Project Article Reviews Samples For Students

Introduction

Project management is mainly associated with planning and managing change within an organization and the concept is increasingly becoming important for organizations that seek to remain relevant in the rapidly transforming world. Initially, project management involved collection of metrics and project data for evaluation followed by formulation of adjustments so as to increase project productivity and efficiency. Project managers were also titled with the responsibility of managing human capital. Present day technological advancements has seen the process become information technology enabled hence increasing the need for project management in terms of project manager’s tasks as well as the ...

Article ReviewProject Management - Quality

Introduction
This paper sets out to review and analyze an article that offers definitions of and discusses the concept of quality in terms of project management. The subject article is entitled: “Some perspectives on quality” (2012), by Kailash Awati.

Article Summary:

The article opens with quoting two different dictionary definitions of the word “quality”, which – because they give no indication of how quality is measured – are dismissed by the author as inadequate. He quotes the PMBOK (Project Management Body Of Knowledge guide) definition of quality, which is: “the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfil requirements”, stating that this ...

LEED Neighborhood Development (ND) rating systems such LEED-ND are designed for the certification of exemplary neighborhood development projects which show exemplary performance in relation to smart growth, green building, and new urbanism. Contextually, such development projects include whole neighborhoods, multiple neighborhoods, and even parts of neighborhoods. By reviewing the Pilot version of the LEED-ND 2007 certification document, it is evident that LEED-ND systems are designed to drive the marketplace towards acknowledging the central doctrine of green building i.e. the simple fact that our personal, economic and environment health is significantly influenced by our immediate surroundings which include the places ...

In this article Douglas Ross talks about applying the principles of effective leadership as defined by Stephen Covey to the realm of project management. These principles focus on three main stages in the development of any successful leader. Independence, that is moving away from being dictated to by events and relationships and instead taking charge of them. Interdependence, which involves obtaining the maximum possible utility out of your team through ensuring their effective function and communication, and finally committing to a continuing emphasis on this improvement through training, mentorship, and a renewed focus on mental improvement.
One of the main ...

Method of obtaining necessary approval

The plan needs support and high levels of corporation from everyone in the organization. Therefore, there are numerous ways i can use to obtain the necessary support from the managers and fellow staff Members. Some of the methods that can be used to gain their support and total commitment to the project include writing a rough draft on the proposed project and then presenting it to the management in an effort to get their support. This will help in gaining and bringing it to their attention the need to undertake the projects. The other methods that can be used is doing ...

The current literature on project management is luxuriant, treating similar topics in different approaches. For instance, the topic of critical success factors in project management has been approached from a qualitative data collection perspective in Aliaz, Zawawi, Yusof and Aris’ (2014) article “Determining Critical Success Factors of Project Management Practice: A Conceptual Framework”. The same topic has been approached with a quantitative data collection model in Denni-Fiberesima and Rani’s (2011) article “An Evaluation of Critical Success Factors in Oil and Gas Project Portfolio in Nigeria”.
Aliaz et al (2014) indicate that their data is comprised of critical success ...

Renewable energy pertains to energy that is continually replenished no matter how much of it is used as energy resource. Examples of renewable energy are sunlight, rain, wind, waves, and geothermal heat. Among these, the sun is the best source of renewable energy considering that there is never a shortage of it despite advanced technologies' dependence on solar energy. It is also good for the environment unlike other traditional energy sources. Using solar energy, locations that depend on solar energy save a lot on electricity costs as they generate power through natural means. One of these areas is the Town of ...

The research focuses on answering two broad research questions. The first question required to determine the relationship between the use of EI competencies of Hispanic employees and the projects outcome that they continuously carry. The second research question was geared towards identifying the EI competencies in Hispanic employees that are the best in predicting individual project outcomes (Art 32).
There has been a great concern towards organizing skilled workers to minimize project losses. Negative emotions on the side of employees have been one of the major contributors of the project failure. Although not all times strategies work, there is ...

