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Introduction

The fast food industry is a multi-billion venture for companies operating in the United States and those that have a foothold in the global market. One of the successful American publicly traded franchises is McDonald's with food stores both in the United States and beyond. McDonald's has a net worth of about $110B, annual revenues of $25.36 B and a profit margin of $5.7B by close of the financial year in 2016. Besides, McDonald's has a strong history of acquisition spanning from the 90’s where it acquired Chipotle. Followed by Donato Pizza, KeyCorp, Essex Capital Markets Inc., Wallach ...

IT in Managed Care Organizations

Introduction The most important function of information technology (IT) in managed care organizations (MCO) is to support their business. MCOs are complex in nature, offering a wide range of services to a wide range of individuals. It is vital for management to align its IT department with the operational dynamics of the organization. In this situation, it is important fo an IT department to align its goals to managed the complexity of MCO. A MCO should reduce risk if they have a well-function IT department. Thus, the IT department main concern is designing, implementing, and operating an efficient system ...

Ageing of the general population including a greater proportion of the labor force is a global phenomenon (Kulik et al. 930). Due to the magnitude of the phenomenon, employers as well as the employees should be concerned with matters retirement. This is despite the fact that there has been a notable improvement of life expectancy both at birth and at the age of sixty years. However, this observation may differ worldwide with regard to development. Along with the ageing phenomenon, the retirement of the “baby boom generation” has affected the global labor market. Therefore, the significant increase in longevity ...

Paper Outline

The objective with this paper is being written is to provide a comprehensive discussion for IAS 16-Plant, Property and Equipment and IAS 40-Investment Property. It is considerable that many a times, be it academicians or nascent professionals, appropriate accounting for property under the provision of IAS has always been the source of confusion. Therefore, this project will detail all the major provisions under IAS 16 and IAS 40 and how each of them differs from each other. As part of this paper, we will first individually detail both the accounting standards and will then illustrate the differences using appropriate ...

We at Apple believe everyone carries social responsibility; we must do our part to ensure other’s receive fair treatment. That is why our company has implemented such powerful supplier policies. Not only are we committed to providing opportunities for our employees, we expect our business partners to share the same values. Apple’s code of conduct is among the strictest in the world, a trait that is not only because were one of the first businesses to begin focusing on human rights violations in third world countries. Apple maintains a large supply chain, with business being conducted in ...

Modern international relations have significantly increased the influence of American presidents. Three in particular served with similar events playing out: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama. The terms of these presidents were denoted by tumult in Iran and a resurgent Russia, and as far as foreign policy is concerned, their legacies may not be pristine. Jimmy Carter faced significant challenges in regards to Iran, whose revolution in 1979 instilled a theocratic regime devoted to Islamic law. The Ayatollah blamed the West for many of the region’s issues and when Carter allowed the deposed Shah to receive medical ...

A combined classroom is the concept of placing the students from two successive grades in a single classroom with one teacher. This trend is constantly on the rise and many researches have been conducted all over the world whether this new concept is a good move or not. This concept has both supporters and those who oppose it. The people who are concerned about this concept are mostly the parents. The researches which were conducted show evidence that the students, in split grades, perform as good as the students in the combined grade classes (Riggio, 2015). The diversity in ...

Netflix has over 81 million viewers worldwide. It has the most viewership hence the leading internet broadcaster. It airs various productions including documentaries and series ("About Netflix"). The company, which is now flourishing in the internet and catalog retail industry, was started as a DVD mail service company by Reeds Hastings and Marc Randolph ("About Netflix"). Being mainly situated in the USA, as of May 2015, the company, as by the information from Forbes, has 2450 employees, and a net worth of 25.5 billion dollars (Netflix) as of 2007. With the use of the internet, Netflix provides both TV ...

Creative Class

The shifts over recent decades in economic orientation, political processes and educational opportunities have influenced how and what work is done. Indeed, economic shift from manufacturing into service, political mechanisms from exclusive government control into community engagement and participation and educational offerings from institution-based into independent and lifelong learning mode – all has made possible an emergence of a new class of creative workers. If anything, creative workers can be working (or not) in a creative industry or can be creatively occupied (or not) in a creative industry. For example, all workers employed in a creative industry organization (including security ...

