...game during guitar class. “Sing an E-natural,” I demanded. (There’s no way they won’t be able to guess this, I thought.) They all sang an E-flat. I froze momentarily. Without stopping to correct them, I selected different note. “Sing a B-flat,” I ordered. …Still they were a half-step off. I audaciously plucked a B-flat on my guitar, just to showcase that they were off-key. “But they all sound the same to me,” one girl asserted; the rest agreed correspondingly. “How in the world can they not hear the difference?” I asked myself. To me, hearing B-flat and B-natural was like night and day! Each pitch had its own distinct personality, color and quality that I couldn’t unhear. It was unimaginable for me to visualize music any other way. After a great deal of thinking, I approached the teacher about my predicament. “You have perfect-pitch!” he blurted with excitement. “Only one in every ten thousand people has it!” “One in ten-thousand? You mean not all musicians are capable of this?” I asked, eyebrows raised....
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...OUTLINE OF CHAPTER 1: GLOBALIZATION Opening Case: Flat Panel Televisions and the Global Economy Introduction What is Globalization? The Globalization of Markets The Globalization of Production Country Focus: Outsourcing American Healthcare The Emergence of Global Institutions Drivers of Globalization Declining Trade and Investment Barriers The Role of Technological Change The Changing Demographics of the Global Economy The Changing World Output and World Trade Picture The Changing Foreign Direct Investment Picture The Changing Nature of the Multinational Enterprise The Changing World Order The Global Economy of the Twenty-First Century Country Focus: India’s Software Sector Management Focus: China’s Hisense-An Emerging Multinational The Globalization Debate Anti-globalization Protests, Globalization, Jobs, and Income Globalization, Labor Policies, and the Environment Globalization and National Sovereignty Globalization and the World’s Poor Country Focus: Protesting Globalization in France Managing in the Global Marketplace Chapter Summary Critical Thinking and Discussion Questions Closing Case: IKEA—The Global Retailer CLASSROOM DISCUSSION POINT Ask students to describe how international business has affected them in their day so far. Ash them about who made the clothes they’re wearing, what type of food they ate for breakfast or lunch (muesli cereal, sushi, Italian-style...
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...solves algebraic equations and constructs equations to solve real-world problems. Competency 212.2.1: Applying Probability and Statistics - The graduate understands and applies elementary probability and statistics concepts and knows the relationship between them and sampling and inference. Competency 212.2.3: Interpreting and Communicating Quantitative Information - The graduate interprets documents and materials containing quantitative information and effectively communicates mathematical arguments and quantitative results. Competency 212.2.4: Applying Technology to Quantitative Problems - The graduate uses appropriate technological tools, including regular and graphing calculators, databases, and/or statistical analysis programs, to solve problems involving computation, graphical information, and informational technology in a wide range of areas. Introduction: Individuals encounter countless situations in day-to-day life that require a strong mathematical foundation in order to make informed decisions. Shown below are four real-world scenarios that one might encounter in day-to-day life. For this task you will choose one of the scenarios below. Each situation requires a mathematical comparison of cost options in order to determine which is best for a consumer (e.g., customer or person). Scenario 1: A parent is looking for the best option for daycare for a child. A home-based option charges a flat rate per hour. A center-based option charges a fixed fee per week...
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...graduate solves algebraic equations and constructs equations to solve real-world problems. Competency 212.2.1: Applying Probability and Statistics - The graduate understands and applies elementary probability and statistics concepts and knows the relationship between them and sampling and inference. Competency 212.2.3: Interpreting and Communicating Quantitative Information - The graduate interprets documents and materials containing quantitative information and effectively communicates mathematical arguments and quantitative results. Competency 212.2.4: Applying Technology to Quantitative Problems - The graduate uses appropriate technological tools, including regular and graphing calculators, databases, and/or statistical analysis programs, to solve problems involving computation, graphical information, and informational technology in a wide range of areas. Introduction: Individuals encounter countless situations in day-to-day life that require a strong mathematical foundation in order to make informed decisions. Shown below are four real-world scenarios that one might encounter in day-to-day life. For this task you will choose one of the scenarios below. Each situation requires a mathematical comparison of cost options in order to determine which is best for a consumer (e.g., customer or person). Scenario 1: A parent is looking for the best option for daycare for a child. A home-based option charges a flat rate per hour. A center-based option charges a fixed fee per week for a...
