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This policy document explains the overview of the main ideas and goals of the decentralization reforms, the associated proposed and actual changes, its implications in terms of governance, and a reflection presented in the memo. ... ... ccording to Rhodes et al (2006) decentralization.... ... ... The paper "Decentralization Reform in the United Kingdom" is a perfect example of a politics case study....

The paper "Evaluation of the Level of Standardization of Sony's Marketing Mix" is an outstanding example of a marketing case study.... This paper will analyze Sony Corporation and the extent to which its marketing mix is standardized.... ... ... ... The paper "Evaluation of the Level of Standardization of Sony's Marketing Mix" is an outstanding example of a marketing case study....

In an organization, employees accomplish their allocated tasks under the supervision of a leader.... The paper "Incorporating Quality Through Business Excellence Models" discusses how excellence can be managed optimally in an organization with the leader playing the optimal role.... ... ... ... The root of TQM originated in the 1920s, from Quality Control ideas in manufacturing, which were developed in various industries of Japan particularly the automobile industries in the late 1940 and 1950s....

The paper 'Segments of Corporate and Industrial Business' presents fact that those companies which are ready to upgrade their human resources regimes are indeed the ones that have found success in different segments of corporate and industrial business.... ... ... ... With minor changes here and there, these companies have taken giant strides in their respective human resources fields....

The paper under the title 'People in New York City and Suburbs' presents the difference in culture between the people who live in New York City and the surrounding suburbs.... The people that live and work in New York City seem to live in their own world.... ... ... ... New York City is the Mecca of food, fashion, real estate, and the arts....

The paper 'The Similarities of the Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis' focuses on the centrality of Genesis as it presents to us the 'patriarchs, the forefathers of the nation.... Genesis is not solely the story of the patriarchs but it is also one of those texts that speak of primeval history.... ... ...

This paper "Treaty Competences for Harmonisation" discusses Harmonisation that has become one of the most notable legislative and administrative activities of the EU Commission especially, and the legislative bodies' institutions of the European Community (EC).... ... ... ... Minimum harmonization enables member states to maintain more stringent regulatory standards than those prescribed by Community standards, provided that these are compatible with the treaty....

The case study under the title "Contribution of the Human Resource Management Function" demonstrates that the importance of effective human resource management (HRM) has been recognized by virtually any company which follows western standards of business.... ... ... ... The onset of HRM perspective substantially transformed the management of employee reward practices....

This paper discusses the concept of competitive advantage with respect to the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world which has over 9500 offices in 86 countries and networks spread across continents.... .... ... ... Presently, in the wake of the global economic downturn, the bank aims to leverage its local presence and international network to increase its earnings from developed mature growth economies, increasing its local trade links between developed and developing economies, and transferring skills and practices....

This paper "Marketing Mix Plan: Mitsubishi Outlander" presents the niche market targeted as part of this market mix in order to increase both the sales as well as the visibility of the Mitsubishi Outlander, an exciting and competitively priced SUV on the market for just over eight years.... ... ... ...

The paper "Restructuring and Market Performance in the Heinz Company" discusses that the Heinz Company has changed all the time by using different new ideas.... The Heinz Company always concentrated on its market share, production, quality, expansion and financial status.... .... ... ... The Heinz Company developed throughout the years and in its development, we can see key phases of strategic development....

This paper "Stomatopoda: Physical Characteristics" presents the order Stomatopoda that belongs to Crustacea phylum in the class Malacostraca and the subclass Hoplocarida.... Stomatopods (mantis shrimps) are basically predatory crustaceans that live in shallow seas.... ... ... ... Some species of Mantis shrimps enjoy the status as a much-appreciated pet in saltwater aquariums....

How to use gold in wind turbines Name Institution Introduction The rate at which environment is being degraded by human activities is ever increasing such that in case no action is taken in time, the planet earth will not be able to sustain life in future.... ... ... ... It is for this reason that environment in which humans live should be conserved and protected against these destructive human activities (Mathew & Philip 2011)....

This paper under the headline "The History of Commercial Banking in Burma" focuses on the fact that during colonial-era Burma, commercial banking, as commonly conceived today, only arrived in Burma, during the time of the wars that led to the rise of British rule.... .... ... ... Burma had trading houses, for example, the Wallace Brothers – whose function was taken and dominated by banks later....

The paper "Examining Contemporary Poverty in Canada" highlights that while the consistent decline of poverty in Canada over the last several years is encouraging, Canadians should not slacken their effort to help since millions of people, who have been debilitated in different ways, rely on others for relief....

The goal of the following study is to investigate the factors that contribute to determining the most effective form of business financing in certain businesses.... To understand more about the sources of finances and its implications, this study would focus on the case of Tesco.... ... ... ... Financing business processes are the most important function of the managers....

From the paper "Taking an E-Business Initiative in EasyTravel Ltd " it is clear that EasyTravel can develop an internal portal that would contain easy access to the customer profile.... All the employees can have a customer profile to entertain their request transactions and requests.... ... ... ...

