Essays on China

Improving Sustainability: Yum Brands

Business Sustainability is often defined as the process by which an organization manages its financial standing, social risks and opportunities. In short, sustainability is the process through which a company handles its entire business and the influence of its decisions on financial standing, community and the environment. However, in the context of this paper, we believe that this definition is more of a theoretical concept because in a more pragmatic way, sustainability is all about surviving the shocks by sculpting the organizational policies and connecting them to a healthy social, economic and environmental system. Henceforth, in order to discuss ...

Main points of the article

The social and fun-loving Brazilians would love to stand closer while talking with others that indicates trust. It is also rude in Brazil to exit before a meeting concludes. The Canadians value punctuality, and there is no class disparity in Canada as majority of the population belongs to the middle class. Canadian government and private firms follow a conservative approach in financial spending. It is advisable for someone from another country to meet a Chinese counterpart with a gift other than a clock since it represents death in China. Chinese dinner meetings contain many toast rounds. Germans love to ...

Introduction

Yuan Zhen wrote the Yingying story during the time of the Tang Dynasty. This story is considered to be one of the first work of literature in China. The story revolves around a love story between a 16-year-old girl named Yingying and a 21-year-old man named as Chang, who was a student. In analyzing the story, one can get a glimpse of the Tang Dynasty and its culture. Another issue that can be observed is Buddhism in, which many people during that era were practicing it. However, in Tang Dynasty, the main religion was Taoism, but they had started ...

Preferred Program of Study:

My Personal Statement to Take Up BS in Accountancy I was born in a traditional Chinese family. Likewise, I attended a very traditional Chinese school. The lesson that my family and school taught me is that “practice makes perfect.” The only way I can improve my grades is to listen to lectures carefully and do more practices after class. The idea helped me to progress in my studies and I felt mostly interested in the accounting and economics disciplines. Afterwards, when I saw a website about the benefits of studying in an American Community College for students who do ...

Chinese FDI in the United States according to data of 2015 is the highest in history, standing at $15.7 billion, a figure that represents 30% rise from 2014 (Rhg.com). The stock of China in the USA according to the latest data stands at $45 billion. China ranks third in FDI outflow in the world behind the United States and Japan. The FDI flow from China to the USA is bigger than that of the USA to China. Recently, the tide of FDI flow has changed from the USA to China, and it is now China to the USA. Individual ...

Abstract of the Chapter V

In this particular chapter, Thomas Friedman questions the necessity of the free trade across the globe and whether it will benefit America as a whole. Basically, he spent a significant amount of time thinking if David Ricardo was right or not. Ricardo, the English economist who lived at the turn of the 18th-19th centuries, described the basics of free trade. This is the beneficial cooperation of two or more countries that are concentrated on the production of goods in which they have a comparative cost advantage. So, the question is if America should keep the principles of free trade ...

International Baccalaureate Internal Assessment Economics HL

International markets are quite dynamic given that many demand and supply factors come into play in the determination of market prices. Countries depend on international markets to trade surplus commodities in an effort to earn incomes which are not only used to power economic development but also acquire goods and services these countries demand. Venezuela for instance, is a nation with huge oil and gas reserves and as such, has benefit from favorable international market prices for both oil and gas (Al Jazeera Media Network). This was especially the case when the international price for crude oil rose sharply ...

The Olympic Games are very popular today; thus, many countries do their best in order to get a chance to host it. There are both positive and negative impacts of the Olympics on the host country. In the following essay, I would like to discuss the statement that the Winter Olympic Games is a good investment for the hosting country. In my opinion, there are different factors that prove the benefits of hosting the Olympic Games, which are economic and cultural advantages. In fact, it was found that although countries should invest a lot of money into new buildings ...

Jamie

In my opinion, the Chinese hypothesis of creation of the world is very unusual and fascinating. And although the idea of the superhuman, which formed everything in our world, is not new, the Chinese have come up with an unusual and very poetic version of the appearance of all life on Earth. This theory explains well the importance of rituals to the Chinese people. Very interesting is the custom of reporting on the child's birth in the first place maternal grandmother. It seems to me that it has a deep meaning. It is important for every mother to know ...