Analysis

The campaign for go green is rapidly growing with most companies conducting green campaigns. Producers and consumers are getting tired of selling and consuming organic products respectively. The major threats that people are worried about, are adverse climate changes, declining air quality, rising seas, lengthening droughts, decreasing animal habitats, as well as newly brewing diseases (Bonini & Oppenheim, 2008). Most consumers blame themselves for these activities. The problem is that most consumers are not willing to purchase green products. The carbon footprint has become a no go zone. People are not aware of the significance of the footprint. The main ...

Part 1

Information systems are channels through which individuals and institutions collect, process, and distribute data. An information system aims to support a firm’s operations, and aids the management in decision-making. The lifecycle of an information system involves five distinct phases: analysis, design, implementation, testing, and evaluation (O'Brien & Marakas, 2006). Implementing a computerized time entry system at the photography-printing store will involve the five steps. All the work performed at each stage will be documented for proper evaluation.

The analysis stage entails a study of the intended system and its integration with the firm’s objectives (O'Brien & Marakas, 2006). ...

Past examination papers can be of great help to students. Success depends upon the quantity and quality of life that one devotes to academics. Moreover, the kind of resources that are at the student’s exposure will also determine whether they will perform impressively or not.

It has been noticed that custody members are in possession of past exam papers which should be in the library. Students kindly call upon all faculty members to submit old examination papers to the library. Keeping the papers in your departmental offices will not be of any help to the students. It will ...

Information and communications technology

Information and communications technology 1

ICT and Cashless Society 5 ICT and Evolution of the World Bank’s 7 ICT and Challenges 9 ICT and Policy Changes 9 Conclusion 10

Reference 12

Information and communications technology ICT is the acronym of Information Communications Technology that ICT acts as an umbrella term for communication devices and applications, and its encompassing facilities. These facilities include televisions, radios, cellular phones, computers and their software appliances among others. Many countries around the world have incorporated technology into their established financial organizations. The widespread use of technology within global finance has ...

For example Elizabeth L. Angeli, Department of Psychology, State University.

This research was supported in part by a grant from the Sample Grant Program. Angeli, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 55555 The Criminal Re-incarceration Problem in the US The highest number incarcerations are in United States. It is estimated that about 2.2 million people are behind bars. It is a 500% increase over the past 30 years. This resulted in an overcrowding prisoners in the prison. The government is desperately dealing with expanding penal system. There is evidence that large scale incarcerations is not ...

In simple terms, financial planning is the means through which one can wisely plan and manage one’s finances so as to achieve his or her goals and dreams. This is the process through which most individuals and firms use in order to develop through the various stages of life without straining their finances (Banks, 2011). Financial planning hence is a process that needs to be practiced over a long period of time in order for the desirable effects to be achieved. For Bill and Jan, it can be noted that they do not have a financial plan as they are ...

Information Technology

Question one Introduction The digital divide like any other social divide brings with it inequalities that are particularly concerned with access to information. This paper delves into the issues brought about by the inequalities in the digital divide drawing from ideas presented in van Dijk’s book titled ‘The Digital Divide: Inequality in the Information Society.

In his book van Dijk asks five pertinent questions and makes an attempt to answer them in demystifying the relationship between the expanding digital divide and inequalities in the society. First, van Dijk asks whether there exists a problem in the access ...

“Good for me, good for you, and bad for us” as sung by the economists implies the tragedy of the commons. The common in this case is the pasture, which ensures that the flocks of the two economists thrive. The sheep provide benefits to them such as wool and meat. When a single economist increases his flock (selfish interest) to reap the maximum benefits of the sheep, it is “good for him.” When the other economist also pursues his selfish interest and increases the number of his animals, it would be “good for him.” But since the pasture is shared ...

Introduction

Fisher V. Dees was a case in appellate court pitting Marvin Fisher as the appellant and Rick Dees as the appellee. The determination of this case had serious implications on the fair use of intellectual property as defined by the copyright law in America. This paper ventilates on the on the facts involved in the case, the consideration and holding of the appellate court and the implications of the holding in the music and entertainment industry.

Facts of the Case

The following are the facts that were considered in the determination of the case. The appellee in the case sought permission from the owner ...

Abstract

Through the ages, exercising and body fitness have been promoted as factors necessary for improving body health and health maintenance. Every person that indulges in exercises and maintains proper nutrition can reap the benefits of a healthy body and mind. Regular exercises keeps the body functioning in optimal condition and ready for any contingencies. But the question arises as to when to begin, so that one can reap all the benefits of regular exercising. Although the best answer to this question is “here and now, “that is beginning exercises right away. However, childhood is the considered the best age to ...

California Lutheran University

Rayan Azhari Chapter I

Introduction

Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty. Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. ...

