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Family Textile Firms in Asia, 1997.
Small, family-run textile firms in Indonesia, Taiwan & China. Looks at productivity, techniques, exports, incentives and the role of the govt.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 11 sources, $ 71.95
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"Asian Textile Production by Small, Family-Run Enterprises
This research examines the approach to textile production by small, family-run enterprises in Asian countries. Three countries provide the focus of this examination: Indonesia, Taiwan, and the People?s Republic of China (PRC). The situations in Indonesia and Taiwan are reviewed first, and the review of the situation in the PRC is presented in a separate discussion because of the socialist influence on economic organization in that country.
Textiles and apparel are companion industries (Murray 62). The textiles industry produces base products such as threads, yarn, and cordage and woven fabrics, carpets, and rugs. By contrast, the apparel industry produces finished clothing products made from base fabrics. The apparel industry tends to be .."
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The Mills of the Bedford Family, 2002.
A story written about a family and their lives in late 19th and early 20th century London.
2,225 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 69.95
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This is a fictional account of a family in the textile business in London. The time period is 1850 to 1914 and makes reference to inventions, trends and other textile pertinent data. In addition the family role in society is addressed through the use of plot structure and dialogue.
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"Julianne heard him enter the house before she saw him, but that was the way it was with her brother. Alan was the most energetic young man she knew and his dedication to the family textile business was unmatched by anyone in London or the surrounding areas. As he breezed into the room he glanced at Julianne before addressing their father.
?Father, we need to hire some weavers right now! That shipment of machines from America has been delayed and there are none to be had in the city. Each passing day is costing us more than this house is worth!?"
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Globalization and the Textile Industry, 2007.
A discussion of how globalization and the global value chain has impacted the textile industry.
1,106 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper defines and describes the interplay within the global value chain in an organization, with a focus on the textile industry. In particular, the author explores how implementation of the global value chain has allowed foreign textile firms to become more competitive against their American rivals. The author then highlights China's successful use of value chain in its textile industry.
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Introduction
Value Chain Overview
China's Use of Inbound Logistics
China's Use of Production Operations
China's Use of Outbound Logistics
China's Use of Sales and Marketing
China's Use of Maintenance
Conclusion
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" The value chain centers on value-added processes within a company. These processes include: the inbound logistics, production operations, outbound logistics, sales and marketing, and maintenance. Administrative functions, human resource management, research and development, and procurement processes are all deemed as support activities. The ultimate end-goal for organizations is to maximize the value of each process and minimize the costs associated. The global value chain extends beyond the organization itself, but throughout the entire supply and distribution chain, across geographic boundaries. Each of the organization's suppliers', distributors' and even the organization's buyers' value chain interconnects with the organization, creating a large interconnected, and often global, value system (Porter). The Chinese have become very skilled in managing this value chain and, as such, have increased their global competitiveness."
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Core Competencies for Computer Firms, 2007.
This paper identifies the core competencies or capabilities computer firms must have to service the public efficiently.
1,382 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper identifies four critical capabilities computer firms must perform at a minimal level of efficiency and efficacy. The paper examines why these capabilities are important and what impact the lack of ability to perform each function would have on an individual computer firm's solvency and ability to compete in the industry. The paper explores four firms and analyzes each firm's capability to implement and utilize the capabilities identified, listed in tabular format.
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Introduction
Analysis of Core Competencies
Computer Firm Competencies
Synopsis
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"A core competency or capability may be defined as one that is critical to a firm's function or ability to service its internal and external customers. The table below outlines four critical competencies or capabilities computer firms must have to service the public efficiently. For purposes of this paper a computer firm is defined as one that provides technological, IT or computer related services and products to the public."
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China's Textile Industry, 2005.
A review of China's textile industry and the lifting of import quota restrictions by America and certain European countries.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses China's emerging textile industry after the WTO lifted the quota system in January 2005. Some countries have refused to lift all quotas claiming that China has an unfair competitive advantage. This paper explores China's textile market and how it compares to markets in other countries. China has pledged to ensure more effective macro control of its textile sector and work with the European Union (EU) on a way to resolve the trade issue.
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"In the United States consumers can walk into any Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Zellers, or any other retail outlet and buy clothing with labels that read "Made in Sri Lanka" or "Made in Indonesia." It is not uncommon for garments to be constructed in these regions, yet what many consumers do not realize is that the fabric was made somewhere else. More often than not, the fabric used to make each garment is made from cotton spun and yarn woven in China. At the beginning of 2005, China, along with more than 40 countries from around the world, including Nepal, El Salvador, Honduras, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka, signed the scheduled elimination of quotas for exporting to the United States and member countries in the European Union."
