Marxism-Leninism: Historical forms of human community and the political organization of society
Thesis - 8 pages - Political science
The humble aim of this paper is to attempt to make an exposition of the Marxists-Leninist thoughts on the historical forms of human community and the political organization of the society. The necessity of attempting this exposition can never be looked down upon especially when we consider...
Capital punishment and death penalty
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Capitol punishment, or the death penalty, is the killing of a person by judicial process as a punishment for an offense. The crimes that usually result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capitol offences. In simpler terms, the act of murder will result in the death penalty...
Human resource issues entailed by the take-over of Credit du Nord by Society General (2004)
Thesis - 13 pages - Human resources
The French banking system has met several restructurings since the 90's. Banking networks have now to propose, diversify and evolve services to their customers. Besides, these companies are in a more open market which entails international competition and the mergers phenomenon. Several examples...
Human resources management in Siemens
Tutorials/exercises - 57 pages - Human resources
The outsourcing history of India is one of phenomenal growth in a very short span of time. The idea of outsourcing has its roots in the 'competitive advantage' theory propagated by Adam Smith in his book 'The Wealth of Nations' which was published in 1776. Over the years, the...
Human difference: Evolutionary theory, racial theory and Marxist theory
Thesis - 3 pages - Philosophy
In this paper, I am going to outline the differences between three theories which propose to explain differences in humans along the lines of sex, skin color, and monetary wealth. I argue that each theory is a specific way of constructing reality, inseparable from the social conditions in...
The universal human rights concept and its roots in Western political thought
Essay - 4 pages - Philosophy
Commitment to the idea of cultural relativism is usually seen as precluding the acceptance of the idea of universal human rights. But is relativism against universalism a false dichotomy? Can we construct a “differentiated universalism” or a “non-ethnocentric...
International human resources management: A comparison between the USA and China
Case study - 6 pages - Human resources
At times of globalization, organizations have to face a business environment which involves quick responses to change, such as new laws or social trends, in order not to expire (Gibson, 1989). It is evident that only people, and not machines, are able to anticipate these changes and set up an...
The universal human rights concept
Essay - 5 pages - Philosophy
The UN was founded immediately after the horrors of the Second World War because of the Nazi-regime and in response to the economic and social difficulties after the Depression. This need of security by law was explained by a particular tradition in Europe where in the seventeenth and the...
Model of human impact: Automobile boom in Beijing, China
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Beijing, the capital of China, has been experiencing a massive increase in vehicle ownership over the past decade. It has become the world's second biggest car market, with 1,000 new vehicles on the street everyday. This trend is not only a problem in Beijing, but throughout China, where...
Human resource management: The creation of balance between standardization and localization in multinational firms
Thesis - 6 pages - Human resources
International human resource management systems remain as challenging as ever for many multinationals throughout the world. “The challenge of many multinationals is to create a system that operates effectively in multiple countries by exploiting local differences and inter...
Compared human resources management models: China and France
Thesis - 5 pages - Human resources
This report is an analysis by comparison of two countries through their management of their Human Resources. Those two subjects of this essay are France and China. This choice is not just a coincidence but the result of my home country (France) and China where I have been for an internship...
A critical examination of the European Union's commitment and approach to promoting democracy and Human Rights in accession candidate countries and elsewhere in the world
Thesis - 10 pages - European union
The current image of European Union's democracy promotion is marred by the discrepancies of member states' attitude vis-à-vis the Chinese violation of the Human Rights. In contrast to most European countries, Great Britain and Germany have already claimed that they will not assist to the...
A brief overview of the Human Resources Information System with special references to India
Case study - 31 pages - Human resources
Human resource departments require large amount of detailed information the quality of personnel management department's contribution largely depends upon the quality of information held by it. Many personal activities and much effort by personnel professionals are devoted to obtain and...
Human rights and Islam: A critical review of research on Sudan
Thesis - 4 pages - Philosophy
Many non-Muslim onlookers in places like the West have heard of the apparent human rights violations that occur in the some parts of the Islamic world, and they have come to conclude that women are naturally supposed to take a subordinate position to men. While there might be some good...
Oticon, a Danish Hearing Manufacturer, and the Human Resources Development
Case study - 9 pages - Human resources
According Leonard Nadler , the Human Resources “refer to a series of organized activities conducted within a specified time and designed to produce behavioral change”. The main task of this function is to focus on employees within an organization: if the firm is able to create...
