Essays on Visual Arts and Film Studies

studies indicate that a revolver has the primary role of assisting to fund the working capital needs of a company.... The sensitivity of the LBO deal is also influenced by its time of completion-studies indicate that deals that are completed when interest rates are low tend to be unsuccessful.... iamond, D 1984, Financial intermediation and delegated monitoring, Review of Economic studies 51, 393-414. ... vashina, V & Anna K, 2009, The private equity advantage: Leveraged buyoutfirms and relationship banking, Review of Financial studies 24, 2462-2498. ...

The paper "Insurance from Perennial Insurance" suggests that perennial Insurance, which has the reputation of being one of the best companies within the insurance business, has long been recognized for its wide range of policy options and extremely competitive prices.... ... ... ... Although it is clear that the cost of monthly payments does slightly increase the premium, this additional cost is exceptionally reasonable and highly competitive with other companies....

(2002) ‘In defence of the democratic deficit: reassessing legitimacy in the European Union' Journal of Common Market studies.... This paper "The Democratic Deficit in America" discusses democratic deficit.... The phrase was coined 'to describe the lack of popular input into EU decision-making....

arious studies have already identified several benefits in using a multi-channel or hybrid distribution strategy in meeting the needs of the consumers.... The study"Multichannel Hybrid System" analyzes how multi-channel marketing or distribution strategy influences constalntly changing preferences of the consumers,making the companies become more competitive in the market....

Far more have transferred and proceeded to complete their studies after being paroled.... From the paper "College Degrees in Prison" it is clear that while society at first blush might react negatively and view the education as a reward for prisoners, the statistics do demonstrate that both the inmates and society benefit from the education....

studies among them being Robert Putnam's study on political culture indicate that civic culture is a crucial prerequisite for positive institutional performance that determines whether a voter would cast a vote or not.... This paper "New Zealand Voter Turnout " explains the possible causes of voter turnout drop in New Zealand and some of the approaches that can be employed to reverse the trend....

Leadership & Organizational studies, 5: 122-130, doi:10.... The paper "Clinician Moves into Senior Management" highlights that health officials who make a career transformation from their specialized area to management roles often face serious adjustment challenges.... Their new career destination may not match that of a practicing medical professional....

This paper "Interpretation of Financial Statements and Performance Management" focuses on the launch of a new product amidst threat to its long-standing market share of about 12%.... Developed by its own production director, the product has the potential to deliver long-term profits to the company....

For example, films would suit film lovers and couples, home banking would suit busy, career minded people and documentaries would suit retired people or nature loving people in most cases.... This paper "Current and Future Use of Internet Technologies at Sky Plc" focuses on the fact that Sky PLC is a British company that focuses on satellite broadcasting, telephone, and broadband services....

This song expresses the subject of love and all of its feelings in various forms of literature, for example, acting or book reading, theatre, music or film.... The paper "Purpose of Haddaway, Karmin, and David Guetta's Music" tells that music can affect an individual's mood, productivity, and subsequently even the way one feels....

In terms of standardization, a balance between the companies marketing and structural blueprint and the needs of the clients in different location is important, specifically in a company that continually studies and takes into consideration the needs and the demands of the consumers....

et al (2005) Assessing the impact of CCTV (The impact of CCTV: fourteen case studies) ... The following paper under the title 'The Greatest Innovations in Police Monitoring' gives detailed information about a society that can function smoothly only when it is governed by a set of rules called laws, and other defined patterns of behavior sanctioned by it....

Even though certain studies have suggests that the extent of independence in the exchange rate management of China amplified subsequent to the reform (Gin, 2009), this barely substantiates that a currency basket management is essentially in effect.... This paper accentuates on the trade disputes in relation to the exports made by Chinese manufacturers to foreign countries across the world, particularly the developed nations....

Heath cites studies showing the occurrence of the buyers at the entrance to the supermarket “state of altered consciousness”, which can be called “hypnotic trance” (Heath, 2001). ... The paper 'Consumerism as a Social-Psychological Phenomenon' focuses on a mass phenomenon, which covered all the continents....

Instead, they will get time to concentrate on their studies throughout their time in school.... The study "Achieving Community Awareness and Commitment" states Pulaski County Special School District stands a better chance of winning a coveted award - $500,000.... It is up to the parents, guardians, businessmen, and the community to support the school and ensure that this goal is achieved....

International Journal of Electronic Commerce studies Vol.... The paper 'Electronic Commerce in Saudi Arabia" is a perfect example of an information technology case study.... There has been a steady rise in the number of commercial organizations that are adopting e-commerce systems....

