Essays on Economic Conditions

Introduction

Nowadays, unfortunately, terrorism has become an issue number on the universal agenda, since its outcomes affect the global security and undermine human rights values. After the 9/11 Susan Rice, assistant secretary of state for Africa in Clinton administration, described Africa as world’s “underbelly for global terrorism”, meaning numerous physical, legal and financial safe havens (ungoverned spaces) in Africa as space for those, who are interested in training, mobilizing and operating terrorists (Solomon n.p.). Therefore, as African terrorism is to threaten the security of the whole continent as well as to erode the peace of the whole world, it ...

MEMORANDUM

Re: Proposed changes in the marketing strategies. Recommendation: Avail the opportunities optimistically and with sustainability. Increase market share of Bakery Segment. For Dinner segment, come up with innovative ideas for the food items, ambiance of restaurants, and services in the restaurants. Come up with new and unique food menus frequently. Opportunities Available Panera Bread (PB) designs its strategy in such way that its brand becomes the best for selling fresh bread. Panera Bread is also popular as a casual restaurant with fast food. It provides high-quality food in a distinctive dining environment. The company managed to design extensive differentiation ...

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Public relation is a service for creating a communication between an organization and its clients and manages it. For an efficient public relation service, responsible public relation team needs to understand their clients and the changing conditions in their environment. Economic conditions are important for clients. Economic conditions influence clients’ social behaviors, economic behaviors, and psychology. While forming a proper communication with clients, public relation professionals should consider how their clients’ social, economic and psychological state is determined. Economic conditions have a priority among other factors influencing individuals’ lives. For developing a relatively better understanding of how economic conditions ...

Abstract

In this document, strategic analysis of the two selected industries from the London Stock Exchange for the period January 2015 to December 2015 is presented. 530 and 570 that are Pharmaceutical and Energy Exploration Sector. The second part of this report shares analysis and interpretation of the monthly capital using descriptive analytic and trend analysis. Moreover, business forecasting is done using regression analysis. After seeing the trend lines for market capitalization of the both sectors, it can be seen that the pharmaceutical industry had relatively higher market capitalization average during the period. On the other hand, the market capitalization ...

Policy Analysis: Issue of Health Disparities in Alaska Natives and American Indians

Health disparities among Alaska Natives and American Indians (AI/ANs) have been reported since the initial contact that occurred nearly 500 years in the past. Moreover, the disparities are common in every age and across a wide spectrum of various disease categories (Sarche & Spicer, 2008). Accordingly, AI/ANs endure persistent health disparities that include health status decline, barriers to essential health services, and high uninsured rates. The group also experiences a lower status of health in comparison to other Americans (Frizzell, 2016). The disproportionate burden of disease and reduced life expectancy in AI/ANs can be attributed to cultural differences, discrimination in ...

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Introduction US has been the center of the global economy for the past several decades, and hence decisions taken by the U.S government can have significant impact on the rest of the world. In the same manner, the monetary policies formed by the Federal Reserve (FED) – the central bank of the United States –influence the economic policies of other countries worldwide. Therefore, central banks worldwide are closely monitoring the moves of the FED so as to make timely adjustments to their economic and monetary policies. The U.S economy was severely hit by the global financial ...

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Link to the article http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/11/10/why-dr-pepper-is-doing-better-than-coca-cola-and-pepsico/#3b9086ba52a5

Synopsis

The technological development continues to have a great impact on various firms, which compete in the global market place for popularity and profits. Corporations are forced to undertake new and innovative methods of gaining different strategies, which are for competitive advantages for worldwide promotion. Among them is the Snapple Group, founded in 2008, with Chief Executive Officer Lary Young. This report will contain the analysis of the peculiarities of Dr Pepper Snapple Group and the whole production, originally formed in 1885 and still popular among masses. While similar beverage companies like Coca Cola and ...

1. Routine Message: I was quite comfortable with Konrad Yakabuski’s assessment of our health care system. That is, until his last paragraph, where he states, “Younger doctors, motivated by more noble goals than money, seem to get this” (Doctors Don’t Get It: Health Care is a Team Game, Aug. 18). I am a 66-year-old family doctor with almost 40 years of practice under my belt. Fortunately, I really don’t need the money. I resent the implication that “older” doctors are less “noble” than younger ones. Most doctors were not looking for a personal boost to their ...

