Essays on Dot Com

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The current paper explores the main differences of the Great Recession in 2007-2009 from other economic collapses in the history if the United States. Section I discusses the general features of a recession and describes the main responsibilities of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Section II is devoted to the comparison of the Great Recession with the recession of 1980s. The section is divided into four subsections. Subsection A presents the basic comparison of recessions in the U.S. history and explains the choice of the 1980s period for the further comparison. Subsection B explores differences in unemployment in ...

The world is a global village, this is stated with regards to the way the world is connected from all aspects be it business or personal, every era is defined by a trend, and this era is defined by its globalized economy popularly known as ‘globalization’ and this trend shift started with the inception of the world wide web (www) for the global audience in the year 1993 that sparked a revolution that is still growing by each passing day, creating new trends in the shape of online shopping, social media platforms, video chats and much more and quintessentially ...

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Herman Miller’s strategy chiefly focuses on using innovation to reinvent and renew its products and processes. In general, strategy of Herman Miller encompasses principles of Total Quality Management (TQM), ensuring constant development and improvement of operations and processes, empowerment of employees on all levels, team-based work design, and placing customer satisfaction as a top priority. During several periods of its history, Herman Miller managed to introduce innovative, trend-setting products such as the Action Office in the 1960s, the Mirra chair in 2003 or the Thrive Collection during 2006-2010. Production and operational strategy of Herman Miller is governed primarily by a ...

In 1994, by Jeff Bezos instituted Amazon.com Company and launched in 1995. Bezos made a list of several products that he thought were greatly needed by the people around the world; it included magazines, books and music and then finally came to choose books over the others. He chose books because he knew that by that time, there were more book lovers compared to music enthusiasts since the book publishing are more accessible to the people. Him quitting his job in 1994, he chose to start his Amazon.com business in Seattle because of the book publishing houses that situated there. ...

- What are the seven key elements of a system? Explain what role each element plays in describing a system. The seven key elements of a system are boundary, environment, inputs, outputs, components, interfaces and storage. Boundaries role is to set the scope of a specific system. Environment is where and to whom the system will be made and other environmental factors that may affect the system. Inputs and outputs are the things that can be taken by the system to be able to create a corresponding output or for the system to function as designed. Components are what makes up the system. ...

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In this document, unique data was utilized to determine the correlation between financial reporting quality and the dividend policy of a firm. Financial reports pertain to any and all disclosures made by firms to report current performance and direction. The quality of financial reports is critical because it drives capital market decision makers significantly. To test this hypothesis, data from fourteen Kuwaiti real-estate corporations were collected and analyzed. The dividends dispensed by these companies were analyzed against their reported Net Income, Total Revenue, Total Assets, Total Liabilities and free Cash. Regression analysis was conducted and the results were analyzed.

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Singapore is among the global cities of the 21st century that belong to the urban elite (Hales et al. 67). Being a global city, Singapore has the money and power to stay ahead in the global world. A global city embraces integration of economies, cultures, and societies around the world and transfers power and influence to global markets. Technology drives a global city, which allows easier movement of goods, jobs, ideas, people, and money across the world. Globalization also ensures speed in the movement of people, capital, transactions, and communications across the global markets. Among the dimensions used to identify a global ...