The time delay is used in teaching after the teacher has given a task direction of the skill. It is allowed to pass before a prompt is offered with the major aim that the student will accomplish the task independently without any intervention from the teacher. This is used mainly in helping students with mild mental retardation and learning disabilities having difficulties in reading without the intervention of the teacher. This is because if an intervention is not made then there is the chance that the student will not have the ability to accomplish the task that they have been handed ...

Introduction

Bureaucracy as a management of an organization by non-elected officials has long been there in society and firms since 20th century. This form of organization is prevalent both in the public and private sector. The evidence of techno-management or technology management being usurped by bureaucracy is plentiful. For example, techno-managers need for control and domination is evidenced by their language at work by use of words and phrases such as “how many people work for you?”, “subordinates,” “my people” and “staying on top of things,” etc. These indicate the necessity of separating bureaucracy from techno-management; while doing so, one encounters ...

Question 1

The factor that would be interesting to an investor is the decline in revenue. The management of the company has reported a decline in revenue from the year 2012, resulting from a contraction in the overall PC market as well as competitive pricing pressures. These causes negatively impacted the performance of the company’s major segments. The factor would be interesting to the investor since the primary objective of investors is to maximise their returns. A decline in revenues indicates that the business is experiencing challenges that if not addressed, may have an adverse effect of the future profitability and growth ...

Chapter I

Introduction Succession planning is the process of identifying, recruiting, and training employees of an organization in order to equip them with skills necessary for enabling them to take up future top management positions. It entails training and evaluation processes to ensure that the respective employees are capable of effectively and efficiently handling all the management and leadership issues, they may face in the course of duty. Succession planning is an important part of everyday organization activities and, as a result, all organizations whether small; medium sized or even large must prepare for future succession possibilities. Effective succession planning ...

California Lutheran University

May27, 2014 Introduction This chapter will make a conclusive argument of this study. By reviewing the arguments elucidated in chapter one, the findings of the review of extant literature in chapter two of the study and the results of the comparative case study in chapter four, this chapter will then make recommendations concerning the best way in which Ventura Health Agency and County Library should plan for leadership changes. The chapter will also make recommendations on the best way in which the two agencies should handle the challenges they face in succession planning. All these recommendations will be ...

Activity 1

Define marketing Marketing is defined as the process of passing information to the customers regarding the value of goods and services with the goal of influencing behavior of the buyer. The process of marketing involves the coordination of elements of the 4P’s of marketing. The basis of marketing tries to work out the customer needs as well as deal with their satisfaction. It cannot be compared to selling since it’s concerned with the existing values in the entire process. It can be said that, marketing does not emphasize on exchange of products with money. It ...

The year 2013 saw increased discussions and in depth planning about the inception and the incorporation of sustainable communities into mainstream life. Sustainable communities are communities that are carefully planned or rather tailor made with an aim of promoting and by all means achieving the highest standards possible of sustainable living. Sustainable living is a rather general term and refers to all aspects affecting human life and interaction for example energy, management of waste materials, water, transportation and infrastructure. The main focus of sustainable living is however undeniably greatly inclined towards economic sustainability as well as environmental sustainability. As ...

The agricultural sector of Florida, right now, is not looking good. After much spending on the recent citrus greening, and budget cuts due to water usage, the farming industry was forced to take extreme measures (Jordan 199). The cost of crop and natural resources has soared in the recent months. This has caused a bump in the market, where consumers are not purchasing as much local commodities because of the prices. The recent problems in terms of agriculture are on the rise, while the House matches citrus greening while still on the topic of the expenditures. A great solution for ...

The concept of karma in the Hinduism religion usually states that the sinful acts must be accompanied by the consequences that should be on board. It is the believe of the Hindus that would should be paid for what one done i.e. should reap what you sow. They also believe that one’s past way of living and behavior heavily impacts the fate of what one faces in the present days. There is also the notion that the how an individual behaves of conducts himself presently has an influence on the future. Thus in light of this context karma ...

As the director of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, I am pleased to note that our state is one of the best places in the entire United States to locate your business. In this letter, I will outline the reasons that qualify the state as a suitable place to locate your business and reap the vast growth opportunities. We hope that you will consider this state as an ideal location for your business, your type of business notwithstanding. What is more, Kentucky is among the cheapest states to do business in, thanks to our record low electricity costs ( ...

