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The Family and Medical Leave Act in the Workplace, 2008.
An analysis of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) as it applies to the airline industry and Delta Airlines in particular.
2,807 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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This paper examines the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) which was passed in 1993 and permits employees to take a leave of absence from work in order to take care of a sick family member or because of personal illness. The paper explores the act with respect to the airline industry and to Delta Airlines, in particular. It looks at how a company such as Delta Airlines can exceed FMLA standards and balance its obligations to the employee while also working to preserve its economic sustainability.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Family and Medical Leave Act and Social Responsibility
The Family and Medical Leave Act and the Airline Industry
Delta Airlines and the Family and Medical Leave Act
Balancing the Needs of the Company with the FMLA
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"Delta Airlines is often used as a representative case study of the FMLA due to its emphasis on the workplace culture. Delta Airlines has historically been focused on employee integration as a means of ensuring a stable and satisfactory workplace for all persons working within the company. Also, after the Reagan Administration cracked down on unionization within airlines in the 1980s, Delta Airlines sought to maintain a fair and equitable working environment through implementing numerous regulatory policies where the workers had control over certain internal policy decisions. While Delta Airlines has never been an employee-owned company like U.S. Airways, it has sought to include the views of the employees in its decision-making policies and also has sought to reduce the distance between the worker and management. This has promoted an environment of inclusion within Delta Airlines, where employees are encouraged to consider themselves valuable contributors to the success of the company as opposed to interchangeable, expendable parts within an autonomous system."
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Budget Estimates, 2008.
This paper, which explains the process of budget estimation by focusing on cost and revenue analysis, is written in the form of a memo.
885 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper presents a basic overview of the overall structure of the budgeting process at the organization, including the different categorizations of managerial costs, which are explained with definitions and examples. The author points out that fixed costs are costs that are constant, such as the lease payment for the offices. The paper also relates that sunk costs are costs that are usually incurred before a certain activity takes place and cannot be recovered by the possible sale of the asset they were used to produce, such as the costs related to the development of the annual employee survey. The author explains that direct costs are clearly allocated to the project or department of interest; whereas, indirect costs are not closely associated with the functionality of the particular operation but do contribute to the overall operations of the firm, such as the use of software. The paper includes graphs.
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"The overall structure of reporting for profits at the company is the basic idea of revenue less expenses. Revenue, just simply means how much is earned by the business from its sales; quantitatively it's the price of the product times how much of the product we sell. The issue that gets a lot of non-financial managers like yourself is how to classify costs. Overall, the estimate of profits will always be revenue less costs. Costs can be classified as fixed, variable, semi-variable, sunk costs, direct, indirect, and so on."
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Qualitative Decision-Making, 2008.
An examination of qualitative decision-making at Eclipse Technologies Limited.
2,148 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper explains that many companies have now embraced a decision-making process that is not solely dependent on financial statistics, but will add more to the company than profits. The paper further explains that, although, quantitative factors will continue to be important, more companies are engaging in analyses that focus on human resources, economic factors that affect demand and supply, and quality measures. The paper then looks at how this approach applies to Eclipse Technologies.
Outline:
Incremental Cost Analysis
Non-Financial Factors for Eclipse Technologies
The Role of Technology at Eclipse Technologies Limited: A Qualitative Assessment
Demand and Supply Characteristics: Understanding the Market/Consumer Structure
Human Resource Model for Eclipse Technologies Limited
Why Focus on the Strategic Development of Employee Loyalty?
Total Quality Management
Conclusion: Qualitative Versus Quantitative Factors
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"Technological advancements have allowed communication and information technology to cost less and be more efficient to market and produce goods. As such Eclipse Technologies should consider efficiencies related to technology, that are not related to the financial aspects, that is, there has to be an evaluation related to the supposed benefits of technology and how they impact operations based on the choices to expand the Nass operations or to establish a new operation in Lisbon."
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The Ethical Obligations of Corporations, 2008.
An analysis of the moral and ethical obligations, as well as normative theories, of corporations in modern society, focusing on the Ford Motor Company.
