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Measurement control at an SRS (Savannah River Site) analytical laboratory
Wills, G.P. - 2008
functions. The training and qualification program requires the analyst to analyze known and blind'' standards. Statistical tests …
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CULTIVATING THE NICHE: A STUDY OF THE ORIGINS AND CONSEQUENCES OF STANDARDS-BASED CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. ORGANIC FOOD INDUSTRY
Lee, Brandon - 2007
Standards-based certification organizations (SBCOs) as a source of market order have been largely neglected as a topic …: An Inductive Case Study of Standards-Based Certification Organizations in the U.S. Organic Food Industry,? employs …, ?Certifying the Harvest: The Role of Standards-Based Certification Organizations in Market Entry and Exit Dynamics,? examines how …
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Sustainable Development on the Mekong Region
Picon Garrote, Pablo - 2011
This MP analyzes the relationship between fast economic development and the environment. My objective was to learn if the ecosystems were strongly disturbed by the economic and industrial development process. In cases where ecosystems were lost, if this process was bringing negative social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475412
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Examining a business community's readiness to take on sustainability
Selem, Melissa - 2011
more environmentally responsible behaviors is through environmental certification (EC) programs. However, there is a scant … support sustainable business practices. Second, using Social Marketing principles I interviewed business representatives to … certification in the Champaign-Urbana community.The results of the CRA indicate the Champaign-Urbana community is at a preplanning …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009477700
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Exact Measures of Income in Two Capital-Resource-Time Economies
Pezzey, John C.V - 2001
Exact optimal paths are calculated for two closed, continuous-time economies with explicit functional forms for utility from consumption, and for production from human-made capital and a non-renewable resource. Features of the first economy are non-linear utility, hyperbolic utility discounting...
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An investigation of mine closure : gold mine case studies on the East Rand in South Africa / J.H. Nel
Nel, Johannes Hendrik - 2008
This research is on mines that struggle to obtain closure from the state departments. The closure process at the footprints of five Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs) of a South African gold mine was investigated. They are situated in the Germiston, Brakpan, Springs and Nigel suburbs of the East...
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Strategic challenges facing airports in gaining competitive strengths: lessons from the practice of Dubai International Airport
Bitelmal, Mohamed A. - 2010
The anticipated increase in competition among airports means that there is now a greater need for strategic thinking in the airport business industry. In order to succeed, airport management will have to implement new strategic initiatives and identify their key competitive strengths. While many...
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Designing a Photovoltaic System Hybrid for a Health Clinic In Camilo Ortega, Nicaragua
Holliman, Jeremy - 2010
have taken an active approach in providing green and sustainable alternatives for them to consider. Non …-profit organizations like Engineers Without Borders holds sustainable international development as paramount to all international projects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009485665
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How do Fast Food Chain Restaurant can still sustain their Business despite Controversial Health Related Issue
Ooi, Jin; Yazdanifard, Rashad - 2014
In this fast-moving era, food plays a vital role in the human mankind lives. It was listed the top 5 needs in the Maslow hierarchy chart. As we moves into the 21st century, when the economy is fast blooming; humans are acting faster to keep up to the never-ending trend where time plays an...
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MARKETING RESEARCH REGARDING TOURISM BUSINESS READINESS FOR ECO-LABEL ACHIEVEMENT (CASE STUDY: NATURA 2000 CRIŞUL REPEDE GORGE-PĂDUREA CRAIULUI PASS SITE, ROMANIA)
BAN, Olimpia Iuliana; IACOBAŞ, Paul; NEDELEA, … - 2016
Sustainable development is an approach that aims to preserve the environment and the culture of communities hosting … are more and more related to eco-labelling, which provides the certification based on a series of benchmarks developed and …
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