European Union's Emissions Trading System (ETS) The objective of this study is to research the European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and to answer the questions of what is the stated purpose behind the EU ETS and why the concept of the Continue Reading...
gasoline consumption vs. SUV's popularity Demand for SUVs, hybrids and the price of gas Virtually every time there is a new spike in gas prices, the death of the SUV is proclaimed. SUVs have long been demonized as gas-guzzling monstrosities, partic Continue Reading...
Blogs and social networking have altered our daily usage of the Internet and the World Wide Web. Of that, we can be certain. But how exactly has this change evolved, and what specific effects is it having on Internet and Web usage patterns around the Continue Reading...
Culture and Advertising The traditional meaning of culture refers to the way of life for a society or community. Culture comprises of beliefs, value, laws, ideas, and knowledge governing the living condition of individuals within the context of the Continue Reading...
Despite the criticisms, however, it remains a fact that CBS has been successful in putting the brand out in the market, making the audiences notice it through its programming, and managed to internationalize most of its programs and therefore crysta Continue Reading...
Pre-Existing Condition and Denial of Health Insurance The focus of this work in writing is to examine whether the individual with a pre-existing health condition should be denied health insurance coverage. Toward this end, this work will examine the Continue Reading...
Corporate Finance Potential Impacts of an Increasing Interest Rates Interest rates have a strong influence in the economy. This influence is one reason many central banks utilize interest rates as a monetary tool in an effort to control the supply Continue Reading...
Office Depot is a retailer of office supplies, operating in 53 countries around the world, but with a primary focus on the American market. The company is relatively young, having been founded in 1986 in Fort Lauderdale (OfficeDepot.com, 2011). The c Continue Reading...
Lehman and JP Morgan, we consider a period of four months as our observation window, for the years starting in 2006 to 2009. We use the KMV definition of debt as short-term liabilities plus half long-term liabilities. The interest rate is given by t Continue Reading...
Projected Labor Shortages: Build a Bear Workshop Current workplace The workplace I chose to study is Build-a-Bear. Build-a-Bear has its headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. It has locations all over the world, and operates those locations in two ma Continue Reading...
(2009). Retrieved April from http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_malaysia.shtml CIA World Factbook: Malaysia. (2011). Retrieved April 3, 2011 from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html Malaysian Industrial Dev Continue Reading...
There were hundreds of thousands of jobs that were at stake if the U.S. imposed trade sanctions on Brazil. Because Brazil's trade barriers to U.S. informatics products was so blaringly in violation of international trade rules and was of the nature Continue Reading...
Deutsch, Coleman and Marcus (2006), conflict is an inevitable consequence of the human condition. Conflicts betweens humans frequently involve competition over scarce resources, but history has shown time and again that conflicts can occur for virtu Continue Reading...
GERMANY & COMPOSITION OF GOVERNMENT. The research focus CURRENT ( year ) developments composition government. Preferred Resources: 1)The Economist 2) BBC News . Development and Composition of German Government Federalism is a key feature of th Continue Reading...
Microfinance The new economic landscape that has been formed by recent history and events, has demonstrated to the world that new approaches and methods are not only acceptable, but in many cases, mandatory. The rise of the individual, and his abili Continue Reading...
Marijuana Legalization Marijuana, also known as marihuana, is a drug that is taken from Cannabis sativa, a hemp plant. It is one of the most frequently used and popular drugs in the world along with caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol. The United States Continue Reading...
In order to compare the executive compensation in both countries, the countries firms should be matched and compared according to industry, size and operation. The executive compensation can be measured or compared accurately according to the indust Continue Reading...
Leadership Priorities and Practice in Organizational Management The enterprise software industry is going through a series of disruptive innovations that are disrupting the economics of the industry while also shifting the balance of power away from Continue Reading...
The industry knowingly takes advantage of this recent cultural shift in parent-child relationships. And finally, the industry knows that children and youngsters are more likely to be influenced by violent movies, TV shows, and games and are more lik Continue Reading...
Under Anglo-American common law, Ungern-Sternberg (2004) reports that, "When a property has changed owner, it is quite possible that no insurer is liable for subsidence damage, even though it has been permanently insured. Many homeowners suffer from Continue Reading...
