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- 721: Communication And Race
- ... subject to much more scrutiny than other consumer products. The media are the primary source of indirect or mediated experiences that shape, reinforce, or eliminate racial attitudes and beliefs. But, the mass media is a business and thus is under business constraints with regard to performance. Commercial media have to be as efficient in their use of resources and financial returns as other businesses. But do to the nature of their business, media performance must be assessed by criteria which is much more demanding than normal business criteria. Word Count: 1228
- 722: Media Control
- ... concentrated ownership, owner wealth, and profit orientation of the dominant mass-media firms; (2) advertising as the primary income source of the mass media; (3) the reliance of the media on information provided by government, business, and "experts" funded and approved by these primary sources and agents of power; and (4) "Flak" as a means of disciplining the media.1 Each of these filters takes a bit of the true reality ... dilapidation of the information. If the media show us only what is tantalizing then we miss important issues that are hard to face. The Anchors provides a vivid picture of the media as an entertainment business. Donya Archer is chronicled through acting school, speaking lessons, and has a agent. There is much more emphasis on the reading of the news than on the gathering of it. Ratings are the key. The ... ratings the less they can spend on reporting, but the more they can charge for advertising. The higher the ratings a station receives the higher it can raise it's advertising rates. It's a business decision that's caused stations nationwide to use tricks during sweeps month. Stations have increased sex and violence, aired greater quality entertainment programming, and even given away cash during breaks. The hiring of "celebrities" ...
- 723: Angel Island
- ... raising every species of agricultural product... as the Chinese."8 said Aaron H. Palmer. Between 1860 to 1880, 100s of Chinese became farmers through tenancy because it was the easiest way to enter the farming business without too much capital. The Chinese were responsible for changing California's wheat industry to fruit. These farmers were experienced from the Pearl River Delta and taught white people how to plant, cultivate, and harvest ... they were banned from fishing salmon altogether, they were allowed to can the salmon in the canneries. Thousands of Chinese went to San Francisco after the railroads were completed to become part of the manufacturing business. Urban Chinese community and industrial development of San Francisco soon paralleled each other. In 1860, there were 200 manufacturing firms with 1500 workers and 10 years later the number of laborers had increased to 12 ... needed was a stove, trough, dry-room, sleeping apartment, and a sign. Little language was also needed and a new immigrant could get by with just "yes" or "no". The Chinese were pushed into this business, because it was either laundrymen or vegetable peddlers. When there was something Asians wanted, they would find clever ways of obtaining it. In most districts, rent for Asians were often very high. To get ...
- 724: Culture Schock
- ... Usually after the person experiencing culture shock learns the norms, beliefs, and practices of the community, the psychological disorientation of culture shock begins to diminish. This paper will be based upon culture shock and international business. There are three areas where culture shock could affect you: 1. Emotions-you have to cope with the stress of international work and keeping an emotional balance in order to perform in a business. 2. Thinking style- you have to understand how your counterparts think and be able to develop culturally effective solutions. 3. Social skills and social identity- you need effective social skills to establish new business relationships. (Marx, 25). This differs from manager to manager, some managers seem to adapt in an almost chameleon like way to different countries, whereas others cling desperately to their habits and their national approaches. ...
- 725: Great Expectations
- ... of her emotional decay" (210 NCLC vol.26) As Mrs. Havisham dies, the Satis house dies with her physical, emotional, and spiritual state of mind. Wemmick and his castle represents his separation of private and business life. Wemmick believes "office is one thing and private life is another." (Dickens 231) At the office Wemmick is stern, strict, and greedy for money. Wemmicks philosophy is "get hold of portable property" (Dickens ... and thin wide mottled lips." (195 Great Expectations) Wemmick even tells Pip to keep his life at Walworth separated from his life at little Britain. This shows how important it is to Wemmick to keep business separated from private life. At the castle Wemmick is completely opposite. He begins his transformation from work life to private life when he crosses the draw bridge. Wemmick says "after I have crossed this bridge ... pitch his money into the Thames." (Hornback 226) At his castle though, Wemmick wants to help Pip with Herbert. Wemmicks castle being secluded in the forest away from society, represents how Wemmick separates his business life from public life. Many houses represent the family that lives in the house. In Dickens case he took it one step further. Not only does the house represent the physical and emotional ...
