...Why is International Trade important? International trade takes the world’s economy to the top position. It is important to carry out the trading at international level as some of the resources that are available in some countries are not available in others. So those people who do not have the resources with them can have the resources by importing them from other countries. So, trading becomes important and necessary in this scenario. Trading internationally involves sending what the native country produces the best to other countries and buying what other countries are producing best. This trading can improve the economy of the native country and helps in development of the country. International trading decreases poverty, generates employment, develops the economy and increases the income of the nation. The country which is in developing stage can consider the international trade as an advantage as it brings lot of financial gains to it. The funds that are acquired through trading internationally can be utilized in their best for the needs of the people in the country. Most of the developing countries tend to improve industrialization. But, they also were observed to get the raw materials available as resources with them to the international market. Some of these materials include timber, agricultural products and minerals. The Sub Saharan African nations earn about ninety percent of their income through international trading by exporting the raw materials...
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...Eat plenty of vegetables, legumes and fruits a) This is important because we get many vitamins and minerals from these food groups. We need these micronutrients to perform and regulate many different functions in the body. We also get some energy from sugar and starch. Each type of fruit and vegetable gives us different nutrients, so we should make sure to eat several serves each day of different ones. We can also get some fibre from legumes, and a little from other vegetables and fruit. Fibre helps us avoid constipation, decreases our risk of colo-rectal cancer, slows down the absorption of sugar and is good for the health of our GI tract. a) I did not eat enough fruit or vegetables. On one of the days I ate no vegetables at all, and on the other two days I ate only two or three serves of salad. The guidelines tell me that I should eat five serves of vegetables each day. I ate one piece of fruit every day, but I should eat two so this isn’t enough. b) I hate vegetables so I rarely eat them. I do eat some kinds of salad (e.g. tabbouleh) but I can’t stand cooked vegetables. My family doesn’t eat vegetables as part of our diet, so there is no encouragement for me to eat them. I like fruit and I make sure to eat it every day because I know it’s a healthier snack than chocolate or crisps, but I didn’t know that I should eat two serves every...
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...Motivation Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a theory in psychology, proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper A Theory of Human Motivation.[2] Maslow subsequently extended the idea to include his observations of humans' innate curiosity. His theories parallel many other theories of human developmental psychology, all of which focus on describing the stages of growth in humans. [pic] Physiological needs For the most part, physiological needs are obvious — they are the literal requirements for human survival. If these requirements are not met, the human body simply cannot continue to function. Air, water, and food are metabolic requirements for survival in all animals, including humans. Clothing and shelter provide necessary protection from the elements. Safety needs With their physical needs relatively satisfied, the individual's safety needs take precedence and dominate behavior. These safety needs manifest themselves in such things as a preference for job security, grievance procedures for protecting the individual from unilateral authority, savings accounts, insurance policies, reasonable disability accommodations, and the like. Social needs After physiological and safety needs are fulfilled, the third layer of human needs are social and involve feelings of belongingness. Humans need to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance, whether it comes from a large social group, such as clubs, office culture, religious groups, professional...
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...1.0 introduction Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) started in the the year 1879 of as a company which was wholly-possessed by the legislature. Singtel is the largest telecommunication company in Singapore. Singtel have 130 years of telecom operating experience and not only that , they also played a major role in Singapores Develpment by being the key communication centre.Singtel is one of the top compananies in Asia for their telecommunication services , data services like 3G or 4G, internet and pay televisons. Singtel is not just only listed as the largest company in Singapore , but it is also listed in Optus a telecom company in Australia which is stands at the top for their integrated telecommunication services and poroducts.(about us, n.d.) We are a significant interchanges player in Asia and Africa through our key ventures in five local versatile administrators, in particular Telkomsel (Indonesia), Globe Telecom (the Philippines), Progressed Information Administration (Thailand) and PBTL (Bangladesh).(About us, n.d.) The Gathering likewise has speculations in Bharti Airtel (India), which has critical vicinity in Sri Lanka, Africa and Bangladesh.As a key financial specialist, they work nearly with their members to develop the business, by leveraging their scale in frameworks, customer touch base at and broad operational experience .Singtel's offshoots profit not just from the association with Singtel PESTEL 2.1 Political factor Singapore is a political...
