International Issues Essays and Term Papers
816 Essays on International Issues. Documents 26 - 50
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Issues of the Civil War
Beginning with the Revolutionary War, and followed by the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, the United States carried a mentality for warfare into the time of the Civil War. The pursuit of happiness and liberty, along with the right to bear arms boosted the environment of a civil war. In conjunction with political motives there were also economic and cultural reasons to begin war. The Southern states wanted their own governing
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Ethical Issues of Thank You for Smoking
In the movie "Thank You for Smoking" the smoking industry is coming under the attack from Senator Finistirre over putting a skull and crossbones on all the packs of cigarettes. The smoking industry has created the "The Academy for Tobacco Studies" with researchers to prove that there are no problems with smoking. The main character Nick Nalor's job, the chief Spokesperson for Big Tobacco, is to discredit all the problems associated with smoking to the
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Current Issues Facing Religion
Banking Industry The first recognizable banks developed in medieval Italy - the term 'bank' deriving from the merchant's market place bench which in Italian was called a 'banco'. The best known example of a medieval bank was the Medici bank, which was established by the powerful and wealthy Medici family of Florence in 1397. It had branches and representatives throughout Europe. Many Italian merchants from Lombardy came to London at this time to set up
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Cisco Systems: Using the Web for Internal Efficiency
Question 1: Cisco Systems is the leading supplier of networking equipment and network management for the Internet in the world. Products include routers, hubs, ethernet, LAN/ATM switches, dial-up access servers and software. Because customer satisfaction has always been a core value of a successful company, customer focus has been an essential component of Cisco Systems corporate culture since the company's inception in 1984. Since the future of the global economy is directly tied to productivity,
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Abortion - a Constitutional Issue
Many people believe abortion is a moral issue, but it is also a constitutional issue. It is a woman's right to choose what she does with her body, and it should not be altered or influenced by anyone else. This right is guaranteed by the ninth amendment, which contains the right to privacy. The ninth amendment states: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others
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International Business
Why ethics matters As pursued in this book, ethics deals with the identification, assessment and selection of values to be used as standards for judgment and guidelines for action. Values lie at the heart of all decisions, providing the normative basis for choosing among alternative conclusions and courses of action. As a term, “ethics” is commonly misused to signify some ideal but unrealistic standard that bears little relationship to practical daily decisions. In reality, ethical
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International Business
Protectionism in the global economy The global economy has seen a dramatic increase in services trade between countries. The regulation and monitoring of service trade between countries has become much harder. As highlighted by Johnson, trading in services was the fastest growing constituent of global trade during the 80’s and 90’s. Cross border transactions include anything from banking to software. When services are offered to another country, the provider has to interact with the customer
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Ethical Issues in Counseling
Introduction I remembered that several years ago I have read the news on newspaper about a father who raped her daughter then her daughter become pregnant, and it’s too late to terminate the pregnancy. I feel quite uncomfortable after reading this. If we want to talk about incest with other people, we can expect that very few of them are willing to discuss it in detail or try to avoid this topic, as incest is
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Issues Affecting the Aged
How would you feel if you needed assistance to get out of bed each morning or whenever you saw family members you could not recognize who they are? What about someone having to help you grocery shop, get dressed, or eat each day. These types of issues are what the elderly go through everyday. There are many issues which the elderly go through everyday ranging from mental to physical to issues which one has no
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Dayton Corporation External/internal Factors
EXTERNAL/INTERNAL FACTORS External/Internal Factors Paper External/Internal Factors Paper In 1962, the Dayton Corporation opened Target, a discount chain store in Minnesota. Through the years, Target has grown considerably so that in January 2000, the Dayton Hudson Corporation changed to Target Corporation. The Target Corporation Annual Report 2007 states that 118 new stores opened in 2007, 33 of them being SuperTarget stores. Nearly 1,600 stores are operating in 47 states, with plans to have 2,000 stores
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Pakistan International Airlines
Executive Summary The report highlights the current marketing mix of Pakistan International Airlines. This information supplied in this report is based on an interview with the Assistant Marketing Manager of PIA. Pakistan International Airlines is the national flag carrier and was established in 1955. It not only provides transportation services, but its operations extend to providing cargo services and courier services also. The private Airlines operating in Pakistan including Emirates, Air Blue, and Royal Airways
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What Are the Main Issues and Trends That Affect Marketing Management Nowadays and How They Influence Organizational Planning?