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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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Expiration of the Agreement on Textile and Clothing, 2008.
An analysis of the implications of the expiration of the Agreement on Textile and Clothing (ATC).
2,381 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes the expiration of the Agreement on Textile and Clothing (ATC). The paper contends that the expiration freed the trade of textile and clothing of the quotas that had previously bound it. It discusses the history of the ATC and the implications of its expiration on the textile industry. The paper particularly focuses on the implications for China of the expiration of the ATC. The paper includes original source material at the end.
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"In the final analysis, the termination of Agreement on Textile and Clothing will definitely produce a more volatile and competitive global market for textile and clothing manufacturers. The likeliest winners over the coming years will be countries whose textile and clothing industries have sharpened their competitive edge by adopting the latest technology, and which will most effectively interpret the rapidly changing trade patterns generated by the expiration of the ATC."
"Unless they immediately take steps to provide assistance to their clothing and textile industries so they can become more efficient and competitive, other textile and clothing exporting countries may only experience marginal benefits. The countries that will face the greatest challenges will be those that are unable to use up their full quotas, while countries not currently subject to restrictions on import markets will also have to prepare themselves for increased competition from countries whose exports are currently
restrained."
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The Textile Industry, 2002.
This paper traces briefly the history of the textile industry in the United States, examining the impact of free trade upon the industry today.
1,995 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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The following paper discusses and looks at the way in the textile industry cannot complete on a basic level with other countries and still pay American workers a living wage, thus having to take into consideration its larger outlay costs of capital. The writer suggests that the recent state of the industry is yet another example of the difficulties textiles have experienced throughout the United State?s difficult history.
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?When technology forms a perfect substitute for human labor, the costs of manufacturing decrease and goods can be produced more cheaply and efficiently with less effort. A factory under such circumstances is able to expand its investment of capital without increasing, or even decreasing, the cost of the use of its human labor. Has this always been the case? And does this continue to be the case today? Throughout the beginnings of the industrial revolution in the United States, there was a tension created between the types of industrial expansion of the northern half of the country and the largely agrarian sector of the economy found in the south. The southern half of the United States, despite technological innovations such as the cotton gin, remained completely reliant upon human power to sustain its economy. The northern half of the United States, in a trend that began with the industrial revolution, became increasingly dependent upon manufacturing innovations rather than upon human power to operate those technologies.?
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Large Firms and Wages, 2002.
A discussion of whether large firms actually pay higher wages.
1,476 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper evaluates why large companies seem to pay higher wages than smaller companies both in low level and high level positions. It looks at how large companies can also afford to offer employees better monetary and benefits perks than smaller firms. It also discusses how many large corporations often tumble under the weight of a declining economy causing hundreds and even thousands of workers to lose the monetary stability they count on as a result.
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Wage Data Results
Alternative Theories
Analysis of Wage Discrepancies
Solutions/Policy Changes for the Future
Conclusion
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"The Iowa Business Bulletin recently featured an article by John Schoengrund, an HR Consulting Manager that stated that smaller firms are having a difficult time in the current economy attracting quality workers in part due to wage issues. According to Schoengrund, ?large firms are already paying higher wages for higher-skilled workers. Sometimes they even pay higher wages for lower-skilled candidates? (Schoengrund, 2003). When most companies are experiencing declining revenues, smaller companies are finding it difficult to keep up with their larger counterparts. Many simply can?t afford to offer wages even close to those larger companies currently offer."
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The Textile Industry, 2005.
This paper discusses the textile industry in Mexico and China.
3,910 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 12 sources, $ 135.95
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This paper examines the movement from fabrics to garments in the textile industry of Mexico including the effect of removing quotas. The author evaluates China's activity in the market. The paper includes one figure and one table.
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"Most Americans give very little thought as to how the clothes that they wear are produced. Some are aware of the so-called sweatshop conditions that exist in some factories around the ..."
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Cultural Diversity in Global Firms, 2004.
Looks at cultural diversity in global firms and their positive impacts.
2,423 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 47 sources, APA, $ 74.95
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This paper explores the impact that cultural diversity is having on large businesses. It contends that the success of large firms depends upon their acknowledgment of cultural diversity within their employee and consumer base. It also asserts that companies must implement human resource management strategies that take this diversity into consideration. The paper looks at some of the challenges companies face when their work force is multicultural and suggests that companies must upgrade and enhance the cross-cultural skills of company executives and managers in order to maintain a competitive advantage. Also examined are various domestic diversity models developed in order to deal with some of the problems associated with cultural diversity and the ways in which they attempt to redress past grievances, cover the weaknesses of domestic diversity differences, and help organizations avert future problems.