Plagiarism can be loosely defined to imply to the deliberate act or instance of using, reproducing or closely imitating literary works, published thoughts or ideas, in print or otherwise, of other authors without their express or implied authorization or knowledge and passing the same off as your own. It includes the deliberate and intentional exact copying of someone’s work knowing that the same is inappropriate; mistaking another person’s legitimate work for common knowledge; unintentionally forgetting to cite someone’s work whenever used or referred; and intentionally or unintentionally citing someone’s work in a manner that is misleading. ...

INTRODUCTION:

Owing to increasing competition and technological advancements, organizations are looking for different innovative ideas and strategies to create sustainable competitive advantage. The purpose of these strategies and tactics is to improve the overall performance of the company. This eventually leads to the creation of wealth for the shareholders. The main goal or aim of an organization is to create wealth for the shareholders. All strategies and decisions of the organizations are directly associated with this aim and hence are evaluated on the yardstick of wealth creation for the shareholders. In today’s highly competitive environment organizations are engaging ...

Introduction

Aristotle who lived between 384BC- 322 BC is today recognized as one of the greatest philosopher who ever walked this earth. He was a Greek philosopher and a student of another famous philosopher by name Plato. Aristotle is also considered to be the teacher of Alexander the Great and most of his influences were brought about by the interaction the two had and shared. Aristotle came up with many writings of his time and mostly revolved around philosophy but he also touched on issues to deal with metaphysics, music, logic, politics and government. Aristotle is one of the pioneers who laid ...

Yang reports in his publication (Corruption in Asia: China Case) that the Peoples’ Republic of China was ranked position 80 out of 176 countries in the corruption list by the Transparency International in 2012. This ranking placed one of the world’s most significant economies in the same position as three other countries; Serbia, Tobago and Trinidad. By the latest ranking, The Peoples’ Republic of China ranks as more corrupt than most developed countries. China is more corrupt than Burkina Faso, Panama, Jamaica and Peru. The populous country suffers widespread vices related to inequity and misuse of public resources. ...

PSYCHOLOGY:

Psychology The family chosen was that of Precious Jones’ family in the movie entitled Precious. We see in the movie that Precious Jones and her mother had an unstable relationship which was based on hatred and envy (Clyman, 2009). Precious’ biological father was emotionally and physically abusive. He even fathered Precious’ two children. Out of jealousy, Precious’ mother denied her of her maternal rights to her first born, a mentally-disabled child named Mongoloid. Not only does this show the domineering effect her mother had, but it shows how “disabled” Precious was in her household. She was often seen daydreaming ...

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

ANALYSIS OF THE PULTE GROUP Analysis of the Residential Industry The assessment of the residential industry has been conducted in the previous section using three tools of Porters five forces model, key Success factor and Futures Trends for the short and near to short term. The conclusion that can driven from the Porter five forces model refer that industry is highly attractive as four acting forces among five poses low threat. Despite attractiveness from four forces, the rivalry among competitors is high. This distinct result for the rivalry force rose from the fact that housing industry ...

Abstract

Engagement is a fulfilling job related state of mind that makes employees feel connected with their workplace on an emotional level. The key drivers of workplace engagement for employees include career opportunities, communication, brand alignment, recognition and appreciation, compensation and workplace relationships. Highly engaged employees are beneficial to the growth of business because they add to the innovation and overall profitability of the organization. They promote customer loyalty, employee retention, growth of revenues and higher profitability. However, engaged employees might turn disengaged if they are overburdened with mounting work pressure and stress. In the competition to retain and attract best ...

Insourcing and Implementation

Insourcing refers to the internal allocation of business activities within an organization (Schniederjans and Schniederjans, 2005). Thus, the services to be provided are normally done by an internal department in the organization. Organizations choose to insource their business processes when they feel they have the capacity to run their business processes satisfactory and efficiently (Sounderpandian and Sinha, 2007). Additionally, organizations will choose to insource their business process in cases where they want retain certain skills in their organizations. This is especially the case where the skills give the organization a competitive advantage over its business rivals (Sounderpandian and Sinha, 2007). ...

As business people, we know our staff is one of our greatest assets. Maintaining a stable staff will help us weather the economic storms ahead. Working together with our staff will minimize employee turnover and greatly benefit the company. For them to take pay cuts in hard times while we reap the rewards in the more profitable days is unconscionable. Not only is not morally justifiable, it is causing us to lose some of our most valuable staff members. Our staff believes that the cuts and bonuses should be shared among all employees. They reason that if they, as employees, ...