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...The PsychSim5 Activities PsychSim 5: PSYCHOLOGY’S TIMELINE Name: Abdul Hasssan Section: 6 Date: This activity will take you on a tour through the history of psychology. You will learn how psychology grew out of philosophy and medical physiology, and will become acquainted with some of the pioneers of psychology as a scientific discipline. Famous Psychologists Can you think of any famous psychologists from psychology’s history? The Early History: Philosophers and Scientists Match each of the philosophers and scientists with their descriptions AND write in the approximate year of their contribution. ______ Aristotle (______) 320 b.c. A. British philosopher, empiricist ______ Darwin (______) 360 b.c. B. Greek philosopher, nativist ______ Descartes (______) 1600 C. British biologist ______ Helmholz (______) 1700 D. German physiologist ______ Locke (______) 1830 E. French philosopher, nativist, and dualist ______ Plato (______) 1860 F. Greek philosopher, empiricist Pioneers of Psychology Match each of the pioneers of psychology with their descriptions AND write in the approximate year of their main contribution. ______ Calkins (______) 1879 A. Studied memory ______ Ebbinghaus (______) 1882 B. First psychotherapy ______ Freud (______) 1885 C. First lab in USA ______ Hall (______) 1888 D. Used introspection ______ James (______) 1890 E. First comprehensive textbook ...
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...Audit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Audit (disambiguation). The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page. (January 2010) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2010) Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Constant Item Purchasing Power Accounting · Cost of goods sold · Debits and credits · Double-entry system · Fair value accounting · FIFO & LIFO · GAAP / International Financial Reporting Standards · General ledger · Historical cost · Matching principle · Revenue recognition · Trial balance Fields of accounting Cost · Financial · Forensic · Fund · Management · Tax Financial statements Statement of Financial Position · Statement of cash flows · Statement of changes in equity · Statement of comprehensive income · Notes · MD&A · XBRL Auditing Auditor's report · Financial audit · GAAS / ISA · Internal audit · Sarbanes–Oxley Act Accounting qualifications CA · CCA · CGA · CMA · CPA · CGFM · APA This box: view · talk · edit The general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person, organization, system, process, enterprise, project or product. The term most commonly refers to audits in accounting, but similar...
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...Philippine Journal of Science 139 (2): 161-166, December 2010 ISSN 0031 - 7683 Waste Chicken Feather as Reinforcement in Cement-Bonded Composites Menandro N. Acda Department of Forest Products and Paper Science, College of Forestry and Natural Resources University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna 4031 Philippines This study investigated the use of waste chicken feather (barbs and rachis) as reinforcement in cement-bonded composites. A series of composite boards consisting of various proportions of waste feather, cement, sand, and chemical admixtures were prepared. Mix workability decreased significantly as the proportion by weight of feathers or ground feathers increased from 5% to 20%. Boards containing 5% to 10% fiber and/or ground feather by weight showed comparable strength and dimensional stability to commercial wood fiber-cement composites of similar thickness and density. Stiffness, flexural strength, and dimensional stability of the feather-cement boards decreased as the proportion of feathers was increased above 10%. Higher proportions of feather, however, showed significant reduction in modulus of elasticity (MOE) and modulus of rupture (MOR), and increased water absorption and thickness swelling after 24 hours of soaking in water. Key Words: Barbs, Chicken Feather, Cement Composites, Coupling Agent, Dimensional stability, Hygroscopicity, Keratin, Silane, Superplasticizer INTRODUCTION Chicken feathers are waste products of the...
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...Important Things I have many important things in my life that I could not live without. From people I know, to places I visit, even the music I listen to all means something to me. The very first thing that comes to mind when someone asks me what is important to me are the people that are important to me. My sister Krista is by far the best sister I could ever ask for; if I need anything she would be the first person that I go to for help. For example one time I got kicked out of a party at 3am and Krista came to pick me up. She is always there to talk about my problems and help me out. Obviously like any other normal siblings we do argue a lot, but it never lasts for very long. Krista is by far my favourite family member. Another person in my life that is extremely important to me is my nephew Cole. He is one year old and is the cutest baby I have ever seen. Cole can cheer me up even when I am in the worst mood. I remember one time I was having the worst day and nothing seemed to go right. I was being rude to everybody and nothing could make me smile. When I got home from school my sister showed up for a surprise visit with Cole and I instantly got the biggest smile on my face. It is impossible for me to be in a bad mood around him. Another thing that comes to mind when I'm asked what is important to me are the material things. I could never live without my iPod; I have a different playlist of music for every type of mood I am in. Music makes me happy when I'm upset...
