-
Board Of Directors Motor Corporation
475 words"The company's main competitors in cars and trucks in the United States and Canada are the Ford Motor Company, DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Toyota Corporation, Nissan Motor Corporation, Ltd. , Honda Motor Company, Ltd. , Mazda Motor Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Volkswagen A. G. , Hyundai Motor Company, Ltd. , Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), Volvo AB, and Kia Motors Corporation. " (web) John Smith, Jr. , has been the overseer of GM's operations since he came to the company in Ja...
Free research essays on topics related to: corporation, general motors, motor company, motor corporation, board of directors -
The Economy During Election 2000
753 wordsThe General State of the United States Economy There are various reasons for the result of the recent stock market tumble. There is not just one direct cause, for instance, the recent presidential election. It is a result of both the 2000 election and simply just a natural course of events that generally approaches once prosperity reaches a certain level. Whether or not this tumble will make a recovery, we really dont know? Because of this, the word recession has been booming around news station...
Free research essays on topics related to: stock market, federal reserve, recession, manufacturing sector, interest rates -
Thoreau Demonstrated Individualism Individualism Is The Idea Students
470 wordsIn the play, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, Thoreau examines several different ways in which individuals interact with society. One of them is individualism. Individualism is the idea that all values people hold, rights they have, and duties to be performed should originate from or within an individual. Of greater importance is the idea that individualism is based on altruism, rather than egoism. Altruism is the performance of acts that are motivated by sel...
Free research essays on topics related to: chairman, committee, ball, individualism, thoreau -
Jimmy Carter James Earl
585 wordsJimmy Carter formally known as James Earl Carter, Jr. was born on October 1, 1924 and was the oldest of four children. He was born in a small farming town of Plains, Georgia and grew up in the nearby community if Archery. Jimmy's father, James Earl Carter, Sr. , was a peanut farmer and a storekeeper while his mother, Lillian Gordy, was a registered nurse. Jimmy Carter worked on the farm but as a boy dreamed of attending the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland because his uncle in the Unit...
Free research essays on topics related to: democratic national, carter, jimmy carter, georgia, james earl -
Technological Advancements Hewlett Packard
996 wordsThree of the most influential factors in home PC ownership were education, income, and children in the household. Consumers are becoming more computer and component literate. Companies are investing large amounts of money into network developments. The low unemployment rate allows more people the opportunity to purchase novelty items. Top five computer companies in 1999 ranking according to market share: Compaq (19. 1 %), Dell (10. 3 %), Packard Bell NEC (8. 2 %), IBM (8. 0 %), Hewlett-Packard (...
Free research essays on topics related to: market leader, technological advancements, computer companies, vice presidents, hewlett packard -
Native Americans Tribe Members
1,136 wordsThe current use of gaming as an alternative form of making money on reservations may have negative effects on tribal communities. For instance, many who oppose gaming say that casinos are also a factor with crime. In addition, the issue of gaming itself is an occasional source of conflict among tribe members, conflict that in the past has erupted into violence between other people. This conflict involves concern over the impact gaming might have upon Indians. Some people are worried that the Ind...
Free research essays on topics related to: tribe members, native americans, crime rates, gaming, north carolina -
Chinese Communist Party Prime Minister
1,055 wordsLeader and leading theorist of the Chinese communist revolution, born in the village of Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China, the son of a farmer. He graduated from Changsha teachers' training college, then worked at Beijing University, where he was influenced by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao. He took a leading part in the May Fourth Movement, becoming a Marxist and a founding member of the Chinese Communist Party (1921). During the first united front with the Guomindang (Nationalist Party), he concentrat...
Free research essays on topics related to: prime minister, indian congress, chinese communist party, great leap, elected president -
Boris Yeltsin Russian Federation
483 wordsYeltsin's journey to the top has been hard-fought and worthwhile. It started in 1961, when he joined the CPSU. In 1985 - 86, he was secretary of CPSU. Also, in 1985 - 87, he became first Deputy Chairman State Construction Committee. In 1989, he became minister in cabinet of the USSR. In 1990, he was chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, President of the Russian Federation, and he was elected Executive President of Russia. In 1991, Yeltsin was inaugurated. Yeltsin's current office is Presi...
Free research essays on topics related to: reforms, boris yeltsin, russian federation, yeltsin, boris -
John Quincy Adams House Of Representatives
1,381 wordsThe author believes that John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States of America, is not only a major political figure in the forming of the United States as we now know it, but also a just and moral Christian man. John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767, in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. He was the second of four children -- a girl and three boys. From infancy John saw history being made. Often he was taken to Boston Common to see the hated British soldiers parade. He...
Free research essays on topics related to: president of the united states, andrew jackson, house of representatives, john quincy adams, democratic republican -
Chief Executive Officer Los Angeles
832 wordsThe Marciano brothers were the founders of Guess Incorporated. They grew up in the South of France, a region which created a passionate understanding of French design and the essence of style. The Marciano's combined their European sensibilities with a love fof classic American trading and created Guess? Inc. During the 1970 s fashion had no direction, it was a time when people did not like to wear denim, they thought it was outdated and they thought of jeans as a fashion statement. Well the Mar...
