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control strategies lead to favourable conditions for them to arise or not. The rationale behind the model (which integrates the mechanisms of standard activated sludge models with empirical knowledge), its implementation in a fuzzy rule-based system and the details of its operation are illustrated in the different sections of the paper. The performance of the risk assessment model is illustrated by evaluating a number of control strategies facing different shortterm influent conditions as well as

of the latter set free the elements of the former' (1954: vol. 1, 668). The metaphor of 'setting free' suggests that Marx believed that the spirit of capitalism was already present before the emergence of capitalism.       Weber considered a number of possible explanations for the emergence of capitalism. He rejected the crudely technological and materialistic ones: colonial trade, population growth, the inflow of precious metals. He then isolated some of the necessary but not     187

Solutions The company policy can be composed of: - Prevention days: broadcast prevention films, intervention of volunteers from local associations. - Prevention campaign: posters with pictures of the damages on lungs caused by smoking and telephone number of institutions, which can help people to quit cigarette, stickers with banning signs, leaflets with information about second-hand smoking… - Bans and fines: company’s management can forbid people smoking inside the building but also around the premises

immediate-term has appropriately focused on controlling nuclear materials in the former Soviet Union and preventing the small number of active proliferators (such as Iraq, Iran, Libya, and North Korea) that currently appear to have vigorous nuclear weapons programs from getting the bomb, the longerterm and enduring proliferation problem will be ensuring that the larger and continually growing number of latent nuclear states maintain their non-nuclear weapons status. This underscores the policy importance of addressing

retailing. The most important issue is marketing. These brands invest a huge amount of money in advertising and promotion. Gucci for example uses controversial and shocking ads to grab the attention and to create awareness. The balance of emotional and rational communications of a luxury brand is strongly emphasised while connecting to the customers through a variety of brand advertising. Brands (especially those in the fashion industry) traditionally use heavy visual effects to create emotional connection

suggest that the corporate tax rate (differential to other group members) indeed exerts a negative effect on the number of patents filed by a subsidiary. The effect is quantitatively large and robust against controlling for affiliate size. The findings prevail if we additionally account for royalty withholding taxes. Moreover, binding ‘Controlled Foreign Company’ rules tend to decrease the number of patent applications. JEL Code: H25, F23, H26, C33. Keywords: corporate taxation, multinational enterprise

can be said about the conditions necessary for cooperation to emerge, based on thousands of games in the two tournaments, theoretical proofs, and corroboration from many real-world examples. For instance, the individuals involved do not have to be rational: The evolutionary process allows successful strategies to thrive, even if the players do not know why or how. Nor do they have to exchange messages or commitments: They do not need words, because their deeds speak for them. Likewise, there is no

capital and retained earnings. It is, then, natural to confront the value of equity with either the profit attributable to shareholders, or the investment realized by shareholders in the past. The market value of equity is calculated by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the stock price and is named market capitalization. As earnings after taxes (EAT) represent the residual claim attributable to shareholders after each and every stakeholder has been remunerated, the first multiple, which comes

valued. Employees would be empowered to take the lead in change. Individually and in cross-functional teams they would involve themselves in continuous improvement, not only in the area of technological development but more significantly for a highly rational, technical organisation in the area of customer service to meet changing needs and demands. There were two central, interlocking components designed to transform Anglian Water into a learning organisation. The first was the Transformation Journey

Evolutions d’UML ! 1994 – tentative de normalisation de l’OMG, sans effet – Rumbaugh (OMT) rejoint Booch (OOD) chez Rational Software • objectif : créer une méthode en commun (méthode unifiée) 1997-2003 – adoption par les entreprises – UML 1.1 à UML1.5 : modifications/améliorations ! 1995 – présentation de la version 0.8 de la méthode – arrivée de Jacobson (OOSE) chez Rational ! 2005 – UML 2.0 – quelques nouveaux diagrammes – changements importants au niveau du métamodèle, pour permettre