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- 221: The Chrysanthemums
- ... life; she is fenced in from the real world, from a man's world. It is a smaller, on-earth version of the environment in which they live. This man's world is dominated by business. As Elisa works on her garden, she looks through the fence out to where her husband, Henry, is talking with two men in business suits. They look at a tractor and smoke, manly things, as they conclude their man's work. Just as their environment surrounds all persons, fences surround animals and men surround women. As she looks out ... and clodhopper shoes covering her small woman's feet. A "big corduroy apron" covered the dress making "her figure look blocked and heavy" (396). Unconsciously, as she looks through her fence at the men talking business, she is trying to cover up her feminine qualities. She longs to be in their position and possess their characteristics. As she does her gardening, something she enjoys and excels in, "Her face was ...
- 222: Issues to Consider When Implementing a Corporate Code of Ethics
- Issues to Consider When Implementing a Corporate Code of Ethics Business leaders are talking more today about ethics than in the past few decades and society is demanding it. When President Eisenhower held presidency, our society trusted big corporations and did not question their motives or ... the cost of its product or service to justify the cost of being ethical. This cost, which is more or less a tax, is passed on to the consumer. It is not the responsibility of business owners or CEOs to impose taxes; that is the responsibility of public elected officials (Freidman, 1997, pp. 781-787). Not all businesses agree with Milton Freidmans philosophy. One such business is Ben & Jerrys, a maker of high quality ice cream. The founders of Ben & Jerrys, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, incorporated their social values while the company expanded into a successful $150, ...
- 223: An Observation Of Sacred Hoops
- Introduction Does religion, spirituality, business, and personal lives have areas of overlap in the way one develops their social and inner personality? Do people have more then one mask or are they all the same mask expressing themselves in different ... players can escape the brutality and anxiety of playing basketball and focus on a non-threatening safe environment in order to prepare themselves for the next short-term goal. "We generally agree that goals in business and in government and in our personal lives should be bounded by moral standards and legal constraints" . This author continues to explain that individual and the group will continue to make moral progress if the ... is, it is not the individual role, which has the power. It is suggested that the power emulates from this countries citizens. Furthermore, Jackson's friend John Paxson, found a Chinese fable in a Harvard Business Review, which described that inherent power and strength is found in the "spokes of the wheel and not necessarily the wheel itself". The fable goes on to explain that "a wheel is made not ...
- 224: Microsoft Corporation
- Microsoft Corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS MICROSOFT HISTORY 1 EARLY INFLUENCES 2 FIRST BUSINESS VENTURE 3 EDUCATION ATTEMPT 3 THE MOTIVATIONAL SIDE OF FEAR 4 A JAPANESE CONNECTION 5 IBM INFLUENCE 5 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 6 A CRUCIAL DEAL 6 COMPETITION ERRORS 7 BIRTH OF WINDOWS 7 MISSION ... advent of the locomotive, automobiles, cargo ships and airplanes were the most evident by-products of such raw materials. Use of these by-products from the earth's raw materials dramatically changed the world of business and trade. With the subsequent invention of wire communications (i.e., tapping out Morse code and speaking over telephone lines), business and trade grew exponentially. Wireless communications via the inventions of radio, television, and motion pictures contributed greatly to the advances of the Industrial Revolution. The need to find better ways of doing business to ...
- 225: Marketing Orientation
- ... recognising and creating consumers' needs and wants , which then creates a potential market opportunity, which consequently aims to satisfy this need. Market orientation, however, takes a broader view, McNamara defines it as : « a philosophy of business management, based upon a company-wide acceptance of the need for customer orientation, profit orientation, and recognition of the important roles of marketing in communicating the needs of the market to all major corporate departments ... as quoted in Kohli.A.K. & Jaworski. B.J.1990.page 3.) Consequently, market orientation is seen to mean 'the implementation of the marketing concept'. A brief outline of market orientation. Kotler (1994) discusses four business philosophies or orientations toward the marketplace. The production concept states that consumers will purchase those products which are available in the greatest quantity and at the lowest cost to them. Little product differentiation is apparent ... is the goal of this orientation. The selling concept is often characterised by an increase in the size of the sales force Finally, the marketing concept eschews the notion that the most important element in business philosophy is either the production capability or capacity or aggressive sales. Instead, this concept focuses on the needs and wants, both present and future, of potential customers. Kotler offers further clarification: selling focuses on ...
