...Biography of Nick Joaquín (1917-2004) Posted on September 15, 2010 by Pepe Nicomedes "Nick" Joaquín This is the best biography of Nick that I’ve encountered so far… The 1996 Ramón Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts BIOGRAPHY of Nick Joaquín Resil B. Mojares He was the greatest Filipino writer of his generation. Over six decades and a half, he produced a body of work unmatched in richness and range by any of his contemporaries. Living a life wholly devoted to the craft of conjuring a world through words, he was the writer’s writer. In the passion with which he embraced his country’s manifold being, he was his people’s writer as well. Nick Joaquín was born in the old district of Pacò in Manila, Philippines, on September 15, 1917, the feast day of Saint Nicomedes, a protomartyr of Rome, after whom he took his baptismal name. He was born to a home deeply Catholic, educated, and prosperous. His father, Leocadio Joaquín, was a person of some prominence. Leocadio was a procurador (attorney) in the Court of First Instance of Laguna, where he met and married his first wife, at the time of the Philippine Revolution. He shortly joined the insurrection, had the rank of colonel, and was wounded in action. When the hostilities ceased and the country came under American rule, he built a successful practice in law. Around 1906, after the death of his first wife, he married Salomé Márquez, Nick’s mother. A friend of General Emilio Aguinaldo, Leocadio...
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...Content A. Preface 2 B. Motivation i. Introduction 2 ii. Understanding Motivation - Herzberg Theory 3 iii. Applying Motivation - Personal Life and Work Condition 4 - Participative Management 4 - 5 - Rewarding Employee 5 C. Communication i. Introduction 6 ii. Function of Communication 6 - 7 iii. Organization Communication 7 - 8 - Physical Group Networking 8 - 9 - Perception 9 - Language 9 - 10 - Filtering 10 - Modern Technologies Communication 10 - 11 D. Organization Change i. Introduction 11 - 12 ii. Process of change - Unfreezing 12 - Minimizing resistance in unfreezing 12 - 13 - Change 13 - Minimizing resistance in change 13 - 14 - Refreezing 14 - Minimizing resistance in refreezing 15 E. Conclusion 15 F. References 16 - 17 A. Preface In the following study, we were asked to choose three topics from which that is being applied to our own workplace. I have picked “Motivation”, “Communication” and “Organization Change”. In reading and understanding more about management during the past few modules, I have learnt how can organization uses several key points to drive employees to work harder...
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...In this piece of task I will be explaining methods used to identify the target market for the proposed business learners need to demonstrate their understanding of the methods used to identify their target market for the proposed business. This will require them to consider a range of methods that could actually be used and to provide reasons of my choice. Market research will almost certainly be included but learners need to explain why. Other methods may prove more challenging but the selection and justification should contribute to a possible business launch rather than just being a descriptive account of how they could be applied. Primary Research Surveys; A survey helps to get customer feedback that involves Hurum’s to prepare a mini questionnaire they would give to customers. The questionnaire would contain tick boxes and writing their opinions what you can improve on. When Hurum’s gets the returning of the questionnaire it needs read and improved on know what the customer satisfaction is. Experimentation; Experimentation is a different way of trying out new things by experimenting; you can see what error is produced and see if it can be controlled by the researcher. Experimentation can be a way of trying out a new design on a small area. Hurum’s might test a new product to a limited audience of consumers by this it allows Hurum’s to save money as they are letting limited audience to test the product. This allows Hurum’s to go after for more products to invent in. ...
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...Part I: Data Collection Exercises 1) The year-over-year Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on quarterly basis. [CHINA] List of China's quarterly GDP 2005-2014 | (Revison based on the 3rd Economic Census 2013,[1] in millions of CNY) | year | quarter 1 | quarter 2 | quarter 3 | quarter 4 | | GDP | growth (%) | GDP | growth (%) | GDP | growth (%) | GDP | growth (%) | p2014 | 13,292,020 | 7.9 | 14,582,020 | 9 | 15,628,150 | 8.5 | 20,144,080 | 7.7 | 2013 | 12,317,080 | 10.2 | 13,374,040 | 8.6 | 14,407,610 | 11.2 | 18,703,150 | 10.2 | 2012 | 11,179,230 | 11.8 | 12,310,660 | 10.2 | 12,954,210 | 9.1 | 16,968,200 | 10.4 | 2011 | 10,003,770 | 18.8 | 11,171,440 | 18.8 | 11,871,710 | 19 | 15,365,430 | 17.4 | 2010 | 8,422,870 | 19.1 | 9,405,090 | 18.1 | 9,976,240 | 18.1 | 13,086,100 | 18.1 | 2009 | 7,075,010 | 5.7 | 7,962,290 | 6.4 | 8,446,370 | 9.4 | 11,079,250 | 13.4 | 2008 | 6,693,940 | 21.3 | 7,486,280 | 21.1 | 7,720,710 | 19.2 | 9,774,240 | 13.3 | 2007 | 5,517,910 | 21.1 | 6,183,650 | 22.6 | 6,474,540 | 24 | 8,625,840 | 24.2 | 2006 | 4,556,110 | 15.9 | 5,043,460 | 17.3 | 5,223,050 | 16.1 | 6,943,040 | 18.5 | 2005 | 3,931,770 | 16.7 | 4,300,870 | 15.5 | 4,497,790 | 13 | 5,859,150 | 17.3 | Table 1: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of China from 2005-2014 (Past 10 years) in quarterly basis [Unit in 100 million RMB] Reference: [1] http://www.stats.gov.cn/was5/web/search?page=6&channelid=250710&was_custom_expr=like%28Economic+Census%29%2Fsen&perpage=20&outlinepage=10 ...
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