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Challenges Facing a German Automaker

stated: "We took measures to absorb the effects of the economic crisis much sooner than other carmakers" (Ewing 2009, p. NA). Th...

Childhood/Adolescent Obesity Research Article Comparison

thirty-five percent of nonobese peers, with a higher number of those being boys of ethnic backgrounds. II. GERALD ET AL Th...

ARK Adults Relating To Kids

positive character development (ARK, 2009). The research outcome at Houstons Furr High School illustrates the extent to wh...

INVESTORS AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

"pieces" of a particular company that is being traded publically. Investors buy these pieces and become "shareholders," which mean...

Global Influences and Sony

The writer looks at the multinational corporation; Sony, and the different global environments in which it competes. The various m...

The Economic Position of Nigeria in 2010

resources have on the economic development of a country. While recognising that some rare countries, such as Saudi Arabia have acc...

Supply Chain Risk Management via Intelligent Agents

efficacy. For instance, through the use of embedded RFID chips, supply chain management can be handled in a much more straightforw...

Project: Largest Cruise Ship in World

that even with this economic downturn, the company has experienced strong pre-bookings for the cruises (Barnes, 2009). STX Finlan...

Strategies for Risk Management

: Risk Management Strategies, cont. After identifying potential risks, a plan to mitigate the risk is needed The plan is pre-emp...

Issues in Healthcare

government-sponsored programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, represent a significant percentage of overall health care spending i...

3 New Marketing Suggestions

existing facilities to produce and sell these burgers. The requirements in terms of addressing the burgers can be met by the exist...

Healthy People 2020

who have these risks. They are: inactivity, 39.5 percent; obesity, 33.9 percent; high blood pressure, 20.5 percent; cigarette smok...

Regulations and the Screening Process for Foreign Investment

not just a tempting business option, but something of a necessity for organizations which wish to sustain a competitive advantage....

Risk Management in the Case of Infant Abduction

lost revenue, and a need to internally overhaul security procedures. Throughout the 1980s and 90s, there were only a total of 104 ...

Developing a Project Budget

direct cost. Implementation will see other direct costs in addition to labor, any equipment that is bought and installed, enginee...

Potential Supply Chain Management Risks for Two Retail Organizations

The risks associated with procurement start with increases to the price of the inputs that are purchased which have not been expec...

Project Management - the Failure of the Tacoma Bridge

there is likely to be increased risk. In many cases the use of historical precedent for similar projects may help to decrease the ...

HOW CIRCULATION OPERATES

be compared to a continuously looping freight train whereby deliveries are made on a regular basis without ever coming to a stop o...

Diagnosing a Stroke

The general symptoms of strokes, both ischemic and hemorrhagic, and transient ischemic attack will have a sudden onset (Caplan, 20...

ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT

important indicators of appropriate mental, emotional and physical growth taking place within their respective developmental stage...

A Comparative Overview of Security Risk Analysis and Planning

into the digital realm and other new frontiers, the importance of security management and analysis becomes all the more apparent. ...

Electronic Medical Records: An Overview of Benefits

records, highlighting the capacity for such a change to have a sweeping impact throughout the industry. For example, in the 2009 "...

Risks and Opportunities in Public Health Provision

will have suitable clothing compared to areas that are not acclimatised that the lower temperatures (Sanders, 2010). Where severe ...

The Receipt of Kickbacks in IT Outsourcing

discipline of study, and there are just as many differing perspectives about the most ethical way to run a business as there are p...

Are Vaccinations Safe?

condition that they do not pursue lawsuits against the companies involved. Considering the sobering fact that a vaccination can ca...

Women and Obesity

to join a health club or try to fit some other structured activity into her already-full schedule, at least not on a long-term bas...

Cost Structure and the Airline Industry

In this way the more operating leverage an airline has, the greater its business risk will be. Despite the fact that many analyst...

Contracts, Obligations, and Risks

if a project is delayed due to weather or even a union strike of employees? These are all risks that contractors take into account...

Labor and Delivery Nursing and Civil Negligence Issues

2000). In other words, medical malpractice is a form of negligence that "denotes an injury to a patient caused by a health care pr...

Piper Alpha Oil Platform Catastrophe of 1988

some of the fire walls and soon the stored oil was burning. In addition, the automatic deluge system which was supposed to spray w...