Research Article Summary

Mouchawrab et al (2011), published an article in the journal of IEEE on transaction software engineering which was entitled “Assessing, Comparing, and Combining State Machine-Based Testing and Structural Testing: A Series of Experiments”. The main focus of the article was on the cost effective way of testing state machine on fault detection which is model-based in comparison with structural testing. The study uses controlled experiments and review of the previous findings to reach its conclusion. Uniform modeling language UML is the main focus in the study as a method of testing. UML according to the study is the most effective ...

ARTICLE REVIEW:

In the article Managing project culture: The case of Environ Megaproject by Anton Van Marrewijk (2007), which was published in the International Journal of Project Management, the author described the results of a study where he investigated the project culture of a megaproject, namely the Environ Megaproject, during its life cycle. He aimed to explore the changes that project cultures go through and in the case of the Environ Megaproject, identified two main cultural episodes, namely the episodes of Gideon’s gang and the Diplomats.

Since very little research has been done in the field of megaprojects, the author did not ...

Stevey is very opinionated, honest and open-minded about legalizing marijuana. As he gives his opinion as to whether or not marijuana should be legalized, he confesses to having been a user at some point in his life. He continues by saying that even as a user, marijuana did not affect him and he is one of the smartest people.
Credit cards are issued by the bank to enable an individual to buy goods or pay for services. They make life easier but if they are wrongly used they can make one to be in a massive financial debt. However, ...

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- The urban population in Africa is growing in line with the global process of urbanization. These processes stimulate the growth of demand for cheap food. Therefore, the street food sector in African cities has been growing rapidly. Constantly growing demand for food accessible to people with low income becomes a reason of creation of new jobs for urban residents. Thus, the problem of the food quality has become increasingly important.
The study about safety of street food in Kumasi, Ghana, was held in order to explore local preferences and understanding of food safety and hygiene, how ...

The article "Scientists Talk Privately About Creating A Synthetic Human Genome", written by Andrew Pollack, is about the research made by the author and other scientists in the sphere of sunthetic human genome creation. They have managed to contemplate the human genome fabrication within the modern synthetic biology. They took various forms and components, linked them in order to create differently new forms with the aim of creating the new human DNA by use of chemicals. In general, synthetic biology considers the switches of genes, and the scientists made there investigations within that sphere.
In recent years, instead of ...

A Summary of

The reviews on Africa’s solar based enterprises are quite recent and cover a majority of related topics. He has reviewed the factors that provided an impetus to solar power based enterprises and the existing opportunities. However, the need for some more reviews on the reasons addressing slow development in the field is evident. Nevertheless, it is successful in drawing the readers’ attention on the gaps existing in the current review of scholarly works.
The three basic research questions raised in the study clearly underline its problems and the purpose. Through these questions the author seeks to address the ...

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Chapter 4 - Acquisition and Measurement
Many Happy Returns
It is essential for organizations to assess the financial impact of the investment in a new form of technology. This can be best achieved through evaluation of the total cost of ownership (TCO) and the returns on investment (ROI). This can be achieved through simple calculations, payback data and economic value analysis. The lack of a proper quantification method can lead to tremendous losses.

Concepts to Clusters: The Real Technology Chasm

Investment in appropriate forms of technology can yield tremendous success for any company. Since constant evolution of technology enhances its quality and overall service delivery, it ...

Various businesses are recognizing the opportunity which they can utilize to gain a competitive advantage which is associated with the supply chain. For the businesses which operate internationally, supply chain strategies are recognized to increase operational efficiencies. The supply chain is a dynamic model, unlike other business affecting factors such as technology and other factors. The project managers who are in charge of the supply chain projects are faced with different types of challenges which they are expected to overcome for the projects to be successful. The paper is meant to discuss different roadblocks and problems which are faced ...

This assessment meets the following course Learning Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of critical thinking.
2. Identify the things that stop us from thinking critically.
3. Recognize argument structures and begin to evaluate and construct valid arguments.
4. Identify the key fallacies people make in their reasoning.
5. Apply the concepts/principles studied during the course.
Academic Honesty: Breaches of Academic Honesty will be treated with the utmost seriousness. You are reminded the penalties for cheating or plagiarism include dismissal from the HCT.
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Paper Critique

The classmate’s project presented has been converted into a very intelligent video that presents information into a very captive format from a classroom scenario. The project is named as “The Authentic use of Laptops in Classrooms”. The project has two parts one is a video uploaded to YouTube and another is a Microsoft power point presentation consisting of nine slides.
The YouTube video shows that in a classroom where four students are studying, three are distracted by technology while only one is taking notes in a ...

