Essays on Exploiting

Advertising has for ages used women and more female celebrities to drive their sales, a strategy that has evolved over the ages but holds the primary concept. This strategy stands to date by exploiting many flaws that young women exhibit and capitalizing on them by creating the illusion that if they by the subject’s products they some way parallel the success of the personnel used by the marketer. A recent case suiting this context is the Vanity Fair Holly Wood 2016 magazine cover. The magazine’s cover featured a trifold cover image that was shot by Annie Leibovitz ...

Institutional

A risk is defined as an uncertain condition or an event whose occurrence can cause a positive or an adverse effect on a project’s objectives. A risk can be either positive or negative in nature. A positive risk is considered as an advantageous opportunity for either an individual or a corporate entity; it involves replacement of the previous infrastructure with a new one (Lock, 2013). On the other hand, negative risks are the unwanted phenomenon that can cause the problems thus derailing the project. Looking into the problematic network infrastructure, which is problematic in certain areas of state ...

Question 1

Two Criteria that are used for the Selection of Companies to be bought or retained in GE’s Portfolio of Companies based on the Case The GE Company is regarded broadly as among the sphere’s most successful companies of the 21st century. When Welch started his job as the General Electric CEO in 1981, he commenced on a comprehensive change of GE’s approach; introducing a current era of internal efficiency and performance management. Jack Welch’s profit direction, which was aimed at developing wages of 1.5 intervals to dual of the GDP development rate and the management ...

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest low-cost airline in USA and the 3rd largest carrier in the world (as per the number of domestically carried passengers). It was founded in 1971 and headquartered in Dallas – Texas. The airline operates an average of over 3,800 flights every day. Southwest Airlines offers its scheduled services to 40 states and 98 destinations. Its fleet size has reached up to 72 aircrafts that are comprised of Boeing 737s. (Dess et.al, 2014).

Mission Statement of Southwest Airlines & Its Appropriateness

The mission of Southwest Airlines is, “Dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth, individual pride, ...

Internal vs. External Penetration Tests

Penetration testing is a form of practice aimed at improving the security system of an organization by testing the computer systems, web application, network, and databases to establish possibilities of an attacker exploiting the system vulnerabilities. Two types of penetration testing exist, the internal and the external testing. The external penetration testing aims at determining the possibility of a remote attacker to access the internal network by accessing specific crown jewels and servers within the system’s internal network. It exploits the external perimeter of the technology, people, and process and systems connected to the public network infrastructure. The ...

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest low-cost airline in USA and the 3rd largest carrier in the world (as per the number of domestically carried passengers). It was founded in 1971 and headquartered in Dallas – Texas. The airline operates an average of over 3,800 flights every day. Southwest Airlines offers its scheduled services to 40 states and 98 destinations. Its fleet size has reached up to 72 aircrafts that are comprised of Boeing 737s.

Mission Statement of Southwest Airlines & Its Appropriateness

The mission of Southwest Airlines is, “Dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth, individual pride, friendliness and Corporate ...

Abstract

Introduction Mobile Commerce as a Business Driven Technology Strengths of Wi-Fi Connectivity for Oliver Bonus Weaknesses of Wi-Fi Connectivity Opportunities for Oliver Bonus Threats Facing Oliver Bonus Conclusion Abstract Business-driven technologies have become very instrumental in the 21st-century corporate environment. Mobile commerce, in particular, has emerged as a powerful trading platform, where businesses engage and interact with their customer bases. The emergence of mobile commerce as a profound platform for business has been primarily driven by the advent of the Internet as well as the explosion of mobile phone technology. Today’s consumers are technologically savvy with most of ...

Question 1

Information is an important asset. The core goal of information security is to protect the availability, confidentiality, and integrity of the information. To build a secure organization, it is important to build a security program that protects the information assets of the organization. An important part of the security program is the risk analysis. The objective of a security program is to mitigate risks, which does not mean eliminating them but reducing them to an acceptable level. To ensure that the right kind of security controls are in place and controlling the risks effectively, it is necessary to anticipate ...

