...‘According to Forestier, women are “the quickest way to succeed.” Do you agree?’ By Jackson Green: Throughout “Bel Ami,” women are presented as the quickest route to gaining access to the upper class. Duroy is depicted most commonly utilizing the high profile positions of upper-class Parisian women in order to climb in social status. Furthermore, Forestier is living proof that women can act as directs route to higher social and professional positions. This is compounded further by women’s deep desire for passionate love, as this desire weakens their ability to resist the manipulative charms employed by men, which make it easier for them to cultivate relationships and climb the social ladder. However, while women can aid a man’s venture up the Parisian hierarchy, they can also act as hindrances that limit a man’s ability to progress in wealth and stature. Initially, Duroy approached his goal of rising in social stature ethically, trying to work through the journalistic ranks at La Vie Francais, yet once informed of the social benefits of utilizing women, he is quickly depicted rising in social stature. Initially, Duroy is depicted feeling imprisoned in his, “cramped partly job as a reporter,” which are compounded by his growing fears of being, “without a possibility of escape.” Likewise, Duroy comes to realize that he his journalistically incompetent, which will limit his ability to progress in French society. These factors combine to leave Duroy, imprisoned in his mundane...
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...Empire (C) Safavid Empire (D) Mughal Empire (E) Russian Empire 3. Sikhism is accurately defined as a religion that (A) was native to Japan, but shared similar beliefs to Daoism (B) flourished primarily in Southeast Asia (C) originated in the Ottoman Empire as another major split in Islam (D) Originated in India, with blend of Muslim and Hindu beliefs (E) Developed in Central America s a protest to Spanish-imposed Christianity 4. Which of the following decisions by the Portuguese most directly affected the Arab African cities of the east coast of Africa? (A) to trade only from coastal centers (B) to monopolize the Indian Ocean trade (C) to set up an African trading network that included the interior trade routes of the Sahara (D) to allow Christian missionaries to evangelize in the cities of the east coast (E) to start navigators’ school in Portugal 5. All of the following are common problems that the Muslim Empires of 1450-1750 shared EXCEPT: (A) Sunni-controlled governments whose power was seriously challenged by a Shiʻa minority (B) Inadequate transportation and systems for their armies (C) Unruly warrior elites that challenged government (D) Inadequate bureaucracies that could not adequately govern or keep in touch with citizens (E) The rise of the European rivals who ultimately built stronger militaries than they did 6. Which of the following European powers established hegemony over the Indian Ocean trade during the...
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...HARLEY-DAVIDSON HOG CASE STUDY BRAND MANAGEMENT 6M:223:EXC SUMMER 2010 Introduction After near extinction Harley-Davidson has become one of the premier motorcycle manufacturers and distributors in the world. A primary driver in this success has been their attention to building the Harley-Davidson brand with attention to customer loyalty, specifically with the creation of a brand community of customers – the Harley Owners Group (HOG). Through HOG they have been able to connect with customers at the grass-roots level. Their sponsorship of regional and national HOG events has provided them with one-on-one access to their customers, resulting in strong, favorable, and unique associations for the Harley-Davidson brand. In this case study we will address several key questions/issues: 1) Evaluate the Harley-Davidson strategy and performance in getting close to their customers 2) Determine the HOG role in developing community for the Harley-Davidson brand 3) Provide ideas on how HOG can be maximized, including how the Posse Ride should be positioned among the mix of activities 4) Indicate what steps can be taken to maximize the effectiveness and profitability of the Posse Ride, and other HOG events Harley-Davidson and the Customer Experience There is no consumer community that is more passionate about a product than that of Harley-Davidson owners. Through HOG-sponsored rides and rallies there is a sense of togetherness and challenge, which creates a...
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...1. In what way does Avon follow a global strategy? Does this experience indicate that it should pursue a different strategy? Avon follows a global strategy by looking for the most efficient ways to grow and conduct its business. Avon “pursues economies of scale and scope in manufacturing, logistics and marketing by selecting the most cost-effective facility locations and scales of operation on a worldwide basis.” They stick to what they are good at and only change their products if they see there is a demand from their consumers. Rather than producing multiple lines of cosmetics, each with different products, Avon was able to find a way to mass produce “global product” lines. Because of these lines, Avon was able to sell the same products in each of its 45 countries, only needing to change such things as packagaing and marketing. Avon goes through a strict routine before entering any of their products into the global marketplace. Any of their products that they want to take globally must first be tested on their US consumers, and only then can they attempt to take it up with Avon’s Global Product Council. There is planning that goes on every step of the way. 2. What options did Avon have in responding to China’s ban on direct selling? Avon had no choice but to cease all of its direct selling business in China immediately. Avon’s entire business revolves around direct selling. Therefore they had no way of continuing in China without first pulling out and researching...
