...CSM 104 Research Essay Why you should learn Spanish before you learn French? Speaking a new language helps you to get to know another people and culture, as language and culture go hand in hand. Because language simultaneously is defined by the world around us, learning another language opens one's mind to new ideas and new ways of looking at the world. While most of us can't hope to learn the languages of more than one or two cultures other than that of our own, those that we can learn help us to learn how other people learn and think. In North American, most people choose French and Spanish as their second or third language. Many people believe that Spanish is actually more useful than French, and obviously the foreign language most spoken and studied--by far--in the North America is Spanish. Compare with French, Spanish can offer a wealth of literature of Latin language, both modern and traditional. For example, when you are reading a Latin American websites, you may find that you could gain a sense of how other people think and fee if you know Spanish. As a matter of fact, both of the languages belong to the Latin group of languages. Hence, they show some similarities too. On the one hand, French is spoken by the country of France in the continent of Europe. On the other hand, Spanish is spoken in the country of Spain in the continent of Europe. However, French and Spanish are two languages that show enormous differences between them when it comes to the pronunciation...
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...“To investigate how the Canadian capitalistic structure exploits its workers today.” Ever since the development of currency, individuals have exploited others for the benefit of themselves – due to the origination of the social system Capitalism, there are new ruthless forms of exploitation that has resulted in millions suffering. In a capitalistic society such as Canada, exploitation in the workplace occurs daily. Exploitation can be defined as the utilization of another person for selfish purposes (William Morris, 2000). Since the rise of the social structure Capitalism, there has been a distinctive split between two classes of people – the bourgeoisie and proletarian (Karl Marx, 1848). To some, capitalism is the ‘end-all be-all ‘ social system, but these people are more than likely one of the fortunate few who have benefitted from it. By the fortunate few I mean the bourgeoisie class - the owners of the means of production. They own the capital and the resources (factories, farms, stores) to grow their wealth further, but they need labor to do so. Then there is the proletariat class - the labor. I reference them as the labor because in order to feed their families, they need money, and they have no means to make money other then to sell their labor. It is between these two classes that exploitation occurs. The bourgeoisies offer the lowest wages that the proletariats are willing accept, that way the bourgeoisie consume all the available profit for themselves...
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...Topic: Should employers terminate employees for reasons other than whether they do their jobs well or not? Be specific. There is a warm discussion on whether an employer can terminate employees for reasons other than their job complation. In my opinion employers have the right to lay off employees for reasons except job performance. This essay is gong to explain this opinion in 2 ways: 1) employers should terminate employees in order to keep a company on track; 2) employers should terminate employees who are do not fit in to the culture of a company cultures. Firstly, employers should terminate employees in order to keep their business on track. Sometimes financial problems may require the management to reduce the expenses. And One of the most efficient ways is by laying off employees, even if employees are fulfilled their responsibilities. When this happens, Employers might choose to lay off some expensive labours and turn to some cheaper ones, such as qualified Co-op students. And With rapid development, organizations are may face changes in structure. In order to keep pace with development, organizations might even remove a whole department to eliminate weaknesses and threats and refine the strengths of the company. Secondly, employers should terminate employees who do not are not fit in to the company culture. Culture is shared with in a whole organization and everyone in the organization would agree and be used to it. If an employee is does not fit in to the company...
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...of numerous new technologies (Daniel, Radenbaugh & Sullivan, 2002). As the popularization of globalization, more firms prefer to enter the emerging markets, like China, to search for the higher return. However, resulted from the studies segment, there is not an exact theory or study can be regarded as guidelines for these internationalizing firms. Overall, Michael Porter’s theory on national completive advantage is a better theory to be adopted by the international firms which want to select a better country for new entry. The dominance of Porter’s theory are its comprehensiveness, the dynamic Diamond theoretical system and analysis form both inductive and deductive sides. Meanwhile, it is at a disadvantage in its assumption. Thus, this essay will explore both sides of Porter’s theory. Porter's model includes four key elements. The Diamond model is depicted as figure 1, where the four forces jointly constitute a firm's global competitiveness in a given industry ( Porter,1990) Source: Porter (1990) The Competitive Advantage of Nations. The first element of the model is known as factor endowments, which is the centre of the Heckscher-Ohlin theory (Hill, 2013).Porter subdivided factors into basic factors (e.g. natural resources and location) and advance ones (e.g. technology infrastructure and skilled labor). Although the limited basic factors can cause an initial disadvantage, more advanced factor conditions in the home market will positively...