Abstract

This Wikipedia project explores MARS, Inc. In particular, the project provides a critical discussion on the importance of community based contribution and the ways by which, individuals can make a unique difference in the way a company, brand, or service is viewed by the general public. The project highlights a marketing campaign that was implemented by MARS, Inc. in 2013, known as "Better With M." The project explains the reasons behind the campaign and why it was so impactful to the company, and to the world. The project also explores the recent changes that occurred with MARS, Inc. deciding ...

Please read and critically appraise the attached Data Management plan according to the criteria below. Using this document, please type your answers below each item. I am looking for short, succinct answers to these questions. When you have finished, save the document with the following file name: HCR562 EXAM (your last name) and email it to me.

INTRODUCTION:

Were the aims and purpose of the study clearly stated? ( provide more than just yes or no)

Not really. First of all, this data management plan (DMP) was not developed for a study, but rather to detail the Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre’s (MNC) ...

The article reviews the strategic planning necessary in conducting research and development. It stresses the importance of creating projects that serve necessary both for the consumers and the commercial interest of the company. Setting aside competency and skill, management must focus on delivering on-time results and continue on a long term strategic development of new technology and processes in order to gain significant advantage on the market.
In operational management, new product development in necessary in order for the company to function in the long run. Product development arises from the increased competition and advance in technology (Mba-om.blogspot.com, 2010). ...

Article Review: An 8-Step Process for Creating Effective Internal Communication Plans

Article Review: An 8-Step Process for Creating Effective Internal Communication Plans
The article posits that there are eight pertinent steps to creating an effective communication plan for project management. These steps are precise, clear and applicable in several types of internal communications necessary in an organization.
Step number one is creating communication plan is to analyze the situation. This should involve collecting background information and assessing the need for communication. Data pertaining to previous projects of a similar nature should be provided at this section. In addition, the section should indicate the impact of the project on other ...

Abstract

A company started loosing its market share due to a prolonged period of the system development life cycle (SDLC). We ensure that the time-to-market is reduced in order to increase a company’s competitiveness as we also work on minimizing the requirement engineering (RE) phase of the SDLC while holding the current quality levels of product high. In solving this problem, action research was utilized to a large extent as the preferred method of inquiry. Action research is divided into five types; dialogical, participatory, canonical and dual imperative. In this study, we combined the joint application design (JAD), group decision support system ( ...

Leadership entails a social process where an individual commanding a group enlists the help of his/her subordinates to accomplish a given objective. The term relationship generally denotes family ties, but also refers to the state of binding or connecting persons. At the work place, meaningful relationships with colleagues help workers to accomplish their tasks effectively. With this regard, I support the view held by Drath that leadership is relationship.
According to Sloane and Drath (2) who strongly believe in the power of relationships to achieve results and positive change in organizations, it is prudent to lay the foundation for promoting productive ...

Introduction

The article concentrated on acquiring a superior comprehension of variables that impact the E&P venture administration achievement and corporate money related execution inside Petrobras S.A. The goal of the present study is to get a superior comprehension of variables that impact administration achievement and corporate money related execution of E&P activities. The article speaks to contextual analysis in a Brazilian oil organization, depicting basic variables keeping in mind the end goal to gauge venture administration achievement and corporate money related execution (Salazar-Aramayo et al., 2013, p.589). The model created is a hypothetical develop known as an auxiliary and estimation ...

Exploring the Relationship between Learning and Leadership

The aim of the researchers in this article is to connect two lines of research namely learning and leadership. They attempt to relate the manner in which people learn to their leadership styles (Brown & Posner, 2001). According to Brown & Posner (2001), transformational learning is a cognitive process in which the learner reflects critically on his or her experiences in a supportive environment that encourage dialogue and relationship with the end product being personal development. Experience triggers reflective thinking that leads to transformation. Leadership skills are obtained from job experiences, professional contacts, and formal education. Learning from job assignments and ...

