Essays on Visual Arts and Film Studies

The studies have been conducted to understand the determinants of MRP behavior and demand and supply factors grouped into three classes, namely valuable value, constant value and uncertain value of the factor (Barrett, 2010).... This study "Implementation of Materials Requirements Planning" would examine the aspects of materials requirements planning (MRP)....

Some franchisors often handle all expansion, including feasibility studies, market analysis, site selection, and construction themselves.... The reporter states that Porcini's company started in 1969 as a family-owned restaurant in Boston's North End.... The company has grown steadily in two decades opening new Porcini's restaurants in Hyannis, Providence, Massachusetts, and Newport....

coli infections and ampicillin-resistant infections in variant studies.... The paper "Escherichia Coli Risk Communication" describes that most healthy adults remain not significantly influenced by exposure to E.... coli.... Conversely, several risk factors may increase somebody's chance of getting sick or undergoing complications from the ingestion of the bacteria....

The company also supports employee development through external training or further studies as indicated above.... frican studies center. ... anagement and labor studies, 37(3), pp.... The paper 'Recruitment Strategy at Westpac" is a good example of a human resources case study....

This work called "Where's the Pig?... describes how the difference between the promotional activity in Singapore and Hong Kong created a problem for McDonald's and how the firm eventually resolved the problem by taking appropriate measures.... .... ... ... The context of the promotional tool used has been discussed based on the main theory of cross-cultural marketing....

The author of this case study "Foreign Market Expansion Plan of Starbucks" describes key aspects of Starbucks company.... This paper outlines the company profile, the strengths, and weaknesses of the company, target location, implementation plan, mitigation strategies.... ... ... ... This place is already right around the corner if are a US resident and soon it will be just around the corner of the international crowd at greater scales, this place is called Starbucks....

The marketing mix is the area where a firm actually uses the results from the primary and secondary studies to create a strategy that would help the organization to gain strategic advantage in the chosen market.... The paper "Analysis of the Promotion of Krijen Games' New Product, Andromeda 99-XD in the Indian Market" highlights that Krijen Games would adopt an optimum pricing strategy such that it would not affect the budgets of the customers....

"The Advantages and Challenges of Working within a Multi-Disciplinary Early Years Team" paper provides a critical reflection on the advantages and challenges of multi-disciplinary working within the Early Years sector and how this may be used to support children with specific needs.... ... ... ... The multi-disciplinary team involved in the case study ensured that the child's needs were adequately met, however, it is important to understand that the case study may not represent multi-disciplinary working in all incidences as the support offered to children and families will differ across settings....

In addition, the replacement workers cannot work full time because the vacationing workers will return after the holidays to claim their positions.... Replacement workers have.... ... ... Since he only paid the replacement workers a maximum of $6 per worker, it was hard convincing them to stay and work for him and turnover was high during the summer....

Journal of International Business studies 33.... The paper "Manufacturing in China, Parrot Flower System " is a perfect example of a business case study.... When marketing overseas the mode of entry chosen by any producer is critical for the success of a commercialization venture in the new market....

The paper examines the case of Airfix Footwear LTD v.... Cope [1978] ICR 1210 to determine why the request was denied; 'whether Mrs.... Cope was engaged under a 'contract of employment' and entitled to claim unfair dismissal under the Trade Union and Labor relations Act 1974.... ... ... ... This research is being carried out to evaluate and present a case of the relationship between reinstatement orders and misconduct by an unfairly dismissed employee- note that the ERA requires the tribunal to take account 'where the complainant caused or contributed to some extent to the dismissal, whether it would be just to order his reinstatement and (if so) on what terms'....

This research paper, Unilever – Marketing Strategy for CIF in China, declares that headquartered in the UK, Unilever is keen to launch its CIF in China.... Unilever is an established brand in China but to launch CIF it wants to first evaluate the market and the marketing conditions.... .... ...

The author of the paper "Testing of the System User Interface" will begin with the statement that testing is an important method and need of every system development and implementation.... Without testing, we can not achieve an effectively working system.... ... ... ... There are a lot of areas of the system testing that are incorporated to assess the system's best performance and error-free working and operations....

This case study "Obesity and Marital Quality" discusses obesity as a state of excess storage of body fat.... It is prevalent all over the world, particularly in developed nations.... Approximately 7% of the estimated current world population is obese (Uwaifo, 2006).... ... ... ... In the United States, it is estimated that 35% of women and 31% of men older than 19 years are either obese or overweight (Uwaifo, 2006)....

The studies are supported by the fact that globalization is opening boarders and people from different cultural background are cross boundaries to work and interact.... This exercise is often carried by external consultants who get information from the studies such surveys and determines areas where nontraditional workers differ from a dominant....

Secret Garden Party is an arts and Music festival that runs yearly on every last week of July.... The case study "Fundamentals of Managerial Economics" illuminates two key strategic issues surrounding the Secret Garden Party Organization.... Secret Garden Party is an art and music festival that runs yearly every last week of July....