International Business and Global Logistics

International Business and Global Logistics

Introduction

Undeniably, the main objective of any business organization is to grow in terms of profitability and market. The high market competition that most organizations face tends to impede the realization of their objectives. Thus, companies adopt different strategies to aid their survival in the markets. Pricing and marketing strategies are the major approaches that most companies use to gain a competitive advantage over their rivals (Dessler & Phillips, 2007). Multinational companies face competition both at domestic and the world markets. Thus, they consider implementing various strategies to enhance their market positions. Besides pricing and marketing ...

Introduction

In the industrial era competition, several key concepts have become obsolete. Therefore, the environmental determinants of the accounting information should have new capabilities to win the competition. The national information technology infrastructure and the accounting information as a management of the financial resources should be in place for the smooth running of the national economy. This is to provide efficient operation of the firm with sufficient information in real time. However, it is not a simple concept that can be changed from the computerized accounting to AIS because it is a representative concept of the accounting reform and developments. ...

It all started back in September 2013 when my mother died. My mother and father had been married for close to 53 years. No sooner had I had my mother buried than another woman came into the picture and started moving in and about with my dad. This woman seemed to be materialistic and opportunistic, only interested in exploiting my father financially. She started asking for material things from my father, something that made me very sad considering that the somber mood had not gone away following my mom’s death and here she was busy exploiting my dad ...

Introduction

PhamaCARE is a top tier pharmaceutical manufacturing company with programs that aim at solving medical problems for poor people through discounts and partnerships. Based in New Jersey, PhamaCARE has operations across the world, and presence in an African country, Colberia. Most people in Colberia live below poverty line, and they are ready to do anything for a living, no matter how lowly it pays.

Scenario and Stakeholders

PhamaCARE has struck a deal with traditional healers in Colberia that will get them exchanging knowledge about their medical herbs with the company. The arrangement has opened opportunities for thousands of people, who rummage in ...

Introduction

The Abaya business has been chosen and developed as it is an important part of Emirati tradition and culture. The staff making Abayas has 15 years of experience and their experience helps in developing high quality abayas. The products are customized according to customer needs and the price is kept low, in order to compete with bigger brands making abayas. The company has a strong customer base, but suffers due to significantly higher rent. Employees by motivated through sales bonuses, but it has been tough to cover the basic costs of running the business. The business wants to exploit ...

Geisst R. Charles’, Beggar Thy Neighbor: A history of Usury and Debt.

Part 2: Description of Expected Plans of Revisions and Expansions.

This paper primarily focuses on examining the three themes that dominated the era of usury and debt. The segregation of Protestants from the main denomination, that is, the Roman Catholic Church, the subsequent wars and Capitalism are some of the major things witnessed during that era. This paper will explore the major themes while having a look whether there exist any form of connection between them. From the Authors point of view, there is a connection between the three themes therefore he discussed them as a single ...

Objectifying Song: Drake- “Hotline Bling”

Drake’s 2015 song “Hotline Bling” contains sexist lyrics that objectify women and effectively imply the technique of slut shaming and male dependence. The overlying theme of these song is the idea that this woman has lost all of her self-respect because her boyfriend has left her, showcasing the objectifying idea that men are responsible for the identity of females. When he sings this song, he is implying that men are dominant in romantic relationships and women make decisions about their morality and their respectability based on whether they are single or not, out of respect to their boyfriends. ...

Introduction

Something that is disruptive overturns or changes the traditional way of doing things and in its place introduces an absolutely new way of doing the same old thing. Disruptive technology, therefore, can be described as a technology that displaces an established technology and in the process introduces a new groundbreaking product or service to the market (Rouse, 2014). Disruptive technology disrupts the status quo of the market, changes the way people live and work, and rearranges the pool of values. This inevitably forces other companies to either change the way that they approach their businesses or risk losing market ...

It is often said that the ability of the United Kingdom to influence the foreign nations in its own interests has been weakened. However, there are still many ambitions and the UK is one of the most active countries on the international arena (Bell, 2016, p.17). There is not that much reliance on the military force, but the influence is achieved by means of the soft power via the institutions that make the country attractive. The term “soft power” was coined by the American political scientist Joseph Nye in 1990 and basically means “the ability to achieve goals through ...