- 726: Marketplace For System Analyst
- ... an even greater advantage, as will individuals with significant networking, database, and systems experience. Employers will continue to seek computer professionals who can combine strong programming and traditional systems analysis skills with good interpersonal and business skills.5 Regardless of college major, employers generally look for people who are familiar with programming languages and have broad knowledge of and experience with computer systems and technologies, strong problem-solving and analysis skills, and good interpersonal skills. Courses in computer programming or systems design offer good preparation for a job in this field. For jobs in a business environment, employers usually want systems analysts to have a background in business management or a closely related field, while a background in the physical sciences, applied mathematics, or engineering is preferred for work in scientifically oriented organizations.7 Since employers generally look for experience, entry-level ...
- 727: The Video Game Wars
- The Video Game Wars Video games are a big market these days. Within the past few years, the industry has boomed into a very large business. Within this business, there are three big companies are fighting to be the best. Nintendo's N64, Sega's Saturn, and Sony's Playstation are the three main systems in this huge market. Because there are so many games for these systems, and because it is such a big business, stores specializing in only these games are opening everywhere. A few days ago, I walked into one of these stores. My friend wanted to purchase the new nintendo machine. According to the reviews, the ...
- 728: Butterbox Babies
- ... himself in a white lab coat while delivering babies. Lila was a midwife who was illegally assisting with childbirth. The Home was established in 1928, and what started off to be a tiny cottage-based business became a million-dollar enterprise in a 54-room mansion. The Ideal Maternity Home seemed to be a great place where unmarried women could, secretly, give birth to their babies- for a great price though ... for adoption. If a couple wished to adopt a baby they would have to be assessed by the government to see if they were able to support a baby. The Youngs found this bad for business, so if a couple was from the United States the baby was given a false visa to be able to enter the country. To adopt a baby there was another charge of $1,000 to ... not guilty" verdict. Since so many people liked the idea of the Ideal Maternity Home they did no want to see William and Lila go to jail. On November 17, 1945 after 17 years of business the Ideal Maternity Home was shut down because the Home failed the inspection. In March of 1946 William and Lila were arraigned in the county Magistrate's Court for seven different charges: · Unlawfully boarding ...
- 729: Developing A Reward Strategy T
- Developing a Reward Strategy that Delivers Shareholder and Employee Value The New Competitive Context: Today business faces the biggest and most difficult times ahead. With the ever changing moods and directions that business is taking almost daily, it is impossible to have a strategy set in place. There is no true "one way of doing things" and it is almost impossible to say that one strategy is the ... total reward's focus. They can be based on measures that drive shareholder value. How can I go about creating a portfolio of reward's programs that are linked to short-term and long-term business success, that will deliver true value all around? The answer lies in Exhibit3. Exhibit 4 describes how you can go about developing an aligned reward strategy. Develop Measures that Drive Shareholders Value: Here we ...
- 730: Oakland Community College
- Marketing Case Study Oakland Community College Introduction Oakland community college is the largest institution of its type in Michigan. It offers degrees and certificates in more than 90 career fields and university transfer degrees in business, science and liberal arts. It is community based and publicly funded institution. It has open admissions policy; student centered instruction and flexible curricula. Marketing Strategies Organizations increasingly have to be market-driven and customer focused ... OCC is understanding and meeting the needs of the local market. The needs of the local market are (a) easier and faster registration process; (b) adult community education- courses that will be useful for local business operations; (c) easier access to library materials; (d) easier access to purchase books; (e) accessible days and times for offered courses. Some of these needs are addressed by OCC but need improvement or expansion and ... activities for students, allowing students to review their teachers in timely manner, improving their courses to accommodate curricula which are pre-requisites for universities and advertising the same in local universities. Creating Customer Focus throughout Business Technology Registration in OCC is by telephone or by person. 'By person' is very taxing for working individuals who are unable to register on time due to time restraints. 'By telephone' is easier but ...
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