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Gathering Resources, 2002.
Discusses the importance of using trustworthy and reliable sources when conducting research, using as an example a research study on gender differences in the workplace.
870 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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In conducting research, it is critical to ensure that the information obtained is reliable and accurate. Otherwise, the research completed cannot achieve a worthwhile result. To assess whether information is reliable and accurate, the source of the information needs to be considered to determine if the source is trustworthy. To illustrate how sources are assessed in practice, a simple set of questions are researched in this paper. These resources focus on the author's job as a salesperson with the aim of determining what the level of gender segregation is in the job, what the average pay is, what skills are required and what similarly skilled jobs are worth compared to this job. Firstly, the results of this research are presented. To illustrate that the results came from trustworthy sources, each of the three sources are discussed in turn. This includes detailing the source and describing why the source has been assessed as trustworthy.
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"The conclusion that relationship-building skills are essential for a sales person comes from an article titled "Relationship-oriented characteristics and individual salesperson performance." This article was published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Business and International Marketing and is authored by Bruce D. Keillor, R. Stephen Parker, and Charles E. Pettijohn. The article is directed at an audience of educated sales managers and scholars, rather than to a lay person audience. The article focuses on the relationship-building skills of sales people and concludes that this skill is essential to salesperson performance. The study is a research study based on primary data with professional sales people surveyed to determine their relationhip-building skills and their performance. The research used accepted survey tools to determine its results, which increases the reliability of the results."
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Organizing Human and Monetary Resources, 2005.
An examination of the importance of organizing human and financial resources in the management of an organization, through a specific analysis of the United States Air Force.
835 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 29.95
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This paper takes a look at organizing as one of the key components in the effective management of an organization. It points out that, following the planning process, organizing involves the gathering of many resources, all in the attempt to achieve a company's goals. The paper stresses that without this critical step, the strategic goals set by upper management would be little more than pipe dreams or lofty ideas. Numerous resources must be gathered to achieve these goals, often including money, people, knowledge, and physical and technological assets. The paper focuses on two such resources, monetary and human, as they relate to the United States Air Force. The paper concludes that these two resources are the most important assets a company can possess, and work in conjunction with one another to achieve the goals set forth by upper management.
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"Human resources are among the most vital of an organization or project. Financial resources provide the framework and means with which to achieve goals, but human resources actually work toward and accomplish the goals. People, and their skills, are usually the most valuable asset an organization possesses. Employees are ultimately responsible for the success or failure of a company, project, or goal. Properly trained and creative employees can succeed where money alone will fail. Many operations in the United States Air Force require large amounts of manpower, and makes the function of human resource organization all the more important. With the growing complexity of tasks due to technological advances, the right set of people and skills must be chosen in order to achieve a goal efficiently and effectively. The military as a whole has evolved into a highly-specialized labor pool in which individuals will often focus on a single aspect of a project (Bateman & Snell, 2004, p. 245); lending a tremendous amount of expertise in the area for which they are chosen. However, with continuing budget constraints modern times have displayed a need for all members to become much more general in nature; though specialization will continue to exist. Specialties are merged at every opportunity in order to cut down on the size of the forces and the overall costs of maintaining such a force. This has created the need for military members to become more knowledgeable than ever when it comes to jobs outside of their specialty. In the past, the formation of a team would be a relatively simple task of choosing one or more members of a needed specialty in order to accomplish a project. In these more efficient times, members may be chosen more for their creativity and adaptability rather than an innate specialty. In theory this widens the pool of members from which to choose, and can increase the chances for success with the advent of unforeseen circumstances and obstacles."
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Nigerian Natural Resources: Blessing or Curse?, 2007.
Questions whether natural resources are a blessing or a curse in the development process of a country, using Nigeria as a case study.
9,950 words (approx. 39.8 pages), 28 sources, APA, $ 201.95
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The concept that countries that are endowed with natural resources such as oil, natural gas, and gold should exploit them to promote economic growth and development has long been recognized as one of the fundamental principles of development economics. The principle of comparative advantage also maintains that countries should exploit those factors that they hold in greatest abundance. The revenues that are generated by natural resources can be used to assist in the promotion of economic growth in this view, which will then allow the economy to diversify and produce the kinds of higher value-added goods that are necessary to further accelerate economic development. The resource curse theory. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed and scholarly literature to determine the relationship between economic growth and human capital, and what current theories and models provide insights into this process. A case study of Nigerian underdevelopment is presented to determine how, in spite of abundant natural resources, the country has failed to fully realize the potential of many of its natural resources. Further, research on the role of western nations in conflicts in Africa as an indirect factor for the mismanagement of natural resources in Africa is also provided. A summary of the research, salient conclusions and timely recommendations are presented in the concluding chapter. The paper includes tables and graphs.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of Study
Importance of Study
Scope of Study
Rationale of Study
Overview of Study
Chapter 2
Review of Related Literature
Chapter 3
Methodology
Description of the Study Approach
Data-gathering Method and Database of Study
Chapter 4
Data Analysis
Chapter 5
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
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"While petroleum products are a relative newcomer to Nigeria's "resource curse" mix, coal and tin have been mined in the country since the early colonial period; however, coal production decreased following World War II, as a consequence of the redirection of resources to the potentially more lucrative oil industry. Nevertheless, substantial coal reserves of varying quality remain throughout Nigeria's south-central states (see map at Appendix B) in a strip of country that stretches from Benin to Cameroon. Furthermore, columbite and tin can be found in the Jos Plateau and there are iron-ore deposits in the Lokoja area (situated close to the Ajaokuta steel complex in the lower Niger valley)."
