CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION (CAPE) CARIBBEAN STUDIES For Self-Study and Distance Learning This material has been developed for The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) With assistance from The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Copyright © 2004 CXC/COL Prepared by Dr Jennifer Mohammed Mr. Samuel Lochan Dr. Henderson Carter Dr. David Browne CARIBBEAN STUDIES TABLE OF CONTENTS Study Guide 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14
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COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Vehari Department Of Management Sciences Report Title: Topics: Role of Media in improving corporate governance. Environmental concerns and corporate governance CSR of any organization Prepared for: Mr.Sohail Tahir Prepared by: Altaf-Hussain (FA11-MBA-004/VHR) M.Sajjad (FA11-MBA-011/VHR) The Media Role in Corporate Governance Improvement What is media? Communication channels through which news, entertainment, education, data, or promotional
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“We live in the world of print”. From newspapers, magazines, books, reading plays a vital role in every child, and they have their own style or way in digesting knowledge. Language Instructors are frustrated by the fact that students have the difficulty in decoding message. “The ability to read and the ability to choose good reading materials characterize the man just as much as do his appearance and his speech. Our reading habits are just as much a part of us as is our ability to hold our own in
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and quality of life are now becoming important issues raised everywhere in awareness of how these aspects are predominantly affecting everyone. In light of the transformations occurring now, in the 21st century, the relationship between leisure, work and society is even more interconnected than ever. For example, the technological breakthroughs in this century are far more than ever. Some of the new technology made now has enabled people to do and make things faster; and yet people are still complaining
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other will have a huge impact on how happy and fulfilling your marriage will be. Considering we have been communicating for a long time and think we know how to communicate well with others, I want you to really take a look at your communication skills for self-examination. Learning to identify the bumpy roads ahead, and understanding how perception, emotion, and nonverbal expression may affect your relationship, and realizing how words have the power to create and affect attitudes, behavior, and perception
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10 OPERATION MANAGEMENT DECISIONS Quality management Quality - „the heart of Nokia’s brand promise” In Nokia quality is the highest objective, not only being the characteristic of their products and services, but one of their most important essences. It is strictly linked with their pursue of continuous improvement, as they perceive it as exceeding customers’ expectation. Moreover as Nokia is one of the leading companies in the sector of telecommunications, high quality standards have to be maintained
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environmental scan are Apple, Inc and Wal-Mart. Aude will start with Apple, Inc. Apple, Inc has been very successful with the technology industry due to their innovative ideas and the ability Apple has to their ideas come to life, which displays a very strong business strategy. Apple, Inc’s business strategy involves a very meticulous scan of the internal and external environments that affect the organization. Apple has shown over and over again their ability to get the attention of their consumer, both the
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Goleman states there are five characteristics of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, managing emotions, motivating others, showing empathy and staying connected. Goleman discusses each component of emotional intelligence and explains how to spot them in leaders and how they help in being emotionally stable. Goleman equates emotional intelligence with business success. Every leader possesses some of these characteristics on various levels; however, individuals will need a high level of emotional intelligence
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prepare students to live and work in a comprehensive nation, it is evident that teachers and faculty must be readied to embrace this challenge. This paper discusses the ever- changing cultural landscape and the obligation of educators to reform common communication practices by the use of diversity skills. Embracing the Change in Multicultural Education 3 Demographic Changes There are three dominant demographics present in the faculty and volunteers of our local school district
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883,000 motorcycles registered in the United States in 2009 alone. Looking at these numbers we can say that the purchase of these vehicles and motorcycles contributed to the United States economy, but at the same time, those numbers also tell us how much our environment have been affected by the pollution from them. Although, cars seem to be the most convenient method of transportation, should we have a more reliable public transportation, I believe people would opt out from using a car to move around
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