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- 461: Ohio
- Ohio Ohio had a major role in moving the country toward big business industrialization. First of all, it was Ohios population that moved from rural areas to urban settings. In 1860, eighty-three percent of Ohio was rural. In 1880, only sixty-eight percent of the population was ... was 400 to 600 miles closer to growing western markets than were industrial rivals in the east. This allowed Cleveland to be successful because transportation costs were a major part of the cost of doing business. Clevelands location also helped it, as well as all of Ohio, τ achieve a dominant position in the early growth of the oil refining business.φ Cleveland had many rail lines that brought crude oil from western Pennsylvania and Ohio, then these rail lines distributed the finished product to other states. Finally, Clevelands location made it a major place ...
- 462: Computer Technology
- ... to organize there papers. Many people in the world use computers to make their lives easier. Such advances computer technology will benefit us all. People use computers for research, organization, writing, communication for personal or business matters and even to look up stock updates. Whether it is personal or business, computers can help make our daily life easier. Typing is quicker and easier and its also a lot neater than hand writing. When you type on a computer you can look at them and open ... help with editing a paper, they can even check spelling and grammar. Typing on a computer today is probably the most common way people write there research papers, reports and other documents for school and business. Families can use computers to keep in touch with each other through E-mail.They help people talk with others all around the world, using different services and methods. Since computers are used all ...
- 463: The Success of Lillian Vernon
- The Success of Lillian Vernon It all began with black and white in 1951. Today, nearly 45 years later, the mail order business of Lillian Vernon has swept the mail order market and maintained a financial foothold where others could not. Lillian Hochberg (now known as Lillian Vernon) started her business at her Lillian's motivation was to supplement her husband's then $150 dollar a week income by working from her home. She could be homemaker and help with the finances too. Her success started ... such a hit, she immediately increased her inventory to inexpensive jewelry and make-up paraphernalia. Over the past 45 years, Lillian has had two sons, Fred and David Hochberg, both of whom joined their mothers business and quickly rose up through the management ranks. With their help, her -little business+ went public in 1987 on the American Stock Exchange. Since the Lillian Vernon Corporation. went public, it has overcome the ...
- 464: How The Canadian Economy Is De
- ... show you how the FTA and the NAFTA help the Canadian economy export and import into the U.S economy and will show you how much the Canadian economy needs the American economy to do business. Why are the FTA and the NAFTA important to Canada? Considering that the United States is Canadas most important country to trade with it only seems logical that the Canadian economy would benefit from ... already had free trade with the U.S the NAFTA set up free trade with Mexico. The NAFTA has been controversial both in Canada and in the U.S because people are afraid that Canadian business firms may leave Canada and take advantage of the lower wages and safety regulations in Mexico. The NAFTA agreement states that a certain percentage of goods have to be manufactured in North America. Canadas ... S. That Canadian unemployment will decrease. That a percentage of parts will have to be made in North America. The disadvantages to these agreements mostly concern the Mexico factor in NAFTA. People fear that Canadian business firms will move to Mexico and take advantage of lower wages. People also fear the American firms will move back to the U.S because the tariffs have been eliminated. Economists are also concerned ...
- 465: Advertisers Take Us For Spend-
- ... about $138 billion was spent in a single year on advertising to influence the purchase of products and services. Advertising falls into two main categories: consumer advertising, directed to the ultimate purchaser, and trade (or business-to-business) advertising, in which the appeal is made to business users through trade journals and other media. Both consumer and trade advertising employ many specialised types of commercial persuasion. A relatively minor, but important, form of advertising is institutional (or image) advertising, designed solely ...
- 466: Betrayed By God
- ... lost-wages paid by his insurance company. It doesn't even close to what he would be making if the deli were still up and running. But it's better than nothing, I guess. His business has been through a lot of hardships over the last 16 years. Another difficulty was the building of the Blue Route near his business. The construction blocked almost everyone from entering the building. I don't know if you could blame God for that sort of problem or maybe it was just fate. But with these dilemmas and problems ... he didn't question why God allowed these things to happen. He looked insstead to the way he benefited from the experiences. One benefit was it made him stronger mentally aand spiritually. To keep a business going for three years with minimal customers is hard. It takes dedication and will to show up every morning and basically prepare for nothing, but he did . He was much more grateful when people ...
- 467: Computer System Analysts
- ... still unaware as to exactly what a computer systems analyst does. According to Webster's New World Dictionary (1359-1360), a computer systems analyst is someone who "designs an efficient computer system for a particular business, project, etc.", while the process of analyzing systems is defined as "an engineering technique that breaks down complex technical, social, etc. problems into basic elements whose interrelations are evaluated and programmed, with the aid of ... with common words like Sat, FoxPro, VB-4, C++ Himmelberg (8G), often leaving non-analysts scratching their heads. However, the development of efficient software and hardware systems is an increasingly essential and vital function to business operations and success. Despite the usually unknown methods and skills of the computer systems analyst, they are not a solitary player in the organization but rather an integrated member of a team. In their efforts ... between $45,000-$65,000 a year (Computer 2). Where training and education are concerned, anyone wishing to be a systems analyst must typically complete a bachelor's degree in computer science, math or some business administration related field. After working and gaining experience as a computer systems analyst many move up the corporate ladder to become information systems managers. Working conditions are normally quite comfortable for systems analysts who ...
- 468: Waiting Lines and Queuing
- ... person spends a full one tenth of his or her waking moments waiting for things. That is a powerful figure and that is why this was so interesting to me. When it comes to the business aspect waiting time can mean millions of dollars or even billions when taken over the life span of a firm. Though often overlooked, waiting plays just as an important part in your operation as any other. Waiting can come in many forms. In the non-customer-based end of business, waiting can occur in production lines, supply chains, computer results and printouts, or any non-automated task. When waiting occurs within a business it is often looked at as part of the process. When a customer sees the end product he or she is not aware of the possible time gaps that may have occurred while the ...
- 469: Changes Taking Place in the 1800's
- ... not anything like it is today, and the reason why is because of the progressive movement. Before the progressive movement there where no workman's compensation, nor where their any child labor laws. The ways business ran back then was, the owner of the factory got richer. And if you did not like working there or if your got hurt, got out of the way so some one else can take their place. Until a group of upper class men and women had an idea to help the common worker. Theses people where the progressives. Changing the way of business back then was not an easy task, for the most part their was a laissez-faire system or a hands- off approach to the way of business. The main theory states that if government would not mess with them by making laws, the strongest business will succeed and bring wealth into the whole country. True the strongest business did bring in ...
- 470: Leadership Styles And Its Appl
- ... must know what the right things are. Leadership Leadership is defined in a dictionary as: the position or function of a leader; the ability to lead; or an act or instance of leading. In a business environment real leadership is the act of pulling your employees forward to a desired level of performance. A distinction can be made between a leader who gets people to achieve specific goals and a leader ... dignity and equality. Thus, if a leader does not recognise this he/she will not be successful. Leadership styles in India Before one discuses the leadership styles in India, one needs to look at the business environment in India. India has today seen a lot of transformation from an unexciting mix of government owned companies and private family owned companies, many of which survived on government licenses to the inflow of ... companies and lot of Indian companies being run as professional companies. Further, today there is talk of privatizing public sector companies, however, there are some public sector companies earning profits. All these changes in the business environment has led to a change in the leadership styles, in certain cases leadership styles have changed business. In the public sector the leadership style has been formal authority, wherein the employees do not ...
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