Abstract

Early childhood education is a concept used to refer to the act of teaching a child outside his or her home with the help of a teacher or a tutor. Early childhood education takes the form of schooling the child in a formal setting away from home. Early childhood in most nations is undertaken at the age of below five years. Assessment on the other hand refers to the process of planning on how to equip a person with knowledge, attitudes and skills (Highscope, 2009). Early childhood education system requires assessment to determine the suitability of the various topics being taught and how they are ...

` Literature Review
Will the implementation of strict count process and other means lower the retention of surgical items (foreign bodies) in patients and during surgery and how does it help to increase patient safety?
Ali, A., Omar, B., Okacha, N., Abderrahmane, A., & Mohamed, B. (2012). Paraspinal Textiloma. After Posterior Lumbar Surgery: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. World Neurosurgery, 77(2)375-380. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2011.07.017
Paraspinal Textiloma is a complication that is common after posterior lumbar surgery. This study aims to inform spinal surgeons and radiologists on the experience of Paraspinal Textiloma so as to minimize unnecessary death that is ...

Article Summary: The Learning Network

Article Summary: The Learning Network
The article on The Learning Network projects detailed how teachers can help advance student achievement and increase the learning standards for students. According to the article, the project aimed to promote the Blackstone Valley's history using technology-rich curriculum that will both address the need to inform and to learn. With the help of teachers coming from several different districts, The Learning Network came to be.
Part of the training was the education of the teachers on the use of the Internet, desktop publishing software, and techniques on how to develop the curriculum. ...

Question 1

John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success is still applicable to the current business environment. The pyramid named loyalty, team spirit, condition and skill present in the team. These attributes are essential to today’s business environment as they help nurture the relationship between the firm and its clients. The Pyramid of Success is applicable not only to basketball where Wooden was a coach but also in our day to day live. Through Wooden, we learned that the end is always a result of our doings and misdoings. Therefore, businesses that want to prosper in the long term should not ...

Capstone Project Milestone #1:

PICO Worksheet
Purpose: To identify a problem or concern that nursing can change and develop a PICO question to guide the change project.
Directions: Use the form below to complete the PICO assignment in Milestone #1. This includes filling in the table with information about your research question and your PICO elements.
Step 1: Select the key PICO terms for searching the evidence. Clearly define your PICO question. List each element P (problem, population, or problem), I (intervention), C (Comparison with other treatment/current practice), and O (Desired outcome). Is the potential solution something for which you (as nurse or ...

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Abstract

This research established in the article sought to explain the issue of marriage regarding Chinese rural young women and to give the grounds if the issue served as a risk or protective factor for their suicide. The analysis included a brief summary of the main ideas of the article, the purpose of the research, key findings and consequences of the results. Moreover, the major theoretical perspective to clarify the findings was based on Emile Durkheim’s social integration theory of suicide which highlights sources of people’s social support. The observations allowed ...

Introduction

The discharge planning process is highly imperative in ensuring a smooth, rapid and even rapid transition of the patient from one healthcare environment to another. The discharge process entails the arrangement of necessary resources, social work evaluation, high-risk screening operations, patient advocacy, chart documentation, collaboration/consultation, family and patient awareness and most importantly counseling. The process is, therefore, complex and seriously requires a personnel with a large assortment both organizational and clinical skills to tackle the diverse patient needs, healthcare schemes, and patent's families and also to promote the optimum functioning of support systems, patients, and families. Delay factors may ...

Safavid Shah original version applies Turkish dialect of Azerbaijan. It contains a collection of poems that depict religious and secular themes. The poems have paintings that relate to the secular objects. This form of poetry relies on the fervid language and controversial claims of the Qizilbash supports. The manuscript uses a style to suggest the production during the lifetime of Shah who was loyal. One of the portraits depicts five elegant young men standing at the garden with flowering trees with a pool at the center. One man holds arrows while another hold a sword. The painting shows a picture of a boy who portrays ...