3,988 words (approx. 16.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 108.95
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This essay debates the moral and ethical obligations of corporations in modern society. The paper shows that corporations do make decisions that appear to be based on the assumption that profit is so important that injury to (and even death of) innocent human beings is an acceptable cost. The paper then goes on to analyze these kinds of behaviors by applying normative theories to them. It specifically focuses on the case of the Ford Motor Company.
Table of Contents:
Normative Theories
Strategic Considerations
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"If the law was extended in this way, it would become possible for corporations to be prosecuted in a way that was compatible with acceptable morality. For example, in the Ford Pinto case, the engineers who conducted the risk analysis and recommended that no recall should be done, would all be charged with manslaughter. They would most likely end up in prison for a very long time. If this kind of thing happened, it is likely that corporations would stop treating people as means to an end (the end being profit). This does not mean that they would suddenly grow consciences. However, for a corporation to make a decision and carry out actions, individual human beings must play their part. If all of these human beings were aware that they could be imprisoned for their parts in such decisions, I believe they would not be prepared to play along."
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Religious Harassment in the Workplace, 2008.
A research paper into the religious harassment of Muslim agents at a real estate agency in the city of Los Angeles, California since September 11, 2001.
2,504 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 76.95
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This paper presents a fieldwork report that looks at a real estate agency in the city of Los Angeles, California. Specifically, the paper examines the prejudice that several Muslim agents have endured at the agency since September, 11, 2001. The paper describes and discusses interviews that were conducted with six members of the company and the resulting data that was obtained.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Method
Results
Final Comments
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"The results of the interviews were not surprising. I began each interview by indicating that I had heard - "through the grape-vine" - that there were morale problems within the organization between various ethnic and religious factions; I subsequently asked each individual if this was, indeed, the case. The managing director and the senior partner (one white, one black, both practicing Christians) insisted that the problem was "blown out of proportion" and involved only a small faction of disgruntled employees - of which four had already left the organization. The human resources manager (who was white, Christian and female) largely corroborated the assertions of the aforementioned persons, although she did say that she was concerned enough about the tensions within the company to consider re-orienting the company's training procedures and "cultural sensitivity" course for new agents. The agents, however, were quite different in their responses."
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Diversity Training for Law Enforcement, 2008.
A discussion of diversity in an organization including a concrete proposal for a diversity training program in a law enforcement organization.
3,056 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 19 sources, APA, $ 89.95
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This paper discusses the importance of effective diversity training for law enforcement. It discusses the dysfunction within the human resource management (HRM) of the organization in question, relative to diversity. The paper then provides background information on what true diversity is in an organization and offers a concrete proposal for a diversity training program.
Table of Contents:
Overview
Diversity
Proposal
Diversity Program Outline
Objectives of the Program
The Case for Diversity - Improving an Organization's Bottom Line
Communication--How to Improve and Teach It
Stereotypes in the Workplace--Use of Us/Them Mentalities
Listening--How to Improve It
Body Language--Non-Verbal Communication
The Organizational Cultural Audit
Budget Proposal for Diversity Program
Rationale for ROI
Rationale for Personnel Expenses
Non-personnel Expenses Rationale
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"Diversity has been an important and highly sought after quality in organizations over the past twenty years. In some sense it has become the holy grail of organizational efficiency and awarded almost mythical status as a panacea for a lack of organizational vision and creativity. Diversity programs have been instituted in companies and organizations as diverse as Allstate is to Canon ("Diversity", 1998). Almost every organization, public or private, makes some attempt to address diversity its workforce. Diversity in the workforce is most often equated with racial and cultural dimensions and the development of these differences in an equitable and productive manner (Thomas & Ely, 2001). In all instances, diversity training and the development of diversity is meant to both improve the work environment as well as the underlying performance quotient of the organization."
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Foreign Direct Investment for Wal-Mart, 2008.
A comparison of the economic, cultural, legal and political environments of potential countries for Wal-Mart's foreign direct investment, with a focus on Australia.
3,154 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 91.95
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This paper discusses the retail industry in general and Wal-Mart in particular. It looks at future foreign direct investment for Wal-Mart and its investment objectives and plans. The paper particularly focusess on Australia as a potential market for Wal-Mart to saturate and the reasons why it would be lucrative. The paper then provides a contrasting analysis of the economic, cultural, legal and political environments in Australia, New Zealand, India and Iran.
