The culture of an organisation can be seen as a set of core characteristics that are collectively valued by all members of that organisation; and‚ corporate culture is believed to be a key element in the success of any organisation (Visagie et al. 2002). Schein (2004) emphasises that organisational cultures provide group members with a way of giving meaning to their daily lives‚ setting guidelines and rules for how to behave and most important‚ reducing and containing the anxiety of dealing with
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The British Parliament is the oldest in the world. It originated in th 12th century as Witenagemot‚ the body of wise counselors whom the King needed to consult pursuing his policy. The British Parliament consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons and the Queen as its head. The House of Commons plays the major role in law-making. It consists of Members of Parliament (called MPs for short). Each of them represents an area in England‚ Scotland‚ Wales and Northern Ireland. MPs are elected
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The samurai is a class of highly skilled warriors‚ constantly developed in Japan after Taika reform of 646 CE. The reforms included land redistribution and heavy new taxes‚ meant to support and elaborate Chinese-style empire. Samurai is usually assigned in Japanese as bush or buke‚ were the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan. The samurai indicate their origins to the Heian Period expedition to conquer the native Emishi people in the Tohoku Region. At the same time‚ warriors were
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Sumba Culture and its Influence on Local Architecture Observation Essay by Sagita Devi‚ 0706269432 Written to fulfill the task of Ethno Architecture Class Architecture and culture are an inseparable unity. Both are complementary and mutually form a community or ethnic group identity in which the union was finally established historical cultural space‚ especially in traditional architecture. This can be seen at the time I made some observations about the culture and architecture of Sumba‚ where
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contrast extreme poverty. British Empire was the dominant power in the world at the Victorian era‚ and by the word empire according to oxford dictionary‚ we refer to “An extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch‚ an oligarchy‚ or a sovereign state” (oxforddictionaries.com). At that time‚ the monarch that was ruling is Queen Victoria; she brought England to its highest point of development as a world power. Queen Victoria expanded the British imperial abroad and colonized
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years of Independence! What did we achieve in these 65 years is a rhetorical question for which answers can be affirmative and negative. No doubt that India is a safer country‚ a country where the living cost is cheaper. This is the place where you can have the speech freedom complaining the system without providing any suggestions or alternative. India is fast developing and all Indians dream of becoming a developed nation by 2020‚ it’s high time for we Indians to think whether we can achieve this
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Does the composition of the judiciary adequately represent British society today? The key purpose of this essay is to explore and critically analyse the current composition of the British judiciary as it stands today. Using statistics‚ reports and articles this paper will attempt to illuminate the subject‚ and in turn‚ explain why the judiciary seems to be a force of older‚ white males‚ yet has an apparent absence of women and ethnic minorities amongst the higher positions of the courts system
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Decline of the British Empire 1945- 1970’s 1945: End of World War II The catastrophic British defeats in Europe and Asia between 1940 and 1942 destroyed its financial and economic independence‚ the real foundation of the imperial system. It also erased the old balance of power on which British security - at home and abroad - had largely depended. “Britain had survived the war‚ but its wealth‚ prestige and authority had been severely reduced.” The British found themselves locked into an imperial
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British Literature 1. the Middle Ages the oldest literature monument of the Anglo – Saxon period is the old Germanic legend called BEOWULF. This heroic poem is about the strong and courageous pagan hero Beowulf John Wycliffe – is a professor of Oxford University. With his students he translated the whole Bible into English - he influenced Master Jan Hus and our Hussite movement very much 2. the renaissance and humanism Geoffrey Chaucer – Canterbury Tales – brilliant portrait of 30 pilgrims
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new height of popularity for all the wrong reasons. Its origins came when Adam Weishaupt founded the group known as the Bavarian illuminati‚ an Enlightment-era secret society whose main aims were to oppose superstition‚ obscurantism‚ religious influence over public life and abuses of state power. The illuminati along with the Freemasonries and other secret societies’were outlawed by the Bavarian leader‚ Charles Theodore‚ through Edict (An announcement of law). This was with the encouragement of
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