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...Progress Report 2: The Challenges in the Publishing Industry A. We have chosen to cover the issue of the challenges in the publishing industry. First we will examine what is copyright law and how it encourages the creation of published works while limiting the accessibility to those works. In fact, copyright laws protect artists from having their works stolen or copied and sold for lower costs, and therefore guarantee them certain revenue. The monetary incentive increases the creation of music, movies and literature. However, those same laws limit the accessibility to these works. People who don’t have means to pay for entertainment and cultural works are deprived from it. In the field of education, author copyrights may sometimes get in the way of the learning process. It comes back to the question: should access to cultural works be free for all to access or should it be a consumer good? B. We want to interview a range of different people with different views about the subject. We will ask questions to one university professor and one Cegep literature teacher, to one young musician, to four university students, to four people from 25 to 40 years old and to four people from 40 years old and up. The questions we will ask them: 1. Describe what you think Copyright Law is? 2. Do you think it is normal to pay for a) music, b) movies and c) literature works? Why do you think so? 3. Do you think artists should get paid for what they actually do (create cultural works) without...
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...Social class Murray Chapter 8 July 3rd – 2nd exam- Tuesday June 21st class cancelled Social class and stratification in Canada Essay topics 1250 words, 5-10 references 1. Sociological Imagination” of your life, gender, family, ses, ethnic, migration 2. Sociological Analysis of a current event Toronto star – police violence, poverty , loss ofmanufacturing jobs 3 other topics of personal interest or HR Interest Annotated bibliography due July 10l 50 – 150 words on 4 research sources; proposal includes theses and outline What does sociology know about this Chapter focus: how are the lives of Canadians affected by social inequality how do prestige , power and wealth determine socialclass? What roles does occuptational structure play in a functionalist perspective What is social stratification? the hierarchical arragngement of a large social groups based on their control over basic resources “Life changes” the extent to which individuals have access to important societal resources such as food, clothing, shelter, education and health (102) Stratification systems are described as being closed or open closed: the boundaries between levels in the hierarchies of social stratification are rigid and peoples position are set by ascribed status Open: the boundaries between levels in the hierarchies of social stratification are flexible and may be influenced (positively and negatively) by people’s achieved status Social mobility the movement of individuals...
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...PEST Analysis Political Canada is a democratic system with a parliament government. Canada’s system was adopted in 1848 and derives from that of the United Kingdom’s Parliament. Stephen Harper has served as Canadian Prime Minister since February 6th, 2006. Canada’s parliament has three distinct elements: the Crown, Senate and House of Commons. The Senate serves as the upper-chamber while the House of Commons serves as the lower-chamber. The members of the House of Commons are elected from their corresponding electoral district by receiving the largest number of votes. While Canada has many political parties, the most dominant are the Conservative Party of Canada and the Liberal Party of Canada. From 1996-2013, The World Bank rates Canada’s political stability at an average value of 1.01. As of 2011, they ranked 27th in the world and 5th in the North America at 1.06 behind Aruba, Barbados, Dominica and the Bahamas respectively. Contrary to popular belief, freedom of speech in Canada is not considered absolute. Under Section 1 of the Constitution Act of 1982, freedom of speech is given to Canadian citizens within certain limits. Although individuals have freedom of speech, it is not given freely of Government ramifications. In regards to foreign investors, Canada has a wealth of opportunity for global business. Canada offers a low tax establishment with corporate tax rates 13% below that of the United States. At a Federal corporate income tax rate of 16.5% and plans to reduce...