Essay 1- Gunpowder

Essay 1- Gunpowder

Introduction

The development of gunpowder has been one of the turning points in the history of warfare and civilizations. Gunpowder literally became the great leveler, causing a revolution in military affairs and changing the world order in favor of industrialized nations. The thesis of this paper is that gunpowder enabled technologically advanced nations to gain control over the world.

History

Gunpowder was invented mistakenly during the quest for immortality. Experimenting with life-lengthening elixirs around AD 850, Chinese alchemists, while experimenting with saltpeter, considered mixing it with sulphur and charcoal. The resultant mixture was explosive, and signaled the birth ...

China has been playing an important role in the global economy and in the short term future the country is going to continue to build up its international presence. However, keeping up the economic growth may become a serious problem for the Chinese government in the short term. The rates of economic growth have declined in the past years and this is a very big risk for the developing economy that China has. So now China is looking for the ways how to improve the current situation. Stimulation of exports by means of the weaker national currency is one ...

Being one of the most recognized luxury brands in the world requires a constant wobbly balance to be kept. The customer should be always understood and heard, while the external factors should be adapted to within the shortest time. From the day of its foundation in 1941 Coach’s product itself did not change much. It used to be all about being simple in style and resistant to wear and tear; the difference is concealed in additional value added to the customer.

Question 1

For Coach the competition in the luxury goods industry is estimated as fairly strong, due to the ...

Uyghurs are a tribe in the Turkish heritage, and they are Sunni Muslims living in the Xiangjian Autonomous Region in China. The Uyghur Turks are the fifth largest minority, and their population was around 8.4 million in 2000. When the nationalists and the communists were fighting to get on the power in the Han China, the Uyghur Turks stroke and they declared their independence. However, the communist regime has dominated the strike (Tang and He 8). In the region where the Uyghur Turks live, there is a lot of natural resources, and the GDP per capita is comparatively higher ...

Huawei and ZTE are two major Chinese telecommunication companies with an international brand. Identify who leads these companies, if they are state-owned or private, and where these companies are based. Huawei is located in Shenzen, Guandong in China. It is one of the largest multinational networking and telecommunication equipment producers, and it is marketed all around the world. The company is identified as the "employee-owned" company, and the Chinese government is involved in the management. In another word, the company is owned by the employees; however, the workers do not have any information how the company is managed and ...

The Vietnam War is one of the most controversial and complicated military actions in American history, a confluence of a number of factors that stemmed from post-World War II ideas about America’s place in the world, its relationship with Communism and the Soviet Union, and the increasing presence of the news media in the field of battle. In the Cold War following World War II, in which America turned its attention (and its weapons) to the cultural and ideological threat of Communism. However, the staggering defeats US military forces experienced, combined with the malaise and resistance provided by ...

The Second Sino-Japanese war was a conflict between the military forces of China and Japan which lasted 1937 to 1945, following the first Sino-Chinese war of 1895. It has been claimed by some historians that were it not for military and economic assistance or support from the allied forces and states of United States, Germany, and Britain, Japan would have won the war even before it began. However, this was not to be as Japan was forced to surrender after the US-led troops dropped atomic bombs one of its cities, Hiroshima in 1945. This second Sino-Japanese is considered to ...

International Entrepreneurial Activity

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Executive Summary

The aim of the paper is to select a product or service to import to Canada and mark down the reasons for the selection of the product. The identification of market of the products, economic, financial, and marketing reasons related to the import of that product are also mentioned. For the purpose of this paper, the product selected is footwear from China. The rules and regulation and different duties are also a part of this paper. The regulation outlined in the paper are related to the trade China specifically to provide a better view about the imports ...

Energy production has experienced numerous landmark changings thought the century. Although there is no perfect solution found in terms of satisfying the needs for energy resources and mitigating its environmental and social impact, hydropower generation is considered a renewable energy source and alternative to fossil fuel combustion. Hydropower generation has experienced significant advancement throughout its history. However, the principle of its work is rather comprehensive. The energy of falling water is employed to turn the turbine, which is connected to the electricity generator. Furthermore, electricity is supplied through grids to industrial or domestic units. In most cases dams are ...

