Essays on Visual Arts and Film Studies

Center for Economic studies &Ifo Institute for economic research. ... The brochure points its main focus on visual representation as seen in the size and large number of pictures that have been used throughout the whole publication. ... The need for these particular elements in order for a venture to grow cannot be understated and thus a lot of focus has been put on them by the....

In the presentation, four cases studies were presented and are discussed below: ... The designer should assess the integrity of the concrete through testing and visual inspections, calculate column loads and bearing capacity for footings and retaining walls.... The paper "Coastal Protection: Design and Construction" discusses that scaffolding design and construction is a very risky endeavour since its failure could lead to death and severe financial losses....

ase studies ... hysical landscape offers an important visual impression when blended with vegetation or wild animals.... This case study "Balancing Access for Tourists With Protecting Nature" focuses on the problem that, despite prospects of monetary gain from the lucrative tourist industry, most protected areas in developing countries face danger in terms of their sustainability....

The Elgar Companion to Development studies.... The existing standards for bridges inspection is a routine, visual inspection being done once every two years.... The objective of this study "Mississippi River Bridge: Engineering Accident" is to analyze what, how, and why such an accident happened to the I-35W Mississippi River bridge....

The paper "Legal, Societal, and Ethical Issues in Crowdsourcing" sheds light on the history and advantages of crowdsourcing, crowdsourcing in interface design, evaluating the quality of the code submitted by users, how crowdsourcing may affect the budget and timeline of a design project.... ... ... ...

Development studies, Vol.... Reform', Organizational studies, Vol.... This case study "The Liberalization of the Chinese Markets" is about the newfound Chinese affluence and that the Chinese economic growth tends to be more of an urban phenomenon.... There is no denying the fact that the Chinese economy is continually developing at a fast pace....

Case studies bring out details from different view points and using multiple sources of data.... Case studies are multi-perspective analysis. ... The paper "Challenges of the Business Development Strategy for Tesco" describes that the motivation for this study has arisen out of an interest to understand what gives Tesco the competitive advantage and how it has coped with the challenges that it encountered in Malaysia....

"Creativity and Innovation of Saudi Aramco" paper states that since the sector of operations of Saudi Aramco is under external threat from the environmentalists, they can thus make an effort to recognize the detrimental effects that its production activities can have on the environment.... .... ... ...

Numerous studies also associate participation in outdoor activities with increased concern for the environment (Theobald 23).... This paper "The Importance of Outdoor Activities in Kamloops" discusses outdoor activities that play a very significant role in Kamloops.... Apart from enhancing socialization and the creation of job opportunities in the community, it also leads to the generation of domestic income....

As per various studies conducted by the Department of Social Development, approximately 82.... Besides that, it has laid down details regarding the sources of funds; use of debt; governance mechanisms; efficiency in use of.... ... ... The paper 'Financial Management in Nonprofit Organizations' is a cognitive example of a finance & accounting case study....

The Acme Lawn Mower Company has solidified the design of its revolutionary new mower.... The revolutionary all wheel drive mower has been well accepted by the marketplace and they are in a position to sell all they can manufacture.... They are ramping up production levels and will soon approach full capacity....

The Royal Court Theater: Culture and arts.... As the paper "Construction, Technology, and Environment: Case of Royal Court Theatre" outlines, the Royal Court Theater has an interesting history of refurbishment dating back to 1996 when massive re-developments were first made by Haworth Tompkins Architects to include a bar, shop, and restaurant....

the club hoist various event that include clinics for various companies, launching of new products and services, awards, film festivals, private events and commercial events.... arcía, B 2004, Urban regeneration, arts programming and major events: Glasgow 1990,Sydney 2000 and Barcelona 2004....

II) Symbols: It is considered to be concerned with visual representations including logos of an organization.... From the paper "Strategic Management with Respect of Merger between Cranberry and GreenHealth" it is clear that the new organization GreenHealth-Cranberry should focus on all these strategies such that they have a positive influence on the performance of the organization in the long run....

A review of empirical studies assessing ethical decision making in business.... The paper 'Business Ethics - Approach towards the Process and Employees' is an exciting example of the ethics case study.... Laura, a manufacturing company that makes highly technical parts for cars, is considering reducing its costs of production so that the company is able to effectively compete with cheaper producers from China and India....

is a German manufacturing company that has some of the world's leading brand and technology that is focused on three business areas: adhesive technologies, laundry, and beauty care.... Henkel A.... .... intends to leverage the full potential in their product diversities so.... ... ... The paper "Accounting and Managerial Finance of Henkel AG Company" is a great example of a case study on finance and accounting....

