To what extent can we say that women's networks were important for European, and more specifically, English piracy in early modern Europe?
Essay - 6 pages - Modern history
The early modern period is a time span used by historians that refers to the period that began after late middle-ages, generally with the discovery of America in the 1490s, and that stops with the beginning of the late 18th century revolutions, such as the French Revolution in 1789. During that...
How do social media and digital tools affect HR practices? Why and how should HR departments adapt their practices to use these tools to their advantage? What are the benefits and risks of an HR social media strategy?
Essay - 3 pages - Human resources
In the last decades, the functions of Human Resources departments have changed a lot. They are, in general, more involve in the group strategy. The HR manager now has a key role at the Board of Directors.. [...] Even if the digitalization is affecting each department of a firm, Human Resources...
Untouchability and Dalit women's oppression-Malik (1999); Domestic violence against Dalit women: A critical review- Vinutha (2014); Social Structure and Inequality of Dalits in Dalit Literature: An Overview-Gopinath (2018)- The Pain of Dalit Women
Text commentary - 2 pages - Literature
The narratives of Dalit women, often relegated to the peripheries of mainstream discourse, encapsulate the intersecting layers of oppression based on caste, class, and gender. Bela Malik's presentation of how the Convention against Untouchability and the Oppression of Dalit Women helps to...
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility - published: 08/03/2024
Case study - 17 pages - Business strategy
The paper discussed is written by Dirk Lindebaum, Deanna Geddes & Yannis Gabriel, under title 'Moral Emotions and Ethics in Organizations : Introduction to the Special Issue'1, published in the Journal of Business Ethics in 2017. The authors propose to introduce the reader to the...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Human Resources
Case study - 3 pages - Human resources
In our era, CSR is not only a "trendy" matter but has a real impact on the positioning of the company and its impact on the society. Initiatives can be found in every department: Human Resources make no exception. This is related to my future first dream job: HR manager or Business Partner in a...
International marketing communications: How can Skoda use social media to its benefit?
Thesis - 7 pages - Tourism marketing
It's important to introduce our project with an analysis of the main characteristics of the media we will use in our creative strategy for Skoda. A study conducted on the European Companies on the Fortune Global 100 list, shows relevant numbers in regard to using Facebook and Youtube in marketing...
Social and Cultural Factors Giving Rise to Depression and Anxiety
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
The World Health Organization further explains that anxiety disorder and depression are characterized by factors such as emotional, physical, and behavioral symptoms that build an uncomfortable feeling that is usually described as uneasiness. Worry is usually followed by symptoms like fatigue,...
How has marketing been influenced with the adoption of social media technologies?
Essay - 5 pages - Business strategy
The advent of the internet has completely modified our lifestyle. Through social media, we spend more time in front of the screen looking for information, sharing passions and communicating with our family, friends or strangers in communities with similar interests. Thanks to the...
Facebook and social media
Case study - 4 pages - Design and digital creation
Nowadays, who doesn't use Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Youtube, Linkedin or other kind of social media? Even parents and grand parents use ti nowadays. Social media are omnipresent in our lives. But before going further, let's define what social media is. Social media...
Social networking in Europe and China
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
By way of introduction, we can say that in recent years, we have noticed a sharp increase and improvement of the web tools. In passing the web 1.0, most of the websites were commercial in nature or communicative about the web 2.0 which allows users to enrich the content of websites according to...
Ethical issues regarding social networking
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The popularity of social networking sites is a relatively new phenomenon Within the past 10 years several evolution have been made. Most are positive, but some are negative. With this phenomenon there has also been several sites that have reached iconic status. Some have reached this...
Social capital and The Gap, Inc.
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Social capital lends itself to interpretation. It is an all-encompassing and important concept for viewing present day businesses, economic situations, organizational behavior, politics and even in how self-interest can play out in areas like natural resources or public health....
Analysis of how business companies can increase brand awareness and customer interaction through the use of social media
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
The arrival of new technology has raised a number of new issues for managers and leaders. The use of the internet is an unavoidable feature of today's business environment, as it can be very productive to companies. Email can be used as a very potent business tool, enabling business transactions...
Social Media Strategy
Case study - 17 pages - Business strategy
In this paper, we will elaborate a social media marketing plan for the NGO “Envol Vert”. Created in 2011, EnvolVert fights for forest preservation and biodiversity in disadvantaged countries and France while creating a strong relationship with local populations. Envol Vert...
Evolution of lodging networks during the economic crisis: What happened to Airbnb and to budget hotels in the context of the crisis in the USA? - published: 24/04/2015
Case study - 25 pages - Management
The financial crisis started In September 2008, in the USA, with the bankrupt of Lehman Brothers. This financial shock led to a deep and long economic crisis. The USA has started to experience economic recovery in 2010 but the economic growth has still been low. The hospitality industry, with...