Article Summary: Segmentation, Targeting, Positioning

China has emerged as a considerable force in world economic set up as it is leading efforts to create new world order (Golub, 2016). In this regard, China has pursued an extensive geographical segmentation strategy where it has sought to dislodge existing market leaders such as Japan and the US, that is, China is “rewriting the rules”. It objective is to win more markets in East Asia, Africa, South America and South Asian trade routes. It has created an “East Asia-centric South-South trading system” which it has invoked to create new regional as well as transcontinental linkages.

Targeting

China targets ...

Cultural life in Cuba is the most diverse and active in Latin America. Cuba has long been used for the expression of the culture of national identity. The country is extremely rich in talent. Cuban culture has Afro-Caribbean and Spanish roots: culture after the revolution in Cuba in the full sense of the word blossomed art. Art both as a popular, high and classical plays an important role in the cultural life of Cuba. The Government recognized the need for training talents in their native soil, and the development of a diverse and lively cultural space. All kinds of ...

Human resource management is a function that is present in many organisations and is designed to optimise the performance of employees towards the delivery of products and services that are instrumental for the company’s achievement of its objectives. Human resource is basically managing people within an organisation by primarily emphasizing on systems and policies. There have been a variety of events associated with human resource management. Many of these events have been reported by the media, both the electronic and online media. This article will focus on one key human resource management event reported by the Society for ...

How were the life experiences of Liu and Ning impacted by the historical events and changes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Liu from ‘A man awakened from dream’ and Ning from ‘A daughter of Han”’ are both the protagonists of works of autobiography by Harrison and Priutt respectively, in an effort to depict the impact of Chinese history on its people during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Since Chinese history was sharpened by communist tones, it becomes challenging to understand the true meaning of waking up from a dream. It is important to ...

Introduction

In 1928, CBS was established by William Paley when he purchased around 16 radio stations to christen CBS (Columbia Broadcast System). At present, CBS has around 200 TV stations and network affiliates that reach every home in the United States and has a growing presence throughout Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia, Oceania, Central and South America. CBS Studios International is the international arm of CBS Television Network. It is the leading programming supplier to the international TV market, with licensing deals for above 200 international markets and 60 different languages throughout several media platforms. Through Studio, CBS Studios Intl. participates ...

Korra Dancewear Company was established by Karolina Swietoniowska in 2013.The long time dancer with a love for design started creating her own dancing apparel and was brainstorming on how to make her business profitable. Based in Mississauga, Ontario her company was mostly online and it was through the internet that she was able to market and make sales for the apparel. She delivered the items personally in her car so as to reduce on distribution costs. This paper conducts a PEST and SWOT analysis for the business. It also seeks to identify the best consumer market by conducting a ...

In modern world the number of issues the company should deal with is dramatically increasing. Some main threats of the previous years are replaced by more significant ones. To remain competitive the organization should pay attention to all the decisions made on different levels. The company is also exposed to new types of risks. It means that the organization should use new approaches to manage both external and internal operations. The main requirement to the behavior of the firm is to be as flexible as possible. New strategies need to be defined in accordance with environmental issues and up-to-date ...

Fallacies in Communication

A fallacy refers to an argument that is logically and rhetorically incorrect which tend to undermine the arguments soundness and the logical validity of the argument. This paper will be giving two examples of fallacies that have been majorly argued upon by the majority of people. The fallacies shall also give a general world view of a diverse area in culture, politics, business, government, sports and entertainment. The first fallacy to ponder upon is that white items are better than black items. This is because black is always associated to negative happenings while the white items are always related ...

Literature Review

Theoretically, it is believed that wars including World War I and World War II have led to the development of technology. Warfare has made it possible for nations to test and implement new technologies. Humans have a history of creating weapon that date back to years before world war. According to Harrington (2009), technological weapons were first noticed in the 14th century. During this Century, most weapons were gunpowder and innovators were thinking of creating better weapons. In World War 1, poison gas was also employed, but the results were shocking leading to its ban. Woods and Woods (2011) ...

