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- 26131: 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 ...
- 26132: Chemical Warfare and Its Uses
- ... on this substance being used in chemical warfare. However, it has been reported that hydrogen cyanide was used by Iraq in the war against Iran and against the Kurds in northern Iraq during the 1980's. Hydrogen cyanide has high toxicity and in sufficient concentrations it rapidly leads to death. During the Second World War, a form of hydrogen cyanide (Zyklon B) was used in the Nazi gas chambers. Symptoms of ... manufacture sufficiently large amounts of toxin which caused interest to decrease. Many of the toxins discussed at that time were sensitive to heat and light which made them unstable and unpractical to use. The U.S.A. ended its toxinprogram in the late 1960's and destroyed its stockpile of, e.g., botulinum toxin.
- 26133: Bureaucracy and Modern Organizations
- ... collectively productive and innovative. In a bureaucracy this was not possible since the workers were considered as a single entity and not part of a team. Modern organizations are now dominated by the 3 F’s: fast, flexible, and flat. Flexible- able to adapt quickly and efficiently to new demands in the market. However, there is disbelief that the 3 F’s have led modern organizations to the 4 D’s: decentralization, disaggregation, disorganization and delayering. These 7 words can be said to define a modern organization. Modern firms are decentralizing and creating new and independent units with decision making power and some times as ...
- 26134: Russian Jews
- ... and were forced to get out of their homes. The czarist government made it clear that the Jews had no true home in Russia. The pressure increased in each passing year. The expulsion of Moscow's 35,000 Jews began in 1891. This situation caused many young Russians to go to other countries for a higher education. They developed their own Revolutionary ideas, it was called Zionism. Jews who did not ... want to fight for the Czar and wanted to escape the pogroms started to immigrate out of Russia. Each year between 1881 and 1899 nearly 23,000 Jews left Russia. Some came to the U.S, some remained in Europe, and some made the journey to Palestine. The economic condition in Russia under the Czar was very bad. At times, food and money were scarce. Mobs would be invading ghettos and ... home and into the factories. Small towns grew in population to become big cities and brought comforts and luxuries to the common man. Most of all, production increased and the whole world became the manufacturer's market. many people were eager to invest their savings, including the Jews, in factories, mines, workshops, railroads, and steamships. Thousands of daring investors became rich and they gained enormous economic power. In this period, ...
- 26135: The Market Structure of Microsoft
- ... Microsoft before competitors could have a chance to compete and provide the same or a comparable application. With the introduction of Windows 3.1 (an update on 3.0) and Microsoft having the edge, Microsoft’s Excel, Word and Office started to dominate the application market. 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 ... 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 world’s most popular personal finance manager. And Microsoft’s pairing Windows 95 with The Microsoft Network, both moves are threatening to new competitors because of the barriers they create. They also generate risks to innovation and competition through the entire industry. Microsoft has ...
- 26136: Origin and History of Rice
- ... the plants had been destroyed and there was little to eat. Due to hunting, animals become scarce. On a particular day, the people say a dog coming across a field, and hanging on the dog’s tail were bunches of long yellow seeds. The people then planted the seeds and rice eventually grew. The origins of rice have been a major debate for some period of time now. The earliest settlements ... of harvesting, the quantity harvested can vary considerable from season to season. “A combination of factors bear on rice supplies-the area planted, natural and irrigated water supplies, the climate for the season, and producer’s ability to control and disease.” (Abbott, Barter, Kelly p.134) Fluctuations in short run market supply mainly reflect differing growing conditions. In areas where rice is grown as an alternative to other crops, relative prospects ... Toronto, Singapore. Wiley-Intersecience Publication, 1984. Jacks, Graham and M. Kathleen Milme. “An Annotated Bibliography of Rice Soils and Fertilizers.” Chapter 2. Hapenden, England: Commonwealth Bureau of Soil Science, 1954. Luh, PH.d, and Bor S. Rice: “Rice and Utilization.” Westport, Connecticut. AVI Publishing Company, inc. 1980. Pratt, Parley M. Rice: “Domestic Consumption in the United States.” Chapters 1 and 2, Bureau of Business Research. Austin, Texas, University of Texas ...
- 26137: Cross Cultural Psychology
- ... systems, population density, religion, cultural myths, and education. Behavioral differences among people of different cultures result from differences in biological and ecological variables. From an Anthropological standpoint, this would be helpful in tracing a culture's roots through it's behavior. An example to back this up would be the situation of the American Indian and the culture they once had. For an Anthropologist to fully understand the culture and their situation, the field of cross-cultural psychology would be applied. It would be used to show how the Indian's attitudes towards whites have changed throughout the years, as a result of their drastic change in culture and environment. Cross-cultural psychology would associate the general decline in happiness in their culture to the ...
- 26138: Interview with Mr. Smallwood
- ... applications of Calculus for the defense department. One area that Calculus is used in, is the study of motion. It allows finding the acceleration or velocity of a moving object at any time during it’s path. Distance, time, velocity and acceleration are all linked together using calculus formulation. Calculus is also used in the study of optics. Finding the tangent to a given curve at a specific point allows us ... school and college. We took time to discuss the negative attitudes of many people towards higher-level mathematics study. I have heard many students discouraged by courses such as algebra and Calculus, as they don’t feel they are receiving useful information. Mr. Smallwood was quick to defend this area of study. He referred to the many jobs available for people with good mathematical aptitude and then went on to discuss ...
- 26139: Cats Rule
- "A dog is a man's best friend." That common saying may contain some truth, but dogs are not the only animal friend whose companionship people enjoy. For many people, a cat is their best friend. Despite what dog lovers may ... are civilized members of the household. Unlike dogs, cats do not bark or make loud noises. Most cats dont even meow very often. They are generally content to lead a quiet existence. Cats also don't often have "accidents." Mother cats train their kittens to use the litter box, and most cats will use it without fail from that time on. Even stray cats generally understand the concept when shown the ...
- 26140: Love
- ... is something we are all in at least one time or another in our life. There are many different meanings for the word love and many people interpret it differently. Love as defined by Webster's dictionary is a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. When you love someone you care not only care about them as a person, but also about their well being. When they are hurt, you ... me unconditionally for me and who I am, not for my looks etc. That may sound conceited, but sometimes you see people constantly talking about so and so because of their looks when they don't even actually know the person. I believe that the personality and morals of a person make them the most attractive of all. Just because someone has the looks and seems to have everything else going ...
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