Route optimization in mobile adhoc networks
Thesis - 8 pages - Computer science
With the increase of portable devices as well as progress in wireless communications, ad hoc networking is gaining importance with the increasing number of widespread applications. Ad hoc networking can be applied in places where there is little or no communication infrastructure or existing...
Social media as an agent of psychological warfare in the overthrow of Gadhafi's Libya
Case study - 34 pages - Political science
On December 17, 2010 a Tunisian vegetable seller set himself on fire in a crowded marketplace to protest the lack of employment opportunities in his country. Less than a year later three North African governments had been overthrown and the Middle East was set ablaze in a string of revolts....
Swarovski and the social media - publié le 14/03/2011
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Today, there are, on the one hand, the traditional media which use a transmitter that broadcasts a single message to targets audiences, and on the other hand, social media which include everyone, which is both the broadcaster, and the target. “Social Media is the...
The media, an essential vehicle for social protest
Case study - 12 pages - Medias
Malcolm X, one of the main American black advocates for the rights of the Blacks in the United States, by articulating concepts of race pride and black nationalism in the early 1960s, claimed that “the media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent...
Credibility is a critical resource at start up and represents an important element of the entrepreneur's personal contact network - publié le 14/12/2006
Essay - 6 pages - Management
Traditionally, entrepreneurs have been considered as individuals with a strong, often charismatic, leadership as well as a high drive for individualism and independence. However, a business unit does not exist in isolation since it is, or will be, in contact with a whole range of other...
10 exemples d'analyse critique "Social media addiction"
Case study - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages
10 exemples d'analyse critique “Social media addiction” Réponds en quelques phrases aux questions suivantes: 1.How does addiction to social networks affect health? 2. Who is most affected by this new “disease”? 3.How we could protect young people from...
Credibility is a critical resource at start up and represents an important element of the entrepreneur's personal contact network
Essay - 6 pages - Management
Traditionally, entrepreneurs have been considered as individuals with a strong, often charismatic, leadership as well as a high drive for individualism and independence. However, the same cannot be said for businesses. A business unit does not exist in isolation as it will be, in contact with a...
Social movements and depoliticization
Thesis - 5 pages - Political science
When one endeavors to study sociology within the context of our society, we must view it and assess it in relation to the social infrastructures that are already in place. This in no small way means that politics needs to be a contributing factor. This is even more relevant in the...
Social Bookmarking with the main emphasis on Digg and Delicious
Case study - 30 pages - Clients and users behaviour
The Internet is inconceivably huge. There are more than 50 million unique websites and somewhere between 30 and 60 billion unique web pages. For ages, people have been asking each other about books they might like to read. People rely on other people's opinions more than any advertisement....
What are the determinants of social class in Britain at the beginning of the new millennium?
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Most surveys depict that the majority of British people recognize the existence of social classes and categorize themselves into one such class. The word ?class' describes "broad groupings within a national population that are seen as forming a set of layers" (R. Crompton, 2000, p.1)....
Social work: Board presentation
Presentation - 28 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The illness impacts ability to seek/obtain care, nutrition, transportation, maintain housing, etc. Individual medical crisis impacts multiple systems: family, friends, neighbors, employer/ co-workers, schools, taxpayers, social services, national economy, etc. Care givers often need...
Motrin's Mommy Headache: A Lesson in Social Media Experimentation - publié le 20/04/2011
Case study - 2 pages - Management
“Brands are delicate things, but social tools exist not only to hear bad news but to engage even that part of the crowd which has made it clear you have tripped up — maybe, especially that niche.” This quote essentially summarizes how Johnson & Johnson should have reacted...
Social welfare system in transition: The reform of the pension system
Essay - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The transition from a centrally planned economy to a market economy, from communism to democracy, and from unitary to a federal state had extreme consequences for the overall welfare of Russian population: including health services, social protection, and pension system. The Plan for...
British housing policies Case study: Impact on the social exclusion experienced by the Pakistani minority - publié le 13/01/2009
Case study - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Water and food are commonly accepted as the basic needs of life. Housing, by providing us a shelter, is also necessary so that you survive. Therefore it is also a fundamental need. However, every house should not only be a shelter, but also a real home. What makes a house a home is a complex...
How strategy and network changes are linked?
Essay - 12 pages - Management
This paper focuses on the relation between the network changes and the strategy of an organization. It also provides a description of the links between those two concepts. The network change is an essential part of the understanding of industrial network. Its importance is...