The Name of Class

The Name of the School The City and States where it is located Free market economy is interlinked with the capitalism and the capitalist system. There has been much debate about the ecological crisis and one of them is also inevitable global climate changes. The paper will argue that the free market economy is incompatible with safeguarding from the ecological crisis and global climate changes because it is based on the capitalist system which ideology favors profits over environment protection and public goods. The thesis of the paper is that free market economy cannot solve global ecological crisis and ...

Question 1. How do morality, ethics, and leadership play a role in shaping good and bad business?

Answer. With Enron and other similar scandals flummoxing the corporate world even now, the significance of morality, ethics, and sincere leadership automatically comes to the fore. There is no debating around putting the business into ethics or putting ethics into the business. Literature endorses that sustainable and fruitful business enterprises share values with the societies they operate in. The absence of this trait may put them under legal scanner or render them insignificant in the eyes of stakeholders. Statistically speaking, 59 percent of respondents, in a survey conducted in 2006, rated their school programs as good for integrating ethics ...

Financial crisis is not a new word in today's economy. The world's economy has consistently been a victim of the financial crisis, and these cases will continue to happen. The global financial crisis in 2008 relates to the 1930's great depression that nearly brought down the economy of the United States. The actors in the financial sector have grown big and are becoming uncontrollable. These financial institutions have now become tough to monitor and control. Government and central banks have a duty of controlling commercial structures through proper supervision and regulation of financial market (Flannery 275). Due to the ...

In any organization, it is important to look out for the processes and the employees so as to improve the productivity levels. The top level management formulates the objectives and decides upon the targets, which the middle level and lower level employees need to fulfill it. However, in the process of fulfilling these objectives, it is important to look out for the motivation level of employees, the hostile environment of the organization, and the performance of the team. This paper shall take into consideration these parameters for analyzing Hooters Inc. and try to analyze them.

- RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

3.1 PHILOSOPHY As already mentioned, the aim of the present research is to evaluate whether or not Europe can exploit its shale gas resources by adopting the positive experience and avoiding the negative mistakes the United States has had in its shale gas exploitation journey. In order for this aim to be addressed the dissertation evolves towards a literature-based approach. More specifically, the present dissertation is entirely theoretical and is based on the existent literature in respect to shale gas exploitation in the United States, and to the potential shale gas extraction ...

International Business - H&M

H&M is ranked as one of the world’s largest clothing companies and is based in Stockholm, Sweden. As a clothing industry, the company has to ensure it captures the latest fashion trend in order to match the market demand for clothing industry. This is crucial because today’s customers tend to be trendy in terms of the type of clothes they wear. Given the changing dynamic of the fashion culture, the industry has to be cost effective in terms of their production to keep up with the customer’s demand. H&M is large clothing industry, which means it has ...

1) Explain the Systems of Stratification beginning with SLAVERY; be thorough, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CLASS SYSTEM.

When social inequality prevails in the society then stratification arises. Stratification paves the way to the unequal power, authority and rewards. Poverty is the biggest cause of stratification, and it arises because of the class system prevailing in the society that paves the way to the ascribed and achieved statuses. On the ascribed status, the individual does not have any control. Examples are the race and sex. The achieved status is acquired by an individual on the basis of efforts, abilities and ...

- Introduction

In this competitive world, it is so rare that, you get equal opportunities and diversities at your workplace in any given organization. The organization are looking out for productive employees, who can work under any given conditions and any given environment. For this purpose, they need to have creative and innovative employees who can interact well with the customers. They should be able to explain and demonstrate well about the company’s products and services. The customer of today’s world is more focusing upon the service provided by the respective organization, rather than focusing upon the product itself. ...

The United States government behaves as an impe5ral institution in the attribute that the agenda and the rationale of capitalism are clearly valued. At the same time, the adherence to capitalism has wider implications. This is due to the fact, that the nations are constructions of specific people. The states that are within the nations are reflective of specific philosophies and interests. The states are biased toward male domination. This infers that men compose the majority of the power positions in the government and the state will defend the interests of the men in the society. The European Union ...

