“If every sports team in Chicago were to suddenly disappear‚ the impact on the Chicago economy would be a fraction of 1 percent. A baseball team has about the same impact on a community as a mid sized department store‚” (Leed). Economist always talk about how sports have no positive impact on community‚ only negative‚ and when teams want to move‚ they only talk about the positives of bringing the teams. I found some articles and graphs to answer my question of how do professional sports teams affect
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I got an in-depth questionnaire email and was really impressed by a student at KU who asked the following questions about BIM‚ who showed an understanding of BIM and was asking some great questions... my answers were as follows: Research regarding BIM in the Construction Industry: Please answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge. Thank you for your help and time. Do you see more companies (construction and/or engineering) integrating BIM into their work? Why? There
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Expressive Agents: Non-verbal Communication in Collaborative Virtual Environments Fabri M Leeds Metropolitan University Department of Computing The Grange‚ Beckett Park Leeds‚ LS6 3QS +44-113 2835161 Moore DJ Leeds Metropolitan University Department of Computing The Grange‚ Beckett Park Leeds‚ LS6 3QS +44-113 2837556 Hobbs DJ University of Bradford Department of EIMC Richmond Road Bradford‚ BD7 1DP +44-1274 236135 m.fabri@lmu.ac.uk d.moore@lmu.ac.uk d.hobbs@bradford.ac.uk ABSTRACT
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prepare a set of presentation slides for Next that explains the competitive pressures they have faced to develop their use of E-Business. I will then compare this to another organisation which will be Currys. Next PLC was founded by Joseph Hepworth in Leeds in 1864 as a tailor under the name of Joseph Hepworth & Son. The retail chain was launched in February 1982. Currys is a British electrical retailer operating in the UK and Ireland and is owned by Dixons Carphone. It specialises in selling home electronics
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Social Responsibility Journal Emerald Article: Corporate irresponsibility and corporate social responsibility: competing realities Brian Jones‚ Ryan Bowd‚ Ralph Tench Article information: To cite this document: Brian Jones‚ Ryan Bowd‚ Ralph Tench‚ (2009)‚"Corporate irresponsibility and corporate social responsibility: competing realities"‚ Social Responsibility Journal‚ Vol. 5 Iss: 3 pp. 300 - 310 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17471110910977249 Downloaded on: 14-10-2012
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Running Head: The Leader as a Social Architect: Organizational Learning Concept Integration Paper 3: Group 4‚ Question B Introduction The learning organization is an idea to which organizations have to evolve in order to be able to respond to the various pressures they face. This type of organization is characterized by recognition that individual and collective learning are key (Smith‚ 2001). Many of the concepts in organizational learning literature are rooted in metaphors about individual
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Alberto Sikaffy CMGT 263 Professor Paul 11/17/14 Building Information Modeling Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an intelligent model-based process that provides insight to help you plan‚ design‚ construct‚ and manage buildings and infrastructure. BIMs are files that can be exchanged or networked to support decision-making about a place. Businesses and Individuals use BIM software to construct and maintain physical infrastructures from water‚ wastewater‚ electricity‚ bridges‚ ports‚ apartment
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genetically modified organisms (GMOs)? Honestly‚ I have no real feelings about GMOs. I understand that this is a contentious use of science‚ but history is replete with many examples of such contentions. In 1786‚ the woolen workers of Leeds‚ UK‚ mounted opposition against what they called “Scribbling Machines” that robbed them of their income. (Economist’s View‚ 2007) Later‚ in the 1980s (and even to today)‚ many opposed computer-controlled automation‚ for the same reason. Nuclear
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Green Banking In an increasingly eco-conscious market‚ many small businesses are finding creative ways to go green. Whether it’s improving their energy efficiency‚ buying organic products‚ composting or just turning off electronics at night‚ being green means all sorts of things to different people. One small thing you may not have considered is green banking. Most banks have at least one green initiative in place (or claim to)‚ and a few have made the extra effort to distinguish themselves
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About HSBC Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world. We are the world’s local bank. Headquarter: London Network: HSBC’s international network comprises around 8‚000 offices in 88 countries and territories in Europe‚ the Asia-Pacific region‚ the Americas‚ the Middle East and Africa. Shareholders: With listings on the London‚ Hong Kong‚ New York‚ Paris and Bermuda stock exchanges‚ shares in HSBC Holdings plc are held
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