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  • Managerial Actions Affecting Firm Value

    Managerial Actions Affecting Firm Value

    Qn. Discuss managerial actions that affect the value of the firm. Managerial actions range from strategy decisions, to capital structure decisions to decisions on the composition of the managerial team. • Dividend Policy The dividends issued by a firm to its shareholders have a signalling effect to the market as they reflect the management's view on the future prospects of their firm. An increase in ordinary dividends by management is a sign of managerial optimism

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    Essay Length: 681 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: David
  • How Values Affect Decisions in Personal and Professional Life

    How Values Affect Decisions in Personal and Professional Life

    How Values Affect Decisions in Personal and Professional Life Shaundrea Sager University of Phoenix Abstract Many people have a set of core values, either personal, organizational, or cultural, that help guide his or her life, and that assist him or her in making decisions in their everyday existence. Most of my decisions are based on how they will affect my family, me, and my career. My family is the key factor in any decision

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    Essay Length: 1,119 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Artur
  • Gap Analysis: Global Communications

    Gap Analysis: Global Communications

    Gap Analysis: Global Communications Global Communications was a leader in the telecommunications industry. The company has fallen from grace in recent times. Stockholders are complaining because shares have gone down to $11 per stock from $28 per stock. Union workers are feeling left out of important negotiations within the company. The company’s values are not in place at the moment. The company philosophy is “Our Edge Is People” and with outsourcing becoming a possibility, Global

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    Essay Length: 2,474 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Steve
  • Cultural Assessment of the American Red Cross

    Cultural Assessment of the American Red Cross

    Abstract A cultural assessment of the American Red Cross (ARC) is presented. Research was conducted via the World Wide Web, article review, site assessment, and interview of a key official within the organization. The ARC was found to have strong ethical values and a mission which incorporates resources across our great nation. The ARC takes pride in being “America’s most trusted charity.” The culture of the organization is strong while also being able to allow

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    Essay Length: 1,114 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Global Communication Gap Analysis

    Global Communication Gap Analysis

    Subway Introduction Subway is the largest restaurant franchise in the United States. The Subway chain has been established for about 38 years and it has reached number one in increased percent sales and consumer awareness over time. Subway’s accomplishments are mainly due to its brand awareness, product image and diversity in the fast food industry. However, in the presence of strong competitive pressure from its rivals, Subway has to make some strategic changes in order

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Henry Ford’s Automobile and It’s Effects on American Culture

    Henry Ford’s Automobile and It’s Effects on American Culture

    Henry Ford’s Automobile & It’s Effects on American Society Brian Miller Professor Sheehan 10 December 2007 HIST 1120-03 Over the course of the 20th century, the automobile has gone from being an expensive toy of the rich, to being the standard for passenger transport in most developed countries around the world (Urry). Not unlike the effects of the introduction of Railways into society, automobiles have changed social interactions, employment patterns, goods distribution and the basic

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    Essay Length: 1,921 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Comprehensive Report on Global Staffing Strategies

    Comprehensive Report on Global Staffing Strategies

    Running head: COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON GLOBAL STAFFING STRATEGIES Global Staffing Paper Jeff A. Jabusch University of Phoenix Global Staffing Paper As global competition increases, American companies are turning to offshore outsourcing to help cut costs and free domestic talent to pursue new products and services (Frost, 2003). Therefore, companies need to have a global perspective and identify staffing strategies with potential for successful American acquisition of foreign business opportunities. At the international level, the complexity

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    Essay Length: 3,662 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Globalization

    Globalization

    A culture is the way of life of a people through which they humanize and socialize nature. It implies a world-view, a value system, and a network of social relationships. These find expression in cultural products through a network of symbols and rituals. Language as a medium of communication and expression and religion as providing the core meanings have a special role in culture. We can analyse culture in terms of three dimensions or levels.

