Essays on Visual Arts and Film Studies

The paper 'Lawsuits in the USA' focuses on thousands of lawsuits which are filed in the U.... .... each day that have no legal merit, aka frivolous lawsuits.... Defendants in these suits must spend large sums of money for an attorney and risk losing the case or settle out of court.... ... ... ... Businesses, hospitals, physicians, homeowners, etc....

A topic of the paper is based on the product or service excellence of a company.... The author has chosen British Airways as the company about which is carry on the discussion.... Since it is a service firm, the author focused on service quality & service excellence features.... ... ... ... The key focus of a business is its customers....

?Journal of International Business studies.... "International Business Finance" paper analyses the strategies at hand for the XP PLC multinational company and recommends the best strategy/option to be adopted based on financial facts.... For the best alternative approach to be adopted, both financial and non-financial analyses are performed....

eachers in a school might believe that decreasing holidays will help students to concentrate on studies, whereas management authority of the school might believe that decreasing holidays will increase stress on students.... The study "Service Gaps Model vs Service Profit Chain Model" critically discusses the ethos and elements of two key models in service marketing (the Service gaps model, and the Service profit chain model), evaluating them within recent research in services marketing....

The paper "Ethical Guidelines in Finance and Its Relation to Nike" tells that it continues to face ethical issues due to problematic working conditions in its manufacturing units in Third World countries.... 'Nike's wealth, its detractors claimed, was built upon the backs of the world's poor'.... ...

The subscribers have the benefit of watching at least two billion hours of movies and shows in a month that involves feature films, documentaries, and original series of a.... ... ... Netflix provides a full scope of entertainment for its users as the subscribers have the option of pausing and resuming the programs as and when required without any interruption by commercials (Netflix Inc....

The paper 'The Link Between U.... .... Sub-Prime Crisis and Iceland' presents absolutely a linkage between Iceland's financial crisis and the United States sub-prime mortgage crisis.... In 2007 and 2008, the United States experienced a significant volume of defaults on sub-prime mortgage loans.... ...

The paper "Has the Government and the Bank of England Been Successful in Running British Economy" discusses that the major economic challenges being faced by the British economy is not only related with a very high inflation rate but also a significantly high government deficit.... .... ... ... Generally, it is quite essential to state that basically, decreasing the interest rate may not encourage people to save their money in banks....

Senses of culture: South African culture studies.... The paper 'The Culture and Behavior of South Africa Conflicts' presents South Africa which is a country with a population of around 40 million of which 75% of this population are black Africans while 15% are white Europeans and the rest 10% is a mixture of six ethnic groups in South Africa....

Journal of International Business studies, 37, 666-686.... The tug of war between the mobile giants Apple Inc.... and Samsung Group have taken the level of competition to a higher ground (Hall, 2011).... This report will focus on comparing the business.... ... ... The paper "Human Resources: Comparision Between Apple and Samsung" is a great example of a case study on human resources....

, studies in Management Sciences, Multi-Level Production / Inventory Control Systems, North-Holland, Amsterdam.... The major limitations these studies faced that it completely ignores the production aspects of the business in supply chain.... A Model for the Analysis of System Service Level in Warehouse/ Retailer Distribution Systems: The Identical Retailer Case, studies in Management Sciences, Vol....

Philosophical studies on positivism, in accordance with which only material things are real; naturalism, which underlines a necessity to rely on laws of nature and basic ideas of the beginning of 20th century became a strong background to Stanislavsky's revolutionary system.... The Player's Passion: studies in the Science of Acting....

studies done at this time contacted users who had no steady employment.... This paper "The Role of the Mass Media in Generation, Creation, and Manufacturing of Social Problems" focuses on the fact that organizations that use electronic means or print to convey information to a large number of people are collectively referred to as mass media....

2012, ‘Impacts of External Business Environment on Organizational Performance': British Journal of arts and Social Sciences, vol.... This paper "Guest Speakers and Investigation of Lifestyling" casts light on this section which contains a succinct synopsis of lectures offered by guest speakers from Capital Insight, an HR Consultancy and the John Lewis Partnership....

Chevron Corporation (Chevron) is one of the largest oil refiners in the United States.... It is headquartered in San Ramon, California and employs approximately 65,000 people.... The company is engaged in every aspect of the oil and natural gas industry, including exploration and production, refining, marketing and transportation, chemicals manufacturing and sales, geothermal and power generation. ...

In as much as Peter Sutcliffe was convicted in 1981 of the above mentioned atrocities and currently serving 20 consecutive life sentences and most likely will never be released from prison, his spree killings remains a subject of studies.... Some studies such as Fielder (2010) have even argued that he must have been annoyed by a prostitute who pushed him over the edge.... Though scholars such as Soothill (1993) have pointed that such bullying might have prompted him to quit his studies at the age of 15, it is believed Peter Sutcliffe was persuaded to take odd jobs such as gravedigger....

