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Cultural and Performance Studies and Communication

There are some things in this life that just are, that result from the intersection of natural law, cultural context, interpersona...

Company Report on Formosa Plastics Group

industry. With this information any reader should then be able to assess the compnay for their own purposes with a good understand...

Investing in Microsoft

creating software for the format, this is one innovation that was only introduced recently, and is likely to grow in popularity (M...

Case Study of BP's Transformation at BP

speak more freely and become more creative or develop different criticism was more open, this also helped the information flow as ...

Nortel Networks and Rite Aid

cumulative loss that never quite showed up in audits. One analyst has commented that corporate governance at Rite Aid under...

Purpose of Performance Appraisals

allow the employee and manager to work together more effectively in the future (Bacal, 2003). Given these two statements, we see...

3 British Retailers' Financial Comparison

Table 1 lists several ratios useful for comparing the three companies. Table 1. Selected Financial Ratios for Each Retailer Item...

Academic Performance and Self Esteem

People who have low self-esteem often try to "prove themselves" in order to impress others (Reasoner, 2004). They may "use others...

United Kingdom, Regeneration, and Stakeholder Impact

this occur, and with the fall of Rover and the large area that will be left unused we nay see more development and partnerships cr...

Profit and Measuring Business Profitability

other ratios that can be used. These allow for comparison so that like companies can be measured against each other. Measures th...

Corporate Performance of Sagres

performance. If we look at the company as a whole we can start with the turnover and profit level. The first measure s the gross...

1999 to 2005 Economy of China

that this is relatively low for China in recent years. The Gross Domestic Product is a monetary value of all of the...

Importance of Performance Profiling

individual typically has limited understanding of the problem, as well, or is "reluctant, at least initially, to discuss such thin...

Fitness Industry and Employee Motivation from a Manager's Perspective

in the contemporary fitness workplace must also include an attractive compensation arrangement as added incentive. Levin (1...

A Financial Analysis of Hewlett Packard (HP)

figures tend to be better, higher figures may be seen in companies that are expected to show high growth in the future or those sh...

Child Development and the Impact of Socioeconomic Status

("Chaotic," 2004). This is of course known. However, there is a stigma for those with low IQ scores. Therefore, because of this an...

Coping Strategy and Student Performance

be seen as a positive coping methodology as it relives the stresses that are placing pressure on the student. By understanding t...

1994 to 2004 Walt Disney Company Financial Performance and Value

2004 and increase to 12.2% Therefore, the company is a long way from the results of a decade ago but is regaining dome of the lost...

Sony Corporation Restructuring Case Study

his entrepreneurial style even though the company had evolved past the structures and strategies associated with entrepreneurial c...

Assets and Equity Return of Dell Computer

on equity. The equity has increased and as such we can see the main reason for the increase in the increase in the net profit. If ...

At Risk African American Male Learning and a Discussion of Cognition and its Cultural Influences

2004). "The majority of reporting states-26 out of the 46 responding to the latest survey-have dropout rates ranging from 4.0% to...

Answers to Student Posed Finance Questions

246,000 264,000 264,000 264,000 Price per unit 495 495 495 495 495 495 Revenue 74,250,000 93,555,000 121,770,000 130,680,000 130,6...

Adolescent Psychology and Family Dysfunction

alcohol or substance abuse, and suicidal ideation, it is important to assess some of the views of maternal attachment, the impacts...

Personnel and Organizational Change

everything that had gone wrong her first year -- the mistakes she had made on projects, the people she had upset with some of her ...

Georgia, School Performance, and Educational Reform

have even worse records that others. Dekalb County, for example, has the largest school system in the state yet its graduation ra...

Financial Analysis of Starbucks Corporation

This indicates the level at which direct costs account take up revenue. Gross profit 2001 2002 2003 2004 Revenue (a) 2,649.0 3,28...

Major Indicators of Performance and Call Centers

attitude, recourse is immediate by simply hanging up and calling another company. Call centers cannot afford to lose potential cl...

Assisting Poor Employees and Rewarding Good Ones

sure that their employees "feel that they are an integral part of the organization" (Wiens). "Each individual should understand [...

Performance of HMOs

GNP had increased to 15 percent and had topped the $1 trillion mark for a total of more than $4,000 for every citizen of the count...

Performance Enhancement Drugs and the Risks They Pose

a "six pack" of rippling abs, has led to "a new body image known as muscle dysmorphia, or reverse anorexia, a condition in which m...