Essays on Visual Arts and Film Studies

The Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in which some members of the European Union (EU) have joined, proposes great benefits and challenges for the European counties.... Most of discussions have focused on the immediate issues, such as prospects for the euro and the possibility of expanding the euro-zone....

The paper "David Ditto's Homicide" narrates a homicide of a 44-year-old man living in Mira Mesa, San Diego, who was charged for having committed the crime of homicide against his wife, who died due to being beaten up and strangled after having suffered traumatic physical injuries on her body.... ...

The paper "Australian Law Equity" highlights that generally speaking, a fiduciary is in no way expected to be making profits from the transactions he carries out on behalf of the principal.... He ought not to use wrongly his position by using his knowledge.... ... ... ... Walter Doogood was searching for property owners who were willing to sell there with his real estate agency Doogooders Property Pty Ltd....

The paper "Strategic Management for Forestry Commission" states that incorporating changes by following the adequate hierarchical control helps the firm in achieving a strong internal structure which strengthens the organization and helps it in achieving its goals and objectives more successfully....

The Battle of Transshipment Hubs: PAS Vs PTP I PSA: strengths and weaknesses The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) refers to the potential economic policy of Singapore at its post independence period.... PSA was incorporated in 1997 and the new position gave it the opportunity to operate on a commercial basis....

This study seeks to critically evaluate the operations of Apple Inc.... The document starts by outlining the company's mission statement, stakeholders, external environment and this will be followed by a SWOT analysis of the company.... The last part of the study looks at one solid strategic management....

"Strategic Information about Citibank" paper demonstrates some of the most strategic information about Citibank, from its humble beginnings in 1812 to where the bank has reached now.... It is our belief that the information provided will serve as an eye-opener to potential customers and investors....

The paper "Poor Performance Data Consolidation between Two Vendors Based in Texas and Massachusetts" is an impressive example of a Business case study.... Definition of terms; Quality assurance is a designed method organized to avoid 'mistakes or errors that manufactured products may have and the problems during the service and solution delivery to clients....

The paper "Financial Statement Reformulation of the CRUF Group " discusses that the Asset Based equity valuation method is the best model to use because of its simplicity and its very realistic computational results when compared to the other equity valuation models.... .... ... ... Generally, the CRUF group was right when they advised the two chairmen to implement their recommendations....

This paper "Osgoods Schlatters Disease" discusses all the aspects of Osgood Schlatter's disease.... The anatomy and functioning of the knee region is considered first.... Then the introduction to the disease and its course of progression, signs, and symptoms, and diagnostic strategies are presented....

This paper "Israel's Lebanon Invasion Of 1982" focuses on the fact that in the modern era of political redefinitions, the conflict between Israel and Lebanon has emerged as a bookmarking episode.... The grimness of American political pressure insisted Israel's the then PM Begin for setting back.... ....

"Factors Affecting the Entry of Zeena into the South African Market" paper contains information about business risks and potential opportunities for Zeenta in South Africa.... This is followed by information about legal issues that are likely to affect the operations of the company in the market....

This presentation is concentrated on the illustration of Information Systems, the variety of Information Systems and the way these systems affect organizations in many methods.... In this paper report we look into the various essential uses of a Transaction processing system and.... ... ... I strongly agree that any business entity in this current world economy needs information to be able to run efficiently....

The paper 'Disadvantage and Disadvantage of Islamic Banking and Conventional Banking' is a comprehensive example of a finance & accounting case study.... Musharakah is considered as one type of Shirkat-ul-Amwal which generally means sharing.... In terms of business, it is a joint enterprise whereby the parties share the profits and losses....

The company has been in the market for decades and acquired a competitive advantage through its brand names and frequent innovations.... Similarly, the company still has opportunities such.... ... ... The paper 'Strategic Management - Colgate Australia" is a great example of a management case study....

"An Introduction to Law: Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dicta" paper explains the significance of the statement "Although it is the ratio decidendi which is crucial when one is considering whether a case is binding, that is not to say that the obiter dicta are of no value" in the English legal system....

igures 01 and 02 show simplified use-case diagram studies for client and administration of the ISR Support System website.... The aim of the paper "Intellectual Property Rights And Management System In Saudi Arabia" is the initial design and proposal of a web-based system for IP dissemination, management, and administration that will lower the time investment and cost associated with the administration of IP laws....

Part one studies Value Management.... Part two studies Risk Management.... Good site surveys and land studies help avoid toxic clean-up and unstable land.... The author of the current case study "Tech Watt Value Risk Management" explains that acquiring a new facility means adding value but taking the risk to do it....

