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- 4371: Women Executives
- ... is "so subtle that it is transparent, yet so strong that it prevents women from moving up the corporate hierarchy". (Ann Morrison, The Feminist Majority Foundation and News Media, Inc, 1955) Women can see the high- level corporate positions but are kept from reaching the top. According to Morrison (http//www.feminist.org/research/ewb glass.ntml.) and her colleagues, the glass ceiling is not simply a barrier for an individual ... select people as much like themselves as possible - so there is no astonishment that women are often not even considered at promotion time. The guys at the top look at their former colleagues and old school ties. Women executives are often left out of social activities because they do not fit into the "boys club". Even on a more traditional level, women report there are "certain kinds of meetings" they do ...
- 4372: Why Is Monopolies Harmful and How Can Regulation Ameliorate These Harmful Effects?
- ... benefits of perfect competition outweigh the benefits of monopoly then a monopoly can be regarded as ‘harmful' since the consumers are not receiving the maximum possible utility for their purchases. Monopolies are criticised for their high prices, high profits and insensitivity to the public. Some governments therefore, in the light of these protests, advocate policies relating to monopolies, in order to regulate their power in favour of the public's interest. There are ... and development and hence reduce costs. ). Even if a monopolist does invest in research and development, although prices will fall and output will rise, extra supernormal profits received will merely accumulate with old profits. These high profits lead to the question of distribution of income. The answer to this question is a normative one and is thus subject to much controversy. It is therefore up to the government to decide ...
- 4373: Information Technology Outsourcing
- ... what they are doing. Some of the problems IT outsourcing may encounter are, loss of strategic control, risk of technological obsolescence, limiting of long-term flexibility, difficulty in benchmarking initial contract, hostage to additional charges, high exit or switching costs, limited choice of vendors, the fixed nature of legal contracts, legal exposure, from dissatisfied former employees, and cultural conflicts. The people doing the outsourcing for the companies are sometimes the life ... s-blood of that company. If the outsourcers want more money, then they are almost obligated to give that money. This is usually the case when the contractors are bringing new technology into the system. High exit or switching costs entail the switch-over costs the company must shoulder if they decide to end the outsourcing and hire full time employees. It is important not to put too many resources at ... Legal issues also creep into the picture when a company chooses to outsource. Some companies have problems with employees that are not happy with their current arrangement or are mistreated. There tends to be a high unionization with these kinds of workers. A company can not only be held for its actions but also for the actions of the outsourcing agent. Finally an important factor is cultural conflicts. What is ...
- 4374: Genghis Khan & The Mongol Empire
- ... decimal system, with 95 units of a thousand, as the basic structure unit of his army. He created a personal body guard of 10 units to insure his personal safety and as an officers training school for the sons of clan chiefs and to create a pool of young leaders loyal to him. His personal bodyguard was given high ranks and a larger share of plunder. The weapon of choice for the Mongol soldier was the double curved compound bow that could kill at 200 yards. The military had an advance communication network using ...
- 4375: A Portrait Of The Artist As A
- ... in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Through his experiences with religion, Stephen Dedalus both matures and progressively becomes more individualistic as he grows. Though reared in a Catholic school, several key events lead Stephen to throw off the yoke of conformity and choose his own life, the life of an artist. Religion is central to the life of Stephen Dedalus the child. He was ... to raise him to be a good Catholic man, is evidenced by statements such as, "Pull out his eyes/ Apologise/ Apologise/ Pull out his eyes." This strict conformity shapes Stephen's life early in boarding school. Even as he is following the precepts of his Catholic school, however, a disillusionment becomes evident in his thoughts. The priests, originally above criticism or doubt in Stephen's mind, become symbols of intolerance. Chief to these thoughts is Father Dolan, whose statements such as, " ...
