Essays on Visual Arts and Film Studies

Costs are used on feasibility studies, mergers, acquisitions and developing partnerships with local companies which make then retain the market advantage.... The paper 'Strategic Management Practices of Siemens" is a good example of a management case study.... Established in 1847 by Bauanstalt von Siemens &Halske, Siemens has been specializing in lighting, power systems, motion pictures, and radio....

The paper "The Key Aspects of Advanced Financial Accounting" is a good example of a Finance & Accounting case study.... Barnes & Noble Inc ltd is an inventory bookseller company that retails content, digital media among other educational products across the United States of America.... It has around 640 operating retail stores operating through the series of chain stores and on its e-commerce website....

The paper "Financial Analysis, Forecasting, and Modeling" is a worthy example of a case study on finance and accounting.... In the past three decades, the entry of social media and the internet has reduced the overall returns of Cengage learning.... Research indicates that students understand the content more easily when it's acted or in a practical way....

sing Return on Investment as independent variables in CSR studies ... The approaches use in CSR studies to measure the impact of Return on Investment (ROI) is largely dependent on the objectives and intended outcomes of a firm.... The paper 'Corporate Social Responsibility in the Jordanian Tourism Sector' is an outstanding example of the case study on tourism....

??Across 15 studies, Whitlock (1986) reported that an average of 34% of the suicides had a medical illness at the time of self-inflicted death, while Mackenzie and Popkin (1990) reported a mean of 43% across 11 studies”.... Analysis of the studies showed that they used the psychological-autopsy method, and the amount of suicides in the greater part of them was greater than 100 (e.... ?? One thing for sure was that the major part of these surveys did not find a match or comparison amongst the group; however, the other studies found results that were quite simila....

National Laboratory for Tourism and eCommerce, Department of Leisure studies.... The case study "Assessing User Needs in Tourist Information Centers" states that One important aim of tourism marketing is using the assessed information to impact travelers' tour in a state by extending the days of their stay and prompting visitors to spend more....

This paper "Company Policy – Recruiting and Selecting" focuses on the fact that the recent growth of business and advancement in technology prompted the executive manager to request me to conduct research aimed at evaluating our firm's recruitment and selection policy.... .... ... ... ASDA supermarket was recently taken over by an American wholesale and retail giant, Wal-Mart, and this advancement further called for the assessment of the recruitment and selection policy....

The paper 'The Value of the Judicial System' is a great example of a law case study.... An increase in crime rate and more and more people indulging in criminal activities have thrown light on the manner in which criminal justice and process is followed in the global economy.... It is seen that different court looks towards different ways....

This case study "Analyzing the Fire Safety Strategy for the Building" focuses on the project that ensures a provision and maintenance of safety in the new building and thus ensures human health and safety, assets of the institution and the business opportunities linked to the building.... ... ... ...

Topic:  Great Wall Golf & country Club The Great Wall Golf & Country Club opened in China in 1996.... Its mission was to be one of the best golfing clubs in China.... Other features and facilities at Great Wall included five-star resorts, luxury detached villas, swimming pools, tennis courts, driving ranges, play areas for children and transportation facilities for drives on modern highways....

A paper "Employment Law: The American Disability Act" reports that in the case of Miss Clark, the applicable law is the American Disability Act.... Under the law, it 'prohibits discrimination against people in employment, public accommodation, and governmental activities'.... ... ... ... Based on the given facts, Miss Clark is blind and as a result of her disability of loss of sight, she was not promoted to the position of Senior Vice-President because her employer doubts her capability to perform competently due to her physical impairment, despite her loyalty to the company she has served for several years....

Issues highlighted in the case studies – Code of conduct/ CSR ... he case studies present a series of important HR issues related to the operation of Nike in the global market.... In the first of the case, studies, then one of Qin et al.... However, under certain conditions the rights of employees become of secondary importance for a firm, a phenomenon most commonly in production units....

