Essays on 2000

Introduction

Educational integration serves to harmonize all the essential elements regarding educational, policies, systems, governance, and any other significant aspect that is directly or indirectly related to learning. The period between the end of the 1960s to the end of 1990s marked a period of fundamental educational reforms and discourse in Finland. Major educational policy and administrative and governance changes were instituted and implemented with the 30year time frame. The Finland government and ministry of education was determined to make significant strides and development in ensuring that the education system was inclusive, student-centered, content sensitive, vocational, and entirely free of ...

The world is gradually becoming virtually smaller this is because of the rapid globalization being experienced everywhere. As we experience rapid globalization so is our level of knowledge meaning we can perform so many activities with ease and far much better than we used to before. We have less mortality rate as people are living longer than before. An improved health care service has also promoted people living longer than before. Canada has seen a decrease in fertility rate especially in the twentieth century and when we combine this with a low mortality rate; it means that Canadian population ...

The environment is one of the crucial components that enhances sustainable development. It is worth noting that environmental crimes are viewed to be less important compared to traditional crimes. Law enforcement agencies tend to ignore environmental crimes in society. Environmental crimes are threats to food security, economic development, health, and sustainability. Environmental crimes include unregulated fishing, illicit trade of hazardous waste, smuggling of ODS (ozone-depleting substances), illegal logging, wild animal traffic, electronic waste management, as wee as dumping in rivers. Analytically, environmental crimes are sensitive and dangerous to the living things. Militant groups and criminal gangs profit from some ...

Milestones in Public Heath Informatics

There are several milestones in public health informatics history and one of them is specialization. The health field is vast and has many fields of concern to help the patients recover from various health complications and illnesses. Initially a doctor was supposed to be able to handle any health complications regardless of any aspects. Currently, the various areas that medical practitioners can specialize are such as disease prevention, epidemiology, laboratory health informatics, epidemiology among others (Yasnoff, O'carroll, Koo, Linkins & Kilbourne, 2000). With specialization in different fields and progress in information technology, the various areas of health concern can be ...

Introduction

Planning is an important aspect of managing any business. Planning sometimes involves prediction of the future conditions. Forecasting sales is significant in profit planning among other strategic decisions. Several methods are used in forecasting sales. A business should apply the method that most accurately estimates the future sales. Excellent Consulting Group wants to identify the best method to forecast its sales for year two. A forecast has already been made using the regression analysis method. The technique involved developing an equation which gives the monthly sales figure as a function of the number of customers in each month. The ...

The average American requires a yearly movement of 57 tons of cargo to cater for all of their activities. In 2016, the freight transportation system handled nearly 16 billion tons of raw materials and consumer goods. All this movement is vital in supporting economic activities around the country. All the shipments including fresh produce, express packages among others require an extensive system comprising millions of vehicles supported by sophisticated information technology and managed by a big labor force. The USA is the largest consumer market in the world thus a need for a robust system to oversee the movement ...

Many people associate slavery with the transatlantic slave trade of the past and believe that it is an institution that has been left in the past. This paper will look at how modern slavery differs from the transatlantic slave trade. The paper provides different arguments and examples from history of slavery and compares it to its current form. Moreover, the paper will include types of slavery that exist today. The role of United Nation to control the slavery in different countries will also be discussed. The paper will not only present the history of slavery but it will also ...

Abstract

Using the regression equation and given values of independent variables, we estimated the elasticity of each of them and ascertained that the product is highly elastic to price levels and therefore, the firm can consider to decrease the price levels in order to increase their market share. At the same time, cross elasticity and income elasticity were also significant in relation to the demand of the product, although advertisement expenditure has negligible impact on the product’s demand. Hence, own price, price of related goods and income of consumer are three major factors which the firm should incorporate while ...

Introduction

Nowadays, Math is comparatively accessible discipline to everyone, who is eager to master it, and has some basic logical skills. It is because of the wide range of contemporary textbooks, hundreds of helpful websites and numerous highly-qualified teachers and professors, who are not only acquainted with the discipline itself, but are also talented in the art of teaching. However, the situation was not so bright in the old times, when the books on Math could not have been comprehended by a common person. Moreover, many theoretical and practical issues still had not been resolved, which complicated the teaching process ...

