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Fiber-Optic Communications
In 1987, both Eli Yablonvitch and Sajeev John got together to discuss research that both had previously discovered. Eli Yablonvitch was an electrical engineer at Bell Communications Research in Red Bank, New Jersey. Yablonvitch was known for refining a laser that would become a mainstay of fiber-optic communications. Sajeev John is a Harvard graduate student who worked on a thesis inspired by Philip Anderson of Princeton. The two agreed that the name of their
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An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value
FIN 450 Rami Ahmed Al Hasan @16253 Elias Elkoussa @17067 May Mohammed @14325 Deena Shalab@16457 Reem Hani Arab @16185 CASE 4 An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value 1 (Table format and content from case) 0% debt/100% equity 25%debt/% equity 50%debt/50% equity BV of debt 0 $2,500 $5,000 BV of equity $10,000 $7,500 $5,000 MV of debt 0 $2,500 $5,000 MV of equity $10,000 $8,350 $6,700 Pretax cost of debt 0.07 0.07 0.07 After-tax
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Problem Solution: Global Communications Corporation
Problem Solution: Global Communications Corporation Global Communications has faced problems in the past, and they are facing more problems now. Still, Global Communications has been a profitable company and it can be profitable again. Through researching other companies and using the principals of generic benchmarking illustrating changes that have been successful for other companies, it will be shown the steps that Global can and will take to bring them into a new era of success.
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Gap Analysis Global Communications
Gap Analysis: Global Communications Global Communications is planning an immediate implementation of a two pronged approach to gain a competitive edge along with venturing into global markets. The senior leadership team has met and is ready to roll out the plan to the Union, employees and shareholders. Leadership believes that GC’s problem is too much competition. A situation analysis will be completed, identifying issues and opportunities. The two pronged approach from the stakeholder’s perspective with
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Personal Values Development
Personal values are the genuine beliefs and feelings that one donate. Deliberately, they develop into our ideals. A value is a faith, a duty, or the beliefs that is significant. Whether ones are deliberately conscious of them or not, every person has a core set of personal values. Values can variety from the ordinary, such as the belief in working hard and promptness, to the more mental, such as independence, distress for others, and concord
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Drawing on Appropriate Theory & Examples (i.E. Published Research, Case Studies and Personal Examples) Discuss the Extent to Which Managers Can Influence the Culture of an Organisation?
Culture is a term that is used in workplaces discussions but it is taken for granted that we understand what it means. In their publication In Search of Excellence, Peters and Waterman (1982) drew a lot of attention to the importance of culture to achieve high levels of organisational effectiveness. They made use of over 100 years of theory and research in cultural anthropology and folklore studies to inspire and legitimise their efforts. This generated
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Cultural Competency in the Workplace
Cultural Competency in the Workplace Today’s management in the workforce is composed of all types of people verses thirty years ago when white males held a majority of upper-management positions in companies. These positions are now held by a mixture of ethnic back grounds and women who hold just as many if not more management positions then men. Just by looking at the changes in management demographics shows how important it is for people to
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McCaw Cellular Communications: The At&t/mccaw Merger Negotiation
Introduction Our case study titled, The AT&T and McCaw merger negotiation, provides us with an opportunity to negotiate the terms of the merger between McCaw cellular and AT&T. McCaw was the largest competitor in the rapidly growing cellular telephone communications industry. AT&T was the dominant competitor in long-distance telephone communications in the United States, and one of the largest corporations. Prior to the negotiations, it had no position in cellular communications. Brief Insight: McCaw Cellular
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Telecom Communications Industry Is Far Away from Recovery
The Telecommunications industry is having a hard time recovering from their recent economic downfall. Analysts are predicting that U.S. and European telecommunications revenue is going to fall from 2002 to 2003. I fact, expectations have gotten so low that a “win” will be any growth in the market whatsoever. Robert Switz, chief executive of equipment maker ADC Telecommunications Inc. says he doesn’t expect the recovery until the year 2005. In fact, one of the reasons
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Communities
When most people talk about community, they think of a location, an area in which people live. By definition “community” is a group of people living in the same location and under the same government. Community can also be defined as a group of people with the same common interests or segments in society. However, these definitions, which can be found in any dictionary, are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to
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Community Walk About
Communities perform important functions necessary for human needs. Community is defined as “the organization of social activities that affords people access to what is necessary for day-to-day living, such as the school, the grocery store, the hospital, the house of worship, and other such social units and systems”( Netting, F E; et al, 2004 ). In this experiential exercise, I decided to conduct a walk-about of my community, Highland Park. I have lived in
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Trompenaar’s Dimensions
Trompenaars’s Dimensions Universalism vs. Particularism Universalism is the belief in: rules or laws that can be applied to everyone; agreements and contracts are used as the basis for doing business; rules are used to determine what is right; contracts should not be altered. Particularism is the belief in: placing emphasis on friendships and looking at the situation to determine what is right or ethically acceptable deals are made based upon friendships; agreements are changeable; different