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...Donald Fletcher bravo company 302d bsb Camp Casey Korea why is it important to follow orders Donald Fletcher bravo company 302d bsb Camp Casey Korea why is it important to follow orders There are many reasons why a soldier should follow all of the orders they are given because every one of them is important in any circumstance. An order is a task given to a soldier that has to be done in a certain period of time in an efficient manner. There are three main reasons of why it’s important for a soldier to follow the orders they are given: To be disciplined, an effective combat, and be a good soldier and love your job. When a soldier doesn’t follow the orders they were given it doesn’t only affect them it affects everyone in the team and the goals they have set for the mission. When soldiers don’t follow the orders, the objectives are hurt and the chances of winning the war. When you’re in the army you need to stop and think if it will harm you or your battle buddies. When a soldier doesn’t follow orders while in combat zone it makes the mission ineffective, if a single soldier in the unit is combat ineffective it lowers the chances of winning, making the leaders deal with a soldier that can’t handle the workload of the unit. For example if Sergeant tells a private to prepare the guns before they go out for the mission the sergeant is telling the private to get the guns ready so they can be fully functional and help out when its needed in the fight. It doesn’t matter if...
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...Important Ideas Katrina Doughty Microeconomics- 4 ECO 3028-4 Select the top ten (10) most important ideas / concepts you learned in chapters 27& 28 of your textbook. Chapter 27: 1. Two basics forms of government regulation of business is economic and social regulation. I can’t think of how economic regulations affect me, but I do have friends that are affected because in order for them to enter a business they must have a license like working in a hair salon or becoming a lawyer. Social regulation affects me because I have to have a permit in order to carry a weapon. 2. Bundling is when you get two or more products for sale as a full set. When I bargain stop I look for deals and I receive my living room suit that was a seven piece for under $2000 dollars. 3. Natural monopoly occurs when a firm can supply the entire market lower price than two or more firms. This affects me because look to get the lower prices, but the goods or service has great quality. You cable television, trash collections, electric power are examples of natural monopoly. 4. Antitrust laws- One case of antitrust laws that I u because use is Microsoft because they bundled their Microsoft internet explorer with Microsoft Windows products. Antitrust is in place to protect the consumers and small businesses. 5. Relevant Product Market is determined by the demand-side, supply-side, and potential competition. This affects me because I tend to switch from...
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...Obesity Lessons for Liberals and Conservatives The obesity rate among low-income children in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate. Approximately one out of three kids is now considered overweight or obese. Although there are several options that could improve this problem, I believe that the W.I.C. reforms issued by the U.S.D.A. are a step in the right direction for reducing the obesity rate. According to a study conducted by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, “New York was the first state to implement the new W.I.C. food package and is the first to report that changing the foods provided to children under the program helped to improve their eating behavior and achieve healthier weights.” By including healthier food items that can be purchased under the W.I.C. program, low-income mothers can now expose their children to a more nutritional lifestyle. I am encouraged that changes to the program have yielded positive results. Parents have demanded and supermarkets have responded to provide access to fresh, healthy foods in low-income neighborhoods. Another way that parents can prevent childhood obesity is to help kids stay active by participating in daily physical activity such as walking, swimming, and dancing. Even though government incentives such as the W.I.C. reforms are having a positive impact on the obesity rates, parents still need to do their part and motivate their children to pursue an active and healthy lifestyle. Bibliography ...