The Branding and Logos

Introduction The Restaurant is based next to Heathrow Airport in Central London. Many people in the big city of London embrace the advent of this new restaurant in the central town. Most of the Logo design is adopted for ease of clients to have a clear view of what is expected by the prospective customers. The plan is aimed at controlling the influx of clients who are either from arrivals at the Heathrow airport or the general staff working in the domain (Adamson et al. 28). The branding by the Jim & Jay is clearly showcased in the Logo model ...

MARKETING

Development in science and technology Current technology available China has quite a number of current technologies that are not common to the rest of the world and the technologies are listed as below; High voltage transmission; China has innovated the world`s first ultra-high voltage DC and AC lines, which are capable of carrying more power efficiently for longer distances.

High speed rail

Advanced coal technologies Nuclear power Alternative energy vehicles; these include hybrid, electric, plug –in hybrids, and fuel cell vehicles. Supercomputing Solar energy technologies B. Technological skills and the general labor force of CHIINA The general labor force of china ...

When discussing the hypothetical situation of a Chinese telecommunications company seeking to acquire a US communications company with telecom wires throughout the US and significant information and access to resources important to national security, a number of factors need to be considered. In order to allow the acquisition to take place, the Department of Homeland Security would need to take on a number of tasks, including securing any classified or sensitive information and preventing the Chinese government from being able to access it. As a nonstate actor, it is difficult to regulate the behavior and access of a US ...

China is dealing with tons of waste produced every day. With unsustainable development and production, countries are exploiting natural and other resources and causing environmental degradation, polluting the air, water, land and soil. With inappropriate waste disposals, the environment is becoming polluted, and is dangerous for health of people. With increasing concern of people regarding environmental pollution, and its effect on health, protests were seen through the last whole year in the communist country. The topic is important, because more and more incarnation plants are being constructed in China, which are causing havoc to environment, and are also putting ...

Business Plan Memorandum

BUSINESS PLAN MEMORANDUM This is in response to the request you made last February 2, 2016 for a business and legal advice regarding entering into a contract with a business supplier under conditions and terms that best suits and benefits you as a party. In dealing with business suppliers, you have to enter into a contract with the other party. A contract is a legally binding agreement between parties entered by them with the intention that it shall have legal effect, which means that any one of them can resort to the law to provide remedy in the event ...

China has always been considered to be one of the strongest empires in the world, where a lot of military achievements took place due to a very fast development of new kinds of weapons and protection systems. China was impossible to defeat. Having the largest population in the world, it took care of all the people to get education. For the Western world, it wasn’t easy to understand the complex Chinese culture. While there was already presidency in Europe and women fought for the rights, the Chinese still had emperors and aimed on conquering more lands. Their women ...

In the end of XIX century, the United States of America faced the huge pressure from the foreign countries to improve the IPR protection. The USA was regarded as one of the most dangerous violator of the IPR rights due to the high level of piracy in the country. Although, in the beginning of the XX century, the amount of domestic items requiring the IPR protection, increased and the leadership of the country faced the necessity to turn its performance into the IPR protector. In addition, through the previous years the leadership of the state did no deem it ...

Interview Review

In the early 1980s, the Chinese government was promoting basic urban construction and as a result, the field of civil engineering entered a golden age. Primarily due to policies that were implemented, people became more interested in the field and it experienced a rise in its financial capital. After years of effort, China’s technology in the field of civil engineering became one of the best in the world. The managers and civil engineers undeniably contributed to this end. I intend to discover what kind of job the manager does and discuss the industry’s future development. I feel ...

The Fifth Chinese Daughter

“The Fifth Chinese Daughter” is the story of a Chinese-American girl’s journey from childhood to adulthood. The story, told in third person, is actually the author’s autobiography. In the book, Jade Snow grows personally as well as physically, but throughout never loses the lessons taught by her Chinese heritage traditions. As a child, Jade Snow is subjected by random beatings by her father, along with her siblings. It is clear to Jade Snow that she has no value in the eyes of her parents (Wong 108). She is the last among many daughters, and has brothers who ...