This refers to how the company is striving to improve its services to the customers through application of technological advancements.... Technological advancement is significant for every contemporary firm especially when there is need to avoid becoming obsolete.... ... ... ... Enterprise Rent-A-Car is a firm which started with the main aim of leasing cars to its potential customers....

The paper "Impact of Globalization on Management of Multinational Enterprises" states Electrolux should turn its attention to training its employees in the emerging technological systems to enable access of information from any of its subsidiaries just by a click of a button.... ... ... ... The roles and responsibilities of human resources departments are changing as the pressures of globalization penetrate modern business....

Therefore, it is important to carry out feasibility studies in order to establish the level of lucrativeness of the industry.... According to studies, it can be observed that the per capita income in India was lower than in other markets across the globe.... This case study "Differentiation Strategy of Starbucks" shows that the company managed to gain its popularity across the globe as a result of the business strategy it used....

The case study discusses an organizational behavior problem that occurred at NEWGEN involving the promotion of a female employee named Amie Lee.... Avoiding problems among employees is imperative to the success of an organization.... Human capital is the most value asset of an organization (Human-capital, 2013)....

The paper "Why Should People Invest in General Electronics Corporation " is a perfect example of a finance and accounting case study.... General Electronics is a leading manufacturing multinational company headquartered in Boston specialized in the production of electronics, communication devices, and office technologies....

studies on the disease have shown that cortical atrophy is the major cause of the disease.... Microscopic studies have shown that neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles accumulate along with amyloid angiopathy.... The case study "Alzheimer's Disease Issues" points out that Brain is known to be the control center of the bodily functions and activities of a human being....

This is done along with (complete blood count) CBC and iron studies to detect anaemia in general. ... IAGNOSIS: Diagnosis of SCA based on the three pathological conditions involves blood film appearance, screening test for sickling, haemoglobin electrophoresis.... In study of blood film appearance a low oxygen smear of blood (to induce Hb S, if present to sickle) is prepared and the abnormal cells are identified under a microscope....

This presents the many problems they face with EFL when students to learn & study in English in their own native country, and ESL when students migrate to a native English speaking country for higher studies.... This presents the many problems they face with EFL when students to learn & study in English in their own native country, and ESL when students migrate to a native English speaking country for higher studies.... In order to evaluate the issue under consideration, we will first look at the recent research works and studies about L2 motivation as a second language (in a foreign environment) or foreign language (in a native English-speaking country)....

The author of this paper says: In my case, I couldn't just be indifferent to the prevailing economic issues since Santayana said: 'history repeats itself, those who do not remember their history are condemned to repeat it.... .... ... ... Therefore, it is an important facet in a student's life to find meaning in what one has studied such as political-business cycle theory....

The resultant film was secured firmly on stand set aside for the strips (Hicks, Griep, and Nordschow 1973).... 2010, ‘The reliability of sickling and solubility test and peripheral blood film method for sickle cell disease screening at District Health Centers in Uganda', Clinic in Mother and Child Health, vol....

studies indicate that the role of members of the board specially in banking sector is directly linked with the incentives provided to the members of the board in terms of monitoring and advise management.... studies further indicate that there is a positive relationship between the “proportion of non-executive directors and performance of the banks”....

In Fourth APISA Congress (Asian Political and International studies Association)-" Asia in the Midst of Crises: Political, Economic, and Social Dimensions".... chultz, D 2010, ‘The Neo-Liberal State in a Post-Global World', Social Sciences studies, vol.... The paper "2008 Global Financial Crisis and Challenge on Liberal Ideas" is a good example of a macro & microeconomics case study....

Many studies have proved that an effective recruitment and selection process in organization is very much crucial for its success and to achieve high performance goal of the company.... Along these many other studies have discussed the positive relationship of performance based reward system with the overall performance of the organization like in control theory by Snell (1999), cost theory by Wright and Jones (1992), and agency theory by Eisenhardt (1988) and all these studies have found a positive relationship between the overall performance of the organization and the reward system based on performance....