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Gathering Systems Requirements Process, 2006.
A review of the gathering systems requirements process in relation to the system development life cycle (SDLC) in business.
2,079 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper provides a thorough overview of the gathering systems requirements process in relation to the overall systems development process. The paper includes an analysis of the two basic types of system requirements, both technical and business related. The paper also provides an overview of both the technical and business-related unmet needs of external and internal customers.
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Executive Summary
Overview of the Gathering Systems Requirements Process
Why the Gathering Systems Requirements Phase Is Most Critical
Comparing Business Versus Technical Needs In the Context of the Gathering Systems Requirements Phase
Methodologies for Collecting User Requirements
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"Requirements Specification, Validation and Management is also critical in the Gathering System Requirements Process - This is also a very critical task in that the feasibility of the project and its vision must be rigorously and thoroughly defined into product and solution concepts that can be transformed into specific application features and solution sets. The progression of turning requirements into specifications, validating them, and managing the requirements in the context of an overall product line strategy is also very critical. The database or repository of requirements must be continually managed and updated to reflect current user and customer unmet needs, with a strong focus on how to translate them into future product directions."
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"A Gathering of Old Men.", 2008.
An overview of the book "A Gathering of Old Men", by Ernest J. Gaines.
1,477 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the novel "A Gathering of Old Men" by Ernest J. Gaines. Specifically it describes and assesses how the novel depicts the culture that it is portraying. "A Gathering of Old Men" indicates that even in the relatively modern South, hatred and old ideas still exist. Slavery may have ended in the 19th century, but the residual effects of that institution still follow blacks and whites in the South. The historical context of this moving book illustrates that quite clearly.
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"Ernest J. Gaines was born on January 15, 1933 on the River Lake Plantation in Louisiana. He worked in the cane fields of the plantation when he was a child, and the setting offers the background for much of his fiction. He says, "Though the places in my stories and novels are imaginary ones, they are based pretty much on the place where I grew up and the surrounding areas where I worked, went to school, and traveled as a child. My characters speak the way people speak in that area" (Bauer). He has written numerous novels and short stories, and almost all of them tell the emotional stories of black people struggling to live in a largely white world, just like this one. He has won numerous awards and recognition for his novels, including a National Endowment for the Arts grant, a Guggenheim fellow, and a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellow (Bauer). He is a professor of English in Lafayette, Louisiana, and he continues to write compelling tales about black life and social issues in his home state."
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Technology and Human Resources, 2004.
A study of the changing technology available for human resource departments in the workplace.
12,250 words (approx. 49.0 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 236.95
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This paper reviews the various types of technology being used by human resources departments today, from e-mail and web forms to resume scanners and outsourced services. The study attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of an example of these processes in the workplace.
Contents:
Introduction
Purpose of the Study
Importance of the Study
Scope of the Study
Rationale of the Study
Definition of Terms
Review of related Literature
Methodology
Data Gathering Method
Database of Study
Validity of Data
Originality and Limitation of Data
Summary of Chapter
Data Analysis
Summary, Discussion and Recommendation
Abstract
Bibliography
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"The pace of technological change during the latter half of the twentieth century can be likened to such life-altering events as the industrial revolution. The rapid advances in technology have altered how we communicate, how we live and how we think. Cell phones, faxes, the internet and teleconferencing, for instance have made telecommuting a possibility. When Sandra Bullock?s character, a.k.a. Angela Bennett played a systems analyst for a firm called Cathedral Systems in the movie the Net, it seemed far fetched that she had never had a face to face meeting with her superiors or co-workers."
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Intelligence Gathering, 2006.
A discussion on which method of intelligence gathering the intelligence community should rely on in order to counter terrorism.
1,821 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper examines how, in recent years, there has been much debate in the intelligence community relating to the balance between human intelligence (humint), and technical intelligence (techint), in satisfying a state's intelligence requirements. This paper addresses the argument from both sides and suggests that there has been an over reliance on techint in recent years, leading to inadequacies in intelligence gathering.