Chapter 3: Methodology

3.0 Introduction The theory of purchasing power parity is essential for the study of international trade since it argues that there exist a relationship between prices of products and exchange rates. This theory provides a framework for assessing long-term changes in the exchange rates. It states that similar goods and services in various countries should have the same cost in the long-run (Frankel 153). Essentially, the PPP theory is based on the assertion that the exchange rates tend to adjust themselves in such a way that there no opportunity costs for buying particular goods or services in a particular ...

The story of Microsoft started as a small company founded by two high school friends in 1972 and a relatively shorter period, these friends could manage to revolutionary innovations in the history of computer producers. Before them, the computers were using very confusing software for users. Microsoft Company has produced the computer operating system of Windows. The primary strategy Microsoft has followed is to create user-friendly applications and operating system. The software developed by Microsoft has made the use of computer very easy, and that helped the company increase its market share in the global market. Nowadays, Microsoft has ...

PART A

Question one Apple Computer was incorporated in 1977 to design, manufactures as well as marketing mobile communication and media devices (Reuters.com, 2016). Moreover, it also sells different related software, and third party digital applications. Its products are iPhone, Apple television, iPod, Mac, both consumer and professional software applications, iOS and OSX operating systems. The Apple computers Inc. provides a variety of mobile communications, personal computing products, and portable digital players.

Question two

The operating performance of Apple Inc. relies on the general economic conditions. Therefore, for the last four years (1999 to 2002), the demand for the Apple's products has been ...

Chapter 1: Introduction 3

Chapter 2: Financial Performance and Position of TESCO 6 Chapter 3 Financial Management Policy 14 Chapter 4 Investment Strategy 18 Chapter 5 Valuation of TESCO 22 Chapter 6 Conclusion 26 Abstract The present report provides critical analysis of financial positioning of Tesco Plc. For this, the financial data has been gathered for past five years as well as its competitors to critically assess financial positioning of Tesco in the retail industry. The reports highlight the recent issues of Bretix which has significantly impacted economic conditions of the United Kingdom leading to declining the consumer confidence because of triggering inflation. ...

Business

Financial Analysis The financial condition of the company, which is evident from balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement, is indicative of the fact that the financial strength of the company is satisfactory. The horizontal analysis of balance sheet of Lowes Company is also showing improvement in performance of the company. Such as it can be seen from the Horizontal and vertical analysis that account payable of the company has increased, which means that there is improvement in payment of debts, and total shareholder’s equity of the company has also increased. Similarly, the horizontal analysis of income ...

Management

Financial Analysis The strategy of the company is working, which can be explained from the financial analysis of the company. The Return on assets of the company is indicating positive trend by showing improvement. It is representing that the company is managing its assets in an efficient way, and is earning revenue from the assets. Return on invested capital of the company is also showing marked improvement, which means that the company is generating investment from the capital that is provided. Return on equity of the company has also increased in recent years if considered from 7 years time ...

Relationship between inflation and interest rates

Introduction Predominantly, most economic agents base their decisions on the current and expected changes in the economic conditions. Variations in interest rates have been used as a major variable by most researchers and policy analysts. Additionally, the behavior of interest rates in the economy has been studied since the interest rate is a significant macroeconomic factor to help in the understanding of how it is related to other macroeconomic variables and its impact on the economy. Primarily, interest rates entail the percentage of the loan that lending institutions charge as interest to borrowers, and it is mostly expressed as ...

Miners’ Houses, Grace Bay

Art has been an irreplaceable part of humans’ life for as long as mankind has existed. People have built very close connection with art for a while. They have been creating, looking at, criticizing and admiring art all their life. The first and foremost purpose of any artist is not just to capture the eye of the audience, but attempt to communicate an emotion, an idea or some important social theme. Art is something that inspires human beings, something that is able to move them into various fascinating realities as well as into the unexperienced subconscious places, no one ...

Executive Summary

The report comprises of two main tasks that are financial ratio analysis and distress analysis to determine and evaluate the financial performance of HSBC. The case study is prepared to analyze the financial conditions of HSBC. HSBC Bank Plc. is one of the largest financial services providers in the world. HSBC operates in Finance and Insurance industry that is highly competitive in the global market. The decline in values of current ratio, quick ratio, and cash ratio reveals that the company did not succeed in maintaining stability in its financial position, but the decrease of 0.02 and 0.01 is ...

Supply Chains.

