Sociological theories can be divided into two categories‚ macro-sociological and micro-sociological theories‚ otherwise known as structural and action theories‚ respectively. As sociological theories‚ they both aim to explain the society we live in‚ but differ in where they choose to focus their explanation‚ with macro-sociological theories observing society as shaping the individuals that live in it‚ and micro-sociological theories observing individuals as shaping the society they live in. Structural
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2/2008 Making Strategy Work: A Literature Review on the Factors influencing Strategy Implementation Yang Li1‚ Sun Guohui1‚ Martin J. Eppler2 1 2 Business School‚ Central University of Finance and Economics‚ Beijing‚ China Institute of Corporate Communication‚ University of Lugano (USI)‚ Lugano‚ Switzerland Yang li: Email: yangbaihe07@hotmail.com Tel: +86-010-62289680 Address: Business School‚ Central University of Finance and Economics‚ No.39 Xueyuan Nanlu‚ Haidian District‚ Beijing 100081
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Although both GDP and HDI measure the standard of living in a nation through one statistic‚ GDP is less comprehensive than HDI‚ making it not reflect societal well-being as all-rounded as HDI. GDP show total income of a country‚ indicating that only economic growth is taken into consideration. However‚ through means and expected years of schooling‚ life expectancy at birth and gross national income per capital‚ HDI can cover three dimensions: education‚ health and living standard‚ making HDI serve as
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Influencing Group Communication Leadership Styles and Group Communication Before discussing leadership styles and their affects on group communications of a specific company‚ it is important to first identify the organizational structure of that company. Different organizational structures may lend themselves more toward specific leadership styles then others. “A company’s individual organizational structure is a formal composition of task reporting relationships that allows the company to
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The wider macro-environment Changes in the wider macro-environment may not be as close to the marketing firm’s day-to-day operations‚ but they are just as important. The main factors making up these wider macro-environmental forces fall into four groups. Political and legal factors Economic factors Social and cultural factors Technological factors (Often referred to as the ‘PEST’ factors in the marketing analytical context‚ a useful aide-memoire‚ although in some texts it is sometimes referred
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Christopher Martin ‘Micro-finance programmes are aimed at reducing poverty. What ethical challenges are raised by the operation of micro-finance and which ethical theory can best be applied to assess how Grameen Bank addresses these challenges?’ Introduction: The essay seeks to examine the ethical issues raised by the operation of microfinance. In the first section‚ an overview will be offered. In the second
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[pic] INTERIM REPORT OF THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SUCCESS OF COMMUNITY TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA Submitted to: ACTS South Africa PO Box 13911 Mowbray South Africa 7705 South Africa 30 November 2009 Submitted by: FinnGroup Ltd Group 3 Helin Henrietta 09163185 Mäkinen Outi 07083938 Raudaskoski Heli 09163176 Tuominen Katja-Mirjami 07084112 Introduction In this consultancy report we will discuss about the concepts of community tourism and pro-poor tourism and their sustainability
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still positive. 4. Microeconomics is concerned with: a) the aggregate or total levels of income‚ employment‚ and output. b) a detailed examination of specific economic units that make up the economic system.** c) positive economics‚ but not normative economics. d) the establishing of an overall view of the operation of the economic system. 5. Any combination of goods lying outside of the budget line: a) implies that the consumer is not spending all his income. b) yields less utility than
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PROTOCOL TELEVISION: FACTORS INFLUENCING ITS INTENTION TO USE THESIS RESEARCH By Janice Anastasia Laoda - 1200962675 BINUS INTERNATIONAL BINUS UNIVERSITY JAKARTA (2012) BINUS INTERNATIONAL BINUS UNIVERSITY Information Systems Major Sarjana Komputer Thesis Semester Even year 2012 STUDY REGARDING INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION: FACTORS INFLUENCING ITS INTENTION TO USE IN JAKARTA Janice Anastasia 1200962675 Abstract Objectives To identify factors that will affect the
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long been recognized (Kayanula and Quartey‚ 2000). These small scale businesses can serve as engines through which the economic growth and employment objectives of developing countries can be achieved. However‚ for many years these rural enterprises have failed to grow beyond their micro enterprise nature and sometimes at best their small or medium size (Kayanula and Quartey‚ 2000). It is believed that private small scale businesses have significant and positive contribution to the growth and development
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