Essays on Akram

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The US economy thrives on the proper functioning of the monetary policy of the government of the day. Interest rates, inflation and recession are all related and happen to influence proper functions of the government warranting their clear understanding. As a victim of a recent economic recession, a consideration of the role of interest rates on the overall functioning of the economy becomes particularly important. This paper shall seek to understand the concept of interest rates and how they affect the economy of the United States of America. The paper, in doing this, shall consider the causes of the ...

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The above paper appreciates the fact that most organizations go through difficult economic times and require effective working capital management. Moreover, the study recognizes the fact that inefficient management of the same has adverse effects on the financial performance of the business. Therefore, financial managers have an obligation to maintain a balance in liquidity as one approach to enhance the profitability of the firm. To achieve the study objective, the paper utilizes an efficient research design, which is believed to assist the business in achieving its set purpose. The study seeks to use data from three companies (Coca-Cola, Barclays ...

In his 2009 publication dubbed Life as Politics, Asef Bayat presents his readers with an impression based on ten years of research and reflections. Apparently, the author’s text depicts the lives of the working poor in the Middle East, and as per his assertions, the female gender makes up a considerable percentage of the group. With his target population in mind, Bayat’s observations revolved around the determination of how the mentioned group has been significant to not only the social but also the political changes of the Middle East. To that end, central to Bayat’s analysis ...

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History Paper “Choices made regarding Ani’s preservation cannot escape political implications, and contests over the site’s meaning should be acknowledged rather than ignored and engaged in rather than silenced. It is possible that once admitted, the difficult issues at Ani can become opportunities for creative solutions.” Heghnar Watenpaugh speaks these words about the Turkish-Armenian archeological site of Ani. She believes that Ani’s preservation bodes well for dialogue, reflection, and maybe even reconciliation. Her work relates to physical conservation, but still underlines the importance of preserving memories. This sort of preservation in the Arab world may also ...

The purpose of the term paper is to determine the effect of globalization on the organization development and change.

Assumptions and delimitations It was assumed that government will give the right information on the effect of globalization on their relations with other countries and the effect on the economy. It is also assumed that the impact of globalization on the organizational development is apparent and evident. The delimitations include the effect of globalization on the third world countries after the countries passed the free trade policies. Another one is that the research was conducted in ten African countries and eight other countries spread between Europe, Asia, and America.

Hypothesis: Globalization improves the relationships between countries and also improves the economies of countries

Integration of primary and secondary Data Both primary and secondary ...

In his 2009 publication dubbed Life as Politics, Asef Bayat presents his readers with an impression based on ten years of research and reflections.Apparently, the author’s text depicts the lives of the working poor in the Middle East, and women make up a considerable percentage of the same. With his target population in mind, Bayat’s observations revolved around the determination of how the mentioned group has been central to not only the social but also the political changes of the Middle East. To that end, Bayat’s work provides a compelling argument as the man insists that ...

Literature Review: The Impact of Globalization on Organizational Development and Change.

For the purpose of this literature review, the following Problem Statement will be deliberated upon: What is the Impact of Globalization on organizational development and change? In this regard, two sub-problems and their respective hypotheses have been identified. An examination of related resources has brought to light a number of theoretical perspectives and research findings which have been evaluated, described and synthesized hereunder.

HYPOTHESIS 1: Better relations between countries. The effects of globalization on the world been the subject of innumerable studies, quantitative as well as qualitative and while earlier academic discourse focused on its political ramifications, recent studies ...

Introduction

The concept of globalization, the amalgamation of the different economies in the world, is a frequently debated issue in contemporary academic and political forums.The “importance of globalization” refers to the value gained by different nations due to their input in the process of globalization while the “need for globalization” expresses why it is necessary to implement the concept of globalization. Globalization rate indicator has become an essential measure of development due to the interrelationship between economic development and globalization (Irani and Noruzi 216). The current wave of globalization is a replica of the first wave experienced in the mid ...

Organizations that move ahead to change have competitive edge as change ability develops the core competency of improving every aspect of business performance (Anderson & Anderson, 2010). There are different models that organizations use to bring successful change.

Lewin’s Unfreez-Change-Freez Framework

First framework is the Lewin’s change management model that the organizations use to bring change. It was developed in 1950s by Kurt Lewin. He identified that most of the individuals are inclined to work within specific safety zones. He indicated important phases of change process, such as unfreezing, moving, and refreezing. Unfreez refers to the creation of motivation and readiness to ...

One example of a terrorist group that supported nationalistic and ethnic separatist terrorism is the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) commonly called the “Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka” was known for being one of the most brutal and active terrorist organization in the international community (Pickert, 2009). The group originated from Sri Lanka with their group leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran. They started engaging in warfare in when they detached the group from the Tamil homeland (Pickert, 2009). LTTE engaged in ground and sea attacks by using grenade launchers, rockets and other deadly weapons. In the article of Pickert (2009), ...

INTRODUCTION

Breast cancer is a global health threat due to its frequent nature with a frequency of 30% amongst other types of cancer. In women, breast cancer comes second in causing cancer related deaths. Despite these known facts, there are several incidences with the current research showing that it has been increasing for the past two decades. (Suhail, 2012) Breast cancer diagnosis and its treatment cause numerous psychological and physical effects on women. These include inability to perform roles in the family, social dysfunction, chemotherapy (sometimes with acute consequences), depressive symptoms and negative emotions amongst other effects. When one is diagnosed ...