- Introduction, General Overview, & Thesis Statement. The Central – African nation of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is richly endowed with minerals and natural resources. Despite the presence of these endowments, this population of this country continues to live in abject poverty. The country has had a gruesome history since the colonial period. King Leopold of Belgium was allowed to colonize the country during the Berlin Conference of 1884 that was intended to partition Africa among various European powers. Despite never setting foot in Africa, King Leopold of Belgium treated Congo as his own property. His colonization process was characterized ...

As technologies used with education continue to be developed at an incredible and accelerating pace, the opportunities for special needs students to receive a quality education increases. Online education offers new and improved education for students with a variety of disabilities and special needs, including lower costs, convenience and flexibility, and personal enhancement through technology knowledge and materials designed with specific special needs in mind. One of the biggest advantages of online education for special needs students is the potential for lower costs. The newest models for delivery of online education are designed to improve access to education at a lower ...

phone # ***-***-**** A place in the summer law school program at the Florida State University College of Law would be a definitive next step in my journey to eventually earn my Jurist Doctorate degree. I will soon graduate from Palm Beach State College with an Associate of Science degree. To continue my education, I will be transferring to Florida Atlantic University where I will be earning a Bachelor in Social Work degree while also earning a minor in Criminal Justice. After I complete my studies at Florida Atlantic University I intend to continue my education by enrolling in Law School. ...

The thought that marriage should be abolished is preposterous. Marriage is the oldest institution and it was not instituted by government; government only serves to maintain the sanctity and integrity of marriage. Kinsley says that if marriage were abolished then gays would feel equal to heterosexuals. Gays and homosexuals are already equal the only difference between them is one has met the criteria of marriage and the other does not. The requirement for marriage is one person must be a woman and the other must be a man. Single people are not given the rights that married people are given ...

Executive summary

Achieving automation between the various processes has always been an uphill task for many companies. Organizations have always been looking for cheaper options that will enable them to save. The integration of various entities which are working in varying environments has been boosted by the developments that are seen in the distributed computing. Business trends are not there for any longer than technology. They come and go. Innovation is there to stay and. We have many innovations which have shaped many businesses in the world since time immemorial. In today’s world of business, if a business cannot keep ...

Utilitarianism is one of those concepts that have been interpreted differently by many philosophers and scholars. However, the explanation and interpretation given by John Stuart Mill is one of the most interesting utilitarianism versions (Diken 165). In Mill’s thinking, an action is judged as good or bad, holy or evil based on the extent to which such an action yields happiness or pleasure. He further argues that something is good only if it brings about pleasure and reduces or completely eliminates pain. According to Mill, happiness is the vital intent of every human being. The argument brought forth ...

. Title This was a research article focusing on internally and externally networked organizations. The article outlines the impacts of social networking on the companies as well as the employees. 2. The primary message the author is sending to the reader. The survey findings showed the improvement of the company’s financial performance and market share if they deployed social technologies through integration into the employees’ work processes. However, some companies do no reap from using social technologies because they do not put in enough effort to achieve the benefits. Those companies that put in fewer efforts than ...

1. Benefits and Drawbacks of Adaptation Answer to question using essay format Zebra Corporation is based in the United States and wants to begin selling its main product, laser printers for personal computers, in Russia. Generally, laser printers are made from standard parts. However, when sold internationally, some modifications are made to adapt the product""?s power supply (e.g., voltage requirements and shape of the plug for electrical outlets) and internal software to suit specific language requirements. Zebra management is developing an international marketing plan to decide on the design of the printers that it will sell in ...

Outline 1. The purpose of this speech is to persuade people to donate blood and show why this is important. 2. There are many people in the hospitals who need blood transfusion services:

Post-accident traumatized people

Women with pregnancy complications (Caesarean operation) Baby born with a heart defect Cancer and surgical patients a. People who need organ and bone marrow transferring b. People who have blood diseases such as leukaemia (blood cancer), angiostaxis, anemotrophy. 3. There is expectation that more people will need blood transfusion services

Increased surgeries in the U.S.

Growing of the elderly group Increased procedures during surgery ...

In “Ode to Autumn,” what is the State of Mind of the Poet?

The theme of the Romantic Period is nature; John Keats is one of the famous poets of this era. In his poem “Ode to Autumn” that has appeared in more anthology than any of his other poems; he uses imagery, word choice, and structure to express the speaker’s state of mind.

“Ode to Autumn” is Keats’ last ode. He wrote it after an autumn’s Sunday evening walk while he was staying in Winchester. “He was alone at Winchester, rejoicing in perfect September weather and in a mood more serene and contented than he had known for long or ...