- 4376: Financial Instability
- ... officials and central bankers will likely oppose the adoption of a targeted exchange rate due to the fact that it would hurt their ability to change the value of their currency in the face of high capital mobility. With a targeted exchange rate, it is argued that there is limited room for fluctuation which infringes on the effectiveness of domestic policies. On the other hand, the fixity of the target zone ... remain idle? There seems to be little, if any, evidence that a fixed, stabilized exchange rate leads to higher or lower interest rates. If the value of a currency is not able to adapt to high tendencies of capital mobility, then it is only rational to say that the developed countries would continue to sap the wealth of less developed countries. The last major policy aimed at quelling financial instability is ... the European Monetary Union we see that the completion of a single market is far too radical for today's international financial climate. Just as “the costs of qualifying for the EMU has become too high” it becomes “unrealistic to hope that the major industrial countries can make comparable strides toward political [much less financial] unification in our lifetime” (Eichengreen and Tobin, 1995:170). Ideally, the best policy for stemming ...
- 4377: Financial Report of Loewen Group Inc.
- ... February, 1995 for US $19 million. On November 2nd, 1995, a jury in Jackson, Mississippi, awarded US $500 million in Breach-of-contract lawsuit brought by Gulf National. This amount is almost twenty-six times high than what was originally asked for. In order to appeal, Loewen was required to post a US $625 million bond, which was later reduced to US $125 million with the condition that there would be ... the debts incurred through the litigation proceedings. Based on the Scott formula results, the decrease on the return on equity ratio was caused by a loss on overall operating return before interest cost and a high leverage return. Return on assets (72949)/2262980 = (0.032) 95113/1326275 = 0.0717 Total assets increased by 70.6 % however, the costs associated with the legal settlements ($165 million) resulted in a net loss. These ... takeover bid", The Globe and Mail, 11 October 1996, B13. Milner, Brian. "Rivals target Loewen assets", The Globe and Mail, 23 Sepetember 1996, B1, B10. Schreiner, John. "Loewen won't concede defeat without exacting a high price" The Financial Post 19 September 1996: 1-2. Schreiner, John. "U.S. giant bids for Loewen" The Financial Post 18 September 1996: 1-2. APPENDIX A: Death, Actual and Projected Source: p.18 ...
- 4378: Comparing Japan and American Food Markets
- ... Community. These processors often put forth a greater effete to produce top-quality packaging for their items than Americans. Southeast Asia challenges the U.S. in products such as pet food. 2. Japanese place a high importance on appearance and invest heavily in packaging. Americans view Japanese processed foods as being over- packaged. 3. Domestic processors package in smaller sizes. Smaller packages are preferred by housewives who cater to the individual ... and developing intensive marketing programs. In addition to providing heavy competition for U.S. finished goods, however, Japanese processors also provide a large potential customer base, for U.S. suppliers of semi-finished and other high-value food inputs. The increase in imports of processed food products has forced Japanese domestic food manufacturers to search for ways to cut costs, particularly raw material and labor costs which account for 59% and 11%, respectively, of total manufacturing costs. In order to cut costs, many Japanese food processors have turned to overseas suppliers for high-quality, competitively priced intermediate food products. This is resulting in an agricultural processing industry that is more accessible to exporters. Exports of intermediate food products from the United States are a small percentage of ...
- 4379: Burger King and Its Advertising Campaigns
- ... MTV approach. This also failed because people found it loud and annoying. Then they tried a sit in type of restaurant, which also failed because people want a fast food low price meal not a high priced, sit down meal. Advertising is any paid form of non personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods or services by an identified sponsor. Advertising is a good way to inform and persuade the customer ... screaming on TV . BK did not listen to its customer, they tried to establish a restaurant type of business, rather than their fast food burgers. Fast food patrons really wanted low prices and quick but high quality food, not a higher priced, sit down meal. The corporate strategy and the past advertising wasn't the only problem and wasn't the only one at fault for BK's failure. They also ... to enjoy. I remember when I was growing up I used to love going to Burger King for a burger and getting a little toy. Now, you get a toy but the prices are so high you really end up paying for it anyway. I wouldn't leave out the teenage to mid- twenty's crowd, but I feel they are less influence by ads and specials, they will buy ...
- 4380: Johnny Tremain
- ... I can see a lot of myself in Johnny. Like Johnny before his accident I was quit narrow-minded, impatient and arrogant. I was living in an isolated world. Since I was doing fine in school, I didn’t see the need for improvement. I became quite complacent. Then several months ago, at the urge of my parents, I started to apply for admission to several private high schools. I went to their open houses and spent time talking with the admission officers and students. I then took the SSAT test. The whole process humbled me. I realized how little I knew and ...
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