- 226: Management In The Year 2000 Gl
- ... facilitating the sale of their goods and services in foreign markets. Communications, empowerment, and learning will be the three greatest deciding factors in the success of these new multinational firms.Ԭ To be more successful in business in the global environment, it will be necessary to expand to the global market. An increase in production, sales and profits are some of the compelling reasons why most companies will seek to go beyond ... t always easy to manage an organization when the work force and management teams are thousands of miles and an ocean away. Consequently, there are a few strategies that can ensure the success of a business located in the global market. First of all, the 1990's have already taught us that people are proud to work for companies that treat them well. They become linked to companies in more than ... in the motivation model suggest that the Maslow's needs are satisfied simultaneously. There are three overlapping areas in the model, an overlapping of individual needs and external influences, an overlapping of individual needs and business, and an overlapping of individual needs, external influences, and business. The first area includes the physical needs, the safety and security. The second area includes the social needs. The last area includes self-actualization ...
- 227: Kate Chopins The Awakening
- The novel opens on the Grand Isle, a summer retreat for the wealthy French Creoles of New Orleans. Leonce Pontellier, a wealthy New Orleans business man of forty years of age, reads his newspaper. Meanwhile, Mrs. Lebrun's parrot repeats phrases in English and French and her mockingbird sings in "fluty notes." Leonce retreats to his own cottage to escape ... prefers to stay and talk with Edna. Edna is handsome, engaging woman. Robert is a clean-shaven, carefree young man. He discusses his plans to go to Mexico at the end of the summer on business. She talks about her childhood in Kentucky bluegrass country and her sister's upcoming wedding. Leonce wakes Edna when he enters the bedroom that night. He relates his experiences of the evening, but she responds ... sits on the porch and weeps quietly, listening to the sea. It is not an unsual event, but she recognizes that Leonce is often kind and loving. The next morning, Leonce departs to attend his business for the following week. Everyone gathers to bid good-bye because he is a popular man. He sends Edna a box of bonbons from New Orleans, and she shares them with her friends. They ...
- 228: Dell Computer
- ... educational institutions to small businesses and individuals. The company employs approximately 11,000 people. Headquarters are located in Round Rock, Texas, with manufacturing facilities in Austin, Texas; Limerick, Ireland; and Penang, Malaysia. Dell Computer's business strategy is centered around its direct business model and customer-focused initiative aimed at delivering the best customer experience through direct, customer relationships, cooperative research and development with technology partners, custom-built computer systems and service and support programs tailored to customer ... Financial Services, a joint venture that will provide financing for Dell customers. That year Dell also announced plans to enter the market for engineering, analysis, and design computers called workstations. Dell built up its consumer business in 1997 by separating that operation from its small-business unit and beginning a leasing program for individuals. The Dell Direct Model Dell's award-winning customer service, industry-leading growth and financial performance ...
- 229: Japan On Its Way To Be The World's Largest Economy
- ... Japanese miracle without success. The answer to the mystery can be found by examining Japan's culture, education, and employment system. Japan's success is not just a case of good technique and technology in business, but a real recognition and development of the necessary human skills. A better understanding of the Japanese society provides the framework to understanding the workings of Japanese business (and possibly the Japanese mind.) The ways of the Japanese provide a foundation for their economic adaptability in modern times. Japan is a culture where human relations and preservation of harmony are the most important ... destiny which gives their industrial machine its effectiveness."1 "Among the Japanese, there exists an instinctive respect for institutions and government, for the rules of etiquette and service, for social functions and their rituals of business. Japan is a traditionally crowded island, the people are forced to share the limited space with each other and to live in harmony.. The Japanese are very protective of their culture. They are very ...
- 230: The Used Car Industry
- ... come from trade-ins, repossessions, leased vehicles, and smaller used car lots. With this reallocation of resources many of the smaller mom and pop used car lots have been bought out, or forced out of business. Competition is heating up with the rise in the number of auction houses. This has forced the auctions to be more selective in the kinds of vehicles they offer. More care is being spent to ... vehicles that is an advantage for both the dealers and consumers. More money is being spent in advertising and offering perks to lure in prospective dealers. As some auto manufacturers are entering into the auction business independents are beginning to have cause to worry that their profits will begin to fall. The auto dealers are not sitting by being idle either. They are responding to consumer demands by building and expanding ... of change in the auto industry is an ever evolving one. New car manufacturers will need to take a long, hard look at the industry and may be forced to make some changes to attract business back their way. They may be forced to lower prices, cut back production on new vehicles, or lay off workers if people continue to look for cheaper vehicles to purchase. Economists will be sure ...
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