Debate and critique the relative importance of cultural differences and national business systems on the development of HRM. What are the implications of your conclusions for convergence and divergence? Use examples of HRM across the globe to illustrate y
Case study - 10 pages - Human resources
Over time, groups and civilizations have evolved differently; what can be seen as a perfectly normal conduct in one country for example is not necessarily the same in a country at the other side of the globe or even in for its neighbouring country. This is more visible today with globalization...
Racism in the census: Effects on the Judicial System
Thesis - 14 pages - Social, moral & civic education
What does it mean to be racist? For a person, it would mean having various prejudiced sentiments and a belief that one race is superior to another race. But what does it mean for an institution to be racist? While an institution does not have a personality and is made up of a group of people,...
To what extent is Richard Branson, the English Tycoon, a very influential person in the British political life?
Essay - 11 pages - Economy general
Richard Branson is Britain's best-known entrepreneur. This self-made man started his first company at the age of 17 and succeeded in building an empire. Worth £3 billion and believed to be the ninth-richest man in the UK, the 56-year-old founder of the Virgin empire inspired a generation of...
Professional misconducts of teachers and way out
Essay - 10 pages - Educational studies
Teaching is regarded as a noble career just as teachers are considered as role models to pupils and students. These days, a lot of professional misconducts could be noticed among teachers. Many teachers are now disillusioned, lazy, uncommitted, and unpatriotic. This paper is an examination of the...
Corporate governance under English common law: The respective roles of executive and non executive directors
Thesis - 15 pages - Business law
The role of boards and its relationship to management must be clearly identified. The Companies Act provides that companies must have directors but does not define their functions. This is left to the articles of association, where the most undertaken practice consists of vesting the board of all...
Criminal Law - Homicide
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
When a human being is killed by another human being, the act is known as a homicide. The two main types of homicides are murder and manslaughter with the difference being that manslaughter is a less serious offence than murder (Slapper & Kelly 1999). The English legal system...
Comparative law : relationship between law and religion
Essay - 7 pages - Other law subjects
The promotion and securing of peaceful dispute settlement is typically one of the most critical, although difficult, objectives of the international legal system. The fundamental principles as well as methods, which govern the settlement of such disputes today, especially interstate...
Right to reputation and freedom of speech, a question of balance
Essay - 5 pages - Civil law
Right to reputation and freedom of speech (from which freedom of press derives) are two rights that have an unusual relation as the strict application of the first one renders impossible the existence of the second, and vice versa. The simultaneous application of these two rights makes it...
Essay on the separation of powers in Europe - A comparative study
Case study - 16 pages - Constitutional law
“Each country must find a solution which is sensitive to its domestic culture” …this is the position of Lord Irvine of Lairg on the separation of powers. This can be regarded as a politically correct position on a very discussed topic in that it does not take part in the animated...
Duress and undue influence
Thesis - 23 pages - Business law
"It is assumed that the parties know their own minds, that they are the best judges of their own needs and circumstances, that they will calculate the risks and future contingencies that are relevant, and that all these enter into the bargain. It follows that unfairness of the bargain - gross...
False memory aspects of recall and recognition
Case study - 12 pages - Educational studies
False memories maybe defined as either remembering events that never happened or remembering them quite differently from the way they happened. There are many factors that can influence false memories like misinformation and misattributing the original source of the information. Also existing...
A discussion concerning the belief that 'Judges do not make law - they only declare it'
Thesis - 6 pages - Civil law
The function of a judge in any legal system remains a true phenomenon even today. Barristers, solicitors, law students and the general public often question the precise role of a judge ? puzzled over whether judges are authoritarian law-makers, or if their profession makes them mere...
Arguments for and against active euthanasia
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Euthanasia is often referred to as mercy killing and has been undertaken in the medical profession for years to put patients with long illnesses out of suffering. Active euthanasia on the other hand, means that another person other than the patient intentionally ends a patient's life, for...
An analysis of the importance of the existence of limited liability companies in the 21st century
Thesis - 11 pages - Economy general
It is the aim of this paper to analyze the importance of the existence of limited liability companies in the 21st century, as a means of fostering entrepreneurial spirit, and to argue that while the above aim is regarded as essential in the market economy, there is invariably a need for a clear...
Animal rights and legislation in Canada: How we fail to slaughter animals humanely
Thesis - 6 pages - Civil law
With the evolution of the legal system, its direction towards stricter and more precise laws has incorporated animals into its protection. A comparison between now and a century ago is remarkable. Society has brought it upon itself to protect not only companion animals such as pets...