"European Union Policy: Turkey" paper focuses on the candidate of Turkey which is a test case for the EU.... The complications and the procedural wrangles are so much, it can be safely said, that if Turkey is admitted to the EU membership, any other country can be admitted.... ... ... ... It is Turkey's third-largest destination and sixth-largest area of imports....

This report "The Benefits of Investment in the Medco Republic" concludes the project of Mineral PLC in the African state of Medco Republic will be profitable for the company.... The paper evaluates the viability of a long-term investment in the Medco as it plans to operate copper mining production despite the country's volatile political atmosphere....

This study discusses advising the English National Operetta Company, regarding its remedies against Costumes URs, it is to be examined whether the latter can evade its contractual obligations by invoking the doctrine of frustration.... The study considers the contract of ownership in the goods.... ...

This paper "Memogate: Fact, Fiction And Political Lies" discuss the tragic events of September 11, 2001, that drove the United States to police the entire world.... The US intervention in Afghanistan to dismantle the structure of those responsible for the 9/11 attacks has been mired in trouble.... ...

The paper "Business Environment of Yule Catto Company" discusses that Yule Catto & Co plc has been a major player in the chemical industry of the UK.... Its main focus remains to fulfill the needs of its customers by delivering them quality products and to expand them worldwide.... ... ... ... The nature of the market examines the degree of competitiveness of a company....

The paper contains a marketing plan project of the company that deals with the supply of optimum whey protein to customers in the market for bodybuilding products.... The company supplies the product to the global market as opposed to the domestic market only.... ... ... ... Support from top management: the success of the product requires consistent support from the top management especially in the initial phases of launching the product in the market....

The present case study "External and Internal Environment of Apple Inc" deals with the Apple company that was founded in the United States in 1976.... As the author puts it, the company has grown rapidly since inception and at present, its products and services are sold in many countries.... .... ...

The paper "Use of a Game in SLCN - Board Games" states that it is essential to build a climate of acceptance and social inclusion, as the children with SCLN are in need of support and an inclusive environment, where their deficiencies are accepted without any differences.... ... ... ... Various studies have to be carried out to analyze the needs of the children, so that appropriate and customized strategies can be formulated for developing their speech and communication skills....

This case study "Success and Failures of Bank of England in Tackling Recent Economic Recession" analyses the recent recession in the UK, its impacts on various economic sectors in the UK and the initiatives taken by Bank of England and the Government to tackle the current recession.... ... ... ... Even though most of the countries in the world were affected by the recent recession, the UK seems to be the worst affected country....

The paper "LIFO Method in Accounting for Inventories" describes that firms often adopt LIFO method in accounting for inventories when there is high inflation and the firms want to save on tax.... If a firm switches from FIFO to LIFO, the net profit is reduced but an increase in the cash flow.... ...

This paper "Thinkers on Globalization: Hyperglobalist and Skeptical Views" discusses the meanings of the global economy and globalization in addition to discussing and comparing different approaches to globalization, mainly skeptical and hyperglobalist.... ... ... ... Globalization was considered as the wave of the future when it first appeared to unite countries into one global economy for the mutual benefits, which presumed global integration and interdependence in the technological, economic, social spheres....

"Organization Development: Mc Donald's" paper argues that the expansion process of a business must be informed by effective and viable research findings.... The developments of the other franchises used to challenge other employees to try to perform better.... ... ... ... It is very likely that people become complacent and relaxed....

The paper 'The Impact of the Soviet and American Policies on the Middle East' presents the Middle East which has been a region of great significance to global powers, many of which have evidently expressed significant interest in the region over the years.... ... ... ... Countries of the Middle East have common properties and unifying characteristics including low levels of democratization versus high levels of authoritarianism, in addition to low economic liberalization, and are predominantly Arab/Islamic states; these factors make them easily distinguishable as a unit....

In the paper 'IKEA Challenges and HR Solutions' the author analyzes a Swedish multinational company dealing in furniture and home decorations.... Owing to the uniquely complex retailing business, IKEA faces different cultural challenges operating in foreign markets.... ... ... ... The author states that brand-internalisation is the primary issue facing IKEA as it expands to other international markets where different cultures exist....

The paper "The External Environment of Bubble Tea" reveals the salient general and task environment factors concerning the organization.... All of these factors were selected on the basis of their influence over Bubble Tea's business operations and customer preferences.... ... ... ... Healthcare institution is primarily responsible to ensure that food and beverage businesses are delivering healthy and nutritious material to their customers....

The author of the following paper "Information Mining and Google" will begin with the statement that information mining refers to the process of finding patterns or correlations amongst dozens of data fields located in relational databases.... ... ... ... Information mining is the procedure through which analysts evaluate data from varying perspectives in an endeavor to summarise it into reliable sets of information....

The author of the paper "International Marketing of Malaysia" will begin with the statement that Malaysia as a country consists of thirteen states with one federal in each state.... The total landmass for the country is 329,847 square kilometers.... .... ... ... To the south, Malaysia is separated by the South China Sea with two regions namely; the peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo....

