ballot issue was historic. In forty-three Ohio ballot campaigns by petition since 1950, it marked the first example of a contested issue, requiring a 'yes' vote, in which citizen proponents had sufficient TV money and a simple message. Citizen initiatives in the past have faced two different problems: a campaign that is difficult to explain and paucity of resources. A smoking ban is easily understood and the issue was well-defined in voters’ minds long before the campaign began. The dangers of second-hand
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Digital India Digital India is an initiative by the Government of India and it was launched on July 1, 2015 by Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi. From its very beginning there has been many contrary opinions regarding the usefulness and effectiveness of this initiative. One of the major positive aspect of this programme is that, Government services are made available to citizens electronically and people get all the latest information and benefits of technology. The programme targets at empowering
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products and propositions, has contributed significantly to the development of the sector in recent years, noting that the Bank’s robust initiative for MSMEs has aided a lot in stimulating employment in the country. “Diamond Bank has done a lot in the development of the economy through her support for the Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs). The initiatives of the bank have positively impacted areas such as employment generation, advisory support services to MSMEs and access to finance for
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interoffice memorandum Principles of MArketing BUSI 265 to: | Professor Fulbright | from: | katava davis | subject: | elf initiative case study | date: | February 25, 2014 | | | | | 1. What is the business need uncovered by Sears Toronto? Support your answer with facts from the case. The main business need in Sears Toronto is customer retention. The Elf initiative was launched to help increase the number of repeat customers that come into Sears. The case study stated that it was not
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Abstract IBM is a company that is innovative and strategic; it has had superior success in the computer and electronic industry. The company offers an array of services and products ranging from the sale of computers to business consulting services. Their success over the years can be attributed to their core values and vision. IBM recognized that to remain successful and profitable they would have to make changes and the biggest change would be to add value by having the employees contribute to
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Summary 7 Chapter 2 - Depth Component 8 Person-Job Fit 8 Person-Organization Fit 9 Relationship between Person-Job Fit, Person-Organization Fit, and Work Engagement 10 Conclusions 12 Chapter 3- Application Component 13 Chapter 4- Initiative 16 References 20 Certification Statement 25 Chapter 1: Breadth Component Employee relations covers all types of interactions among employees such as union efforts, interpersonal, and group relationships. The purpose of employment relations
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projects simply led to more of a hole for the economy of the United States. One major program that fits into this category is the “Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)” or otherwise known as “Star Wars”, like star wars it was almost completely fantasy. It was a trillion dollar program that was designed to target and destroy attacking missiles. The fantasy of the Strategic Defense System fell through and never came to life. The price tag on the Star Wars system scared many of Americans. The fears of
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therefore very important that municipal finances are handled in a transparent way and that money is spent taking liquidity into consideration . Ambitions must be matched with available resources. It is important that the community itself has the initiative, and does not expect that representatives of the Assembly or the government will do all the work’, said the Ambassador Hofer. He added that Switzerland supports projects such as the EU PROGRESS because of its long tradition of decentralization
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among state and local polls appears to show momentum on the affirmative side of proposition I-502. Public Policy Polling , Komo 4 and the Seattle Times latest polls all show the initiative leading with 53 to 55 percent of those most likely to vote supporting the measures adoption (Martin). This is a very significant Initiative with numerous Local, State and National legal and political ramifications. An examination of I-502 would seem to be in order. Marijuana, or Hemp was legal and it’s production
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McDonald which makes the readers aware of the reasons and strategies behind the success of the McDonald, even with the criticism McDonald faced throughout the history of its existence. This case study analyzes the strategic initiative taken by each CEO and assessment of these initiatives. Ray Kroc, 1955–1973 Ray Kroc founded McDonald’s Corporation in 1955. He bought the rights from MacDonald’s brothers to open the franchises all across the country. Illinois was the first place to have McDonald
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