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The Power and Electricity Industry, 2002.
This paper discusses the economic structure of the power and electricity industry from small local monopolies to today's competitive market.
1,165 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper reviews the history of the economic structure of the power and electricity industry, which today markets energy at the wholesale and retail level. The paper illustrates the effects of various marketing structures such as pricing strategies, economies of scale, barriers to entry and other such concepts. The author points out that a continuously increasing demand for electricity and efficiency gains stemming from competition and mergers is changing the basic structure of the power industry.
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"In the beginning, these small, privately owned company?s represented small individual monopolies. Within a certain geographical area, there was no competition. If the customer wanted power, they paid the price demanded. Every private monopoly was a price maker. There was no substitute product and no competitive pricing scheme. If the customer wanted the product, they had only one place to get it and either paid the price or did without. This type of market structure leads to the companies realizing increasing profit margins."
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Tidal Power as a Source of Electricity, 1994.
This paper discusses the use of tidal power as a cource of electricity: Technology, cause of surges, mills, caissons, barrages, turbines, costs and advantages.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, $ 55.95
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"Tidal energy has been used by humans for hundreds of years. In the modern era, the power is utilized for the production of electricity. The technologies involved are both proven and effective. However, with the exception of a tidal power plant at La Rance, France, the energy resource remains largely undeveloped. This may be in part because of the relatively high cost of the electricity produced. Only in appropriate circumstances will tidal power ever utilize its potential as both a dependable and enduring power source.
Tidal surges are caused by complex interactions between the gravitational fields of the sun and the moon. These phenomena occur in cycles of varying length. For the most part, the earth's oceans bulge along an axis which is approximately in line ... "
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Using Solar Power to Meet Our Electricity Needs, 1998.
This paper deals exclusively with nature of solar power, detailing both its most basic theories and common applications. Diagrams and illustrations are included.
2,019 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, $ 63.95
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, 1996.
Japanese firm's management, strategy, structure, keiretsu system, regulation, competition, industry, values, strengths, weaknesses.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 8 sources, $ 119.95
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"This research analyzes Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Ltd. from the perspective of strategic management. Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Ltd. is headquartered in Japan. The company manufactures and markets video and audio equipment, home appliances, communication and industrial equipment, and electronic components. Major subsidiary companies include (1) America Matsushita Electronics Corp., (2) Matsushita Avionics Development Corp., (3) Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, and (4) Matsushita Refrigeration Company of America. Matsushita Electric Corporation of America is a (1)wholesaler of electrical appliances and electronic parts and (2)a manufacturer of radio and television equipment...."
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The Electrical Power Generating Equipment Industry, 2004.
This paper discusses the effect of globalization on the electrical power generating equipment industry.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 39.95
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This paper describes the outlook for American companies in the electrical power generating equipment industry. The author evaluates the trend toward globalization within the industry. The paper examines the industry's dependence on international, not local, suppliers.
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"The twentieth century witnessed advances in logistics, communications, transportation and other technologies that made it possible for companies to reach international markets at a pace unlike a ..."
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The Power Tool Industry (PEPT), 2005.
This paper reviews the power tool industry (PEPT), one of the fastest growing markets in the world.
1,330 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the financial status of the premier corporations the power tool industry (PEPT), which combine into billions of dollars in net sales. The strategy is to make a quality product and sell it to loyal, satisfied customers. The author points out that Black & Decker, the leader, specializes in power tools, accessories, hardware and technology-based fastening systems; Makita Electric Works, Japan's top manufacturer of portable electric power tools, includes circular saws, jig saws, planers, drills, hammers, grinders and sanders with unsurpassed quality and reliability. Bosch Corporation, a leader in the North American power tool industry, provides a complete line of corded and cordless power tools and accessories, which are durable enough to endure any professional job-site and Porter-Cable Corporation designs, manufactures and distributes electric and cordless power tools, pneumatic tools and compressors, pressure washers, generators and related accessories in the professional and consumer industries. The paper stresses that these companies, using world-class manufacturing principles, believe that safety is a priority and quality a must.
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"Quality in the manufacturing phase of their business is the most important ingredient to their success. Quality is built into all stages of production and processing beginning with the new product and continuing throughout the products life. They perform rigorous test at every stage of development and construction of the product. Porter-Cable's uses state-of -the-art machining centers and motor winding cells to produce the highest quality components possible. In addition, aluminum components are carefully constructed and processed to provide high tolerances and surface finish. The products are meticulously crafted to insure the proper fit and function. Critical gears and pinions are carefully fabricated from select cut steel and then heat treated for long lasting product life. Their industrial products are processed to provide maximum durability and strength."