Fitzgerald, R 1994, The Competitive Advantages of Far Eastern Business, Issue 1 of studies in Far Eastern business, Volume 1 of Cass Series on Soviet Military Theory and Practice, Routledge. ... This case study "Analysis of Factors Affecting Changi Airport Capacity, Singapore" reviewing the constraints within which the airport works and at the end offers recommendations on a probable development scheme so as to augment the capacity in reference to flight and travellers accommodation....

The organization on which I would like to focus my attention is a company called "Taxback.... om".... I am familiar with its organizational structure and changes since I was first a customer and then part-time employee.... Thus, I feel confident that I can properly analyze and refer to the organizational processes and changes in the last few years....

The demand for data will remain high due to high internet usage, high access to different telecommunication devices, high literacy levels and.... ... ... The paper 'Strategic Review of Everything Everywhere Telecom" is a great example of a management case study.... EE is the largest telecommunication company that offers integrated data, voice and messaging services and devices across the UK....

om/news-centre/case-studies/tsm-case-studies/singapore-airlines [Accessed March 27, 2014]. ... In the traditional period, human resource development (HRD) referred to the growth and development of the human resources with the intention of increasing both the productivity of the labour as well as that of the national wealth....

The written philosophies based on studies have always become a codified policy and be part of the mission or vision statement.... studies show that the business-customer relationship is the most critical since customers can make or break the business....  AFRREV LALIGENS: An International Journal of Language, Literature and Gender studies 3....

Although the research is in its initial stages in terms of development and testing, the study will be an important contribution towards studies undertaken so far as it will evaluate the effectiveness of communication at companies like Tesco.... The main purpose of this study is to analyze the communication process at Tesco Company....

Case studies 1.... Matt Holmes & Cool Company  Evidently, the specified issue in the given case of Matt Holmes is new to the company.... Therefore, a detailed study is essential to unfold the unseen aspects of the issue.... To begin with, assent impairment occurs when an asset's acquisition cost or net carrying value exceeds the future discounted cash flow....

The following paper under the title 'Financial Identity Theft' is a great example of a business case study.... One way of preventing financial identity theft is by protecting passwords, usernames, and personal Identification numbers, mortgage cards, credit statements and bills, old cards, or ATM receipts....

Since the pronouncement of expenditure cutbacks in 2010, the economy upturn has weakened, unemployment has risen and the entire world currently encounters a double dip recession.... A double dip recession might initiate decreased tax proceeds and increased spending on revenue,.... ... ... The paper "The UK's over-Reliance on Deregulation and Current Economic Crisis" is a perfect example of a macro & microeconomics case study....

This paper "Reward System and Productivity of Employees in Health Care Organizations" discusses the expected behaviors for health care organizations based on the theories of Hunt, Herschel, and Maslow and how the managers could introduce an effective reward system.... ... ... ... The emergence of multinational companies and the competitive business environment has prompted the organizations to let their reward strategies move from fringe to the mainstream....

COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT OF BASIC SERVICES: Case studies in Community Participation and Water Resource Management INTRODUCTION Preventable causes such as polluted water claim the lives of nearly five thousand young children every day, around the world due to diarrhoeal diseases.... Several community water management case studies are reviewed and discussed....

The study "Sustainability in Global Supply Chain: Unilever" critically analyzes the issues concerning sustainability in the future global supply chain in the case of Unilever.... A supply chain is the sequence of processes involved in the production and distribution of products or services.... ... ...

The current report presents an evaluation of human resource management practices adopted at a multinational corporation that wishes to expand its business to unexplored territories.... For this reason, UK-based supermarket giant, Tesco, has been chosen.... Tesco has been studied in.... ... ... The paper "Tesco's Human Resource Strategy and Its Implementation in a Joint Venture in India" is a perfect example of a case study on human resources....

The paper "Variety of Business Contracts" describes that under the Sale of Goods Act 1979, the seller may include a warrantee clause on the goods sold.... For this warranty clause to be valid, such clause must be reasonable and the seller must disclose fully the true conditions of the goods sold....

This paper "Is Rodney Guilty of Negligence" discusses whether or not Rodney is guilty of negligence, as well as whether the business, Trotter Independent Traders Ltd.... also has liability for the negligence.... Then, it must be determined if Jeff's losses are compensable.... ... ... ... The other relevant provision is that Cassandra's conduct possibly caused her to lose her job....

A detailed study of the reasons that have pushed an automotive giant as General Motors to the brink of bankruptcy.... ... ... ... General Motors has been in business for one hundred and one years and has been an undisputed giant in international automobile industry with its products setting new benchmarks in fashions and trends in automobile industry....

This paper "The Importance of Business Ethics and Accounting Ethics Education" focuses on the fact that as the business environment becomes more complex and competitive, business owners are taking significant measures to ensure that they not only survive but also thrive in their respective niches....

