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» Miscellaneous Essays and Papers
Business Strategies
<view this essay>.... though some like mergers and acquisition, etc are external.
Concentration on a single product or service
The firm chooses to specialize in a single product, product line, or service. It plans to do one thing with great effectiveness and efficiency. This specialization allows an organization to do whatever it does extremely well, perhaps even better than other organizations. Used mostly by small organizations, it reduces the amount of resources required and as such is a low risk strategy. However, it ties up all of the firm's resources on a single product, service, or product line. The firm's success and growth is dependent entirely on that particular produ .....
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The Safety Of Our Food Supply
<view this essay>.... extremely sensitive to a chemical and die if he/she consumes it. Someone elso would have no reaction what so ever to that same chemical. Each one of us reacts differently to some chemicals and we must take that into considerations when judging which chemical is safe and which one is not. We must also consider the risk-benefit factor of every food additive and the available scientific evidence if we are to judge how safe it is. We must understand that absolute safety is impossible for any food additive or other chemical.
Microorganisms contaminate our food and that's the reason why we must use preservatives in order to keep our food (and also certain medication .....
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The Joy Luck Club
<view this essay>.... problems caused by freedom from the pre-set roles of the old country. So each of these stories is also about the changes that go on in a family adapting to a new way of life. I think these stories are representative of the difficulties experienced by real life families as they go through the process of assimilation.
The four women, Suyan, Lindo, Ying Ying, and An Mei came to America many years ago to escape the social and political turmoil in China. Now, however, Suyan has died and the three other members of the club invite her daughter June to take her place. June belongs to the new generation, to those of Chinese heritage who grew up speaking Eng .....
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Describe The Essential Dimensi
<view this essay>.... the goal is that control and compliance exists so as efficiency and productivity is maximised.
Bureaucratic forms of control create standardisation and this is bound with centralised power. These are the attributes wanted by those who are in command. By having strict bureaucratic control, those who are at the top of the hierarchy have much power, while those who are at the bottom have strictly little or no control.
Narrow supervision is an essential dimension to classical management. By maintaining narrow supervision the effectiveness of work is maximised, so as to increase yield and profit. Narrow supervision ensures that the mechanics of an effecti .....
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Utilitarianism
<view this essay>.... highest ratio of happiness over unhappiness. So in judging the consequences only the wants of happiness and pain are relevant morally.
(3) PRINCIPLE OF IMPARIALITY:
When finding happiness and unhappiness that’s caused ones own happiness is to be looked at more important then anyone else’s. Every person is equally important as the next when it comes to happiness.
Applying the 3 principles of Utilitarianism:
(1) Utilitarian can disagree about what is right and wrong yet still be utilitarians.
(2) The principle of Impartiality has its limits, so . . .
(3) Personality types can be assessed in terms of their utility.
EVERYDAY SCENARIO-- .....
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Popluation Growth-too Many Peo
<view this essay>.... earnings (“Re-evaluating” 21). Seventy-six percent of all tourists visit Costa Rica’s National parks, and the number of tourists visiting annually is increasing each year (Burnie 25). Though revenues from tourism are increasing, many problems plague Costa Rica’s environment, and inevitably the economy.
Costa Rica is currently rivaling Brazil for the highest deforestation rate (Frommer 24). Seventy-five years ago, three fourths of Costa Rica was covered by forest. Today, only twenty percent of the nation retains its original forest cover (Dreshner 23). Along with habitat destruction comes extinction. According to the World Reasources Institute’s report .....
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Proposing A Solution
<view this essay>.... evaluations of both teachers and students.
In the past standardized classrooms have been looked down upon, because of the concept that all students do not learn at the same rate. This is true; there shouldn’t be a standard that is untouchable for most students. There should be a standard so that when a student graduates he or she is prepared to be a productive part of society. Besides just having a standard there must be some way to check that it is being followed.
There are standards in place now that try and make sure that a student is learning what he or she needs to graduate. These are in the forms of test. The problem with these tests is .....
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INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE
<view this essay>.... combustion engine has become the means of propulsion in the transportation field, with the exception of large ships requiring over 4,000 shaft horsepower ( hp).
In stationary applications, size of unit and local factor often determine the choice between the use of steam and diesel engine. Diesel power plants have a distinct economic advantage over steam engine when size of the plant is under about 1,000 hp. However there are many diesel engine plants much large than this. Internal combustion engines are particularly appropriate for seasonal industries, because of the small standby losses with these engines during the shutdown period.
History
The first expe .....
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