International Maritime Organization

the secrecy was considered as selling out NZ’s sovereignty to the globalization and profit-seeking corporations. Dr Jane Kelsey, a professor at the Auckland University present at the protest predicted that unless there is an intervention by the International Trade Commission to finalize the agreement till August, the current TPPA negotiations are going to hinder back (Coconut spy tempest to TPPA secrecy, 2015). Dr Kelsey’s prediction proved to be correct as later on by the end of July, a…

Born in Montreal and with French-speaking parents, Omer levesque was inspired to be in the Royal Canadian Air Force ever since he was a little boy. He did not know how to speak English very well so Omer joined the local militia unit and became the lieutenant there. Later joining the RCAF, and on March 31, 1951 he was the very first pilot to shoot down a Korean plane during the Korean war. Omer Levesque and other Canadian forces contribution to the war lead to Canada causing a significant impact.…

Marine Traffic Density Over Port Klang, Malaysia Using Statistical Analysis Of AIS Data: A Preliminary Study Introduction Port Klang Malaysia is the major logistic hub of Malaysia and one of the busiest ports in South East Asia region. There are a large number of vessels or cargo ships transporting using the waterway in Port Klang Malaysia. Group [1] reported that in the first half of 2012 Port Klang Malaysia handled 5 million Twenty- Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) of container traffic in total,…

13600km of paved and non-paved roads (Schachar 5). These networks were highly essential in facilitating regional trade across Europe. Schachar illustrates archeological evidence dating back to the 200 AD that indicate immense level of regional and international trade of glass, millstones, fine wares and marbles (Schachar 10). For instance, marble used across the entire Roman Empire was produced by raw materials from Vilavi in Portugal (Schachar 10). Traces of these marbles have been found across…

shipped goods are defenceless to security threats. There are a few studies measures on the security level in the container shipping industry. The Hawkes (1989) defined container shipping security is measured by owners, port facilities and marine organizations in order to protect against sabotage, pilferage and annoyance. Besides that, Frankel (2005) suggested that the cargo security, ship security, data security access control and communication infrastructure must be contained in container…

produce followers.” FoxTrot will abide by this saying and when the organization is hiring, they will look for talent who has potential to lead. Guy also mentioned that companies should look for people who compensate for the weaknesses of the hiring manager and the company. Realizing this, FoxTrot is devoted to hiring people who seems to not only mesh well with the culture, but people who are complimentary fits for the organization. Interview Process FoxTrot’s interview process is similar to…

International Human Resource Management (IHRM), ‘as concerned with the human resource problems of multinational firms in foreign subsidiaries (such as expatriate management) or more broadly, with the unfolding HRM issues that are associated with the various stages of the internationalism process.’ (Boxhall, P. 1992). In every multinational organisation, HRM is one of the most important departments which lays the main foundation to the firms by its employees. It benefits the organisations but…

leads organizations to identify the best practices guided by the feedback of experts. With that said, organizations can use this framework to align process, measurement and analysis, and strategic planning. Moreover, this can lead organizations to better decision-making, stronger leadership, and to great organizational success. Several organizations have used the Baldrige criteria to address challenges such as focusing on core competencies and establishing new partnerships. One organization that…

are aimed at creating messages that “proactively influence employees’ knowledge and understanding of the desired brand image” (Mangold and Miles 424). It is in the context of the need to manage information and knowledge exchange from the organization to its employees that information technology (IT) also attains a significant role. Adetayo, Sanni, and Ilori point out, for instance, IT not only “provides the relevant intelligence to enable the right thing to be done at the right time,” it…

of the project, structure of the project, and the level of technical expertise of the staff or project team are factors. The larger the project team is, the amount of money allotted or spent, and how many different departments or areas of the organization will be affected by the new system...all increase the risks. Large projects benefit from the appropriate use of formal planning and tools created for managing projects. The commonly used methods are Gantt charts and PERT charts. A Gantt…