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30 Jun 2008
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Environmental ethics

Essay - 3 pages - Ecology & environment

As a society, we strive for progress and we have come to view progress as a state of productivity and consumerism. Along this road of mass consumption and industrialization, we have negatively affected the environment; in the U.S. alone, 24 acres per person is consumed but only 4.5 acres...

04 Dec 2008
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The mutual relationship between archaeology and the environment

Essay - 8 pages - Journalism

The nature of past environments is a key aspect of archaeology because human action cannot be understood in isolation from its surroundings. For example, the lifestyle of a human group living in a densely forested area in a temperate climate would be very different from that of the same...

03 Jun 2008
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SAARC and the Environment

Essay - 5 pages - International relations

The Indian Subcontinent, though mired in poverty and overpopulation, contains one of the world's richest natural resource bases. As political and economic forces push the region to development, the future of the South Asian environment remains unclear. The countries of the region still...

25 Nov 2008
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The global and forest environment carbon cycle

Essay - 5 pages - Ecology & environment

The forest environment carbon cycle can be viewed at a number of scales. Measurements can be made at the scale of an individual leaf or tree, stand-scale measurements can be made, and models can be developed that examine forest-level, regional, and global carbon cycles. The role of the...

24 Sep 2008
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The reality of perceiving environment

Essay - 4 pages - Literature

“Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” by Wallace Stevens presents the reader with exactly what its title expresses—thirteen distinct perspectives all involving a blackbird in some form. These perspectives each provide a kind of brief snapshot into thirteen unique realities....

04 Aug 2008
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Long term effects of an oil spill on the environment and the economy

Essay - 5 pages - Ecology & environment

Despite these effects, however, the response of most people to oil spills is one of passing curiosity. The media may provide extensive coverage of the disaster, but few people would react to an oil spill the same way they would react to news of a hurricane. Certainly, the fact that oil spills...

07 Jul 2008
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Broad review of interface, its micro-and macro-environment, issues for development and potential mechanisms for improving outcomes

Essay - 7 pages - Business strategy

In recent years advancements in technology have revolutionized a number of industries, even those that have been widely established for a number decades. Interface, Inc. has been no exception to this reality. The largest soft floor covering manufacturer and marketer for more than 30 years,...

02 Jun 2008
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Bloodlines and Backgrounds: Heredity vs. Environment in Herodotus' Histories and Xuanzang's Si-Yu-Ki

Essay - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Perhaps the current debate surrounding the importance of genetics and upbringing on behavior is not as “current” as many are apt to believe. Though our society has developed specific jargon to discuss more scientifically the abstract concepts of “genetic predisposition” and...

27 Aug 2007
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Case Study: Issue of building good relationships with workers, creating good work environments, and threat of job lost

Essay - 3 pages - Business strategy

Healthy relationships and healthy work environments are just two components of a productive work place. This case deals with workers who felt in danger of losing their jobs because co-ops were doing almost the same job and gaining more responsibilities. Instead of trying to find some way...

15 Jan 2007
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Is the environment an international security issue?

Essay - 4 pages - International relations

The last half of the 20th Century has been exclusively dominated by the Cold war conflict. There was little space in the analysis of the scholars in International relations for other minor issues of “low politics”, while the questions of the nuclear war and balance of terror dominated...

06 Jun 2024
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Business Strategy in Hospitality and Tourism (BSHT) - Ritz Hotel

Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy

The Ritz-Carlton group is an international high standard hospitality group which benefits from a strong brand and is the symbol of lux palace. Its strategy so far consisted on a good implementation, especially in the United States, Europe and the Gulf. On a most recent period, implementation...

08 Feb 2024

Management and leadership theories

Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Management

This document contains the answers to the following management questions : 1)What distinguishes the democratic and transformative leadership styles, and in your opinion, which of these approaches do you consider more effective? 2)What are the main factors that shaped your work environment...

27 Jun 2023

Ecocide in Ukraine

Presentation - 2 pages - Ecology & environment

Today I'm going to talk about a worrying subject: the ecocide in Ukraine. Before starting, I chose this topic because I am very sensitive to environmental and human problems. And for me the situation in Ukraine is a concrete example. Ecocide is a term used to describe the massive and...

18 Aug 2014
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Fortescue Metal Group Ltd

Case study - 3 pages - Finance

The variation in the share price and the sales volume results from diverse factors within the business environment. The internal and external environment of a business effects its business operations. In the external environment, there are micro and macro factors affecting...

29 Oct 2014
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Strategic Management: Aramex Company

Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy

The state of endless change in the contemporary business environment mandates organizations to review their strategic approaches to cope with the paced market developments. Bearing in mind the potential of technology-fuelled platform, management should embrace the comprehensive analysis...

