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  • Taking Sides Case Analysis

    Taking Sides Case Analysis

    Introduction Citibank, part of Citigroup, was one of the first foreign firms that had obtained licenses to conduct a limited range of commercial activities in China. By 2002, Citibank had become one of the strongest foreign banks operating in the People's Republic of China (PRC), but as a foreign bank it had only limited market access, even for its limited array of services. At headquarters, Citigroup wanted to determine the growth prospects for each

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    Essay Length: 915 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2010
  • Us Business

    Us Business

    Two weeks ago, the Senate killed an effort to repeal the federal estate tax on multimillion-dollar fortunes. The "no" votes were a stand for budget sanity and basic fairness. But the pro-repeal camp doesn't want to take no for an answer. Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed an estate-tax cut that is a repeal in everything but name. The so-called compromise would exempt more than 99.5 percent of estates from tax, slash the tax rates

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    Essay Length: 443 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2010
  • Relationship Analysis Between Statutes And Case Law

    Relationship Analysis Between Statutes And Case Law

    Relationship Analysis between Statutes and Case Law Laws against discrimination in employment were developed to provide remedies for victims of this unfortunate form of behavior that exists in America today. The following paper provides insight into lawsuits based on discrimination in the areas of age, religion, and disability and the statutes that provide complainants with the ability to seek relief from discriminatory practices. Employment Law - Age Discrimination Smith v. City of Jackson, Mississippi On

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    Essay Length: 2,036 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2010
  • Korean Business Communication

    Korean Business Communication

    Pugh 1 James Pugh Business Communications 254.C June 22, 2006 Korean Business Communication The world of international business is becoming smaller and smaller daily due to "Amazing new transportation and information technologies which are major contributors to the development of our global interconnectivity" (Guffey 95). This advancement has allowed more and more foreign markets to open up to do trade. The Republic of Korea is one such market. In order to successfully compete in this

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    Essay Length: 651 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2010
  • First Day Of School

    First Day Of School

    John Smith October 04, 2006 Narrative Essay First Day of School In my opinion, the first day of school has the biggest impact on the way a person will eventually turn out in the future. I remember one boy, David Pete, whom on his first day urinated in his pants. He is still known to this day as "Peed". This begs to ask the question; if, on your first day, you look "cool" and people

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    Essay Length: 636 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2010
  • How Might Primary Schools And Teachers Contribute To The Promotion Of A Culture In Which Diversity Is Valued And Equality Of Opportunity Is A Reality? (Accac, 2001)

    How Might Primary Schools And Teachers Contribute To The Promotion Of A Culture In Which Diversity Is Valued And Equality Of Opportunity Is A Reality? (Accac, 2001)

    It would seem that today's society has almost reached its climax with respect to its diversity. This diversity includes such issues as social background, culture, race, gender, and differences in ability and disability. Large cities are the main centres of this multicultural explosion: Ð''the 56 million people in the United Kingdom speak over 300 languages and represent 14 different faiths.' (Kochar and Mitchell, 2002) These often coexist alongside one another in everyday life and may

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    Essay Length: 2,791 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2010
  • Calabarzon Case Study

    Calabarzon Case Study

    1. Brief History CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines. It is also designated as Region IV-A and its regional capital is Calamba City in Laguna. The region is composed of five provinces, namely: Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon. The region's name is an acronym of the names of these provinces. The region is located in southwestern Luzon, just south and west of Metro Manila and is the second most densely populated

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    Essay Length: 2,593 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2010
  • Als Case Study

    Als Case Study

    (ALS Case Study) A 51-year-old woman developed an unusual gait related to "calf stiffness." After several months of progressive weakness, she developed a right foot drop. Within 15 months, she also described difficulty in writing, weakness of the right hand and arm, and diffuse muscle twitching with painful muscle cramps. Assessment confirmed weakness of all limbs, more marked on the right side, with muscle atrophy. Reflexes were hyperactive and fasciculations were observed in the right

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    Essay Length: 267 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2010
  • Case Study: Let It Pour