Various studies have suggested the importance and benefits of incorporating mindfulness approaches into stress therapy interventions.... However, the research studies have had mixed reviews in terms of MBSR's ability to actually prevent stress, rather than only relieving symptoms of stress and improving quality of life (Aschbacher et al, 2014).... A systematic review and meta-analysis of mediation studies....

In this paper 'Enron Fraud: Effects of the Scam on the Stakeholder', the researcher presents comparative data of four years for better understanding the misrepresentation of the data.... All this data had been followed by the various issues which plays significant roles while evaluating the statements....

Sustainability: A gender studies perspective.... International Journal of Consumer studies, 27(4), p.... The paper 'The Body Shop: Sustainable Management Evaluation' analyzes a global organization that manufactures beauty and skin care products, using only ingredients that quickly biodegrade in the environment....

Individual Case Study - Managing Under Uncertainty Abstract This report has tried to shed light on the decision making approaches of the two spearheads of aerospace and defence industry namely Airbus and Boeing Airlines Company.... In order to understand the decision making agenda of both the companies, the study employed a sociological perspective and tried to identify the ‘phenomenon of conformity' and ‘phenomenon of paradox'....

ccording to studies that were carried out Enron found itself bankruptcy by investing in projects that were very risky and from the result, it was impossible for the Corporate to respect all the debt obligations that they were supposed to honor.... This research is aimed at providing a report on issues like corporate social responsibility and the law in Enron Corporation....

Journal of International Business studies, 27 (2), 391.... The paper "Business Ethics of the Proctor and Gambler Leading Company" states that understanding the nature of principles and the limited purpose of business does not, of course, eliminate the existence of genuine moral dilemmas or the need to make difficult decisions....

Often used interchangeably, studies showed that there is a great potential for a sports and energy drinks, particularly in the younger target market starting from university students and for sportspeople.... The paper presents developing new, innovative products assigns a competitive edge to the company treading new waters first....

Expedia takes the time to conduct qualitative and quantitative research studies into what drives foreign customer values and lifestyles and then creates customized marketing materials to fit these values.... The author of the paper "Value Creation by the Focal Organization: Case Study of Expedia....

The Stern Report (2006) on the Economics of Climate Change made some landmark observations as to the detrimental impact of the global warming upon the tourist economy.... While drawing attention to the potential damage caused by unmitigated climate change it stated that, ... ... ... ... ... The overall costs and risks of climate change will be equivalent to losing at least 5% of global GDP each year, now and foreverDamage could rise to 20% of GDP or more....

The legal framework permits part time work for students on a limited weekly hour basis and the students are able to carry out their work along side their studies on campus.... The objective of this study is to examine the HR operation at McDonald's.... Specifically, the study "Human Resource Management at McDonald's" will identify the elements of the company's organizational structure that contribute to the success of McDonald's in customer service and satisfaction....

Although ICRC has been awarded the Nobel peace prize in 4 years; has global presence in almost all nations and has a well recognized image/brand presence, recent studies indicate that ICRC as an organisation is poorly understood by its public (Forsythe, 2005).... The researcher of this essay will make an earnest attempt to analyze various contacts which ICRC has with internal and external agencies and identify the key areas of priority in communications and relationship building which needs to be addressed....

The main source of data collection is through questionnaires which are the ones that contain close ended and open ended questions, the main aim of which is to collect the objective and the descriptive data on various studies concerned with the organization.... This paper "The Scope of Reverse Logistics" discusses benefits reaped by these organizations in selecting the resources and in the recovery of the resources by means of the recycling process....

The report studies the real estate investment with the major economic theories and the upcoming trends of the global economy. ... This paper "Real Estate Market of the United Kingdom" focuses on the fact that it is rightly perceived by the experts of almost all of the industries that the word 'change' is the only constant thing in the present world of today....

International School for Social and Business studies, pp.... This study "Strategic and Operation Management in Domain Synthetic Fibre Plc" particularizes on the critical analysis of the current strategic positioning of the company.... Correspondingly, the emphasis has been laid on evaluating the implication of change with due regards to resource planning....

k/clients/case-studies/rnli/ Accessed on 3rd April, 2011 ... This report "Royal National Lifeboat Institute" is a case study of Royal National Lifeboat Institute.... It is aimed at understanding the institute and in order to do so, the marketing strategy of the institute is analyzed and a SWOT analysis is conducted....

In their book, they document the application of urban geoscience to urban construction and development using case studies from all over the world.... "Challenges of Urban Geoscience: The Impact of the Nigerian Oil Industry on the Environment" paper looks at the environmental impacts that are associated with the activities of urbanization....

