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Evaluating Business Stability, 2005.
This paper lists and defines many accounting ratios that are used to evaluate a company's stability.
1,255 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper explains that stability measures the long-term health of a business by using ratio analysis to interpret the financial position of any business; while ratios can be used to set targets and to measure performance, they are by no means foolproof. The author, as an example, defines the 'Acid Test' ratio as 'Cash and Near Cash' divided by 'Current Liabilities', which measures the ability to meet current debt and is a stringent test since it discounts the value of inventories; the rule of thumb is 1-to-1 with a lower ratio indicates illiquidity and a higher ratio may imply unused funds. The paper relates that the Sharpe Ratio, which is based on a risk-adjusted measure developed by Nobel Laureate William Sharpe, calculates using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk.
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"The P/E looks at the relationship between the stock price and the company's earnings. The P/E is the most popular metric of stock analysis. The P/E gives you an idea of what the market is willing to pay for the company's earnings. The higher the P/E the more the market is willing to pay for the company's earnings. A low P/E may indicate a "vote of no confidence" by the market or it could mean this is a sleeper that the market has overlooked. What is a desirable P/E? It all depends on the investors' willingness to pay for earnings. The more they are willing to pay in the belief that the company has good long term prospects over and above its current position, the higher the right P/E is for that particular stock."
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Business Development in Haiti, 2007.
An analysis of the history and political environment in Haiti and how that is affecting the development of new business in the country.
984 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper discusses the possibilities for business development in Haiti. It outlines the country's development environment and uses this to describe possibilities for opening and operating new businesses. The paper begins by discussing Haiti's colonial heritage and its history of failed authoritarian government and economic chaos. The paper finally shows how development of business and economy in Haiti is closely linked with political stability and internal security, mobility and resources.
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Introduction
Culture, Geography and History
Government and Politics
Business Development
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"In Haiti, development of business and economy is closely linked with political stability and internal security, mobility, and resources. Without addressing these concerns, outside businesses will not relocate to Haiti and the poor local and uneducated local population will not have the resources to overcome obstacles to self-direct their own development. The nation has many natural allies. Its proximity to the U.S. and Canada offer it a market for its products and a generally reliable provider of aid. However, without addressing internal problems, Haiti cannot count on these resources to be extended and cannot expect them to be successfully deployed toward sustainable development. Fortunately, recent evidence suggests that Haiti's government system may be reaching a point of critical understanding in which hopes and promises of development may finally be realized (Charles)."
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Confucius and Business Management, 2005.
This paper discusses the philosophies of Confucius and Confucianism as a model for business leadership.
1,335 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper explains that the philosophies of Confucius stresses ethics, order, stability and morality; concepts to which business and management should aspire. The author points out that, during the time of Confucius' life, "a gentleman" was expected to be "balanced and should be as good an archer as a scholar"; in today's business world, this translates that an effective leader at work should be a well-rounded person, having addition avocations and talents outside of work and putting effort into his or her family and community. The paper relates that Confucius' universal virtues can help business managers overcome obstacles by using his golden rule (written well before the "golden rule" in the Bible): "What you do not want done to yourself, do not do unto others" or, if you expect your employees to treat you with respect and dignity, rather than with scorn and animosity, then do not treat them poorly.
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Introduction
Confucius as Teacher and Statesman: Establishing a Vision; Stimulating People to Gain New Competencies.
Overcoming Obstacles and Helping People to Overcome Failures
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"Confucius wrote many important works which are studied and utilized today in a number of societies - especially Asian societies. One of his more poignant and profound works is called the Analects (Lun Yu), in which his teachings - and some of his sayings as well as memorable sayings of his disciples - are to be retrieved. "The Analects is regarded as the most influential Confucian text", and though it is not a continuous story, it covers brilliantly and succinctly the areas of virtue, moral cultivation, education, music and government. "Never disobey," Confucius replied when asked about filial piety."
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Ethics in Business, 2004.
A look at the importance of the ethical standards of a company in the business environment.
2,412 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper discusses how the business of organizational ethics is becoming an important element in the business world, as it can determine the stability of the company in the eyes of the world. It looks at how ethics in business can be paramount to the growth and development of the company and how ethical beliefs and standards work together with the delivery of a good product or service to provide the image the company wants to portray. In particular, it examines how the ethical level of any company is often maintained by the management, since underlings take their cue from them, and the upper levels provide the directives to the managers.
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"While some experts focus on the actions of management in ethics of business others believe it is the holistic ethical approach that create the strongest companies. One expert writes that it must be a group effort to create guidelines in decision making and build the consensus about what ethics the company will implement and maintain.