Since the beginning of time humanity has always fought for issues. Some of these issues are legitimate and some are not; the latest contention in America today is the legalizing of same sex marriage. While some may oppose the legalizing of same sex marriages, same sex couples deserve equal and fair treatment under the law. The pursuit of happiness as stated in the constitution is one of the biggest argument for same sex marriage, contrary to what gays and lesbians think, their pursuit of happiness is not taken from them.

The biggest fights in America are the fights for ...

1. Collage education gives or provides basic skills that are necessary for the job market. 2. Making collage education free will enable absorb the lost brains due to lack of fees to continue with advanced education though the learners are qualified. 3. Free collage education will enable a country or state to become independent when it comes to labor. 1. Free collage education adds to the government expenditure thus it obstructs other development plans. 2. Free collage education makes the total tax levied on goods to be higher thus makes goods much more costly. This makes ...

Abstract

This paper shows the major points of Dr. Michael Novak. He pointed out the origins of the corporation and how it was modified by the American corporations. The changes made an impact that was detrimental to the civil society yet very attractive to private individuals. He also defined various concepts relative to corporation. These include social democracy, stakeholders, among others.

Introduction: How a Corporation Emerged

Dr. Michael Novak makes a historical development of the concept of a corporation. He wants to show that a corporation was inherently and originally formed with the utmost interest of the people. It used to serve a very defined and noble purpose – for ...

Abstract

Since the inception of the modern technologies, the world of business has really evolved. The hi-tech transport and communication facilities have made it possible for countries to import and export goods and services. This has led to the emergence of global and regional business powers. UK has a stake in international business, as shown in the essay below.

UK in International Business

1. UK Government role in international trades & international investment.

Sine time immemorial, the UK has been a key player in businesses around the world. This dates back to the Trans-Saharan trade, the triangular trade and the slave trade. During all these periods, ...

Executive Summary

The roots of scientific management can be traced back to the 1800s. Although, Frederick Taylor is considered to be the father of scientific management theory, it was Adam Smith, an economist who first came up with this theory. He started his research in a relatively humble manner in a pin manufacturing factory. He had focused on the simple tasks and sought ways to improve the efficiency of the workers. From the implementation of his findings, the company was able to raise their output of 20 pins produced by per employee to over 4800 pins. The next major leap in this ...

Introduction

Corporate social responsibility refers to the ability of businesses doing well in terms of performance and at the same time doing well especially to in relation to the immediate environment (Campbell, Hollingsworth, & Lindberg, 1991, p. 5). CSR involves the process of aligning long term business strategies with operations to universally achieve sustainable and positive outcomes. The main beneficiaries of CSR practices by firms are clients, suppliers, shareholders, employees, and the environment with no particular meaning derived from the order. Practicing of CSR is an essential input by responsible firms. Firms all over the world are engaging in CSR ...

1 Introduction

According to Koutsoyiannis, a Monopoly can be defined as: a market situation in which there is a single seller, there are no close substitutes for the commodity it produces, there are barriers to entry (Khanna & Jain, 2010). Hence, a monopolistic company will have absolute market share, or in other word, the company is an industry all by itself. According to Baumoi, a Pure Monopoly is defined as: the firm that is also an industry. It is the only supplier of some particular commodity for which there exists no close substitute (Khanna & Jain, 2010). There are also Legal Monopolies, where a firm hold monopolistic ...

One definition of conservatism states that a situation tends to remain static unless acted upon by a strong external force. In the world of major college football, tradition and fiscal conservatism have combined for years to preserve a system by which a tight circle of resource-rich powerhouse programs hold sway from year to year. The major bowl games, the nearly exclusive preserve of the nation’s football elite, serve as NCAA football’s branding identity but do little to determine a quantifiable national champion. A powerful cabal of athletic directors, commissioners, university presidents and other officials maintain the sanctity of the lucrative bowl system. In ...

Charles Dickens’s Hard Times is a novel divided into three books. These books are entitled “Sowing”, “Reaping” and “Garnering”. Explain how each book’s title relates to the events, characters, and themes in it, and and analyze how the novel’s three sections convey Dickens’s central message about rationality and logic in mid-nineteenth century England.

The titles that Dickens chooses for the three books of Hard Times work on different levels: the words are associated with agriculture and imply a nostalgia for the rural traditions that were swept away by the Industrial Revolution – sowing the seeds, reaping the crop, ...