The Chinese government should regulate the Chinese currency. The Chinese government’s desire to remain competitive in Asia and the global market is very dangerous to its neighbors and the emerging economies. Indeed, it is the concern of Chinese government to regulate the currency, but its negative impacts are short term. It is the role of the Chinese government to maintain the stability of the currency since it benefits the Chinese economy more. It is the responsibility of the government to regulate the currency based on the domestic demands but not on external pressure from strong economies. Chinese exchange ...

“Two kinds” is a short story authored by Amy Tan. Tan creates the romantic concept of cultural origins and touches on lost ethnic essence to reconfigure and radically undercut notion of ethnic essence. The story is about a mother and daughter who abandon their culture to embrace the American Dream in the hope that anyone in America can succeed. At the root of the story is protagonist’s interpersonal dissonance brought about by the phenomenon of mass immigration. Tan manages to bring out clearly deception of complexities in mother-daughter relationships but focusing on disruptive distance between mothers originating from ...

Obstetrics and Gynecology

The Genitourinary system consists of the urinary tract and reproductive organs. Diseases that affect this system are a variety of conditions that can affect people of all ages. Urologic diseases affect specific organs in males and in females – the urinary tract in females and urinary tract or reproductive organs in males (O'Connell, 2016). Some of the most common diseases include Urinary Tract Infections (UTI), Urinary Incontinence and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). UTI basically occurs when bacteria invades the urinary system and infects any part of the system although the bladder and urethra are the most commonly affected parts. Women ...

1. Aside from the reasons stated in the cases, why do you think Neiman Marcus decided to ship directly to customers in China, instead of from a warehouse in Shanghai? Other than the reasons stated in the case, the other reasons why Neiman Marcus decided to ship directly to customers in China instead of from a warehouse in Shanghai is that it is better for the business to concentrate on online marketing. While online shopping has not yet reached its peak among Chinese consumers, Neiman Marcus recognized that the Chinese consumers’ taste for luxury goods would make them likely ...

1. In the middle of the 20th century, when China was an economically backward state, the problems facing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were substantially “how to foster rapid industrialization in a traditional and backward society, and how to deal with the problem of scarcity (technology, resource, capital)” while developing a firm, unshakable, and secure socialist society for the purpose of achieving general welfare and common prosperity” (Li 142). As of today, more than sixty years later, the CCP is facing quite similar problems, including “CCP unity vs. factional divergences, economic miracles vs. widening wealth gap, social harmony vs. ...

Should we be More Concerned by the Gap in Wealth between Nations, or the Growing Gap within Many Nations? Are the Causes of These Two Types of Inequalities are the Same?

Should we be More Concerned by the Gap in Wealth between Nations, or the Growing Gap within Many Nations?

The issue and the problem of inequality between nations is crucial and important in the 21st century society. The gap between rich and poor people is quite high in many countries. Despite that thanks to globalisation and openness to the foreign investment, more and more countries tend to grow economically such as China, India or Vietnam, the poverty rate in the 21st century is still more than fifty ...

Fashion, Culture And Global Consumerism In Fashion

Fashion and culture are the two phenomena, which are closely associated with each other. It is very important for the fashion industry to know the cultural trend of the respective community in which the business is trying to establish and flourish. The cultural aspects both tangible and intangible, influence significantly in shaping the fashion industry. The tangible aspects are available fabrics, accessories, traditional motifs etc. The intangible aspects of fashion are the cultural beliefs, values, taboos, festivals etc.

Globalization and Its impact on Fashion Industry

With the emergence of globalization, the overall approach of the businesses has rapidly changed. The globalization has had its impact on ...

Schools of ethical thinking in Ancient China

Ancient China had four schools of ethical thinking. These schools include Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism and Legalism. Confucianism proposes that the state must have moral character. This is to inspire virtue in its people. Mohist ethical theory believes in universal care for one another (Skorupski 12). Legalist ethical theory proposes that the state should pursue external goods such as order, prosperity and dominance. It incorporates punishment for crimes. Daoists believe in shadowy presence of rulers. It proposes pattern-based political programs. I believe legalism can best deal with ethical decision and analysis as it’s premised on the rule of law. ...

