Cook established mutually valuable contact with the natives and this was time of great economic development for Māori (Orange, 1990). Trading and bartering increased as Whalers, Sealers and others called to renew supplies. Kororareka became a well-known stop for sailors, gaining the nickname, “hell hole of the pacific” as lawlessness and brothels thrived (Walker, 1990). Māori had concerns that Pakeha were becoming progressively unruly and compelled Pakeha leaders to control their people. James
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Ben Aston 24.04.03 Iraqi forces invaded and annexed Kuwait on 2 August 1990. Within twenty four hours Kuwaiti military resistance had effectively ceased, and the government and emir of Kuwait had fled to Saudi Arabia. A puppet administration was installed and Kuwait was declared to be a province of Iraq. The Persian Gulf War, more commonly referred to as the Gulf War, which began in 1990 and continued through to 1991was driven by a myriad of internal factors. But to what extent
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The antarctic is what helps keep the earth's weather regulated. This is possible due to the water that travels up the earth to mix with the warm water, but due to humans the regulation of water can be a risk. From “Captain Cousteau”, Audubon(May 1990): 17. In the twenties laws were not taken seriously, trends were made, young people had hope and police were walked over by the criminals. In this year change was more than just a word, it was the future. Kathleen Yancey, English 102 Supplemental Guide
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Trade Representative, tobacco companies and market liberalization in Thailand Ross MacKenzie Jeff Collin Macquarie University, Australia University of Edinburgh, UK Abstract The enforced opening of Thailand’s cigarette market to imports in 1990 has become a cause celebre in debates about the social and health impacts of trade agreements. At the instigation of leading US-based cigarette manufacturers, the US Trade Representative (USTR) threatened trade sanctions against Thailand to compel
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Summary Japan experienced a period of exceptional economic growth becoming an economic powerhouse by the 1980s. However, Japan was not able to carry this economic prowess forward into the 21st century. The Japanese economy lost an entire decade in the 1990s due to economic stagnation -- one that was characterized by deflation, three recessions and a slowdown in economic growth. A stock market crash followed along with more than a three-fourths decline in real-estate prices which plagued Japan’s economy
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(Cropanzano and Greenberg 1997; Folger and Cropanzano 1998). A voluminous body of literature suggests that the perception of fairness, integrity and sensitivity will respond with high engagement, and a increase in productivity (CIPD, 2013). Since 1990s, the recognition of fairness has been brought to the attention of managers and deeply discussed then. Adding value to this concept is the study of Dr.Koonmee, which was conducted in two Thailand parliament secretariat offices in 2011. Notwithstanding
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Relationship marketing refers to a short-term arrangement where both the buyer and seller have an interest in providing a more satisfying exchange. This approach tries to disambiguiously transcend the simple post purchase-exchange process with a customer to make more truthful and richer contact by providing a more holistic, personalised purchase, and uses the experience to create stronger ties. According to Liam Alvey (1983) relationship marketing can be applied when there are competitive product
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Reforms in the Indian Monetary Policy During 1990s The Monetary policy of the RBI has undergone massive changes during the economic reform period. After 1991 the Monetary policy is disassociated from the fiscal policy. Under the reform period an emphasis was given to the stable macro economic situation and low inflation policy. The major changes in the Indian Monetary policy during the decade of 1990. 1. Reduced Reserve Requirements : During 1990s both the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and the
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The Emerald Research Register for this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0144-3577.htm IJOPM 24,10 Learning to evolve A review of contemporary lean thinking Peter Hines, Matthias Holweg and Nick Rich Lean Enterprise Research Centre, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff, UK Keywords Lean production, Learning organizations Abstract The application of lean thinking has
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Evolution of Health Care Information Systems Looking back twenty 1990’s and now in 2010 health care has changed extremely. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) did not exist until 1996. HIPAA made it possible for everyone to qualify for health insurance and setting privacy and they established health information standards and regulation. Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) had a reputation of poor quality of care and the 90’s were the beginning of a major transformation
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