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... require training in specific operations and in using equipment for containing and cleaning up spills To minimize injury during response, general safety training is also crucial In the United States, ... to the movement of oil in the environment Spill modelling is also included in the section on oil movement Weathering and movement processes can overlap, with weathering strongly in uencing how ... also been formed in Southampton, England and in Singapore, Malaysia PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS In North America, private firms also provide oil spill containment and cleanup services...

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... the commonly defined problems of time, information, and priorities, to action with a capital A By defining and managing actions, ambiguous tasks are turned into clear next steps And once those ... the smallest aspects of their performance Allen is suggesting the same in Getting Things Done Mental loose ends and overflowing in- boxes sap our ability to perform By implementing processes and ... Future SALES AND MARKETING Influence Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind A New Brand World Selling the Invisible Zag Crossing the Chasm Secrets of Closing the Sale How to Become a Rainmaker Why...

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... postgraduate training in internal medicine Neither the Fiji School of Medicine as an institution (apart from individuals as coauthors or supportive colleagues) nor AusAID had input into the planning, data ... arranging migration almost immediately, while the Fijians waited longer to migrate, describing a time of hoping that things would get better No Indo-Fijian described finances as influencing migration ... the interviews, worked at FSMed between 1998 and 2001 and played a major role in establishing postgraduate training in internal medicine During the analysis and interpretive process, the implications,...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 17:20

... to having the biggest impact on redefining the Asian marketplace, China Up until now China’s dramatic economic growth has primarily been driven by foreign investment and its seemingly endless ... predicted to commence adding an Italy every year (Euromonitor International 2007b) A recent McKinsey report titled ‘From Made in China to Sold in China’, estimated that over 700 million Chinese will ... many experts are predicting that we will soon see a boom in consumption, with China predicted to become the second largest consumer market by 2015, overtaking Japan, Germany and Britain,to only...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 23:20

... Main Reason for migration to United Kingdom and Great Britain Main Reason for migration to United Kingdom and Great Britain Number of respondents: 1615 policy are more active in organisations ... their home countries or migrate elsewhere to complete such training With increasing competition for training posts and changes to immigration policy [5], many non-European doctors may find it difficult ... Officers), 17.8% in middle-grade training posts (Specialist Registrar, Locum Appointment for Training) and 11.9% in non-consultant, non-training posts (Staff Grade, Associate Specialists and trust grade...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 17:20

... Bretton-Woods solutions Four cornerstones of international economy after WWII to support growth of free trade – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development – International Monetary Fund ... R&D, investments, production, labor training education, etc what we often call industrial policy Ari Kokko Ari Kokko Fulbright Economics Teaching Program 2006-2007 Trade: Institutions and impact ... Fulbright Economics Teaching Program 2006-2007 Trade: Institutions and impact Lecture Gains from trade: the simple view • • Clear gains if countries are strong in different areas: absolute advantages...

Ngày tải lên: 09/12/2013, 20:15

... firms Residential mortgage originations Type of banks Commercial and savings banks Commercial banks Commercial and savings banks Comparison source of finance Loan is from non-bank financial institution ... 324.3 n/ a n/ a n/ a n/ a Provider of most recent loan is a (%): Commercial Bank 74 Savings Bank Non-bank fin institution 16 Non financial institution 84 11 71 21 77 15 75 16 n/ a n/ a n/ a n/ a Firms in ... ‘bank lending’ channel as well as maturity mismatch (Sierra and Yaeger, 2004) In such an environment, the optimal contract will generally involve a financially unconstrained firm bearing the interest...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 10:20

... Borg G: Measuring Perceived Exertion and Pain In Borg's Perceived Exertion and Pain Scales Human Kinetics; 1998 Stewart AL, Ware JE Jr: Measuring Functioning and Well-being: The Medical Outcomes ... (models and 4), but type diabetes remained highly significant [Additional file 1] An improvement in fitness by mL/kg·min of VO2peak was associated with a 4-point increase in general health in ... are several important new findings in this cross-sectional study examining the influence of fatness and fitness on the association of type diabetes with HRQOL in participants with and without type...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... between my first and second years at the GSB working in Spain for McKinsey & Company, I returned to McKinsey for three more years following graduation to work as an engagement manager in Spain and ... In fact, expert assessments (aimed at diagnosing present conditions or predicting future performance) are indispensable in countless dimensions of life and work Choosing investments, diagnosing ... University in my native Argentina, where I graduated first in my class, and then earned an MBA at Stanford, also with honors I worked for McKinsey & Co in Madrid and Milan, and in 1986, I joined...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 21:20

... a Game Show Champion Ken Jennings Winningest game show contestant in history, with earnings of $3.6 million and longest Jeopardy! winning streak Ken Jennings’ boyhood dream was to appear on Jeopardy! ... women’s tennis She was ranked number one in the world She won a record ninth consecutive Wimbledon singles title in 1990 and an amazing 59 Grand Slam combined titles in singles and same-sex and mixed ... a magical line that will ring in your brain All of a sudden, everything falls into place It’s a wild moment, an epiphany, an intense chemical understanding of what’s going on There was a moment...