Introduction

Characterized by an impressive history and dynamic foreign relations focused on controlling the resources of this area, Gulf region is an interesting case study for understanding the international relations (IR) theories. This essay aims to identify how IR theories explain the situation in Gulf countries and to decipher the Arab Spring and its foreign relations.

Body

Gulf countries have built a self-constructed image of being different because of their common Islamic religion, shared same history, common language and experiences (Gelvin 2). Shimko (37) observes that collective egoism is enrooted in the belief that the members of certain groups are better than ...

Abstract

The marketing mix can be defined as a tool used by marketing professionals in marketing. Marketing mix is very important in determining the brand offering or a product itself. It is commonly referred by many professions as four Ps. These Ps stands for product, price, place and promotion. Recently further studies have improved thus theory and expanded it. Seven Ps or eight Ps are the recent expansion of the theory. This term marketing mix was written in an article by Neil Borden. The article was called the concept of the marketing mix. Borden learnt this great concept from his friend ...

The government has the responsibility of ensuring that there is a competitive and conducive environment for all business. This will not only promote equality and optimal productivity among firms but also protect the welfare of consumers. The government should ensure that the pricing of products is checked, the product quality raised and competition among firms improved.

Industrial regulation is the government’s effort to control prices of industrial products either indirectly or directly. This is done mainly on industries producing utilities such as electricity. Industrial regulation exists to prevent price fluctuations in the industry, stabilize the prices. The government can ...

Background of the organization

Apple Inc. is one of the best internationally known computer companies that specialize in designing and creating iPads, iPods, iTunes, Macintosh desktops and laptop and operating systems like the OS X. The Company has embraced the revolutionary technology and has ventured in the manufacturing of iPhone. Apple is a brand that actively competes with others in the market. According Linzmayer (2004) the brand is very competitive even in the very competitive markets, in the PC market it is well represented by its highly reputed Macintosh computers and accompanying and related programs and software. In the electronics industry and market, Apple ...

Background of the Study

The fast food industry is witnessing an unprecedented growth in the recent years. In this era of globalization, multinational organizations are willing to expand their business operations in growth markets. For exploiting this opportunity of global expansion, they must formulate appropriate business strategies according to the targeted market (DePalma, 2002). These strategies are based on host country’s geopolitical and socio-economic environment. Nowadays, companies are aware of the fact that if they want to attain lucrative business then they have to focus on local needs, as well. Glocalization is new business concept, which is used to elucidate the concept ...

Introduction

Over the years, human beings have continually created and established closer contacts. In the recent times, however, the rate of integration and global cohesiveness has been accelerated. Communication, transport and computer technologies have given the global integration process an impetus and the increased the degree of interdependence around the world. Innovations and inventions in the technological world have resulted in the reduction of distance in the world. Platforms like the internet have created a simple, quick and efficient medium of communication around the world. The rate of sharing information and ideas is ten times faster than what it used to ...

Selecting a career is one of the challenges that students face, especially when they are joining higher learning institutions. The choice of a career usually poses a challenge to the learners. Students are always looking for the careers that will satisfy their professional needs as well as offer them jobs that pay them well. According to parents, one of the reasons for taking their children to school is ensuring that these children give back to the society. Some of the factors to consider when choosing a career include passion for the career, the capacity or ability to cope with the chosen career, creativity ...

Quality and Project Management

SWOT analysis helps an individual or an organization to identify internal (Strengths (S) and Weaknesses (W)) and external (Opportunities (O) and Threats (T)) factors for success. The analysis then enables the individual or organization to focus on exploiting strengths and opportunities while addressing weaknesses and threats to improve performance. There are also other factors that affect a person or organization’s performance, which include political, economic, social and technological (PEST) factors. A PEST analysis considers each of the external forces particularly how they affect a person or organization. This is followed by the development of a plan for dealing with these forces ...

