Bloodlines and Backgrounds: Heredity vs. Environment in Herodotus' Histories and Xuanzang's Si-Yu-Ki
Essay - 4 pages - Social sciences
Perhaps the current debate surrounding the importance of genetics and upbringing on behavior is not as “current” as many are apt to believe. Though our society has developed specific jargon to discuss more scientifically the abstract concepts of “genetic predisposition” and...
Natural disturbances in forest environments
Essay - 7 pages - Ecology & environment
Disturbance in plant communities has been de?ned as consisting of ‘the mechanisms which limit the plant biomass by causing its partial or total destruction.' In forests, disturbance arises from the agencies of tree damage or death. At small spatial scales, individual trees die standing or...
Environmental ethics
Essay - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
As a society, we strive for progress and we have come to view progress as a state of productivity and consumerism. Along this road of mass consumption and industrialization, we have negatively affected the environment; in the U.S. alone, 24 acres per person is consumed but only 4.5 acres...
Environmental Cluster
Essay - 4 pages - Ecology & environment
Learning about how to preserve the environment has always been one of my interests, and having a forester as a grandfather encouraged my passion for the environment and animals. A couple years ago, I took a class called Religion and the Earth with Dr. Christopher Bache, and it made...
Is the environment an international security issue?
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
The last half of the 20th Century has been exclusively dominated by the Cold war conflict. There was little space in the analysis of the scholars in International relations for other minor issues of “low politics”, while the questions of the nuclear war and balance of terror dominated...
Case Study: Issue of building good relationships with workers, creating good work environments, and threat of job lost
Essay - 3 pages - Business strategy
Healthy relationships and healthy work environments are just two components of a productive work place. This case deals with workers who felt in danger of losing their jobs because co-ops were doing almost the same job and gaining more responsibilities. Instead of trying to find some way...
Fortescue Metal Group Ltd
Case study - 3 pages - Finance
The variation in the share price and the sales volume results from diverse factors within the business environment. The internal and external environment of a business effects its business operations. In the external environment, there are micro and macro factors affecting...
Strategic Management: Aramex Company
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
The state of endless change in the contemporary business environment mandates organizations to review their strategic approaches to cope with the paced market developments. Bearing in mind the potential of technology-fuelled platform, management should embrace the comprehensive analysis...
Economic and Financial Management - Jaguar Land Rover
Case study - 9 pages - Finance
This report entails an analysis of Jaguar Land Rover's financial statement. This report explores the firm's financial performance regarding the different financial ratios, including liquidity, profitability, leverage and net profit margin. A comparative analysis of the firm's financial ratios for...
Labor Relations: Case study
Case study - 9 pages - Educational studies
Over the years, the global economic environment has assumed a volatile feature owing to a multiplicity of factors pushing for advancement to new heights of operations. For instance, globalization of market, changing consumer preferences, era of informed clientele, and unforgiving market...
Hidden Lessons, David Suzuki - Learning beyond the unintentional messages
Book review - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
The environment shapes humanity, yet humanity tries to shape the environment. This habit of manipulation has been passed on from generations to generations. According to "Hidden Lessons" by David Suzuki, parental involvement has led to the ignorance toward the environment....
Can orcas raised or born in captivity be retrained and survive in the wild?
Essay - 3 pages - Biology
Nature has undergone many changes over the centuries. Elements are introduced and taken away constantly. Some of these changes are from natural causes while others are from the hands of man. It is quite common for man to force interaction between ecosystems. The orca provides an example of this....
Technical and Architectural Study - The Market Hall in Rotterdam, a Hybrid Market - The Mixing of Functions at a Building Scale
Case study - 6 pages - Architecture
After five years of work, the city of Rotterdam inaugurated in October 2014, the first covered market of the Netherlands which cost 175 million euros. Located in the city centre and close to Blaak Railway Station, the Market Hall is part of the renovation project of this historic district. Our...
Renault's strategy
Case study - 4 pages - Automotive marketing
Renault has developed around a major axis that is fully reflected in its strategy, optimizing production costs through powerful economies of scale. This has been accentuated by its alliance strategy, particularly with the Nissan group and Mitsubishi, which are increasing production volumes. One...
Analysis of Sony Corporation
Case study - 10 pages - Management
Today's business environment is rapidly changing prompting organizations to have agility towards change direction and speed their responses to dynamic macroeconomic elements. Grounding operations for efficiency and existing strategies is not enough for organizations to thrive given the...