Question one. Walmart might counter the actions of Tesco by planning alternative store initiatives across the world and creating barriers to the US market entry for Tesco. Clearly, Tesco has higher market significance in all markets shared with Walmart (Hill, 2012), but Walmart can maintain and raise its market shares in these markets by establishing small stores in local towns both in the US and across the globe. Establishment of small supermarkets in local towns can create important outlets for local populations that might be underserved by Walmart. By using small supermarkets, Walmart could gain a wider reach of ...

Company Analysis: 3M Co

The objective of this paper is to perform the 5-year financial analysis of 3M Co. As part of this analysis, we relied on the comparative analysis between the major financial item in order to understand the rising trend and to track performance indicators. The conclusion is to unearth the overall performance of the firm over the period of 5 years from 2011 to 2015. Beginning with the revenue figures, the company witnessed a modest compounded annual growth rate of 0.39% during the past five years. However, during 2015, the company witnessed first ever revenue growth decline of 4.86%, which ...

Impact of dollarization in Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama, and Argentina

Introduction In the middle of the 90’s, different countries faced the financial crises. Some of these crises were severe and of vital importance. These crises majorly include “Tequila crisis”, East Asian crisis, the Brazilian crisis and the Mexican crisis and these hit the whole world leaving a devastating impact on the emerging markets of the world. These crises not only had an adverse effects on the related countries by which these are associated, but they also had affected the growing economy of the other countries. The emerging economies have suffered a serious setback as a result of the ...

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Business Strategy Introduction A business strategy is a means to which a firm uses to achieve its set goals and objectives. It involves the long-term planning of an organization. The plan is referred to as long term because it covers a period more than three years to accomplish results. The resources that a company holds are the primary concern for the form of strategic planning for the enterprise. The resources are mainly finances. For instance, the management plans on which project to invest in. For a production plan, business strategy occurs when the company encounters a business scenario like ...

The demand for the financial specialists is at its peak than ever with the Bureau of Business Statistics projecting an 8% growth from 2014 to 2024. Reflecting on this statistics, more than 632400 new jobs in finance field shall be open within the same period. The high demand follows the increased regulatory frameworks in the business world accommodating companies to demand more financial specialists. In matching the world corporate demand for financial professionals, the finance graduates are faced with numerous financial careers that offer job opportunities to exercise their financial skills. This paper seeks to explore the careers in ...

Introduction

Geographic and Language The Asiatic geophysical location of Japan places its collective land masses in Eastern Asia, situated in the northerly Pacific Ocean, bounded by the Sea of Japan on the other side. According to the data source experts at Index Mundi, beyond the adjacent oceanic water bodies, its latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates are 36 00 N, 138 00 E (“Japan – Geography,” 2015). In terms of mapping references, Japan lies east of China’s enormous nation. For considerations of the business traveler who intends to travel to Japan, for pending negotiations settlements, the length of the trip alone presents ...

Abstract

This study analyzes the effects of Solow growth model in the Chinese economy. The study also illustrates how Golden rule affects the operations of an economy. The study stipulates the significant effects of both the Solow model and the Golden rule in the economic and population growth in the Chinese. Various factors and variables such as the savings rate, capital growth rate and the labor ratio in the Chinese economy. The study specifically uses the characteristics of the Solow model in the Chinese economy to stipulate the growth in China. The GDP of China is thus explained by the ...

Increase Government Spending to Fight Recessions

Introduction Government spending as a recession recovery tool has been the subject of debate numerous times. To date, there is no definitive proof of its success or failure of its application. An active fiscal or a monetary policy is the sum total of the actions taken as a reaction to the current economic conditions; the government chooses to use a specific policy to deal with something in the economy (Mankiw, 2001).

Government spending as a method for lessening recession is a tool that has been proposed and even applied by many governments when they are experiencing a recession. This ...

Business Plan

This Hotel will be built through a small business loan from local banks. Gold Cost Commercial Bank will take care of 60% of the needed amount of monetary capital required to complete the projection while the owners will supply the other 50% of the construction money. The Loan will be repaid in 5 years at 9% interest rate. We are also assuming that the initial operating capital to take care of the hotel will be provided by Mr. Jones and Mrs. Juliet Jones at an equal portion. Additional capital will be injected into the business after one year by ...

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Definition of Orientalism and How it is Problematic Orientalism is a way of comparing the differences of European, American and Arab cultures through exaggerating, emphasizing and distorting. According to Said, Orientalism considers Arab and African ways of life as uncivilized, precarious and out of the ordinary. Said describes Orientalism as problematic as it is ironical to be perfectly implicit. Understanding how the so-called “cultural domination” has operated over the years has proved to be problematic.

