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from Western Europe (more precisely from Portugal, Netherlands, England and Spain) disembarked in Japan with Christian missionaries. Japan was afraid of a probable conquest from European countries, so it ended any worldwide contact except with China and Netherlands. At the end of this isolationist period, which had run for more than 200 years, France and Japan established a great partnership from the military, economic and artistic standpoint. Nowadays, France is commercially implicated with Japan

 ont résisté avec patience à la chaleur… sans ventilo ! Un merci  tout  particulier  aux  deux  rapporteurs  de  ce  manuscrit,  Professeur  Mike  Elliott  et  son  ‘traducteur‐décrypteur’  niçois, Professeur Patrice Francour.  Mike, thank you very much for your welcome in your IECS lab (where I stayed for the two best months of  the year: February and March 2007). I had a great time with your team (Shona, Daryl, Krysia, Krystal, Nick, Will,  Chris, Paul…). It was short, freezing but I keep plenty of extraordinary souvenirs: the moody fishing surveys with 

Depuis, le contrôle budgétaire s’est diffusé dans de nombreuses organisations, notamment en France où il est apparu dans les années 30 et s’est développé à partir des années 60 (Berland, 1999). Dans les années 50, à la demande de la Controllership Foundation, Argyris (1953) s’est intéressé aux effets du contrôle budgétaire dans les usines. Il a notamment montré que celui-ci peut avoir des effets néfastes sur la coopération entre les managers, leur stress et au final sur la performance de l’organisation

today the company continues to care for its employees while providing customers and guests with the exceptional service and great value which have been the foundation of our success. For the past eight decades, the one constant that has set our company apart from all the others has been our associates. They are the ones who have risen to the challenge every day for the past 80 years to ensure that every customer and guest has felt welcomed, comfortable and cared for. Today, more than 143,000 associates

AND DEVELOPMENT DISPUTE SETTLEMENT: INVESTOR-STATE UNCTAD Series on issues in international investment agreements UNITED NATIONS NOTE UNCTAD serves as the focal point within the United Nations Secretariat for all matters related to foreign direct investment and transnational corporations. In the past, the Programme on Transnational Corporations was carried out by the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations (1975–1992) and the Transnational Corporations and Management Division

Development Policies Department International Labour Office Geneva Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programmes: Labour policies and practices by David Tajgman and Jan de Veen The International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization was founded in 1919 to promote social justice and, thereby, to contribute to universal and lasting peace. Its tripartite structure is unique among agencies affiliated to the United Nations: the ILO’s Governing Body includes representatives

mondial. Ajoutons que seulement un peu plus de 7% des Européens déménagent chaque année, (contre 16 % aux Etats-Unis) et que dans la moitié des cas, ils restent dans la même région ou la même ville. L’Europe n’est pas une société de 19 nomades « Europeans are born to stay, not born to run » 1. La mobilité suppose un coût social élevé pour les personnes et même au sein de l’espace européen, cette mobilité soulève de nombreuses difficultés à court et moyen terme. Notre collègue qui a échangé avec nous

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requirements for the degree of Philosophy Degree in Applied Entomology By BALEGUEL NKOT Major: Entomology Reg. no. Cosupervisor Supervisor Professor June 2010 Improvement of spraying practices to minimize the effects on non target organisms and delay resistance to larvicides during the black fly (Diptera-Simulidae) larval control. THESIS Presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of

Association recognized that there is an ISO standard for quality management, ISO 9001:2000, but that there is no equivalent for food safety. As a result, many countries have developed national, voluntary standards—such as HACCP in the Netherlands—each with their own interpretation and related documents, for example for auditing bodies. Unquestionably, this situation has led, and is still leading, to confusion. Furthermore, it makes it very hard for quality managers to assess the food safety performance