How to Use Policy to Change Public School’s Funding and Resources Allocation

Ph.D. in Education-Leadership, Change, Policy in Education

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the funding disparities deprive many minorities and low-income families of the opportunity for education success. The research endeavors to explore different ways policy can be used to equally allocate educational resources and use them to the advantage of the less fortunate sections of the society. As one of its important goals, this prospectus paper informs the research as to how to weigh the options available to the school managements and the education policy makers. The paper provides a purpose to the proposed study by dwelling upon ...

Purpose

This paper intends to investigate how well the Pakistan pharmaceutical industry’s supply chain system performs. The thesis aims to achieve this purpose by examining the transportation, outsourcing, logistics management, and government regulations, and how these factors influence the efficiency and effectiveness of the pharmaceutical industry of Pakistan. In particular, the paper provides insights into the performance related practices used in the Pakistani pharmaceutical industry. Consequently, it points out the need for more research aimed at capturing dynamics and specific operational characteristics of local networks for development and improvement. Further, by denoting the relationship between system practices and SCM ...

The essay is based on the studies of McIntosh, Wise, Shams, DiAngelo, Graham, and Dyson. According to the studies of these authors, privilege is considered as a communal theory which states that exceptional rights or compensations are obtainable only to a group of people. Furthermore, privilege is regularly used in the framework of social inequity, mainly in regard to ethnic, gender, and racial category. 1. White Privilege According to authors, the practices that make white privilege is that the political sector including healthcare organizations and school gives more source of pride to the Native Americans. The authors in their ...

Abstract

The ecological settings in an ecosystem change from time to time. The changes in the ecological settings are brought about by a plethora of factors. Through evolution, the organisms that live in the ecosystem also change to adapt to the aforementioned ecological changes. The adaptation of the organisms to the ecological changes yields variations because different organisms and even organisms of the same species are exposed to the elements to different levels. Man has a significant role to play in the ecological changes. Through his economic activities, the effect on ecosystems has been both positive and negative. Urbanization as ...

One of the main advantages of literature lies in its ability to communicate various cultural experiences and provide greater knowledge and deeper understanding of foreign traditions for the reader. In the Western civilization, Eastern religious traditions and cultures informed by them are perceived with interest, fascination and even fear; while lack of understanding can often impair successful interaction and communication. In addressing the issue of religious values, the authors of two books, Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us about Living in the West and Children of Dust: A Portrait of a Muslim as a ...

Assignment #4: Parties and Elections

The paper will examine the party platforms from the end of the 20th century and hence the year 2000. The examination of the Republican and Democratic platforms will show the similarities and differences between the platforms represented by the running candidates Albert Gore Jr. and George W. Bush. Bush has won the 2000 presidential elections with 271 electoral votes compared to the 266 electoral votes won by Albert Gore, Jr. The first differences seen in the platforms is the length since the Democratic platform with 24.220 words is shorter as the Republican platform with 34.555 words (The American Presidency ...

Social changes refer to changes that happen over time affecting the behavioral patterns and accepted social norms and practices. Marketing as a practice has both a philosophical and practical definition with regards to its applicability in society.it can basically be defined as the activity and set of institutions for creating, communicating and delivery of offerings that have impacts on clients and society alike. By implementing social changes in the field of marketing, the benefits accrued from such endeavors are plentiful and more often end up having long-term social and economic effects. Examples of social changes that have been implemented ...

Social work practice in organizations

The logic model for programming and evaluation The article stipulates that a logical model is a tool used by program managers to determine the effectiveness of the created programs. It focuses mainly on planning. The plan is usually based on a verity of elements that entails situations, inputs, outputs and outcomes. The process is also affected by external factors including the environment and other related programs. The results of the process can be a short, medium or long term. For effective planning, the development of measurable goals might help determine whether the planning process is active or not. An ...

