Engstrom auto mirror plant: motivating in good times and bad
Case study - 5 pages - Management
We all know that human resources management implies a lot of fundamentals for an organization. Human resources must understand the implications of globalization, technology changes, workforce diversity, changing skills requirements, the contingent workforce, decentralized worksites and also...
Marionnaud - Risks and Opportunities that a Potential "Repreneur" Needs to Take Into Consideration for a Good Development
Case study - 3 pages - Services marketing
Marionnaud is the first company in perfume business in France (with more than 20% of the market share in the French market) and the second in Europe. The company places customers on the center in accordance to the company's interests. Mr Frydman heads the company. He is very close to its...
Is Wal-Mart good for America?
Essay - 2 pages - Business strategy
With over 5000 stores worldwide and 100 million shoppers per week in the United States alone, Wal-Mart is one of the largest corporations in the world. And with its astounding efficiency, profit margin, and customer base, it is also an extreme example of the free market system, and for that...
Social marketing and self-regulation: The perfect match for a good working world and the contribution of social marketing to self regulation strength
Essay - 29 pages - Services marketing
The concept of Self-regulation and the ability to make people self-regulate in a better way has been the subject of many studies since the last few decades (Kotler, Roberto, Lee, 2002; Andreasen, 1995). The ability to self-regulate can be important in all aspects of life. When focusing on...
"Corporate virtue" strategies are more likely to cause "good governance" than stricter "compliance and control" regimes
Essay - 4 pages - Management
What is “good corporate governance”? And how an enterprise can achieve to have it? A number of writers and researchers gave their contribution to this subject. Nevertheless, some disagreements and conflicting points of view appeared among them. Indeed, some suggested that...
Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil", from the 'Natural History of Morals'
Thesis - 3 pages - Humanities/philosophy
In the chapter "Beyond Good and Evil", Nietzsche criticizes the prevailing moral system of his time. Before I even begin to discuss Nietzsche's criticism, I would like to define "moral system". A moral system can be broken down into content, representation, and justification. The...
Social Marketing & Self-Regulation: The Perfect Match for a Good Working World (?) The Contribution of Social Marketing to Self-Regulation Strength
Essay - 29 pages - Services marketing
Self-regulation and the ability to make people self-regulate themselves in a better way has been the subject of many studies since the last few decades (Kotler, Roberto, Lee, 2002; Andreasen, 1995). The ability to self-regulate can be important in all aspects of life....
Juno: What's good for you?
Thesis - 7 pages - Film studies
Sex, sex, sex, and more sex. We're so egotistic in this country. I remember my adolescent issues teacher in high school raising a question to the class that still resonates with me: “Does the media dictate the people in society, or do people in society dictate the media?” Sitting in her...
Structure and texture in the "Good Soldier" by Ford Madox Ford
Essay - 10 pages - Literature
The Good Soldier is a novel written in 1914 by Ford Madox Ford and published in March 1915. This novel is considered as the best book of pre-war period. It is also considered as a modernist work, and in fact, many modernist innovations, as well as impressionist ones, are present throughout...
Good vs. Evil in both Macbeth and Lord of the Flies
Case study - 4 pages - Literature
In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the once fearless and courteous Macbeth encounters three witches that foretell his future as the new King of Scotland. Intrigued by their prophecies and driven by the desire to become King over Scotland, the ambitious Macbeth along with his manipulative wife...
Essay: What should Asia Pacific gov-ernments do to support their adher-ence to 'good' corporate governance principle and sustainable develop-ment?
Thesis - 5 pages - International relations
According to The World Bank (2006), ‘good' corporate governance (CG) refers to the structures and processes for the direction and control of companies. This involves the relationships among the management, board of directors, controlling and minority shareholders as well as...
How good governance has helped to transform Malaysia
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
Since its independence in 1957, Malaysia experienced significant social and financial challenges. The initiatives of the nation's government did, nevertheless, enable Malaysia to become a major exporter of a number of products, and establish itself as a leading name in global industries like the...
Why ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) is good for America?
Thesis - 4 pages - Political science
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, abbreviated “ARRA”, is a stimulus bill which was proposed and passed by President Barack Obama and the 111th Congress of the United States exactly one year ago. What better way to examine the effectiveness of ARRA than giving it a...
Public Administration - Possibility of good regulatory government
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Public administration follows the bureaucratic model. The implication is that there are hierarchies that influence the decision making process in public administration. Therefore, the decision makers in public administration are at the top of the bureaucratic models (Croley, 2008). However, there...
Plan B Sounds Good to Me
Essay - 2 pages - Literature
Lester Brown's book, Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble, touches base with most of, if not all of, the issues that are threatening our planets modern living style. The book aptly named, giving a second plan, one that differs from how civilization is...
