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- 761: Time For More On The CD
- Time For More On The CD The music business is experiencing a recession where record sales are reaching all-time lows. All record companies have in the last few years experienced a considerable decrease in sales. Finding the cause or causes of this has ... buy the record. And when it is no longer broadcasted no one remembers it. Attempts to change this and promote more quality, depth and originality in music have not been very successful. The whole entertainment business is ruled by trends and, quality seems to have gone out of style To simply lower the price of a CD is a commonly suggested solution, naturally advocated by the buyers. But no business favors such a remedy. Not only since it reduces their income but also because it sends out the wrong signals to people. It gives the impression that the product is worth less and that ...
- 762: Internet Access
- ... T Bell Atlantic Cable and Wireless Digex Erol's MCI Communications Pacific Telesis Group Sprint U.S. West UUNET A good example of the effects that the Internet is having on technological development in the business world can be shown with MFS Communications and UUNET Technologies. These companies are about to merge, planning a new way to access the Internet that would solve telephone network congestion. Users can now be connected ... among local phone lines. This new DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) service is expected to be available in early 1997 in selected markets, followed by a nationwide rollout. The WWW is providing the introduction of news business tools and uses that may lead to billions of dollars worth of business transactions through the Internet in the future.
- 763: What Makes A Successful Career
- ... work and work my plan. In my life, I have had the pleasure of knowing several individuals who fall into this category. The majority of them have been people who are successful in the Amway business. To many this will probably seem as though I have uttered a four letter word, but none the less, they do fall into this category. They have made a conscious decision to be in the business, they have decided how they are going to work the business, and in doing so have planned the work and worked the plan. One other common thread among the successful people, regardless of which of the categories they fall into, that should be mentioned here ...
- 764: Affirmative Action: Will It Every Work Right?
- Affirmative Action: Will It Every Work Right? For Business Ethics Taught by: Dr. J. Daiz Outline I. Introduction History II. Ethical Issues Kennedys Arguments Positive debates Shers Argument Negative debates III. Summary Footnotes I. Introduction From the time of its original ... greatest in the area of government, state and city, because this type of work is easier for affirmative action to watch over and regulate. Affirmative action has experienced considerably less success in integration in big business. This is do to the fact that big business has been more resistant to affirmative action and harder to regulate. However, this is an area that most supporters of affirmative action expect to see a change. Shers Argument Any affirmative action policy ...
- 765: Culturalpluralism
- ... and two young boys ages one and four. The husband a skilled cobbler had a good grasp of the English language, although heavily accented. His knowledge of the language was centered around the necessity of business communication. Motivation for immigration was economics. The husband pursued an invitation from a shoe manufacturer to construct custom boots. The family of four moved on to Oxnard California, a new city within a new country, amidst an unfamiliar wave of customs.. American customs were not all new to the husband. He was accustomed to crossing the U.S./Mexican Border weekly to conduct business, where he dabbled in the American culture. However, no amount of amateur dabbling could have prepared him for the striking cultural differences which he had encountered as a resident. The mother and her two young ... battle. That is rarely discussed or observed. For this family in particular the mother could not keep up with the faster pace of her husband acquiring American ways. He was regularly encouraged and influenced by business. The mother was influenced indirectly by her husband and to a certain degree by her children, who were constantly influenced at school. The mother who possessed the richest part of their native culture was ...
- 766: The Canterbury Tales Handout
- ... but strong enough to butt a bruiser down. The Friar is described as a "limitour" a person who begs on the behalf of the poor. He is a bachelor on a love hunt, a crooked business and does complete his duties as a Friar. The Friar knows many beautiful women, many affluent men, and rarely associates with the class of people he should live among. The Friar's duties were to ... county fold within his boundary. The Friar also flirts and seduces woman by giving them gifts. The Friar is not just a ladies' man under the guise of a humanitarian, he is also a crooked business man. He uses his position in the church to get money. He spread the word that he had the power to forgive sins more than a priest. The Friar should have been very poor, perhaps ... men, turns out to be as fraudulent as his claims of giving penance. He is more consumed with winning support to build a shelter for the poor. He is too busy scheming to do illegal business rather than to serve the poor. His character, dignity and nobility all lack sincerity. The Friar has no burden on his soul to assist the poor, but only to further his distasteful lifestyle. Yeoman ...
- 767: Ignorrance is Bliss
- ... resteraunt, at a truck-stop in a redneck county. Then I began to realize that people who are much more stupid than any of my co-workers and customers walk the streets every day in business suits and ties. Due to the time I normally get home from work, I will periodically catch the Late Show with Jay Leno. He has a rather interesting segment where he goes out into the ... Many of them seem totally clueless to their own ignorrance. If ignorrance is bliss, than these people must really be happy. Television is definately not the only place to run into stupid people however. In business class we had an assignment to read and discuss an article titled, "Fatal Attractions". The article discussed the four August deaths of rollercoaster riders. It discussed the reasons for these incidents, settlements recieved by the ... every year. Everyone freaked out because there were four incidents, coincidentally, in the same month. For the most part, the theme parks tried to use common sense, and the rides were open by the next business day. In one park, the ride was open the same day as the incident. They were trying to show the public that the rides were, and still are, safe. That is as long as ...
- 768: Minimum Wage
- ... Harry Holzer, who is the chief economist with the wage division of the U.S. Department of Labor disputes the notion that a modest increase in the minimum wage has a significant impact on either business profits or employment (Alpert, online). Because of the overall strength of our economy, which continued after the minimum wage was increased in 1997, is evidence of that. There was a survey done of businesses about ... can make a decent standard of living getting $5.15 an hour or anywhere near that, said Louis Jamerson, the field director of the AFL-CIOs Hospitality and Restaurant Organizing Council (Alpert, online). Some business leaders say that an increase in the minimum wage will hurt those in the labor pool because with higher costs owners are likely to cut work hours, or even eliminate jobs. I employ mostly teenagers ... Weber, senior vice president of the Louisiana Restaurant Association, has his own opinion on this minimum wage issue. It is a little bit upsetting that the part that claims it has a platform to support business would bow to this kind of pressure and think about increasing costs that make it so much more difficult for businesses to survive (Alpert, online). These are some high lights from the list the ...
- 769: How A Check Is Processed
- Checks are written everyday at almost every place of business. At age 18 anyone with the adequate amount of money can open a checking account of their own. One aspect of checking account functions that many account owners are not familiar with is the processing ... received in the office at the end of the day are totaled together and deposited into Winn Dixies bank account. When the person responsible goes to the bank and makes the deposit for the business, he or she hands a large number of checks to the bank teller. The teller will then verify the amount of the deposit to the total amount of the checks. After the deposit has been ... check is sent to the owner the check is kept in a safe place until it can be properly destroyed. This is only one example of the way a check is cleared through a certain business. Although, the basic concept of check clearing is the same, each individual company may go through its own processing procedure before depositing the check to the bank. Most banks handle their checks in approximately ...
- 770: Marilyn Monroe
- ... In 1954, Joe married me and on our honeymoon in Japan, the crowds and press around me was worse than in the US. Fox wanted me back so they said that if I did No Business Like Show Business they would give me the lead in The Seven Year Itch. I agreed. Natasha continued working on the set with me, although no one from Fox approved of her. Rumors floated about me and Hal ... a third time, but I miscarried. I guess I was never destined to be a mother. In 1960, I met Yves Montand which led to infidelity on my part, while Arthur was in Nevada on business. It did not matter much though, we both knew the marriage was pretty much dead. I also worked on Let's Make Love in 1960, but after the filming was done, I found myself ...
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