?Traditionally, principle-based ethics provided the benchmark for guiding decision making(Koloroutis, 1999).? And while this is still the case according to some, the team work requirement is a recent addition. While the first expert believed the bulk of ethical responsibility rested firmly at the feet of the management, this expert thinks it is important for all levels of the work force to share in the responsibility of creating the organization?s ethical stand(Koloroutis, 1999)."
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Wal-Mart Canada: A Business Profile, 2006.
An in-depth analysis of Wal-Mart Canada as an Employer, and at various facets of the business as a whole.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 35.95
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According to this paper, businesses are often judged not only by the profits they make, but they way in which they treat their employees in the face of changing circumstances. Based on this theory, the paper then examines one of Canada's most successful business operations, Wal-Mart Canada. It looks carefully at the manner in which the opening of superstores in Canada, impacts on how it manages, motivates and compensates its human resources. In addition, the paper reviews the businesses' productivity, the quality of the company's products and services, the over-all financial strength and stability of the organization, the revenues of the company and the general profitability of the business.
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Hegemonic Stability Theory, 2002.
An examination of the hegemonic stability theory which maintains that the presence of a powerful institution, with strong leadership and the power to impose sanctions, becomes even more necessary to maintain a liberal world economy.
1,225 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper examines the theory of hegemonic stability and how it applies to the current climate of globalism. The first part of the paper traces the early roots of hegemonic stability theory, and how hegemons have regulated the international liberal economy through various historical periods. The second part examines the growing critiques to hegemonic stability theory. In the last part, the paper looks at the new theories that have been proposed to shed light on the new economic order, and compares how these new theories compare to the theory of hegemonic stability.
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"One of the earliest proponents of hegemonic stability theory was Charles P. Kindleberger, who maintained that the only way to ensure stability within the international economy was for a single country to ?assume responsibility for maintaining a relatively open market? (cited in Lake, 147). For Kindleberger, a country?s ability to stabilize the international economy rests largely on its size and its position within the larger economic system. Small states that cannot affect the international economy are ?free riders.? Middle-sized states that are big enough to cause damages but not substantial enough to stabilize the economic order are considered ?spoilers? (Lake, 147).
Finally, the large states have both the size and the capability to stabilize the international economy. Therefore, only these states should assume the mantle of leadership (Lake, 157). Robert Gilpin further refined Kindleberger?s original formulation by proposing a more nuanced view of the interrelationship between nation states. First, Gilpin challenged the primacy assigned to the economic system by recognizing a reciprocal relationship between the market and the policies of nation states. While states may set rules for investors and multinationals, the state policies, interests and actions are themselves shaped by economic and technological forces (Gilpin 24)."
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Aristotle, Change and Stability, 2007.
An analysis of the philosophical doctrines of Aristotle as they relate to
change and stability.
843 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses the doctrines of Aristotle, as they relate to change and stability and how they are superior to those of Plato, Parmenides and Heraclitus. It also examines his astonishing ability to realize the true nature of physical reality some two thousand years before it was officially recognized and understood.
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"One of Aristotle's specific categories of explanation is related to "origin of movement," or what we commonly refer to as "change." This is a subject which the Greek philosopher Plato, Aristotle's mentor and teacher, often thought about when contemplating the mysteries of time,
space and reality. According to Plato, "real things (being forms) do not change" except in the realm of appearances, i.e., the physical world. In contrast, Aristotle insisted that "there must be three basic ingredients in every example of change--a pair of opposites and an underlying subject of change," something which Plato wholly disagreed with, for he was convinced that a pair of opposites were all that was necessary for change (Cohen, Internet)."
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Evaluating the Personalities of Others, 2002.
A look at the biases in judgement when evaluating the personalities of others.
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This paper is about evaluating the personalities of others. Our judgments of others can be wrong because of biases in how we perceive other people. A bias is "any consistent manner of perception or interpretation that does not reflect the objective information or a purely logical analysis of it" (Gray, 1999, pp. 519-520). These biases are of three main types: not using our full resources for perception, not having complete information, or having certain motives that lead us into false judgments.
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Debt Reduction and Economic Stability, 2002.
Correlates the need to reduce Canada's debt with the country's economic stability.
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This paper examines the importance of debt reduction in Canada. It argues that debt reduction is essential to economic stability because it creates 'wiggle room' or the ability to respond to economic changes. Additionally, debt servicing erodes both productivity and social programs. Finally, the relative success of the current government's debt reduction and its future fiscal policy are assessed.
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Evaluating Fiscal Policy Alternatives, 2007.
This paper presents a simulation for evaluating changes in fiscal policy and its effects.
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The paper provides a summary of a simulation for using fiscal policy tools to manage a fictitious country called Erehwon. The paper relates that government spending and taxation are fiscal policy tools that affect the real GDP and aggregate income of the economy. The paper shows how increases and decreases in government spending and taxes aid in managing recession and inflation. The paper concludes that there are no actions to guarantee optimum results, so policy makers must be flexible and evaluate the effectiveness of fiscal policy changes. The paper also applies these principles to the workplace.