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...Wilfrid Laurier University Scholars Commons @ Laurier Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive) 2010 Three Essays in Corporate Governance Vishaal Rabindranauth Anand Baulkaran Wilfrid Laurier University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholars.wlu.ca/etd Part of the Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Commons Recommended Citation Baulkaran, Vishaal Rabindranauth Anand, "Three Essays in Corporate Governance" (2010). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). Paper 1121. This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars Commons @ Laurier. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive) by an authorized administrator of Scholars Commons @ Laurier. For more information, please contact scholarscommons@wlu.ca. 1*1 Library and Archives Canada Bibliotheque et Archives Canada Published Heritage Branch Direction du Patrimoine de I'edition 395 Wellington Street Ottawa ON K1A 0N4 Canada 395, rue Wellington Ottawa ON K1A 0N4 Canada Your file Votre reference ISBN: 978-0-494-75409-2 Our file Notre reference ISBN: 978-0-494-75409-2 NOTICE: AVIS: The author has granted a nonexclusive license allowing Library and Archives Canada to reproduce, publish, archive, preserve, conserve, communicate to the public by telecommunication or on the Internet, loan, distribute and sell theses worldwide, for commercial or noncommercial purposes, in microform, paper...
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...Social Justice: America v Canada Concepcion Cruz Argosy University Abstract This paper will define social justice as defined in America, as well as it is defined by our northerly neighbors, in Canada. The author will analyze the ideologies of both countries, with regard to social justice, identifying similarities and illustrating differences by examining historical values, economic structure, and issues of discrimination that factor into the application of social justice and/or social injustice in each country. Using reasoning skills, the author will support statements or arguments about social justice as it pertains to both the U.S. and Canada. America America is a country of conflicting ideologies. Conservatism is an ideology which places a high premium on progress as a slow, gradual process. Conservatives, or in political terms, the Right, view most forms of change as an invitation to chaos. They prefer smaller government and less regulation (www.diffen.com). This constituency is likely to be privileged in society, and usually as a result of aristocracy that has been inherited, or passed down from previous generations. When things change too quickly, this privilege, in the eyes of its possessors, is at risk- hence the fear of change a conservative may have. The other ideology that is gaining traction in recent generations, in America, is liberalism. Liberalism is a belief in equal opportunity for all, within a defined set of laws governed by law. Liberal minded...
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...INDIVIDUAL WORK #1 • ANALYZING A BUSINESS SYSTEM 1. Find a description in a computer or business magazine of an information system used by an organization. Look for information about the company on the web to gain further insight into the company, and prepare a brief description of the business. Banco De Oro - The product of a merger heralded as unprecedented in size and scale in the Philippine banking industry, Banco De Oro Unibank (BDO) today represents a firm consolidation of distinct strengths and advantages built over the years by the entities behind its history. More importantly, BDO is an institution that does more than honor its past; it continues to improve on its present, and moves with innovation and dynamism toward an even stronger future. BDO’s reputation as a full-service universal bank remains as formidable as ever. It has the ability to provide a complete array of industry-leading products and services to the retail and corporate markets including Lending (corporate, commercial, consumer, and SME), Deposit-taking, Foreign Exchange, Brokering, Trust and Investments, Credit Cards, Corporate Cash Management and Remittances. Through its subsidiaries, the Bank offers Leasing and Financing, Investment Banking, Private Banking, Bancassurance, Insurance Brokerage and Stock Brokerage services. Its institutional strengths and value-added products and services hold the key to its successful business relationships with customers. On the...
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...When I think of Barbados, I think of luscious, turquoise blue waters; soft white sand beaches; blue, white clouded skies; fresh fruits; exotic, delicious dishes and honeymoons. People however tend to forget the formation, background, culture of this land. This Caribbean Island has much history and great heritage. In this essay/PowerPoint I will show and tell you about Barbados’ location, history, labor relations, population size and structure, industries, and a little bit of the beauty of this Island. The location of Barbados is an Island of a cluster of the Caribbean Islands. Its location is on the boundary of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, in a somewhat strange location, if you may. The Island is 166 square miles and is located 13 degrees North, 59 degrees West, leaving it at around 270 miles north-east of Venezuela. Closest to the Island are the nations Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Barbados is generally a flat island, with a central highland; the highest point being Mount Hillaby which stands at 336 meters tall. Barbados is also known as “Little England” by the British. Barbados was named by Pedro A. Campos, a Portuguese explorer, who originally named the Island “Os Barbados’ (The Bearded Ones) because he believed that the islands fig trees looked like beards due to their drooping aerial roots. The capital of Barbados is Bridgetown. Barbados holds a fairly reasonable climate, not assumed by many. The climate is tropical with few months...
