Miscellaneous Essays

Strategic management rivets taking decisions and actions that resolve long-term organizational performance. The process comprises strategy formulation, completion, appraisal, and control. It underlines monitoring and assessing environmentally generated opportunities and restraints in light of organizational strengths and weaknesses.

Right at the preface of this 272 pages book, we are made to understand that the book is meant to be an eye-opener for high-school children. The authors' remark that high schools have forgotten to teach one of the most important courses of all: investing. They are taught history,

The classic example of comparative advertising is launched by Avis when it initiated the campaign against Hertz with the battle cry, "We're number two, so we try harder." Basically, comparative advertising can be broadly classified into two categories based on the degree of comparison namely, direct and indirect.

The past-faced lifestyle in the world makes mobile computing gadgets like laptops a necessity. The paper notebooks where we jot down our thoughts and notes are now being replaced by high-tech notebooks which are more than just repositories of our ideas but enable us to store data, play movies and music, socialize with other people around the globe, and do research works.

have been created to extract or delete such information. For companies, having a security plan in place is a must today. Being predictive, organizations have taken intense security measures to protect such critical information. Those companies who do not take such precautions are at constant risk and are exposed to all those who want to harm them.

The first school library in America was established in Massachusetts when John Harvard donated 400 books to a new university that bears his name today (Krasner-Khait, 2001). Joy Morgan's above quote shows the increasing importance that the academic world had placed on providing access to libraries for the average student during the last century.

But this history is not very clear, since it is not clearly stated from any form of documentation when the first product was distilled in these facilities. But since the marketers claim that it is one of the oldest, the public has no option but to go with this reasoning.

The use of shifts is a popular method of providing 24-hour critical services used in many industries, including nursing. In a recent Labour Force Survey, 3.7 million employees across the UK were determined to be shift workers (i.e., almost 14% of the entire workforce). There have been numerous studies investigating the negative health risks.

In most cases, movements involved an attempt by the perceived voiceless or repressed to be heard and to effect a social change; material or immaterial, in their favour (Giddens et al, 2003; Tilly, 2004, p.262). However, a social movement is not merely a perpetuated crowd, since a crowd does not possess organisational and motivational mechanisms capable of sustaining membership through periods of inaction and waiting.

The concept of brand extension is adopted to enhance and leverage the brand equity, i.e. the net worth and long-term sustainability just from the renowned name. The Brand Extension is based upon the nature of affiliation between the brand and the customers, for this purpose, the brand's values and goals shall be well conceived by the customers.

As a political initiative, it embodies the worst elements of European animosity toward the United States and would fundamentally undermine the NATO alliance and the Anglo-American Special Relationship.1 On the other hand, the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) is the organized, agreed foreign policy of the EU for mainly security and defense diplomacy and actions.

Utility is an arbitrary concept representing a relative value (Investopedia ULC). The general observation is that the higher the amount of one good or service consumed, the higher the utility and this incremental utility achieved from the consumption of additional good is called the marginal utility (Investopedia ULC).

(Garfield, vii) The type of litigation is predominately damages for professional negligence. Consent to treatment is important, as there is a "legal presumption that every adult has the mental capacity to consent to treatment" (Garfield, 3), which means they have the ability to understand sufficiently the nature, purpose and effects of the treatment proposed and to "make and communicate a decision on the matter in question".

The youth are among the most vulnerable members of society but they also have the greatest potential. Another key trend today is the popularity, if not prevalence of online social networking. In combining these two key developments, the potential of creating a positive impact in increasing youth involvement (Peck et al, 2008).

Fairy tales in which a magic wand can transform the drab scullery maid into a gorgeously dressed beauty ready to leave for the ball and stories of the adventures and pranks of other school children of the type one finds in the Nancy Drew and Enid Blyton series have held sway from the day they were first told or read to a wide-eyed child. 

Orality, literacy, and electracy can be viewed differently by a kaleidoscope of various institutions and agents. Certain religions and cultures have embraced orality as part of their learning. It is widely-accepted that the Qur'an, the Muslim holy book, is recited aloud from rote memorization.

Clients and client relationship: Industry leaders in serving registered investment advisors. Has 7.2 million client brokerage accounts, 1.3 million corporate retirement plan participants, 318,000 banking accounts. One to one investment guidance and portfolio planning.