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Frankenstein-Value for Modern Readers
Frankenstein-value for modern readers Mary Shelley’s text, Frankenstein is a text, which is highly regarded in today’s society for its outstanding literary worth. However, the text as it was seen during the time of Shelley and its appearance and appeal today, most certainly differ. The most significant difference is that over a hundred years ago, the text was seen as a popular text, our modern day Simpsons, if you like. Conversely, today it appeals to
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The Value of a Jury System
The Value of a Jury System The Founders of our nation understood that no idea was more central to our Bill of Rights -- indeed, to government of the people, by the people, and for the people -- than the citizen jury. It was cherished not only as a bulwark against tyranny but also as an essential means of educating Americans in the habits and duties of citizenship. By enacting the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh
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Freedom in the Hindu Culture
Freedom in the Hindu Culture Over the past three years in America we have been bombarded with the word freedom as a call to action or a word to persuade us to follow a specific view. Although our society was born on freedom as an idea, its meaning has been used in many ways. Hinduism is also a religion and a culture that places a lot of meaning on freedom but they give a different
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Culturing: Media Selection and Inoculation Technique
Exercise 5 Introduction: Many different species of bacteria look similar under the microscope and also have the same staining results (ex. Gram stain). To be able to differentiate between the different species, one can look at the metabolic differences (fermentation), as well as the environmental condition differences (temperature, pH, oxygen requirements). Being able to manipulate these conditions in a controlled environment can help to correctly identify the exact bacteria. Different media can be used to
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The Advertising Culture Is Having a Devastating
The advertising culture is having a devastating effect on our agendas of becoming the media's ideal of perfection, and behind all of this self-sacrifice the media and corporations are the ones succeeding, not us. In Culture Jam, by Kale Lasn, the founder of Adbusters magazine, he attempts to show the reader what our mass media has been doing subliminally. When the average American thinks of consumerism, we believe it is the promotion of the consumer's
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History of Communication
Since the beginning of time, people have had the need to communicate with one and other. The most common type of communication is speech, but you could not talk to someone who lived 20 miles away. Then written language was developed, people marked symbols on paper, stone, or whatever was available. Then hundreds of years passed, and people who wanted to share their ideas with people had to do allot of writing, until someone
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American Culture
American Culture American heroic mythology is rooted in the history or our movement west and in the legacy of open space, mobility, and rich natural resources. The migration westward into open spaces containing rich natural resources helped create a society emphasizing wealth, mobility, freedom, transformation, and opportunity for conquest. This was observed while watching Tombstone and when reading West of Everything. While watching Tombstone I noticed that the movie was really a battle between good
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Women Culture and Society
Women, Culture & Society 9/21/05 In Lorde's essay "Age, Class, Race & Sex: Women Redefining Difference", she states, "The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house". I took this statement's message as having to do with racism being the "master's house" and the various ways we express racial feelings and actions as the "master's tools". Therefore, this statement implies that we as women will not use our own tools to destroy what we have
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Corporate Culture and the Indian Software Industry
CORPORATE CULTURE AND THE INDIAN SOFTWARE INDUSTRY Introduction This article tries to explain the concept of corporate culture in general, its effects on the performance of employees in an organization. It then dwells on the specifics of the Indian software industry and then goes on to find out how organizational culture affects the performance of the software industry giving examples of specific software companies. Understanding and assessing your organization's culture can mean the difference between
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Clubbing Culture
CLUBBING CULTURE Nowadays, night clubs are very famous in all over the world especially among teenagers. There is a night club in every part of the country. Today, teenagers prefer to hang out in a pub or a night club rather than just go to the cinema and chill out in a cafй with their friends. Recently, partying at a club is regarded as a hobby for the rich. For example, the Hollywood famous jet
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A Southwestern Indian Culture Among Us Today: The Hopi Indians
A Southwestern Indian Culture Among Us Today: The Hopi Indians xxxxxxxxx Axia College Did you know that the Ancient Indian people of the Southwestern United States have dated back to the year 10,000 BC? First appearing toward the end of the last Ice Age, they were the first “Americans.” (Noble, 1998) When Christopher Columbus arrived in the America’s in 1492 and seeing the people of this land for the first time, he thought that he
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Value of a College Education
Have you ever felt as though you were in a minority group because you were without a college degree? Those who never obtain a degree are actually in a group majority. Most of the adults in the U.S. lack a college degree. Over half the students who start a four-year degree program never finish. Many of us have been told since grade school, "If you don't have a college degree, you will never amount to
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Value of Art in Society
VALUE OF ART IN SOCIETY Art is a very powerful means of expressing one’s self, and it can be viewed either very positively or very negatively. Art has a way of bringing people together by portraying an idea that everyone can relate to. It has the ability to have a big impact on society, but it’s just a matter of getting people appreciate the value of it. (Lawrence 1). Suzanne Lacy created a chart
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