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- Polygyny and Christian Marriage in Africa: The Case of Benin
- Abstract: Since the arrival of European missionaries in Africa, there has been charged debate over people's marriage choices. This article outlines the major elements in the academic, theological, and popular discourses on marriage in Africa, focusing on two topics: the conceptual divide between monogamous Christian marriage and African polygyny, and...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Storm data and unusual weather phenomena
- Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena June 2008 Time...
- Research articles 2008-06-01
- 'The comforts of married life': Metis family life, labour, and the Hudson's Bay Company
- SINCE THE 1980S, scholars have sought to understand how the Canadian fur trade shaped the Metis. Less attention has been paid to the impact of Metis concepts of family and community on the nature of their relationship with their employer, the Hudson's Bay Company HBC. This article focuses on how...
- Research articles 2008-03-22
- A Corporate Headquarters That Undoes Dilbert
- Do you work in a building designed to keep you energized, more productive, and that tells your company mission to all staff and visitors within a few steps of entering? I suspect most of us work in Dilbert's Cubicle World. So it's intriguing to see the HQ...
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- PROMINENT AFRICAN AMERICAN EPISCOPALIANS, 1746-2005: A GUIDE TO HISTORICAL RESOURCES IN THE BISHOP PAYNE LIBRARY, VIRGINIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
- INTRODUCTIONThis bibliography was compiled primarily to provide assistance to researchers in locating information in The Bishop Payne Library collection about African Americans who have been ordained in the Episcopal Church. The sources cited herein complement the documents held in the African American Episcopal Historical Collection housed in the Bishop Payne...
- Research articles 2005-12-01
- Adam Jones , Transculturation: mission and modernity in Africa
- ADAM JONES (ed.), Transculturation: mission and modernity in Africa. University of Leipzig Papers on Africa, Mission Archives Series No. 22. Leipzig: Institut fur Afrikanistik (12.00 [euro], ISBN 3 935999 14 3). 2003, 80 pp. This inspirational collection of seven papers, originally presented at a conference of the German Association...
- Research articles 2004-09-22
- Vision And Mission At Work
- The need for a clear vision, mission and core strategy is widely recognized in both public and private organizations. The challenge we all face is how to effectively deliver on the vision, mission and values that are set out before us. In fact, the ability to take an organization's vision,...
- White papers 2007-02-01
- United Launch Alliance Wins NASA Contract
- NASA awarded the joint venture between Lockheed and Boeing, United Launch Alliance ULA, a contract to support four launches. Bizjournals.com has the press release. The contract is worth about $600 million and will provide for the launch of four separate missions. Two of the missions are for...
- Blog posts 2009-03-17
- Cornell Companies, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator instructions Our first question comes from the line of Todd Van Fleet from First Analysis. Please go ahead. Todd Van Fleet – First Analysis Hi, good morning, guys. I just wanted to clarify, I think you had talked a little bit to the one-time items in Q4....
- Earnings calls 2009-03-19
- How To Write An Organizational Mission Statement
- A mission is what a person, a group, an organization or company sets out to do. It is the direction that the people involved in the movement keep in mind while going about their daily routine and not-so-routine activities. Therefore it will not be unreasonable for us to assert that...
- White papers 2006-07-12
- Business Mission And Vision Balanced Scorecard Metrics
- Mission, Vision and Values serve as a foundation on which the structure of a business enterprise is laid and these are later broken down into straight forward objectives and goals. With the help of KPIs one can easily judge the appropriateness and relevance of mission, vision and values of the...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Vision, Mission And Values
- The Management Committee of the organisation has the responsibility for both establishing and protecting the overarching purpose, fundamental values and ethical principles which govern the activities of the organisation. These are often referred to as the vision, mission and values. Your vision, mission, and values form the foundation of your...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Mission, Vision, Values
- Mission, vision and values are supposed to be the North Star of strategic planning, the beacon by which organizations set their strategic compasses and then align their everyday priority setting. But let's face it, the prospect of attending a visioning session is not always greeted with enthusiasm by the conscripts.
- White papers 2005-08-29
- The Visible Process Organization: From Mission Control To the Boardroom
- This paper describes about the VPO Framework that enables continuous incorporation of the latest information, manages complex systems, and ensures easy access to expertise and required resources. Additionally, it fosters communication, promotes trust and team building, and deepens the understanding of cross-functional challenges. Just as the mission, control team led...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Annual Report of GlobalSantaFe
- GlobalSantaFe is a leading worldwide drilling contractor offering a full range of premium equipment and drilling management services. The Company's diverse and technologically advanced fleet of 58 offshore rigs includes premium and heavy-duty, harsh-environment jackups; and dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater drillships. Additionally, the Company has four rigs under construction. The Company...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Interview Questions: How To Stump The Interviewer
- In the limited time an interviewer has with you, their mission is to know you and assess your worth, especially in relationship to the other candidates interviewed. Asking you questions is the way they accomplish that mission. Since interviews are two-way streets, your time should be spent assessing the position,...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Key Elements And Tests For A Personal Or Organizational Mission: Your Ideal Mission
- Mission statements don't need to be long, boring or dust collectors. They can be vibrant statements that actually give you direction. This paper can be used as a personal or organizational exercise to help you gain focus. The best missions pass both tests. Effective missions are powerful tools to move...
- White papers 2007-09-28
- Strategic Planning - Mission
- A strategic plan starts with a clearly defined business mission. "A mission describes the organisation's basic function in society, in terms of the products and services it produces for its customers". A mission statement provides the commercial logic for the business. A mission needs to be translated in everyday actions.
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Defining The Business Mission
- Mission is a broad term that refers to the total perspectives or purpose of a business. The mission of a corporation was traditionally framed around its product line and expressed in mottoes: "Our business is textiles," "We manufacture cameras," and so on. With the advent of marketing orientation and technological...
- White papers 2007-06-06
- About Mission
- Mission is a continuing task or responsibility that one is destined or fitted to do or specially called upon to undertake. The synonym is a "Calling." Your Higher Power has shaped your calling. With a clear mission, values, vision and passion, one's efforts take on a whole new level of...
- White papers 2008-01-01
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