I could have never predicted that my life would come crashing down on a hot summer day at the Nautica Courts. It was the final round of the local rap battle tournament. My opponent had just delivered a killer freestyle that destroyed any hopes of a comeback. It was a fatal blow. An effortless pun on my clearance-bought clothes and my braces would forever brand me as a clown. The crowds taunts swamped me in humiliation. My opponent’s intimidating stare solidified his clear win. A shiver went down
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spokesmen".[7] Christopher Weingarten of Spin gave the album 9 out of 10 and wrote "A child of the ’80s and a student of the Internet‚ Killer Mike is as exciting and wildly unclassifiable as hip-hop gets: New York noise and country shit‚ nods to when rap was punk and crunk was pop‚ Ice Cube before he needed hooks‚ David Banner before he needed to whisper‚ and Willie D before he needed anybody."[8] Sputnikmusic staff Sobhi Youssef praised the El-P’s synth-bass-heavy production and Mike’s lyricism noted
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Sticky cost behavior: Evidence from small and medium sized companies Nicola Dalla Via* RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam Paolo Perego RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam 1 February 2013 Abstract: This paper investigates whether cost stickiness occurs in small and medium sized companies using a sample of Italian non-listed and listed firms during the period 1999-2008. Our findings show that cost stickiness emerges only for the total cost of labor and not for the selling‚ general‚ and administrative
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Analysis of CSR in a case of "Gazprom" 3.1. A Brief presentation of the company and Russian CSR concept The trend of taking into consideration the elements of CSR in Russia could be compared with the Soviet times‚ when all the companies tried to establish only the CSR programs in a social and cultural environment. The Russian companies see CSR programs focusing only on the group of stakeholders and especially on internal environment-on the workers and mostly all the companies follow as
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(Bomannahalli) 2. Do you practice CSR in your Company? Yes No 5 0 100% 0% If Yes‚ When did you started practicing CSR? 1990 2000 2009 for long From last 3-4 years 3. Which CSR Initiatives do you follow? Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (WRAP) Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) Ethical Trade Initiate (ETI) Fair Labor Association (FLA) Social Accountability International (SAI) Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) Other 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 17% 0% 0% 17% 17% 0% 50% 4. Which CSR practices are most commonly followed
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The Centre for Society & Religion (CSR) marks the 40th year of its existence in 2011. Begun in 1971 amidst and in response to socio-political upheavals and the radically new thinking emanating from the Second Vatican Council‚ the Centre has continued to blaze a trail in taking up the cause of victimized and marginalized sections of the society. As it was then‚ the CSR in our times too finds itself in the midst of anti-people developments and trends. As the CSR reaches its 40th year‚ it is opportune
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’The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke is an Italian sonnet that plays with the idea of war being romantic. The whole poem is a metaphor for what he believed the war meant to him. In the first verse‚ he is saying that if he died in battle‚ even in some corner of a foreign field‚ he will forever belong to England. He then uses a series of metaphors to state that England is what raised him‚ gave him an identity and that his soul will be immortal because he died fighting for his country. In the second verse
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Corporate social Responsibility (CSR) practices are fast gaining importance as a means for companies to gain market access and customer loyalty‚ thus resulting in long-term business sustainability. What are the drivers pushing business towards CSR and how important is it. CSR Summary Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the continuous commitment by business counterpart to behave ethically whilst contributing to the economic economy of the country without neglecting the living standard of its
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Thanking you Sincerely yours‚ ____________________ (Raiyan Rahman) Preface This is a study on today’s one of the most common corporate buzz words‚ CSR. I worked on this issue to reveal the very basics of that issue along with some interesting relevant points. This includes the history‚ CSR as a debating issue‚ practice of CSR in our country. The definition section includes different definitions given from different views by various personnel and organizations. I have confined this
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Corporate Social Responsibility Definition 2 What is CSR? a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model process with the aim to embrace responsibility for the company’s actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment‚ consumers‚ employees‚ communities‚ stakeholders and all other members of the public sphere to aid an organization’s mission as well as a guide to what the company stands for 3 a titled What is sustainable
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