The paper "Rio Tinto-Earthquake Disaster Event" is a good example of an environmental studies case study.... The paper "Rio Tinto-Earthquake Disaster Event" is a good example of an environmental studies case study.... ‘Bridging Research and Practice: The Challenge of ‘Normal Operations' studies'....

Journal of Management studies, 38(7), 995-1018. ... The paper "Integrated Marketing Communications - Woolworths" is an outstanding example of a marketing case study.... Marketing is a process of communication between a marketer and customers with the objective of selling a product or a service (Belch and Belch, 2012)....

studies revealed that for producing one pound of red meat, eggs and poultry the farm field looses about five pound of irreplaceable soil.... In this paper, KFC has been chosen as the company to assess the impact of information technology on the fast-food industry.... The paper is initiated with a brief description of the company and also analyzes the support of information system in gaining competitive advantage....

dulu J B, 2008, The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960-2000: Country Case studies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ... This case study "Economic Development of Kenya and Singapore" raises the question of why today majority of African countries, taking Kenya as a case study, are vastly underdeveloped economies while those in East Asia have moved up the ladder to be labeled as fast-growing economies....

OECD Economic studies, 27, pp.... Transnational corporations like World Bank, describe corporate governance from two perspectives.... The first one describes corporate governance as.... ... ... The paper 'Corporate Governance Systems across the World and Issues in Corporate Governance' is a thrilling example of the management case study....

The paper "The Implementation Problems of Immelt's Strategy" highlights that Immelt's strategies do not run the risk of running into implementation-related problems.... However, they should allow room for adjustments so that the strategies may be fine-tuned with various situational requirements.... ...

This paper "Increasing Customer Satisfaction through Km Systems" focuses on the fact that knowledge management is a technique that is utilized to collect relevant information from a set of data, enhance the value of that information, its fast delivery along with its storage and maintenance.... .... ...

The information delivery that have started from prints turned to commentaries on the airwaves which later on develop into audio-visual representations that has further transformed to a more highly mechanized electronic medium.... Terrorism started to emerge and bring threat, fear, and panic in the society, so media's coverage on terrorism also became rampant....

visual support ... "The Teacher-Student Interaction and Role of Tutoring in Problem Solving" paper contains Elli's lesson transcript in which the teacher attempts personalization of the content in such a way that students in the classroom tailor the same to their personal preferences, context, and goals....

The author critically evaluates one approach to organizational culture change of Yandex, Yandex is the leading search engine in Russia.... The success of the firm is closely related to its strategic decisions and structure.... However, it is clear that certain interventions are required.... .... ...

The study "SWOT Analysis of Chester Team Performance" focuses on the critical, and thorough analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of learning through the Capsim simulation based on the results from the rounds and overall experience.... ... ... ... S/he enrolled for the Capsim project to sharpen management and financial knowledge through a simulation that presents environments similar to actual businesses....

studies show that wells near natural gas drilling sites are usually contaminated by methane gas.... Extensive studies have not been carried out to confirm the exact percentage of methane that leaks during fracking.... The following case study entitled "Should Environmental Watch International Support the Use of Natural Gas" dwells on the role of stating the position of San-Francisco-based Environmental Watch International Organization on the use of natural gas....

This eventually led to bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation which was an American company that was mainly based in Houston in Texas.... Further, there was the dissolution of Arthur Andersen which was among the top.... ... ... The paper "Analysis of the Enron Scandal" is a perfect example of a finance and accounting case study....

According to research studies, half of project management is about paying attention.... The paper "Project Planning and Project Management at IT Solutions" deals with the project failure and success factors at IT solutions.... The author of the paper analyzes the Enterprise Resource Planning software and provides recommendations for the company....

He is 43 years old and has worked for ten years with a family owned pharmaceutical firm in Africa for ten year after he completed his studies in India.... The paper "The Differences and Similarities across Cultures" tells that globalization trends have brought new communication and transportation phenomena due to fast technological development....

Current research studies indicate that gamification had a potential to increase customer loyalty and commitment, in addition to motivation of workers in the case of crowdsourcing.... This was the case of Lufthansa and Nike in the following case studies. ... The paper "The Importance of Gamification in Business" describes the term that has been recently integrated into consumer marketing, the objectives of such applications in consumer marketing are to increase consumer loyalty, engagement, motivation as well as promote brand awareness....

& Nobel, R 1999, ‘Knowledge Transfer in International Acquisitions', Journal of International Business studies, vol.... Fey, C F, & Park, HJ 2003, ‘MNC knowledge transfer, subsidiary absorptive capacity, and HRM', Journal of International Business studies, vol....