13 Nov 2014
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Labor Relations: Case study

Case study - 9 pages - Educational studies

Over the years, the global economic environment has assumed a volatile feature owing to a multiplicity of factors pushing for advancement to new heights of operations. For instance, globalization of market, changing consumer preferences, era of informed clientele, and unforgiving market...

28 Jul 2015
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Can orcas raised or born in captivity be retrained and survive in the wild?

Essay - 3 pages - Biology

Nature has undergone many changes over the centuries. Elements are introduced and taken away constantly. Some of these changes are from natural causes while others are from the hands of man. It is quite common for man to force interaction between ecosystems. The orca provides an example of this....

23 Sep 2016
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Hidden Lessons, David Suzuki - Learning beyond the unintentional messages

Book review - 2 pages - Ecology & environment

The environment shapes humanity, yet humanity tries to shape the environment. This habit of manipulation has been passed on from generations to generations. According to "Hidden Lessons" by David Suzuki, parental involvement has led to the ignorance toward the environment....

23 Oct 2024

Applied Personality Project

Litterature review - 8 pages - Psychology

According to social learning theory, personality results mainly from the interaction with and observation of the behaviors of others in one's social environments and experiences, a markedly less dispositional view than that offered by trait theory (Cilliers, 2021). The article does not...

13 Aug 2022

Economic and Financial Management - Jaguar Land Rover

Case study - 9 pages - Finance

This report entails an analysis of Jaguar Land Rover's financial statement. This report explores the firm's financial performance regarding the different financial ratios, including liquidity, profitability, leverage and net profit margin. A comparative analysis of the firm's financial ratios for...

25 Oct 2024

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework - Boohoo

Case study - 5 pages - Management control

Boohoo Group's ERM framework demonstrates alignment with the principles and processes outlined in ISO 31000: Year-2018. The company has formalized a structured procedure to detect, measure, treat, and supervise risks across the business, which symbolizes a remarkable risk management high...

27 Oct 2024

Fostering Gender Equality in College and Professional Sports

Essay - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences

Professional and college sports have created a huge pay gap between male and female players. Despite their spectacular performance in their various fields, the women players are less recognized, and this makes them receive little or no financial compensation (Scarola 3). The underpayment or...

27 Oct 2024

Arbitration Decision: Balancing Fairness in Workplace Discipline

Case study - 3 pages - Management

Goodtime Food Products Ltd. is dedicated to providing its workers with a comfortable, safe, and secure work environment. Very high-risk standards were broken in the standoff with Rano, which exposed her hostile behaviour toward her supervisor, Mr Ed Thomas (a tautological term), who was...

29 Oct 2024

Best Practices in HR Function Delivery - Amazon

Case study - 3 pages - Human resources

As a part of the constantly changing business environment, Human Resource Management (HRM) emerges as a pillar for organizational success. Amazon, well known for its cutting-edge technology and worldwide operations, has come to represent a perfect embodiment of the best human resource...

15 May 2017
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Towards effective management of pupils/students feeding in a boarding school: issues and strategies

Essay - 8 pages - Educational studies

One of the sensitive areas in a boarding school administration is the feeding of pupils/students. Although many advantages accrue to boarding over day school, some parents/guardians are still skeptical of enrolling their children in a boarding school because of the issue of inadequate and...

17 Apr 2015
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Rapid freight case study

Case study - 5 pages - Journalism

Creation of a video environment for the organization is required. This should be convergent network which can be fixed without incurring a lot of cost on installations or changing the existing network architecture. The number of channels also needs to be increased. One circuit should be...

07 Nov 2014
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Analysis of Sony Corporation

Case study - 10 pages - Management

Today's business environment is rapidly changing prompting organizations to have agility towards change direction and speed their responses to dynamic macroeconomic elements. Grounding operations for efficiency and existing strategies is not enough for organizations to thrive given the...

08 Oct 2015
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Motivation at the workplace

Essay - 4 pages - Psychology

Employees are the most important part of an organizational structure since they shape the performance levels of an organization. In order to perform to their level best employees need to be properly motivated towards achieving the goals and vision of an organization. Employees are motivated by...

04 Aug 2023

Management of People and Organizations: Lessons from the Sinking of the SS El Faro

Thesis - 7 pages - Management

In an increasingly competitive business environment, companies are faced with the challenge of constantly adapting to ever-changing conditions. People in management positions ought to bring the most significant benefit to the organization, which entails the know-how of effective leadership...

21 Sep 2023

Cover Letter and Questions/Answers on Management Practice - Master's degree 2.0

Cover letter - 2 pages - Management

I am writing to directly apply to your Management Master Degree in your prestigious university. As a matter of fact, I graduated in 2018 from the Paris-Sorbonne University where I studied Economics and Management, my taste for analytics and Economic studies pushing me to continue my studies...