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...Minorities Businesses Ownership in USA: Successes and Failures Dr. Habtalem Kenea, PhD OM 250 4/24/16 Minorities in business have increased rapidly in the last decade. Businesses that range from domestic to technological are often owned by minorities from all walks of life. Minorities aren’t always African American; there’s a wide spectrum of businessmen and women alike, from race to gender. Wikipedia defines minority business enterprise as “an American term which is defined as a business which is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled on a daily basis by one or more (in combination) American citizens of the following ethnic minority and/or gender (e.g. woman-owned) and/or military veteran classifications.” In 2007, more than one-fifth of the nation’s 27.1 million firms were minority-owned. Minority owned business owners in America have seen its fair share of successes, failures and potential for the future. “The U.S. Department of Commerce 1997 survey of Minority –Owned Business Enterprise reported that there were nearly 2.9 million minority – owned businesses in 1997, generating a projected 564 billion in revenue by 1999 and employing nearly 4.3 million workers.” (Fraser, 110) The rapid growth in the minority business enterprise has been beyond impressive. The activity in the minority sector show a varying and rather impressive percentage of growth among the diverse group of business owners. Hispanic –owned businesses were the most successful overall minority...
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...Bleasdale-Clews Using Material From Item A & Elsewhere, Assess The View That Factors & Processes Within The School Are The Main Cause Of Differences In The Educational Achievement Of Different Social Groups: The cause of differences in the educational achievement of different social groups can be asssigned to various social areas. One example is that of gender within school; the level of success in a child’s education can vary greatly depending on how a boy or girl is treated throughout their school life compared to the other. For example, in the 1960’s/70’s, sociologists were concerned with the apparent underachievement of girls. It wasn’t simply due to a lack of ambition; back then it was the norm for women to marry, and it was almost socially unacceptable for women to reach higher education, thus girls may have felt pressured in lower education to have less of a strive towards educational success than boys did. Far fewer girls studied maths, physics and chemistry as boys as these were considered ‘male’ orientated subjects, in which mostly male teachers were tutors for the subjects. If women did study such subjects they likely will have been ignored in the presence of so many male students. By the time boys were ready for university, girls were very likely to be considering family life, marriage and raising offspring. Even if they wished to attent university, grade boundaries were inflated to make it far more difficult for them to attain entry than boys. However, by the 1990’s...
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...Introduction Background of the study: * We are doing this assignment for completing the principals of management courses in the BBA department. * We are doing this report so that we can analysis the readymade garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh and find out the problems and remedies of this sector. Objectives of the study: The main objectives of this report are * To gain knowledge about the industrial unrest in the readymade garments industry of Bangladesh. * To identify the problems of RMG sector of Bangladesh. * To analysis the problems of this sector. * To fine out the remedies that could solve the problems of RMG sector. * To gain in-depth knowledge about the readymade garments industry of Bangladesh. Data collection method: This assignment has been completed by taking information from different relevant sources. This assignment also consists of a significant amount of data obtained from some secondary sources. For the secondary data, we have taken some information from the internet. We also collect information from various industries’ web sites. Limitation of the study: Though our study is based on secondary data, there is a possibility of getting fake information. This study is weak in some points. The notable ones are as under: * This report has been made basis only on the secondary data. * The survey was conducted in a very short time so we were not able to collect more information. * This survey made on crisis situation...
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...claims, a politician's success relies on two factors; his own abilities or skills and his external circumstances. These hold true for what led Alexander Hamilton to successes. "By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter" (Alexander Hamilton, Miranda). The trading charter involved dealing with associations formed by investors...
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...solution to finding freedom: making their way to the North. In order to reach the free states, slaves would need to find a route to the North without being captured by their masters. This marked the start of the Underground Railroad. Before the beginning of the American Civil War, there was a secret network system that freed thousands of slaves. This system was named the Underground Railroad, not for being directly underground or because it was a railway station, but “because of the secret nature of the network”...
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... |Native Americans |Northern colonists |Mid-Atlantic colonists |Southern colonists |West Africans | |Political structure|Tribal leaders |May flower Compact, William |Overseen by proprietor, Lord |Virginia Company of London ( Royal|Climate and Geography ( big | | |Land was customarily common, |Bradford |Baltimore, autocratic ( House of |colony ruled by governor chosen by|influences | | |enslavement happened but not in | |Burgesses |the king |Trade routes | | |severity | | | |Kingdoms | | |Iroquois Confederacy: strategy to | | | | | | |protect from attack. | | | | | | |Cross regional alliances | | | ...
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...In 1955, Parsons suggested that the husband and wife have different roles within the family; the mans role was named instrumental. He is expected to achieve success at work and financially support the family whereas the wife was expected to look after the house, raise the children emotionally and cook. This was named the expressive role. Parsons said that these roles made things ‘nice and functional’. He also said that men and women were biologically suited to these roles so it was only natural for men to be the breadwinners and women are the stay at home wives. This is a very traditional view. However, the march of progress can easily criticise this view; the idea that everything is getting better and that roles between men and women are becoming more equal. The future foundation (2002) supports the march of progress and found that 75% of women do less domestic chores than their mothers and 60% or men claim they do more domestic chores than their fathers. Young and Willmot (1973) said that the symmetrical family is becoming increasingly popular. This is a type of family in which the domestic chores, childcare and paid work roles are split equally between the man and woman. This family type is becoming so popular because women’s position in society has changed significantly over the recent years, it’s now normal for women to have a career instead of being a housewife. Also the burden of housework has decreased due to commercialisation of housework, the housewife role is disappearing...
