73 research outputs found
Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagosome
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The rhetoric of the consumer and customer control in China
This article explores the extent to which the rhetoric of the sovereign consumer and the use of the customer as a device of managerial control have been transferred to the subsidiaries of multinational retail firms operating in China. Based upon data drawn from over 200 interviews conducted at UK and Japanese multi-nationals' stores, in this rapidly internationalizing context it was evident that the notion of the sovereign consumer was ubiquitous and procedures designed to inculcate management by customers or consumer control had been implemented. However, it was equally apparent that the rhetoric of the consumer not only served managerial ends, but also provided a rich and fertile resource for shopfloor workers. Meaningful, socially embedded relationships could also play a crucial role in transactions. Moreover, with respect to discipline and control, employees were fully aware that power lay with their managers, rather than disembodied consumers or even actual customers
The biogeochemistry of phosphorus after the first century of soil development on Rakata island, Krakatau, Indonesia
This study examined the accumulation of organic carbon (C) and fractions of soil phosphorus (P) in soils developing in volcanic ash deposited in the 1883 eruption of Krakatau. Organic C has accumulated at rates of 45 to 127 g/
Intracellular signals triggered during association of Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium bovis BCG with human monocytes
An Empirical Study on Impact of Employee Satisfaction upon Customer Orientation in Shipping Company
The Industrial Marketing Implications of Perceptual Differences between Shippers and Motor Carriers
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