Protectionism and Free Trade Principles of Economics: A Discussion on Protectionism and Trade Liberalization In the convoluted world of discussion over the future of developing countries, rich nations seem to make all the decisions, regardless of Continue Reading...
What is the issue or problem that your research will investigate? The issue that our research will investigate is how the thoughts and ideas of an individual will have an impact on their levels of achievement. This will allow us to determine the i Continue Reading...
Rwanda and Child Soldering There are approximately 300,000 child soldier in the world today and 120,000 of these are present in Africa, Rwanda in one of the places in Africa with a very high ratio of child soldiers. These children are abducted and t Continue Reading...
Corporate Social Responsibility Today's society is very much a corporate society where power is centered at many of corporate centers. Corporations are seen more than just tools and methods of living, but rather this way of life dictates the lives o Continue Reading...
Air Cargo Management Lufthansa Cargo Lufthansa Cargo is a cargo airline company that is based in Germany. The company provides airline cargo, air freight, and logistic services. Lufthansa transports cargo and mail from airport-airport. Lufthansa is Continue Reading...
Human Trafficking Opening Statement Over the last several years, the issue of human trafficking has been increasingly brought to the forefront. This is because the industry is considered to be a major source of income for organized criminal gangs Continue Reading...
WikiNerdia allows the users to ask questions and all the nerd community members answer the questions. People normally trust the reviews and answers of the customers more than the brand. Giantnerd gets the benefit of their fan engagement and ultimate Continue Reading...
Environmental Issues, Business Ethics Background history on business ethics The term "business ethics" has contexts in different ways making the history of business ethics vary according to how one perceives the subject. The history is likely to va Continue Reading...
Emirates I have chosen several sources to provide me with information for my study of Emirates, the Dubai-based airline. The first source that I will discuss is Hoover's. This source is a business research firm, and it provides to its customer profi Continue Reading...
Health Public Good Public Health as a Public Good The United States has one of the lowest cost food options available to its consumers in the world. For an extended period, people assumed that this was a benefit of capitalism and that competition h Continue Reading...
The smaller brands in the market suffered from significantly brand awareness, compared with Haagen-Dazs. There was not a single respondent who had never heard of Haagen-Dazs, even among those who do not eat ice cream. Among those who do eat ice cre Continue Reading...
Therefore, these banks also benefit from the aid of their customers. This is because their customers have no interest in dividing these groups of banks. The financial help provided by Wall Street banks and other important international banks to diff Continue Reading...
Inventions Revolution Modern Inventions that Revolutionized American Society Birth Control Pill The first birth control pill came into the market in 1960 giving women greater autonomy on their fertility. Within five years of introduction, 6 milli Continue Reading...
Organizational Reframing Program Four Frames of Organizational Reframing Structural:- Human Resource: - Political:- Symbolic:- Structural Contingency Theory Structural Contingency Theory in Human Resource Management:- Social Network Analysis Continue Reading...
Health Care Delivery Systems The structure and organization of the resources that make it possible to provide health care services to target populations is referred to as a health care system. The variety of health care systems is very wide with str Continue Reading...
skills sets needed to be successful in the market place and whether discrimination of poverty, gender, and race may impede one's chances There are those who argue along the lines of "if you will it, you can do it," and that as long as you present s Continue Reading...
Technology and Society All print media including books, newspapers and magazines are in deep trouble today thanks to new developments in technology, as are traditional methods of classroom instruction and school curricula. To that extent the Interne Continue Reading...
Mill and U.S. Constitution None of the issues being raised today by the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement are new, but rather they date back to the very beginning of the United States. At the time the Constitution was written in 1787, human rights a Continue Reading...
Mandarin a Necessary Language to Learn In many regards, learning Mandarin can be considered a necessary task for a host of reasons, not the least of which may be found in the ever-fickle and competitive job market of today and of the future. There Continue Reading...
Moreover, in the war on drugs, the criminality associated with specific drugs is not necessarily linked to the physical threat to health posed by that drug, but by the socioeconomic groups that are more highly associated with those drugs. For exampl Continue Reading...