The second definition stems from the linguistic science branch which studies the formalities associated with grammar.... This study discusses the concept of English grammar synthesis.... There are actually two very distinct kinds of grammar, one of which describes language as it is used, and the other of which simply explains how language should be used....

The paper "E-Commerce Company Analysis - Amazon" discusses that in order for Amazon.... om to have a competitive advantage over its rivals in the market, it will have to consider spreading out into related products which can be deemed as a good strategy.... ... ... ... The biggest challenge that the company faces, as the largest e-commerce business, is reliability....

The paper "IP Internetworking in Denver and Houston" considers the issue the firm XUMUC is facing, regarding the designing of networking in its new locations.... It reveals the ways to resolve the issues regarding the fact of the WLAN to be ineffective in accommodating with the network traffic.... ...

Apparently, the hospital is also been faced by competition from a new hospital, which opened eight months ago, has states –of –the arts operating theatres, a birth unit and offers some new sophisticated surgical procedure this hospital is not able to offer (Khan 2008).... The study "Managing Analysis in Healthcare Facilities" focuses on the critical analysis of the fact that managing analysis in healthcare facilities is indispensable as it allows managers to make frequent decisions by use of collected data concerning the issues that are facing specific facilities....

This paper "Samba Server Analysis" presents the Samba server which can be installed on the Linux server or Microsoft windows server.... If printing services are required from the Linux machine to the Windows Platform, or either way, the Samba server will do it for you.... ... ... ... Almost every organization spends a large amount of money on securing networks, hiring Information Technology security professionals and pays them good....

Microsoft group of online case studies.... Case studies of bakers delight (2009).... om/australia/business/casestudy/studies/bakers_delight.... The paper 'Management Issues and Problem in Bakers Delight " is a good example of a management case study....

"Employment Law: The Cases of Claudia, Craig, and Gina" paper examine some legal issues surrounding ease case and discusses case laws and other provisions relative to the issues in question.... The Equality Act of 2010 of the UK legislation stipulates issues of discrimination in the employment area....

itre examines Hebdige's ideas and arguments using the academic, vocational and the ideological currents that constitute cultural studies.... Cultural studies also known as Birmingham School, can be dated back to the Industrial revolution and drew it's early from Chicago and Frankfurt schools of Sociology.... Hebdige's studies show that the sub-cultural groups such as the Punks converted common household artifacts such as the safety pins, toilet chains, plastic bags, unused badges and transformed them into elements of personal dress to register their opposition to traditional, mainstream culture....

In the planned change process, some objectives are determined initially and after their determination, subsequent strategy along with a series of steps is devised to attain these objectives.... ... ... The paper 'Management of Change - Zippy Insurance Ltd " is a great example of a management case study....

Numerous studies on risk have also demonstrated that REIT's financial condition and management structure have serious implications for its risk.... Most of these studies have utilised the cross-sectional difference of REIT financial conditions and REIT management structure in estimating the relationship between these variables and risk.... On the other hand, some studies propose downside systematic risk (downside beta) is comparatively better than systematic risk for measuring market-related risk for an asset in line with the conjectural superiorities of downside risk....

The paper "Cancer-Related Fatigue Symptom Management in Palliative Care" highlights that the prevalence of this symptom associated with breast cancer patients as a manifestation of the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy treatments is still high indicating its importance.... .... ... ...

The background study will enable the establishment of concepts on the bases of the results of past studies.... In terms of the experimental procedure, on the basis of different studies that can be considered, a randomized process that are double blind, parallel and controlled clinical trial is the most effective basis of results gathered (Bridges et al.... Based on the assimilation of the different results of related studies, it can be considered that a multimodal intervention specifically in the administration of the antiemetic prophylaxis has higher efficacy....

However, several empirical studies have postulated that an individual will make decisions on whether to offend depending on the array of inputs, namely the potential payoff, efforts required, extent of peer support and the risk of apprehension and punishment in addition to the individual needs.... ?? Several empirical studies have examined rational choice theory.... The researchers used document analysis research method in their study to analyse past studies that had examined offenders' decision-making processes based on rational choice theory....

