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  • Economic Geography

    Economic Geography

    1. Economic geography -- (the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities) (http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn?stage=1&word=economic+geography) 2. Economic geography is concerned with the location and distribution of economic activity. It focuses on the the location of industries and retail and wholesale businesses, on transportation and trade, and on the changing value of real estate. (http://www.aag.org/Careers/Economic_Geography.html) 3. “Economic geography is concerned with the spatial organization and distribution of economic activity, the use of the world’s

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Top
  • Problem for Small Businesses

    Problem for Small Businesses

    Problems Small Businesses Face Abstract Small businesses face economic uncertainty, overwhelming legislative regulations, and employee retention problems. Small Business represents more than 99 % of all employers and employ’s more than one half of the private sector. It also generates one half of the United States private G.D.P. ( PR Newswire, Oct 29, 2004 pNA). In light of the significance of small business to the economy, it should be a grave concern when a

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    Essay Length: 508 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Artur
  • East Asia Economic Crisis

    East Asia Economic Crisis

    The East Asian economic crisis is the most crucial economic event in the region of the past few decades. The differences of views are being debated in academic and policy circles and reflected in the media. As an Asian, I knew that this crisis had a big impact on Asian economy, so as my book review, I chose chapter 4, Ў°The East Asia CrisisЎ± to learn more about this big economic event specifically. This chapter

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Tommy
  • To What Extent Did the Political and Economic Effects of the Seven Years War in North America Help Cause the American War of Independence?

    To What Extent Did the Political and Economic Effects of the Seven Years War in North America Help Cause the American War of Independence?

    To what extent did the political and economic effects of the Seven Years War in North America help cause the American War of Independence? The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was a conflict that erupted between Great Britain, and its American colonies from 17 to 1783. In 17 British soldiers invaded America with the intention to rule the country. The American War of Independence lasted for eight years and

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Jon
  • Вђњthe Role of Business Is to Serve the Larger Society, Which Is Best Accomplished by Being Responsive to the Larger Society.Вђќ

    Вђњthe Role of Business Is to Serve the Larger Society, Which Is Best Accomplished by Being Responsive to the Larger Society.Вђќ

    According to the above statement, the role of business is to serve the larger society. There are many arguments about whether business firms should serve the larger society or not. According to the traditional view, earning profit is the primary objective of the business. Some people hold the view that “the business of business is businesses”. Critics argue that responsiveness of business towards the society distracts from the fundamental economic role of businesses, others argue

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Tanstaafl: The Economic Strategy for Economic Crisis

    Tanstaafl: The Economic Strategy for Economic Crisis

    Critics are warning that at almost six and a half billion people currently inhabiting the world, we are coming dangerously close to the sustainable capacity of planet Earth. Overpopulation and attempts to control the whirlwind of reproduction that is plaguing both developing and developed nations has been dog-eared as one of the major concerns for the United Nations at the recent summit in Johannesburg. Both Edwin Dolan and Charles Southwick have cited the population explosion

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: July
  • The Impact of Globalization on Business Enterprises

    The Impact of Globalization on Business Enterprises

    Running Head: The Impact of Globalization on Business Enterprises Ryasat Taha University of Arizona MBA 501 September 25, 2006 Worlds biggest fast food company McDonald’s, now facing the damage of losing its reputations and has become a focal point in international debate about rising obesity rates. World’s largest chain of fast food restaurant McDonald’s, offers variations of meals, such as burgers, French fries, vegetarian food and some healthy menus like milk shakes and fruits

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    Essay Length: 1,102 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Buddhist Economics

    Buddhist Economics

    Schumacher claims that the overall desire to remain faithful to their heritage through living the "Right Livelihood" is characteristic of Buddhist Economics. The values found in Buddhist Economics are not applicable to the modern west nor will they be, short of a mental and ethical revolution. There is universal agreement between all economists that a fundamental source of wealth is human labor, however Buddhist Economics differ in its view and appreciation of labor. Buddhist Economics