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...of Cubist style in the Twentieth century. Pablo Picasso was a spanish painter who spent most of his lifetime in France. He is known to this very day as the greatest and most influential artist of the 20th century. Picasso demonstrated artistic talent in his early years, painting realistic manner through his childhood experiences. Aside from the anti-war paintings that he created Picasso remained neutral during World War I, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II, refusing to join the armed forces for any side or country. Picasso's work is often categorized in periods, The Blue Period (1901-1904), The Rose Period (1905-1907), the African-Influenced Period (1908-1909), Analytic Cubism (1909-1912), and Synthetic Cubism (1912-1919). The Three Musicians is so unique and considered cubism because of its cut paper fragments from a newspaper or from wallpaper were pasted into compositions, creating the first use of collage in fine art. Its decorative shapes, colors, and stenciling are very appealing to me. When Picasso painted with the style cubism, he painted the world not from one angle, but from many different angles. Picasso’s artwork consisted of him breaking normal objects in to many different sized pieces. A piece like this not only illustrates how painters are influenced by music but also illustrates fragmentation,...
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...Summary Friedman concludes that the world is flat on a visit to Infosys Technologies Limited in India, where he travels with Discovery Times. Friedman is impressed by the campus’s advanced technology such as the glass-and-steel buildings and large flat-screen televisions. Nandan Nilekani, the company’s CEO, tells Friedman that the playing field has been leveled; now countries like India can compete for global knowledge. Friedman realizes that the world is flat, which fills him with both dread and excitement. Friedman believes there are historically three great eras of globalization. The first was from 1492-1800, which he calls Globalization 1.0; the second was from 1800-2000, which he calls Globalization 2.0. Friedman argues that we are now in the midst of Globalization 3.0 is a period in which the world shrinks from small to tiny, flattening to such a degree that individuals can collaborate and compete globally. Friedman tells the reader that the purpose of this book is to understand how the world became flat as well as the implications of that development. Friedman spends a night in an Indian call center. Twenty-five hundred twenty-somethings work in this multi-floor facility; some are “outbound” operators, selling various items, others are “inbound” operators, tending to the customer-service needs of various companies. Friedman notes that there are about 245,000 Indians working in this industry, which offers them high-paying, high-prestige jobs. Employees are trained how...
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...1 Playing Piano: Beginners Guide to Playing The Piano By Ryan Edward http://www.LearningToPlayPiano.net/ Legal Notice:- The author and publisher of this Ebook and the accompanying materials have used their best efforts in preparing this Ebook. The author and publisher make no representation or warranties with respect to the accuracy, applicability, fitness, or completeness of the contents of this Ebook. The information contained in this Ebook is strictly for educational purposes. Therefore, if you wish to apply ideas contained in this Ebook, you are taking full responsibility for your actions. The author and publisher disclaim any warranties (express or implied), merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. The author and publisher shall in no event be held liable to any party for any direct, indirect, punitive, special, incidental or other consequential damages arising directly or indirectly from any use of this material, which is provided “as is”, and without warranties. As always, the advice of a competent legal, tax, accounting or other professional should be sought. The author and publisher do not warrant the performance, effectiveness or applicability of any sites listed or linked to in this Ebook. All links are for information purposes only and are not warranted for content, accuracy or any other implied or explicit purpose. www.LearningToPlayPiano.net 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents.............................................................
