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Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!
Money & Business

Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!

...change them. For the ‘scientific’ manager, the desired change in these processes was an improvement in efficiency in the way in which they operated. Scientific management (sometimes known as ‘Taylorism’ after its key founding figure, F.W. Taylor, Figure 1) started out as a way of managing the operations of an organisation, i.e. its main activities. F.W. Taylor...
The First World War: trauma and memory
History & The Arts

The First World War: trauma and memory

...change them and that had this been done the objects which actuated us would now be attainable by negotiation. I have seen and endured the sufferings of the troops and I can no longer be a party to prolong these sufferings for ends which I believe to be evil and unjust. I am not protesting against the conduct of the war, but against the political errors and insincerities...
Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema
Languages

Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema

...change their form when they are used as comparatives: Table 1 Comparatives ADJECTIVE/ ADVERB COMPARATIVE (POSITIVE) COMPARATIVE (NEGATIVE) bon meilleur que moins bon que mauvais pire que moins mauvais que bien mieux que moins bien que For example: La nouvelle exposition au MUCEM est meilleure que la précédente. Le film est pire que le livre dont il est inspiré...Upper...
Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list

...change in depiction over time . For both the international and the U.S. press, references to “Bradley” peaked on August 23 (with 44 and 33 references, respectively). Read the research at the the Journal of Homosexuality: “I Am Chelsea Manning”: Comparison of Gendered Representation of Private Manning in U.S. and International News Media* Read at OpenLearn: 57...
The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry

...change and individual reform must be balanced with evidence of failure and rejection. That is not to dismiss her legacy, which is both multifaceted and lasting, not to mention worth remembering. While elements of Fry’s work could be highly detrimental to those she intended to help, she did promote a new and enduring ideal of compassionate and sympathetic social...
Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?

...Changes due to COVID-19 Home Confinement on Athlete Health Protection in Elite Sports: a Call for Awareness in Sports Programming', Sports Medicine, 50(8), pp. 1417-1419. Simons, C., Martin, L. A., Balcombe, L., Dunn, P. K. and Clark, R. A. (2021) 'Mental health impact on at-risk high-level athletes during COVID-19 lockdown: A pre-, during and post-lockdown longitudinal...
PY Gerbeau on the business of football
Money & Business

PY Gerbeau on the business of football

...change your mind about that." (Szymanskii) But the money a club takes at the turnstiles just isn't enough to keep even the smallest club afloat. Sponsorships, replica kit, TV rights, events catering, on-site leisure facilities – income from much more than gate receipts is needed for individual clubs to survive. According to Firoz Kassam, Chairman of Oxford United...
The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981
Society, Politics & Law

The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981

...Changing Economy of Greenock and Inverclyde The Lee Jeans plant was operated by Vanity Fair Co. (VF Corporation), a large, American-based, multinational clothes manufacturer. By 1972, Lee was their most successful brand, representing almost two-thirds of their $297 million sales. In 1970, they opened their first factory on mainland Britain, in Greenock, Inverclyde, 25...