Globalization

Globalization is used to describe broadly the course of escalating intellectual, social, economic and political relations while at the same time integrating people’s ...

Introduction

Portakabin is a company that concentrates on the designing and delivery of modular buildings to its customers. The company is dedicated to providing its clients with quality products and services that match their needs. The initial company market dealt with the construction industry with a concentration on portable buildings that offered on-site storage and accommodation for the clients. However, the company has diversified its market by extending it to include schools, medical centers, and offices as well. Portakabin (2011) reveals that the company is one of the most recognized and well-established brand image. Its brand image is enhanced by ...

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“Institution Affiliation” “Instructor’s Name” “Date” Abstract Libratone intends to expand into Brazil introducing its two unique Zipp Speakers that use new technology. Because market entry is not an easy thing, it becomes necessary to investigate economic conditions that favor and challenge entry decision. Further, once economic conditions are determined, a marketing approach to facilitate entry and penetration is required. In this study, market conditions in relations to economic environment of Brazil are investigated. The study establishes that Brazil presents favorable macro-economic factors such as high growth economy and stubborn inflation that guarantee sustainability and profitability of the company. ...

Impact of Education, Employment and Income (Socio-Economic Conditions) on Health: Applied Multivariate Statistics in Public Affairs

Impact of Education, Employment and Income (Socio-Economic Conditions) on Health: Applied Multivariate Statistics in Public Affairs

Introduction

The present study concerns itself with identification and development of a set of predictive factors for state or condition of overall health in a give country or region. With increasing population and strain on natural as well as human resources, various stress and genealogical health issues are emerging as threats to public health. In this context the work done in this study can be pivotal in an international context. As it attempts and paves way for a establishment of an empirical base for ...

Residential Property Market in Australia

Australian has seen of the one highest boom in the residential houses market over the last couple of years. Additionally, the house prices have been on the rise. Particularly, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicated that the house prices in the country increased by an average of 11.4% before inflation adjustment throughout the major cities in the year 2015 (Chamberlain, Johnson & Robinson 2014). Notably, despite the modest economic growth experienced in Australia, the housing market continued to rise, and there has been a consistent increase in the house prices (Ley 2011). For instance, the eight major cities experienced ...

Introduction

This report focuses on analyzing sociological approach and how it has been able to view societal issues. This is based on the fact that are common in the recent times, there has been an increasing demand for such issues to be well addressed to make the society a perfect place where development in every ramification will be the watchword. Sociological approach tries to explain man’s relationship among others around him in his everyday life or activities. Such could be either in the field of religion, business, politics or the society at large. In this write – up, the influence ...

India and China Economic Conditions

The economic conditions of India and China are among the largest economies in the world. Economic conditions refer to the various economic indicators used to define the state of the economy of a nation such as the GDP, GDP per Capita, Population, poverty headcount and headcount ratio, poverty index, measures of health and Gini index. The differences in size, composition and other qualitative and quantitative factors stand stark contrast when comparing India and China (Barnes, 44) India has a smaller economy, about a fifth, compared to China. It imports are a fraction of Chinas, as are the exports. India’ ...

Introduction

The exchange rate has become an integral component of modern economics. Its role stems from its far-reaching effects on the economy of a country, investments, the profitability of firms, and personal finances. Countries have become even more interdependent due to the rapid advancement in communication technologies and the expansion of global trade, which have significantly reduced the geographical distance between both individuals and countries. However, since nations use a broad range of domestic currencies with different values, trading partners must, therefore, rely on currency conversion methods to facilitate global transactions. This paper explores the importance of exchange rate and ...

1) Risk Factors (apple.com) 1. Negative effect of the global and regional economic conditions. 2. Possibility of ineffective competition in the global markets which are highly competitive and subject to rapid changes in technologies. 3. The Company must successfully manage frequent product introductions and transitions to remain competitive and stimulate customer demand. 4. The performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers also play an important role and have impact on the general performance of the company. 5. Substantial inventory and other asset risk as well as purchase commitment cancellation risk. 6. Company’s ability to obtain components in the ...

In present economic scenario many people are underemployed even though the unemployment rate is low i.e. workers are less unemployed but still the underemployment rate is high. This underemployment is a social problem. It affects the job growth, poverty levels, business growth and career growth. Unemployment rate is the fraction of the labor force that is out of work and looking for a job or expecting a recall from a layoff. But underemployment is the measure of employment and labor utilization in the economy i.e. the way the labor force is utilized in terms of skill , expertise and availability ...

