the economy as a fait accompli

... flexibility is one of the most striking characteristics of an organizational form called “adhocracy” which has the ability to readily create and disband ad hoc teams on an ondemand basis If the reengineering ... such as the way a company is configured, the culture and behavior of its people as well as its processes of coordination The chapter then focuses on the role of information management as a key ... mortgage approval process on the same document in a parallel pattern As one bank officer examines the document to verify the applicant’s employment status, another can credit scoring, and yet another...

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 08:20

... to come this way, the doctor will see you now (= Please come this way ) As well as the past simple we can use the past continuous (e.g was doing) in the if-clause If Rachel was playing her stereo, ... outside There was a bomb scare last Tuesday Sarah wanted to fly to Rome, but she wasn't able to The airport was closed Laura has only met Nick once, and it's possible she ... I'd eat the whole lot I ate cake and / had your figure are imaginary or unreal situations Jessica isn't going to eat the cake, and she hasn't got a figure like Rachel's B Type 2: If I ate cake,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:22

... wouldn't say that unless I believed it D In case Look at these examples Take a sandwich with you in case you get hungry I'd better reserve a seat today in case the train is full tomorrow Laura took two ... complain to your college Conditionals (A- B) What might you say in these situations? Use a conditional sentence ► You think Emma should book a seat on the train The alternative is having to stand ... Mr Day: Can't you stop playing that trumpet? You're making an awful noise Adam: Well, if (►) I don't practise (I / not practise), I won't pass my exam Mr Day: But why at night? It's half past...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:22

... The cafe was crowded, but we found a table Nick has a car, but he doesn't often drive it We can also use although Although the cafe was crowded, we found a table Although Nick has a car, he doesn't ... drive it The clause with although can come at the end We found a table, although the cafe was crowded C Though and even though Though is informal It means the same as although Though/Although ... that Zedco has become profitable and is now doing well in spite of its recent problems Although Chief Executive Barry Douglas has not been in charge for long, there has already been a dramatic...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:22

... meaning 'and', 'but' and 'so' 'And': Sarah often works late She works on Saturdays sometimes, too /as well Sarah often works late She also works on Saturdays sometimes Arlene Black has a yacht and ... express the idea of a contrast (see Unit 150) The jacket was nice, but it was too small for me Although the forecast said it would rain, it turned out to be a beautiful day We still haven't got a sponsor ... linking words A Time words Look at these examples with when, while, as soon as, etc My leg hurts when I walk (when I walk = at the time I walk) Mark heard the news on the radio as/ while he was driving...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:22

... access a single database Using a real-world example of service-oriented architecture, a company could make its database of books and music available to outside users as a service, and the users could ... be given access to a thick client application that enables them to search a complete database, including courses that are not made available to the public The public, on the other hand, could ... up the name of a CD or song title in a large music database, for example, or giving access to an online store that uses the same database in a different manner Service-oriented architectures are...

Ngày tải lên: 16/10/2013, 12:15

... in the superlative degree of comparison only There was a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face on the throne of England; there was a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair ... unseasonably warm day The tank was filled with over million gallons of molasses— and it was about to burst apart First, molasses oozed through the tank's rivets Then the metal bolts popped out, the ... Style: All the Write Stuff They require that the personages in a tale shall be alive, except in the case of corpses, and that always the reader shall be able to tell the corpses from the others They...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 16:20

... family stored in a water proof container Soap and alcohol-based hand sanitizer Tissues and toilet paper Sleeping bags or blankets Flashlight and extra batteries Battery powered radio and extra ... each person and pet Food and Other Items Water in clean, sealed plastic containers – store gallon for each person for each day Ready to eat canned meats, fruits and vegetables Manual can opener ... extra batteries Matches in a waterproof container Baby supplies such as diapers and bottles Digital thermometer Trash bags Cleaning supplies An extra credit card and money Step Listen for Information...

