African Journal of Business Management Vol. 6(37)‚ pp. 10159-10170‚ 19 September‚ 2012 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM DOI: 10.5897/AJBM12.295 ISSN 1993-8233 ©2012 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Valuable‚ rare‚ inimitable resources and organization (VRIO) resources or valuable‚ rare‚ inimitable resources (VRI) capabilities: What leads to competitive advantage? Nuno Cardeal1* and Nelson António2 1 Católica-Lisbon School of Business Economics
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Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy Published by Macmillan Reference USA The field of environmental ethics is a new but now well-established sub-discipline of philosophy. Emerging in the mid-1970s‚ the field coalesced with the inaugural volume of the journal Environmental Ethics in 1979 and developed rapidly. By the turn of the century‚ most colleges and universities offered courses‚ if not major programs of study‚ in this important discipline. The Encyclopedia of Environmental
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throughout American history‚ all whites were considered citizens of the United States; however‚ most aspects of participatory citizenship‚ especially political participation‚ have generally been restricted to white men. Participatory citizenship has historically included the ability to vote and enter politics‚ the right and duty to sit on juries‚ and the right and obligation to aid in national defense. Over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries‚ full participatory citizenship has come
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Carrie Best (March 4‚ 1903 - July 24‚ 2001) was the well-known first black-owner and publisher of Nova Scotia newspaper. She was born in New Glasgow‚ Nova Scotia‚ Canada‚ and also died there at the old age of 98. She grew up in New Glasgow‚ in the era where racial discrimination was common. She was the daughter to James and Georgina Ashe Prevoe‚ and had two brothers. She received good education as encouraged by her parents. She started writing poems at the young age of 4. On June 24‚ 1925‚ she married
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In "My Antonio" Cather seemed to have a high admiration for Antonio throughout the story. Antonio’s characteristics are shown and brought out in different ways from the beginning of the story to the end. Three of the strongest characteristics that Cather admired in Antonio were her determination‚ optimism and loyalty. Her determination is shown with her strong will to work‚ to improve her life and to take care of her family even after all of the unlucky things she had gone through. Jim says‚ "I know
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Antonio Soberanis Gómez (January 14‚ 1897 – April 14‚ 1975) was a Belizean labour activist‚ regarded as the father of the Belizean labour movement. He founded the Labourers and Unemployed Association in 1934 to demand poverty relief work and a minimum wage. He was jailed for sedition in 1935. Personal life Antonio Soberanis was born to Mexican parents in the village of San Antonio – Rio Hondo. He attended Holy Redeemer Boy’s School and thereafter became a barber. His barber shop‚ “The Panama Barbershop”
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American Dream Interviews I decided to interview four members of my family for a previous assignment. I was told to ask them about what they thought the American dream was. I received several intelligent responses‚ and some were very similar. These next few paragraphs will describe each interview I partook in. The first person I interviewed was my aunt Angie. She is a very smart and independent woman. My aunt has raised first four kids in her life so far‚ and I believe she was someone worth interviewing
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Comparison: Maggie – Girl of the streets & Sister Carrie Thesis: Portrays of two naturalistic female characters Maggie and Sister Carrie …..The escape of two women – failure or success? Introduction: I have chosen to have a look at Maggie – Girl of the Streets and Sister Carrie‚ to compare and see if_________(thesis). Shortly about naturalism and naturalistic characters…: - Naturalistic works exposed the dark harshness of life - humans are “human beasts” (Emile Zola)
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Life of Antonio Gaudi Antonio Gaudi was born on June 25‚ 1852. Gaudi’s mother died when he was a young boy so his father and niece accompanied him most of the time. Antonio Gaudi was never the brightest student in school. He missed class often and his grades weren’t so good either but he did seem to ace only two classes: Geometry and the Project Design course. By this time teachers and others began to realize his talent of drawing. Antonio made drawings
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ANTONIO BANDERAS Antonio Banderas was born on August 10‚ of 1960in Spain. Banderas was a very energetic child growing up and was raised as a Roman Catholic. Unfortunately at the age 14 in 1974 he dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player when he broke his foot in an accident‚ unable to full fill his dream he began to study acting. In 1979 when he was 19 he moved to Madrid joining an acting group. In 1980 he acted in his first movie The Mambo Kings‚ though he did not know much English
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