Introduction

Air pollution involves the introduction of particulates and other biological molecules in the atmosphere, resulting in the death of humans, other living things and damage to other resources such as crops. It involves the interaction of different pollutants which eventually affect the environment, health, and even the climate. These pollutants are emitted almost from all economic and social activities. The most cases of air pollutants are; Sulphur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides, Particulate Matter, Ozone, Ammonia, Non-methane volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, lead, heterocyclic, chlorinated hydrocarbons, phenol and Methane amongst others. Emission of many air pollutants has decreased across Europe as ...

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

Business Organizations in a Global Context Increasing Competition in business has induced industries to expand their operations globally. Liberalization of laws related to foreign direct investments in developing countries has further facilitated transferring of business operations across boundaries. However, shifting of business operations to other countries needs an in depth knowledge about their cultural, social, economic, political and legal dimensions for conducting business functions smoothly. Firms contemplating globalization of their activities often hire business consultants to advice them about the business environment of other countries for easy transitions. The case discussed in this paper concerns the operations of a ...

Conflicts in the African continent are notorious with their complexity. There are host of reasons for that. These include the complicated history of Africa, especially of the last several centuries when existing divergences were accentuated by the presence of colonists who imposed new circumstances and conditions. These also include many natural reasons stemming from climate conditions and geopolitical situation of Africa. These include as well the ethnical and tribal divergences that turned out to be the major fueling factor in the conflict that set it ablaze for almost fifteen years. There is one thing I am going to make ...

Women and Births in Bom Jesus

According to Scheper-Hughes, the residents of the place Bom Jesus were living in very squalid condition. The men, women and children were used to living a very hard life. Those poor women in Bom Jesus believed that an ideal family should have two or three children and actually that is what they actually brought up but a striking concern is that they had a range of nine to twelve pregnancies (Scheper-Hughes, 332). The answer to the question, why so many pregnancies and yet the ideal size is just a few can only be given by the culture and the ...

BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MARKET

Deloitte is an international company that offers professional services to the firms and companies around the world. It is a private company, founded in 1845 in the UK. Regarding revenue and the number of professionals, it is the second largest professional service providing company in the world, headquartered in the United States in the city of New York. The major professional services of the company include the following (Deloitte, 2015a):

Audit & Risk Advisory

Consulting Financial Advisory Tax Enterprise Risk It is currently working with around 225,500 professionals in its global network of 150 countries. The company has successfully generated the ...

Introduction

The economic power in current global ecosystem has assumed more significance compared to conventional use of military power. The world has become increasingly flat and hence economic influence is becoming more impactful. On an upside, economic influence can be used to promote bilateral and/or multilateral economic relations between nations. On a downside, economic influence can be used to promote specific political, social and, of course, military goals. This is called, for current purposes, economic terrorism. By coercing nations into specific actions – or, for that matter, intimidating nations to backtrack from specific actions – coercive powers (state actors, non-state actors or ...

Background Information

Compass Minerals International Company produces and sells minerals which may include salt, fertilizers and magnesium chloride. The company has its base in Kansas City and offers its products and services to customers in Canada, North America, and the UK. Also, the company also offers records management services to business in the United Kingdom. The business operates two segments namely salt and plant nutrition. The Salt segment focuses on mining and producing salt related products such as Magnesium Chloride and Sodium Chloride. On the other hand, the plant nutrition segment focuses on coming up with products such as sulfate of ...

Introduction

There are two major options for a person to earn his living. One is through getting a job in an organization while working for that organization which is created by others. The other option is to become self-employed through starting own business . In the case of the second option a person may start a big or small business depending on the investment, he has for the business. I have decided to start my own business and become self-employed. Since I have a little investment to start, I will start my business career through establishing a small business. I need ...

Race has played a critical role in determining the current situation of the citizens in the United States. According to California Newsreel (2003), a film focusing on racial matters and the living standards of the US inhabitants before and after the World Wars describes the situation. There was a massive immigration from southern and eastern Europe during the early 20th Century, which brought Hebrews, Greeks, Italians and other ethnics to America. Naturalization Act required one to be ‘white’ to be granted citizenship. After the World War II, some races such as the Jews and other European groups fared better ( ...