Big Bend National Park - Like a good neighbor, Big Bend is There
Essay - 4 pages - Geography
One of our nation's least appreciated national parks is Big Bend National Park, located in a remote region of southwest Texas, situated on 118 miles of the Rio Grande and Mexican border. Since its inception over 60 years ago, Big Bend has welcomed visitors to explore its stunning diversity of...
Chivalry: Arisen from the dead or buried for good?
Essay - 4 pages - Humanities/philosophy
The purpose of this research is to answer whether or not men on the UCSB campus conform to society's traits of being a gentleman. When we are young, theories of etiquette and manners are instilled in us. Many of us grow up and continue to be courteous and show people kindness as a sign of...
"Mother, do you think she's good enough?" Women in 'The Wall'
Thesis - 4 pages - Film studies
The representation of women in media, from music to movies, has been a source of controversy and debate for as long as anyone can remember, and Rock n' Roll, whether it's Chuck Berry or Rob Thomas, has been no different. But for this paper, the virtuoso rock band Pink Floyd, specifically their...
The taste of good wine
Essay - 7 pages - Social sciences
Italy, along with France, has been one of the world's largest producers of wine for centuries. Prior to this, the Romans and the Etruscans had been cultivating vine. The Romans covered a large part of Western Europe with regard to this activity. Wine is produced throughout the Italian...
Amish may be good Neighbors, but not their horses
Thesis - 2 pages - Social sciences
-English pop in small town of Loyal, WI, take issue with Amish's effects on road: presence on high-traffic roads, manure on roads and hitching posts -issue resurfacing after 3yr old agreement: no city requirement of diapers in exchange for Amish cleanups and nonuse of major roads -Amish important...
Eight conditions to become a good manager/coach
Case study - 3 pages - Management
Although workplaces and management styles have changed dramatically in recent decades, the old attitudes of command and control management are still dominant in many companies. This management approach means that managers must tell employees exactly what to do, when to do and how to do the tasks....
Re-Engineering the dysfunctional organization to be a good fit with the organizational ecosystem
Case study - 6 pages - Business strategy
No organization operates in a vacuum. Therefore the functioning of every organization has to be in consonance with the ecosystem within which it exits. This paper is an examination of a hypothetical organization, ‘Zonal Plastic Products Limited', from a sustainable ecological perspective....
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 to...
The Presence of Language and Metaphysical Conceit in John Donne's 'The Flea' and 'The Good Morrow'
Essay - 5 pages - Literature
In her essay “Poetry as Language Presentation: John Donne, Poet, Preacher, Craftsman,” Anca Rosu writes, “In representing, revealing or reflecting, language becomes absent, imperceptible. It can be kept present only if it is not made to reveal or reflect” (Rosu, 14). Rosu...
The Greater Good
Essay - 4 pages - Ancient history
Joan of Arc never lived to hear her own name; she never lived to see her own deliverance. Jeanne la Pucelle (Joan the Maid) died a heretic. Redeemed twenty-five years later at the nullification of the Rouen trial that sentenced her to the stake, Joan finally earned the honor behind the surname...
Digital Masterpieces : Are video games any good?
Essay - 3 pages - Social sciences
Video games draw plenty of criticism these days. Parents and politicians alike look at video games as a bad thing in society; it's a time sink that prevents families from bonding and schoolwork from getting done, in their eyes. Others view video games as a way to socialize and meet other...
Gucci: Staying Relevant in Luxury Over a Century
Case study - 4 pages - Luxury marketing
Gucci is an Italian company specialized in fashion and luxury. It belongs to the personal luxury goods industry, which is the second-highest revenue-generating category (51.4% growth segment). Founded by Guccio Gucci in 1921, the brand is now led by Marco Bizzarri, its CEO, but greatly...
The Order of the Eastern Star: A Vehicle for environmental Good?
Essay - 9 pages - Humanities/philosophy
The Order of the Eastern Star is not, technically, a religion (or, at least, its followers refuse to designate it as such). In the words of the present day Grand Secretary, it is “not intended to replace a religion,” but to complement one. The Order is a fraternal organization that...
The good, the bad, and the ugly: Health care comparisons of three nations
Case study - 8 pages - Educational studies
Out of the three nations I chose to examine, Europe proved to have the best and most cost effective health care overall. While studying Europe, I mostly analyzed the UK's system, though I can say that most - if not, all - of the health care in other countries throughout Western Europe are...
The Northern Ireland Conflict and paths to Peace - How was a peace settlement to end the Troubles achieved in April 1998?
Essay - 6 pages - Modern history
The peace settlement that was achieved in April 1998 results from a long period of negotiations, doubts and violent attacks from all communities. The inter-communal conflict of The Troubles had lasted for more than thirty years leaving a city and a country deeply broken. Historians agreed to...