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Effects of Fiscal Policy Changes
Key Fiscal Policy Points
Workplace Application
Growing Further Assessments
Conclusion
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"Fiscal policy is a tool used by federal governments to regulate the economy. This paper provides a summary of a simulation for using fiscal policy tools to manage a fictitious country called Erehwon. Erehwon is a small country with a population of 30 million with an average income of $1,300. The literacy rate is 56% for males and 35% for females. Only11 million individuals are in the labor force and 20% of the population lives below the poverty line. The country suffers from an inadequate infrastructure for transportation, communication and banking services. The government must manage the fiscal tools of government spending and taxation to improve the health of the economy and strengthen the country's infrastructure."
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Predicting Marital Stability and Divorce, 2002.
This paper discusses the discussion section of Carrere, A., K. Buehlman, J. Gottman, J. Coan and Ruckstuhl, L. (2000). ?Predicting marital stability and divorce in newlywed couples.? Journal of Family Psychology.
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This paper examines the discussion section of Carrere et al.'s article to determine how well it achieves its purpose. The author believes that the article fails to either summarize the results or to even follow the results section.
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State, Stability and Multiculturalism, 2006.
A look at a perspective on multiculturalism that sees it as something that society should embrace and as the best way for individuals to find equality and stability within society.
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As countries such as the United States and Canada have experienced mass immigration in the past several decades society has developed a theory that multiculturalism should be embraced. This paper discusses the view of some theorists which holds that individuals within various cultures should be allowed to continue to be a part of their cultural group, focusing on the group as a social structure from which they can derive support and socialization.
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Stability in Government, 2004.
A discussion of the factors that engender stability in government.
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This paper takes a look at the factors that contribute to a stable government and, in contrast, those factors that inhibit a stable government. The paper also looks at the United States and Great Britain as examples of countries with long-standing, stable governments.
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"The stability of a democratic government appears to derive from the sovereignty, that is, the people themselves who elect or choose their leaders (Zoarman). That is their sacred right and duty, their only way to voice out their will. But not every qualified citizen registers or casts his vote during election and, therefore, loses that right to run his own government or air their complaint. The establishment of a stronger political will among the people should put that sovereignty in their hands and fulfill the obligation to vote. That really strong political will should lead them to intelligently and assiduously look into the qualifications of candidates for public office in reaching a decision. The choice should not be left with destiny, the leaders and other citizens. Everyone has a supreme moral obligation to himself and his society to make that decision. Yet, even this privilege, duty and obligation of investigating a candidate?s qualifications cannot just happen, not only because citizens or voters are not inclined to do so but also because the government discourages or prevents this act (Zoarman). It is, however, the citizens? right to resist that discouragement and prohibition."
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Evaluating Support Services, 2006.
This paper discusses the methodology for evaluating college graduates' satisfaction levels of their experiences with career support services.
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This paper relates that some researchers find it helpful to study experience from the perspective of seeing the student as a consumer of a product, which, in this case, is education. The author points out that one key element in conducting useful research is determining what methodology will be used to gather the most complete and reliable information for a specific hypothesis. The paper relates that five-point Likert scales prove helpful in measuring customer/consumer satisfaction levels because respondents specify their level of agreement or disagreement with a statement. The paper includes a Likert scale questionnaire and the plan for data analysis.
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"Researchers disagree on the best way to measure students' experience. Experiential education differs from the majority of traditional learning for the fact that knowledge is personally as well as communally constructed by people. They are simultaneously observing and interacting with the world around them. Experiential education negates the Platonic ideology that truth is independent of knowing, and individuals can learn information apart from understanding, mastering, and applying it."
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Evaluating New Clients, 2002.
A study into the way new clients are evaluated in health and fitness studios.
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An essay which examines the process by which new clients are evaluated in health and fitness facilities by trained staff and/or personal trainers. It begins by examining the various measurement tools for carrying out client evaluations and then goes on to discuss practical strategies for implementing the results of those evaluations into an overall fitness program for clients.
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"In conclusion, evaluations are common in all sectors of the health and fitness industry, including "corporate, commercial, clinical, and community" (Grantham et al. 474). Evaluations are also an on-going phenomena. That is, an initial evaluation will not be the first and last word in how a client's fitness regime is developed. Certainly, as time goes on, a given client's level of fitness and corresponding health-related needs will need to be monitored, re-evaluated, and constantly altered, wherever the need arises. A steady health and exercise regime will result in enormous changes to a client's physical body. With those changes in mind a new set of objectives, or a new dimension to the exercises, can be more easily integrated into the overall program."
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