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The Environment as a Global Public Good, 2007.
This paper examines the destruction of our planet by our consumerist generation.
3,418 words (approx. 13.7 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 96.95
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The paper discusses how modern technology has brought the states and peoples of the world closer together than at any other time in human history. Globalization is creating conditions of unparalleled prosperity, but it is also setting in motion the destruction of the planet. The paper contends that human beings must begin to consider their effects on the natural world. The paper identifies consumerism - the desire for more goods - as the driving force that lies behind much of the threat to the Earth's natural environment. The paper maintains that if the multinational corporations - the economic movers and shakers of the consumerist world - can learn the lessons of the more traditionalist peoples of the developing world, the Earth's natural environment might yet be preserved.
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"The physical bounty that humanity once thought inexhaustible is rapidly being cut up, drunk up, ate up, and dug up. Ancient forests are disappearing. Once-clear lakes and rivers are being contaminated. The soil and the air are being polluted with the waste products of a modern industrial society. Globalization is creating conditions of unparalleled prosperity, but it is also setting in motion the destruction of the Planet. Human beings must begin to consider their effects on the natural world. Humankind must begin to consider the ethical implications of consumer society. Men, women, and children everywhere must begin to think of the environment as a Global Public Good. A Global Public Good belongs to everyone. Together, we must begin to recognize the problem, and work to solve it."
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Public Goods and Common Resources, 2007.
This paper explains the differences between public goods and common resources and discusses the free-rider problem.
1,155 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper defines public goods as things which can be used by the masses without diminishing in value, such as street signs, traffic lights, or clean air. The paper explains that with common resources, there is not enough to serve everyone equally. They face problems of congestion or overuse. Common resources include forests, fishing grounds and pastures. The paper discusses why they are frequently overused, why private firms are reluctant or unable to supply them and why they are often unavailable in sufficient quantities in free markets. Finally, the paper examines the failures associated with public goods and common resources. The paper discusses how law enforcement is a common resource that can be overused and the paper presents a solution to remedy this.
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"Because both public goods and common resources are non-excludible, they are frequently overused. Since it is difficult to restrict use, the user normally does not have to pay for the use of the good or resource and therefore will have no motivation to limit his or her consumption; if a private firm were to try to charge for use of a public good or common resource, because they are non-excludible no one would be willing to pay for them but instead would want someone else to pay while they get to use the resource for free. This is known as the free-rider problem."
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External Environment of Global Business, 2002.
The following paper explores an economic community that is not currently a member of the trading block, but that could be a candidate.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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The paper explores conditions that would need to be met for membership. The costs of compliance and the benefits that would accrue for membership are determined. Some of the questions that are considered are: does the community have a common currency? Is that a driving force or a significant benefit of membership? If the community does not have a common currency, the paper assesses whether there would be a benefit that would accrue from having one.
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External Environment of Global Business, 2002.
By exploring the exchange rate competitiveness and a variety of other factors, this paper looks at four countries to which the United States could export steel.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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The following paper focuses on four countries that are candidates to which the United States could export steel. The paper considers the exchange rate, based upon a 180-day forward rate. It explores where to focus attention for export business based upon the exchange rate competitiveness.
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Sustainable Development and the Public Good, 2005.
A description of a sustainable development solution based on a working model and an analysis of how it relates to the public good.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper discusses the concept of sustainable development as it pertains to the public good. It also discusses the idea of externalities in that sustainable development affects the lives of many people without regard for whether they have actively sought its benefits as well as demands. The paper proposes a brief outline of a sustainable development solution based on a working model found in the literature.
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"Sustainable Development and the Public Good Overview Kollock describes a public good as something from which all persons can and do benefit irrespective of whether they have contributed to the public good or not (1998, par.17). If one examines the environmental and economic concept of sustainable development (SD) it becomes clear that SD is, by definition, a public good. SD benefits all and certainly a minority of any population will actively participate in its development or its denouement. Yet, SD is also rife with externalities in that, because of its pervasiveness, it will undoubtedly affect the lives of people whether they have agreed to it or are participative or not. The Difficulty of Sustainable Development At first blush the combination of these two terms: sustainability and developmental, might seem an oxymoron or a contradiction at best."
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Walkerton, Public Good and Privatization, 2002.
Eamines the tragic contamination of the municipality of Walkerton, ON's water supply in the spring of 2000.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper argues Walkerton's water contamination resulted from a neglect of 'public goods'-safe drinking water. It examines the wider consequences of declining public investment and involvement in infrastructure and the consequences of the Ontario government's neo-Conservative commitment to reducing 'public goods.'
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Law Firms and Public Good, 2005.