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Industry
Industry Leader
Economic, Cultural, Legal, And Political Environments of Global Countries
Ideal Future Market
Investment Objectives and Plans
Description and Supporting Arguments For Choice of Industry
Description of Firm, Finances and Product Offering
Contrasting Analysis of the Economics, Cultural, Legal, and Political Environment
Australia
New Zealand
India
Iran
Supporting Arguments for One Country
Investment Objectives and Planning
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"The time schedule should be as swift as possible, in light of Australia's recent general movement towards quick growth. However, the negotiation of international exchange laws may be a stumbling block. Australia's openness to American investment and culture, however, should mean this is not a problem. Training of staff should follow in the steps of Wal-Mart's American operations. Initially, Assistant Managers should be brought over from America and other established locations so that store running is smooth. Training of staff at intermediate levels, such as Replenishment staff, Buyers, Pharmacy staff and SAM'S CLUB warehouse staff, should also follow American guidelines, consisting of weeks of intensive training. When mid-level staff are ready for managerial positions, they should be inducted into the 19-week long Management Training Program, where they can learn about company culture, receiving and stocking, customer service, merchandising, inventory procedures, profit and loss, office functions, accounting, personnel and administrative functions, leadership skills, how to become a merchant, recruiting and retention, civil responsibility and food practices (in the case of Supercenter and Neighborhood Market managers)."
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Clinton and NAFTA, 2008.
Examines President Clinton's acceptance of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) through a discussion of Robert Putnam's two-level game theory.
1,946 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 32 sources, APA, $ 61.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the link between international policy, especially international economic policy, and domestic issues. The writer notes that Robert Putnam has developed the view that a President negotiating an international economic agreement stands in two spheres. He deals in the international arena, and he deals in the domestic arena. The writer maintains that the negotiation and adoption of NAFTA fits the two-level paradigm that Putnam developed. Indeed, it shows that often American presidents can secure international agreements more easily than domestic compromise. In this case, Bill Clinton had to build a coalition to get NAFTA through. The writer concludes that negotiating the supplemental agreements proved easier than getting the enabling legislation through Congress.
From the Paper
"It was a difficult issue for Clinton, because labor opposed the pact vehemently, while business interests thought it was a major breakthrough.
"On September 8, Bush released the text of NAFTA, a 7-inch thick document. Trying to fend off Clinton, Bush criticized him as indecisive on the pact. Notably, Mr. Bush had early secured extraordinary legislative authority to negotiate NAFTA. The President would submit the Agreement, which had in effect been given prior approval by the Congress. The key vote would come later, when Congress would adopt or reject enabling legislation that would put the Agreement into effect. While the legislation could supplement NAFTA, it could not contradict it."
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Marketing to India, 2008.
A marketing plan for Perfection Holidays' expansion to the affluent Indian population.
1,375 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The report analyzes and evaluates certain variables likely to affect Perfection Holidays' efforts to market activity vacations to Indian customers. The paper provides a "PESTLE" analysis, considering six factor types affecting marketing. The paper looks at areas that need to be addressed, such as language and cultural barriers, the need for expansion of resources for customer services and targeted marketing.
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"Language and cultural barriers: In marketing to Indian customers, Perfection Holidays needs to consider cultural barriers involved with dealing with this new customer base. For example, physical contact with Indians, especially women (even in the form of a handshake), is considered intrusive. While many of the company's customers have been women, unmarried or merely traveling alone, Indian women rarely travel unaccompanied. Further, Indians expect deference to males, to the point of accepting the males as the sole spokesman for the group. Indians expect a degree of formality in address greater than the English, and pointedly greater than our American clientele. On the other hand, Indians expect great flexibility in scheduling. ("Doing Business in India")"
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Domestic Labor in the Global Economy, 2008.
This paper looks at domestic labor in the global economy and discusses whether such women are really "servants of globalization".
