BRAC Bangladesh: Building a Better Tomorrow James Mason Lindgren Marshalltown, Iowa 2011 Borlaug-Ruan Intern BRAC, Bangladesh May 28, 2011-July 23, 2011 BRAC and The World Food Prize Foundation Lindgren: 2 As I was leaving the comfort of home, the thought of being thrown into a developing country halfway across the globe was an exciting but extremely scary thought; however, it was worth every second. My development, climate change, and mitigative agriculture based internship
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Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society http://bst.sagepub.com/ Green Advertising and Green Public Relations as Integration Propaganda Nina Nakajima Bulletin of Science Technology & Society 2001 21: 334 DOI: 10.1177/027046760102100502 The online version of this article can be found at: http://bst.sagepub.com/content/21/5/334 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: National Association for Science, Technology & Society Additional services and information for Bulletin
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BUSINESS ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT NOKIA NAME: SHALINI DEVI A/P MANOHARAN ID NUM: DCA 07-04101148 LEC NAME: MR SELVAMATHAN SUBMISSION DATE: 28 MAY 2012 TABLE OF CONTENT INTODUCTION Nokia is a multinational corporation engaged in the manufacturing of mobile phones devices, in converging internet and communication industries, having about 132,000 employees working worldwide. The organization is the World’s largest mobile manufacturing company and is operational is 150 different countries
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STARBUCKS By Patricia L. Boyd BA 2430 International Management Professor Jeff Walls January 30, 2011 Summary Three Seattle entrepreneurs started the Starbucks Corporation in 1971. Their prime product was the selling of whole bean coffee in one Seattle store. By 1982, this business had grown tremendously into five stores selling the coffee beans, a roasting facility, and a wholesale business for local restaurants. Howard Schultz, a marketer, was recruited to be the manager of retail and marketing
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Contents Annual Report Annual Report ABN AMRO Group N.V. 2011 Notes to the reader Introduction This is the Annual Report for the year 2011 of ABN AMRO, which consists of ABN AMRO Group N.V. and its consolidated subsidiaries. The Annual Report consists of the Managing Board report, Supervisory Board report, and the Consolidated Annual Financial Statements. Presentation of information The financial information contained in this Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with
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to: Sydney, Australia 2000 UPS ANNUAL REPORT 2012 from: Guadalajara, Mexico 44150 to: Halifax, Canada B3H 0A2 from: Louisville, USA 40215 QUICK QUI QU K UICK FACTS FACTS AC S 1907 YEAR FOUNDED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 2012 Revenue Operating expenses Net income Adjusted net income 1 2011 2010 $54,127 $53,105 $49,545 52,784 807 4,389 0.83 47,025 3,804 4,311 3.84 4.35 2.08 34,701 11,095 7,108 2,005 4,275 43,904 3,338 3,495 3.33 3.48 1.88 33,597 10,491 8,047 1,389
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1) MEANING OF CSR Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. CSR is generally understood as being the way through which a company achieves a balance of economic, environmental and social imperatives (“Triple-Bottom-Line- Approach”), while at the same time addressing the expectations of shareholders and stakeholders. In this sense it is important to draw
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International Business ( Semester 2, 2014) * Topic 1: Context * Globalization: There is no agreed or consistent definition for globalization but the key features including: * Everything and everyone equal * Intensive and rapid flows cross border flows (eg product, finance) * Not just economic but social, culture also. * Implication for nation states (countries)- a loss on power for the countries on politically as well as economically. * “ Globalization is
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Pipeline Routes For Delivery Of US North Slope Natural Gas to Lower-48 Markets [pic] Economics 494 March 2, 2005 By: Etienne Snyman Pipeline Routes for Delivery of US North Slope Natural Gas to Lower-48 Markets Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Over-the-Top Route 1.2 Alaska Highway Route 2.0 Part 1 2.1.0 Economic Impacts of the Alaska Highway and “Over-The-Top” Routes on Various
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A Review of Business–University Collaboration Professor Sir Tim Wilson DL February 2012 Preface Just as castles provided the source of strength for medieval towns, and factories provided prosperity in the industrial age, universities are the source of strength in the knowledge‐based economy of the twenty‐first century. Lord Dearing, September 2002 The words of Lord Dearing continue to ring true. The economic and social prosperity of the UK depends upon a healthy knowledge‐based economy
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