Free research essays on topics related to: guess, raise money, brothers, chief executive officer, los angeles -
Public And Private Environmental Movement
889 wordsAt 87, David Brower, fighter for American environmentalism, isn't ready to hang up his gloves and wish the Earth well. Director of the Sierra Club from 1952 - 1969 and founder of three internationally recognized environmental groups; Brower is still up and about, manning the frontlines of the environmental movement. A combat veteran and three-time Nobel nominee, the soft-spoken activist recently turned his attention from single-issue advocacy to broader coalitions: Last October, he announced the...
Free research essays on topics related to: public and private, land management, role model, environmental movement, sierra club -
Hoover World Worked
386 wordsHerbert Clark Hoover was born at West Branch, Iowa, on Aug. 10, 1874, the first president to be born west of the Mississippi. A Stanford graduate, he worked from 1895 to 1913 as a mining engineer and consultant throughout the world. In 1899, he married Lou Henry, his Stanford sweetheart, and they went to China, where he worked for a private corporation as China's leading engineer. In June 1900 the Boxer Rebellion caught the Hoovers in Tientsin. For almost a month the settlement was under heavy f...
Free research essays on topics related to: corporation, relief, served, commission, hoover -
Secretary Of State Colin Powell
306 wordsColin Powell was sworn in on January 20, 2001 as the 65 th Secretary of State. Before he was nominated he was the chairman of Americas Promise- The Alliance for Youth. Americas Promise is a non profit youth organization to help build character and competence. Colin Powell was a professional Soldier for 35 years. During that time he held a myriad command and staff positions and his rank heightened to a four star General. The last assignment he ever did was as the 12 th Chairman of the Joint Chief...
Free research essays on topics related to: colin powell, secretary of state, medal, secretary, powell -
Sarbanes Oxley Act Ethical Conduct
1,223 wordsRunning Head: Ethical Conduct Ethical Conduct (Authors Name) (Institution Name) Code of Ethical Conduct: Introduction In the present day environments, activities related to business organizations are under more scrutiny then ever before by the government regulatory authorities, clients, shareholders and the general public. Therefore, the ethical conduct of business managers and their employees have become more important in the wake of large-scale business scandals that have rocked the confidence...
Free research essays on topics related to: sarbanes oxley act, ethical codes, accessed april, ethical conduct, ethical standards -
Nobel Peace Prize Gold Medal
880 wordsElie Wiesel's statement, " to remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all" stands as a summary of his views on life and serves as the driving force of his work. Wiesel is the author of 36 works dealing with Judaism, the Holocaust, and the moral responsibility of all people to fight hatred, racism and genocide. Born September 30, 1928, Eliezer Wiesel led a life representative of many Jewish children. Growing up in a small village in Romania, his world revolved around family...
Free research essays on topics related to: nobel peace prize, holocaust, seven times, gold medal, wiesel -
Performance Goals Common Stock
411 wordsExecutive Executive Compensation Executive Compensation Executive compensation should be pay for performance. The direct link between pay and the company s profitability is an important factor. It can either motivate an executive to work harder for the company or to work against the company. Borders Group has established a Compensation Committee, comprised of two independent, non-employee members of the Board of Directors without interlocking relationships. This committee ensures that executive ...
Free research essays on topics related to: borders, performance goals, common stock, executive, compensation -
Foreign Policy White House
362 words3 - 13 - 2000 5 th Extraneous Influences Brian Pedersen 3 - 13 - 2000 5 th Period Berger Saw No Extraneous Influences On Foreign Policy Summary National Security Advisor Sandy Berger testified today that he saw no evidence of extraneous influences on the Clinton Administrations foreign policy, despite visits to the White House by some questionable characters with overseas interests. Berger, in testimony before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, said there was no clear policy last year fo...
Free research essays on topics related to: foreign policy, berger, white house, national security, influences -
U S S End Of The War
1,104 wordsGEORGE BUSH The votes were in; the election was over. On the 20 th of January 1989, Republican George Herbert Walker Bush became the forty-first president of the United States. After serving two previous terms as Ronald Reagan's Vice President, he defeated Governor of Massachusetts Michael S. Dukakis to earn his new title. Bush had become President at a time when many Americans were uncertain about their countrys future. The federal government was intensely in debt due to prior years of budget d...
Free research essays on topics related to: george bush, jimmy carter, u s s, ronald reagan, end of the war -
Howard Schultz United Airlines
491 words10 / 11 / 01 Starbucks Gun Control Warren Cooksey 10 / 11 / 01 Starbucks Coffee Given the evaluation, Starbucks appears to be pursuing its goals aggressively. The company has taken on the globe in such markets as Asia and Japan. Starbucks is even opening stores in Italy, where chairman Howard Schultz first copied his idea for the coffeehouse experience. Aside from global presence, the company also reaches its customers through several channels of distribution such as United Airlines, Nordstrom, ...
Free research essays on topics related to: coffee, starbucks, united airlines, howard schultz, real estate -
Reduce The Amount Ozone Layer
1,136 wordsOzone derives from the greek word open which means to smell. It was first discovered in 1839 by Christian Friedrich Schonbein who noticed it because of its distinctive acrid smell. He discovered this at the University of Basel in Switzerland. Ozone is merely oxygen, but not the type we breath. Ozone, O 3 has three compounds while oxygen has only two. Ozone is reac- tive, meaning it does not stay still, and wants to go back to its original state, with two compounds, O 2. This is why ozone is harm...
Free research essays on topics related to: ozone layer, air pollution, reduce the amount, oxygen molecules, hundred fifty
Customer center
