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- 401: History of Computers
- ... aspect of our lives. Such a device that changes the way we work, live, and play is a special one, indeed. A machine that has done all this and more now exists in nearly every business in the US and one out of every two households (Hall, 156). This incredible invention is the computer. The electronic computer has been around for over a half-century, but its ancestors have been around ... population of the US was increasing so fast, the computer was an essential tool in tabulating the totals. These advantages were noted by commercial industries and soon led to the development of improved punch-card business-machine systems by International Business Machines (IBM), Remington-Rand, Burroughs, and other corporations. By modern standards the punched-card machines were slow, typically processing from 50 to 250 cards per minute, with each card holding up to 80 digits. ...
- 402: The Market Structure of Microsoft
- ... and/ or services provided by the Microsoft Corporation. How did the Microsoft Corporation develop into a software monopoly? For the most part, one or several combinations of the following forge monopolies: an amalgamation of smart business decisions, mistakes by competitors, and at times some shady tactics that a company might employ to become a market leader and monopoly of today. Microsoft had its beginning during the 1970s when IBM was the ... dawn of Microsoft the monopoly empire was on the horizon. In the 1990s Microsoft began to diversify with its dominance over the application and operating systems it began to get into producing products for multimedia, business operation systems, and now even games and online services. They have been accused of shady business practices when they attempted to purchase Intuit, the software company that owns Quicken, the worlds most popular personal finance manager. And Microsofts pairing Windows 95 with The Microsoft Network, both moves are ...
- 403: Starbucks' Expansion
- Starbucks' Expansion Starbucks Corporation started its expansion into today's business by one man's foresight and determination to create and make a coffee business that would be the number one standard on today's market. Howard Shultz, was the inspirational "dreamer" that made Starbucks the powerful business that it is today. He gained the knowledge and experience to expand his ideas through the observation of others in the field as well as hands-on experience working within the corporation. He started ...
- 404: Internet
- ... innovations, inventions, patents and licensing. Once they come up with their own products, they can find free expert advice on how to market their products. There are easily accessible links to experts, analysts, consultants and business leaders to guide their way to starting up their own business, careers and lives. These experts can help push the beginners in the right direction in every field of business, including every way to generate start up revenue from better management of personal finances to diving into the stock market. When the beginner has sufficient funds to actually open their own company, they can' ...
- 405: Stress
- ... are compelled to be more efficient; they find themselves taking on the work of what used to be two. The result is longer hours, less time for outside activities, and consequently increased stress. According to Business Week, the typical American works 47 hours a week, and if current trends continue, in 20 years "the average person would be on the job 60 hours a week." Another factor that increases stress is technological advancements. With all the new technology one is always connected to work and accessible 24 hours a day 7 days a week. According to Business Week, it is now possible, and thus increasingly expected, for employees to be accessible and productive any hour, any day. At a workplace, one observes several sales people working long hours, claiming it is due ... reach a point of diminishing returns. The more hours they work, the less productive they are. This stressful condition causes the quality of work to dwindle. Consequently, clients recognize this, and eventually they terminate the business relationship. Soon the company loses, as it is built on these clients. Statement of the Objectives In this research, I expect to discuss factors which lead to stress in the workplace. Are individuals stressed ...
- 406: Computers-how They Affect Our Lives
- ... aspect of our lives. Such a device that changes the way we work, live, and play is a special one, indeed. A machine that has done all this and more now exists in nearly every business in the US and one out of every two households. This incredible invention is the computer. The electronic computer has been around for over a half-century, but its ancestors have been around for 2000 ... population of the US was increasing so fast, the computer was an essential tool in tabulating the totals. These advantages were noted by commercial industries and soon led to the development of improved punch-card business-machine systems by International Business Machines (IBM), Remington-Rand, Burroughs, and other corporations. By modern standards the punched-card machines were slow, typically processing from 50 to 250 cards per minute, with each card holding up to 80 digits. ...
- 407: Legalization of Drugs
- ... departments alike. Intensive police crackdowns in urban neighborhoods do little more than chase the menace a short distance away to infect new areas. By contrast, legalization of the drug market would drive the drug-dealing business off the streets and out of the apartment buildings, and into legal, government- regulated, taxpaying stores. It would also force many of the gun-toting dealers out of business, and would convert others into legitimate businessmen" (Lindsmith Center). Some would turn to other types of criminal activities, just as some of the bootleggers did following Prohibition's withdrawal. Gone would be the unparalleled financial temptations that lure so many people from all sectors of society into the drug-dealing business. I feel that drugs should be legalized in the United States because of the many taxes that would be put onto the drug market. It would also lure drug users to become legitimate businesspeople ...
- 408: Adult Entertainment and The City of New York
- ... and cellar space. V. Adult establishments must conform or terminate within a year. These regulations are set forth by the New York Department of City Planning for the following reasons: decrease property values of surrounding business and residents, increase in crime, substantial loss of business because of loss in investments and decline in economic and pedestrian activities. Issues. The controversies in the dispute involving the interests of the city versus the interests of the Adult Entertainment enterprises are three-fold. First, in the process of zoning property boundaries, the government must avoid a regulating factor that allows a commercial business to have no other competition. A monopoly is an illegal economic entity in our free-market system. If only one adult establishment can be present in a zoning area, it is then a restriction ...
- 409: Canada's Ideal Population - What Is It? and How Should It Be Achieved?
- ... After if there is a lower population there is less demand for goods and services therefore less jobs would be available. Prices of those goods and services would increase to compensate for the loss of business. On the other hand the natural resources wouldn't deplete as quickly if the population decreased. Because there would be less people living in any given area, more properties would become abandoned thus producing more ... vehicles. I would really enjoy that aspect of a decrease in population. But who knows whether or not my friends would still be around to hang out with. With such a demand lost, probably all business would have to reconstruct their business to suit the situation. If population growth was deemed desirable which I think it should be, it would best be achieved through the use of many different methods. The decreased use of various birth ...
- 410: History of the Computer Industry in America
- ... aspect of our lives. Such a device that changes the way we work, live, and play is a special one, indeed. A machine that has done all this and more now exists in nearly every business in the U.S. and one out of every two households (Hall, 156). This incredible invention is the computer. The electronic computer has been around for over a half-century, but its ancestors have been ... of the U.S. was increasing so fast, the computer was an essential tool in tabulating the totals.These advantages were noted by commercial industries and soon led to the development of improved punch-card business-machine systems by International Business Machines (IBM), Remington-Rand, Burroughs, and other corporations. By modern standards the punched-card machines were slow, typically processing from 50 to 250 cards per minute, with each card holding up to 80 digits. ...
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