political importance(‚early sixties). See table 1‚page 328.E.B.Silva.‚ showing that people were opting more for individual car use between 1949 and 2006‚ page 328‚(E‚B.Silva).Colin Buchanan approach to writing his report was one of scientific rationality‚ He wanted create a civilised environment‚(p. 328E.BSilva) ‚in which pedestrians and motor vehicles were segregated‚ the key principle was to isolate rooms(called enviromenta l units) for working ‚ shopping and leisure‚ the corridors‚ where the
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Chapter 9: Managerial Decision Making Types of decisions and problems Decision- choice made from available alternatives Decision making- process of identifying problems and opportunities and then resolving them Programmed and Non programmed decisions Programmed decisions- involve situations that have occurred often enough to enable decision rules to be developed and applied in the future Made in response to recurring organizational problems Ex-types of skills required to fill certain jobs
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Managers are frequently referred to as decision makers. Managers make decisions about every aspect of the organisation‚ including strategy‚ structure‚ control systems‚ responses to the environment and human resources. Decision making is not easy. It is done in the face of constantly changing conditions‚ unclear information and conflicting points of view. Types of decisions and problems A decision is a choice made from available alternatives. Decision making is the process of identifying problems
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BUS 475 Final Exam Study Guide 1. The reason economists and accountants have problems using cost analysis in the real world is that although implicit costs do not show up in accounting profits‚ they nevertheless affect managerial decisions although explicit costs do not show up in accounting profits‚ they nevertheless affect managerial decisions economists do not believe in the existence of explicit costs expilcit costs cannot be measured Explanation: Implicit costs occur when an asset is used
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core values of the firm 19 Duty values - standards and procedures – protected values 19 Consequential values - stakeholder values – created values 19 Article: Structuring organizational value statements 21 Lecture 4 – Rationality 22 Four dimensions of rationality 22 Von Neumann-Morgenstern’s axioms and utility 23 The expected utility theorem 23 An example of a utility function 23 Measuring a utility function 24 Terminology 24 The shape of the utility function 24 Insurance versus
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Strat Unit Test Review Chapter One: Strategic Management Process: Mission --> Objectives --> Internal & External Analysis --> Strategic Choice --> Strategic Implementation --> Competitive Advantage Mission: A firms long term purpose. A desire future state: the aspiration of the organization. - Long term Mission Statements:
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Sequences and Convergence Let x1 ‚ x2 ‚ ...‚ xn ‚ ... denote an infinite sequence of elements of a metric space (S‚ d). We use {xn }∞ n=1 (or simply {xn }) to denote such a sequence. Definition 1 Consider x0 ∈ S. We say that the sequence {xn } converges to x0 when n tends to infinity iff: For all > 0‚ there exists N ∈ N such that for all n > N ‚ d(xn ‚ x0 ) < We denote this convergence by lim xn = x0 or simply xn −→ x0 . n→∞ Example 2 Consider the sequence {xn } in R‚ defined by xn = n1 . Then xn
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animals and plants. Rather‚ it can only be found in what is rational (Discourses 8:3). Only what possesses rationality can have the true nature of good and since the true nature of god is where the true nature of good is‚ one can only conclude that the true nature of god is rationality (Discourses 8:1). Epictetus’s god does not merely possess these qualities‚ but he is goodness‚ he is rationality itself. That is the defining difference between the good of Epictetus’s god and that of a personal god.
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Exploring the essence of self in the western context Udit Agarwal N1 300278 Principles of Philosophy & Critical Thinking 2013-5 Statement of authorship I certify that this literature review is my own work and contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any degree or diploma in any institute‚ college or university. Moreover‚ to the best of my knowledge and belief‚ it contains no material previously published or written by another person‚ except where due reference
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‘How might criminology help explain corporate crime?’ Corporate crime is a wide-ranging term‚ covering a vast range of offenses with differing types of perpetrators‚ modes of operation‚ effects and victims (Hale et al. 2005‚ p.268-9). Types of corporate crime range from financial crimes including illegal share dealings‚ merger‚ takeovers and tax evasion to crimes directly against the consumer‚ employment relations and crimes against the environment. In the past criminology has put little energy
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