Every people has its culture, whether primitive or advanced, and this culture is discerned in the folkways and moral standards, forms of family life,
economic enterprises, laws and modes of dealing with lawbreakers, forms of recreation, religion, art, education, science, and philosophy that constitute the social aspects of human existence as contrasted with the bare biological fact of living.
Along with health and social welfare, education too has become a commodity in the market with self - financed technical institutions imparting training in technical and managerial skills for employment in Trans - national
economic enterprises to those who can afford it.
Culturally sustained «life worlds» — traditional ways of living — have long been «colonized» (or invaded, or occupied) by different aspects of «the system:» government bureaucracy, large - scale
economic enterprise and powerful media combining to control or lives.
St. Augustine's enduring conception of the two cities here receives contemporary development and application as outstanding authors, most of whom are also First Things contributors, address economics, the academy, natural law, politics, and marriage: Robert Jenson on the Church's responsibility, Robert Louis Wilken on what Augustine really meant, Carl Braaten on natural law, George Weigel on not despairing about the ambiguity of politics, Robert Benne on Christian engagement in
economic enterprise, and Gilbert Meilaender on the virtue of marriage.
But since the early ones would most likely be
economic enterprises, investors or business owners would probably pay for their construction.
Farms, after all, are
economic enterprises.
Osage Casinos are
an economic enterprise of the Osage Nation.
As European colonists began to settle along the coast, introducing new
economic enterprises, exploiting the marine resources, and establishing Catholic missions, the native food sources were depleted, native economies were altered, and island populations declined even further.
They're collaborating with the community land trust to refurbish vacant housing, establish new public spaces and use the neighbourhood's space and resources to jumpstart
economic enterprises.
The release of waste products from domestic and
economic enterprises (burning fossil fuels, synthetic chemical use, trash production, etc.) alters the composition of the atmosphere, and gases and particulates related to these activities travel to all parts of the globe.
«But if we open up the market to include uses with higher economic value, such as mercury remediation or the production of black carbons for toner cartridges and lead pencils, we could make biochar a going
economic enterprise.»
Thomson - Reuters Corporation and Thomson - Reuters PLC will be separate legal entities but will be managed and operated as if they were a single
economic enterprise.
There are lots of disputes over rights and title, but we're trying to focus on sustainable
economic enterprise.»
This is not to suggest that business or
economic enterprises are required to solve the social issues in a community.
The unique nature of Indigenous connection to the land provides the basis for
economic enterprises such as wildlife harvesting, natural resource management, fishing, cultural tourism and art produced for sale.
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What once was
an economic enterprise, an exchange of property made between families, is now something else entirely.
The Aboriginal customary economy, continuing connection to land and practice of cultural norms in relation to country are things that might support
economic enterprises.
Not exact matches
In her speech, May said: «The best way to raise living standards for all is through
economic growth based on free
enterprise, operating in inclusive, fair and open rules - based markets.»
The basis for the U.S.
economic system is private
enterprise, because the government has neither the knowledge nor the incentives to make business decisions that in the long run will achieve
economic efficiency and growth.
Under Republican Gov. Rick Perry, Texas has actively chased
economic - development projects, closing deals by writing big checks from the Texas
Enterprise Fund, a special pot doled out largely at the governor's discretion.
«In these
economic times, every order book is important and I believe this is not a small order book,» said Kurt Wee, President of the Association of Small & Medium
Enterprises.
Debating whether climate policy can fuel
economic growth, with Christopher Horner, «The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming & Environmentalism» author & Competitive
Enterprise Institute; Chris Miller, Greenpeace global warming campaign director and CNBC's Becky Quick
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide
economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
«With the modest
economic recovery of the past few years, finance functions are preparing the
enterprise for challenges that could materialize at any time by working to preserve margins and by sustaining a strong focus on working capital management,» said a Protiviti managing director in a release.
Obviously, besides immediately abandoning its propaganda campaign, the Chinese government should reassure the global business community with concrete, honest, realistic, and market - based solutions that address the underlying pathologies of China's poor
economic performance: massive debt, endemic overcapacity, and an
economic system that channels low - cost capital into inefficient state - owned
enterprises at the expense of private entrepreneurs and consumers.
The other major facet of the Chinese censorship
enterprise is the use of
economic benefits or repercussions for businesses and publications, based on their coverage.
In 2012, the country established the Cayman
Enterprise City, a special
economic zone to allow companies to quickly and cheaply form physical subsidiaries.
China must do the hard work of shifting wealth from powerful government officials and managers of state - owned
enterprises to Chinese households, with consumer spending carrying more of the
economic burden.
«We must tackle the underlying causes of deteriorating liquidity and the financing in venture markets soon,» says Russell, «or run the risk of losing the best source of capital to grow small - and medium - sized Canadian businesses into globally competitive
enterprises that drive job creation, innovation and
economic growth.»