Abstract

Animation in simple words means to give life, and the job of an animator is precisely that, to give life to static image or objects. Computer animation has traveled a long way, and today, the computer animation artists enjoy complete freedom to draw, model and animate objects in those infinite digital landscapes. The purpose of the essay is to look at the history of animation, and how it all started with simple drawings. The increasing sophistication and the realism of 3-D animation only reflect the never-ending possibilities of computer technology and the exponential processing power of a computer. With the ...

Assignment #4

When the economists sing “Good for me, good for you, bad for us” they mean that when individuals consume some common resource, they act rationally and independently, to maximize their gain but, at the same time, they are depleting this shared common resource, which is disadvantageous for all who share it, including these individuals. However, these individuals bear only a small portion of the cost associated with exploiting the common resource, while their benefit is substantial. As a result, people are automatically motivated to exploit commons as much as they can, although it is harmful for them and those around them ...

Introduction 2

Business Orientation 2

Advertisements 3 Understanding Consumers 3 Research & Development 4 Recommendations 4 Conclusion 4

References 5

Introduction It is a brand of Nestle. Nespresso is the coffee brewer operating under the name of Nestle group. It utilizes coffee capsules to make espresso coffee. The distribution of the espresso machines is worldwide however; certain product lines are limited to North America and Canada only. The company has different competitors. The one offering perfect substitute to the Nespresso is Keurig. Both these companies are in a constant war for supremacy. A comparison of the marketing tactics of Nespresso with ...

Medicine

Stakeholders Stakeholders in a business environment are not merely those who have a stake in the profitability of the business entity. Seen in the expanded framework of corporate social responsibility, stakeholders are all parties affected by the behavior of a corporation; this may include stockholders, employees, customers and the public at large (Shaw, 2014, p. 160).

Key Characteristics of Stakeholders

Stakeholders may be internal to the organization or may be outside it. The level of knowledge of stakeholders regarding the company policies may vary from minimal to comprehensive. Their attitude towards the organization may be positive, neutral or antagonistic. The stakeholder’s self-interest in the ...

Human beings have always been relentless in their pursuit of property. In many occasions, the amount of property that an individual possesses defines his stature in the society (Ostrom & Hess 6). It is for this primary reason that humans have since time immemorial devised various means and ways of acquiring property. There are two main types of property. These are private property and public property. Greater interest is however shown in private property. As mentioned, human beings have always desired to as much private property as possible and over time, some philosophers have attempted to explain how the desire ...

Communication

Compare and contrast Graham Murdock's framework for understanding citizenship as a complex ideal of modernity with Anna McCarthy's framework for understanding citizenship as a Cold War discourse for governing. Identify the central conceptual framework for each. Compare how each is concerned with neoliberalism. Identify one strength and one weakness in both frameworks. Graham Murdock’s purpose was to highlight how television fulfills the rights and representations of the citizens through his framework of modern citizenship (Murdock, 2010). Amongst the many rights that a citizen is entitled to, right to information, right to experience and right to participation should be fulfilled by ...

The Coca Cola Company has been in existent for over 100 years. The company products extend from different flavored soft drinks to bottle water. Coke is their most selling and the most popular of all their products. The Coca Cola Company has a worldwide market and indisputably one of the most valuable companies in the world. Coke faces competition with other brands such as Pepsi, Dr Pepper and few others. Coke has managed to control the market as the most popular and most sold soda in the world. In the United States, Coke faces a lot of competition even though it ...

Cyberbullying

Since its inception, people are always seen seeking refuge to the powers of the internet as it is now the quickest and most efficient way to perform tasks and activities normally requiring immense effort and time. From complex applications such as computing and analysis to simple applications such as chatting, and socializing; everything can be done through the internet. However, while the internet admittedly has its benefits, it also has setbacks and dangers as it now increases the severity of oppressive acts such as bullying and how it is done. In the United States, reports of cyberbullying continues to ...

Abstract

This paper analyzes different studies made by researchers in order to identify economic, environmental and political aspects of fracking and provides explanations on how fracking could be both advantageous and disadvantageous to the United States of America. Most of researchers argue that fracking activities have a negative effect on our environment and public health. For example, researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health and Brown University have found that the babies born near gas wells were 30 percent more likely to have congenital heart defects and oral clefts. In economic terms fracking is beneficial for our country as the ...