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"The current debate, although not unique to the post 9/11 period, is certainly prevalent today, and has generally involved the advocates of techint in disagreement with those that suggest humint has been neglected as a result of this. Perhaps typical of those advocates is Turner (1985. p92. cited in Shulsky. p34. 2002), who states that 'One way or another, we should soon be able to keep track of most activities on the surface of the earth, day or night, good weather or bad.' As we shall see, the idea that one collection method is favoured over the other is not helpful to the ongoing debate on intelligence reform in the U.S. and that supporters of techint's superiority are misguided, perhaps because of what Emerson (2003. p2) describes as the 'American love affair with technology.' "
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Khoikhoi and Kungsan Food Gathering Techniques, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the food gathering techniques of the African Kung San tribe with the African Khoikhoi tribe.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper is a cross-cultural study which compares the culture and food-gathering techniques of the African Kung San tribe with the African Khoikhoi tribe. Similarities and differences between the two are analyzed, and a number of related factors such as nomadic practices and dietary differences are discussed as well. .
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"A Gathering of Old Men" and "Sula", 2002.
This paper discusses the pride and self-affirmation that is developed by certain characters in Ernest Gaines' "A Gathering of Old Men" and Toni Morrison's "Sula".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper points out that In Gaines' work, it could be argued that the 18 old African-Americans represent one character, since all of them symbolize a certain self-respect that is embodied in the Black community. The author believes that Sula represents pride and self-affirmation in how she tries to find herself after being rejected.
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Analysis of "A Gathering of Old Men" by Ernest J. Gaines, 2002.
The paper analyzes the book "A Gathering of Old Men" by Ernest J. Gaines, a moving novel about black and white relations in the South.
773 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 27.95
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The paper focuses specifically on Beau Boutan, a central character in the novel, who appears dead at the opening of the story, but is the pivot to the rest of the action in the book. The paper discusses how Beau represented everything bad about the interracial relationships in Louisiana during that time, a white man hated by the blacks, and how all the men in town had a reason to kill him.
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"Throughout the book, the old black men remember the horrors the Boutan family have wreaked on the community. These represent the horrors the blacks have faced at the hands of whites for centuries, emancipation or not. Boutan's death draws the community together so they can take back their sanity and their manhood, as the narrator shows late in the book when he is talking with Candy. "That old man is free of you now. When he pulled your hands off his arm and went into that room, he was setting both of you free" (Gaines 287)."
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Kung San Food Gathering, 2002.
Food and hunting habits of the Kung San tribe.
775 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses in a brief introductory passage the culture of the Kung San tribe in Africa, then focuses on the types of plant and animal food the Kung San gather and hunt, and closes with a discussion of their hunting and gathering techniques.
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Different Medium for News Gathering, 2002.
Looks at the variety of information sources that are available and argues that television news is still the preferred source.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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It is the purpose of this paper to discuss the nature of news dissemination today and to assert that television continues to be the most used and preferred avenue.
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Egalitarianism in Hunter-Gatherer Societies, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the question of egalitarianism in hunter-gatherer societies.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper will examine the question of the egalitarian structure of hunter-gatherer societies from a comparative perspective. It will be argued that variations between the egalitarianism of hunter-gatherer societies, traditionally seen as simply a matter of economics, may also be the result of cultural factors. While peoples of different cultures, in different environments, will necessarily define the division of labour and the distribution of resources in different fashions, the persistent signs of egalitarianism in hunter-gatherers in all regions and historical eras is a puzzle that demands closer study.
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Hunters and Gatherers, 2002.
Why the hunter and gatherer society (foragers) is the best way to live.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper aims to prove why the hunter-gatherer (forager) way of life is beneficial for both modern society and the environment.
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Contemporary Hunter-Gatherers, 2008.
A study of contemporary hunter-gatherers and its implications for the study of hominid ancestors, the ancient Australopithecus.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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This paper looks at the predominantly vegetarian diets of both the early australopithecines and the present-day peoples of the Australian "out-back" and the African Kalahari. The paper also points out some of the unsettling racial dynamics, which have complicated scholarly investigations into what the comparative diets of these groups say about them and about their position relative to other branches of the human family. The paper then explores the group/social organization, the division of labor within Australopithecine camps and how and to what extent the ancient Australopithecines were food foragers and meat scavengers. The author of the paper relates that, in all of these instances, brief comparisons are drawn between the behavior and characteristics of the ancient Australopethecus and those of modern-day hunter-gatherers. The paper concludes that the similarities between the early hominids and today's aboriginal tribes suggest that we can learn much about the behavior and evolution of the former by studying the latter.
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"For their part, it does seem as though the contemporary aboriginal peoples of Australia and the Kalahari of Namibia and Botswana - the two groups that offer the most by way of comparison to the ancient Australopithecus - are not especially enamored with scavenging, either, mostly because meat is not a vital staple of their everyday diet. To wit, The San speakers of the Kalahari have always had a preference for nuts, vegetables and for plant roots - although meat was (and ostensibly still remains) desirable as something of a luxury item."
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