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    Essay Length: 647 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Mike
  • Business Problem

    Business Problem

    Business Problem Paper The team has submitted a business proposal that discusses the business decisions and subsequent decline of Starbucks Coffee's stock price over the last 12 to 24 months. Starbucks is a publicly traded company that offers a variety of products, including: brewed coffees, Italian-style espresso beverages, cold blended beverages, roasted whole bean coffees, tea products, sodas and coffee liqueur (Datamonitor, 2007). The company also offers food items and gift ideas such as coffee

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Impact of External Environment on Business

    Impact of External Environment on Business

    Introduction This paper will present a general idea about small and medium size enterprises in goods or services. Marriot Hotel in Melbourne is chosen as an example of discussion the following sections. The discussion will cover the following points: a profile and nature of Marriot Hotel, rationale for selecting this hotel, illustration of how changes in external environment factors have impacted on business over the last 5 to 10 years. Also, this paper will examine

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    Essay Length: 2,018 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Wendy
  • The Impact of Globalization on Business Enterprises

    The Impact of Globalization on Business Enterprises

    Fewer trade barriers and unprecedented technological advances have accelerated the pace of globalization. The free flow of goods and services, the establishment of functioning trade blocs like the European Union, more favorable regulations for foreign direct investment, and e-commerce are now major features of the global market. Electronic data communication (EDC) facilitates the exchange of data at tremendous speeds; it sorts and integrates data with other information available to the recipients (businesses, banks, capital markets)

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    Essay Length: 304 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Mike
  • Economic Decision

    Economic Decision

    Marcroeconomics “The Invisible Hand” Analysis: The invisible hand is the tendency of firms and resource suppliers to seek and further their own self-interests in competitive markets and to also promote the interests of society as a whole. This theory guides competitive firms to promote self-interests as well as public interest. When it comes to producing and selling a product the owners or the people that run the business want to do it in the most

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    Essay Length: 279 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Tasha
  • What Is Zara’s Fundamental Business Strategy? Is It Simple? What Are the Principles for Zara’s Business Operation?

    What Is Zara’s Fundamental Business Strategy? Is It Simple? What Are the Principles for Zara’s Business Operation?

    1) What is Zara’s fundamental business strategy? Is it simple? What are the principles for Zara’s business operation?  Fundamental business philosophy of Zara The fundamental business strategy of Zara is very simple which is linking customer demand to manufacturing, and liking manufacturing to distribution. Zara has been running their business in fashion industry which is susceptible to seasons and quick changing customer tastes. Zara has been approached to and considered their business as a

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Monika
  • An Assessment of File Sharing in the Music Business

    An Assessment of File Sharing in the Music Business

    An Assessment of file sharing in the music business An Assessment of file sharing in the music business and online music piracy, and its ethical implications regarding consumers, musicians, and record companies Background "In traditional ethical studies, the classic problem is the starving man - can a starving man ethically steal a loaf of bread if he has no money. The modern version is evidently, can the person who wants to listen to music steal

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Anna
  • Economic Systems in Copan Compared to Other Ancient Cultures

    Economic Systems in Copan Compared to Other Ancient Cultures

    Economic Systems Throughout history there has been a common theme of progression towards more complex societies. The advent of agriculture enabled population sizes to increase, and allowed permanent settlements to arise. As extensive cultivation of farmland progressed, a surplus of food was created that enabled some people within a society to be non-food producers. These people who no longer were required to farm in order to survive were able to develop marketable goods that they

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    Essay Length: 1,156 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Mike
  • International Business

    International Business

    international business I know there are cultural and institutional factors needed to be considered but actually I only put them in an inferior position when considering an entry mode. From this article I know that cultural and institutional problems are quite complicate and it is time-consuming for the foreign companies to manage them successfully. For the selection of foreign markets, I focused a lot on the host market size and its potential growth. If the

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    Essay Length: 765 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Fonta
  • The Ibm Application Framework for E-Business