The studies show that Trenton's Brownfield redevelopment efforts focus on sustainable community development that actively involves residents in site selection and land-use planning.... The studies shows that the areas meet certain socioeconomic eligibility criteria, including poverty rate, area size and general distress indicators suggests that the development may cause the shrinking in poverty rate....

studies carried out by eminent scholars have shown that targeting new segment of customers is a challenge for many organizations (Love and Bullen, 2009).... The paper "Challenges Warby Parker Facing" seeks to investigate the eyewear industry of the US, with a focus on Warby Parker....

As one of the leading music companies in the world, EMI has created a visual identity that has sought to enhance its brand recognition, including with business-to-business audiences (Tu & Lu, 2012: p31).... The identity created by EMI was on the basis of a visual matrix that illustrated their involvement in every area of the music business.... MI should also work towards info-graphics by taking the visual aspects of their marketing strategy into more focus....

The study "Operations Management of LensCrafters" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues on the operations management of LensCrafters.... Its operation strategy is directed towards improving upon the tasks and engagements that the firm makes every day.... ... ... ... The result of all of this is of course to create higher profitability through maximizing efficiency and productivity....

The paper "Fashion Brand of Multi-Channel Marketing Strategy" is an engrossing example of coursework on marketing.... Marketing can be defined as the transfer of information which is aimed at the generation of an exchange of value from a particular company to its customers.... ... ... ... The paper "Fashion Brand of Multi-Channel Marketing Strategy" is an engrossing example of coursework on marketing....

The main topic studies in the case study are enculturation, according to the author individual acquire behaviors through interaction with individuals in the social system.... "Importance of Education and Enculturation Concerning Anthropological Theories" paper is a narrative of Brad a 20-year-old male whose values and behavior are not appropriate due to poor enculturation....

The paper "Development of the Japanese Bond Market" discusses that the development of the Japanese market is still not established and strong.... There is a wide room for the development of the Japanese market.... The Japanese market is still not strong enough to face the competitive markets of Europe....

Some studies provide compelling evidence that HR strategy can affect firm performance (Huselid 1995, p.... These studies indicate that one of the main responsibilities of HRM is to make certain that it effectively manages people, so that they can be a source of competitive advantage (Guest et al....

Performance management at Lincoln Electric Company and Southwest Name Instructor Class 22 September 2012 Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Introduction 3 Recruiting and Selection 4 Performance Management 4 Management Styles 4 Remuneration, Benefits, and Incentive Systems 5 Participation Level and Nature 7 Organizational structure....

The paper "Can Boeing Strategy Help in Increase the Number of Upcoming Orders?... discusses that Boeing strategy to form outsourcing agreements with the companies located in the emerging nations will help the company to enhance and make its presence felt in the emerging markets like China and India....

In 2005, Delta Air Lines was named one of the safest companies in America (About Delta), and in 2006, SafetyXChange, an online community for safety professionals to share ideas, awarded Delta Air Lines its Henshaw Award for Corporate Leadership in Safety, which "honors a company that has integrated health and safety as an essential part of its business" (Delta Honored, para....

Each of these devices mentioned are designed to help Holly focus on her studies and not on her disability.... The paper "Assistive Technology Devices" tells about Emily who has a deal going for her.... The age of onset for her vision disability is early in her academic career, such that educators and parents can work with her to introduce assistive devices that enable her to excel in a school environment....

These have a big visual effects on the mind as during reading the text the eye will see the captioned names in capital letters and the mind will start reading immediately the sentences without loosing any momentary concentration.... The author of this paper claims that according to Fairclough (2001) discourse has in many ways become a more salient and potent element of social life in the contemporary world and that more general processes of current social change often seem to be initiated and driven by changes in discourse....

Bay: Constant changes of visual and functional site implemented by management disrupting members (Hof p 16 2004) ... The paper "eBay and Amazon - Customer Service Delivery" compares Internet-based possession processing services.... eBay offers auction-based sales, where the retailer can present their item to purchasers....

n its knowledge audit, Xerox used mainly interviews, case studies, and focus groups to audit its knowledge.... Case studies of organization were conducted and the information used to position Xerox in terms of knowledge level and needs.... Case studies involve a critical examination of the point of interest to extract useful information, while focus groups involve getting feedbacks from a selected group of respondents....

studies show that labor intensive organizations need to address the need of the human resource to succeed since success depends on the most heavily used factor.... It is essential to explain certain studies that have been done to connect business strategy with human resource techniques utilized so as to provide a clear picture of the analysis.... The following illustration based on studies of labor intensive manufacturing companies, explains the link of human resource strategy with business strategy which fits in what has been in practice with the company to succeed (Boxall and Purcell 2003, p....

The paper presents that 'Education.... ... ... implies that something worthwhile is being or has been intentionally transmitted in a morally acceptable manner.... So, whether you get educated in school, at home, or when you travel, there is an education taking place.... ... ... ... One of the most accepted outcomes of a good education is gainful employment upon completion of an educational process....