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...See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/229781501 Knowledge Based Resources, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and the Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Strategic Management Journal, Jg. 24, S. 1307-1314 ARTICLE in STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL · DECEMBER 2003 Impact Factor: 3.78 · DOI: 10.1002/smj.360 CITATIONS READS 574 4,455 2 AUTHORS: Johan Wiklund Dean A. Shepherd Syracuse University Indiana University Bloomington 92 PUBLICATIONS 5,206 CITATIONS 189 PUBLICATIONS 7,587 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE SEE PROFILE Available from: Johan Wiklund Retrieved on: 06 November 2015 Strategic Management Journal Strat. Mgmt. J., 24: 1307–1314 (2003) Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/smj.360 RESEARCH NOTES AND COMMENTARIES KNOWLEDGE-BASED RESOURCES, ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION, AND THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES JOHAN WIKLUND1 * and DEAN SHEPHERD2 1 Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Creation, Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden and Jonkoping International Business School, ¨ ¨ Jonkoping, Sweden ¨ ¨ 2 Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. and Jonkoping International Business School, Jonkoping, Sweden ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ While theory suggests that management has discretion in manipulating resources in order to build ...
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...PhDbox.in, your guide to professional PhD thesis PhDbox.in is one of its kind research consultancies which provides PhD students superior quality PhD thesis writing and editing services. With our expertise and extensive presence in the field of research, we are assisting PhD students across India. The thesis proposal is one of the utmost important aspects of PhD. However, due to lack of knowledge and experience, many students struggle to deliver a proper PhD thesis paper. On the other hand, a quality research paper needs end-to-end knowledge of the research methodologies and the subject. Not only is that, the presentation and logical flow of the content equally important to achieve a good grade. At PhDbox.in, our services range from helping students preparing their thesis proposal to helping them in all aspects of their PhD, including editing the research papers. We have a team of highly professional academic writers from the best universities across the world, who help us deliver the best in quality research papers. Their proficiency also helps us to offer consulting services in different subjects. However, it is not only the quality, our customised services, 24/7 customer services, on time project delivery and 100% plagiarism free services also make us unique. During the research paper creation process, our team helps the students with prompt service at all the required stages. Nevertheless, our service is affordable to all the PhD students. On top of that, we provide...
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...Case Study Letterman or Leno: A Groupthink Analysis of Successive Decisions Made by NBC By analyzing two consecutive decisions made by the same group of executives at National Broadcasting Company (NBC) Neck (1996) explored the role leadership played in enhancing groupthink in the first case and mitigating it in the second. When Johnny Carson, the 30-year host of The Tonight Show (NBC’s flagship late-night television show), retired, the NBC executive group was faced with two decisions. Who would take over from Carson: Jay Leno or David Letterman? The second decision involved determining what to do with the late night star that didn’t take over the show. In the first decision, all the antecedents of Janis’ groupthink model were present. The decision-making group, led by Bob Wright (President of NBC), was cohesive, insulated from outside opinion, homogeneous and under stress to make the right decision. Wright’s view was that Leno would be a better host and he actively voiced his opinion at the outset, “…NBC had established over 30 years an audience that expected certain things, and Jay Leno looked like the perfect successor to that, while David Letterman remained the ideal performer for the 12:30 show.” No one in the group challenged the leader’s view and NBC chose Leno over Letterman. This decision proved disastrous for NBC as Letterman accepted a contract with CBS for his Late Show and competed head to head with Leno’s show and won the competition in both ratings and advertising...
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...4. CONTROLLING. PLANNING: Planning involves choosing tasks that must be performed to attain organizational goals, outlining how the tasks must be performed, and indicating when they should be performed. Planning activity focuses on attaining goals. Managers outline exactly what organizations should do to be successful. Planning is concerned with the success of the organization in the short term as well as in the long term. ORGANIZING: Organizing can be thought of as assigning the tasks developed in the planning stages, to various individuals or groups within the organization. Organizing is to create a mechanism to put plans into action. People within the organization are given work assignments that contribute to the company’s goals. Tasks are organized so that the output of each individual contributes to the success of departments, which, in turn, contributes to the success of divisions, which ultimately contributes to the success of the organization. INFLUENCING: Influencing is also referred to as motivating,leading or directing.Influencing can be defined as guiding the activities of organization members in he direction that helps the organization move towards the fulfillment of the goals. The purpose of influencing is to increase productivity. Human-oriented work situations usually generate higher levels of production over the long term than do task oriented work situations because people find the latter type distasteful. CONTROLLING: Controlling is the following roles...
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