The laws meant that the Bowen plant of the Southern Company had to reduce the amount of sulphur dioxide released during the production of electricity. Prior to the enactment of the laws, Bowen’s sulphur dioxide emissions amounted to thirty tons an hour (Reinhardt 2). This amount translated to an annual emission of 262800 tons assuming 8760 hours in a year. Between 1995 and 2000 during the first phase of the implementation of the laws, the plant would only be allowed annual emissions of 254,580 tons of sulphur dioxide. This translates to hourly emissions of 29.06 tons (Reinhardt ...

Introduction

The financial crisis of 2007/9 was the worst in the U.S. since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was the cause of the failure of some of the biggest financial institutions including Washington Mutual which was closed in 2008, and its assets transferred to JP Morgan. In 2008, the crisis reached its peak with loans dropping dramatically to the lowest levels to be witnessed in a half a century. For example, new loans to large borrowers fell by 47 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 as compared to the previous quarter and by 79 percent relative to ...

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Job satisfaction and organizational commitment are closely linked to each other, but they differ from each other. Job satisfaction refers to the affective attachment of oneself to the job viewed either in its entirely i.e. global satisfaction or with respect to specific aspect like facet satisfaction (e.g. employee’s perspective of quality of supervision). On the other side, organizational commitment is the emotional response to a favorable appraisal of the work environment (Stewart, 2008). Usually, job satisfaction leads to organizational commitment (Stewart, 2008). BMW is considered as the top employer in the U.S. due to high level of satisfied ...

Globalization

Carrier is a major organization and a subsidiary of the United Technologies that has operations in 6 continents and in 170 countries where it seeks to provide consistent, noiseless, and energy-efficient products to its huge consumer base. The expansive presence in the global market is an opportunity for the company to introduce products into the market, enforce partnership, and foster innovation. However, Carrier faces stiff competition from cheap products from China especially in developing areas. To reduce operational costs, the company has instituted several strategies such as developing operational and manufacturing plants outside the United States. Like many other ...

The success of any company does not depend on the collection of individuals who work by themselves. There has to be clustering of employees into groups or teams enabling them to have the capability of achieving a certain function that could not be possible for an individual alone. The use of both teams and groups not only meets a firm’s objectives but also enables Nike to attain competitive advantage (Ivanko, 2013).

Groups

There is a difference between groups and team. A group is a set of two or more people who work together to achieve a common goal. According ...

In the 1996 case, United States v. Virginia, the Supreme Court held that the state run Virginia Military Institute’s (VMI) official and traditional policy of only allowing male students to be admitted was unconstitutional. According to the Court, as a state institution that barred woman from entering without a showing that the policy was furthered or was substantially related to an important government purpose, violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause (United States v. Virginia, 1996). The Court came to this decision even though Virginia had decided to establish a female only school, the Virginia Women’s ...

Part one

How has the composition of federal and state and local government spending changed over the past 40 years? What social and economic factors might have contributed to this change in how governments spend their funds? The government has been changing its spending in the last forty years. In 1970’s almost half of federal spending was on defense and around 15% on healthcare and social security. Fast forward, in 2000’s health spending and social security exceeded spending on defense. In 2001 expenditure on defense fell below 20% the total federal budget. Besides, health spending by state and local ...

In order to ensure peace and prosperity of a country, most governments have employed the use of stringent rules and regulations to govern people. However, some people stray away from the common perception of government and embrace anarchy. Anarchy is basically opposite of what the government stands for, anarchism is a political ideology (Carter, 1971) that holds the state undesirable and harmful while advocating for stateless institutions. The view of anarchists stray away from the commons masses and more often they tend to go extreme and cause social disturbance and unrest (Gage, 2009)as was the case of the ...

VP Operations

As Pepsi o is the biggest player in the international beverage industry, the company has to maintain its distinct position by successfully handling the operational strategy. The operational strategy of Pepsi Co aims to meet the business needs in ten strategic decisional areas. These areas under the operational management include the design of goods and services, quality management, process and capacity design, location strategy, layout design and strategy, job design and human resources, supply chain management, inventory management, scheduling, and maintenance. The ultimate aim of the operational strategy is to maintain ad efficient response time to the fluctuations in ...

