Annu. Rev. Sociol. 1999. 25:19–46 Copyright © 1999 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved Annu. Rev. Sociol. 1999.25:19-46. Downloaded from arjournals.annualreviews.org by Stanford University Libraries on 07/29/05. For personal use only. THE SOCIOLOGY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Patricia H. Thornton Department of Sociology‚ Duke University‚ Durham‚ North Carolina 27708; e-mail: thornton@soc.duke.edu KEY WORDS: entrepreneurs‚ new ventures‚ organizational founding‚ demand side perspective‚ intrapreneurship
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oxide‚ and ozone. In the Solar System‚ the atmospheres of Venus‚ Mars‚ and Titan also contain gases that cause greenhouse effects. Greenhouse gases greatly affect the temperature of the Earth; without them‚ Earth’s surface would average about 33 C° (59 F°) colder than the present average of 14 °C (57 °F).[2][3][4] Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution (taken as the year 1750)‚ the burning of fossil fuels and extensive clearing of native forests has contributed to a 40% increase in the
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Dell Case Memo To: Michael Dell Due to competitors including IBM‚ Compaq‚ and HP attempting to mimic the business model of selling directly to end users‚ Dell must exploit its core competencies to maintain its leadership position in the direct sales channel. In order to understand why cultivation of core competencies is crucial to the future success of Dell in this period of increasing competition‚ we will examine which competencies have led Dell to be successful in the past‚ what the competitive
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES VOLUME 2 NUMBER 3 2007 ISSN 1306-1216 Biometric Authentication Using Fast Correlation of Near Infrared Hand Vein Patterns Mohamed Shahin‚ Ahmed Badawi‚ and Mohamed Kamel behavioral categories. Common physiological biometrics include face‚ eye (retina or iris)‚ finger (fingertip‚ thumb‚ finger length or pattern)‚ palm (print or topography)‚ and geometry‚ back of the hand vein pattern or thermal images. Behavioral biometrics includes voiceprints
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boundaries to individual action. Without these regulations and restrictions‚ there will be extensive societal disorder. Durkheim’s writings reflect this concept when he claims that “individual liberty” is the “product of regulation” (Durkheim 1902‚ 60). Durkheim’s view is that society is structured in such a way that there is an illusion of freedom and
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unit cost when producing ANSWER: $85 2. Selected info regarding a company’s most recent quarter follows: a. Op expenses $700 b. Gross profit $2390 c. Sales rev $4000 d. End finished goods inventory $300 e. Cost of goods manuf $1200 ANSWER: $710 3. selected financial info for Brookeville manuf is presented in the following table a. sales rev $4k b. purch of dir materials $400 c. direct labor $450 d. manuf overhead $620 e. op expenses $650 f. beg raw materials inv $200 g. end raw materials inv $180
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planet wheels to increase working range up to DN 350 mm (13.8 inches) Working height up to 600 mm (23.6 inches) US Metric Spindle drive power 1.01 hp 0.75 kW Speed range of spindle‚ infinitely adjustable Max. spindle torque 10 - 340 rev/min 36.9 ft lbs 10 - 340 rev/min 50 Nm Vertical adjustment of spindle 11.8 inches 300 mm Grinding force‚ infinitely adjustable 0 - 78.7 lbs 0 - 350 N Vertical travel of headstock 21.6 inches 550 mm Feed rate of headstock‚ infinitely adjustable 7.1 - 39
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Chapter 17—Alcohols and Phenols SHORT ANSWER Drawing Instructions: Draw structures corresponding to each of the given names. 1. Draw: cis-4-tert-butylcyclohexanol ANS: 2. Draw: 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol ANS: 3. Draw: 2-phenyl-2-propanol ANS: 4. Draw: glycerol ANS: 5. Draw: 2‚ 4‚ 6-trinitrophenol ANS: IUPAC Naming Instructions: Provide proper IUPAC names. 6. Name: ANS: (E)-2-ethylbut-2-en-1-ol 7. Name: HOCH2CH2OH ANS:
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References: Source: The Wilson Quarterly (1976-)‚ Vol. 14‚ No. 3 (Summer‚ 1990)‚ pp. 33-42 Publisher(s): Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Source: Latin American Research Review‚ Vol. 39‚ No. 1 (2004)‚ pp. 60-89 Publisher(s): The Latin American Studies Association Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law November‚ 2004 37 Vand. J. Transnat ’l L. 1423 Copyright (c) 2004 Connecticut Law Review Connecticut Law Review Spring‚ 2004 University of Pittsburgh Law
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Cited: Gilbert‚ John and Stephen F. Martin. Experiment Organic Chemistry: A Miniscale & Microscale Approach. Belmont‚ CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole‚ 2010. 537-547. Print “Table of IR Absorption”. The WebSpectra. UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry‚ 22 Jun‚ 2000. Web. 19 Jan‚ 2013.
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