The underlying purpose of this discussion "Global Strategy and Competitiveness: Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd" is to provide the reader with a more informed understanding of the importance of appropriate strategies for GASCO for a competitive business world.... ... ... ... The four desert processing plants owned by GASCO deal with the processing and delivery of a wide range of gas and gas-related products into the United Arab Emirates' network of gas distribution, as well as the plant at Ruwais....

This paper "Liberalism Has Proved the Most Successful Ideology" will critically evaluate problems in classical liberalism and neo-liberalism and will examine the background and reasons for the success of liberalism as a political ideology and system.... ... ... ... A number of scholars hold the view that liberalism as a political ideology has left a significant impact on our society and has successfully maintained its political hegemony....

In the paper 'Derived Demand as It Applies to Stonewall Industries' the author defines and explains the significance of the term 'derived demand' as it applies to Strategic Human Resources Planning.... Stonewall Industries Limited is a construction material company that focuses more on wallboards....

The study "The US Financial and Monetary Policies" focuses on the critical, and multifaceted analysis of the US financial and monetary policies since 1979 to determine if these policies have strengthened America's position in the global economy.... ... ... ... Besides regulating the activities of the specific industries in the economy, the American government also controls the overall speed of economic activity, with the general aim of maintaining price stability and high levels of employment (Portes, 2009)....

The paper "Integrated Communication Planning at Woolworths" states that the core goal of most organizations relates to the earning of profits.... A business proves that it is offering the goods and services that are desired by its consumers and at the same time offering them at reasonable prices....

Even though business organizations put measures in place to curb different levels of crisis that may befall their organizations, they still tend not to have complete control over their business environment.... ... ... ... The paper 'Business Continuity and Crisis Management - BP Oil" is a great example of a management case study....

The study "Apple Incorporated Critical Analysis" focuses on the critical analysis of the major market peculiarities of Apple Incorporated, the current name of the former Apple Computer Incorporated which was founded by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs.... ... ... ... The change of the company name was an implication that the products of Apple will not only be limited to an innovative technology of computers but also to the expanding new ideas in creating different electronic devices such as phones, music players, and others....

Organizations across the world have come to appreciate the need for having a highly motivated workforce as an important approach towards developing an effective organization.... Following this realization, business organizations have been trying to devise effective ways in which.... ... ... The paper 'International Human Resource and Organizational Behavior - Oxfam" is a great example of a human resources case study....

The paper "Ratio Analysis Accounting for Decision Making" is an outstanding example of a case study on finance and accounting.... The aim of the financial analysis is to determine the profitability, efficiency, and financial stability in the short term and long term of Virgin Australia and Qantas airways....

The paper "Accounting Management - LifeSung Corporation" is a perfect example of a finance and accounting case study.... This report analyses the discussion from a departmental managers meeting that I attended of the LifeSung Corporation.... The meeting involved four main personalities, James Cook who is the Sales Director, Gemma Watts, the Finance Manager, Thomas Chen from the Plasma Department and Alex Hu....

The paper 'Ethical Leadership and Ethical Dilemmas' is an inspiring example of a management case study.... Should e-cigarettes be controlled like medicine?... e-Cigs could be big business for manufacturers.... Users get the nicotine 'hit' without tobacco smoke, and it is claimed that dangerous passive smoke inhalation is avoided....

The case study "Why Should We Promote Organic Farming and Foods" states that Organic foods are those which do not contain chemical additives.... According to Lotter, 'the ingredients of organic foods are mainly derived from plants such as fruit trees, vegetables as well as animals'.... ... ... ... The role played by organic farming in supporting the existence of human beings and animals can not be ignored....

The paper "The Physical Security Survey: Wells Fargo & Company" describes that Wells Fargo & Company has an effective building security program and control in place.... This could possibly be due to the sensitivity of this building as a result of being a banking facility.... ... ... ... This security report survey has been on the foundation to identify any form of efficacy in the building's security system and the assessment to enable effective with the security standards to enable optimal security conditions and compliance within the building premises and the building's surrounding....

Outputs are what the organization produces, how it performs, and how effective it is (Nadler & Tushman, 1980).... The performance and effectiveness of the outputs would require understanding the outputs at the three levels of the organization - individual, group, and system levels.... ... ... ... The individual level is the basic level that involves the behavior of an employee....

The issue of the paper is commercial environments, and this is examined by a case study which explores this topic.... The topic is the furniture business, and the author focuses on IKEA.... In order to know how to successfully design such business, one needs to familiarize him or herself with it....

The researcher of this paper states that Portier will win the lawsuit on the grounds that Glover violated the non-compete clause stipulated in the business sale contract when he opened a paint shop in a 400-mile radius from his former avionics shop at.... .... ... ... The non-compete clause had required Glover as the seller of the business to desist from Hutchins Town International Airport into an aircraft painting business within a 500-mile radius of his former place of business (Powell Municipal Airport) in the next 10 years....