(the author’s name) (the institutional affiliation) Although the countries worldwide have been dealing with poverty issues for several decades this problem is still urgent. Even the international commitment to the problem has not lead to substantial progress in reducing poverty levels. As regards the United States, the recent statistics in poverty rate reveals 14.8% of the poor population amounting to 46.7 million (Bray & Schommer-Aikins, 2016, p. 579). Poverty is associated with individuals’ inability to sustain basic amenities which include decent access to adequate resources: food, clean water, housing, clothing, health services, and safety. Such deficiencies restrict human freedom ...

Introduction

The doctrine states that occupation is supposed to take an undefined time and can be terminated by both the worker and the employer. The guideline has been applied historically by the courts in the interpretation of employment relationships. The employers and workers have been awarded unequal bargaining power. It causes criticism of the doctrine since the outcomes are seen to be harsh. The unions looked to, are seen as the certified employees’ representatives, thus trying to equalize the bargaining power. Various benefits are associated with the union powers such as job security and bonuses. With the acceptance of the “ ...

Improving the Operating Strategy of Marriott

Improving the Operating Strategy of Marriott The purpose of the report is to develop a recommendation for improving a company’s current strategy in order to remain sustainable in a highly competitive economic environment. The recommendation will be based on an analysis of both the external and internal factors that affects the company. This includes both qualitative and quantitative factors since the report is segregated into (1) environmental scan and risk analysis, (2) ratio analysis, (3) financial statement analysis, (4) weighted average cost of capital, and a (5) strategy development. The company chosen to be analyzed is Marriott International, ...

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

Management Accounting Introduction Setting the annual budget has been one of the mandatory activities in organizations at both tactical and operational levels. The annual budget outlines the projected revenues and costs for the firm in the coming year or the finite time period. Such budget is set to clarify the organizational direction to pursue by identifying the target revenues and variable costs associated with the business operations. It served as a successful budgeting process for several years, but today’s highly dynamic and continuously changing business landscape has made this system obsolete. In the 21st century, the annual budgeting ...

Introduction

Traditionally, employment relationships have generally been governed by the common law doctrine of employment at will. In the nineteenth-century American common law, the employment-at-will doctrine became the norm. The at-will-doctrine holds that unless the parties expressly agree in particular duration, the employment relationship can be served by either employer or the employee at any time and for any reason. According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics, however, there are major exceptions to Employment-at-Will including implied contract exception; policy exception and convention of good faith and fair dealing (Muhl, 2001). Employment at will is basically a voluntary and indefinite employment ...

The reason for my topic selection

The case study is very important and synonymous with the course – human resource development and some concepts of leadership. It has a whole lot of connotations which have to be explained and understood. Human resource has to be developed because this is what constitutes an organization. In fact, we can see the whole of humanity to be a significant resource of skills and talents that are just waiting to be tapped, trained and managed. Training and development of individuals must fit with organization’s goals and objectives. This case study will greatly improve my knowledge of leadership and human ...

Introduction

Since the dawn of human civilization annihilation of millions of people has been occurring. After the two World Wars, this annihilation took place through many civil wars fought within the nations all over the world. The Genocide or the mass killing of a particular ethnic group has been a common phenomenon in civil wars. In 1990s, the Kashmiri Hindus were expelled by Muslim terrorists through severe massacre. The question is whether mass massacre is the answer to any problem. There is a universal agreement that genocide is immoral and unethical (Jones, 1999). Still even after the horrified consequences of ...

Abstract

The behavioral problems among children in rural Nepal include not paying attention in studies, addiction, anger and fights, disobedience and stealing. The main cause of the problems involved family environments. However, other causes include negative peer influence, too much of attention or lack of it, not being able to fulfill one's needs, poverty, lack of appropriate school environment. Strategy used by teachers in managing the behavioral problem of their students is through having a conversation with then, ensuring moral education is well accounted for and providing necessary guidance, however, where verbal communication fails, parents and teachers guide their children ...

Health care has always been a basic human need and a part of the heritage of people. As a result, health care can be considered as a product of the collective efforts of the previous generations. Moreover, taking into account the fact that every human being represents the human race, he or she has an undeniable claim upon medical aid. However, despite the fact that providing health care is the state’s obligation, its fulfillment encounters numerous problems in the US. American health care has gone through significant historical changes that have led to the recognition of the health ...

