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  • Outsourcing and Make-Or-Buy Decisions

    Outsourcing and Make-Or-Buy Decisions

    Outsourcing and make-or-buy decisions. What cost factors should influence the decision on whether to outsource the payroll functions? Horngren, Sundem and Stratton (2004), say that “When managers consider the make-or-buy decision for services, it is often called outsourcing” [1, p255]. Outsourcing “(…) is often defined as the delegation of non-core operations or jobs from internal production within a business to an external entity (such as a subcontractor) that specialises in that operation" [2]. Globalization and

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    Essay Length: 705 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Victor
  • Starbucks Buys Wind Power to Reduce Climate Impact

    Starbucks Buys Wind Power to Reduce Climate Impact

    Starbucks Buys Wind Power to Reduce Climate Impact - Case Study Starbucks Coffee Company committed recently to purchase wind power to offset a portion of the energy used in its operations. The commitment puts the company in the top 25 U.S. purchasers of renewable energy. Mitigating climate change is the driver behind Starbucks' decision to buy renewable energy certificates, which allow any size company to support renewable energy. Denis Du Bois June 01, 2005 A

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    Essay Length: 1,293 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Jack
  • Building Skins

    Building Skins

    BUIDLING SKINS It is interesting to see the evolution of the building skin throughout history, from first being seen as just shelter and the same as a building to the envelope becoming independent and having its own identity. Also, it is hard to distinguish whether roof or wall came first. Although they seem like to different elements, Werner Lang explains they can be one in the same. In the beginning, mans’ main concern was

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    Essay Length: 522 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Organizations of National Parks Admit That They Cannot Buy All the Land nor Protect It Single Handedly. Their Method Is to Join Business, Governments, Partner Organizations and Indigenous People Together.

    Organizations of National Parks Admit That They Cannot Buy All the Land nor Protect It Single Handedly. Their Method Is to Join Business, Governments, Partner Organizations and Indigenous People Together.

    Organizations of national parks admit that they cannot buy all the land nor protect it single handedly. Their method is to join business, governments, partner organizations and indigenous people together. Running a national park is fundamentally a business as any other and needs to be financed and managed in order to protect it. Unfortunately, governments of the word have not taken responsibility to run national pars. So it is absolutely understandable that organizations, which have

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    Essay Length: 439 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Yan
  • Building Global Brand

    Building Global Brand

    Contents I. Introduction 2 II. Brand 1. Definition of Brand 3 2. What Makes a Brand Great 4 3. Brand as a Business Asset 6 III. Global brand 1. Globalization and Brand 7 2. Brand Building Focus on the Brand Identity 7 IV. Building Brand with Brand Advertising 1. Building Brand – The Role of Sponsorship 10 2. Building Brand – The Role of Web 13 3. Building Brand – The Role of Media Advertising

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    Essay Length: 4,527 Words / 19 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Buying & Selling Copyrights

    Buying & Selling Copyrights

    Buying & Selling Copyrights Buying and selling of copyrights has become one of the biggest parts of the music business. In this day and age where technology for music production, duplication, and distribution continues to expand and advance it is extremely vital to the copyright owners to maintain ownership or auction off their material to the highest bidder. Some of the basic concepts that go into buying or selling music publishing catalogs are the purchasing

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    Essay Length: 514 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: July
  • The Seagram Building

    The Seagram Building

    The Seagram Building is prime example of the international style of design in the 20th century. The building is a true landmark of the city having an open plaza at the base of the building with high ceilings, floor to ceiling tinted windows and bronze mullions. Its imperious design, set in a plaza with fountain, was imitated many times and became an icon of North American corporate design. Mies is known as the father of

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    Essay Length: 1,387 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Vika
  • The Process of Building Stonehenge Research Paper

    The Process of Building Stonehenge Research Paper

    The Process of Building Stonehenge Research Paper Uploaded by YorkMan on May 27, 2005 The Process of Building Stonehenge There are probably hundreds of myths and legends about Stonehenge. Various people have attributed the building of this great megalith to the Danes, Romans, Saxons, Greeks, Atlanteans, Egyptians, Phoenicians Celts, King Aurelius Ambrosious, Merlin, and even Aliens. One of the most popular beliefs was that Stonehenge was built by the Druids. These high priests of the