Introduction

The case is about the development issues related with the new real estate project named Downtown. It was not having very good reputation among the citizens nearby the construction site, which was the reason behind the worry of top management of the Downtown Dayton Partnership firm. Now company was seeking a plan to take an action on to it. The company had an strategy to make the property more user friendly by eliminating the problems existed in the project. Now the top management of the Partnership firm wanted to have a vision for the downtown project to make it more suitable ...

Question 1

A community is composed of a set of individuals. In order for it to develop, each individual should be socially conscious and responsible towards the society, as it is a core of their existence. Social responsibility according to Vanasupa is about refining the quality of relations with key stakeholders. Vanasupa further states that individuals have societal obligations to fulfill and in that way harm or help themselves or others. Engaging in acts that may impair oneself or others should actually not be classified as a social responsibility. It is more of being irresponsible and may bring retrogression to the contemporary society.
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The first article titled Home Economics: Will Rising Food Prices Ruin the Recovery written by Michael Schuman in the Time discloses the problem of food prices and its importance to the global economy. The rise of prices is usually caused by droughts and other unsuitable weather conditions. However, the food is one of the basic conditions of life on the Earth. Therefore, the rising of food prices causes two very important changes. First, it is consumption effect. Families, who are to allocate larger share of their weekly income on food basics, are forced to save money on something else: ...

Inter-personal relationships is an important key to the success of any IT and business collaborative projects, according to the “Project Management: How IT and Business Relationships Shape Success,” (Levinson). Leaders or people involved in such project should exert conscious effort to manage inter-personal relationships within the group. These relationships would ultimately determine how the project flows and ultimately ends.
Building and maintaining trust between IT and business is one of the most important tasks of the team manager. Trust needs to be strong among the members of the team to allow smoother and faster flow of work and eliminate ...

This paper discusses briefly the techniques to be deployed by the author to accomplish the project goals. The project is to prepare and launch the marketing campaign of the new product launched by the company. The campaign has to be prepared in four weeks time and involves lots of background preparation along with pre-launch testing. I work as the project manager and am aware about the amount of work and hours required to be invested to successful complete the campaign. The traditional method of carrot and stick or disincentive is not applicable to my situation as I want the ...

Article Review: Getting the Public Involved

Article Review: Getting the Public Involved

The article provides a piece of information about the reaction of the concerned citizens of Rushmore and Pleasantville about building a four-lane highway in the neighborhood. It also presents a systematized list of the groups and associations who opposed to the new road project and introduces the key reasons of their concerns: “In addition to the road construction project, they are concerned about the elimination of existing farmland to build private dwellings or commercial structures.” ” (Communication & Participation: Getting The Public Involved, 1999-2000). The article thus tries to identify the opinion of the majority ...

The purpose of the article is to make the readers understand why the process of transformation within corporations is usually slow. The article’s main idea is how the process of change within companies can be hastened. The author gives emphasis to the six obstacles, which slow down the process of transformation within the corporations. They include the cautious management culture, business-as-usual management process, initiative gridlock, recalcitrant executives, disengaged employees, and loss of focus during the execution.
He advises the corporate leaders on how they can overcome each of these impediments and increase the speed of the change process. ...

Sathyanarayanan Rajendran, and John A. Gambatese (2009) in their research on the “Development and Initial Validation of Sustainable construction Safety and Health Rating System,” seek to validate the sustainable construction safety and health (SCSH) rating system. The main focus of the authors was to establish a rating system on the degree of implementation of safety and health elements in construction. The main target audiences are the health professional from various sectors of the construction industry, the contractor, and construction regulation agencies. The authors used the Delphi research methodology to develop the SCSH. A Delphi survey was used in the research ...

Ethical Issues in “Written Parental Consent and the Use of Incentives in a Youth Smoking Prevention Trial: A Case Study From Project SPLASH”

Although the potential ethical issues associated with this specific research seem minor, “worst-case scenario” risks to participants could include invasion of privacy, psychological trauma or emotional upset, embarrassment, stigma, peer pressure relating to the survey and discussion of confidential survey content and time costs.
The research also raised questions about the potential for coerciveness of students. A very large percentage of students whose parents completed the consent form by assenting that their child could participate in ...

