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A letter to the Chairman on the speculated future of the finance policy.

Tags:letter, to, chairman

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This paper explains that former G.E Chairman, Jack Welch, was, at one time, exactly the right person to lead G.E. because he was not afraid to take calculated risks and try new ideas. Today, however, new strategies are needed to take on globalization, the move away from manufacturing to a knowledge and service-based economy and the quantum technological shift to the Internet. The author compares several of Welch's old rules with the new rules for doing business in the 21st century. The paper stresses that the extreme measures used by Jack Welch were needed during the transitional period during which business changed from national to international and from capitalist to functionalist. The paper also highlights the work of management guru Peter Drucker to support this argument.

From the Paper
"It was apparent over the past few years that the customer has been forgotten in many places, but the statistic mentioned by "Fortune" that businesses lose half their customers annually is more than expected and more than any business should tolerate. Fifty years ago, one unhappy customer would tell several others, but now they can tell several thousand with a BLOG. Mass communication has changed the entire dynamic of customer service. The Internet and email have made it much easier to communicate with customers and take care of them ... In the end, it is the customer which keeps the business alive, not the stockholders. "

Tags:drucker, transition, customer, rules, functionalist

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This ten-page undergraduate paper discusses the book "chairman Mao would not be amused' as well as the movie 'Raise the Red Lantern' in the context of post- Mao film and fiction.

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The paper discusses various reasons why the leadership style and accomplishments of Mao Dzedong are important, and proves that these skills were able to unite an enormoous nations with hundreds of millions of people now under a single administration, even if there was some cruelty and human rights violations. The paper argues that Mao, without a doubt, took China into the 20th century and turned it into an economically self-sustaining entity.

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"While historians will come up with a number of reasons, a major one was that the previous government, under Chiang Kai Chek was so corrupt, and the ties that the Nationalists had with the United States which created even more anger among the poor and starving peasants. Of course, it was not easy. The long march, in terms of miles, was merely the beginning of turning China from a backwater nation of peasants run by corrupt and greedy officials, into what it has become today: the world's next economic super-power. There were many facets to the so-called "revolution in China at the end of..."

Tags:communism, great leap forward, economics

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In China the document that started the Cultural Revolution is known as the ?Sixteen Articles.? It began the development of the new stage in the proletarian revolution, listed the reasons for Cultural Revolution, the targets of the revolution, and set up the guidance for carrying out the revolution. According to Mao, the bourgeoisie was still ?trying to use the old ideas, culture, customs, and habits of the exploiting classes to corrupt the masses, capture their mind, and endeavor to stage a comeback?. Thus, the main goal was to struggle against (1) people who are ?taking the capitalist road,? (2) to criticize ?bourgeois academic authorities? and (3) to transform education, literature, and art that are not in correspondence with the socialist society. Mao?s plan was taken seriously by many young students, who became vigorous supporters of the new plan. This paper explores the various experiences of Chinese youth during those years.

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"From August 1 to August 12, 1966, the Eleventh Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party was taken place in Peking. Mao Tse-tung was presiding. The meeting, which lasted for twelve long days, was ignored by some of the regular Central Committee members but was full of revolutionary leaders, students and teachers. In fact the plenum was attended only by 80 out of 120 Central Committee members. The decision of the Cultural Revolution involved a prolonged debate. Mao and his reforms faced heated opposition (Lee 65). Nonetheless, on August 8, the Plenary Session adopted, with barely enough votes, the ?Decision of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Concerning the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution,[1]? and in August 12 issued the "Communiqu" of the Eleventh Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China? (Fan 161)."

Introduction
The Red Guards
Final Remarks
Map of China
Short timeline of the Cultural Revolution
A letter from a Student to his ParentsBibliography

Tags:socialist, sixteen, articles

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This paper presents a case study about chairman William Agee and the Bendix Corporation, which is complicated by the scandal involving 29 year-old executive vice-president Mary Cunningham, a bright new graduate of the Harvard Business School. The paper states that the case study represents a breakdown in the traditional managerial structure because employees clearly did not recognize Cunningham's right to perform evaluations, even though this is a legitimate right of a vice president. The paper concludes that the Bendix case study represents a failure in managerial intuition and planning in that Agee should have been able to anticipate the fallout from his structural changes so that Cunningham could have been retained.