This paper is a personal analysis of law firms defending justice.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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The paper details the practical experience the writer has gained by working for a public interest community-oriented law firm focused upon advocating social justice. This experience convinces him/her that law firms can ensure justice for all by empowering the victims of injustice. As an intern at this law firm, the writer has seen our attorneys defend the rights of people who have been treated unjustly by landlords, financial institutions, the police, adoption agencies, corporations and businesses. Most importantly, the writer has seen that if public interest law firms don't defend the poorest victims of injustice, no one will.
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The Global Finance Environment, 2007.
A discussion on the global financial environment and its investment risks.
730 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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The paper discusses how, with the growth of globalization, global financing has become an important source for world trade and incentive for foreign investment. The paper explores the risks associated with global investing that are financial as well as cultural. The paper emphasizes the importance of the global financial environment in that it affects even national firms.
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"Globalization refers to the economic integration of goods, services and financial markets to offer opportunities and challenges for governments, businesses, and individuals (Suk, Seung and Kenneth 2006). Today, businesses do not only have operations in various countries of the world but need to have bases in them to be able to remain competitive. Integration has given way to opportunities for competition. As technologies break down communication and transportation barriers, countries of the world are finding exploiting the opportunities for expansion easier."
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Globalization and the Environment, 2003.
A discussion on the effects of globalization on the environment.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses the impact of globalization on the environment. It contends that corporations have, for the most part, been willing to damage the environment if by doing so they could increase their profits. The paper explains that the rising tide of globalization has simply given companies greater power than ever to do so.
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"Protecting the environment by those who do not think that doing so is important is often depicted as a luxury that poor countries and even wealthy ones cannot afford. This is arguably not true. There are far greater costs in the long term for not protecting ..."
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The Global Business Environment and Strategic Human Resource Planning, 2002.
A study of the constantly changing global business environment and how effective human resource planning enables organizations to achieve their strategic objectives.
3,060 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 89.95
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This paper critically evaluates the effects of technology and strategic human resource planning on the development of business enterprise in the turbulent global environment. It examines the effects of changes in human resource planning on the business environment and compares experiences within the United States and developing countries.
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"Today more than ever, organizations must capitalize on a changing business environment, improve profitability and overall productivity, formulate and implement a planning process and make better strategic decisions. Perhaps the most striking change in Human Resource Management today is its increased involvement in human resource planning, while developing and implementing the company?s strategy (the company?s long-term plan for how it will balance its internal strengths and weaknesses with its external opportunities and threats to maintain a competitive advantage ). The concept of human resource planning takes an added significance, therefore, in firms that build their competitive advantage around their people. However, there are several basic trends, which pose a threat to the accuracy and validity of human resource planning predictions, and which prove to be important factors in determining the strategic direction of most firms today. The most obvious of these trends is the globalization of markets. Firms in days gone by, that competed only with local firms, now face competition from foreign firms. As one expert puts it, ?The bottom line is that the growing integration of the world economy into a single, huge market place is increasing the intensity of competition in a wide range of manufacturing and service industries.? Deregulation has reinforced this trend, as nations eliminate the legal barriers that protected industries from unbridled competition. More globalization means more competition and more competition means more pressures to improve the quality of the business sector ? that is; lowering costs to make employers more productive, and to find new ways of achieving cost-effectiveness while creating an avenue for doing things in better and more dynamic ways. Similarly, the Internet and Information Technology have been forcing and enabling firms to become more competitive. Technology is doing more than merely reducing costs and opening up new ways to compete; it also changes the nature of work and creates brand new kinds of jobs. Technology, however, is not the only trend driving the changes in the business environment, as workforce demographics are also changing. Of note, the workforce is becoming more diverse, as women, minority group members and older workers enter the workforce. Today, it is the firm?s workforce ? that is, its knowledge, commitment, skills and training, that provides the competitive advantage, for World Class Companies, like Microsoft, Sony, AOL, and General Electrics (GE). For this purpose, increased attention has been given to the Human Resource Planning process: from the input stage, through analysis, forecasting, and implementation to evaluation and redesign of the Human Resource Plan."
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"America and the Crisis of the Global Environment", 2005.
A discussion of James Speth's book "Red Sky at Morning: America and the Crisis of the Global Environment."
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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"This paper discusses James Speth's book "Red Sky at Morning: America and the Crisis of the Global Environment." A summary of the book is detailed and an evaluation of the author's ability to get his point across is included. Speth is a Yale professor with several years experience working on environmental concerns with various global institutions.
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"Contemporary concerns over global climate changes may very well be due in part to the increasing core temperature of the earth. With the rise in global energy consumption, greenhouse gases have caused severe atmospheric deterioration. In response to environmental and sustainability concerns, the political world must refocus efforts on addressing the issues of global warming and identifying effective solutions."