This paper is going to examine how the author has gone about to explore the subject at hand which is the existence of ghosts in ancient Chinese belief systems. Within it will be detailed arguments that the author, Mu-Chou Poo, makes and make an informed decision whether he has successively examined the merits and the shortcomings of the sources he uses for information. This work will be divided into paragraphs that summarize the main points concerning the topic at hand and examine whether the author has truly studied both sides of the historical sources. Mo-Chou Poo is a revered ...

1.0. Research Methodology As name implies, research methodology refers to the set of methods and techniques utilized to undertake a research (Kothari, 2004). So this phase of discussion sets out to describe and analyse all the tools and strategies relating to the study in hand. 1.1. Research Question A research question is the initial consideration or basic idea behind any research project. It describes the issue, idea, or concern that aims to be researched (Kothari, 2004). As for the underlying study, the research question is as follows:

How the trade dispute between Europe and China is influencing the economies of both the regions?

1.2. Research Objectives These are the projected outcomes of any research to ...

Introduction

Environmental degradation is not uncommon. In fact, it is one of the most talked about topic in international conventions and forums. Apparently, the degradation of the environment is not only a local concern. Environmental problems such as climate change, deforestation, pollution and many others are perpetrated in a local and national level and yet it has global ramifications. However, despite the fact that there are international agencies that creates environmental policies, the effectiveness of these policies and regulations largely depend on the propensity of a particular nation to implement it. The nation’s territorial powers and sovereignty make it ...

Introduction

Globalization has come up with major trends amongst multinational corporations and other ordinary entities. This is because the idea of doing business across different boundaries lends itself to unique and distinct issues and matters. Globalization comes with a high degree of uncertainty because it involves dealing with many issues and matters across boundaries. In the past, most nations around the world were focused on dealing with matters within a given national framework or country. However, multinational entities deal with things that spans across different nations and communities. This comes with major problems and challenges. Furthermore, ethics are subjective. They ...

Introduction

Toys R Us was founded in 1948 in Washington, D.C and was originally just a baby furniture store. Since that time, the store has grown into a world-leading toys, video games, and baby products retailer. The company now owns over 863 stores in different locations across the U.S and 755 stores in 38 other countries (‘About us - toys“R”us corporate’, n.d.). The Corporation also recognized the value of e-commerce and launched online retail shops called Toysrus.com and Babiesrus.com that are two of the most visited websites in the online toy and baby products shopping categories. The company ...

When some people think of Chinese people they think of a bucktooth, squinty eyed nerdy oriental with an accent who likely eats rice, which is an offensive stereotype. This is an example of the kinds of hateful stereotypes that exist in society. In social psychology, a stereotype is an attitude that can be adopted in regard to specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things. These thoughts may influence one’s perception of reality. In my opinion, stereotypes may be split into three types; 1) race, 2) gender, and 3) appearance. We are all familiar with racism ...

A Review Paper on Tribological and Mechanical Properties of Ternary Nitride based Coatings

Chauhan, K. V., & Rawal, S. K. (2014). A Review Paper on Tribological and Mechanical Properties of Ternary Nitride based Coatings. Procedia Technology, 14, 430-437. doi:10.1016/j.protcy.2014.08.055 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212017314000917 The paper reviews the nanotribological researches that are required to create basic understanding of the interracial phenomena on the lesser scale in the nanostructured polymers employed in the storage if magnetic systems and for other commercial applications. In many fields of the electromagnetic and coating applications such as the use in the automobile and the aircraft sectors, the wear and the friction of the moving parts is a critical aspect to be put ...

3 Key Takeaways: 1. According to the article, the situation with international stories has negatively changed drastically during the last years. Every day we hear about new conflict that has arisen in a new place. The situation with European economy has become better in comparison with 2012, however, the politics of Europe have worsened. In Britain as well as in Germany, anti-EU parties are becoming more and more popular. As a result the needed reforms are on hold. There is no doubt that Russia and ISIS will be a reason of security concerns in Europe. Even though lower oil ...