The paper 'The Market for Lemons' is in general seen as having initiated to economics the concept of asymmetric information, and in doing so; flashing off what is now an entire branch of economics.... The author appears to be promising to elucidate a number of features of the real world.... ... ... ...

For the last two decades, the public school financing system has been calm but recently, the issue has become the talk of the town and top of the legislative council agenda.... This has been triggered by the recent court decisions which declared the mechanisms of 'Texas public school funding' unconstitutional....

(2005), The Poverty Reduction Strategy Initiative: Findings from Ten Country Case studies of World Bank and IMF Support Publisher: World Bank Publications (June 2005) ... The paper "Requiring Accounting as a Condition for IMF/World Bank Support by Way of Loans" states that World Bank/IMF aids should be sought only after careful evaluation or comparison of the norms prescribed by these agencies against the country's long term interests....

"Strategic Posture of JPMorgan Chase & Co" paper focuses on JPMorgan Chase & Co, a multinational banking and financial services holding company that was founded in the year 2000 and with total assets of US$2.... 15 trillion is the largest bank in the United States.... ... ... ... JPMorgan offers various kinds of rewards to its customers which includes free checking, $25 referral rewards, and even the newly implemented Chase quick deposits with the help of which quick deposits can be made without going to the bank location....

In this paper "Steeple Approach Towards Google" the writer will present the findings of a STEEPLE analysis on Google to determine whether the company is still a viable business option for investors and potential partners.... The writer will provide a comprehensive background to the topic.... .... ...

Social media marketing in BRIC countries: Examining case studies of BMW, Adidas and NIVEA. ... The "Marketing and Promotional Tools" paper state that that appropriate media and promotional tools have been used effectively by Coca-Cola and Adidas companies in promoting their brands....

The author of the present case study "The Pepsi Challenge" explains that like many organisations, Pepsi has experienced a few roadblocks on the way of becoming an IT-powered company.... The study aims to explore the main issues that the organisation has faced.... ... ... ... The study also tries to recommend additional measures which might help Pepsi to become a top performer in the food and beverage industry by directly affecting the bottom line of the organisation....

The case study "Zainia and the Difficulties of Immigration" discovers the perks of social work.... ... ... ... Throughout the social work with Zainia, the process has been holistic with all phases that were implemented focusing on the primary objective of helping the client to overcome her current situation....

This and similar studies caused a mass reversal in the opinion of economists that higher wages equals higher unemployment.... The paper 'Labor Unions in the U.... .... presents unfair practices by employers.... Prior to the mid-1930s and the somewhat labor-friendly policies of the President Franklin Roosevelt era, unions were essentially on their own, literally fighting for reasonable wages and safe working conditions....

From the paper "The Marketing Challenge" it is clear that the online play makes business sense, looking at the numbers, and the company is able to realize good profits even without a physical presence or having to compete with existing players in the market fiercely.... ... ... ... The challenge is to meet sales targets for the year, in a profitable way, with the new product launch as the main means to achieve the revenue targets and profitability targets as well....

79- 121 in studies in the Theory of Capital Markets, eds.... Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries and Growth: A Selective Survey, The Journal of Development studies.... This case study "International Corporate Finance as Spot Market and Forward" is about there are a number of risks facing VFM right now in terms of the foreign exchange and political risks involved here....

The writer of this paper states that the company believes in innovative research, engineering accomplished by teams and development by teams.... There is diversity in terms of in skills, experience and cultural diversity in the composition of the teams.... ... ... ... I believe that TRW teams fit in terms of the characteristics outlined in the chapter....

The stores that are 13 or more months old accounted for 6% of the revenue.... The revenue growth was fueled by a 3% increase in the number of transactions and a 3% increase in.... ... ... In 2014, there was a 25% increase in profitability.... For fiscal year 2014, Earnings per share (EPS) increased to $2....

Date: To: Mr Stephen From: Accounting analyst Subject: Analysis of Wiki Art Gallery (WAG) Purpose This memo documents analysis on whether the current accounting practices and financial reporting methods of WAG are used correctly to account for revenue and related expenses in the calculation of the company's net income....

The paper "Financial Crisis, Home Mortgages, Financial Institutions and Adverse Selection" describes that financial crisis that has currently occur in different parts of the world has highlighted limitations of financial innovation.... The cause of the financial crisis is the financial instruments that are used in the economies....

Further, studies indicate that this trend will continue into the future as the Baby Boomers reach senior status, their children enter middle age and their grandchildren reach adulthood.... The paper "Whole Foods Market " describes that provides a different look at the situation, wherein the specificity of the supplies is what gives the product and services of WFM its value....