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...MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION In the Faculty of Business Administration Executive MBA O Dinesh Puravankara 2007 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Summer 2007 All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by photocopy or other means, without permission of the author APPROVAL Name: Dinesh Puravankara Degree: Master of Business Administration Title of Project: Strategic Analysis of The Coca-Cola Company. Supervisory Committee: Mark Wexler Senior Supervisor Professor Neil R. Abramson Supervisor Associate Professor Date Approved: SIMON FRASER UNIVEliSITY LIBRARY Declaration of Partial Copyright Licence The author, whose copyright is declared on the title page of this work, has granted to Simon Fraser University the right to lend this thesis, project or extended essay to users of the Simon Fraser University Library, and to make partial or single copies only for such users or in response to a request from the library of any other university, or other educational institution, on its own behalf or for one of its users. The author has further granted permission to Simon Fraser University to keep or make a digital copy for use in its circulating collection (currently available to the public at the "lnstitutional Repository" link of the SFU Library website a at: ~http:llir.lib.sfu.calhandle/l8921112>) nd, without changing the content, to translate the thesislproject or extended essays, if technically ...
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...Answer 1: Allowing personal communication in a business organization can be a hindrance to the productivity of the work force , [ [ in the sense that allowing personal communication means allowing non business related exchanges of information and feelings among the work force which affects the worker's attitude , thus affecting the performance of the workers thus this gives a negative productivity rate. Answer 3: You can format your headings as noun, questions, or gerunds (–ing phrases that function as nouns), [ just make sure you remain consistent. Nouns as Headings Questions as Headings Gerunds as Headings Plan Draft Revise Edit Proofread How Do I Plan an Essay? How Do I Draft an Essay? How Do I Revise an Essay? How Do I Edit an Essay? How Do I Proofread an Essay? Planning Drafting Revising Editing Proofreading Parallelism in headings Close this Share Menu Share this page If you wish to recommend or share this page by e-mail, social bookmarking or social networking, click on the icon of your choice: • [pic]E-mail • [pic]AOL Mail • [pic]Gmail • [pic]Hotmail • [pic]Yahoo! Mail • [pic]Blogger • [pic]Google+ • [pic]Twitter • [pic]Bebo • [pic]Facebook • [pic]LinkedIn • [pic]MySpace • [pic]Delicious • [pic]Digg • [pic]Diigo • [pic]Google Bookmarks • [pic]Reddit [pic] Access to the proposed sites is free, but you must have a user account. Access to these sites may vary depending on your...
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...the sports industry, and in the lives of our athletes families. Although we are very successful at our craft, why stop here? The world is bigger than the United States, and we believe Roundtable has the proper personnel, outside resources, and overall promising potential to begin representing international athletes in other basketball leagues outside of the NBA. As it stands now, Roundtable management does not represent any foreign players. If we want to be known as the greatest management firm in the industry, it is ideal that we begin the necessary steps to broadening our brand. NBA.com reports our league has the highest number of foreign players in the league, at 101 players1. The top countries with the most international players are Canada with twelve, which is followed by France’s ten, and lastly, Australia with eight1. These three countries are paving the way for young athletes to reach their athletic stardom. It is important to note that although a select few are chosen to play in the NBA, the talent pool surpasses more than these individuals. To make the proper transition, we must expand a country at a...
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...‘doing the right thing’ internally and externally the business can create a good working environment, whereas at the same time the surroundings and the society takes advantage. Difficult is that ethical matters are based on individual principles and ideals. Resultantly, ethical matters are not easy to put into effect and easy to overlook. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is rapidly becoming one of the principles on which modern business is built (Hancock, 2004). Areas can be identified were improvements should be made, and use it for strategies in future business plans. CSR refers to the economic, legal, ethical and discretionary responsibilities (Carroll & Buchholtz, 2000; Swanson, 1995). The organisations are furthermore faced up to social demands for which they are likely to show responsibility for. Following the organisation can respond in different ways. The different types of responding to the social demand are obstructive, defensive, accommodative or proactive (Carroll & Gatewood, 1981). Within this essay it will be examined how these CSR principles were / are utilized in the service business McDonald’s. For evaluating the social performance of McDonald’s there will be a closer look at the ethical & discretionary responsibilities and the responses proactive & accommodative. Finally it will be examined how to improve the social responsibility of McDonald’s by using the tools code of ethics and ethical structures. McDonald’s opened its first Bar-B-Que restaurant in 1940...
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