The article by Antony highlights the future implication of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and its effect on the countries under it. The most significant idea from the article is the issue on the isolation of Egypt. Before the five members of GCC together with other Arab countries prompt to relieve Egypt from the two most important Arab and Islamic Organization, and it resulted into a drastic aftermath. The article shared that history will not likely repeat itself since the countries involved learned their lesson by paying a great price. Egypt was important in the maintaining of Bagdad’s effort to preserve ...

Article ReviewSuper highway: A14 to become Britain's first internet-connected road

Introduction
This paper reviews and analyzes an article that deals with a current transportation issue in the UK. The subject article was published in the Guardian newspaper on 2 October 2013 and was entitled: “Super highway: A14 to become Britain's first internet-connected road”, by Juliette Garside.

Article Summary:

The article opens by reporting that a 50-mile section of the soon to be upgraded A14 trunk road connecting the important east coast container port of Felixstowe with the Midlands city of Birmingham, is set to be the first road in Britain to be equipped with sensors that – via the Internet – will wirelessly send ...

Analyzing an Article by Sara L. Rynes, Berry Gerhart, and Kathleen A. Minette

Thesis Statement

The paper of the statement can be summarizes as following: There are varying influences on motivation of workers and money is the most important one for the workers. The journals read by the professionals claim that the money is not the most influential motivator at work place. The study by Rynes, Gerhart and Minette claims that the professionals think that money is a motivation tool however they underestimate the power of money on workers’ motivation.
The HR specialists believe the surveys to understand whether the motivators ...

1) Information technology particularly the internet has transformed the way organizations conduct business. The continued use of the internet by the society will have significant implications on the future of e-business. The use of internet by the society will change how companies conduct marketing and advertisement. According to a research conducted by Pew Research Center’s Internet & America Life Project, young adults form the majority of users of social media (http://www.pewinternet.org/). This implies that business targeting this group will introduce marketing strategies based on social media platform. Businesses will increasingly conduct market research using social media. Additionally, more companies will ...

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MEMO: SILENCE Page 1 of 3

Introduction: The article “Is Silence Killing Your Company?” has interesting information about creating healthy communications in a company. The purpose of this memo is to share and discuss the main points in the article because they are helpful to company management. Both of the articles referred to in this memo can be found in the Harvard Business Review which is a peer-reviewed journal.

Silence is Unhealthy: Unfortunately people that speak out are famous as being whistleblowers who lose their jobs. They may even become ostracized from their profession. Speaking out is not thought of ...

Presented herein is an analysis of 2 Peer Reviewed Research Articles based on how researchers understand organizational leadership and worker traits and their ethical relevance to Information Technology. It gives the summary, the analysis, and the synthesis of the articles.

Article 1

Summary
This research article is based on the effective project team leadership theory as viewed from the angle of leader traits, skills, roles, and behaviors. The research examines leadership principles from the actual work settings of organizations, specifically the dynamic projects, with an aim of discovering the actual happenings as compared to the espoused theory. The research question ...

Context and Problem Statement:

What problems are the authors trying to solve?
Anonymous communications are required everywhere these days and information security is one of the biggest concerns. Latency networks and communication is a common happening however this latency does not only lead to the late communication however it also contributes to leakage of information and details about the sender and receiver. In this paper, the authors have conducted experiments in order to find out the risk associated with leakage of anonymity due to latency.

Are they important problems? Why or why not?

This is a very important problem has data security and information security are one of the most important factors ...

1.0 Introduction
In an effort to move towards cleaner sustainable technologies, Philips, the Dutch based electronics company, has designed a microbial home project. The project envisions homes where traditional waste is recycled to address sustainability issues. As part of this project, Philips designers have developed the “bio-light” concept in which bacteria are made to produce a green glow when fed with methane gas that is derived from household waste digesters. The bacteria in this case create light in the similar way that living organisms like glow worms and fireflies do through a phenomenon known as bioluminescence . The bacteria produce the light ...

Economy

Economically, Mexico is emerging from a ‘rock bottom’ situation. After the signing of the North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 1993, nearly 10 million farmers were left bankrupt (The Economist). This because cheap food stuff was imported into Mexico from other neighboring countries making farmers in northern Mexico unable to continues with farming.