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    Essay Length: 436 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Value Delivery Network

    Value Delivery Network

    Value Delivery Network A value delivery network allows many companies to create customer value that cannot be created by use of the company’s own value chain. A “Value delivery network,” is made up of the company, suppliers, distributors, and ultimately the customers who partner with each other to improve the performance of the entire system (Armstrong et al. 52). This type of system interests me because I have always been curious as to what path

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    Essay Length: 581 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Victor
  • Marketing Challenges in a Changing Global Environment

    Marketing Challenges in a Changing Global Environment

    Marketing Challenges in a Changing Global Environment Volume Three: Transportation & Economic Development in Africa By The International Marketing Classes of Clemson University Fall, 2000 The Department of Marketing College of Business and Public Affairs Clemson University Contributors Editor: Associate Editors: John D. Mittelstaedt Matthias R. W. Mutzke Marcie A. Patterson Contributors: Adam M. Allenspach Melissa A. Andrews Kelly O. Barton Jack C. Berno, III Jesse P. Caldwell T. Linden Carroll Jake D. Chandler

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    Essay Length: 298 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Vika
  • Time Value of Money

    Time Value of Money

    Time Value of Money Introduction This paper is going to discuss key components of the time value of money (TVM) and identify some financial applications to commercial banks, credit card financial service companies, insurance companies, state government lotteries, and retirement plan financial service providers. Time Value of Money The Time Value of Money is “the idea that a dollar now is worth more than a dollar in the future, even after adjusting for inflation, because

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    Essay Length: 598 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: July
  • Ten Steps to a Global Human Resources Strategy

    Ten Steps to a Global Human Resources Strategy

    Ten Steps To A Global Human Resources Strategy By John A. Quelch and Helen Bloom Creating an effective global work force means knowing when to use "expats," when to hire "locals" and how to create that new class of employees -- the "glopats." The scarcity of qualified managers has become a major constraint on the speed with which multinational companies can expand their international sales. The growth of the knowledge-based society, along with the pressures

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    Essay Length: 6,095 Words / 25 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Yan
  • Gap Analysis: Global Communications

    Gap Analysis: Global Communications

    Gap Analysis: Global Communications This paper will identify the gap analysis between Global Communications’ senior management team and its union stakeholders and employees. Global Communications’ senior leadership failed to effectively communicate and consider all stakeholders values until their plans to introduce new services and reduce costs by outsourcing jobs to Ireland and India had been approved by the board of directors (McShane & Von Glinow, 2004, p. 354). Their actions had a significant impact on

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    Essay Length: 2,595 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Mike
  • Australian Cultural Genocide

    Australian Cultural Genocide

    The Australian treatment of the aborigines was cultural genocide, and there is no way to make amends for their actions. Cultural Genocide (or in this case ethnocide) is a term used to describe the deliberate destruction of the cultural heritage of a people. “Article 7 of the �United Nations draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples’ (26 August 1994) defines �Cultural genocide’ Indigenous peoples have the collective and individual right not to be subjected

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: July
  • The Use and Abuse of Illicit Drugs Within the Prison Systems on a Global Basis

    The Use and Abuse of Illicit Drugs Within the Prison Systems on a Global Basis

    Abstract This research paper will consist of an analysis of the use and abuse of illicit drugs within the prison systems on a global basis. With information gathered from various sources such as the internet and one on one interviews with an inmate in a male correctional facility and a former inmate of a female correctional facility I intend to show the rampant flow of drugs in and out of the prison system, the control

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Bred
  • Andy Warhol: A Pop Culture Icon

    Andy Warhol: A Pop Culture Icon

    Andy Warhol: A Pop Culture Icon Henry Matisse once said, “The freedom of the artist is in reality the impossibility of following the path beaten by all others.” In other words, the degree in which an artist interprets the world that is laid out before him is what makes him unique. Andy Warhol was a master at creating a distinctive account of what came before him and what presently surrounded him. It was this rare

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Vika
  • Arts and Culture - Romanticism

    Arts and Culture - Romanticism

    Arts and Culture Romanticism was a period in the 1800’s when people took on a new outlook on art, music and life itself. It was a period where everything seemed to be connected to nature and emotions. Anything and everything a person created could be considered art, as long as it was original. The whole idea was that everyone created something of their own and it is original and that is art. This time was

