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Big Business in the Media, 2007.
A discussion of the merit of the portrayal of big business in the mass media.
2,078 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper discusses the portrayal of big business in the mass media. It discusses why films and books about big business are gaining widespread attention, when they appear to have less entertainment value than traditional films and novels. The paper argues that popular media that attack big businesses are making a valid point and serving a useful purpose as globalization spreads.
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"Unfortunately, another aspect of all this is that many fast food companies actively promote unhealthy eating habits, despite the fact that there is a growing obesity epidemic in North America. This was highlighted by another movie that enjoyed widespread viewing, Super Size Me. This film made the point that McDonald's penchant for encouraging us to super size our meals is contributing to gluttony, and to an epidemic of obesity and ill health - but it is making McDonald's shareholders very, very wealthy. Independent US filmmaker Morgan Spurlock proved the point by eating nothing but McDonald's food for thirty days. The film records how his health deteriorated under this regime - he put on 25 pounds of fat, he became moody and sexually inadequate, and he almost destroyed his liver. This film performs a very valuable function in highlighting the selfish greed of corporations such as McDonald's, which makes its money by aggressively encouraging people to become unhealthy."
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Small Business Versus Big Business, 2002.
Business plan for small business proposing how they can compete with larger stores.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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The following is a proposal for competing with larger stores such as Wal-Mart and K Mart. This proposal is designed for smaller retail stores and discusses the advantages as well as disadvantages that the larger stores experience. It goes on to discuss just how a smaller retail store can take advantage of the disadvantages of the larger chains as well as take advantage of their strengths. Areas discussed include product knowledge, service, inventory management, and marketing.
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Big Business, 2007.
A look at George Stigler and his opposition to big business.
1,084 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper reviews and discusses George Stigler. According to the paper, Stigler is opposed to big business. The paper reports that he defines big businesses as businesses that are large in size and also large relative to the industries in which they operate. The paper goes on to say that Stigler effectively argues that these types of businesses behave as monopolies to control prices and output and to encourage large government and labor unions.
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"Finally, Stigler believes that market power by a few companies results in negative labor tensions. During the 1970s, a time when labor was more heavily concentrated in a small number of large corporations, Congress came down more strongly on labor's side than it did in subsequent decades (Uchitelle, 1989). The 1970s included extensive legislation that set safety and health standards in the workplace, regulated company pension plans to assure that they would be properly funded and supported hikes in minimum wages. And, union membership was twenty-four percent of the total work force in the 1970s versus seventeen percent a decade later (Uchitelle, 1989). Of course, the higher labor costs driven by government and unions were, like the cost of other government regulations, more affordable for big businesses. The losers were small and medium business who had to cut back on employees and the workers who became unemployed."
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The Current State of Ethics in Big Business, 2002.
The paper discusses in detail the current problems of ethics in big business and the dilemma ethical behavior can create for the company.
3,335 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 8 sources, $ 95.95
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This paper discusses the current problems of business ethics in the framework that corporations have long struggled with corporate social responsibility and the overriding corporation goal to make a profit. The paper concludes that, despite the damage done to the reputation of big business ethics by companies like Enron and WorldCom, the outlook for the continued encouragement and development of ethically conscious companies is good. The author states that business and government leaders are developing a business environment that is more accepting and encouraging of ethically conscious businesses.
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Introduction
Corporate Social Responsibility and Individual Rights
Business Ethics and Enron
Business Ethics at WorldCom Inc.
Preventing Future Enron and WorldCom?s
Lessons from Enron and WorldCom
Ethical Corporations and Profit
Conclusion
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"The concept of corporate social responsibility has been debated for as long as the capitalist system has existed, and is one of the most important cornerstones of business ethics. Corporate social responsibility includes all decisions that are made within an organization that are linked to ethical values, and compliance with existing laws. Corporate social responsibility is closely tied to the respect for individuals and communities, animals and plants, and the environment as a whole."
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"Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business".
This paper is a chapter by chapter review of Harold Livesay's biography "Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business", which traces Carnegie's rise to become the first billionaire of the twentieth century.
755 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper explains that Harold Livesay's "Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business" thoughtfully traces Carnegie's life from his impoverished immigrant childhood through his ruthless business career, to his becoming the wealthiest man in the world and a noted philanthropist. The author points out that the reader learns of Carnegie's alliance with Rockefeller, Carnegie's massive contribution to the success of the steel industry and his final triumph over his competitors and rivals. The paper presents Carnegie as being hard working, daring, forceful with the ability to master the details of a business very quickly, to make decisions and follow through and to pick gifted associates who reflected his style of management.
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"The following chapters (two through five) of Livesay's book delineate Carnegie's apprenticeships, first as a manager, then as a financier, before becoming a "master moneyman." In his early teens, Carnegie worked menial jobs, but was bright and an avid learner, so at the age of seventeen, Tom Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroad hired him as a personal telegrapher and secretary. Carnegie was soon was awarded with greater and greater responsibilities, and by the time he was twenty, he was helping Scott perfect the complicated cost accounting system that Scott devised."
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"Big Business, Strong State", 2005.