The paper "Criminal Law: Problem Analysis" discusses that generally, in Attorney General's Reference, the doctrine of transferred malice was affirmed and applied in a novel way by the Court of appeal.... However, in Pembliton30 this principle was unsuccessful.... ... ... ... This problem question raises some issues from homicide and inchoate offenses....

The paper 'Relevance of Business Ethics' is provoking variant of the case study on ethics.... In every business environment there always exists dos and don'ts regarding how businesses are run on a daily basis.... .... ... ... The paper 'Relevance of Business Ethics' is provoking variant of the case study on ethics....

The paper "Legal Views on Torts and Damages" states that there is no clear-cut line to be drawn as to whether Iqbal was an employee or an independent contractor of Best Built when the damage was caused to the neighboring shop.... Still, Best Built was liable either way.... ... ... ... It is universally basic and fundamental in the legal context that whoever causes damage to another is under obligation to compensate for the resultant injuries if the actor did so either by an act, omission, or misdeed each of which embodies fault, imprudence, or negligence....

"Analysis of the Investment Company Battman Ltd Case" paper considers whether Brown is liable for breach of duty of care, under the provisions of the Corporations Act 2001; on account of the losses caused to the company, by the directors to whom he had delegated his powers.... .... ... ... The recession resulted in the deterioration of Battman's business....

Introduction: To speak of 'intensified competition in the age of globalization' is to restate a clich'.... Today organizations not only have to fend against local competition but modern technology foreshortens distances to render competition global.... This places a plethora of choices at the disposal of the customer and heightens his/her expectations....

The paper "Taobao versus EBay in China" discusses that the success of Taobao and the failure of EBay teaches multinational corporations important lessons.... Rather than trying to change consumers' tastes and preferences, it is more effective to adapt to them.... ... ... ... EBay dedicated a lot of resources to the wrong marketing strategy because it did not take the time to study its market....

Recent studies by L.... he period of Ultrasound screening during pregnancy suggested by Randomized Clinical Tests (RCT) and population based studies reveal that screening for fetal abnormalities is highly effective when performed at 18-20 weeks of pregnancy.... ocial/emotional milestones are classified in many studies that excepting the social smiling by the infant at first 6 weeks in sensorimotor phase, all other movements begin in the month of 9 starting from object permanence, stranger anxiety and affective sharing....

The paper "Law Reforms by Port Arthur Massacre and Lionel Keith Murphy" is an outstanding example of a law case study.... Law is rules of conduct that are approved and enforced over a certain country or region by the government.... Laws are expected to be obeyed by every person in the region that it has been enforced....

Some of it was tested on pregnant rabbits in reproductive studies then administered in massive doses to carry out the tests.... "Proctor & Gamble Unethical Practices" paper states that P&G relies heavily on employees to make good judgment in whatever it is that the employee is dealing with....

The paper entitled 'The Law of Contract' presents a man who has been led to expect shall come to pass and that what has been promised to him shall be performed.... In simple words, the Law of Contract determines the rights and obligations to be made and executed.... ... ... ... When one person signifies to another his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything with a view to obtaining the assent of that other to such act or abstinence, he is said to make a proposal....

This case study "Computers Project Management and Professional Communication" looks at the case of copyright infringement.... The paper reports on the key stakeholders associated with this case.... The paper also looks at the points of view of the stakeholders and how they differ from each other....

The paper "The Importance of Social Media For the Company" describes that social media is a platform that has drawn a lot of attention both to individuals and companies interacting on the networking media.... The Street Fashion Brand is on a mission to research the effectiveness of social media campaigns....

I did not choose other methods like performing scientific studies by myself because it would be difficult to get sanctions for proper laboratories and the apparatus required in performing such results.... visual discrimination learning requires sleep after training....

studies in Second Language Acquisition, 27, 305-352.... visual complexity as measured by mean stroke count was matched between the two groups of characters.... The paper "The Functional Role of Semantic Radicals in Chinese Characters" describes that implicit approach is not enough when adult second language learners of Chinese attempt to pick up the functional role of semantic radicals while learning the meaning of Chinese characters....

In 1903 the Davidson brothers - Walter and Arthur, handcraft their first three motorcycles in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the city of their current corporate headquarters.... A.... Davidson later joined the enterprise.... Today they build the world's best motorcycles.... Harley Davidson, Inc.... ... ... ...

The paper "Recording Keeping Techniques" tells that scanning medical records is the best method.... Scanning enables the storage of large amounts of archived data.... The primary storage needs to be readily available since it is updated more often.... This requires fixed primary storage of archived files....

However, as per studies by Ofir and Simonson (2001) pre-announced satisfaction surveys often lower the level of satisfaction and can also prove detrimental to the morale of employees (Gray and Bergman 2003).... This novel concept has attracted the attention of many researchers9 and studies have indicated that there must be a focus on increasing service quality beyond the 'sufficient' level, rather than developing the customer's mindset of 'delight'. ...