Experts further assert that the economy worsened during the financial crisis suffered the United States, the biggest trading partner of Mexico. Recession in United State’s economy reduced exports from Mexico by about 25%. This decline in exports pushed the economy of the country into deep recession. Mexicans ...

‘Industrial Gas Drilling Reporter’ by James L. Simpson, Hilary Atkin and Jennifer McAleese

Introduction

Natural gas, a nonrenewable source of fuel formed in the earth millions of years ago, perhaps before the dinosaurs, is a fossil fuel that, according to Scientists, forms from ancient plants and animals’ remains. As an energy source, natural gas boasts of superabundant benefits that render it one of the most preferable sources of energy in the world compared to other sources of energy such as coal. This can be attested in light of the fact that natural gas does not produce much green house gases (Congress, 2010). This paper is an article review of the article ‘Industrial Gas Drilling ...

The Hurricane Sandy was a devastating experience that contributed to the long-term recovery of the New York’s infrastructure, in particular the flooded subway system and tunnels. Even though it is rather challenging, Feuer states that the locally-responsive design should be used in order to enhance the resiliency of waterfront communities. In this regard, the BIG U project is focused on integration of hedonistic sustainability into the urban infrastructure. To be more precise, this project is aimed at flood and storm protection, as it offers a unique system that encompasses 10 miles around Manhattan. Thus, a sustainable ecosystem is ...

The metamorphosis of Gregor was not his choice. We can see it in the first sentence of the book: “One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin” (Kafka, 1). We can see that he was surprised by the fact that he is not a human anymore. Even though it was a long time when he stopped to feel himself as a person, not an ugly insect. He was working hard to earn money for the family that even did not appreciate his efforts.
When Greta and a ...

ARTICLE REVIEWS

The world of business is characterized by several issues that together create the business environment suitable for the players. It is essential to understand that certain factors have a huge bearing on the business frameworks that govern the global markets. Below is a review of sample international business articles;

The article attempts to unravel the misconstrued notion that new technologies like the internet have normalized the marketplace and made it a level ground for all the players. It is critical to understand the underlying disparities that have been assuming by the proponents of new technology and those who continue ...

Chapter 2 – Organization

Five Flavors of Alignment
Alignment for a company in its simplest terms will mean streamlining its present business and being operationally prepared for implementing any future changes in its products and services. Alignment generally feels like a huge and unachievable task. Author has simplified this process by differentiating between different types of alignments. He has divided the whole alignment process into five different parts or flavors as he calls it; Strategic, Infrastructure, Operational, Innovation, and People. I think the author has taken the right approach here. Differentiating between the flavors of alignment will help a company to properly understand ...

Article Review

How to prepare the future generations of professional singing teachers? What special voice pedagogy programs are the most successful? What are their curricula, educational philosophies, facilities and special feature? Darelene Wiley and Patti Peterson as the representatives from eminent graduate voice pedagogy programs share their experience with the readers about the important issue, how to teach a voice teacher in the Teaching Voice Teachers article published in the Official Journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Nov 2008.
The first part of an article is written by Darelene Wiley, who is a highly recognized voice teacher who ...

In her article for New York Times Public & Private; No Place Like Home, Anna Quindlen tells about a new building in Rio constructed to serve as permanent housing for the homeless people. This project was started out of the initiative of a non-profit group and is an alternative to providing homeless with temporary shelters. The buildings constructed for the project are fully functional homes with kitchens, baths, rooms and everything like in real homes. Moreover, alcoholic and drug addictions treatment will be provided as necessary. The tenants will participate in job training and will be able to pay for ...

1.) Bank of America’s Acquisition of Merrill Lynch

This article talks about the serious financial losses that Merrill Lynch incurred in the year 2007 to2008, amounting to $8.4 billion by running its business of subprime mortgages. The subprime mortgages turned out to be high risk as housing prices dropped and subprime securities lost value. In order to augment its losses, Merrill Lynch decided to sell $31 billion worth of subprime securities for pennies on a dollar. However, such management decision was doomed which impelled the company to start merger talks with Bank of America. Bank of America agreed to buy Merrill Lynch for $50.3 billion in stock of $ ...