Nevertheless, the overall findings are strong and steady across ecological and individual- level studies, they have dose-response relationships and they are explicit to primary healthcare (British Columbia Ministry of Labor & Citizens' Services, 2008). ... The paper "Accessibility of Primary Health Care in Canada" is a great example of a case study on nursing....

Kingston, ON: School of Policy studies, Queens University ... The paper 'Greater Chance of Approval from the Government' presents contracting janitorial services, which will have long-term merits to the provincial ministry and to the employees at large, which can be analyzed about opportunity cost, reliability, and other externalities....

However, recent studies indicate a rise in the number of young people who have contracted these diseases (Ewles, 2005).... This paper "Chronic Disease Management Program in Primary Health Care in Saudi Arabia" candidly reviews the performance of chronic disease management programs with respect to their availability, affordability, and appropriateness to Saudi nationals....

?Journal of Modern Italian studies, 20(1), pp.... The paper "Internal and External Growth Strategy" discusses that due to the competition that Gucci faces in the design of trademark products like bags, cosmetics, footwear and belts, the introduction of this new product brand will rejuvenate the brand's image....

Deery, J (1995)Absenteeism and employee turnover: Dryburgh Footwear Company; in Organizational change strategies; case studies of human resources and industrial relation issues, ed.... The paper 'Organizational Development and Change of Dryburgh Footwear Company " is a good example of a management case study....

The paper "Financial Statements of Etihad Airways and Emirates Airways" states that profit maximisation occurs at a point where marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost (MR = MC).... In the short run, marginal revenue refers to the addition to total revenue from the sale of another unit of output....

"Primark Going UAE and Not Entering Russia, Japan and Italy" paper focuses on Primark, an Ireland based company that deals with a range of products with their main product being clothing.... The firm is currently operating in Ireland under the brand name Pennys.... ... ... ... The country has a large number of firms engaging in the manufacturing and production of goods most being owned by families, thus are placed higher than foreign cooperation in the market....

?? studies on marketing ... The company that is the subject of this paper "Information Classification of the Human Implantable Device in Company BioMed Devices" is BioMed Devices, a tiny company specialized in technology that makes the human implantable device.... These devices are of medical origin....

It also encompasses studies of customer usage since they are already using the product of a particular company in both new and diverse ways that the company has not yet considered.... The paper "The Innovation Management of Tata Motors to Meet the Challenges of Changing Markets" is a perfect example of a case study on management....

This paper "Description of the Work of an Internal Consultant in the Company CCL" focuses on internal consultant project that seeks to employ innovative and creative thinking to address various organizational issues in the CCL.... CCL is a company that supplies Information.... ... .... ... ... Many organizations fail to successfully apply creative and innovative thinking in solving their problems due to a myriad of myths, misconceptions, and barriers at the workplace....

The paper 'Service Marketing of The Starbucks Coffee Corporation' deals with the Starbucks Coffee Corporation which is the largest producer of the coffee in the world, and the different marketing issues that are being prevailed in the market.... ... ... ... The author gives the information about the company and the literature review identified from the key issues that are relating to the server market....

Identify two non-price variables such as customer income or demographics, advertising, prices charged for related goods or services, or interest rates that affect the demand for the products or services you identified in your selection. ... ... he need to go green is one factor.... ... ... Environmental concern over the use of oil has led to the shift of attention to electric cars which are believed to be the solution to global warming resulting from the use of oil powered cars....

Enron had an enormous workforce of over twenty thousand employees and registered profits of about one hundred and eleven billion dollars in the year 2000.... The company was also ranked at the very top.... ... ... The paper 'Management Strategy and Operations Management - Enron " is a great example of a management case study....

As a consequence of the improvements in the business management area the business performance management ( BPM) appears nowadays as very developed practice .... Related to this practice are the automation, standardization and real-time analysis.... Therefore is important to choose.... ... ... The paper 'Technology and Business Management - Maersk Line" is a great example of a management case study....

The "Strategic Resource Management of the Department Store" paper investigates the current situation of this department store and subsequently helps the Chief Executive Officer to design the best policies that if adopted will help revamp and reinforce this daunting challenge.... .... ... ... The policies, to be designed, will focus on how effective the workforce and the other stakeholders will positively react to and adopt the change....

This paper "Thе Microeconomics of Strategy" tells that thе microeconomics of strategy is built initially to understand the thе nature of costs.... Cost for economists is essentially opportunity cost, thе sacrifice of thе alternatives foregone in producing а product or service.... ... ... ... Thе experience curve, sometimes called thе learning curve, has similar strategic implications....

This work called "Gender and Sexuality Online Through Social Media Services" describes social media raises awareness and challenge structures of gender power.... It outlines gender stereotyping in the Media, demonstrates the people's reaction, their goals, the maim changes and benefits of using the Internet....