In the context of the modern market the evaluation of business performance can be quite difficult a fact that has been related to the instability of interests and exchange rates (Barth, 2007).... In practice, the performance of a firm can be measured using different approaches.... The.... ... ... The paper "Finance and Accounting - GlaxoSmithKline Plc" is a perfect example of a finance and accounting case study....

It is an important aspect of organizations and defines success, especially in implementing changes.... I, in this paper, explore aspects of change in the Australian airline industry through.... ... ... History of the Australian airline industry dates back to the early 20th century and was facilitated by the need for long distance travels and the country's landscape that Change management Management defines a process or duty of exercising control over people of processes....

The study 'Will Gate Gourmet Remain in the Market?... finds a problem of this perspective company in its owners' - hedge funds' -craving to increase firm's liquidity and believes that rebranding, the strategy of differentiation and competent personnel policy can improve the company's position.... ...

In response to public outrage against the atrocities committed towards women, men and children during the conflict between Serbs, Croatians and Bosnian Muslims, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was established by the UN Security Council in 1993 (Wojcik, Bennett, et....

The present literature review covers the studies undertaken in the various service businesses.... Customer satisfaction has been a fascinating area of study for many decades.... Satisfied customers are the ultimate aim of any business organization and with the emergence of modern marketing philosophy, the entire business operations are directed towards satisfied customers....

The case study involves a girl child named Lily aged three years and four months.... She is the eldest followed by her brother who is 6 months old.... Lily loves playing scenarios, dancing and stories; moreover, her favourite pop star is Katty Perry and she attends a Pre-Kindergarten program two days a week....

"Analysis of The Most Interesting Man in the World Ad" paper focuses on a popular advertising campaign that is most intriguing.... This advert has the ability to connect at a global perspective with all beer lovers in the world.... The advertisement produced in early 2006 by Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery....

This paper "Trade Integration between Developed and Developing Nations" discusses the features and issues that make the relationship between the block countries and the developed nations a difficult one, especially in the political and economic sphere.... ... ... ... By way of brief background, MERCOSUR is a trading block in Latin America comprising the countries of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay....

The objective of the following study is to provide a comprehensive discussion regarding the definition of homicide in terms of the criminal law of the United Kingdom.... Specifically, the writer of the study will analyze a particular legal case that features murder.... ... .... ... ... Sanjay could potentially be liable for murder or manslaughter under the law of homicide....

This work "Hezbollah in Lebanon" describes the origins and the activities of the organization that has led to it being classified as a terror outfit.... From this work, it is clear that this political organization used violence as the way through which the group could have achieved that objective....

Among the activities that the children are involved include; play, arts and crafts and lessons on cooking and healthy diets.... "Learning Process in Children" paper states that learning in children depends on a variety of factors that should be taken into consideration by the teachers for effective learning to take place....

The object of research here is Stephen, a child who has freshly entered kindergarten and has a big family to live among, he has three siblings, a moderately small house ,the mother works and the father as well, a big brother who usually challenges his mother's decisions and opinions and Stephen grows up throughout the day to be the child he is whenever he is around someone or playing by himself....

Montaigne demonstrates this assumption though a series of case studies.... The paper "Representations Of The Body In The Essays Of Michel De Montaigne" discusses examines selected essays of Montaigne and demonstrates the human and individual elements, particularly the influence of the human body in Montaigne's thinking and how the body attains the status of hero....

has also recognized that creative industry of the Los Angeles metropolitan area has gone way beyond from its huge dependability on the film and entertainment segment and has diversified its channels of activities through encompassing a wide range of creative businesses including fashion, shipping, aircrafts, technologies and consumers goods....

Disability studies today.... The paper "Field of Disability and SEN - Polarisation over the Social and Medical Models" argues social model is beneficial for many humans in giving them a respectful position in society.... Integration amongst different models is necessary which is well aligned with SEN legislation of the UK....

First Sur Four Case studies International Paper: Combining Industry and Social Responsibility Q The common social criticism in marketing includes some harmful practices that a firm may undertake to ensure that it increases its sales or profits.... "Combining Industry and Social Responsibility " paper states that the common social criticism in marketing includes some harmful practices that a firm may undertake to ensure that it increases its sales or profits....

Diversification Strategy and Performance studies: Results, Measures, and Sampling Design.... The paper 'Aspects of Change in Corporate Strategy - Grand Metropolitan " is a great example of a management case study.... The business environment is experiencing continuous change (Agha et al....

Journal of Management studies 43 (7):1463-190 Mellahi, K.... The paper "Entry into Chinese Market" highlights that the training programs can be inhibited by the need to bargain with the Chinese partners, who could avoid giving importance to HRM issues and also hesitate to sanction the finances needed for the training....