The brand celebrates the emancipation of the modern woman. It is presented in a highly sensuous manner, which plays to the assumed sub-conscious fantasies of this demographic segment. The pack design and product color are unusual. The package of promotional communication promises a host of virtual benefits, principally related to equal opportunities for women, and their equal place in the world of the future.

(Dawkins, xi) Dawkins, anatheist,cynic, methodicalrationalist,and an advocator of the Darwin's theory of natural selection was a loud critic of religion. Dawkins argued that a paranormal creator was non-existent and that belief meets the criteria of adelusion,a permanent misbelieve.

Ethics is generally concerned with an individual’s activities and perception of morality, alongside his differentiation between right and wrong. Very often, one’s perception of ethics varies from that of others’, due to personal experiences, mentality, background and the influence of near and dear ones. When we perform actions and take steps in life, we often do sit back and reflect on the ethical value of our actions.

He claimed to be receiving messages from God at the age of 40. These messages were compiled and recorded in Islam's holy book the Koran. Muhammed began preaching against the greed, economic oppression, and idolatry that plagued the Arab people. He called on the many factions of the Arab peoples to unite under the worship of Allah, the chief god of the Arab pantheon of deities.

al (2005): 280) and on 12 February 2002 Slobodan Milosevic became the first Head of State ever to face trial before and international criminal tribunal (Scharf (2002-2003): 915). Being born on 20 August 1941, in Serbia, Milosevic became president of Serbia in 1989 and Kosovo - till then an autonomous province of Serbia - started suffering continuous repression from Serbian authorities.

houses and governments. Nature, in it's myriad forms, is exploited ruthlessly for 'materialistic economic benefits'. Society is the ultimate sufferer. How to stop the further decline and start our response more effective and pronounced The answer lies in "Pollution Accounting".

critics admit both advantages and disadvantages of this Act seeing it as unconstitutional and unlawful. By describing themselves as genuine Americans and by framing their claims on behalf of the nation or the people, President Bush attained a nationwide consensus and succeeded in portraying their opponents as an anti-national faction.

He found a spate of serious breach of ethical business practices by the private equity firms. The residents have consistently fared poorly in the homes owned by private investment firms. This has raised some serious ethical issues regarding the organization and business practices of these firms.

There is a lot more than a woman can do. Let us take this unique role of women shown in the films Raise the Red Lantern, and Joy Luck Club. Over the years, Asian women have been viewed by many as “submissive sex objects” (www.boston.com). There are a lot of glossy magazines all over the world depicting beautiful, seductive, and outstanding figures.

The presence of others or their actions or behavior can affect an individual in several ways, which is called social influence. The effects of the social influence may be negative, positive or neutral. Researchers have done numerous studies with various groups in different contexts and situations to acquire an in-depth insight into social influences on individual and group behavior.

(http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/catalog/ModelDetails.aspmodelID=49) The Talent Development High School with Career Academies (TDHS) was first implemented in 1995. The Talent Development High School model is an education reform initiative that aims to improve the academic achievement of students in large, nonselective, comprehensive high schools.

Anne Moody has been effective in providing a firsthand version of the experiences by a Black girl's struggles in the background of all-embracing racism that existed in the South in the middle of the twentieth century. The work has been highly acclaimed by the critics and the account by Moody has immense significance as this firsthand account throws ample lights on the general experiences of the African Americans, especially the Black women in the 1950s and 1960s.

Ted’s use of two sources of power – hierarchical position and leader’s influence – is an absolutely normal scenario since leading and managing are not mutually exclusive processes: a good leader can be an effective manager as well, while a good manager can be an effective leader to his or her subordinates (Kotter, 1996).

For the success of any professional establishment to occur, human resource planning is an integral part of making sure that everything needed is available, and all personnel required is hired, given whatever training they may need, and put to their task(s).  It is this that makes human resources such a crucial step in the day-to-day, as well as future business planning and practices. 

Management accounting is a branch of accounting which mainly deals with various managerial aspects. This is primarily handled by the managers within the organization, and it is an essential component in taking appropriate decisions. The concept of management accounting comes under the Management accountant who is responsible for the preparation of financial statements, and management accounting report for appropriate decision making.