China is the second largest economy after the US economy with a nominal GDP of US$10.380 trillion (World Bank, 2015). In 2015, China recorded 1.6% GDP growth rate and a nominal GDP per capita of US$ 12,280 (World Bank, 2015). Considering the purchasing power parity (PPP) China would have the world largest economy with an estimated PPP GDP of $US 17.617 trillion. Between 2001 and 2010, China experienced an average annual GDP of 10.5% largely driven by exports (World Bank, 2015). China has more than 2.4 million millionaire households making China the second country with the highest ...

Deviance in the society

A deviant condition is a situation where one or a group in a given society adopts some behavior that the community does accept or either deem unacceptable. It is also the violation of a norm in given societies. The scenario concentrates on many undertakings such that the realization of this character in the individual or group can be tamed or changed to better the society (Attridge and Rosenquist, 2013).

Introduction

Various reasons explain why the nature of human beings can be deviant at all or change in a way that depicts deviance. It can come from a youthful experience, for ...

1. The Chinese Communist Party was founded to resolve problems of wealth inequality and to address the shortcomings of capitalism in China. However, it currently faces some of the same problems that its predecessors faced in terms of poverty, unemployment, wealth inequality, and providing services to its people. Why is this and in what ways (if any) is the CCP still pursuing socialists goals and employing socialists means? The Chinese Communist Party has had significant changes over the years, particularly while Deng Xiaoping's was the leader. This party is considered a communist party. Leader Hu Jintao, in 2006, described ...

Walmart has a global presence with retail stores in 28 countries. Every week, 245 million Walmart members and customers are visiting 65 different Walmart brands with total 11,000 Walmart stores. Walmart also has an online presence in 11 countries. The Walmart pricing strategy includes is called Every Day Low Pricing (EDLP) and has become a very popular throughout the world. This pricing strategy and the wide range of products offered under one roof is their competitive advantage. The Chinese retail market is presents a challenging but highly profitable opportunity for Walmart as the country’s population of more ...

1. Why was Xin convinced he should set up a software outsourcing business in China? Xin decided to outsource his business to China because the country offered financial benefits to all members of the software park that Xin was a member. The benefits included tax holiday on the profits of the first three years, followed by a reduction in taxes by 50% in the subsequent five years (Carmel, 2003). Xin also considered the Chinese work culture where programmers preferred to work directly with customers to solve problems as a better fit to his firm’s strategy of employing “lightweight ...

Introduction

The object of this investigation is Rodamas Group. The Rodamas (which means “golden wheel”) has been found in 1951 in Jakarta (Dieleman & Kamal, 2009, 2). While Indonesia differed by little industrial activity and had no expertise to produce even basic products domestically, the company Rodamas played he roe of the importer. The Rodamas had close relationships with different multinational companies, especially from Japanese, which were interested in selling products on the Indonesian market. In the late 1960s and 1970s Rodamas naturally extended its trading partnerships with different foreign companies into manufacturing joint ventures. Thus, the mission of the company ...

China would experience demographic drag for the next decades. As a result, the productivity of the country may derail due to the shortage of workforce. However, the USA’s population would be almost three times larger than the China’s current working population by 2050 (22). At the same time, India’s population growth would remain resilient up to 2030, and stabilize for some time. The USA does not depend on fertility rate alone for the labor force. It is among the nations with the highest number of legal and illegal immigrants that provide labor. The USA has a ...

2007 Housing Market Bubble 2007 Housing Market Bubble

Introduction

The 2007 housing crash was the worst bubble burst experience that has ever been encountered in the U.S. history, an occurrence that led to financial crisis. It is important to appreciate the fact that different factors led to the housing bubble of 2007, with some of the primary causes being the credit crunch that was caused by the housing bubble. Nathsanson & Zwick (2015) assert that irrational exuberance is among the aspects that led to the development of a ripe environment for the growth of housing bubble hence contributing to the financial ...