The transition from British to American hegemony in the Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf is a region of many conflicting interest. The name itself already offers a good example of this, since it is the center of a politicized debate between those preferring Persian Gulf and those preferring Arabian Gulf. Although this debate will not be further explored in this paper – it was decided to use the term “Persian Gulf” as it is most commonly used – this paper will delve deeper into the transition from
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alcohol, by outlawing its consumption and access to the common man. Alcoholism is defined as “a preoccupation with alcohol and impaired control over alcohol intake. Alcoholism is a chronic, often progressive disease. Left untreated, alcoholism can be fatal (Mayo Clinic, 2007).” Prohibition was a thirteen year experiment by the government of the United States to control the behavior and actions of the people. The results of this experiment were flagrantly negative due to poor planning and underachieving
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INTRODUCTION Seed dormancy refers to a state in which viable seeds fail to germinate when provided with conditions normally favourable to germination i.e adequate moisture, appropriate temperature regime, a normal atmosphere and in some cases light. Dormancy has evolved as a strategy to avoid germination under conditions where seedlings survival is likely to be low. Despite the fact that many researchers study dormancy, there is no unambiguous definition of the phenomenon, perhaps because
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thomas a . meyer How Great companies Get Started in terrible times Innovate! Innovate! How Great Companies Get Started in Terrible Times THOMAS A. MEYER John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Copyright © 2010 by Thomas A. Meyer. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical
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Security Issues in MANET.pdf (Size: 182.57 KB / Downloads: 225) Security Issues in MANETs Presented By: Abhishek Seth 04329001 Abstract Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANET) has become an ex¬citing and important technology in recent years because of the rapid proliferation of wireless devices. A mo¬bile adhoc network consists of mobile nodes that can move freely in an open environment. Communicating nodes in a Mobile Adhoc Network usually seek the help ofother intermediate nodes to establish
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LEADERSHIP Six Ways to Sink a Growth Initiative by Donald L. Laurie and J. Bruce Harreld FROM THE JULY–AUGUST 2013 ISSUE T he CEO is confronted with a dilemma: The revenue and profits of his company’s existing businesses are rising slowly, and the businesses have already slashed their costs as much as they dare. Because their markets are mature, he knows that the company must grow if the share price is to increase, but acquisitions are expensive and risky. So he launches a slew of
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Strategic Integration of Recruitment Practices and Its Impact on Performance in Indian Enterprises Ashok Chanda, Trapti Bansal & Rupal Chanda Abstract Recruitment and selection is a foundation of human resource management (HRM) practices and its integration to business is critical to achieve organisational strategic goals. However, little research has to date examined strategic integration in this specific human resource (HR) practice, and, therefore, little is known about the level and application
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Medicare Funding Crisis David Holt Healthcare Finance Ron Evans July 20, 2013 At the heart of America's fiscal crisis is the impending collapse of our entitlement system. And the primary cause of that looming collapse is the explosion of costs in Medicare, the federal program that provides health insurance to every American over 65. Without major reforms of the program, there is simply no way for us to address the federal deficit, contain the national
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CHAPTER 22 MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS, TRANSFER PRICING, AND MULTINATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 22-1 A management control system is a means of gathering and using information to aid and coordinate the planning and control decisions throughout the organization and to guide the behavior of its managers and employees. The goal of the system is to improve the collective decisions within an organization. 22-2 To be effective, management control systems should be (a) closely aligned to an organization's
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Journal of Operations Management 20 (2002) 121–134 The service concept: the missing link in service design research? Susan Meyer Goldstein a,∗ , Robert Johnston b , JoAnn Duffy c , Jay Rao d a c Department of Operations and Management Science, University of Minnesota, 321 19th Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA b Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK Gibson D. Lewis Center for Business and Economic Development, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
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