Essays on Social science Case Study

A global city-state, a polis and a mini-cosmos – there are not enough metaphors to describe its national peculiarities in cultural, political and social senses.... A global state, a polis and a mini-cosmos - there are not enough metaphors to describe its national peculiarities in cultural, political and social senses.... The catastrophe unfolds a romantic story between Rafael and Vivian, "that was seeded in the flamboyant 1970s at the University of Hong Kong, yet disrupted by the fervent political movement and social unrest....

Goods and Services Tax similar to the Value added Tax (VAT) prevalent in European jurisdictions is an indirect broad based consumption tax.... "It applies not just to goods and services as commonly understood but also to real estate and the creation of rights.... ... ... ... GST is payable by an entity (defined to include individuals, companies, partnerships and trusts) if the entity makes a "taxable supply""1 ...

The paper "Decision Making Process at Exxon Mobile Security" aims to present an important decision recently made at Exxon Mobile Security.... The steps involved in the decision-making process would be assessed in terms of its applicability in the scenario at hand.... ... ... ... All individuals are faced with situations that require making a decision....

This paper "TeleManagement Forum Framework" presents an overview of the TM Forum Frameworx and all of its components.... It highlights the effectiveness of standardization and solving issues tied with standardization in processes, integration, communication, functions, and executions existed.... ...

The paper "Logistics of Product Recovery" discusses that the costs of takeback are universal as decided by the manufacturer consortia.... However, such impacts of feedback loss can be minimized by the use of OEM takeback at the reuse and recycle stage of disassembled products.... ... ... ... The United States of America, the European Union and provinces in Canada have been rapidly adopting the cause of EPR or Extended Producer Responsibility and more focus being given to e-waste....

The paper 'How Project Process Is Reliant on Effective Risk Management' is an intriguing example of human resources case study.... Risk management is imperative for any project.... Most importantly, from the analysis of the case project, it is effective that diverse risk management approaches are implemented for successful outcomes....

The paper "Cross Culture Management" explains that Power distance is the extent to which other members of the organization accept that the power is distributed equally.... According to Hofstede, there is a difference of human inequalities that underlie the functioning of a society.... ... ... ... Germany and the UK have a low PDI score of 35 because the two societies believe that inequalities should be minimized....

The paper "Offer, Invitation to Treat, Acceptance, Counter-offer and the Postal Rule" highlights that the argument made in Holwell Securities would not be of use as inconvenience and absurdity would be way lower than it would have been having the caravan been sold.... ... ... ... On 1 May Angela posts a letter to Boris offering to sell her caravan to him for £2000....

The paper "Consultancy Advice for Supply Network Design and Process and Service Design of Bang and Olufsen" looks at the supply network design and innovation process design of Bang & Olufsen.... It recommends direct delivery of customized orders to clients through a fast airlifting courier service....

The study "Remedies in the Law of Contract" critically analyzes the remedies through claiming damages, penalty, mitigation, advance payments, repudiation, and suit for particular performance among others.... A contract is an agreement between two or more parties and the court has the mandate to enforce it....

This case study "Emirates Airlines" focuses on a national airline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.... Emirates Airlines is the largest airline in the Middle East in terms of revenue, fleet size and passengers carried.... .... ... ... The airline is owned by the government of Dubai directly under the investment corporation of Dubai, cargo activities are undertaken by Emirates sky cargo division....

The case study "Outsourcing and Accounting Outsourcing to India" states that outsourcing is a concept used when companies contract essential business processes and services to third party vendors, domestically or internationally.... The global economies are expanding gradually.... ... ... ... Many companies are searching for methods to reduce their services and product development cost and they are increasingly turning to outsource in order to take advantage of the lower wages in the global market....

The author of the present study "Physical Security Designing in the Bank of Kentucky" outlines that the Bank of Kentucky is a fast growing commercial bank in the region.... The bank has always worked to meet its targets with the recent target of 100000 customer deposits attained.... ... ... ... The Bank of Kentucky is proud of its exceptional services to its customers....

This work called "National Security Agency" focuses on a cryptanalysis agency NSA used by the US government for protection towards the state's security information.... The author shows the mission of this agency, the description of the surveillance program in detail, further recommendations.... ... ...

The paper "Usage of a Law of Patents" discusses that patents, should be granted and there is no stopping an agreement between the U.... .... .... Beer and Aweesa.... However, due to the environmental and health issues, no letter of intent should be entered into with respect to the beer itself.... ...

