Essays on Cohan

Overview

Amazon.com came into existence in 1995 as an online retailer of books taking advantage of the exponential growth of the Internet (Govindarajan and Warren 2016). The meteoric rise of the Internet as a major business tool and a platform for many daily activities drove the company to start selling and later publishing e-books itself. The development of the Kindle e-reader and its debut in 2007 made the company the leading seller of e-books. Today, it has widened its product offerings beyond books and it is the largest online retailer of consumer electronics, household goods, the Internet and media. In ...

The growing world of business and trade has resulted in the opening up of innumerable opportunities for exploration. Multinational companies have been born from all over the world therefore creating unprecedented economic growth and expansion. Many employment avenues have been created as a result including those that major in the import and export niche. In this essay, I focus on my experience as an export coordinator. I will discuss my objectives as entered into the field and the resultant skills that I got from the experience. As an export coordinator, my duties involve the sourcing for markets and customers ...

At the turn of the 20th century, New York City was a hub for diverse theatre styles, aspiring performers from across the country and around the world. The city was undergoing important changes such as the opening of the subway system to the general public. New York was on the move to greatness. Along with the change it was also the age when American theatre was growing. Different personalities were competing for the audiences’ demand and hence, their drive shaped American theatre. However, a distinct style was not easy to give where most of American musical theatre was influenced ...

Introduction

The Armenian Genocide, which is otherwise known as Armenian Holocaust was the methodical annihilation of members of the Armenian minority within the borders of their native land which is now the Republic of Turkey. Historically, the Armenians are descendants of the ancient people even before the first century of the current era, and were the first nation to deeply adopt Christian culture, which makes them different from other people in the neighboring regions. Most of the genocide committed against the Armenians was carried out in 1915, and the rounding up and killing about 600,000 to 800,000 people ...

The Savings and Loan Crisis, or commonly known as S&L, is termed as one of the largest financial crisis in the United States history. The crisis began in the late 1970s, and its impacts on the economy were felt in the 1980s and ended in the early 1990s. Various sources have indicated the causes of the S&L crises. Some of the documented reasons include high and volatile interest rates during the period, the phase-out and its elimination, negative regional economic conditions, and federal and state deregulation of depository institutions. Other reasons include deregulation of the thrift industry, declining regulatory ...

Impact of StuddyBuddy on the Culture of Zambia

The StuddyBuddy is one of the innovations that have been introduced to improve students’ performance especially those who retain little content (Claude, 2015). Despite the success of StudyBuddy project in the US, it would significantly impact on the lives of students that live outside the US with specific interest in Zambia, Africa. Evidently, their socio-cultural practices are different from those in US. As such, this would place significant pressure on their way of life. In this regard, therefore, this paper seeks to discuss some of the ways in which the technology would affect their practices. Indeed, this will be ...