The Business Life Of Ancient Athens
.... are not
totally accurate, they are a start in banking and maybe even other ways of
mathematics. The Peloponnesian War also occurred- leaving Greece(Attica) with
nothing. Attica was forced by famine to go under Peloponnesian rule. By now,
trade had come in an uproar. Many people had found it easy to trade by sea. So
many merchants with not enough money would borrow money from rich people and
then buy cargo space on a ship. In most cases the merchant went on the ship to
get the goods to sell. .....
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Canada's Economy In 1996
.... of a slight one. Low inflation is also is also prevalent
and is symptomatic of a weak economy. A low inflation rate of 1.4% in November
1996 does not provide much of an indication for economic growth and expansion.
A shrinking positive balance of payments indicates these are tough economic
times. A fourth indication of a slight recession is the high unemployment rate.
An unemployment rate of 10.0% in November 1996 is definitely not a sign of
strong economic recovery.
Canada is always trying .....
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Optimal Size Of A Firm
.... his current
business, setting up new shops, or taking over another business.
The size of a business does however depend a great deal on the market
which it is in. For example a business which makes specialist goods, or caters
to only a very small number of people, will not be able to grow beyond the
capacity of that market. This means that the optimum size for a business in a
market with little growth and only a small number of prospective customers would
be large enough to serve as many customers as .....
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A Continuous Decline In India, Without Modernization
.... in the elimination of jobs done by
local peasants. There are many additional prices India will have to pay to be
able to modernize, including: (1) a loss of culture and tradition; (2) probable
religious conflicts; (3) loss of caste; (4) social divisions; and, of course
(5) TAXES. With modernization, taxes will definitely increase for India to pay
for the new advances in industry and technology. Taxes are the primary means
for any government to raise money and support its programs. However, the
o .....
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Corporate Culture : The Key To Understanding Work Organisations
.... for success in an emergent
market such as Steve Job's Apple Computers in the early eighties. Here was a
company led by a very strong character who was highly motivated, possessed a
highly practical imagination and was fanatical about detail. He built up a
multinational company on the strength of his ability to promote free thinking
coupled with the attention to detail that is required to produce a world class
computer within the organisation that he ran.
It is quite clear that if the cultures of these .....
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Deregulation Of The Airline Industry
.... by regional carriers, such as Southwest, which offered short trips between
airports not served by the nationals.
Deregulation of the airline industry brought about in 1978 introduced a
situation in which the national and regional carriers were suddenly able to
compete in an environment that resembled a free market. Rate schedules were
lifted, price fixing was eliminated and route management was removed. The main
factors that affected whether an airline could serve a particular city was
whether or .....
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Motivation To Work Well Depends More Than High Wages And On Working Conditions
.... it is apparent that to become or be motivated does not always rely on
drive and goals - it can often arise through voluntary action as well.
McDougall (1908) made this extension of the concept of motivation to 'voluntary
behaviour' explicit by suggesting that instincts were the 'prime movers' of all
human activity. McDougall disagrees with the drive theorists arguing that the
instincts of staff in the workplace provide a major source of motivation.
Hebb (1949) also disagrees with the assumptions .....
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Economic Intervention
.... that is being used in these
areas should be being put to better use in areas such as health and welfare.
People who are free and law abiding should be receiving this money to better
their lives not someone who has had no previous respect for the laws of our
country. Most inmates have free access to physical training facilities that
would cost us three hundred to four hundred dollars per year. All inmates are
guaranteed a meal, three time a day, when a large portion of the free
population can barely a .....
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Eliminating The Capital Gains Tax
.... States, taxes on capital gains should
be eliminated.
Members of Congress once considered a reduction in the capital gains tax
rate from 28% to 19.8%. Combined with indexation, which is
,
reducing the capital gains tax by any amount would be a vital pro-growth step
taken by Congress. However, given the fickle and high risk nature of
investments and entrepreneurships, and the importance of maintaining a
competitive economy in a global environment, capital gains should be exempt from
taxation altogethe .....
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From Welfare To Workfare
.... and will effect not only the thousands of Ontario welfare
recipients but every Ontarioan in one way or another. When the election was
close, Mike Harris often called workfare his "hand up" on the other candidates,
(Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Nov. 17, 1995, 846), arguing that the current
welfare system is just "hand outs".
The decision on behalf of the conservative party to introduce Ontario
Works in Ontario is an interesting one, with respect to traditional, and modern
day Conservative party b .....
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Immigration And Its Effect On The Economy Of The U.S
.... history of the
United States, nevertheless the harsh fact is that what may be necessary and
beneficial at one time, may not be so at another. The demand for labor is being
affected by "restructuring forces stemming from the nature and pace of
technological change; from the stiff international competition the United States
that now confronts for the first time in its history; from major shifts in
consumer spending away from goods toward services; and from the substantial
reduction
In the national def .....
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Influencing Others In Business Environments
.... casually or in
working outfits had a 38% chance (Bickman, 1971). This study suggests that a
person's status affects how well they are received by the person they are trying
to influence, and thus their likelihood of being able to influence them into
buying an idea or product.
Seating arrangements can affect ones ability to influence others.
Seating arrangements that are closer to one another have a greater effect and
lead to a less hostile environment than when people are seated opposite of one
anot .....
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The Interview
.... meeting, which is of importance, was a meeting room
at our local Head Office. The meeting took place at 1900 on January 9, 1996.
The meeting included the supervisor and three staff team members.
A physical description of the environment is as follows: a large wooden
rectangular table sits in the centre of the room with 12 chairs around it, there
are 2 cluttered bookcases along one wall and a large white board along another
wall. There are no pictures on the walls and no telephone. The meeting took
plac .....
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Labor Unions
.... Industrial Revolution
meant degradation rather than progress.
As the factory system grew, many workers began to form labor unions to protect
their interests. The first union to hold regular meetings and collect dues was
organized by Philadelphia shoemakers in 1792. Soon after, carpenters and
leather workers in Boston and printers in New York also organized unions.
Labor's tactics in those early times were simple. Members of a union would
agree on the wages they thought were fair. They pledged to stop wo .....
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Lewis And Lewis, P.C Accounting Firm
.... the building is well harmonized with the surroundings.
However, it gives guests the impression of dignity and openness.
Directly inside the main entrance to Lewis & Lewis is a small but
welcoming lobby, with a natural stone floor, stylish but difficult to walk on in
heels. There is a narrow open closet for guests to hang their coats, and several
chairs arranged around a table on which are placed the company newsletter and
other publications. The receptionist's desk is facing the entrance door, a .....
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