Culture: The Meaning, Characteristics, and Functions. This article provides information about the meaning, characteristics, and functions of culture ! The customs, traditions, attitudes, values, norms, ideas and symbols govern human behaviour pattern. The members of society not only endorse them but also mould their behaviour accordingly.
Air Products and Chemicals (APD) has 4 splits in our APD split history database. The first split for APD took place on June 06, 1986. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of APD owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 2000 share position following the split. APD's second split took place on March 10, 1992.
The organization was originally named the Mass Retailing Institute. In 1986, it acquired the Association of General Merchandise Chains (AGMC) and in 1988 became the International Mass Retail Association (IMRA). In early 2004, the organization's board of directors voted to change its name to the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA). In April 2007, The Law Enforcement Retail Partnership Network, set up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, RILA, and the NRF, began operation.