Features a collection of papers that explores the challenges in identifying, building, & linking competences within & between organizations. This title

Includes:: a paper that describes a facilitated process through which managers may identify an organization's competences. It also explains basic issues in building organizational competence.

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Focusing on " The Marketing Process in Organizational Competence", this volume reflects the fundamental market orientation in competence theory's foundational concepts & theoretical development. It

Includes:: papers which explore key aspects of the common conceptual foundations of competence & marketing theories.

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Charts two very different voyages: a tracing of the dislocations of leaving one's native country, & a searching exploration of grief at a father's final painful journey. This work

Includes:: poems that deal with family, & longing for home from a new country.

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This is a book about food, & the food that's in books. Tucked away in many great literary works are essential truths on the subject of consumption: that someone is always disappointed when a tart is halved; that roasted udder is best kept a once-in-a-lifetime experience; & that toast is criminally under-appreciated. Other less well-known truths include the fact that kippers can be cooked on an iron; gravy expectation is high amongst commercial gentlemen; & every child at some time sees their name written in treacle. ...

With comprehensive low-down on the food shops, services & trends of the capital, & most importantly the 'food experiences', this title takes the reader on a gastronomic tour around town, searching out the best food purveyors, emporiums, farmers' markets, producers & eateries, visiting famous names & uncovering hidden gems. ...

Aurora knows that when a day starts with your handyman going crazy in your front yard, it probably won't get any better. Sure enough, her husband's niece Regina arrives with a baby whom no one knew she was expecting. She disappears, leaving behind the child
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