Women in a Changing Economy
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
As of now, countries of South Asia comprise approximately one-sixth of the world's population. India, alone has over one billion inhabitants, and will soon surpass China as the world's most populous nation. In comparison with its size, this area could be considered by some to be one of the most...
How do the board director's characteristics impact the capital structure?
Dissertation - 17 pages - Business strategy
This study compares companies in France and the United States to examine the relationship between board of director characteristics and their impact on capital structure decisions. The focus of the study is on the impact of board members' independence, and nationality on capital structure as...
Reducing prejudice through exchanges between equals
Essay - 8 pages - Psychology
America prides itself on its immigrant culture and great progressive values that have been the key to political, economic, and technological superiority. Indeed, the United States is comprised of a diversity of cultures and ethnicities. Even with its progressive history and values, America...
Management of international human resources: Coca Cola
Essay - 7 pages - Human resources
According to Armstrong in 2006 "International human resource management is the process of employing, developing and rewarding people in global organisations". However, nowadays, one of the most complex challenges for a MNC, across the globe, is the management of human resources because of...
British legal system
Course material - 7 pages - Civil law
Law evolved from Roman law and Canon Law (the legal system created by the church), creating both singular and common law, then Napoleon used them to create his code civil in 1804. He was also inspired by local law. The Code civil is already the biggest achievement for French legislation, in force...
Landscape ecology, use and application in forestry
Essay - 6 pages - Ecology & environment
Many ecological processes result in or are affected by spatial patterns. However, the relative importance of different processes is very sensitive to the scale of analysis. For example, at a very local scale, species diversity is often strongly affected by competition and trophic...
Sales and distribution of the products of Hyundai and Tata Motors
Dissertation - 28 pages - Services marketing
The automotive industry is an extremely reliable indicator of economic growth; quite obviously, its growth boosts the economy's performance. The automobile industry grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22 per cent between 1992 and 1997, industry that was licensed, controlled and...
Driving Lean Transport and Logistics Operations at Chandra Transport Corporation
Case study - 2 pages - Logistics
Adopting lean practices in transport and logistics areas, particularly for companies like Chandra Transport Corporation (CTC) in India, has some inherent difficulties. Primarily, the fundamental challenge of logistics, which is its complexity and unpredictability, being boosted by the vast...
Comparative analysis of madcap fund with reference to Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd
Case study - 35 pages - Finance
The Indian Mutual Funds Industry has witnessed a sea change since UTI was first established in 1963. From a single player the number of players has increased to 29 and the number of schemes has spiraled to 477. The last decade has been a period of rapid growth for the MF industry. The paper...
Best African American Poems Past and Present - Leonard A, Slade Jr and W Maurice Shipley (2023)
Book review - 3 pages - Culture, religion & civilization
In the anthology Best African American Poems Past and Present, the authors take an essential and worthwhile trip through the prospect of African American poetry. The anthology serves as proof of the wealth, diversity, and invaluable treasures of black poets through the years. The authors...
Insights and Strategies in Optimizing Organizational Management Dynamics
Case study - 6 pages - Management
Effective organizational management is critical in ensuring success in competitive business environments. This paper adopts three case studies critically analyzing their approach and concepts in organizational management. The three case studies presented above provide critical points in the...
Examine critically the advantages of a culturally diverse workplace in a global business world: Essay
Thesis - 7 pages - Management
Today the business world is becoming global. The interaction between countries and ventures, all around the world. Multinational companies have never been this important or powerful. Because of the augmentation of the interaction between different nationalities different cultures, people are...
Reassessing Global Supply Chains: Challenges and Reshoring in the Wake of a Pandemic
Essay - 2 pages - Purchasing & supply chain
The global supply chain is a highly integrated system, which consists of a heterogeneous network of several partners that are situated in different countries and continents. The first key task to overcome in managing the wide area of cultural diversity is to understand cultural diverse...
The political system and indigenous populations
Thesis - 3 pages - Political science
As one can easily notice, the politics, culture, and characteristics of our country as well as surrounding countries can not be defined within the boundaries of concrete definitions. As the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, once said, “We become not a melting pot but a...
The environmental impact of aquaculture operations
Thesis - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
Human cultivation has produced habitats specialized for artificially spawning and nurturing aquatic animals and plants in fresh and marine waters. By assisting to meet the market demand for seafood consumption, aqua cultural operations have yielded clear and significant financial advantages,...