Introduction

It is the role of every employee and the management of a firm to ensure that the firm succeeds. To make sure that a firm succeeds, there are ways through which the firm can track its performance. These ways are performance management system and the balance scorecard process. CliftonLarsonAllen is an example of a firm in the United States that uses these two methods to track its performance.

Performance Management

Performance management is the process through which all employees and their staff join hands and work together to strategize, monitor and track the performance of every employee in the firm, the ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan’s national agency dealing with space exploration through research and technological advancements. On 1st October 2003, it was formed through the merging of three organizations that included: the Institution of Space and Astronautical Science, the National Space Development Agency of Japan and National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan. It was created to act as an independent core performance agency that was fashioned to further the Japanese government’s aerospace development. Some of its core operations include the development of technology, launching satellites into orbit and research. It is also participating in advanced ...

a) Elements of Ecology In “Kampung Boy”, the author has portrayed an intrinsic biography of a Muslim boy born in Kampong in Perak. How the young boy grows up in rural Malaysia is explained in a vivid fashion, from which the reader is able to draw various inferences on ecological factors and their influence on childhood. The Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological System Model analyses the child development paradigm in a framework of simple yet meaningful relationships with environment. The essay focuses on how these elements have been embedded in the childhood of the Kampung Boy.

The Microsystem

Urie Bronfenbrenner has identified microsystem ...

The concept of "emotional intelligence" refers to the area of research, which answers the question: "What determines the success of human activity?" Emotional intelligence involves an opportunity to plunge into the emotions, to understand and feel it, and the need for rational analysis of emotions and decision-making process on the basis of this analysis. (Goleman, 2013) Emotions are a huge reservoir of information, using which a person can operate much more efficiently. Another crucial new element is that emotional intelligence allows to manage both - your and other people's emotions, resulting in greater efficiency and adaptability to communicate. People ...

Part 1

Part 2 I agree with Akers & Chingos (2014) that, “increases in lifetime incomes of college-educated Americans have more than kept pace with increase in debt loads.” According to their research, the average household with student debt has experienced an increase in annual income of $7400 while total debt increased by only eighteen thousand dollars. The statistics show that income of educated Americans has been increasing at a faster rate than the increase in student debt and the increased annual income can pay the additional debt within two to three years (Akers & Chingos, 2014). The increase in borrower’s income ...

Judicial Activism of the Court of Justice of the European Union

Since the ECJ handed down the 2005 Mangold v. Helm case, there have been several criticisms provided by different scholars of the decisions it made and what they believed had various consequences for the European Union law. Essentially, the decisions made by the court involved several queries, but the main one was applicability of European Union age‐based anti‐discrimination law in situations involving the fixed‐term employment contracts. The contracts were founded on the law that permitted the fixed‐term contract with no demands for the objective reasons that justified the limitations of the employment period past the ...

Quality Assessment

Scanning technology (3D laser scanner technique) measures the dimension of a precast concrete panel using extraction algorithms to measure boundary points with a compensation model to increase measurement accuracy (Kim et al., 2013). 3D laser scanning converts CAD models into BIM, which identifies scanned objects by ensuring precision for rebar mapping before actual drilling as well as rebar detailing for installing rebar cages (Hajian & Brandow, 2012). Before shipping precast concrete elements, dimensional quality assurance (DQA) is carried out to ensure that there are no dimensional defects using a scanner in an automated process that saves time and labor input ( ...

Digital image analysis is a method of extraction of useful information from digital images by using various digital image processing techniques. A digital image is a two-dimensional matrix that consists of great number of smallest addressable elements – pixels. Each pixel has its own digital characteristics, such as address and color representation. Digital image characteristics have two main measures: spatial resolution that is focused on capturing details and tonal resolution that is used to measure color, dynamic range and bit-depth. Higher tonal, spatial, and color values mean larger sizes of digital image file. (Peterson, 2005, pp. 1-2) The appropriate method ...