1,721 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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In this article, the writer explains that labor migration vis-a-vis female domestic labor is the temporary movement of women, predominantly, but not exclusively, from the third world, to another global region wherein they work as servants so as to accumulate capital that they then can return to their families back home in the form of remittances. Besides being a highly gendered phenomenon, some have argued that the aforementioned labor migration renders these women little more than the contemporary "servants of globalization." The writer argues that this both is, and is not, the case. Specifically, the writer maintains that while these women certainly do serve the interests of others and certainly do find themselves performing menial tasks, they do not necessarily face the same burdens as "servants" from previous ages; that is to say, there are legal protections in place for all workers in developed lands and the increased scrutiny now surrounding the phenomenon of third-world labor migration makes it less likely for these women to be taken advantage of. The writer concludes that while it is largely true that domestic laborers are the "servants of (twenty-first century) globalization," one must be careful to avoid associating their plight with the truly harrowing plight of previous generations of servants.
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"In addition, while the global economy may make it easier for affluent individuals in the developed world to find cheap domestic labor abroad, the highly-integrated global economy also allows domestic laborers alternatives that might not have been available even a generation ago. To wit, if a domestic worker or care-giver is unsatisfied with the state of things in one part of the world, she can utilize the internet, liberalized rules (in most countries) vis-a-vis work visas and citizenship application, and the assistance of mass communication technology that allows for expeditious communication between global networks of similarly-situated workers, to find a position more in keeping with her desires.
"The idea of globalization serving domestic laborers by bringing them into contact with other, similarly-situated individuals through mass communication (even as it also isolates them from loved ones) deserves some further illustration."
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Case Analysis: Adidas-Reebok Merger, 2008.
A case analysis of the merger between Reebok International and Adidas-Saloman AG and a proposal to capitalize on the company's international marketing strategy.
2,015 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper examines the Reebok International and Adidas-Saloman AG merger of 2006, to form a new company now effectively renamed the Adidas Group. The paper points out that Adidas acquired Reebok for $59 per outstanding share in a total value deal of $3.1b. It asserts that each company had an entrenched access to a major market that the other company desperately needed in order to maintain consistent growth rates. In Reebok's case, Adidas dominated the European market and the merger allowed it to piggy-back all of Adidas' established apparel, footwear and equipment sales and distribution channels. In return, Reebok gave Adidas instant access to the North American market allowing it to more effectively market its brand there without trying to grow it further organically and at much greater expense over the long-term. The paper posits that the relative success of the merger and the strengths that the combined company has across the global markets, particularly in China, ensure that Adidas' restructuring strategy will enable it to compete on a more even competitive footing with its main riva,l Nike. The paper concludes that, in order to fully capitalize on this strategy, Adidas should pursue the China market even more fervently and continue to lock up sponsorships across that market until the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 World Expo.
Outline:
Executive Summary
Environment/Industry Analysis
Competitive Profile Matrix
Strategic Action Plan
Company Situation Analysis
Value Chain Analysis
Financial Analysis
BCG Matrix
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"Since athletic wear and certainly athletic footwear are considered a luxury buy for most consumers, any economic downturn can have a deep and disastrous effect on athletic footwear or athletic apparel competitors' revenues. While the effect on sales of the recent natural disasters in the United States is not yet fully recognized, the continued high price of gasoline could have a long-term effect on sales growth in all of Reebok's product categories. Certainly inflationary pressures may negatively impact any retailer's revenues since inflation reduces disposable consumer income."
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HIV/AIDS and Employment, 2008.
This paper looks at research regarding HIV/AIDS positive individuals and their employment.
807 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 28.95
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The paper examines a research survey delivered to individuals who were HIV/AIDS positive. The paper discusses the research that centered on work/life issues and, in particular, the aspect of remaining at work through treatment or returning to work once treatment progress was made. The paper looks at the results that indicate that there are some very real and significant issues related to HIV/AIDS positive individuals and employment.