Since time immemorial, social inequalities in the United States, continue to escalate. Income inequality has increased at a higher rate since the 1980s. Because U.S is a capitalist country, the rich are always greedy to tap resources and keep the poor from reaching them. As a result, the rich have grown into filthy billionaires while the poor continue to dangle in absolute poverty and remain the hoi polloi of the society. The population covering the middle and lower social classes has nothing to smile about since the government has ignored them. Income inequality is measured by ranking the United States population by ...

Surrogacy is defined as a practice whereby a female agrees to carry to terms a pregnancy on behalf of another woman or couple. When a child is given birth to, a woman who carried the pregnancy to terms has to surrender the child to a woman or couple that procured her services of a surrogate (Dubey & Decherney, 2012). The surrogate can either be the genetic parent of a child- a practice that has been termed as traditional surrogacy or be genetically unrelated- a case referred to as gestational surrogacy. In genetic surrogacy, a woman is either naturally impregnated by a male person who in most cases is the father of the ...

Answer 1: Nike is one of most famous American brands that operate across the world. The company is known for making sports wears and foot wears. Poor working issues are not new for business houses and Nike is not an exception. Nike also witnessed some labor issues after it started its operations in different countries of the world. Nike moved into Asian region in quest of avail cheap labor as well as to explore a new market. Company wanted to take benefit of cheap labor and big market, available in Asian countries like Indonesia, china, Vietnam, South Korea and Taiwan. ...

What were the reasons for Netcare’s success in South Africa?

South African private hospital group Netcare Ltd has definitely had a lot of success. This year there was a 25% increase in the profits. One of the main reasons for Netcare’s success is that the treatment and the facility of the hospital is world class. The facilities are impeccable providing the best health care service to its customers. Netcare has also been so successful in South Africa because the doctors and the staff are well trained to provide the best service. Another reason for the massive success of Netcare Ltd is the branching out. The many subsidiaries of Netcare ...

International Media Policy

Abstract Aspects such as globalization, continuous technological breakthrough, the state of conflict, the visible separation between the West and the East, or Occidentalism and orientalism, which intensify the discussion about otherness and emphasize the racial hate speeches define the nowadays media context. Currently mass media negotiates its role in this environment, defined by the above-mentioned social coordinates. Because globalization entered the social normality, mass media followed the game imposed by this social movement and applied a globalized media discourse, sustained by the available technological innovations that allow for the rapid dissemination of media content throughout the world due to ...

Introduction

Question 1 Culture is an integrated system of learned manners which are characteristic of members of a society and which are not a result of biological heritage. A culture of a people therefore is their general way of doing things. Learned through generations and affected by their peculiar environments. Humans are born with a limited way of expressing themselves. They learn language and manners as they continue interaction with their environments and as such evaluate what is culturally acceptable from what they have learnt over time.

Question 2

Globalization is the process of international incorporation arising from the exchange of world views, products, ideas, ...

Racism is essentially pronounced in the twentieth century, assuming a strategic position in both political and administration policies. Earlier scholars such us John Locke popularized the belief in equality of humanity by describing the background of human societies, the state and morality. Particularly, the scholar introduced the idea of a “state of nature’’ asserting that men are equally free. However, this state is no longer identifiable in the contemporary society that is highly informed by biased racial assumptions. Charles Mills developed the concept of “racial contract” that describes the state of affairs in the contemporary society. The scholar challenges the existence ...

Introduction

Employee engagement can be defined in various ways. However, it can be generally referred to as the ability and willingness of employees to help the organization in which they are employed achieve its objectives. This is achieved by the employees providing their services in a discretional way and in sustainable circumstances. Employee engagement entails two main aspects; psychological and HR practice. The psychological aspect involves the kind of job one is doing, the resources at the employee’s disposal and the experience one goes through during the engagement. Furthermore, the ability of the organization to empower its employees and its ...