Evaluation of the company based on the following strategic management business analysis tools: SWOT Analysis, Porter's Five Forces, Value Chain Analysis, PEST Analysis, and McFarlan's Strategic Grid. ... ... WOT analysis is a business tool which aims to describe the.... ... ... SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats....

An Analysis of Current Supply Chain Best Practices in the Retail Industry with Case studies of Wal-Mart and Amazon.... This case study "Systems Development and Design" discusses Amazon.... o.... k that provides products to the customers and it utilizes the business procedure in order to support different online operations....

(2006): Further Evidence of the High Performance Companies & Financial Performance ScoreCard; studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting, 16 ... The paper "Dell Example of Effective Usage of Internet Technologies" highlights that companies and marketers specifically may have to boost their competitiveness through better prices and high quality....

According to studies, people who suffer discrimination have a higher tendency of suffering psychological difficulties or depression.... The paper "Loss and Grief in Social Work Practice" discusses that the case of Deng is just an example of many cases narrated from war ton countries....

rganisationalchange strategies: Case studies of human resource and industrial relations issues, ed.... The paper 'Change Plan and Process in Dryburgh Footwear Company" is a good example of a management case study.... In the business environment, the management has the role of motivating the workers to come to work to remain with the organization and be ready for knowledge and insights....

hy we need observational studies to evaluate the effectiveness of health care.... "Economic Evaluation in Public Health" paper focuses on NICE clinical guidelines which deliberate whether treatment will be cost-effective and benefits for patients.... Such valuable guidelines help organizations related to medical sciences to treat diseases and health conditions inappropriate manner....

chools have social studies incorporated in syllabi whereby young people are taught how to take care of themselves, which ensures that youths stay in a healthy state of mind, body and spirituality.... This paper ''School Violence '' tells that it is a problem of concern to stakeholders worldwide, and many resources have been invested in prevention school violence....

Since the advent of the computer, many research studies have examined the use of this technology in not only assisting in calculation but also teaching Mathematics.... This paper "Using Computers to Teach Mathematics is Better than Traditional Methods" discusses computer technology that has changed the face of education, and is a useful tool in the teaching of other subjects as well with Mathematics being no exception....

Among the products that the new store should introduce include stationery, which are compulsory in studies.... As the paper outlines, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, one of the UK's leading supermarkets is expanding.... The chain store is planning to open yet another store in the neighborhood a feature that validates the extensive market research and analysis in order to determine the viability of the new store....

The case study "Special Interest Tourism" points out that the rapid growth of markets internationally has been related to the introduction and promotion of innovative products; firms that have managed to appropriately update their strategies have been able to increase their competitiveness.... .... ...

As the paper "The Role of Marketing in the Success of Businesses: Case of Aston Martin" outlines, firms that operate in the modern market need to constantly review their marketing practices making sure that their level of competitiveness is high compared to that of other firms that operate in the same industry....

In the paper 'The Next Generation of Business and Information Technology Consulting' the author looks at Infosys Technologies, a well-established firm, which enjoys a good reputation on the basis of its provision of services.... It started its business in 1981.... ... ... ... The author states that the company has a wide number of employees and is globally accepted as a reputable company by clients and other competitive companies in the field of Information Technology and the provision of services....

This study "Governance Challenges Facing Zimbabwe" discusses the main governance challenges such as the lack of proper policies and framework necessary for stimulating economic activities.... The study analyses improving many natural resources yet to be exploited for robust economic enhancement.... ...

A.... E assessing the risks within these countries using econometric models.... The paper aims at advising the management at Wal-Mart to invest in one of these countries.... After assessment of the political, economic,.... ... ... The paper "Country Risk Analysis: Brazil, Germany, and U.... A.... E" is a brilliant example of a case study on management....

The paper "Practical Approach to Auditing at Cloud 9 Pty Ltd" is an impressive example of a Finance & Accounting case study.... Cloud 9 Pty Ltd is a company that deals in footwear and is based in Australia.... It however manufactures its products in China and in the USA.... Cloud 9 did not have a good year in 2011 albeit having a goal to increase their revenue for the fiscal year of 2011....

The paper "Electro Scientific Industries, Inc - Market Environment" is an outstanding example of a marketing case study.... Auditing is a fundamental tool for ensuring the reported information contained in the financial statements of a company gives a clear, true and fair view of an organization's prospects....

The paper 'Ethical Problems and Principles' is a perfect example of an ethics case study.... Auditors are meant to give accurate results on the financial statement of firms.... However, in this case, Barbara is faced with a professional dilemma.... ... ... ... The paper 'Ethical Problems and Principles' is a perfect example of an ethics case study....