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"The famous 'Fortune' magazine in its issue of 1994 notes that there has been a 2500 percent increase in the total volume of international trade between the period of 1960 and 1993, with numerous business organizations expanding their business portfolios from domestic to the international arenas. (Fortune, 1993) The same magazine in its issue of 1997 also noted that world trade witnessed a tremendous growth rate that was even faster that the world gross domestic product. (Fortune, 1997). It was further noted that the majority of chief executive officers of large national organizations expected that both employment and revenue generation would comprise largely from sources outside the organization's home country, and further that the success of such organization depended upon an effective management of human resources, and keeping an competitive advantage edge over their nearest competitors through such measures as alignment of human resource management strategies and diverse cultures."
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"When Firms Change Directions", 2002.
Summary and analysis of the book, "When Firms Change Directions", by Anne Sigismund Huff and James Oran Huff.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper discusses the psychology of change as presented in the book, "When Firms Change Direction". It looks at the authors' use of cognitive theory when discussing change in businesses, their emphasis on the need for sufficient time to promote changes, the problem of cynicism and suspicion faced by those who would initiate change, and the problem of what the book's authors term "true believers".
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"Among the most important points that the authors make is the fact that even when people want to make and succeed in making changes, they have difficulties in making those changes last. Even most desired significant changes fail to be last although there are often substantial resources committed by the organization to make the change take effect. These changes fail to be adapted not because of any ?mistake? that is made in the plan itself but rather because of the fundamental nature of human cognition."
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Private Security Firms, 2007.
This paper explores the role of private security firms in improving national security.
999 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper looks at Charles Connolly's "The Role of Private Security in Combating Terrorism," where he reveals that local law enforcement agencies are not necessarily up to the task of protecting the average citizen. The paper discusses his solution of employing the services of private security contractors to supplement the effectiveness of current government-based security forces. The paper notes the criticisms against this proposal, examines Connoly's arguments and concludes that partnerships with private firms may well be the best path to improve national security.
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"In the United States, there has been a heightened sense of awareness of the potential for terrorism-induced danger since September 11, 2001. The attacks leveled against the United States on that day brought into focus some inadequacies in the state of security response and intelligence in the United States. It has prompted a number of initiatives of questionable Constitutional merit such as warrant-less wiretaps on American citizens and prisoners held in violation of the Geneva Convention. The desire to be safe has, in many cases, overridden common sense and has actually eroded the strength of the freedoms that were being protected."
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Communication and Law Firms, 2002.
Analysis of the methods employed by Australian law firms in communicating internally and externally.
2,070 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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This paper examines the various methods of communication used by law firms in Australia - modern and classic. These include corporate persona, e-mail, websites, sponsorship, intranet, brochures and seminars.
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"Arguably one of the most important assets of any institution is their ability to communicate with their designated market. Law firms in Western Australia are no different. For a firm to succeed they must establish appropriate mechanisms through which they can communicate, both internally and externally. Traditionally the preferred methods of communication where; written correspondence, telephonic conversations, and to a certain extent facsimile . Today, as one venture?s into the technological era new mediums are being presented, permitting a more effective level of communication, with respect to time, cost and ease of use. These new methods of communication that allow a more effective transfer of information come in the form of the internet, namely web pages and electronic mail (e-mail). On top of the abovementioned revolutionary communication devices law firms are increasingly communication to the general public in less conventional ways, this includes the deliberate and complex construction of ?corporate persona?, an increased involvement in sponsorship and via the provision of free seminars for employees and clients. Law firms in Western Australia are at a unique time period where they must confront, understand and embrace more effective and less traditional means of communication. The transition is currently underway and one can now identify that the most effective means of communication while having their flaws, come in the form of e-mail, web pages, corporate persona, seminars and sponsorship."
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Textile Conservation, 2006.
An overview of the processes and techniques used in textile conservation.
1,197 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper explains the techniques used in the cleaning, restoration and conservation of textiles. The paper also explains that these processes are complex and highly specialized and provides a brief description of the skills required of a competent conservator.
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"It is an obvious point to make, but worth underlining: keep all vulnerable textiles out of the glare of sunlight and do not expose them to the effects of damp or central heating. A change of heart has affected the business of textile conservation in recent years. Where full reconstruction was once essential for a piece to make a top price, these days buyers may prefer to see the piece in its current condition and know what exists of the original workmanship. Faded colors, blemishes and flaws can be acceptable and even welcome evidence of antiquity. Another reason for caution is that inappropriate work may adversely affect an object's long?term preservation. textile by renewing missing or worn areas could do more harm than good. This can be avoided in a museum when the item is needed only for display in controlled conditions, but the problem demands sensitive compromise when the piece is going back into the home to be used."
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