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...Flat-panel TVs display effects of globalization Costs come down for consumers, but U.S. companies, workers pay To understand the trade-offs inherent in 21st-century borderless commerce, consider one of the hottest items in consumer electronics: the flat-panel television set. It begins in spotless, state-of-the-art fabrication centers in South Korea, Taiwan and Japan, where the glass panels that form the televisions' heart are produced. From there, the panels travel to Mexican plants clustered along the U.S. border to be assembled into cabinets and loaded onto trucks bound for retailers such as Circuit City or Wal-Mart. Each link in this global supply chain specializes in what it does best and at lowest cost. By collaborating across time zones and oceans, these industrial networks have driven costs down and performance up in ways no single company ever could. With scores of brands jostling for attention -- from global icons such as Sony to newcomers such as Olevia and even "virtual companies" such as little-known Vizio -- a fierce price war is giving consumers more TV for less money with each passing day. Dan Moll of Arlington, Va., just spent $4,000 on a 50-inch Pioneer Elite plasma TV after watching the price fall 25% in four months. "It's phenomenal. It's beautiful. ... It just looks great," he says. The one-two punch of globalization and technological advances that define this industry, however, entails costs as well as benefits. Earlier this year, as manufacturers...
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...There are many popular composers whose music has made a great impact on the way that music is created, performed, and listened to all around the world. Each composer has their own unique methods that they used to create their pieces. The composer and musical piece that I will analyze is "Symphony No. 3 Eroica" by Ludwig van Beethoven. This piece of work focuses on various themes and elements that help portray it into a symphony. To further explain his musical piece, it is important to do an in-depth search on the piece's background, characteristics, and key elements. Beethoven was a very talented, dedicated, and hardworking German composer. "Widely regarded as the greatest composer who ever lived, Ludwig van Beethoven dominates a period of musical history as no one else before or since" (Knapp & Budden). Beethoven wrote "Symphony No. 3 Eroica" at an emotional and hard time in his life when he was in the early stages of going deaf. Writing musical pieces like this symphony are...
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...------------------------------------------------- Teaching Assistant: TBA Required Text: Oded Shenkar and Yadong Luo, International Business—2nd edition (Sage). ISBN: 1412949068. Course Packet (must be purchased online through the Carmen course site) Course Website: http://carmen.osu.edu Suggested Reading: The Economist (https://www.economistsubscriptions.com/searchstudent/us/) Course Overview and Objectives The world is changing in fundamental ways. First, the development of a truly global market in products, services, capital and even certain types of labor is changing the basic terms of competition for an array of different firms and industries. In Thomas Freidman’s words, “The world is flat.” Second, although firms have operated around the globe for many years, they are becoming increasingly integrated yet differentiated, with tightly coupled but different activities in various locations rather than replicating themselves from place to place. Understanding the interaction between culture, knowledge, and the way businesses coordinate around the world is critical to understanding both the possibilities for and constraints on managing a business in today’s fast-changing economy. In this class we will talk about why trade exists between nations, and why businesses decide to leave their familiar domestic surroundings to build subsidiaries overseas. We will examine actions and strategies of the “multinational enterprise” (global companies like GE, Toyota, and BP) that...
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...Thomas L Friedman’s The World is Flat In Thomas L. Friedman TheWorld is Flat he explains the new “flat” playing field of world business created by a combination of technology and intertwined economies. In addition he notes that this global leveling can be both positive and detrimental. Evidence of one of the more detrimental effects of flattening is easy to view in the recent crisis of the Greek economy and its effect on the global economy. Greece is one of the smallest economies in Europe, however between the technological ease of information of the Greek economies woes being broadcasted incessantly and the interdependency of the European and other world markets, what was once a regional concern about the amount of debt amassed by a small economy has rapidly turned into a worldwide economic contagion. “Worries that over indebted Greece could default sent investors scouring for the next ticking debt bomb. The euro zone has quite a selection to choose from: Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Spain, which, along with Greece, form the aptly nicknamed PIIGS. Yields on the sovereign bonds of Portugal and Spain have already risen, a sign that investors believe holding their debt is becoming riskier.” (Schuman, http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1987598,00.html) Greece’s economic turmoil combined with other EU member states poised to default has caused a global unease that endangers the recovery of the United States market as well. The U.S. was finally seeing...