As a consequence, previous studies have thoroughly addressed the determinants of bank performance (Athanasoglou et al.... These major influential factors affecting profitability both internally and externally have also been supported by studies performed by Short (1979), Molyneux & Thornton (1992).... sed as an estimation procedure, multiple regression analyses have been applied in most studies of bank profitability.... There have been single-country studies carried out, one of which is a study that focused on the Greek banking system, while others have chosen to select mainly the states from Europe....

Some people remember of their moments when they were in school after finishing their studies, which enable them to focus to the future with higher determination.... Organization studies, 26(11), 1665-1687.... Memory studies, Vol.... visual Communication, Vol....

The paper "Strategic Management Analysis" describes what founded in 1984 by Guy Laliberté and a group of street performers, the Cirque du Soleil is a Canadian entertainment company headquartered in Montreal with more than 5,000 employees, 1,300 artists, and more than 100 million spectators....

Training - How training and development supports business growth - Tesco | Tesco case studies, videos, social media and information | Business Case studies.... The firm has started a very high commitment model that offers training to all the employees.... Little steps help to prove the commitment to employees and to customers as well....

Alongside, The Crisis Magazine played an important role in the promotion of arts and the Harlem Renaissance.... Two years later, in 1915, The Crisis Magazine banned the film The Birth of a Nation that denigrated African Americans and glorified the Ku Klux Klan and thus, distorted reconstruction.... Hundreds of moviegoers were attracted by the producers of this film that made use of the advance sales of box office, “seating reservations, enormous Times Square billboards of Ku Klux Klan nightriders with full-sized posters of Klansmen and live actors depicting Klansmen on horseback” (NAACP History, n....

While discussing the case study of Seven-Eleven Japan the author that observes how the use of information and communication technologies have improved the warehousing operations of the organization as a whole and have the potential to proved benefit to the customers.... ... ... ... Each organization must have the strategy to provide goods or services to customers at the right time, right place, right quality, and right quantity and at the right cost....

Flaherty did not file the documents until February 1990, a month after Rose had entered into a contract for lease of Sivers' warehouse as.... ... ... R&F breached the contract and Sivers claimed that Rose was liable because he ought to have been informed of the corporation's status at the time of the contract....

The "Perfect Competition, Food Industry" paper analyzes the position of the fast-food industry from the point of view of perfect competition.... The company chosen for analysis is McDonald's.... McDonald's has a long history of being the leader in the fast-food industry serving quality food products....

Current Trends and Future Directions in Family Business Management studies: Toward A Theory of the Family Firm.... With an illustration of Torrini Opificio Orafo, the paper will aim at developing a comprehensive understanding of the management traits of family businesses.... It will also intend to identify the various challenges, opportunities, influencing factors and transition requirements of the company....

This case study "Development of Modular Integrated Systems Strategy in Formulating a Manufacturing Strategy" discusses the decision-making issues and problems that the management of the manufacturing companies have to handle during their manufacturing practice to achieve their manufacturing objectives by linking the performance measures to their manufacturing activities and functions....

It has been found that as compared to individuals who start drinking at 21, the children who are exposed to drinking before the tender age of 15 are four times more prone to delinquent behavior, and also have two and half times more chances of becoming alcohol abusers (Office of Applied studies, 2009). ... ffice of Applied studies.... du/icpsrweb/SAMHDA/studies/30462 ... Again, it should be remembered that primary objective is to avoid a preaching tone, and instead utilize a youth-friendly outlook, and use relevant language and other visual and verbal cues....

Other studies may be acquired on the grounds of clinical findings or in persons suspected with secondary hypertension as well as evidence of target-organ disease including urine microalbumin, uric acid, chest radiograph, and CBC.... Several studies show that various factors may work conjointly or independently turn the neuro-humoral systems either on or off.... Another factor that has been proven by different studies relate to the decrease in sensitivity of receptors in the blood vessel....