Learning Unit 1: Introduction to Entrepreneurship Define and compare entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship is the process of conceptualising, organising, launching and — through innovation — nurturing a business opportunity into a potentially high growth venture in a complex, unstable environment. Entrepreneur: Entrepreneurs are those individuals who discover market needs and launch new firms to meet those needs. They are risk takers who provide an impetus
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SUMMARY REPORT 2010 1 2 UMW HOLDINGS BERHAD CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SUMMARY REPORT 2010 3 CONTENT 02 04 - 05 06 - 07 08 09 - 11 12 - 14 15 - 18 19 - 21 22 - 23 24 - 26 27 - 31 32 RATIONALE PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT UMW STRUCTURE OUR ECONOMIC FOOTPRINT AWARDS RECEIVED WORKPLACE MARKETPLACE ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE DATA PROFILE DISCLOSURE FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS ABOUT THIS REPORT UMW’s Corporate Social Responsibility Report supplements our other publications
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INTRODUCTION After millennia of unchallenged success, businesses and governments around the world are entering a new era of unprecedented openness. The movement to hold corporate officers and politicians accountable is spurred by three powerful forces: economics, technology, and zeitgeist. The entire world is experiencing a deep recession. The Internet, meanwhile, has revolutionized the speed and power of data analysis and dissemination. And financial institutions are being held responsible. In
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OPSEC in Warfare and Terrorism “The enemy aggressively "reads" our open source and continues to exploit such information for use against our forces. Some soldiers continue to post sensitive information to internet websites and blogs, e.g., photos depicting weapon system vulnerabilities and tactics, techniques, and procedures. Such OPSEC violations needlessly place lives at risk and degrade the effectiveness of our operations.” Peter Schoomaker (1). Operations Security
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Contract Planning The Acquisition Environment The acquisition environment is influenced by each organization's mission support strategy, successful customer relationships, and core principles of decision making. This lesson provides you with an opportunity to guide your actions and to research and develop a strategy so you can recognize when your efforts support the mission. In this lesson, you will cite key components of successful customer relationships and describe how your office achieves
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A fuzzy logic approach to urban land-use mapping Henning Sten Hansen National Environmental Research Institute, Ministry of Environment & Energy Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark Phone : +45 46 30 18 07 Fax : +45 46 30 12 12 HSH@DMU.DK Abstract. The growth of cities represents huge problems for modern societies. Monitoring, analysing and modelling the urban dynamic call for detailed mapping of urban land-use. Traditionally, urban land-use mapping is based on orthophotos and satellite
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regulation, a company that is “socially responsible” adopts more stringent self-regulation ensuring that it is acting to minimize negative impact on the environment, its employees, its customers, and the community. The attitude that the corporate world should be responsible for adverse production effects has expanded into a broader conception of its responsibilities. It is now common to expect corporations not only to be accountable for their actions, but to contribute to solving the world’s problems
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Report 2012 Inside 2 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 20 46 58 70 72 Message to Stakeholders Fast Facts The Nestlé Legacy Organisation Structure The Nestlé Creating Shared Value Strategy Engaging Our Stakeholders Governance Summary of Key Performance Data Our Respect and Care for the Community Our Commitment to the Environment Our People and the Workplace Our Consumers and the Marketplace Awards & Achievements GRI Standard Disclosures COVER: One of Nestlé Malaysia’s key successful rural development
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Army Regulation 350–1 Training Army Training and Leader Development Rapid Action Revision (RAR) Issue Date: 4 August 2011 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 18 December 2009 UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 350–1 Army Training and Leader Development This rapid action revision, 4 September 2011-o Implements the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 by deleting all references to developing and conducting training concerning the Army’s Homosexual Conduct
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casecase 4 4 patagonia patagonia First ascents: finding thethe way First ascents: finding way toward quality of life life and work toward quality of and work > .> 1. The lie of the land Patagonia’s brand awareness and reputation are distinctly out of proportion to its size. Nestled in a quiet street just yards from the ocean in Ventura, California, Patagonia has for over two and a half decades been renowned for supplying highquality outdoor clothing and equipment to discriminating enthusiasts
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