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    Essay Length: 700 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Mike
  • Buildings, Freeways and Shadows of the Tattooed Soldier

    Buildings, Freeways and Shadows of the Tattooed Soldier

    Buildings, Freeways and Shadows of The Tattooed Soldier (Final Draft) Downtown Los Angeles is one of the busiest commercial centers in the United States. However, the city holds two groups of people in different economic level-the homeless and the working class. Hector Tobar frequently includes the landscape of the setting in downtown Los Angeles in The Tattooed Soldier. The novel is about two immigrants from Guatemala who have moved to Los Angeles. The protagonist, Antonio,

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    Essay Length: 585 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Mike
  • Stem Cells: The Building Blocks of Our Future

    Stem Cells: The Building Blocks of Our Future

    Blake Icabone Ms. Pechek Honors English 10 15 January 2007 Stem Cells: The Building Blocks of our Future The issue of stem cell research has been one of the most controversial topics of our time. The critics will tell you that scientists are killing unborn humans in order to further move us towards cloning (Wikipedia 4). Those in favor of stem cell research are more concerned with the promise that it shows in the development

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    Essay Length: 1,436 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Empire State Building

    Empire State Building

    New York City's soaring skyline wouldn't be the same without the Empire State Building. Reaching 1,250 feet, it hold the title of the seventh tallest building in the world. It remained the worlds tallest building for 41 years until the World Trade Center topped it off and seven followed. Built during the depression in 1930 and 1931, it cost a whopping 41 million dollars. The engineer who took on this giant project was H.G. Balcom.

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Anna
  • Should the U.S. Build a National Missile Defense System?

    Should the U.S. Build a National Missile Defense System?

    Should the U.S. build a National Missile Defense System? “What if free people could live secure in the knowledge that their security didn’t depend upon the threat of instant U.S. retaliation to deter an enemy attack?” Ronald Reagan; 1983 In his speech of March 23, 1983, President Reagan presented his vision of a future where a Nation’s security did not rest upon the threat of nuclear retaliation, but on the ability to protect and defend

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    Essay Length: 1,984 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Janna
  • How to Buy a House

    How to Buy a House

    How to Buy a House Owning a home has always been a fundamental tenet of the American Dream. It symbolizes opportunity, security, and freedom. Today, the American Dream has come true for many, but there still is a significant portion of the American population who could use some guidance in pursuing their dream of home ownership. Many people dream of owning their own home, but it mandates homework, legwork, and considerable effort on their part

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    Essay Length: 2,262 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: July
  • Building Blocks

    Building Blocks

    Running head: BUILDING BLOCKS Building Blocks Southern Union Gas: Missouri Division Takesha L.Will University Of Phoenix Vernon Thatcher MGT 330 June 12, 2002 Building Blocks Overview: Known as the 4th largest standing natural gas distributor, Southern Union Gas serves nearly 1.5 million customers Nationally, and Internationally, for over 50 years. They have four divisions in the United States, which are: Ш Southern Union Gas in Texas. (Corporate Headquarters) Ш Missouri Gas in Missouri. Ш PG

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Artur
  • Eco-Labels, Building Green, and Forest Sustainability

    Eco-Labels, Building Green, and Forest Sustainability

    Alex Nelson 02/21/2008 CE 308 Article Assignment #1 Eco-Labels, Building Green, and Forest Sustainability Introduction: Mismanagement of our forests is one of the largest dangers to our environment to date. For decades illegal and negligent logging practices have left many of our forest in a state of disarray. This reckless deforestation has created a dramatic loss in wildlife habitat and a loss in biodiversity. Given that there were not global standards for the protection and

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    Essay Length: 995 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • To Build a Fire

    To Build a Fire

    “His Last Resort” In the short story “To Build a Fire,” by Jack London, a newcomer crosses the treacherous Alaskan Yukon during the time of the gold rush, in a search to seek great fortune. Unfortunately, his failure to heed to the experienced old timer, as well his lack of knowledge resulted in him being unaware of the danger that faced him from within his surroundings. Thus, the theme of survival is conveyed through setting,

