Mimetic rivalry in 'Envy' and 'Safe conduct'
Thesis - 8 pages - Literature
Mimetic desire is the desire of an object, not because of a rational choice to fulfill one's own needs, but instead because that object fulfills the needs of a rival subject. It is meta-desire, desire of someone else's desire. Mimetic desire develops out of an attempt to imitate the rival...
Is Russian political culture a serious obstacle to democratization?
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
From the end of the Cold War to nowadays, Russia has endeavored to reform itself so as to exit from a situation of crises. Mikhail Gorbachev attempted to give a new start to the economy of the Soviet Union, to reform its plethoric administration and take steps towards a more democratic,...
Leeds Metropolitan University: business strategy
Case study - 20 pages - Services marketing
According to the strategic review undertaken on October 2011, report discovered the opportunity and Threats for Rezidor as Figure 1 shows, not all the facts on the O/T have been stressed under the current strategic plans of company. Rezidor's vision ‘Yes I can' has clearly set the target for...
'I reinvented the past in the pursuit of a haunting and timeless truth': Do Louis Malle's war films correspond to the notion of the postmodern historical drama?
Case study - 11 pages - Film studies
In a review published by the French periodical Le Nouvel Observateur, critic Jean-Louis Bory (1974: 56-57) described Lacombe, Lucien (1974) as ‘the first real film-and the first true film-about the Occupation...' He added, ‘I know. I was there'. The problematic nature of this statement...
Lassa fever in West Africa
Essay - 12 pages - Medical studies
This paper focuses on Lassa fever in West Africa. The Lassa virus that causes the fever has been considered a member of Old World Arenaviruses. In this regard, it has been solely considered endemic in West Africa. Its full endemicity is nevertheless unclear especially given the poor contact means...
A Comparative study of national and local anti-poverty campaigns in the urban centers of America during the 1960's
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Modern history
In his 1964 inaugural speech, President Lyndon Johnson first discussed his initiative to wage a “War on Poverty.” Throughout his administration, his domestic policy was centered on his commitment to the creation of a “Great Society,” which he believed was attainable...
Strategic management in an organization
Thesis - 14 pages - Management
According to Johnson, Scholes and Whittington, ‘Strategic Management includes the understanding the strategic position of an organization, strategic choices for the future and turning strategy into action' (Johnson, Scholes & Whittington, 2005, p.16).There are many models and...
Strategic decision making and its importance in the corporate world
Thesis - 9 pages - Management
According to Prasad (2001) every organization is involved in a complicated pattern of decisions from board of directors to specific decisions about the day to day processes. Some of these decisions have a long- term effect while others have only short- term effect. The emphasis of making these...
Study case : sanofi aventis - published: 13/05/2009
Case study - 19 pages - Business strategy
Over the past few years, Sanofi-Aventis strategic decisions have enabled the company to reinforce its leadership on the international market. The company has grown by merging with competitors, it has increasingly invested in R&D, reinforced its presence on the major markets (the United States and...
Study case : Sanofi Aventis
Case study - 28 pages - Business strategy
Over the past few years, Sanofi-Aventis' strategic decisions have enabled the company to reinforce its leadership in the international market. The company has grown by merging with competitors, it has increasingly invested in R&D, reinforced its presence in the major markets (the United States...
Motrin's Mommy Headache: A Lesson in Social Media Experimentation
Case study - 2 pages - Management
“Brands are delicate things, but social tools exist not only to hear bad news but to engage even that part of the crowd which has made it clear you have tripped up — maybe, especially that niche.” This quote essentially summarizes how Johnson & Johnson should have...
Strategic management: A look into Porter's five forces
Thesis - 10 pages - Management
Since the mid twentieth century, strategy has been spreading worldwide (Bracker, 1980). Nowadays, the strategic management require much more than the operational management tasks. According to Johnson & Scholes, “Strategic management includes understanding the strategic position of an...
Conserved pathways of limb development in vertebrate embryos
Thesis - 5 pages - Biology
Mice and chick embryos serve as ideal test subjects in the analysis of developmental characteristics. Through in-vivo manipulation, signaling frameworks have been constructed to explain and describe the development of limbs (Tickle, 2004). The basis of all development relies on several...
How structure, culture and strategy are closely linked in organisations ? What implications does this have for modern organisations?
Essay - 5 pages - Management
Successful Organizations are those who make good use of their culture and their structure and integrate them into any strategic planning. Strategy is in fact, the cornerstone to competitiveness and success. It is a direction and scope towards a long-term advantage and sustaining competitiveness,...