Shanghai Composite Index, fund, exchange rate Growth
Enterprise Board, and paper gold were among the top
economic search terms.
The performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of any Incentive Award (other than Options and stock appreciation rights) that is intended to qualify as Performance - Based Compensation depends shall relate to one or more of the following Performance Measures: market price of Capital Stock, earnings per share of Capital Stock, income, net income or profit (before or after taxes),
economic profit, operating income, operating margin, profit margin, gross margins, return on equity or stockholder equity, total shareholder return, market capitalization,
enterprise value, cash flow (including but not limited to operating cash flow and free cash flow), cash position, return on assets or net assets, return on capital, return on invested
Only the prospect of
economic gains would lead
enterprises to cut costs, improve service and become more businesslike in general.
Uber has sold its China assets to Didi Chuxing for a 17.7 percent
economic interest in the new
enterprise, putting a stop to a rivalry that cost both companies billions of dollars to dominate the country.
This is a result of the
economic crisis and the associated market failures of the incumbent financial services industry, which provides financing to small - and medium - sized
enterprises (SMEs).»
ICAN serves as a platform where immigrants who run social
enterprises can exchange experiences with Community
Economic Development practitioners, to identify the best ways to support immigrants and refugees.
The task of rhetoric is to divert attention from the fact that the financial sector aims not to «free» markets, but to place control in the hands of financial managers — whose logic is to subject economies to austerity and even depression, sell off public land and
enterprises, suffer emigration and reduce living standards in the face of a sharply increasing concentration of wealth at the top of the
economic pyramid.
In doing so, he laid the foundation for the new discipline of
enterprise design, successfully applying his design thinking methodology to
economic, cultural, governmental, environmental, and social change for internationally celebrated designers, leading companies, and countries around the world.
This implies a slowdown in reforms that increase the private sector's productivity and
economic share, together with a greater
economic role for state - owned
enterprises (and for state - owned banks in the allocation of credit and savings), as well as resource nationalism, trade protectionism, import - substitution industrialisation policies, and imposition of capital controls.
In 1997 the Business Roundtable issued a statement declaring that «the paramount duty of management and of boards of directors is to the corporation's stockholders» and that «the principal objective of a business
enterprise is to generate
economic returns to its owners.»
What Russia has instead are private banks that have not created financial linkages with corporate
enterprise, except to gain control of corporate assets and siphon off their
economic surplus in various ways.
Zug's startup
enterprises, fintech incubation firms, and governmental authorities all seem to have open lines of communication; regularly collaborating with the mutual goal of fostering the
economic expansion of Zug by supporting the growth of startup companies.
John Mousseau of Cumberland Advisors joined other panelists during a seminar at the American
Enterprise Institute that took stock of Puerto Rico's post-hurricane
economic prospects.
Orange County Convention Center — Orlando, FL --- More than 3,500 executives from the nation's leading corporations, government entities, and women business owners will converge in Orlando, FL to generate business opportunities and stimulate
economic growth at the 2016 Women's Business
Enterprise National Council (WBENC) National Conference & Business Fair from June 21 to 23.
The profit motive, capitalism and free
enterprise are the backbone to our
economic system, and as such are the key to future growth and prosperity, individually and collectively.
«It is imperative for all of the major stakeholders in women's
enterprise development — in policymaking, program development, capital, research, and organizational capacity - building — to move forward in the same direction, to not only increase our national competitiveness but to level the
economic playing field.
WASHINGTON — The Women's Business
Enterprise National Council (WBENC) will convene over 3,500 executives from the nation's leading corporations, government entities and Women's Business
Enterprises (WBEs) to generate business opportunities and stimulate
economic growth at the 2015 WBENC National Conference & Business Fair in Austin, TX, June 23 - 25.
«We are proud to honor 20 Top Corporations for their world - class leadership in partnering with women's business
enterprises to sustain innovation in this country and fuel our
economic growth,» said Linda Denny, president and CEO of WBENC, the leading authority on and advocate for women's business
enterprises (WBEs) as vendors and suppliers to the nation's leading corporations.
Washington, DC --- The Women's Business
Enterprise National Council (WBENC) will convene 3,500 decision makers from the nation's leading corporations, government entities and women's business
enterprises (WBEs) to generate business together and stimulate
economic growth at the 2013 WBENC National Conference & Business Fair in Minneapolis, MN, June 25 - 27, 2013.
In fact, we recently conducted a survey that found 90 percent of female customers in the US would go out of their way to purchase products from women, believing they would offer higher quality,» stated MiKaela Wardlaw Lemmon, senior director of Women's
Economic Empowerment at Walmart «We hope our collaboration with Women's Business
Enterprise National Council and WEConnect International will make customers around the world more aware of great products from women - owned businesses, and help these women continue to grow their businesses.»