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Managing in a Global Environment, 2002.
This paper discusses the human resource implications of managing in a global environment with an example of a North American business moving to Japan.
1,530 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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This paper explains that there are many factors which must be considered by a company when moving personnel to foreign countries: Language and culture issues, work ethic issues, management style issues, fairness and equity issues, economic issues, skill and talent issues, legal, political and security issues and the transferability of credentials. The author reflects that the management styles are used by companies when developing in to a new country are: Ethnocentric (top management positions are filled by people from the home country); polycentric (staff at the foreign branch all comes from the host country), and geocentric (the people working at the foreign branch are taken from countries worldwide). The paper points out that Japanese corporate law is changing, in response to the increasingly competitive global market, which has the effect of opening up the Japanese market to more international businesses.
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"The Japanese language is extremely complex, but many non-Japanese have learnt the language, and many international businesses successfully do business with Japan, so there is a tradition of translator-mediators in this country. Many international companies also put on Japanese lessons, and so many of the key personnel in international companies should be able to speak some level of Japanese. The language barrier is therefore not great."
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A Global Environment, 2008.
This paper discusses how we are creating and living in a world without borders.
751 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 26.95
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The paper discusses how the environment became a global concern at the end of the 20th century. The paper also discusses the newfound ability to interact with people instantaneously around the world using the Internet relay chat (IRC). The paper then discusses a change from the end of the century that is not positive, namely the fact that progress in eliminating hunger is slow. The paper quotes the report "Are we Really Reducing Poverty?" by Vandemoortele that argues that global poverty figures under-estimate global poverty and over-estimate poverty reduction. The paper concludes that the major implication of today's global world is that people of all backgrounds and cultures are going to have to get along with each other.
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"As the last century ended, the world continued at a faster and faster pace with changes occurring rapidly and regularly. It was just an indication of what would be happening in the next decades. Many of the major changes that took place at that time dealt with the new concept of "A World Without Borders," where countries everywhere were being impacted by similar issues and challenge and communication and transportation allowed people to quickly move interact with others on the other side of the globe."
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Nursing and the Global Environment, 2007.
This paper discusses how major technological advances have affected healthcare administration.
2,174 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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In this article, the writer notes that the topic of healthcare has become increasingly more popular as the world moves into the information age. The writer points out that there are now many more opportunities in healthcare administration than there once were, and that a great deal of these opportunities are now open to women. Further, the writer maintains that there are still people who have such a strong desire to help others that they will willingly take a job making a low salary because the other rewards they receive are so great. The writer argues that the main hope for the future of nursing lies in finding more of these kinds of people. They are certainly out there, and with the changing global environment it seems quite likely that more and more of them will be able to be found. The writer concludes that the global environment is a very good thing for nursing.
Outline:
Introduction
Women in the Healthcare Field
Alternative Medicine
The Need for Lifelong Learning
The Shortage of Nurses
Conclusion
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"Women figure into the growing use of the Internet, as well. The Internet is out there to enlighten and empower consumers, and women are becoming very shrewd consumers. They like to read up on things, they like to know the facts...they want to be informed. Healthcare is especially important to women, who deal with healthcare not just for themselves, but often for their husband and children. They are very conscientious when it comes to their choice of a doctor or hospital, and they learn all they can before the appointment."
"Women who work in healthcare administration know this, because they have families too. The concerns of the wife and mother are the same concerns that these women have as well.
Now that women are starting to enter the field of healthcare administration in greater numbers, the marketing of healthcare will very likely change."
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Global Finance Environment, 2005.
An analysis of the risks and benefits associated with global investing.
903 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses the inherent risks to global investing, particularly regarding cultural sensitivities and ethics. The paper looks at several of the factors that drive globalization and discusses how it is an ever-increasing trend. The paper also looks at the pitfalls of globalization as well as discuss how globalization presents plenty of potential to increase standards of living to all parties involved.
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Drivers
Risks Associated With Global Investing
Conclusion
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"Various risks are present in the global investing process, some of which include foreign currency exchange rates, political complications, and language and cultural differences. These risks and others may pose a significant threat to international operations, depending on the nations involved. As always though, careful planning can often help to mitigate or eliminate some of these threats.
"Exchange rates can have a significant impact on a firm's potential profits. Depending on the existing rate, a firm may find that its host nation currency stretches much further elsewhere and may choose to conduct certain aspects of its operations in a nation where costs can be minimized. However, a weakening rate could have the opposite effect and increase the costs associated with operations. Of the many threats to globalization, exchange rates are more than likely the easier aspects to plan for in terms of analyzing operations."
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