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Showing 1 to 20 of 108 for “"Business Community"”.
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Minding Our Own Business: Community, Consumers and Cooperation
… such as ethnicity, language, and race. These community connections, fostered through social and cultural activities, rooted individuals within the historical experiences of a cohesive group and made it possible for cooperatives formed by such groups to command the loyalty of their members. …
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Denton County business community perceptions of virtual education for workforce development
Businesses in Denton County, Texas, are unable to secure the educated workforce necessary to meet present and future employment demands. The focus of this exploratory, qualitative study was to identify perceptions of virtual education as it relates to workforce development. A customized, …
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A comparative analysis of key business community characteristics of weapon system sustainment programs and implications for future weapon system programs
… long-term overarching priority. To this end, the business community (financial management and contracting) must develop a strategy that complements and satisfies the warfighters objective(s). The purpose of this research project was to examine critical sustainment program characteristics from a …
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A project report on business development and consultancy service unit. A case study established at TCCIA coast region
In liberalized economy, the need for Business Development and Consultancy Service is crucial to business members in carrying out their daily business transactions. The TCCIA Coast Region revealed the necessity to have such Services Unit after needs assessment sessions conducted by the Regional …
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The Mentoring Compass: Directing Knowledge Toward the Future
… as it applies to career development in the business community. Merriam's four criticisms were reviewed and revealed only minor changes since 1983. The literature review was augmented with interviews in the business community in order to look at how mentoring is currently practiced in the …
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Economic Effects of Global Financial Crisis in Less Developed Countries”, A Case Study of Dar es Salaam Tanzania
… and economic crisis on individuals, general business community and the country in general was supported by questionnaires. The study adopted both qualitative and quantitative research approaches and it represented an econometric analysis using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). …
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A study to determine how businesses in the area known as Clark County, Nevada perceive the computer-related skills that high school graduates should possess upon graduation
The purpose of the study was to identify (1) what business functions are being performed with computers in the local community of Clark County, Nevada, (2) those entry-level skills required under each of the three major computer applications of word processing, electronic spreadsheet, and data …
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Leadership Development Through Mindfulness Based Techniques
… awareness, has seen a resurgence in the business community. A centuries old tradition with roots in Eastern philosophy, leaders in the profit and non-profit world have begun incorporating some of its tenets into their practice. To understand the phenomenological and neurophysiological …
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Global leadership and the development of intercultural competency in U.S. multinational corporations
… held by intercultural academia and the business community. The research approach was interdisciplinary: combining adult learning theory (self-directed and transformational learning), international business communication and leadership, systems thinking, organizational development and …
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Exploring the effectiveness of measuring social impact investment
… Africa demands a response from the South African business community. While poverty alleviation and service delivery have traditionally been the realm of governmental and non-governmental organisations, increasingly for-profit businesses are developing innovative solutions to lessen the growing …
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The Role of Community Influences on Socially Responsible Activity within SMEs
Context: Research examining small business social responsibility (SBSR) is largely centred on internal motivations of the organisation, such as owner/manager attitudes and beliefs. This study examines relational aspects of the business – community relationship, and accounts for profit-oriented SMEs …
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Beyond the failing school: Race, space, and opportunity in Chicago public schools
… to public officials, urban planners, or the business community. Instead much of the research today looks to parents, school administrators, or students in an attempt to understand the problems of America’s public schools. The objective of this project is to explore the use of public schools …
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Analysis of the Policymaking Process Regarding the Rules and Regulations for Teacher Re -Certification in Illinois
… Analysis revealed the struggle between the community process of policymaking (Peters, 1999; Stone, 1997) and the systems policymaking process (Easton, 1965). Further, through delay of the policy implementation, the teachers' unions were able to overcome what they considered the ""punitive"" …
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The application of AC 122 to research and development, in the pharmaceutical industry : conceptual issues and implementation concerns : a case study
… two decades. Despite this, the South African business community has largely ignored the South African accounting standard for research and development costs, AC 122, issued in 1994. A review of the comments received from a number of respondents to the exposure draft to AC 122 and it's …
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A study of cooperative relationships between small business development centers and public libraries
… services provided to the clients of local Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) by selected medium-size and large public libraries in the Delaware Valley region. The twelve responding libraries reported a wide variety in the levels of service provided to the local small business community. …
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The taxation of short-term insurers: an impact assessment and analysis of the newly proposed changes in insurance regulation with an aim to put forward or recommend an appropriate fiscal response.
The insurance business has always played a critical role in the trade and commerce industries, ultimately as a major tool in the management of risk. Even though this research paper is primarily focused on taxation issues affecting the South African short-term insurance industry, it is firstly …
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An Exploratory Study to Understand the Marwari Business Community's Approach to Entrepreneurship
… study is to explore and understand the Marwari business community’s approach to Entrepreneurship.<br/><br/>Design:<br/>The study adopts an ‘interpretivist’ paradigm to aid theory building within the subject domain of Entrepreneurship. The study leverages responsive interviewing and observation …
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An evaluation of the impact of planning law and policy on the small business enterprise
… system in the context of the world of the small business enterprise. The objective being to ascertain whether the Government policy 'Lifting the Burden' is being achieved or can be achieved and whether businesses are in practice being encouraged to set up and grow, in the light of prevailing …
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Use of computer technology by the elderly
… populations, such as the general public, the business community, health care organizations, or the handicapped. However, much of it can be adapted to fit the needs, desires and capabilities of the elderly and computer technology can be much "friendlier" for the elderly in both a technological …
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Análise das causas da mortalidade de micro e pequenas empresas franqueadas: o caso de uma rede de serviços fotográficos
… the question of mortality of micro and small business franchise, the important issue that sparked the interest of the entire business community, involving challenges mainly by lack of studies on the subject. The objective of this study is to collect data related to the administrative practice …
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