    The Ibm Application Framework for E-Business

    The IBM Application Framework for e-business As companies race to transform their businesses into e-businesses, they are discovering that the transformation process is not always straightforward. The IBM Application Framework for e-business (the Framework) is a means for achieving business transformation and a foundation framework for developing and extending e-business processes and applications. This paper describes the Framework, showing it is based on industry standards, including enterprise Java™ technologies, and focuses on enabling complete e-business

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Steve
  • Enron’s Business Ethics Failure

    Enron’s Business Ethics Failure

    Content 1. Overview ............................................................................................3 2. The Fall of Enron ...............................................................................4 3. Enron's ethical dilemmas ..................................................................6 4. Conslucions .......................................................................................7 5. Bibliography ......................................................................................8 1. Overview The goal of this report is to analyze business ethics in the context of the Enron scandal. Enron scandal became a classical example of how a major disregard for ethics and law occurred. It becomes obvious that the institution of business education has not paid a sufficient amount of attention in ethical

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Artur
  • Pollution: Business Ethics

    Pollution: Business Ethics

    Pollution is the act or process of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pollution). Pollution is a universal problem. It seems that many businesses and people are unaware of the effect that pollutants have on people. Car exhaustion, tobacco smoking, dumping waste, and emission from factories and plants are just a few ways to pollute our ozone. I will

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Center for Ethics and Business

    Center for Ethics and Business

    'Center for Ethics and Business 1. Philosophical ethics Ethics is the branch of philosophy that explores the nature of moral virtue and evaluates human actions. Philosophical ethics differs from legal, religious, cultural and personal approaches to ethics by seeking to conduct the study of morality through a rational, secular outlook that is grounded in notions of human happiness or well-being. A major advantage of a philosophical approach to ethics is that it avoids the authoritarian

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Utl Business Model

    Utl Business Model

    UTL Business Model The business model for the wireless local loop technology that UTL conduct is “UTL is able to deliver telephones to local communities within hours rather than every days or weeks or months”. The business model of UTL takes the advantages of the fact that the people of Nepal find it difficult to get the telephone connection or GSM service provided by the only player, i.e NTC. Also the business model exists because

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Globalization and China - Does Integration Brighten China’s Economic Future?

    Globalization and China - Does Integration Brighten China’s Economic Future?

    Chantal Guedon Globalization and Global Governance Does Integration Brighten China’s Economic Future? Currently, China has one of the largest economies in the world and every year it is impressive to see the growth that the country endures politically, socially, and economically. The progress of China is due mostly to globalization and the integration and support from the west. With the size and potential of China there was always a question of whether or not it

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Max
  • Chevron Texaco - Business Report

    Chevron Texaco - Business Report

    ChevronTexaco Corporation ChevronTexaco Corporation is the creation of the 2001 merger of California-based Chevron Corporation, one of the many progeny of the Standard Oil Trust, and Texaco Inc., a company whose history traces back to the early boom years of the Texas oil industry. The two firms' histories previously began to intertwine in the 1930s with the formation of the Caltex and Aramco ventures in the Middle East. ChevronTexaco began its existence as the number

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    Essay Length: 5,643 Words / 23 Pages
    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Business Analysis - Improving Earnings Outlook

    Business Analysis - Improving Earnings Outlook

    Business Analysis Improving Earnings Outlook Through 2002-2006, UTC has had positive earnings. Over the past 5 years UTC’s revenues, net income, and working capital have all gone up. To help achieve positive earning every year, UTC uses a process throughout all of their companies called ACE (Achieving Competitive Excellence). ACE has been implemented at UTC for seven years and is really improving their appearance, customer service and sales by employees implanting ACE tools. Some of

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Artur
  • Economic Concept Worksheet

    Economic Concept Worksheet

    Economic Concepts Worksheet Concept Application of Concept from Personal Experience Reference to Concept in Reading Scarcity and Choice means that people want more than what is available. I worked for a clothing store and I was there for a long while and I figured that I would ask or a raise or see how I could get a promotion and get more money, well the manager of the store told me that there was no

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Monika