These findings were found when studies were conducted on 680 patients.... This paper "Application of Community Health Project" evaluates the outcomes of the program determining its sustainability and ways of improving the program.... The project should achieve at least a 10% reduction in child abuse and neglect prevalence rate statistics, in the state of Ohio....

studies according to Seelay, (1976) agree that ‘It is work done in order to keep, restore, and improve the condition of a building, its services and surrounding to generally acceptable standards.... The paper "A Detailed Inspection Report on Building Defect" highlights that Arditi and Manop generally agree that building maintenance is a global universal concept and of utmost importance especially in the early process of building design to assure the quality of the property....

Besides random sampling, two other popular and accepted methods of sampling used in business studies are cluster sampling and stratified sampling.... The paper "The Importance of Utilizing Statistical Tools in a Business Environment" states that a number of degrees of freedom indicate how certain we are that the sample population will be a good representative of the whole population- the greater the n, the more chances....

This essay reviews company information as well as studies conducted about Nokia by industry analysts. ... The paper "Company Analysis for Nokia" asserts Nokia snatched up dominance from other mobile device players in the 90s, it could be presumed that Nokia could retain its status within the next few years....

MoD should consider offering to fund feasibility studies to encourage firms to submit new ideas for outsourcing. ... The paper 'Military Outsourcing in the UK' is a great example of a Military Case Study.... A private initiative within the corporate services of the government is normally healthy for quality services....

onsistent with these perspectives, several studies have suggested that since it is not possible for management and motivational theories and concepts to be accepted universally (or to be ‘universally valid'), effective use of human capital is a primary determinant of organizational performance, as a result, motivation of local employees is a fundamental issue for foreign management (Hofstede 1980). ...

Being a paper presented at the 15th East African Central Banking Course, held on 12th July 2004, at Kenya School of Monetary studies.... "Effectiveness in Team Performance in Nando's Restaurant" paper intends to provide a qualitative report on strategic recommendations to the organization in light with that company profile on how effectiveness in team performance as well as 'family culture' would be realized....

Tata on the other hand has transnational strategy so it first studies the country before delivering the products or the services.... The paper "Comparative Analysis of Tata Nano and Infosys" is an outstanding example of a marketing case study.... The report is a comparative analysis of the two cases, Tata Nano and Infosys....

2001, Community planning in Japan: The case of Mano and its experience in the Hanshin Earthquake, PhD School of East Asian studies, Sheffield University. ... The paper "Living in Japan - Housing, Transport" is an outstanding example of a tourism case study.... Living in Japan offers life in an intriguing country that augments busy, exciting and modern cities of places like Tokyo and Kobe, and Osaka remarkable for its traditional and historical rural countryside of places like Matsumoto....

This paper "Relation between Domestic Terrorism and the US Armed Forces in the Mid-90s" reviews historical and contemporary trends of domestic terrorism within the US as a means of establishing the similarities that exist between domestic extremist groups, the ways in which military personnel may be influenced....

The following case study entitled "Crisis Management Communication" deals with the effective communication during the crisis which contributes to enabling organizations to handle the pressures associated with the crisis and the response from the public.... .... ... ... During a time of crisis, attention is turned to the organization and different stakeholders demand to know the approaches that management are adopting to mitigate the situation....

This case study "Experian PLC and Market Efficiency" presents investors that generally react to new information rather quickly.... Although it is not easy to isolate a specific piece of information as being responsible for a price change or movement, still in some cases it can have a major influence....

This case study "Oil Price Fluctuations and Its Effects of Alternative Energy Resources" is about trends in oil prices the equilibrium price of the scarce resource net of extraction costs rises over time at the rate that is equal, year after year, to the interest rate.... ... ... ... Crude oil is the most important form of energy for all the countries, mainly for developed and developing countries....

The paper 'Innovation at Tata Group ' is an apt example of the management case study.... In the recent past, the notion of innovation has proved to be pivotal in the success of businesses worldwide.... The latter scenario has been primarily occasioned by an ever-evolving global consumer market and drastic developments in the technological sphere....

The paper "General Maritime Corporation: Strategic Plan" is a great example of a case study on management.... General Maritime Corporation (GMC) is one of the leading international shipping companies that specializes in providing seaborne transportation for crude oil and petroleum products.... ... ...

This case study "Channels of Distribution Topshop" spotlights the hub, effectiveness, and a detailed description of the Distribution Channel used by the TOPSHOP, also mentions the distribution channels of its competitors, thereby comparing the success of Channelling Strategies of both the companies....