    Case Study: Let It Pour

    Case Study: Let It Pour Introduction Faith Community Hospital is known throughout the community for its religious heritage and commitment to the public. This commitment to the public and Faith's value of religion among their staff has currently brought several issues to the Board of Directors attention that need to be addressed. The board has mentioned the issues that are causing confusion within the hospital as well as amongst patients and the media to the

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    Essay Length: 1,408 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2010
  • Snowboarding's Old School Vs. The New School: A Comparative Essay

    Snowboarding's Old School Vs. The New School: A Comparative Essay

    Much like any other sport, snowboarding has a rich history; full of enthusiastic spectators, athletes and annual events. What separates snowboarding from most traditional sports in commonplace society today however, is the rapid progression and extensive variations that the sport has undergone, since its recent founding in 1980 by the unofficial godfather of "shredding", Jake Burton. While this is all very well and interesting, what this humble shredder would like to direct its most esteemed

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    Essay Length: 1,333 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2010
  • Business System Analysis, Bsa375

    Business System Analysis, Bsa375

    Business System Analysis BSA 3 Dawn Howard June 16, 2004 Abstract We will look at upgrading and redesigning a previous existing business system. The system in place is a software bases parts information system used by most automotive dealership parts departments. We will look at the steps needed to reach the goal set by the end user. The steps will show the process needed to ensure the proper implementation of the completed system, which

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    Essay Length: 1,264 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2010
  • Corbin Pacific - Case Study

    Corbin Pacific - Case Study

    BUSINESS PLAN CORBIN - PACIFIC Summary 1.1 Executive Summary Corbin Pacific, Inc. is a California based company, whose mission is to produce best motorcycle accessories in the world through innovative designing and high quality manufacturing with a customer oriented approach. Mike Corbin, Founder and President of the company started this company back in 1968 by producing motorcycle seats in his garage. Over the past three decades, the company has come a long way. It now

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    Essay Length: 1,727 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2010
  • Sustainable Development - Plan For Developing Tourist Business At Pak Nai

    Sustainable Development - Plan For Developing Tourist Business At Pak Nai

    Plan for developing tourist business at Pak Nai (A Site Visit Report) LOCATION Pak Nai is a huge and wide shoal at the south of Deep Bay. It is about 5 kilometers from Lau Fau Shan where is famous for seafood. In between Pak Lai and Lau Fau Shan is the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor. [pic] The shoal at Pak Nai has an undistributed ecology with a wide range of wildlife. The scenes of the

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    Essay Length: 600 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2010
  • Bill Gates - Business At The Speed Of Thought - Review

    Bill Gates - Business At The Speed Of Thought - Review

    As the co-founder and chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates has played a prominent role in launching the Information Age. In his book titled 'Business @ The Speed Of Thought', he stresses upon how the expanding technology is propelling the business world into a new exciting economic era. This book in particular, deals with what is known as a 'Digital Nervous System' (DNS). A DNS, in short, is the corporate, digital equivalent of the human

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    Submitted: December 5, 2010
  • Issues Related To Returning To School

    Issues Related To Returning To School

    Please answer the following questions: 1. What stimulated your interest in returning to school? Returning back to school has been a goal of mine for the past 4 years. I have just been SO busy with work And raising my 2 little boys. I found myself always saying " I need to finish my degree " Well I'm finally going Through with it and there's no going back now. Also, this degree is what I

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    Essay Length: 252 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2010
  • Case Study - The Politics Of Trade In Steel

    Case Study - The Politics Of Trade In Steel

    Case Study: The Politics of Trade in Steel Do you believe the Bush administration was correct in imposing tariffs in March 2002 on a wide range of steel imports? At the time President Bush decided to impose temporary tariffs on steel imports, 16 steel manufacturers were operating under bankruptcy and a total of 30 had declared bankruptcy over the prior few years. U.S. steel producers were losing market share to foreign steelmakers in large part

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    Essay Length: 1,703 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2010
  • Noarlunga Meat Case

    Noarlunga Meat Case

    The High Court is the most visible, and in one sense the most important, court in Australia. This is not because of the number of cases it decides or (in non-constitutional cases) because of the effect of its orders on litigants. It is because of the consequences of its judgments, as precedents determining the result of other cases in other courts, as authoritative statements of the law, as an expression of legal policy on sensitive