Civil justice in China
Essay - 5 pages - Business law
To fully understand the concept of civil justice, one must look at its origins from many different angles, including that of the historical perspective. When investigating the historical approach of civil justice and the law, it makes sense to compare and contrast different nations and their...
The discussion of Hart and Fuller
Essay - 7 pages - Other law subjects
Natural law has to explain the nature of morality. The natural law view believes that the creation of law should be based on natural laws or common morals. Laws are based on purpose, not on meaning of the words. Natural lawyers do not separate law and morality, since an unjust law is not a law at...
How does Anti-Discrimination Law Applies to Women, Especially When it Comes to Marital Rape ?
Essay - 3 pages - Public liberties
According to the Sexual Offences Act of 2003, marital rape can be defined as a sexual act that was committed by a person without the consent of his/her spouse or ex-spouse. Marital assault can legally fall under the category of domestic violence. According to the domestic Act Abuse of 2021,...
The Impact of the Barcelona Traction Case on Shareholder Protection under International Law or The Diplomatic Protection of Companies and Shareholders
Thesis - 27 pages - International law
The Barcelona Traction judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of February 5th 1970, considerably shaped the protection of foreign investors. Indeed, this judgment which introduced an innovative distinction, but ultimately in conformity with existing legal concepts, between...
Cool Phone's Case Analysis
Essay - 6 pages - Business law
This study involves a scenario where you are the vice-president of a 75-person company ("Company") in the fictional French-speaking country of Euphoria, whose capital is Anytown, whose legal system closely resembles that of France's, and which is party to the CISG. The company...
The Meiji era: The opening of Japan to the West
Essay - 8 pages - Economy general
In the Westerners' mind Japan remains a country which sometimes presents an extreme modernism (with the painful consequences which one knows nowadays). On the other hand, Japan tries to preserve the old traditions which make imaginations wander and return us to the novels of Pierre Loti. This...
International management in the chinese market (2009)
Case study - 9 pages - Services marketing
We present the case of the entry of eBay on the Chinese market and discuss the company's strategy. The case pertains to the period between 2002 and 2006, during eBay's entry on the Chinese market when it had adopted several different strategies in order to tap and snatch a share of the Chinese...
The incorporation of a company limited by shares as a form of corporate business organization
Case study - 15 pages - Accounting
There are a number of different business forms for each individual trader to hold and operate. However, the company limited by shares is the most popular form of business organization. A propriety company limited by shares may be a propriety (private) company or a public company limited by...
Mormon persecution in Missouri
Thesis - 5 pages - Philosophy
In modern America there exists a delicate balance between church and state. We have a constitution that protects us from interference from churches in government affairs, and vice versa. However the constitution is very brief and somewhat vague on the subject. This creates many problems, with...
India, Welcoming Land for the IT Enterpriser
Dissertation - 45 pages - Management
This thesis entitled "India Welcoming Land for IT Enterpriser" has been written with the idea of creating a concrete and practical tool for an entrepreneur who is eager to try the adventure of entering the IT market in India. We will explore various fields like the culture of the country and its...
A critical examination of current law of divorce and the need for change
Essay - 9 pages - Other law subjects
“There is no one branch of the law more important, in any point of view, to the great interests of society……than that which regulates the formation and the dissolution of the nuptial contract. No institution indeed more nearly concerns the very foundations of society….than...
The American revolution: Case study in detail
Thesis - 17 pages - Modern history
In 1763, the Treaty of Versailles ended the Seven Years War between France and Spain against Great Britain. The victory of the latter (gain of French, Canada, of all the territories east of the Mississippi except New Orleans, and with Spanish, Florida) was certainly a matter of immense pride in...
The contribution made to the concept of the supremacy of European Community Law by the judgment of the European Court of Justice
Essay - 5 pages - International law
The tension between European Community law (EC) and national law is arguably the most debated topic of constitutional law . The convention of Parliamentary supremacy is rooted within the British constitution as a fundamental limb of the separation of powers doctrine . Constitutional convention...
Critically analyse arguments for and against the introduction of a no-fault scheme for the tort of negligence
Essay - 13 pages - Civil law
The characterisation of a no-fault scheme is rooted in the principle of distributive justice, compensating victims without having to establish causation and fault. Conversely, current liability for negligence involves fault considerations based on legal theoretical concepts determined...
A critical discussion and analysis of 'The Rule of Law'
Thesis - 5 pages - International law
Central to the general idea of the Rule of Law is the specific intention that it involves the rule of the law rather than the rule of the people. Judges hold a position of central importance in the relation to the concept of the Rule of Law. They are expected to deliver judgment in a completely...