Strategy analysis of Henkel and L'Oreal
Case study - 25 pages - Business strategy
In this study we chose to concentrate on the cosmetics market. Why? It is a market that reaches to us all, with a more enunciated attraction for some people. In fact, the cosmetics market covers a wide range of products related to health and beauty like hair care, skin care, fragrance, makeup,...
Letter to the editor: Fierce debate after Newton shootings - Where was God?
Sample letter - 1 pages - Educational studies
The most debatable topics in the news today are varying from the lack of gun control all the way to teachers concealing weapons during school hours. In the aftermath of the Newtown shooting, these controversial topics have become more and more disputable. The root cause of these issues in...
Developing business skills
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
Every enterprise begins with an entrepreneur. Hence, the entrepreneur holds the key to the success or failure of a business. However, there is no definite definition of an entrepreneur. It can be a manager undertaking an activity. An entrepreneur can also be an agent of economic change with...
The X-files (1993-2002) - A cult text
Thesis - 7 pages - Film studies
The X-Files (1993-2002), about two government agents investigating unsolved cases relating to paranormal activities, was a quality drama which became a cult hit with audiences and subsequently an international cultural phenomenon, generating vast amounts of secondary texts including merchandise...
Psychological report: A case study
Case study - 4 pages - Psychology
Sam Johnson was referred for assessment because he is applying for a position at Liberty University as a resident assistant. This is a demanding position, and Mr. Johnson was tested for personality characteristics conducive to succeeding as a resident assistant. Leadership skills,...
The Eden Project
Case study - 10 pages - Ecology & environment
The Eden Project is a multiple greenhouse complex in the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest greenhouses. The complex is dominated by two gigantic enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house plant species from across the world. Each enclosure imitates a natural biome. The...
Bartleby: A Christ-figure
Essay - 3 pages - Literature
Nothing so aggravates an earnest person as a passive resistance,” concludes the lawyer in Melville's “Bartleby the Scrivener” (Arp and Johnson 589). This statement rings true, as any reader of the enigmatic short story will find himself or herself equally aggravated by the...
To Kill a Mockingbird
Essay - 2 pages - Literature
"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mocking bird," explains Miss Maudie in Harper Lee's...
Oliver Wendell Holmes: The Great Dissenter of his time or of All time?
Essay - 6 pages - Medieval history
Oliver Wendell Holmes earned the reputation of the” Great Dissenter.” He commonly took a different path in the interpretation of Constitutional law. His most controversial and provocative dissents involved freedom of speech. Even though he was considered to be a literal and...
Strategy analysis of two brands of L'Oreal and Henkel
Case study - 33 pages - Services marketing
The cosmetic market is a market that affects us all closely, with a more pronounced attraction for some people. In fact, the cosmetic cover a wide range of products: hair care, skin care, fragrance, makeup etc. In short, everything related to health and beauty. The cosmetics market has been...
Strategic management assessment: Barclays Premier League & Manchester United
Thesis - 9 pages - Sports
The last decade has seen has radical transformation of the UK football industry, with economic indicators pointing to football has a viable business model (Johnson et al, 2008, p.20). A prime example of this is the Barclays sponsorship of the Premier League, who has recently announced a...
Strategic management: Ryanair
Case study - 12 pages - Management
Ryan air was born in 1985. To build its strategy, obtain competitive advantages and to become a leader on this market, the company had to study different elements that the organization had to face. These are shown by the graph "layers of the business environment". With the PESTEL method, we can...
The pharmaceutical industry
Market study - 34 pages - Business strategy
The pharmaceutical industry is an economic sector that is very rich and active, consisting mainly of research, manufacture and marketing of medicines. Its success is illustrated by the fact that it is one of the most profitable industries in the world. Some of the best pharmaceutical and biotech...
Examination of the My Lai massacre- one of the most infamous events of the Vietnam War Review of the book "My Lai: A Brief History with Documents" (James Stuart Olson, Randy Roberts)
Book review - 4 pages - Humanities/philosophy
This report will look at the book My Lai. Written by the history professors James S. Olson and Randy Roberts. Distinguished Professor of History in Houston, James S Olson is a historian whose main concern is recent American history. In this respect, he had been very interested in Vietnam, having...
Affirmative action in the U.S
Essay - 9 pages - Constitutional law
In recent years, the issue of affirmative action has become one that has polarized debate in the United States. Affirmative action, which was originally conceptualized under President Johnson's Executive Order 11246 was supposed to provide social institutions with the mechanisms...
The President's commission on the assassination of President Kennedy and its report
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
“THE ASSASSINATION of John Fitzgerald Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was a cruel and shocking act of violence directed against a man, a family, a nation, and against all mankind.” This is the first statement made on page 1 of the Report of the President's Commission on the...