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    Essay Length: 787 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Capitalism, Globalization and the Perpetuation of Women's Oppression: A Vicious Cycle

    Capitalism, Globalization and the Perpetuation of Women's Oppression: A Vicious Cycle

    CAPITALISM, GLOBALIZATION AND THE PERPETUATION OF WOMEN'S OPPRESSION: A VICIOUS CYCLE By Kelsey Lavoie NDYA, Provincial Youth Liason According to the World Bank, women make up 70% of the world’s poor and their wages world wide are on average 50% to 80% of men’s. One third of all households word wide are headed by women, they are responsible for half the world’s food production, and yet they own just one per cent of the world’s

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    Essay Length: 1,111 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Max
  • The Values of Polygamy

    The Values of Polygamy

    Polygamy, also called plural marriage, is the practice of having more than one spouse at one time. Mormon Fundamentalist believe and practice polygamy. In FLDS communities it is the male that has many wives and from these wives comes many children. Most people look down upon Polygamy, because they believe it to be degrading of the women. However, within Mormon Fundamentalism, polygamy serves a great part of their religion and helps with family dynamics. Mormon

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    Essay Length: 650 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Jollibee Global Expansion

    Jollibee Global Expansion

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Jollibee was able to attain a competitive advantage over McDonald’s by doing two things: (1) Retaining tight control over operations management, which allowed it to price below its competitor and (2) Having the flexibility to cater to the tastes of its local consumers. While Tony Kitchner was hired to develop these competitive advantages abroad, his international strategy of “planting the flag” and “targeting expats” was executed haphazardly and resulted in losses for the

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    Essay Length: 885 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Yan
  • Assessing Delta Air Lines Corporate Culture

    Assessing Delta Air Lines Corporate Culture

    Assessing Delta Air Lines Corporate Culture This paper will discuss the corporate culture of Delta Air Lines, Inc. The team agreed that assessing Delta’s corporate culture would definitely be a learning experience. Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides air transportation for passengers and freight throughout the United States and around the world. As of February 1, 2006, Delta (including its wholly owned subsidiaries, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. and Comair, Inc.) serves 244 domestic cities in 46

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    Essay Length: 3,292 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Edward
  • Global Communications Ethical Filter

    Global Communications Ethical Filter

    Integrity Integrity is the foundation on which all values, business or personnel, are based. One cannot truly act with integrity if they do not possess core baseline ethical values. Integrity is a value that is built upon by a lifetime of achievement which can be given away with one wrong choice. I have made some wrong choices early in my life which I am still working on to this day to rebuild. Integrity is not

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    Essay Length: 558 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • American Culture

    American Culture

    в… . American Mainstream The main content of American culture is the emphasize on individuals' value, the pursue of democracy and freedom, the promotion of deploitation and competition and the need of realistic and practicality. Its core is individualism: self first, personal need first, pursue of individual benefit and enjoyment, emphasize on achieving individual value by self-strive and self-design. This type of intentionally build up of personality and pursue customized individualism has its pros and cons,

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Problem Solution: Global Communications

    Problem Solution: Global Communications

    Running head: PROBLEM SOLUTION: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Problem Solution: Global Communications Adekunle Ojo University of Phoenix Problem Solution: Global Communications Global Communications (GC) is a telecommunication company under tremendous economic pressure just like other telecommunication companies. Its stock value has diminished drastically at over 50% which creats doubt in the stockholdersand thefuture of the company is being questioned. GC decided to take an aggressive approach to solve this problem by outsourcing some of their technical call

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    Essay Length: 1,437 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Global Warming - the Industrial Revolution

    Global Warming - the Industrial Revolution

    abcScientists report that global warming has been escalating since the Industrial Revolution. Governments are trying to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. With the speed of destruction of EarthЃfs ecosystem, the survival of many species, including human beings, is threatened. In order to solve this danger, we have to reduce the consumption of energy and use the alternative energy resources. If we calculate the present energy price, alternative energy must be more expensive than fossil fuels. However if

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Tommy

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