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...guesses as to how they can reach land. Which route is the best? How much school is enough? How many certificates of accreditation is enough? How much work experience is enough? All of us ask these questions attempting to navigate our ships in a competitive world were only a few individuals ever get to their targeted career position. How many of those in leadership positions are women? How many of them men? Generally the few who navigate their way to the top have learned to read their maps, but there is a surprising disparity as to who makes it and who doesn't. People in leadership positions face overwhelming challenges to get to their positions. Not surprisingly the ones who make it to the top are predominately men, yet it's even more of a challenge if you're a women. Women are overcoming the challenges of today's glass ceiling effect, and finding success in a business world dominated by men. Let us discuss the challenges that women face in business. Women have made tremendous strides in facing challenges, and have provided tremendous contributions to our society. Slowly over the years women have been chipping away the bricks and mortar that have historically prevented them from taking leadership roles in business. The women who hold leadership roles hold certain traits that we'll highlight in this essay. Let's pinpoint key ways a successful women in leadership can sustain their success with real life examples from successful women in leadership. Then we'll launch into my personal...
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...of conflict; as well as an outline of the conflict process. Finally proper negotiation will be defined as well as a contrast of distributive and integrative bargaining, the five steps of the negotiation process, how individual differences influence negotiations, an assessment of the roles and functions of third-party negotiations, and cultural differences in negotiations. The concept of conflict does not discriminate against a particular portion of society but pulls at the coat strings of many American workers, unfortunately only a portion of society of receive the proper assistance. Women in particular have made enormous strides of breaking barriers and leveling the playing field, once strategically architecture by men. Arguably the barriers of forty years ago are removed and the grass is trimmed. This is evidenced by the enormous strides women have carved in the path of success. Women represent a growing number in education and many economic sectors. For instance 50% of the undergraduate classes of 2003 at Yale, a prestigious Ivy school, were female. Similar statistics or higher are found at Berkeley law School, Harvard, and Columbia. Favorable statistics have even...
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...History of Song Llc Airlines Esequiel Garcia Dr. David Lowe ASCI 254 Monday, July 30, 2012 Table of Contents Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………………...…3 History of Huff Daland Duster Company………………………………………………...……….4 Collett Everman Woolman………………………………………………………………..………4 Air Mail Contract.....................................................................................................................…...4 Peruvian Airways merger with Pan American Grace Airways…………………………..……….4 Delta Air Service first passenger flight………………………………………………………..….5 The Air Mail Act of 1934……………………………………………………………..…………..5 The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) determine routes………………………………..………….5 The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978……………………………………………………..……..6 Song Airlines…………………………………………………………………………………..….8 Song Airlines Aircraft fleet………………………………………………………………………..9 Song Airlines Marketing Strategy…………………………………………………………...…..10 Delta Airlines Bankrupt……………………………………………………………………..…...13 Delta Airlines Disband Song Airlines…………………………………………………………....13 Delta Airlines merges Song Airlines fleet with Delta……………………………………..….....14 Conclusion of Song Airlines…………………………………………………………………..…15 Figure 1-A Delta SWOT Analysis…………………………………………………………....…16 Figure 2-A Song SWOT Analysis…………………………………………………………….....17 References……………………………………………………………………………….………18 Abstract In the competitive business environment it is imperative for any organization to ensure that its knowledge of the industry...
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...1.) Three Properties of Culture * Symbolic – stands/means for something * Socially constructed – created by society * Embodied in form – person, objects, visual, audio, language, nonverbal gestures 2.) Four means of understanding the “popular” aspect of popular culture * Well-liked * Measured by success usually in ratings and sales * Well-known * Recognized globally * Example: Paris Hilton * Targets a general wide audience (“mass culture”) * Commercial media that is for general consumption * Directed to the common people * Belongs to the people * Invokes a individuals tradition and roots 3.) Cool hunters are people who go around looking for the next person that is considered cool and what will be the start of a next new trend. They research the underground trends of fashion-forward youth in order to appropriate them for mass consumption. The triumphant circularity of cool hunting refers to: * No coherent philosophy of cool * Can’t manufacture cool, only observe it * Must be cool to know cool * Look for people first and cool things later 4.) 5.) The functionalist approach argues that the explanation for popular culture is our obsession with “mass entertainment” in terms of their social uses or their function in generating solidarity among individuals within large and anonymous communities. It also emphasizes how the symbols, rituals, and practices surrounding its production and consumption...
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