The target market will be composed of people aged between 10 and 40, from all genders and social backgrounds.... From the paper "Business Plan for Soccer Nation Company" it is clear that in the US, the sports merchandising industry is one of the most successful in the world.... Competition in the soccer merchandising subsector is not as intense as in other subsectors such as football, hockey and athletics....

n Abu Dhabi, Company has higher social responsibility for fuel, whereas in other Emirates we are competing with others therefore, it is critical and essential to increase non-fuel profit faster. ... The company that is the subject of this paper "Analysis of Profile of the Organization the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company" is the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (abbreviated as ADNOC is an oil company in the UAE that is considered to be the fourth-largest oil company in the Arabic League....

The earlier form of PESTEL was Economic, Technical, Political and social (ETPS) leaving out environmental and legal factors.... Contribution by size, the pharmaceutical industry is dominated by Europe, Japan, and United States.... Led by these markets, the total global.... ... ... The paper 'Strategic Management in Pharmaceutical Industry' is an actual example of the management case study....

No other beverage company compares to the corporation's social popularity status.... "Coca Cola Marketing Strategy" paper analizes the strengths and weaknesses of Coca Cola Company and concludes that the company has superior marketing, sales, promotional, and supply strategies that give it a chance to dominate the market of soft drinks for a long time to come....

This paper focuses upon a Southwest Airlines passenger plane fatal landing in Chicago.... It resulted from numerous factors including environmental factors, human error, and software hitches.... In terms of software hitches, the flight's pilot and runway officials relied on runway regulations, supervisors' commands and decisions from the safety board....

This paper 'Slater & Gordon Limited' aims to examine the accounting practices, policies and issues of a company such as Slater & Gordon Limited.... By looking at the company's annual report and financial statements for the year 2008, issues regarding the company's accounting practices.... ... ... ...

The paper 'The Process of Risk Management' focuses on risk as to the likelihood of a loss.... Risk is an amalgamation of both expected problems, threats, and possible prospects within any project.... It is one of nine knowledge areas of the Project Management Body of Knowledge.... ... ... The process of project risk management involves the identification, analysis, and planning of prospective risks that would have an impact on the project....

The paper "Acquisition of La Petite Boulangerie " states that generally, there is a strong need to create a new organizational vision and culture that easily accept organizational change and promote the importance of open communication and work diversity.... ... ... ... Established back in 1988, Mrs....

He takes a sarcastic dig at the state of English grammar in today's fast paced internet dominated world.... He says that a disease has afflicted everybody on the web and it has gone unnoticed.... ... ... He declares that the disease is the fact that 99.... of grammar most people type is obsolete. ...

In the following essay 'Effectiveness of Systems Thinking' the author analyzes what went wrong at Presto Cleaners.... The management at Presto cleaners decided to install a new computer-guided system that would streamline the efficiency of company operations.... ... ... ... The author states that the new system was expected to reduce client waiting time and facilitate the process of picking and dropping laundry items....

The paper "Malware Attack Incident Response" discusses that swift action to deter it is very crucial.... The prepared policy is more important because it gives clear guidance to the response team on what they should do.... Hence, they will take minimal time in combating the incidence.... ... ... ...

From the paper "Use of Natural and Mechanical Smoke Ventilation Systems in Common Corridors of Apartment Blocks", building ventilation is an important consideration in fire safety design.... The increase in heat and smoke due to fire will limit the operation of fire fighting and rescue services in a building....

The paper 'Human Resource Practices at Wal-Mart" is a good example of a human resources case study.... Walmart Inc.... which was formerly known as Wal-Mart is a public corporation that is based in the US.... It consists of a chain of departmental stores and warehouses with around 8500 stores in more than 15 countries across the world....

The paper "Reasons for Apple Ongoing Success and Growth" is a perfect example of a finance and accounting case study.... Apple Inc.... is a company that majors in the design and marketing of consumer electronics, personal computers and computer software.... Some of the best-known hardware products for the company are Macintosh, iPhone, iPod, and iPads....

Applied Portfolio Management Name of Author Author's Affiliation Author Note Author note with more information about affiliation, research grants, conflict of interest and how to contact Applied Portfolio Management 1.... Clearly and fully outline the reason for, or the purpose of, the trading system?...

The union members are moving from house to house knocking the doors as well as making calls to people to go out and vote in support of the president of the United States barrack Obama to be reelected for a second term.... .... ... ... Steve Greenhouse gave a story of how sandy Jacobs and Elaine Johnson canvass the states to mobilize the citizen of American to vote....

The paper 'The Institution of Slavery in America' presents slavery in America which was much different from the concepts of slavery as it had been known in the past.... Unlike slavery in ancient Greece or several locations in Europe and Asia, slavery in America developed quickly to be a lifetime curse....

The paper 'Enterprise Resource Planning System's Role in Improving the Quality and Growth of Business Enterprises' is a good example of an information technology case study.... (Sumner, 2005) Defines Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as the software used for business process management.... ... ...