Omni, thereupon, brought suit for patent infringement. Green countersued to have Omni's patent revoked. In the provided case major concern revolves around nitrogen-phosphate compound that was reasonably priced to produce and served as a better fertilizer for legumes.

US have the largest economy in the world and have been using oil to fuel its economy. It has been depending on oil from the Middle East and this has been one of the things that have been affecting the relationship between the two sides. (Ariel, 2006) There have been many instances in the history of the two sides when they have been adversely affected by this kind of dependence.

When it comes to information systems, XML is playing a vital role there as one of its main functions is to make easy the sharing of data which is structured. And it can do this through the Internet as well. It can be used to do two things to the data that it gets: it can either encode it i.e.

Going after this trend, the night has also become a natural subject for photographers. Night photography could be traced back as early as photography itself has started. Only a few years after the daguerreotype has been introduced, the venture into night photography has begun.

The root cause may also be internal in origin, such as lack of motivation and initiative among employees or a flaw somewhere in the production line, which is as difficult to isolate and quantify. This problem has become so common in present-day efforts to achieve operational excellence that management scholars advocate the adoption of the Six Sigma methodology, which is basically about defect identification and prevention, cycle time reduction and cost savings.

Globalisation is not a nostrum. It may subject the participant nations to sustain shocks in some situations. Globalisation changes certain elements of lifestyle because some tastes and consumption preferences are laid over during trade affairs. Arresting the flow of ideas, goods and commercial products has considerably caused stagnation and impeded the growth and development of any nation.

The size of the service sector is increasing in almost all economics around the world. As a national economy develops, the relative share of employment among agriculture, industry (including manufacturing and mining) and service changes dramatically (OECD, 2000).

The first thing to make note of is the actual title of this article, which is Individual Property Rights on Canadian Indian Reserves; from the title alone, we can get a rather detailed idea of what the article itself is going to be about. The title overtly specifies the topic as well as the main idea that is going to be represented within the article.

The National Institute on Aging states that:"As you get older you need more light to see things.Also glare from the sun,oncoming headlights,or other streetlights may trouble you more than before.The area you can see around you may become narrower."

No doubt, supply chain management is the mixture of art and science that goes into improving the ways in which corporation finds raw materials it needs to make a product or service, manufactures that product or service and deliver it to the purchaser. The five basic mechanism of supply chain management are:

The style that has continued for a long time is the eclectic strategy of the counseling system. Realistic selection of a most suited method has been linked with particular client propensities, amalgamations of theoretical application, and incorporation of any amount of therapy methods (Gaw & Beutler, 1993). 

While this staggering amount of trade seems encouraging, the maritime transportation industry can be said to at its sunset due to the reasons that will be discussed in this paper. The maritime industry was the most favored method since ancient times because travel by sea avoids the rather circuitous routes encountered when using the land.

Torah has six major parts which begin with the earliest history, creation of universe and human beings, and conclude at Moses' farewell (Friedman, Bible Dictionary). From the outset the relationship between the creator and its beings is enveloped in a shroud of seeking divine favors and avoiding God's wrath when transgressing the path of good into the evil periphery and beyond.

Java Sumatra sources and exports premium grade Arabica beans from Sumatra, Indonesia to specialty roasters in the United States. The company currently has a production capacity of 36,000 metric tons per year, and its business objective is to increase its production capacity to 80,000 metric tons per year by 2011.

The Republic of Ireland of today has come to a long distance from the poor country it was late in the twentieth century. The country joined the European Community early in the 1970s as one of the poorest, if not exactly the poorest country in Europe, however, in the course of about three decades, the story has significantly changed.

Having seen how Bonaventure has established the stigmatization of St. Francis through the descriptions of his empathy with Christ, a desire for emulation of His Gospel, an aspiration for martyrdom, general piety, and by the creation of a heightened anticipation for the stigmata, we may now examine why he felt the need to do so.

“Media industry” is a broad term that encompasses news media (print and electronic), advertising, and motion pictures. For our present discussion, we shall consider news media (print and electronic) with a brief mention of advertising, as it is a part of them and can only be explained in the context of one or the other.