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Management

Management in all business and human organization activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing, and controlling an organization (a group of one or more people or entities) or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. Resourcing encompasses the deployment and manipulation of human resources, financial resources, technological resources, and natural resources.

Management can also refer to the person or people who perform the act(s) of management.

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Is California preparing for climate change? Results from new climate adaptation survey

A majority of California's coastal planners and resource managers now view the threats from climate change as sufficiently likely that practical steps on the ground need to be taken to protect against growing threats, according ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 17

Rainforest regeneration in Indonesia slower than expected

Research conducted by Tyas Basuki at University of Twente’s Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) shows that felled tropical rainforest in Indonesia (of the Dipterocarp species) ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

3 Questions: Andrew Lo on JP Morgan's multibillion-dollar trading loss

Earlier this month, heavyweight bank JP Morgan Chase announced it had lost at least $2 billion on a single trade — a figure that could grow as the firm struggles to unwind its position. The event has pr ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Tendency of operational routines to falter is widespread but fixable

New research by a University of Illinois expert who studies process management points to the potential role of regulatory oversight in preventing deterioration of operational routines that are used to complete day-to-day ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sci-fi no longer, NREL engineers smart homes

Thanks to TV shows such as The Jetsons and Star Trek, many Americans grew up dreaming that homes of the future would be equipped with fantastic high-tech features. From automatic food dispensers to sliding do ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Managing biodiversity data from local government

Local governments around the world have a new tool to help share and use vast amounts of biodiversity knowledge collected in the course of their work.

Biology / Ecology

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0