From the Paper
"While it is not clear exactly how much communication Agee had with the rest of the board about the 'female issue', it does not seem that he discussed it with members prior to the big employee meeting. This would have been Agee's best strategy for staving off criticisms. The board meeting that took place after the big employee meeting showed that those who knew Agee and Cunningham best had confidence in her and Agee's decision to hire her."

Tags:cunningham, restructuring, communication, intuition, female

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This paper describes the circumstances of the scandal that arose around Patricia Dunn, chairman at Hewlett-Packard, when she had to investigate why secrets regarding corporate strategy began appearing in the press. The author explains that when evidence pointed to board member Jay Keyworth as the source of many of the leaks to the press, his friend and fellow board member Tom Perkins took offense at Dunn and launched a campaign to discredit her. The author concludes that it seems that the charges brought against Dunn are largely the result of Perkins's discrediting campaign against her.

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"Someone from the board had been leaking valuable company info to the press - not only about HP corporate strategy, but about whom the board was considering for CEO as well as the company's interest in buying another tech company. The majority of the board asked Dunn to investigate the source of the leak. The investigation went a bit too far, and Dunn was eventually indicted on charges of pretexting - that is, using false pretenses in order to obtain the personal information of board members and journalists connected with the leaks."

Tags:unethical trust journalist illegal, Wall Street Journal, e-mail

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This paper discusses the recent testimony of Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and the annual report to Congress by the Federal Reserve. This paper examines the current state of the economy as well as the Federal Reserve handling of monetary and fiscal policy relative to the economy. Of particular importance is the Federal Reserves strategic shift in policy from accommodative to appropriate.

From the Paper
"The Federal Reserve, as represented by Alan Greenspan, in recent testimony before Congress believes the state of the economy is, overall, very positive. Mr. Greenspan, among other factors, listed employment numbers, retail spending and business investment as reasons to believe the economy is trending stronger (Testimony, 2005, para.5). Mr. Greenspan also alluded to the character of the US housing market as a leading generator of the nation's wealth at the moment but cautioned the current "froth" in the residential home market is a potential threat to the economy (Testimony, 2005, para.42). In sum the Federal Reserve is very upbeat about the state of the economy but has considerable reservations concerning the threat of inflation led by rising oil and gas prices: A flattening out of the prices of crude oil and natural gas...would also lessen upward pressures on inflation."

Tags:greenspan, economy, federal

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One of the most important aspects of the structure of the US government is there is no single authority controlling or commanding the economy. This structural decision allowed for the creation of the free-market system in its current incarnation. No single person or institution can have an over-riding effect on the performance of the economy as a whole. However, there are a number individuals who can, to a greater or lesser degree, have an effect on the economy. This brief paper will examine the following four such figures: (1) the president, (2) the Federal Reserve Chairman, (3) SEC Commissioner, and (4) the attorney general.

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This paper analyzes two economics-related articles from the mainstream United States media from September to November 2006 - "Chairman Seeks Inflation Targets to Calm Markets" by Kevin Hall and "How Much is too Much? Fed Looks for its Comfort Zone in the Debate over Inflation" by Nell Henderson. The paper analyzes the complex dilemmas facing policymakers and economists in dealing with economic issues, such as inflation.

From the Paper
"This view of problems with indices measuring inflation is not unique to the United States, for Canadian policymakers have grappled with similar problems in effectively obtaining measures of inflation according to the various indices - such as the Consumer Price Index - that are used in Canada (Mankiw and Scarth 2005). Given these problems with measuring the rate of inflation accurately, we can understand why some of the commentators in Hall's article express unease about fixing a target rate and imposing changes in monetary policy that may actually - if inadvertently - lead to disinflation."

Tags:policy, economists, macroeconomics, disinflation