Data Envelopment Analysis and related literature As already stated‚ a rich history of literature and research which is demonstrating the importance of processes in analyzing the performance of an organization exists (Chase‚ 1981; Chase et al.‚ 1983; Levitt‚ 1972; Roth et al.‚ 1995). Especially‚ Roth et al. (1995; here and in the following) showed that the key drivers are process capability and execution in an empirical way. It was described in their study that an inappropriate design of certain
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Love in literature What do we talk about when we talk about love? Early poets reached for the sun and stars to describe their beloveds‚ while novelists have struggled to convey their ’wretched ordinariness’. At matins on 6 April 1327‚ in the church of St Clare in Avignon‚ Francesco Petrarch may or may not have seen Laura for the first time: her skin "whiter and colder than snow‚ not touched by the sun for many years"‚ golden hair‚ black eyes. We don’t know for sure whether Laura really existed
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a sense of independence and in men‚ a lack of authority‚ for he was not able to protect and provide for his family. (Pg 53) 2. Why was the 1869 AERA meeting contentious? The 1869 AERA meeting was contentious because there was a dispute of who was in more need of enfranchising at the time‚ African American women or African American men. The freed men argued that women’s rights would not be as effective for they would still be discriminated against‚ even by white women‚ for their race. Conversely
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NIGERIA @ 53; THE ROLE OF PASSION IN DRIVING SUSTAINABLE CHANGE Each time the National Anthem is sung‚ I am often burdened with this unanswered question; ‘’Where are the fruits of the labour of our heroes past? ‘’ Then I realize that the fruits of their labour only once existed; we can no longer see them. Of course what we see today in our country is moral decadence‚ unequalled indiscipline‚ high rate of crime‚ to mention but a few. Our nation’s independence on October 1st‚ 1960‚ could be said
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and they learn from their environment and get use to that kind of an environment. People have different customs and traditions as they come from different regions depending upon the kind of the regions they come from. As explained in stanza 1 people who are used to fast place cities can’t adjust in a villager type of a lifestyle. Even though the city is "tidily plotted in little squares with a fountain in the centre"‚ the atmosphere s not so pleasant. there is the "smell of smog"‚ the "smell of work
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WHAT IS AMERICAN LITERATURE? AN OVERVIEW When the English preacher and writer Sidney Smith asked in 1820‚ “In the four quarters of the globe‚ who reads an American book?” little did he suspect that less than two hundred years later the answer in literate quarters would be “just about everyone.” Indeed‚ just a few years after Smith posed his inflammatory question‚ the American writer Samuel Knapp would begin to assemble one of the first histories of American literature as part of a lecture series
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English 103 Spring 2014 Do Prisoners of War have Rights? The occurrences of wars have been prevalent in the world for as long as history has been recorded. The causes‚ inspiration and justification for wars has varied from territory‚ power‚ religion‚ dominance‚ racism‚ divine right etc. The Romans fought to conquer and civilize the rest of the world while they dominated in the first century AD. Armies have been organized and trained to kill opponents that are perceived as threats to their nation
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“The Masque of the Red Death”‚ and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Minster’s Black Veil” are romantic stories because they emphasize on passion‚ nature‚ the individual‚ and the unusual. Even though Hawthorne‚ Poe‚ and Irving are all romantic writers‚ they use different elements to develop their stories. Washington Irving uses several romantic elements to tell the story of Tom Walker‚ an old miserly man who sells his soul the Devil in exchange for wealth. One element that is illustrated is the use of
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Who are the Kelloggs Kids? In the early 1900’s the breakfast food manufacturer of Kellogg’s was searching for a commercial artist to promote their product‚ Kellogg’s Corn Flakes to persuade the viewers to purchase their cereal. The work of Joseph Christian Leyendecker’s‚ series of images‚ “The Arrow brand of shirt collars”‚ caught their attention. J.C. Leyendecker’s created twenty paintings between 1912 and 1918. His paintings ran as full page advertisements in magazines such as Ladies’ Home Journal
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(19020 and after her death am. Jadiben (1906).Gijubhai’s maternal uncle Hargovind Pandya had a great influence in moulding his mind and character. Another strong influence was that of S. P. Stevens‚ a solicitor for whom Gijubhai worked in East Africa‚ who taught him self-help and reliance.Solicitude for the education of his first son‚ Narendrabhai (b. February 1913)‚ led Gijubhai to see the child education classes conducted under the guidance of Motibhai Amin at Vaso‚ Gujarat‚ where he was presented
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