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    Essay Length: 1,512 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2010
  • Business Management Styles

    Business Management Styles

    Management can be described as 'getting things done through people'. This means that there must be a manager to control and motivate these people or human resources. While there are many different styles of managers and management techniques the management theories are most important. Management theories describe certain behaviours that are renowned for achieving the goals of the business. The four main management theories are classical-scientific, behavioural, political and contingency. These all have various

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    Essay Length: 1,228 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2010
  • What Is The Concept? - The Cases Of Bosnia, Haiti And Somalia In The Early 1990ies And Their Importance To American Foreign Policy Values.

    What Is The Concept? - The Cases Of Bosnia, Haiti And Somalia In The Early 1990ies And Their Importance To American Foreign Policy Values.

    In my paper "The undone change of American Foreign Policy after the Cold War" I addressed the inability of the U.S. institutions to meet the newly created challenges of the post-Cold War world. I argued that due to a lack of leadership, especially by the President, the opportunity to "reconfigure" U.S. foreign policy institutions; supported by an absent corresponding ideology; the U.S. had missed its chance to change its foreign policy in the post-Cold War

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    Essay Length: 1,348 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2010
  • Wal-Mart Business Descripition

    Wal-Mart Business Descripition

    Wal-Mart Stores (Wal-Mart), the largest retail chain in the world, operates retail stores in various formats, including supercenters, discount stores and neighborhood markets, Wal-Mart operates over 6,000 stores in the US and 13 international markets including the UK, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Brazil and China. The company retails a broad range of merchandise and services at low prices. Wal-Mart operates its business under three business segments: Wal-Mart Stores, Sam's Club, and the international segment. The Wal-Mart

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    Essay Length: 749 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2010
  • Business

    Business

    Good communication is essential in the workplace. Each and every day, understanding what others are communicating, and what we are attempting to communicate, requires mental focus. Distractions that occur in our work environments decrease our abilities to mentally focus in on a conversation, and increase the chance of ineffective communication with others. Some common distractions that occur during communication events include trying to read e-mail when talking to or listening to others, loud background noise

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    Essay Length: 489 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2010
  • School Shootings

    School Shootings

    School Shootings I. Cases of where this has happened A. Columbine High School massacre B. Montreal, Canada shooting II. How can it be prevented A. Metal detectors 1. Efficiency 2. Private rights B. School Resource officers 1. Intimidating 2. Friend C. School Surveillance 1. Cost 2. Effectiveness D. Counseling III. Who is committing these crimes? A. Students B. Outcasts at school C. How they form groups IV. Why is this happening? A. Teasing B. Lost

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    Submitted: December 5, 2010
  • Avon Case Study

    Avon Case Study

    Question 1. My assessment of Andrea Jung's performance as chief strategist at Avon Products is that she has done an excellent job. Her first task as CEO was to hit the streets of her neighborhood, ringing doorbells, to better understand the desires of customers and needs of sales agents. She pushed for the addition of attractive new products to Avon's product lines. She was responsible for developing E-commerce opportunities for Avon and it's sales representatives.

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    Essay Length: 592 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2010
  • Pre-School Teaching

    Pre-School Teaching

    What I Knew..... Before I started the I- Search project for English I had already had an idea of what I wanted my career to be in the future. I knew that I wanted to work with younger children somehow. I also knew that I wanted to be able to be creative at my job. I knew a little bit about Pre- School teaching after I decided to do my project on this career because

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    Essay Length: 2,274 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2010
  • Case Study Pizza War

    Case Study Pizza War

    BSB, INC., THE PIZZA WARS COME TO CAMPUS Company Background BSB, Inc. is a large nationally operated food-services company. The company serves client organizations on a contract basis. Its business is divided into three (3) market-oriented divisions of corporate, airline and university or college. Case Summary Renee Kershaw is BSB's manager of food services at a medium-sized private university in the Southeast. BSB has been operating at the university for the past 10 years and

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    Essay Length: 2,763 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: December 6, 2010