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Restructuring of California Electric Power Industry, 1999.
Examining in terms of goals, economics, regulation & reform, legislation, competition, residential & business customers, green power products and propositions.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 9 sources, $ 119.95
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"The issue of deregulation of the electric power industry is gaining considerable attention through the federal and state governments. California is leading the way with restructuring public utilities, followed by a handful of other states. This research examines the growing movement of restructuring the electric power industry and the economics of electricity restructuring, especially as it relates to the California experience.
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Federal and state governments are actively considering regulatory reforms to restructure the electricity industry-an industry with total assets worth about $500 billion and net revenues of over $200 billion annually. In 1992, the Congress enacted the Energy Policy Act, which, among other things.."
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A Taxonomy of Power and Power-Compliance Gaining Strategies, 2001.
A discussion of the classification system defined by researchers French and Raven in 1959.
2,730 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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The paper discusses French and Raven's taxonomy of five power sources available for gaining compliance: Coercive power, reward-based power, legitimate power, expert power and referent power. The paper defines each kind of power, giving examples from laboratory studies, advertising, corporate theory and gender-based linguistic studies. The paper includes a discussion not only on the ways of obtaining power, but also on the forms of resistance to that power.
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"Perhaps the most obvious definitionally and the crudest method in Raven?s taxonomy would be that of coercive power. Simply put, coercive power is the capacity to dispense punishments to those who do not comply with requests or demands. Consider, for instance, one of the most famous experiments ever conducted dealing with the exercise of power. In the study conducted by Stanley Milgram, subjects were recruited from ?a broad spectrum of socioeconomic and educational levels? to participate in a study of ?memory.? The subjects were then put into pairs, a teacher and a learner. The learner had to administer punishment through the use of electroshocks whenever the subject answered incorrectly. Of course, the learner was really a plant, a psychology student provided by Milgram. But the individual administering the punishment did not know that. So far as he or she knew, he or she had the ability to administer coercive power. Much to the shock and horror of the public when Milgram made his findings known, the ?teachers? did so to the point where the ?learners? protested that the shocks were becoming painful. This transpired as the level of electricity rose to 120 volts, then to 180 volts, to 300 where the subject demanded release, then to 330, when the learner became silent. (The actor playing the role of the experimenter told the subjects they had to go on, that there was no permanent tissue damage being done to the learners, and that he took ?full responsibility.?) Sixty-five percent of Milgram?s subjects conducted the experiment to the bitter end."
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The Significance of Relative Power Over Absolute Power, 2006.
An explanation as to why an emphasis on relative power in international relations is more important than absolute power.
1,313 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper takes a look at relative power versus absolute power, from both realist and liberal perspectives. The paper uses Canada and China as examples. The paper concludes that it is better for the state to emphasize a realist perspective rather than a liberalist one.
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"States have always been interacting with one another on a systemic level. According to realists, because states are self-interested, they worry about power of which there are two different kinds. Realists value relative power more than absolute power. Absolute power refers to a state's strive towards flourishing economically, and militarily. On the other hand, relative power refers to a state's emphasis on its relationship with other states around it, watching surrounding states and planning accordingly. However, unlike realists, liberals do not value power as highly and look to gains as being more important. Absolute gains follow a non-zero-sum mentality, which means that a state's gains are infinite. One state's gain does not have to be another state's loss as it could be in the case of relative gains. As a result, what is more important for a state to emphasize: a realist's view of power or the liberal view of gains?"
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From Imperialist Power to Super Power, 2002.
An examination of the history of the United States as an imperial power and consideration of the implications of its position now that America is the only country in the world able to lay claim to the term superpower.
1,536 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses the expansion of the American empire from its early days as a nation of farmers through being an imperial power with expanding territories to being the world's only superpower since the collapse of the Former Soviet Union. It evaluates whether it is a good thing for a state to be so powerful and looks at how long America can actually stay in this position in light of today's political world.
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Introduction
Manifest Destiny
Land Acquisition through Conquest and Purchases
Implications of American Imperialism
America's History as an Imperialist Power
America as an Agricultural Country
The Need for Markets
Foreign Markets and American Imperialism
American Hegemony vs. other Imperial Powers
Comparison with the Soviet Union
Comparison with Britain
Negative Implications
America as the World's Only Superpower
America after the Collapse of the USSR
America as a Benign Hegemony
Collapse of Empire
Conclusion
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"America began as a small cluster of colonies clinging to the eastern shore of the great continent of North America. As the country expanded westward, and also northward and southward, a spirit of "manifest destiny" gripped the land as pioneers, patriots and politicians sought to bring under American domination ever greater amounts of territory. Through land purchases such as the Louisiana Purchase, and through conquest, as in the case of the lands acquired as a result of the Mexican War and the Spanish American War, the country grew until it stretched from sea to sea, and from the Rio Grande River in the south, far north to the cold stretches of the Canadian wilderness."