The paper "The Memorandum of Advice - Chinese and Australian Companies" states that the memorandum of advice is pursuant to the request of the Chinese company Board of Resource Co to advise on their proposal to acquire the shares of the domestic company Australian Ore Ltd which is worth $ A 250.... illion....

This case study "Database Security for Electronics Ltd" discusses a database as the collection of the information which is organized in order to be accessed easily; it can be managed and, being updated.... Databases are stored in database servers that are the most significant servers in every company....

The aim of the present study is to argue the business regulations in Australia with regard to two particular organizations.... The financial statements of the Centrebet Company and the CI Company are examined from the perspective of corporate governance.... ... ... ... Recent corporate scandals have resulted in an enhanced thrust and focus on corporate governance....

social Media ... social media is conducted at a corporate level through information that is provided through the human resources department when changes need to be made.... social media outlets for this property include Facebook (https://www.... The company uses a wide range of interconnections which provide a strong support in terms of social media.... In addition, there is a section for social activities, but that is based for groups and does not really provide the individual traveler with enough information about the amenities at the resort....

They wanted to deal with reputed companies which are committed to the environment and exhibit strong belief in corporate social responsibility.... Samsung has engaged in many social activities at present.... Samsung is one company which promises less and delivers more as far as corporate social responsibility is concerned.... Samsung Hope for Children, Innovations for development of the community, Hope for Culture and Sports Sponsorship are some of the social activities which are used cleverly by the company to increase its competitive power in the global market....

Wooqer: Making business social.... Madura has had recoveries in various business perspectives.... For instance, in the recent past, the company has seen the branded apparel market having a rapid recovery.... This has a.... ... ... Currently, the company is not experiencing any economic downturn as opposed to times when it had economic crises....

The varieties of the housing units in the city serve the mixed population that comprises the low, middle, and high-income social classes.... The paper 'Business in Cleveland City' presents Cleveland City which is located in the northern part of Ohio on Lake Erie.... The city has an approximate population of 167,490 homes and 111,903 families....

This enables individuals to see the social responsibility part of the company thus creating a good reputation for the brand.... Nike is an American corporation which is a multinational and it is engaged in the designing, manufacturing and developing, marketing and even selling footwear worldwide....

This aspect will also be significant in giving the McDonalds Growth in the European Market al Affiliation McDonalds Growth in the European Market McDonalds needs to re-evaluate its social environment.... Initially, customers were less concerned about what they consumed.... However, over the years, the trend is changing....

pursues the activities of corporate social responsibility as strategic responsibilities of an organization in an attempt to maintain its goodwill and stay at the heart of any community. ... I would like to recommend that the company should focus on social media in a more efficient manner because the company already gains huge amount of profits globally through online sales.... The approaches and tools of organizations have changed a great deal with respect to interaction with consumers after the emergence of social media....

This case study "GuideStar International" investigates a civil society organization (CSO), a UK-registered charity, which strives to create reports on the activities and accomplishments of the world's CSOs, so as to ensure that this information is visible and available to potential supporters of these programs....

he scenario of internal security and social unrest hinder the arrival rates of tourists.... PEST analysis is referred to the investigation of political, social, economical and technological factors having an effect on the business entity (Akasie, 2010).... For example, the increasing number of consumers from different countries visiting China for different reasons can be termed as a significant social factor which impacts it economy....

Most of its advertisements and communications intended to meet the consumers are done through its websites and social media, and this approach is favored by integration of modern technologies and digitalization.... he management and employees of Aviall Company entirely establishes substantive understanding pertaining to corporate social responsibility, and this is to the observation that the firm does not exclusively focus of profit maximization, but rather considers other aspects that will attract, retain and sustain consumers to their products and services....

The paper 'Commercial Law to Resolve the Issues of Homebuilt Ltd' is a brilliant variant of the case study on the law.... A contract is a legally binding or enforceable agreement that is voluntarily entered by two or more parties.... The contract obliges each party to do or fail to do something for the other party....

This case study "The M and S Contract" discusses Sally and Mary who are married but same-sex marriages are not recognized in Utopia.... Their marriage is not recognized in Utopia.... Mary and Sally simply live together according to the law in Utopia.... ... ... ... On purchasing property at Happy Acres Senior Retirement Living Mary and Sally signed a contract with John....

The paper "Forced Ranking and Motivation" discusses that the equity theory explains more on the perception of the employees towards the rewards extended to them after a given period of work.... It also explains the comparisons made between the employees.... ... ... ... The main aim of any organization is to accomplish its strategic objectives within the stipulated time of work hours....

With the company focusing on corporate social responsibilities, ethical ways of business practices with greater environmental considerations, CSO is the key to NARINEX's future success.... The author of the paper under the title "Should the C-Suite Have a Green Seat?... will begin with the statement that the changing work environment places emphasis on the businesses to shift from conventional tactics to more contemporary ones....