Introduction

Since the end of World War Two (WW2), the world has attained high achievements in terms of economic, political, social, and cultural development. During the World War 1 and 2, many nations took part in the war and were unable to exploit their natural resources, generate adequate income through economic activities, and establish industries. The period was characterized with political unrest, military invasion, outbreak of contagious and non-communicable diseases, hunger and famine; aspects, which lowered productivity and economic development in the world. However, the end of WW2 marked a turning point in the world’s history as it provided a favorable ...

Poverty and Pollution

Any environmental damage definitely and immediately threatens the present and future welfare of human beings, of plants, animals and entire ecosystem. Threats to the environment can come from two sources, namely pollution and resource depletion. Both can increase exponentially as industrialization expands. In the Third World, environmental mathematics works like this: the more factories we run the more pollution and resource depletion we have. Pollution refers to the unintended and undesirable contamination of the environment by the producer or use of commodities like fossil fuels, plastics, chemicals and other materials organic or synthetic. Pollution seems to be the ...

The PRADA

The Prada Group is a company that was started by a family of two Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli as a family business in 1930s. The company expanded over years to become one of the leaders in the world’s design, production and distribution of commodities for luxury uses. The main luxury commodities that the company deals in include; handbags, footwear, small goods of leather, goods that are designed for ready-to-wear purposes, eyewear, accessories and fragrances. Most of the international most prestigious brands are owned by the Prada Group. These brands include; Prada, Car Shoe, Miu Miu, and Church’s (Carroll, & Buchholtz ...

THESIS: There is a link between economic growth and environmental decay since as the countries operate to achieve economic growth by exploiting their economic resources, such growth leads to the deterioration and eventual decay of the environment. - Economic growth and the environment - Economic growth is the increase in the country’s productive capacity. - Higher economic growth requires greater use of natural resources and environment. - Increasing use of resources to increase productivity coupled with increasing pressure caused by increasing number of people decreases supply of natural resources and therefore, degradation of the environment. ...

Article 1

What is the ethical Issue? This article was published by Alan W. Dowd in the December 2011 issue of The American Legion Magazine. The article relates to the growing interest among various countries such as the US, Russia, Canada, Sweden and the Nordic countries in the Arctic region. For all these countries the driving factor is the energy reserves in terms of oil and gas found in the Arctic region. Other factors which make it attractive for countries to wish to control the Arctic region include security and shipping economics because the Northwest Passage in the Arctic can ...

Introduction

Social conflict theory refers to a social theory that argues that the social classes have different levels of resources which leads to a conflict between these social classes. In most cases the powerful groups ends up exploiting the less powerful and poor groups. This may be done through economic forces as well as brutal police forces. Power may be In the form of physical, coercive or manipulative forces. All powers may lead to conflict. In relation to the movie, To Kill a Mocking Bird, it demonstrates various issues related to social conflicts especially issues to do with social inequality and racism. ...

Executive summary

Noteworthy is the reality that businesses are the backbone of the economy. Starting a business is the most difficult part of any venture. The main reason why this has always been described as the most difficult phase is that, primarily, when people set out to start a business, they silently consent many uncertainties. Businesses are associated with many unforeseen disturbances, which may cause business failure in the event that they are not remedied in advance. However, the good part is that business owners or entrepreneurs are always in a position to mitigate such occurrences right from the beginning if they apply the ...

Abstract

The January 2012 Strategic Air Force Guidance was launched in an effort to cut the United States Air Force budget in over $480 billion over the next decade. Options to reduce the budget and yet protect the USA citizens are continuously being exploited. This paper will identify and discuss three capabilities that could be used to maintain spending in the USAF at a minimum and yet advance its functionality. This would be a challenging tall order but it is possible. The new strategies discussed in this paper are embarking on new technology, deterring aggression in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region, ...

Abstract

Terrorist attacks have become a major problem to states as terrorist insurgents have taken advantage of government weaknesses to cause destruction and take the lives of many innocent people. This is not to say that they are invincible. They too, have vulnerabilities within their organizations which, if exploited, can help destroy terrorists for good. Through research and aid of various resources, I have studied and compiled six of these vulnerabilities that can be exploited by the counterterrorism units.

INTRODUCTION

Even the super powers have suffered the impact of terrorist attacks on their territories. This is the use of violent force or ...