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...MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS: BUSINESS DRIVEN mis INFORMATION IS EVERYWHERE. INFORMATION IS A STRATEGIC ASSET. WITHOUT INFORMATION, AN ORGANIZATION SIMPLY COULD NOT OPERATE. THIS CHAPTER INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO SEVERAL CORE BUSINESS STRATEGIES THAT FOCUS ON USING INFORMATION TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, INCLUDING: • The core drivers of the information age • Data, information, business intelligence, knowledge • Systems thinking • Competitive advantages • Porter’s Five Forces model • Porter’s three generic strategies • Value chain analysis Many of these concepts and strategies will be new to your students. Be sure to explain to your students that this chapter offers an introduction to these concepts and they will gain a solid understanding of the details of these concepts as they continue reading the text. SECTION 1.1 – BUSINESS DRIVEN MIS Competing in the Information Age The Challenge: Departmental Companies The Solution: Management Information Systems SECTION 1.2 – BUSINESS STRATEGY Identifying Competitive Advantages The Five Forces Model – Evaluating Industry Attractiveness The Three Generic Strategies – Choosing a Business Focus Value Chain Analysis – Executing Business Strategies | | |SECTION 1.1 ...
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...a musical suite of fourteen movements by the French Romantic composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The orchestral work has duration between 22 and 30 minutes. The first movement Introduction and Royal March of the Lion consists of Strings and two pianos: The introduction begins with the pianos playing a bold tremolo, under which the strings enter with a stately theme. The pianos play a pair of scales going in opposite directions to conclude the first part of the movement. The pianos then introduce a march theme that they carry through most of the rest of the introduction. The strings provide the melody, with the pianos occasionally taking low runs of octaves which suggest the roar of a lion, or high ostinatos. The movement ends with a fortissimo note from all the instruments used in this movement. The second movement Hens and Roosters consists of Strings without cello and double-bass, two pianos, with clarinet: This movement is centered on a pecking theme played Turner 2 in the pianos and strings, which is quite reminiscent of chickens pecking at grain. The clarinet plays small solos above the rest of the players at intervals. The piano plays a theme based on the crowing of a rooster's Cock a Doodle Doo. The third movement Donkeys consists of Two pianos: The animals depicted here are quite...
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...In order to achieve this, students need to succeed in college as they prepare to enter America’s competitive workforce. During the proposal announcement, Obama claimed that, “If you work hard, you can get ahead. It shouldn’t matter what your last name is, or what you look like, or what family (you were) born in to, how (you) worship…what matters is effort and merit” (America’s College Promise). In saying this, Obama contradicts himself. On one hand, he believes that students need to have solid work ethics and inner-drive to succeed in a flat world, which I agree with whole-heartedly. Yet, on the other hand, he set an almost effortless 2.5 GPA requirement for the program. I foresee that, if the GPA requirement stays that low, many students will put forth minimal effort and merely skim the surface of their academic potential. By having such a low standard, Obama is setting students up for failure. For example, Emily Jensen, a teacher at Ahtanum Elementary School in Yakima, emphasized in an e-mail interview...
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...Wednesday 10:30-11:30 pm, and by appointment Email: ?????@fisher.osu.edu Required Text: Oded Shenkar and Yadong Luo, International Business—2nd edition (Sage). ISBN: 1412949068. Course Packet (must be purchased online through the Carmen course site) http://carmen.osu.edu Course Website: Suggested Reading: The Economist (https://www.economistsubscriptions.com/searchstudent/us/) Course Overview and Objectives The world is changing in fundamental ways. First, the development of a truly global market in products, services, capital and even certain types of labor is changing the basic terms of competition for an array of different firms and industries. In Thomas Freidman's words, "The world is flat." Second, although firms have operated around the globe for many years, they are becoming increasingly integrated yet differentiated, with tightly coupled but different activities in various locations rather than replicating themselves from place to place. Understanding the interaction between culture, knowledge, and the way businesses coordinate around the world is critical to understanding both the possibilities for and constraints on managing a business in today's fast-changing economy. In this class we will talk about why trade exists between nations, and why businesses decide to leave their familiar domestic surroundings to build subsidiaries overseas. We will examine actions and strategies of the “multinational enterprise” (global companies like GE, Toyota, and BP) that...
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