CHAPTER ONE THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK: CONCEPTS AND PROBLEMATICS OF THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY CHAPTER ONE THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK: CONCEPTS AND PROBLEMATICS OF THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY Introduction This chapter presents a general theoretical framework for the knowledge society, based on four major axes linked by the concerns and issues invoked by the project to create a “knowledge society” as an integral part of a comprehensive programme of Arab renaissance. The first of these axes presents the
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Chapter 1 Strategic Leadership: Managing the Strategy-Making Process for Competitive Advantage Opening Case Wal-Mart Wal-Mart is one of the most extraordinary success stories in business history. Started in 1962 by Sam Walton, Wal-Mart has grown to become the world’s largest corporation. In the financial year ending January 31, 2004, the discount retailer whose mantra is “every day low prices” had sales of nearly $256 billion, five thousand stores in ten countries (almost three thousand are in
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GSK Corporate Responsibility Report 2013 62 Taking a scientific approach to sustainability The sourcing of raw materials and the complex, energyintensive chemical processes involved in transforming them into our products accounts for around half of our value chain carbon footprint. Over the last five years, we have been using innovative technology to reduce environmental impacts associated with manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients – the substances in our drugs that treat
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a. Explanation on corporate integrity pledge programme Corporate integrity must be defined not only by consistency and alignment between what one does and what one says, but also by relational awareness.( Marvin Brown, March 22, 2006, Corporate Integrity and Organizational Design , www.ssm.my) Corporate integrity is important in creating a strong foundation for Malaysia’s existing and future economic prosperity. The government has put in effort to emphasize the importance of integrity and to reduce
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PROMOTION 7 The Marketing Environment 7 Marketing and its relationship with other functional areas of business 8 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 8 Human Resource 8 Customer service 9 Planning 9 Goals and Objectives 9 Planning Gap 9 Ethics in Marketing 10 Market Research 10 Research methods & Data Mining 10 Market Research Process 11 Consumer Behavior 11 B2C vs. B2B 11 Marketing to B2B 11 Marketing to B2C 11 Consumer Decision Making Process 12 Factors Affecting B2C and
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Report (CD) 10 External Analysis (KM) 11 Basic Industry Information (AB/KM) 11 Industry Growth (KM) 12 Industry Profits 12 Industry Segments (AB/KM) 13 External/ General (Macro) Environment (AB/CD) 13 General Economic Conditions and Global (CD) 13 Population Demographics(CD) 14 Societal Values and Lifestyles (Sociocultural) (CD) 14 Political, Regulatory and Legal (AB) 15 Technological (AB/CD) 15 Summary of Analysis and Impact (AB/CD) 16 Industry Analysis/Porter’s Five Forces
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J.B.M. Vol. 17 No. 1 Journal of Business and Management Editors Cristina M. Giannantonio, Ph.D. Amy E. Hurley-Hanson, Ph.D. Published by Chapman University’s Argyros School of Business and Economics Sponsored by the Western Decision Sciences Institute WDSI WDSI WESTERN DECISION SCIENCES INSTITUTE The Western Decision Sciences Institute is a regional division of the Decision Sciences Institute. WDSI serves its interdisciplinary academic and business members primarily through
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President Chain Store Corporation 2011 CSR Report President Chain Store Corporation 2011 CSR Report www.7-11.com.tw 7-ELEVEN 2011 CSR REPORT Content About This Report h i s re p o r t e n c o m p a s s e s t h e v i e w s a n d strategies of President Chain Store Corp. (PCSC) concerning key issues of sustainability in the retail industry and displays our current results and future plans, thereby providing a channel to communicate with our stakeholders. Meanwhile, we view this report
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CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUND PROJECTS IN GARISA COUNTY BY ABDIKADIR ADEN FARAH A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS OF MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY OCTOBER, 2014 DECLARATION This research proposal is my original work and has not been presented for a degree in any other university or for any other award. No part of this study should be reproduced without authority
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commerce, industry, financial services, education, and the public and not-for-profit sectors. Its aim is to promote and contribute to the value of professional accountants in business. To achieve this objective, its activities focus on: increasing awareness of the important roles professional accountants play in creating, enabling, preserving, and reporting value for organizations and their stakeholders; and supporting member organizations in enhancing the competence of their members through development
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