Question #2

Which one of the Five Competitive Generic Strategies Most Closely Approximates the Competitive Approach that Starbucks is employing? Starbucks’ competitive approach is based on the differentiation strategy. By definition, the differentiation strategy seeks to develop a product or service that can offer unique benefits to customers and which customers can perceive to be superior to products offered by competitors. In simple terms, differentiation makes products unique by adding value, which allows companies to attract customers and charge premium prices for their products. Because of the product’s superior quality and unique attributes, the firm develops more brand equity, which ...

Introduction

Towards the end of the twentieth century and in the first decade of the twenty first century, the world has undergone a drastic change. This has been, in a large measure due to the tremendous advances in transportation technology and internet communication technology. Goods and services from any corner of the world are accessible to anyone in any other part of the world. The rich and the middle class all over the world have access to latest in fashion, food and electronics. However, in every country, a considerable fraction of the population live in abject poverty and the modern ...

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In late 1987, the Palestinian community in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip started a mass civil disturbance designed to overthrow the “occupying” Israeli forces in their territories. The rebellion, or the Intifada, was not called for or mobilized by the leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) from its Tunis base; rather, the uprising is a mobilization of the general public as well as the groups and entities that were developed during the occupation of Israel in the area. The movement engaged a large number of the population, with a good number of them without ...

Q1. An overview of the selected company (history, financial status, etc.) Chrysler is the recognized as the third largest Detroit’s auto firms around the globe. The invention of the Chrysler can be traced from the Maxwell Motor Company that was formed in 1913. In the early 1920s, the company faced financial constraints, and they sold their rights to Walter P. Chrysler. I think that Walter approach to revitalizing the company was unique, and this is the reason the company bounced back to reign the automobile market. Chrysler is presumed as the pioneer to convince the firms to manufacture ...

Introduction

Globalization of world market has resulted in the integration of regional economies, societies and cultures through a globe-spanning network of communication. The result of the integration of national economies into the international economy through trade, foreign direct investment, capital flows migration, and the spread of technology is the increased competition for businesses. In order to succeed, a company must, therefore, develop a proper strategy. The strategy focuses on two things: a decision on where the business wants to go, and how to go there. The strategy will help it come up with a focus and plan for the market ...

Organization Analysis Part 2

Organization Analysis Part 2 The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) is a national nonprofit organization that has multiple programs to assist families from different backgrounds to improve in their lives. The organization is concerned with issues such as child adoption, child care, child support, child welfare, disabilities, food stamps and temporary assistances for poor families. The organization functions with many affiliates that include American Association of Welfare Attorney, American Association of Food Stamp Directors, among others. The study will carry out organization analysis to find out how the APHSA organization functions (APHSA, 2016). To fully incorporate the functioning ...

Institutional of Affiliation

Chun-Ping Changa and Chien-Chiang Lee research to identify whether presidential approval varies with the economic performance of a country have found out that people approve more of regimes as their economic performance is. This nonlinear relationship identifies that presidents whom the economy performs best when they are in power will receive more approval than those who the economy goes downhill. Due to the recent unemployment rates and recession and raising debts of Americans President Barack Obama popularity had been going downhill, the little unpredictability of the economy results to quick reaction from Americans than any other incident. Voters have ...

Introduction

Air pollution involves the introduction of particulates and other biological molecules into the atmosphere thereby resulting in the death of humans, other living things and damage to other resources like crops. It involves the interaction of different pollutants which eventually affect the environment, health and even the climate. These pollutants are emitted almost from all economic and social activities. The most cases of air pollutants are; Sulphur Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxides, Particulate Matter, Ozone, Ammonia, Non-methane volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, lead, heterocyclic, chlorinated hydrocarbons, phenol and Methane amongst others. Emission of many air pollutants has decreased across Europe as ...

Introduction

The internationalization and the globalization have changed the business strategies from trading, exporting and investing to the incorporation of the alliances, managements, business activities and operations. The transformation is resulted in the impacts and affects the human resources and management practices. Now, the firms have the employees from different countries of the world. The global workers are mainly categorized into three types include host country employees, expatriates and third country nationals (Sims & Schraeder, 2005). The paper is going to argue about the pros and cons of the global talent and supporting the restrictions from the U.S. federal legislation for ...

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is governed by a top leader so called the Chief Executive. The position was created to replace the governor of the British Council regime back in 1970. The person in that position was tasked with the responsibility of representing the people of Hong Kong and to be answerable to the central government that was based in Beijing. His task, however, was not based on being answerable to the people of Hong Kong, he was only to serve them and represent their interests to the central government. After a local electoral process, the Chief Executive ...