Community-Based Policing
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
With the rising crime rates, and the impact they have on the ability of our criminal justice personnel to stem the tide, criminal justice agencies have realized the need to return to their community roots if they are to do anything about crime and disorder in the communities. This has required...
Conflict assessment report: Lebanon
Essay - 16 pages - Political science
With its unique geographic location at the crossroads of three continents, Lebanon has always been a passageway to many different peoples and cultures. The coexistence of a dozen and a half of different religions in such a tiny territory has been a model for diversity. However, this...
Does the EU need a European Identity? Why? Why not? Use concrete examples to support your line of argument
Essay - 5 pages - European union
In a European Union under construction, speaking about European Identity is essential. If it exists, it should be the expression of a dynamic link between Europeans. This identity is or would therefore be the creator of art and culture, a common political ethic, European citizenship, and common...
Strategic Marketing Analysis of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Thomson Reuters, Rolls-Royce and Skandia
Case study - 3 pages - Services marketing
Coca-Cola is the first company in the world selling sparkling beverages. The company is at the head of more than 500 sparkling drinks brands in more than 200 countries worldwide. The diversity of regions and culture (including buying behavior, occasions, religion, beliefs etc) are parts of...
International development: Renault-Nissan Alliance
Internship report - 25 pages - Management
Offer diversity 1) Expansion of their ranges of products Component and platform sharing 2) Internationalization of sales Manufacturing advantages 1)Taking the most of each production system - Increased Renault's productivity by 15% 2)Creation of the AIMS which will be used in India...
Human Resource Management: Denmark and Japan
Internship report - 8 pages - Human resources
Human resource management is “A strategic approach to acquiring, utilizing and managing an organization's key resource-its People. HRM regards the creation of an environment, the continuous development, stakeholders' interests, and the management of change or the fact to provide supporting...
Learned centered approach
Internship report - 4 pages - Educational studies
In the teaching process, there are two main categories of actors: teachers, and students. I found important to notice that, through years, the students' environment changed a lot (school violence, diversity of the population, etc.) and therefore their needs changed as well. In the...
"The natural resources of the United Kingdom (including agriculture, mining, forestry, all raw materials and energy): assets and liabilities on the local and international geopolitical theatre"
Internship report - 4 pages - Educational studies
The United Kingdom's territory is full of diversified natural resources. From their profitability to their confrontation to the global market, the exploitation of these natural resources has been fit on a seasonally adjusted basis. From the agriculture to the mining and production of raw...
Book review: Bicameralism
Internship report - 4 pages - Political science
The book Bicameralism, by George Tsebelis and Jeannette Money, was published in 1997 by New York: Cambridge University Press. As indicated by the sober title, the authors study bicameralism, or a “legislature that involves two distinct chambers in its deliberation” - from the Latin bi...
Spatial identity in Veronis, L. (2007) - Strategic spatial essentialism
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
In her literature review, she focuses on anti-essentializing approaches that distinct groups use to define a common space such as diaspora and hybridity, and border crossing notions especially transnationalism. The African Americans chose the margin of the society as a place where they made a...
Individuals in organizations
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
In the Dave Green case, we are introduced to an individual straight out of college with good grades, good verbal skills and an excellent history in teamwork. He describes himself as a leader however his leadership skills are largely untested. He is assigned to a team in which he has to not only...
British Petroleum Company - free market, Sustainable Management Futures
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
The free market theory postulates that there should be numerous participants within the same market engaged in the buying and selling of numerous and varied products. All such producers have the opportunity to take part in production activities and, therefore, share the profits present in...
Logistics outsourcing: the current situation and the future
Dissertation - 7 pages - Logistics
In a constantly developing business world, concentrating on your core activity can sometimes become difficult, given the diversity and number of tasks to be accomplished. This explains why company executives have taken a series of measures, including the outsourcing of logistics....
Country Report - Indonesia
Case study - 20 pages - International economy
With a population of 273 million and a gross domestic product (GDP) 1 of approximately 1 050 billion, Indonesia is the fifteenth largest economy. Indonesia is currently relying on economic openness and free trade to catch up economically. It is aware that it has fallen behind its neighbors...
Racialization and Racism In higher education
Case study - 5 pages - Management
A Critical Race Perspective on Asian Americans shows that they are often depicted as overrepresented in higher education institutions due to the large number of the East Asian ethnic groups, such as Koreans and Chinese, at the top schools (Nakanishi and Nishida, 1995). The belief of...