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Abstract
Modal Behavioral Beliefs
Modal Normative Beliefs
Modal Control Beliefs
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"There are numerous conclusions that can be drawn from this study which merit discussion and continued research. Initially, the study's survey responses regarding modal behavioral beliefs, which are taken to be considered the most probable outcomes resulting from working or going back to work, whichever the case may be, for a person or people living with HIV/AIDS. This is such an important issue because informal research and anecdotal evidence suggests that continued employment in the life of HIV/AIDS positive individuals is thought to be important ongoing mental health and stability (McReynolds, 2001). The results indicate that most of the manifested behavioral beliefs of the study respondents seemed to center on the self-esteem aspects related to working and work-life issues."
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Toyota Motor Corporation, 2008.
This paper discusses Toyota Motor Corporation's success application of TQM -- total quality management.
2,190 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 68.95
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This paper explains that Toyota Motor Corporation is almost a showcase company for how effective total quality management (TQM) can be applied at every stage of the production process. The author points out that Toyota is credited with several innovations in automotive manufacturing including supply chain management and inventory control, including just-in-time management as well as quality processes including total quality management, which has been heralded as one of Toyota's keys to success. The paper relates that TQM emphases a corporate culture with a lot of employee participation and systematic management of the data, processes and practices to eliminate waste and pursue continuous improvement. The author describes several of Toyota's seven principals of TQM, such as reducing set-up times by teaching workers to do their own set-ups, producing products in smaller batches and pull production.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
A Brief History & Overview
Total Quality Management
Toyota's Production System - Lean Manufacturing - Do More with Less
Conclusion
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"Quality at the source is another key element to TQM. In other words, as soon as a problem or defect is found, it must be corrected as soon as possible. It is much less expensive to fix a problem early on, than later in the process. For instance, if a problem is discovered at step one in the production process, it might cost as little as $6 to fix. If it is discovered at step three, it might cost $15. If it is not discovered until the part is eventually inspected for quality that same mistake could cost the company $1,500, $2,000 or more. When that number is compounded by several mistakes, the savings of catching mistakes early can be substantial."
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Comparative International Employment, 2008.
This paper discusses international human resource management (HRM) functions.
2,427 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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In this article, the writer notes that HRM functions have been in an increasingly rapid evolutionary state since the early 1980s with the rise of the global economic model and globalization in general. Motivational issues cover the spectrum of organizations from the private to the public sector and each sector, in its own fashion, relies on better motivated workforces to achieve success. The writer maintains that HRM's rise within the corporate hierarchy is undisputed in terms of training for core competencies. The writer concludes that employees who are motivated take pride in their duties and will take extra steps to ensure that their tasks and the organization's customers, internal and external, are dealt with fairly and equitably.
Outline:
Developmental Overview
HRM's Shift to Motivation
Training, Development & Strategy
Case Studies in HRM Strategies
HRM & Managerial Development at ANZ
Conclusion
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"These were powerful testaments to the role that HRM could fulfil in an enterprise only served to fuel further advances in training and development functionality with HR departments. The mundane record keeping tasks have been largely shifted over to automated processes because of improvements in technology and now HR professionals find themselves acting as internal consultants and educators to both employees and management. The integration of training and development functions has now become so ingrained within the organizational culture and psyche of most market competitors, regardless of industry, that it is considered indispensable. Developing relevant and germane learning activities for employees is so central to organizations currently that while salary and pay issues still figure highly within the nexus of compensation strategies, the compensation package as a whole must be accompanied by a host of other HRM amenities."
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Railway Expansion and U.S. Economic Growth, 2008.
An analysis of the impact of railway expansion in the United States on the country's economic growth.
1,028 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses the economic development of the United States during the early 1800s. In particular, the paper looks at the influence that the development of the railroad as the predominant method of inland transportation during the 19th century and thereafter had on the country's economic growth. The paper also look briefly at the sources of investment into the railways.
From the Paper
"In any event, much of the early investment dollars that led to this initial explosion in rail transportation that ended during the late 1840s was funded by foreign investors in US securities. It is estimated that stocks and bonds issued to both expand the rail lines and purchase land rights to build on were, to some degree, financed by individuals in Great Britain who lost some $200k in 1839-1840 when the transportation and land booms in the US collapsed following the 1840s (Thies 34). This was simply a market readjustment or a market correction because the rail industry quickly re-established itself as a growth industry and went on to fuel further economic growth in the much the same way it did during this early expansion period when it was founded."
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