According to Darymple and Parsons, “marketing is one of the essential ingredients employed by businessmen in their never-ending search for survival, growth, and profits”. The main purpose of this paper is to inform the reader about some issues and trends that are affecting marketing management and how they have influence organizational planning. The main issues and trends that affect marketing management are environmental problems, income gap, customer dissatisfaction, global competition, environmental deterioration, infrastructure neglect, economic
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International Business
The article definitely relates to the text in many different ways especially in the first Chapter. The article relates to the company Absolut vodka which was brought into the United States to compete against all the other vodka’s. As we know in the international business that the amount of global competition is on the rise, and is making it very difficult to become on of the top businesses in the world today. Everyone is having
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Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Issues
1. What are the 5 hottest topics today involving legal, regulatory and ethical issues impacting on operating a B2C ebusiness? ECommerce has revolutionized the business world by expanding the marketplace and redefining the traditional organizational structure. Its economic influence has been considerable resulting in implications for politics, society and ethics. The future for eBusiness is bright. It will continue its rapid expansion and may eventually take over from traditional business practices however in today’s society,
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International Kidnapping as a Businss
Why is this an "A" paper? This research paper demonstrates: clear focus (i.e., thesis) clear organization (through topic sentences) specific and varied evidence, such as statistics, historical facts, cases, expert explanations, and examples sources in sufficient numbers for depth of research exceptional integration of diverse sources, such as scholarly journal articles, books, popular magazine articles, and Internet (Note that the paper doesn't solely rely on Internet sources!) clear explanations tying evidence to the main
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Gender Issue
Gender stereotypes are an influence from the day one is born. One’s gender is the deciding factor of a name, “girls” names versus “boys” names. Also, gender is what parents usually use when deciding what color to paint a nursery, pink for a girl or blue for a boy. Gender determines what toys they will purchase, dolls if they are expecting a girl and trucks for boys. The list goes on and these stereotypes follow
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International Business Finance Evaluation
The initials investment evaluation Academically, preferable method of evaluating investment project is net present values method1, thus bank in Hong Kong required our project must show a positive net present value after five years. The net present value of both Singapore and Indonesia 5-years project are positive. (SEE APPENDIX)Based on calculation, it is worth to invest in both Singapore and Indonesia, but NPV are relatively small compared to the original investment (HK$ 0.178 million in
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The Issue of Time in Othello
Since the middle of the 19th century, many critics have analysed the double time scheme in Othello. This time scheme involves proceedings happening in both short and long time. There is no doubt that there are discrepancies in the way time is presented within the play. Shakespeare uses short time to heighten the intensity of the drama and to give us an impression of the reckless nature of the tragedy. Short time is basically just
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International Accounting
The International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) main objective together with national standard setters is to set standards for financial reporting that will be used by businesses and organizations worldwide. The board has twelve full-time members and two part-time members. Of the twelve full-time members, seven members must have a “formal liaison responsibility with one or more national standard setter.” (Hoyle, Schaefer, & Doupnik, 2004) There is no requirement of formal liaison responsibility for the remaining
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Analysing the Role of Internal & External Environment, Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics in Parmalat & Awb
ANALYSING THE ROLE OF INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGERIAL ETHICS IN PARMALAT & AWB By John Geevarghese (ID 21639689) INTRODUCTION : Goal of this assignment is to carefully understand the crucial role of Internal / External Environment, Social responsibility and Managerial ethics in the rise and fall of well known organisations like Parmalat, AWB and others. The only way to understand the active roles of these factors will be by understanding it
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Mgmt 245 - Cultural Dimensions of International Business
MGMT 245 Cultural Dimensions of International Business SWOT Analysis 4/30/07 Introduction- This SWOT analysis is regarding Lion Nathan China Brewing Company and their competitive advantage in their business. The major issue in this case is analyzing the company’s background and reasons for expanding into China while trying to forecast an appropriate managerial decision regarding the company’s future. There are many sources of information we can use to inform us of the past decisions made and
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Managing International Acquisitions
Managing International Acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions are attempts from companies to combine their strengths in order to achieve synergistic benefits. The reasons behind a merger or acquisition may be various, e.g. increasing market share, entering new markets, developing new products through R&D, or achieving administrative benefits. In a merger, two companies combine to form a new company. In an acquisition, one company takes over the other in terms of management or ownership. Mergers and acquisitions
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International Border
International borders have always been center of conflict, and the U.S.-Mexican border was no exception. With the European colonizing in the New World, it was a matter of time before the powers collided. The Spanish settled what is today Mexico, while the English settled what is to day the United States. When these two colonial powers did meet in what is today the United States' Southwest, it was not England and Spain, rather the United
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Issue on Ozone Depletion
Ozone Depletion The ozone layer is a layer in the stratosphere, which is about 15 and 30 kilometers in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone. The upper portion of the earth’s atmosphere is called upper-level ozone. This layer of the atmosphere, extending from about twelve to twenty four miles above the planets surface, and is known as the stratosphere. The ozone layer protects the Earth by absorbing some wavelengths of solar ultraviolet radiation
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Current Issues and Traditions of Religion
Judaism Current Issues The war over Palestine has been talked about world wide lately. The Jewish and the Islam’s are fighting over who should control their land. During this time they have been killing innocent people and many children who have not been involved in the debates. Sexual abuse against children has been a major issue in the Jewish world. Rabbis have been abusing children, seeking them out over the internet and in the churches.
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