International human resource management: Sean John Clothing Inc. and its expansion into the Caribbean Basin: Jamaica
Thesis - 8 pages - Human resources
Sean John Clothing is a very successful contemporary clothing brand launched in 1998 by the US Hip Hop star Sean John “Diddy” Combs. For ten years now, Sean John has made its mark on the fashion industry and made Sean John Combs one of the most successful African American entrepreneurs...
Human Resources and strategic tools
Case study - 8 pages - Human resources
The management of jobs is a tool that is used for managing human resources. It consists of the projection for the medium and long term needs and staff resources of an organization. It is composed of qualitative approaches of management planning skills and workforce planning. The management...
Role of human service agencies on combating sex-trafficking
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Human trafficking is not a new problem. The problem of sex-trafficking began as early as 3000 BC-300 AD, starting during ancient times and existed within Roman, Egyptian, Persian and Greek cultures (Shared Hope International, 2009). Human trafficking is also considered to be one of...
Management of human resources: L'Occitane
Essay - 18 pages - Human resources
Olivier Baussan founded the company l'Occitane in 1976. At the beginning the main idea was to manufacture natural products, thanks to ingredients coming from near Provence. L'Occitane's activity consists in providing natural and quality products for hair and body to favor wellbeing and...
Early Capitalism and the Rise of a Protestant Work Ethic: A Love Story
Case study - 8 pages - Political science
The time is 16th-century England; our topic at hand, examining the rise of Protestant values in terms of the socio-economic struggle faced by England's bourgeoisie. There has been much debate about this topic, especially in relation to the events it spurred and the blows it dealt for the course...
Marx and Weber: The origins of capitalism
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The realm of social theory is not an easy one to tackle, as it requires one to have significant knowledge of ideas of the past, and the events that helped shape the circumstances that these historical ideas were developed in. For example, when studying contemporary social systems, one must have...
Investigating mutation of human ?-globin gene by PCR
Case study - 6 pages - Medical studies
This comprehensive study investigates the molecular basis of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) by employing bioinformatics tools and PCR techniques to analyze mutations in the HBB gene. The research effectively differentiates between wild-type and mutant gene sequences by designing specific primers. The...
A study on working capital management in Visaka Industries Limited
Case study - 44 pages - Finance
The company was incorporated under the Indian Company's Act 1956 on 18th June 1981 as Visaka Asbestos Cement Product ltd and promoted by Dr.G.Vivekananda with investment of Rs 4 crores to set up cement asbestos plant in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh. It has grown in to multiple folds and now...
Working capital management in Hindalco (Aditya Birla Group)
Tutorials/exercises - 60 pages - Finance
The foundation stone of the Aditya Birla Group was laid down by the great visionary and the founding father of the Indian industry- Lt. Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla. The succession torch was successfully carried on by his son, Lt. Shri Basant Kumar Birla. In the year 1943 was born Aditya Vikram...
Exploring the dematerialization of the body: Gender roles in cyberspace - Imagination as resistance or global extensions of consumer capitalism
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This is a research paper which will investigate the relationship between architectural space, i.e. the home, the work place, the gendered body, in relation to the cyber-body as utopian space or new mechanism of containment and surveillance and re-inscribing of the dominant capitalist ideology....
Ikea and the human resource management
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
Ikea is an international retailer which has set up outlets which are running successfully all over the world for the last twenty five years. Today Ikea is an undeniable leader in the home product industry in the United States, Asia, Europe and Middle East, thanks to an innovative strategy which...
Corporate Strategy, Pernod Ricard : analysis and scenarios
Case study - 11 pages - Business strategy
In this case study, we will discuss and try to understand how the French group Pernod-Ricard is evolving in its global environment but also inside the group itself. They are the 2nd world liquor distributor; therefore, we will take into account their strengths but also potential weaknesses and...
The responsibilities of the human resource manager
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
Today's business world is becoming increasingly unstable and competitive. The current economic situation reinforces this design. Many companies are struggling to emerge from the three year long crisis that the economy is facing. The strategies adopted had to take into account the difficulties...
Which Marketing Strategy Should Royal Grolsch Pursue to Enter the Sweden Market with its Radler 0.0%?
Case study - 14 pages - Marketing theories
With the writing of this report, we aimed to determine whether it was worthwhile for the Grolsch beer brewery to enter the Swedish market with its product Radler 0.0%. To determine this, it was necessary to practice a country analysis as well as a market analysis including a SWOT and TOWS...
Country Report - Indonesia
Case study - 20 pages - International economy
With a population of 273 million and a gross domestic product (GDP) 1 of approximately 1 050 billion, Indonesia is the fifteenth largest economy. Indonesia is currently relying on economic openness and free trade to catch up economically. It is aware that it has fallen behind its neighbors...