Abstract

The paper reviews the two different types of government administration; capitalism and the socialism. The capitalism structure entails generation of wealth by private entities and people through investments. In this type of structure, wealth is owned by the individuals or organizations that generated the wealth. The socialism structure is almost similar to the capitalism structure. However, the significant difference is that in socialism structure, the government controls ownership of property. These two structures have differences and similarities. There are few similarities between the capitalism and socialism structures while there exists a large gap of differences between them. Socialism structure ...

The United Nations Mission of Observer in Tajikistan was initiated in December 1994 and expired in May 2000. The main aim of United Nations was to focus on the peacekeeping mission to maintain peace after Tajikistan’s Civil War. The observers were deployed in Tajikistan to promote peace and demobilization. International and national observers promoted peace by monitoring peace activities and initiating negotiations between opposing parties. The headquarters of the mission were located in Dushanbe, Tajikistan with an aim to monitor peace between the ruling government and the United Tajikistan opposition. The paper highlights three major drawbacks of United ...

There are several laws that aimed at protecting human health and environment. The government and private parties are allowed to enforce the federal environmental laws. The government has the resources and tools required to enforce environmental laws and compels compliance with the environmental regulations and laws. Criminal and civil environmental enforcement are streamlined towards protection of environment and health. The criminal environmental enforcement seeks to punish the actions that the society view as harmful to the environment and health of people. The civil, environmental enforcement is streamlined towards individual parties who should be compensated for the harm caused by ...

1. Drivers of high costs of General Motors production According to the estimations of the market specialists, the usage of raw materials for the production of cars is the major problem of automobile industry resulting in the increase of the expenses and costs. In this regard, it is clear that some companies succeed to find cheaper raw materials with the purpose to save expenses spent for the production of the vehicles. However, in the majority cases this approach fails because of the problems with the quality of the production of the goods with the usage of new raw materials. ...

ABSTRACT

The businesses today have identified the need to focus more on customer and the key to retain customer is through development of customer relations. CRM or customer relationship management is based on the idea that loyal customers are profitable for the company. The loyalty has been identified by several researchers to be linked to the level of satisfaction of customers. Organizations require attracting the customers, developing relations so that satisfaction is ensured and retain customers by maintaining the relations. Due to intense rivalry and competition, businesses require focusing on building stronger customer base by promoting goodwill and providing them ...

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Introduction 3 Review of Literature 3 Research Methodology 6 Rationale 6 Objectives 7 Research Question 7 Theories: Resource Based Theory 7 Research Design 7 Procedure 7 Data Collection 8 Data Analysis 8 Reliability 8 Ethical Issues 9 Discussion 9 Conclusion 9

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Abstract Information technology is a tool that has been used by many firms across the nation to bring success in their business premises. However, some organizations still operate in isolation from IT even in the modern era of advanced IT. This study aims to examine why some companies still isolate their operations from IT. Irregardless of the various ...

Information and Communication Teachnology

ABSTRACT As telemedicine is used throughout the rural parts of Africa, there are many professionals and patients who find the entire process very beneficial because there is an allowance for a decrease in transmission of highly contagious diseases such as MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). If there are clinics that are found in locations surrounding rural Africa, there are strong concerns that patients will be able to transmit their diseases to other people who are otherwise healthy. With the use of telemedicine, the patients and the health care providers can see each other through a confined space and there is ...

Introduction

Over the last two decades, the Internet has become an important aspect of global communication, and with the continued to advance advancement of IT during this period; the internet has become an important communication tool. Moreover, the fast growth of the internet has been buoyed by the increasing recognition of freedom of speech across the world. However, it is the potential impacts of the unregulated internet that have necessitated calls to regulate the Internet under public international law. Currently, there is no clear legal framework under international law that governs the regulation of the internet. At the local or ...

1.1 Analyse culture in an organisation Organisational culture are the values, attitudes and practices that contribute to the “unique social and psychological environment” within a business, or organisation (“organizational culture” 2016). Needle (2004) notes that this is a complex process of creating collective values through shared history, understanding of market, hiring and firing of employees, management style, vision, norms, systems, symbols, language use, beliefs and habits. This allows for a set of shared assumptions, which increase the sense of teamwork, and establishes the pattern of collective behaviours and behavioural expectations within an organisation (Ravasi and Schultz, 2006). Successful companies, ...

Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, transport, transfer and receipt of persons through the use of force or coercion, deception and abuse of power in order to control them and use them in providing services for the benefit of the traffickers at the detriment of the victim. Human trafficking is a deliberate act of deceiving or forcing another person against his or her will to move to from one geographical area to another geographical area to be used for labor or crime in ways that benefits the trafficker. Human trafficking is an international phenomenon. This is because it ...

INTERNET BUSINESS

Abstract: A usage of internet has become popular in the field of business. E-business is the business which the business owners can sell and buy the products over the internet. It keeps the preserve to hold the position on the competitive market. It helps to increase the role of internet and increase the market share. With the help of websites, the startup business has been utilized the essential characteristics of the business facility provided on the internet business. The improvement of information technology in the internet business plays an active role in the startup business. It offers online service ...

The aim of this paper is to discuss the three different theoretical frameworks that comparative criminology is based upon. Comparative criminology can be defined as an investigation of criminal justice system and wrongdoings in connection to the geopolitical, cultural and historical frameworks. The review, in this way, draws the development of a portion of the standards that may have been embraced by specific states and their diverse sources. The review additionally empowers the perception of remote arrangements and how they may influence a specific country in connection to wrongdoing. In addition, the review empowers the comprehension and the forecast ...

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POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

Southern Institute of Technology 2016

List of Tables 3

Section 1. Introduction 4 1.1 Purpose of the proposal 4 1.2 Research Aim 4 1.3 Research Questions and Objectives 4 1.4 Research hypothesis 5 1.5 Background and overview of business 5

Section 2. Literature Review 6

2.1 Introduction 6 2.2 Micro and Macro-Economic Indicators and Business Confidence 6 2.3 Recent Trends, Strategies and the Market Potential 7 2.4 Consumer Preferences 8 2.5 Conclusion 9

Section 3: Methodology 9

3.1 Introduction 9 3.2 Secondary Research Method – Literature Review 9 3.3 Case Study 10 3.3.1. Research Design 10 3.2.2. The Sample 11 3.2.3. The Process 11 3.5 ...

Vernon Rudolph established Krispy Kreme Dougnuts (KKD) in 1937 in North Carolina as a single doughnut shop. By the turn of the millennium, KKD had grown in leaps and bounds. As of April 2000, the company shares were trading at 62 times earnings. As of April 2000, KKD had charmed Wall Street analysts with 80% of them recommending a buy. However, as of 2004, the glamour story of KKD started to fall apart.

Historical Financial performance

Exhibit 1 shows that KKD top line grew by 202.2% from $220,243,000 in 2000 to $665,592,000 in 2004. Net income grew by ...

Introduction

In the United States, some bodies have been formed with the aim of preventing consumer and investor exploitation. These bodies are aimed at providing financial protection to the citizens. Some special laws such as Usury laws have also been formed to protect the citizens from exploitation. These bodies include the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the Comptroller of Currency, the Security Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (Mckay & Seale, 2000).

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and its purpose

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent public corporation based in the United States. It was formed in the year 1933 ...

Response Paper: Self in the Workplace

Success at any workplace is not an abstract occurrence but rather takes a combination of abilities, skills, and knowledge necessary to guarantee such success. As an employee, I have greatly excelled at my workplace due to my strong work ethics, strict time management and embracement of a team spirit. I understand pretty well that organizational goals are set targets that require a collective approach from all employees. As a result, therefore, we are strongly working as a team and not as an individual; I prefer pooling my contribution alongside those from other colleagues for the sake of organizational goals. ...

Elizabeth M. Armstrong and Ernest L. Abel are the authors of the essay on “Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: The Origins of a Moral Panic,” which seems to be more of an opinion/editorial piece. Information about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is provided through presentation of various studies that confirm the authors’ position on FAS being less severe than the way it has been reported (Armstrong & Abel, 2000). Armstrong and Abel clearly acknowledge the FAS is a real diagnosis, but they do not think that it warrants as much panic as what has been created through western medicine and society (Armstrong & Abel, ...