their billion dollar enterprises. For their dynasties to remain intact, hemp had to go. This then led these men to take an obscure Mexican slang word: ‘marihuana’ and push it into the consciousness of America”. Hemp became a danger to the cotton industry which in those days was the prefer crop for the textile
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Working Paper Series No. 59 Sexual harassment in the workplace: a literature review Carrie Hunt, Marilyn Davidson, Sandra Fielden and Helge Hoel Manchester Business School, University of Manchester Sexual harassment in the workplace: A literature review Carrie Hunt, Marilyn Davidson, Sandra Fielden and Helge Hoel The Centre for Equality and Diversity at Work Manchester Business School, University of Manchester 2 © Equal Opportunities Commission 2007 First published Summer
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CHAPTER – ONE Introduction 1. (A) Overview of the Garments Industry The readymade garments (RMG) industry of Bangladesh is the fastest growing export oriented industry of the country. Starting in late seventies, the ready made garment industry of Bangladesh now accounts for over 64% of the country's total export earning. A close look at the composition of RMG export of Bangladesh over the last two decades reveals that the woven garments sub-sector constituted the lion's share. In fact, the
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Emerging Influences on US Healthcare and Its Affects Mary K Gano HC MGT 301 Mr. Anderson October 23, 2015 There are some forces evolving in the United States that are creating an impactful change in the healthcare system as we know it. Not only has our access to healthcare improved, but more people are doing their own research and making informed decisions about the type of healthcare they feel is best for them. In addition, the focus on quality is likely to be enhanced because of coordination
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and Chua, 1999; Petravick, 1997; and Sharma and Subramaniam, 200l; amongst others), there is scant empirical data from the public sector. This study attempts to fill the gap by providing some preliminary evidence in food and beverages industry. Using responses from 3 firms which includes Dangote flour mills, UAC and Northern Nigeria flour mills plc, the study found that more than 85% of the respondents had either fully outsourced or co-sourced their internal audit function. Further, non-department
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information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rsus20 Toward sustainable educational travel Joshua Long , Alison Vogelaar & Brack W. Hale a a b c Southwestern University, Environmental Studies , 1001 E. University Blvd., Georgetown , TX , 78626 , United States b Franklin College Switzerland , Communication and Media Studies , Lugano , Switzerland c Franklin College Switzerland , Environmental Science , Lugano , Switzerland Published online: 30 Jul 2013. To cite this article: Joshua Long , Alison
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Replicas and Forgeries Chris Rohr Western Governors University Replicas and Forgeries Fakes, forgeries and replicas have been created for centuries. Determining the difference between them has been an issue of growing importance. Hundreds of books have been written on the subject and there are professions and organizations built around determining the true nature of an object. For the purposes of this paper and object may be a work of art, a document or an artifact. A replica is a copy of
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Provisional Topic Title : Analyze the impact of customer retention on company profitability (Case Study of Leasing Industry in Sri Lanka –ABC Company) 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction to the industry ABC is classified as one of the strongest players among the Non Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI’s) in Sri Lanka. The NBFI’s can once again be categorized into two main sectors and they are the Licensed Finance Companies (LFC’s) and the Specialized Leasing Companies (SLC’s) such as ABC. The NBFI
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FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS WORK/LIFE BALANCE STRATEGIES: PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN AUSTRALIAN ORGANIZATIONS Helen De Cieri, Barbara Holmes, Jacqui Abbott & Trisha Pettit Working Paper 58/02 November 2002 ISSN 1327–5216 Abstract Work/life balance (WLB) is an issue increasingly recognised as of strategic importance to organizations and of significance to employees. We argue that an organization’s need to attract and retain valued employees in a highly competitive labour market is a strong motivating
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Working Paper Series No. 59 Sexual harassment in the workplace: a literature review Carrie Hunt, Marilyn Davidson, Sandra Fielden and Helge Hoel Manchester Business School, University of Manchester Sexual harassment in the workplace: A literature review Carrie Hunt, Marilyn Davidson, Sandra Fielden and Helge Hoel The Centre for Equality and Diversity at Work Manchester Business School, University of Manchester 2 © Equal Opportunities Commission 2007 First published Summer 2007
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