Ngày tải lên: 05/07/2014, 07:23

... In fact, expert assessments (aimed at diagnosing present conditions or predicting future performance) are indispensable in countless dimensions of life and work Choosing investments, diagnosing ... University in my native Argentina, where I graduated first in my class, and then earned an MBA at Stanford, also with honors I worked for McKinsey & Co in Madrid and Milan, and in 1986, I joined ... kinds of learning opportunities are put in front of you in the workplace? Do new things keep coming at you? Obviously, a wise investment of time and effort in professional development can significantly...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... between my first and second years at the GSB working in Spain for McKinsey & Company, I returned to McKinsey for three more years following graduation to work as an engagement manager in Spain and ... “spend more time on managing people and making people decisions than on anything else—and they should No other decisions are so long lasting in their consequences or so difficult to unmake And ... decisions—building your team, maintaining it, and reshaping it as necessary—is not only the single most decisive skill in determining your own career success It is also the secret behind great organizational...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... out of continually altering business models in an information-based economy In the past, you needed massive market power in commodity businesses; today, you have to contend with greatly increased ... often have to be made in response to discontinuities In this category I include things like launching new businesses, doing mergers and acquisitions, developing and implementing new ccc_people_085-116_ch04.qxd ... 1:07 PM Page 95 Knowing When a Change Is Needed 95 incredible levels of ineffectiveness, beginning (but not ending!) with phantom employees (In more than one case, 10% of the payroll simply vanished...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... So let me summarize what I think emotional intelligence is all about One important point is that emotional intelligence, unlike IQ, is not an index Instead, it is an inventory of competencies ... levels translate into meeting and beating goals; above that comes the introduction of improvements; and finally—at the top—comes the determination to transform a business The second key competency is ... intelligence, management teams, and organizational and leadership factors that encourage and enhance emotional intelligence in an organization As we will see, I came to believe more and more fervently...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... would not engage in an external search Since both parties have a strong interest in ensuring confidentiality, an intermediary can add great value, minimizing risks for both parties and increasing ... increasingly complex organizations Meanwhile, large companies increasingly will be competing with small and medium-sized ones, which in many cases provide opportunities for having impact and creating ... were prime considerations When to Stop Looking Now let’s return to my first assignment in Buenos Aires, which had me looking for a new marketing and sales manager for Quilmes, Quinsa’s leading beer...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... reference helps you hone in on competence and potential, with the goals of confirming the hiring decision, ensuring success in the position, and gathering information to support the integration process ... and in uence, information seeking, initiative, interpersonal understanding, organization awareness, self-confidence, and team leadership This approach not only differentiated between typical and ... that made for outstanding performance in a specific type of job, which included (in that case): achievement orientation, analytical thinking, conceptual thinking, developing others, flexibility, impact...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... telecommunications company (described in Chapter 4) that was facing a new set of challenges, including service deregulation and increased competition in local markets In addition to assessing their ... compensation and incentive decisions are for building a great company, Jim Collins gives the following answer: To our surprise, executive compensation appears to play no significant role in determining ... decisions), while an external focus in the 25% Restructuring 19% Rearranging Team 16% Business Development 13% Developing Strategy 9% Contacting Shareholders 8% Financing Integrating Team Other FIGURE...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... traps can sabotage this process, including • Minimizing the challenges of acting and learning • Becoming kidnapped by stress • Mismatches of management styles • Underinvesting in the development of ... person smiles An emerging notion in the philosophy of mind, moreover, argues that we understand others not by observing them and thinking about them, but by “translating their actions into the neural ... top of my head given my experience in the Argentine market, asking about his son’s shortcomings, and grilling me on the pros and cons of external solutions Even after he finally became convinced...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... establishment of infection, it may be important for the initiation of an exuberant inflammatory response [33] The binding of pilin to asialo-GM1 activates the pro-inflammatory transcription factor NF-κB ... bacterial infections very early in life In the beginning, colonization may be intermittent, but eventually, it becomes chronic The special binding properties of P aeruginosa, combined with its ... Grout M and Markham RB: Immune complexes from immunized mice and infected cystic fibrosis patients mediate murine and human T cell killing of hybridomas producing protective, opsonic antibody...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:20

... CBMK: c.kamphuis@erasmusmc.nl AB: a.burdorf@erasmusmc.nl JPM: j.mackenbach@erasmusmc.nl FJvL: f.vanlenthe@erasmusmc.nl Abstract: After publication of this work [Beenackers et al: Int J Behav Nutr ... van Lenthe1 Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands ∗ Corresponding author Email addresses: MAB: m. beenackers@erasmusmc.nl ... coefficient of the interaction term XZmedium (β6) (equation 3) Because of the logarithmic scale, the odds ratio of an interaction term can be interpreted as a multiplicative factor To obtain the...

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