Ngày tải lên: 20/12/2013, 23:15

... experience was what it was." Only if we can distinguish the reasons why the past was what it was, then, can we establish reasonable expectations about the future Keynes helped us make this distinction ... in the cards for as long ahead as I can see, and almost certainly not in the coming decade A return in the range of, say, percent to percent seems a reasonable expectation, largely based on the ... financial reality So far, we’ve done all our measurements in nominal dollars, ignoring the fact that it is only real dollars—dollars that are adjusted to take inflation into account—that are available...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... set of words and expressions as well as syntactical features that may be said to characterise that specific area of language There are many registers: technical, academic, mathematical, scientific, ... refer to the writer or the reader This means that the main emphasis should be on the information that you want to give and the arguments you want to make, rather than you For that reason, academic ... Raimes (1992), Grabe and Kaplan (1996), concur that there is a standard of acceptable writing behaviour That there is standard is also evident in the various marking rubrics used to assess academic...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 11:20

... that the readily available for alternative measures of inflation, we also Taylor rule, as specified above, gives an unbiased estimate calculate ex post real interest rates using actual data for ... forecasters in New Zealand, asking them for their forecasts of, among other things, inflation They then compute the average forecast of all respondents We use the Consensus average one-year-ahead ... often as it leans against inflationary pressure Then it where i is the historical nominal short-term interest rate, and all the variables in the equation are contemporaneously related The residual...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 01:20

... a right triangle which has the same angle as the base of the ramp Knowing the angle of the base of the ramp and the weight of the car on the ramp, we can solve for any other force including the ... a car that travels faster, farther and wastes less energy The most common area where surface friction will occur is between the axle and the chassis The interface between the axle and the chassis ... through the air with less friction so they can move faster Trucks have a special cowling that increases their aerodynamics and allows air to flow more easily over the trailer Increased aerodynamics...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 12:20

... we have accomplished a great deal I have included Flow here at the beginning of this section as a starting point, a broad discussion about our mental approach to accomplishing tasks But the significance ... in the United States in 2007 Placed one on top of another, the stack would stand as tall as a nine-story building And the 880 million words in that nine-story pile would take six and a half years ... 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 actions are captured using a reliable...

Ngày tải lên: 03/04/2014, 17:50

... arbitration hearings are often free and designed to take place without a lawyer, car manufacturers are at a distinct advantage— obviously, they are more experienced at arbitration procedures than the ... lemon laws at all, and only half the states cover leased cars Fourth, the consumer unfairly bears the burden of proving that a car is a lemon For example, the buyer may need to show that the car’s ... $200 an hour, but turn the actual routine paperwork over to paralegals, who are paid a small fraction of that amount Probate’s defenders are, unsurprisingly, mostly lawyers They assert that the...

Ngày tải lên: 18/04/2014, 14:05

... seem to pay off as they once did—or at least as they did in our national morality play Instead, the game seems rigged in favor of people who are already rich and powerful as well as their children ... Republican senators and representatives—which was their job After January 1995, I was verbally assaulted “Mr Secretary, are you a socialist?” I recall one of them asking The new crowd wasn’t willing ... corporations that don’t give a damn And American corporations are increasingly global, with less and less stake in America According to the Commerce Department, American-based global corporations added...

Ngày tải lên: 08/06/2014, 08:50

... September 24, 2009 DAVE our pm philosophy Adapt classic project management approaches to web projects Waterfall can be agile Add some personality to the mix! Thursday, September 24, 2009 DAVE web project ... flexibility All you got to is talk, talk Thursday, September 24, 2009 DAVE on waterfall & agile Predictability versus flexibility DAVE All you got to is talk, talk Google Search: “Waterfall” Google Search: ... “Agile” Thursday, September 24, 2009 DAVE pm with personality Build the expectation Become the consummate comedic professional “Hi Tina, Tom, Kim, John and all the ships at sea We’re nautical...

Ngày tải lên: 10/06/2014, 09:25

... brands as they are seen as higher quality than domestic products, and they are willing to pay a premium price The foreign providers that will succeed in China are the ones that can emphasise the ... Kong, and increasingly the major cities such as Shanghai and Beijing in mainland China These foreign luxury houses have learned that they should play up their foreign origins as it exudes quality ... American shoes, and 64% say want to purchase blue jeans (which are still in their infancy in China) Cosmetics and Toiletries International brands have gained a large market share is China, the world’s...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 23:20