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Relevance of Logic to Nation Building

    Relevance of Logic to Nation Building

    Logic (definition) is the art/science of good reasoning (arguments or inferences). Reasoning is a species or kind of thinking that aims at a conclusion. Thus good reasoning is thinking well that aims at a conclusion.(Aristotle: A horse is an animal. Therefore the head of a horse is the head of an animal.) Thus Logic is the study of arguments. More specifically, logic is the study of the criteria for distinguishing good arguments from bad arguments

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    Essay Length: 450 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Mike
  • Analyzing Lease Vs. Buy Decision

    Analyzing Lease Vs. Buy Decision

    Analyzing Lease vs. Buy Dec To buy or not to buy is the question for many companies acquiring assets for their business. Equipment and other assets are extremely important when a company is trying to get off the ground in a new business. The chief executive officer would have to ask how would we finance the equipment needed, pay back investors, and make the company profitable for all. This new biotech company is seeking

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    Essay Length: 2,232 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • How to Build Muscle Without Weights

    How to Build Muscle Without Weights

    HOW TO BUILD MUSCLE WITHOUT WEIGHTS Dateline: 08/23/00 Hey Paul why would anyone want to workout without weights? Everyone knows that using weights and machines is the fastest most efficient way to gain size and strength. While this is true, there are many reasons why someone would want to, or even be forced to train for a while without the benefit of using weights. Someone working long hours trying to support his family may not

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    Essay Length: 2,268 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Lease Vs. Buy

    Lease Vs. Buy

    The scenario for this simulation was to determine the difference between leasing and buying assets. When trying to decide between leasing and buying an asset, it is important to compare the present value of the outflows involved. The company in the simulation is Bonnesante Research, a high risk, very high profit, biotech start up based out of Irvine, California. The beginning stages of the company’s life are extremely important when deciding between leasing and buying

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    Essay Length: 578 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Tommy
  • To Build a Fire - Anthologized Short Story

    To Build a Fire - Anthologized Short Story

    “To Build a Fire” (1902) is one of London's most redoubtable and frequently anthologized short stories. The initial version of the story appeared in Youth's Companion in 1902 but was considered strictly a children's cautionary tale. A revised version of the tale was published in Century in 1908 and collected in London's volume of short fiction entitled Lost Face in 1910. Both versions of the story concern man's struggle for survival in nature, but the

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    Essay Length: 501 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Top
  • To Build a Fire

    To Build a Fire

    To Build a Fire The short story "To build a Fire" by Jack London, tells about the relationship between man and nature. The story takes place in the Yukon during one of the long night. The main character who is unnamed travels with a dog along a small trail to a mining camp. The man leaves against the advice of a local and after a short time realizes that he should have waited. The temperature

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    Essay Length: 969 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Jack
  • Can Money Buy Happiness

    Can Money Buy Happiness

    Can Money Buy Happiness? Economists use the term utility to represent a measure of the satisfaction or happiness that individuals get from the consumption of goods and services. Because a higher income allows one to consume more goods and services, we say that utility increases with income. But does greater income and consumption really translate into greater happiness? In this paper, I will be showing how greater income and consumption does not really translate

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Bred
  • Building Personal Power

    Building Personal Power

    Building Personal Power Published Date: 2006-10-25 14:50:02 WorkOnInternet.com Read More on Home Business & Small Business ArticlesPenny, a thirty-one-year-old public relations specialist recalls her worst experience. "Basically, my job was to convince feature writers at the local newspapers to write a story about a client's charity event. I phoned the first reporter on the list and went into my pitch. "Look," he yelled, cutting me off mid-sentence, "there's some damn charity event in this city

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Top
  • Building a Better Performance Review

    Building a Better Performance Review

    Inroduction I became interested in this topic awhile back while I was receiving one of my annual reviews. I could not stop thinking about how difficult it must be for a supervisor to develop on a continual basis several individual reviews for large department and still be unique and objective review after review. It became even more apparent to me how little I knew about the process, when I was promoted into a coaching position

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    Essay Length: 1,689 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: David

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