This paper reviews Eun Mee Kim's "Big Business, Strong State", which analyzes the influences involved in South Korean economic development from 1960 to 1990.
1,495 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 49.95
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This paper explains that many scholars consider the "rags-to-riches" turn-around of the South Korean economy as a marvel especially when compared with other countries such as those in Latin America; thereby, various theories have been proposed to explain this success. The author points out that Eun Mee Kim in "Big Business, Strong State" argues that the rapid economic growth was not due to a static "South Korean model", which was based on the constant strength of either the government or business, but rather a collusion between the state and the chaebol, the large family-owned and managed businesses. The paper relates that Kim's thesis regarding the relationship between the chaebol and the state is weak, dismissing too easily the possibility that the chaebol's influence was actually stronger in the beginning of this economic development than stated.
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"Beginning with General Park Chung Hee's military coup in 1961, Kim argues that the state took on an authoritarian control over South Korea, launching an aggressive economic campaign called the Five-Year Economic Development Plan (EDP). The EDP focused on transforming the economy from agriculture to industry, mercantile to manufacturing, and production for domestic use to exportation. Park targeted the chaebol specifically rather than establishing state-owned enterprises or supporting small or medium-sized businesses. As Kim contends, the idea being here that growth would be faster if the state encouraged the big businesses to expand into export-oriented arenas. Via strong-arm tactics, economic sanctions involving low-interest-rate loans to successful exporters, internationalization, and colonial legacy, the chaebol became a model for other businesses in South Korea that would, according to Kim, eventually grow beyond the state's control."
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The Rise of Big Business, 2002.
The economic push and pull factors that lead to the rise of big business in the United States.
3,630 words (approx. 14.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 101.95
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This paper focuses on the rise of big business in the U.S. and examines what allows this to happen. It concentrates on demand related factors as well as the supply side factors.
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"In a laisse-faire economy it is strictly hands off for the government. It is an economy in which, there is free trade with no government intervention. In this economy firms share knowledge thusly creating a highly competitive market where no firm has ?economic power?. At least this is the thinking behind Adam Smith?s classical economic theory which was the accepted theory in the U.S. This seems self explanatory for a people with a history of tyrannous rule and people whose main reasons for coming to America were for economic freedom. It is what these people fought for against England during the Revolutionary War. "
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Nazi Big Business, 2002.
This paper offers a historiography of Nazi big business.
4,926 words (approx. 19.7 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 125.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the relatively easy accessibility of sources from the archives of former Nazi organizations or the state bureaucracy has inevitably resulted in a large number of analyses from the perspective of the German government, as long as material from company archives remained difficult to come by. Although a good deal of compromising primary material came to light in connection with the Nuremberg trials, the writer points out that it was only in the 1960s that the archives of some of the major companies involved in the use of forced and slave labor became available, making possible a serious testing of the various studies that had been written on the subject. As important data became more accessible, scholars have been able to approach the problem from the perspective of Germany's industrial elites. In this essay, the writer provides an extensive comparative analysis of several of these works.
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"Published in 1942, Neumann's Behemoth was, arguably the most significant attempt of its day at a scholarly and painstaking analysis of the background, working principles and practices, and state of Nazi Germany. His research led him to reject many of the accepted explanations of both the origin and character of the Nazi ideology and practice. Neumann, a former member of the Berlin bar who was for a time counsel to the German trade unions, came to the conclusion that there was not one ruling class in Germany, but four- the Nazi party, the army, the bureaucracy, and the industrial leaders. The industrial leaders arose with the growth of German capitalism and did not acquire real importance until after the aims of a greater Prussia found fulfillment in the German Empire created by Bismarck."
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Weyerhaeuser: Between Big Business and Environmentalism, 2006.
An examination of the conflict between the goals of big businesses and environmentalists, focusing on the actions of Weyerhaeuser Co.
1,085 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper explores the business and environmental practices of Weyerhaeuser Co., one of the largest privately-owned forests in the world. The author explains that the company is caught between the need to run a successful business and public pressure to be environmentally responsible. After a brief overview of the company, the paper looks at a series of corrupt deals made by Weyerhaeuser with federal agencies, which have endangered the environment. Then the paper discusses a number of scientific studies predicting exacerbated global warming as a result of deforestation and critiques Weyerhaeuser's recently enacted eco-friendly practices. The paper concludes that despite recent improvements, Weyerhaeuser Co. continues to exploit a corrupted federal system in order to guarantee its ongoing access to healthy, living forests.
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"According to critics, Weyerhaeuser's practices of re-forestation and new land acquisition leave much to be desired in terms of being eco-friendly. The company is not being held responsible for its illegal conduct, and in fact, certain sectors of government appear to be conspiring with Weyerhaeuser to sustain the company's profit margin. Many environmentalists feel that if this behavior continues, Weyerhaeuser will be jeopardizing the future of the very planet that sustains us. How is a company to serve its market without endangering that very same sector - namely, the human race? Is it possible to strike a balance between the radical claims of environmentalist groups and the self-serving activities of corporate and political chiefs?"
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Downsizing in Big Business, 2006.