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"State Power Is Male Power": Women And The Welfare State, 2002.
Argues that the welfare state, from a feminist perspective, is a feature of a patriarchal power structure.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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Canada and the United States are in the midst of a period of economic expansion almost unprecedented in history. Integral to this expansion has been the tax and spending cuts of ideologically conservative governments. These governments have removed a great many lazy women and children from the welfare rolls and, through policies such as workfare, made them productive workers in our society. This paper will demonstrate, however, that this process may be seen as very logical when viewed from a feminist perspective. Underlying the conservative arguments about finances and budget is a subtextual debate about power in general and patriarchal power in particular. It will be argued that the welfare state is an integral feature of this patriarchal power structure. As such, the welfare state's focus on the weakest and the most disadvantaged in our society - whether in cutting benefits or controlling behaviour - reflects a continuing interest of patriarchal power structures in dominating the lives of women who are disproportionately represented in those dependent upon the welfare state.
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Australia's National Electricity Market, 2006.
This paper evaluates the microeconomic reforms within the Australian electricity industry.
1,661 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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The paper examines the National Electricity Market (NEM) formed to facilitate the supply of electricity using free market principles. The paper describes the reforms made in the key sectors of the industry and analyzes the effects of such changes on consumers and society as a whole. The paper shows how the microeconomic reforms have helped free up competition, offer more choice to consumers and improved efficiency in distribution and production. The paper notes, however, that privatization of public assets is a contentious issue and has already imposed constraints on supply and resulted in higher prices in Victoria and South Australia. The paper concludes that it would be in the national interest to closely monitor progress with reforms within these states before similar policies are implemented elsewhere.
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"A substantial policy shift in Australia, since the 1980s, has been for microeconomic reforms within key industries, to offer greater efficiency in economy and decrease red tape, lowering barriers to entry for competitors in the hope of creating a pure free market. Thus since the 1990s focus has moved to the electricity industry, to further reforms made in other sectors in the economy. Electricity is an essential commodity, vital for sustained growth and development throughout the whole economy. The electrical industry is also an industry traditionally dominated by the states, which fostered their own - often inefficient - public utilities, which were in charge of generation, distribution and retail, often with little or no private competition."
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Energy Staffing Industry, 2002.
Discusses the uniqueness of the staffing industry that supports the energy service industry.
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Discusses the uniqueness of the staffing industry that supports the energy service industry. The need for specialists in the energy industry. Background of the industry. Electric utilities. Impact of regulations, technology, competition. Makeup of the energy staffing industry. Benefits of outside agency to recruit and staff. Services provided. Profiles of staffing companies.
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"Introduction
Recruiting, hiring, training, evaluating and promoting or dismissing employees is one of the most critical functions that a company performs. If an organization does not have the right people with the right knowledge available at the right time, it is at a considerable disadvantage in the marketplace. Some positions are easier to fill than others because there are numerous individuals who possess the right skills and talents to perform the job tasks. Other positions require specialized knowledge and skills that may result in higher salaries, and almost certainly results in longer recruitment times. The energy services industry is a highly specialized industry, and the professionals who work in that industry are themselves highly specialized. This research considers the staffing industry that supports the ..."
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Renewable Energy and Electricity, 2006.
A look at the options for renewable energy and electricity.
1,763 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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In this paper the author examines the sources available to create power and electricity. He looks at how technology is used to take advantage of the forces of nature available. The paper highlights how up until recently only the power created by falling water has been explored and used successfully in a number of applications. Sun, wind, waves, rivers, tides and the heat from radioactive decay in the earth's core are all looked at as being renew ables, in other words they give continuous sources. The paper concludes with a look at all of the environmental aspects of using these renewable sources, the arguments for and against each one including the aesthetic issues that arise. Introduction Solar Energy Wind Energy Rivers Geothermal Relating Renewable to Base-Load Electricity Demand Environmental Aspects
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"The main role of solar energy in the future will be that of direct heating. Much of our energy need is for heat below 60oC - e.g. in hot water systems. A lot more, particularly in industry, is for heat in the range 60 - 110oC. [2] Together these may account for a significant proportion of primary energy use in industrialized nations. The first need is readily supplied by solar power much of the time in some places and the second application commercially is probably not far off."
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