature and culture of England. This version of the long eighteenth century begins in 1660‚ when a particularly
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Case Study: The Evolution of MTV and MuchMusic P.J. Worsfold‚ 4/30/2007 What happened to all the music on MTV and MuchMusic? With its 24-hour broadcast dominated by music videos‚ MTV became "perhaps the most influential single cultural product" of the 1980s (Williams)‚ while with an equally heavy musical presence‚ in the mid-1990s‚ MuchMusic was "the key to modern Canadian popular music‚ an indispensable myth-maker and… a deliberate nation builder in picture and sound" (Ward). Yet today‚ music
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The Myth of CSR The problem with assuming that companies can do well while also doing good is that markets don’t really work that way By Deborah Doane Stanford Social Innovation Review Fall 2005 Copyright © 2005 by Leland Stanford Jr. University All Rights Reserved DO NOT COPY Stanford Social Innovation Review 518 Memorial Way‚ Stanford‚ CA 94305-5015 Ph: 650-725-5399. Fax: 650-723-0516 Email: info@ssireview.com‚ www.ssireview.com ~ DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ~ FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY ~
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Strategic Analysis of Microsoft’s Introduction of Zune into the Portable Media Player Market MGMT 463 November 28‚ 2006 C. Braden-Moore Jeremy Hartman Brannan Schell Executive Summary The Evolution of Portable Multimedia Players Portable multimedia players (PMPs) will top many consumers’ wish lists this holiday season. It is estimated that PMPs will exceed the $497 million generated in 20051. Portable multimedia players or PMPs are broadly defined as electronic devices that can store and play
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Six Rules for Effective Forecasting People at cocktail parties are always asking me for stock tips‚ and then they want to know how my predictions have turned out. Their requests reveal the common but fundamentally erroneous perception that forecasters make predictions. We don’t‚ of course: Prediction is possible only in a world in which events are preordained and no amount of action in the present can influence future outcomes. That world is the stuff of myth and superstition. The one we inhabit
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Heart of Darkness: Modernism and Its Historians Author(s): Robert Wohl Reviewed work(s): Source: The Journal of Modern History‚ Vol. 74‚ No. 3 (September 2002)‚ pp. 573-621 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/345112 . Accessed: 30/09/2012 11:34 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service
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Business Review‚ January‚ pp Lewin‚ K. (1951). Field Theory in Social Science. New York: Harper and Row. March‚ J. G. (1991). How Decisions Happen in Organizations‚ HumanComputer Interaction‚ Vol. 6‚ pp. 95-117. Mayo‚ A. J. & Nohria‚ N. (2005). Zeitgeist Leadership‚ Harvard Business Review‚ October‚ pp Pfeffer‚ J. (1992). Managing with Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations Reason‚ J. (1987). The Chernobyl errors‚ Bulletin of The British Psychological Society‚ Vol 40‚ pp Sackley‚ N. (1999)
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Abstract In transitioning from traditional hierarchical management structure to a more open‚ democratic and participative approach‚ a key issue many organizations face is empowering their employees. Empowerment is defined for purposes of this paper as the ability of employees to " . . . use more judgment and discretion in their work and to participate more fully in decisions affecting their working lives." (Potterfield‚ 1999‚ p. 2). This paper includes an analysis of the theoretical background
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rative religin Agnosticism Literally meaning "not know"; a position asserting that the existence of God cannot be proven. Animism From the Latin anima‚ meaning "spirit‚" "soul‚" "life force"; a worldview common among oral religions (religions with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits. Atheism Literally meaning "not God"; a position asserting that there is no God or gods. Deconstruction A technique‚ pioneered by Jacques Derrida‚
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Axe / Lynx: Inspiration from above - A fresh approach to a global product launch Tim Jones‚ Priyanka Kanse‚ Ben Shaw‚ John Jones‚ Ed Booty and Irina Pessin Institute of Practitioners in Advertising Entrant‚ IPA Effectiveness Awards‚ 2012 Axe / Lynx: Inspiration from above - A fresh approach to a global product launch Tim Jones‚ Priyanka Kanse‚ Ben Shaw‚ John Jones‚ Ed Booty and Irina Pessin Institute of Practitioners in Advertising Entrant‚ IPA Effectiveness Awards‚ 2012 Axe / Lynx: Inspiration
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