Rapid freight case study
Case study - 5 pages - Journalism
Creation of a video environment for the organization is required. This should be convergent network which can be fixed without incurring a lot of cost on installations or changing the existing network architecture. The number of channels also needs to be increased. One circuit should be...
Towards effective management of pupils/students feeding in a boarding school: issues and strategies
Essay - 8 pages - Educational studies
One of the sensitive areas in a boarding school administration is the feeding of pupils/students. Although many advantages accrue to boarding over day school, some parents/guardians are still skeptical of enrolling their children in a boarding school because of the issue of inadequate and...
Motivation at the workplace
Essay - 4 pages - Psychology
Employees are the most important part of an organizational structure since they shape the performance levels of an organization. In order to perform to their level best employees need to be properly motivated towards achieving the goals and vision of an organization. Employees are motivated by...
The Outcome of Digital Influence During the COVID Pandemic
Dissertation - 46 pages - Communication
Relationships are important in all societies of individuals and businesses. People-to-people interactions are essential. Consumers no longer buy products, they buy values, ethics and want to feel engaged to environmental purposes. Communication is not about speaking anymore, but listening and...
Corporate strategy - Disney +
Case study - 9 pages - Business strategy
Entertainment giant Disney's new streaming platform is undoubtedly a major turning point for the company. Disney+ is an online video-on-demand platform owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International division with the four...
Effectiveness of Tim Smit's Leadership Style
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Today business environment has seen the emergence of various approaches in leadership revealing its importance to the success of organizations. Leadership centres on providing a vital scope of inspiring and delivering change in the organization by demonstrating concern for other...
Equity research report - Danone
Financial analysis - 6 pages - Finance
The purpose of this document is to present a detailed equity research on Danone group. First of all, we will present a brief investment summary of Danone, followed by an extensive and detailed valuation work on the company (based on DCF and multiples). We will see some of the KPIs related to...
Sample Letter to a company's CEO on success of the company: What it takes for a company to achieve I.T success
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Information Technology is anything that is related to computing technology that incorporates hardware, software, internet and networking. Many companies have IT departments that are tasked with managing computers, networks and other technical areas of the organization that is related to...
PESTEL Analysis - Coca-Cola
Case study - 5 pages - Brand management
The Coca-Cola Company has grown over the years into a real legend and recognised symbol in the soft drink industry, among its competitors, and among its consumers. It is considered much more than just a company that distributes beverage syrups, a brand that is so popular and renowned around the...
Effect of discharge of domestic sewage on Coral Reefs in Southern Corniche in Jeddah
Essay - 8 pages - Biology
Despite the important role that coral reefs play in the ecosystem, various human activities have led to their destruction over the years. This is mostly due to the solid and dissolved wastes released into the sea with insufficient treatment. In Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia, the...
PESTEL, 5 Porter's Forces and SWOT Analysis - Adidas: Understand internal and external forces
Case study - 3 pages - Sport marketing
ADIDAS, a German multinational firm founded in 1948, is famous for its sports items and dominates the sneakers market around the word. However relevant is the idea that Adidas is invulnerable through its leadership, I wish to show that many internal and external forces impact this shoe brand....
Pay and reward package benefit both employers and employees
Essay - 4 pages - Management
Reward describe by (Bloom and Milkovich, 1996: 25) as "bundle of returns offered in exchange for a cluster of employee contributions" is a combination of financial and non-financial components that is attributed to the employees depending on several factors such as the legal, ethical and the...
Best Fit and Best Practice Approaches in Strategic HRM
Case study - 9 pages - Human resources
The idea of an institution may mean different concepts to different people depending on the underlying professional and academic orientation. Nonetheless, the idea of an institution may get perceived as a discipline that involves regulations, politics, public administration, psychology, and...
Strategic Analysis of the Renault Company
Case study - 4 pages - Automotive marketing
Renault's mission is to provide the easiest possible access to vehicles while doing everything possible to meet current environmental conditions. However, it must also make a profit to ensure its sustainability and the employment of its employees. We cannot conclude by saying that the mission...
Market analysis
Course material - 3 pages - Marketing theories
Age/Size/Structure of the population (the market of sewing machines is affected by the smaller size of families and by increasing women employment) - The ageing population has an influence on health budgets. - Social categories or/and average level of income (more unemployment : lower disposable...