An argument against the concept of downsizing in big businesses.
795 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper discusses the issue of downsizing through corporate layoffs, plant closures and mergers that relinquish small businesses. According to this paper, this changes the face of the American nation which ultimately serves to harm employees. The American Dream used to encompass promoting the interests of workers and employees interested in realizing financial opportunities and long term employment.
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"Hornsby, Mueller & Van Deusen (1998) however, suggest that loyalty can still retain a place in modern corporations. Companies can for example, promote reemployment programs in situations where downsizing is inevitable due to economic restraints. Many times downsizing occurs as companies outsource or subcontract jobs on the domestic and international level (Hornsby, Mueller & Van Deusen, 1998). Clearly this helps reduce corporate overhead (Hornsby et al. 1998). To help reestablish an environment of loyalty however, companies can look to other methods to help reduce costs, including early retirement, voluntary time off among employees and increased use of "part time workers" rather than downsizing and outsourcing jobs internationally to save money (Hornsby et al. 1998). Such actions may re-instill the ideals of corporate loyalty among employees and employees in modern society. "
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Big Business, 2005.
A discussion into understanding and defining capitalism, related to the privatization of Halliburton and ENRON.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses the privatization of big business, especially in the case of Halliburton and ENRON. The paper discusses the way in which it has been a serious problem in the ability of bourgeois to create monopolies by having such massive financial control over the government and the result of a consolidation of mass production.
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"Sociology and Economics: Understanding and Defining Capitalism Question 1: The tenants of capitalism emerges within social contract when a society learns to harbor and organize its laboring classes. In the Middle Ages in Europe the ability of mass production was not possible, with the coming of the industrial Age in Europe, the "guild system"--usually involving specialized trade and control of labor--became less efficient in producing goods on a larger scale. In this manner, a "free market" was controlled by those with capital or the ability the invest money into mass production methods. The social context of capitalism stems from a privatization of production, which essentially makes use of the common laborer as a 'commodity' within a system that is void of government or trade agreement controls. The older medieval system of government usually had peasants who worked the land for a lord as vassals. "
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Environmental Issues and Big Business, 1006.
An essay on the responsibility that large firms and corporations must accept regarding the protection of nature and our environment.
1,525 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper looks at the increasing environmental problems and damage caused by various industries and the need for firms doing business within those industries to conduct their businesses more responsibly when it comes to the environment. The paper looks at some of the environmental rules and regulations in effect that are intended to help safeguard the environment, but also points out that large firms and corporations must put more effort into and accept greater responsibility for protecting the environment.
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"There was perhaps no more telling "pressure group" concerning environmental issues than President Clinton's final State of the Union message, where he mentioned the problems of global warming and the greenhouse effect's danger on drought, flooding, and the dangers of an increasing rise in temperatures around the world. He mentioned the automobile industry specifically, and urged them to proceed a little faster with the sort of new cars that would go farther on every gallon of gasoline that now fouls the air, even though some states like California insist on catalytic converters. It is interesting to note, in terms of California's restrictive automobile regulations, that the practice of charging as much as $300 for an out-of-state car to be registered in California has been proven unconstitutional. Nevertheless, anyone moving to California will have to install a catalytic converter before registration can be completed. While this may seem costly to the car owner, it has successfully reduced pollution from auto exhaust emissions over the years. Los Angeles, for example, is no longer in the top ten cities with polluted air and smog. (Houston and Phoenix are now among the U.S.'s worst air polluters.)"
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Big Brothers Big Sisters, 2002.
An overview of the functions of the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper is about the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. It examines what kinds of children need mentors, what kind of activities mentors do with children and what effect this interaction has on the children and the volunteers.
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The Introduction of Cost Accounting to the Business World, 2000.
Details how Andrew Carnegie contributed to the "Rise of Big Business" through changing the method of bookkeeping he used in his business.
1,005 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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"Andrew Carnegie?s greatest contribution to the ?Rise of Big Business? was his introduction of cost accounting in the business world. Carnegie changed the method of bookkeeping that had been used by most businessmen since the Renaissance to a more formal and accurate method of accounting. This cost saving method led to the United States becoming an industrial world power because it brought the most trained management and workforce into business."
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The Small Business, 2005.
A discussion on how the principles outlined in Michelle Wright's article "Small Business Accounting, Big Deal" pertain to any small business owner.
700 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 24.95
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With the recent emergence of unethical accounting and falsification of financial reports, big corporations have come under great scrutiny. This paper discusses the impact these unfortunate events on the owners of small businesses and whether it is as important for these organizations to be as diligent in accurate financial accounting as large corporations are, especially when those financial records affect far fewer entities and individuals.
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Small Business Accounting
Importance of Ethics in Accounting Practices
Tools for Small Businesses
Discussion
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"Financial accounting methods have come under fire recently, following the scandals involving large companies like Enron and MCI Worldcom. Although the problem may seem to encompass large corporate America only, many small businesses are falling into this dangerous trap, as well. Wright states that the problem of "creative accounting" carries far greater consequences for small businesses than owners may foresee (2004, 2)."
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