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Transnational Social Movements And The Campaign Against Nike
2,410 words"Using the case of the anti-Nike sweatshop labour campaign, discuss the basis, the process and the problems faced by new transnational social movement coalitions. " In an increasingly globalized world Transnational Corporations (TNCs) have acquired unprecedented levels of power and autonomy. Spurred on by neo-liberal economic ideology, deregulation of markets and increasing international flows of capital, TNCs are relocating manufacturing to countries where labour costs are cheapest as a means o...
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Transnational Social Movements And The Campaign Against Nike
2,462 words... es (1997, cited by Bullert, 2000). Economic development in post-modern societies provides a relative level of affluence and security so young people focus increasingly on the meaning and purpose of life, self-expression, and subjective well-being. Issues are being championed on the basis of personal identity politics rather than on broader political party affiliations or fixed alliances. The direct challenging of elites is a style of political activity that fits well with a post-materialist ...
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September 11 2001 E Mail
1,193 wordsPresentation of the Issue Governments employ spyware to track potential criminals and suspected terrorists, specifically Osama bin Laden and Al Qaida after the event of September 11, 2001 at New York and the Pentagon. It can happen however that these suspected criminals turn out to be innocent civilians. If this turns out to be the case, the government will have been invading certain individuals privacy for a little or no reason. Government officials monitor civilians at work and at home without...
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Studies Have Shown Organizational Behavior
1,732 wordsWe have discussed the implementation of organizational behavior principles in the company for quite some time. Some feel that there is no need to add these principles to the agenda, "that employee benefits are unrelated to both worker performance and perceived organizational support" (Lambert, 2000, p. 801). The Board requested that we investigate these principles before adding them. The results of that investigation follow. The core of any organization is its personnel and our success depends o...
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The Effective Leadership Of Self Managing Work Teams
1,534 wordsThe main topic of my chosen article is regarding about 'The Effective Leadership of Self-managing Work Teams'. This topic is presented on the week 8 and 10 in our unit guide with the title 'Individuals and Groups' and "Leadership." In the textbook this topic is presented in the chapter 14 and chapter 16 which come from part 5 'Leading'. Referring to the article, the main arguments presented by the authors is that external leader behaviors do support to the self-managing work team success. Their ...
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Long Term Debt Earnings Per Share
1,151 words... capital, earnings is defined as net income adjusted to reflect the impact of the elimination of the amortization of intangibles for all years and excluding the after-tax effect of incremental expenses to explore the possible sale of the Corporation in 2002, the after-tax effect of the business realignment initiatives in 2002 and 2001, the after-tax gains on the sale of the Luden's throat drops business in 2001, the sale of corporate aircraft in 2000, and the sale of the pasta business in 199...
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Gross Domestic Product Fourth Quarter
1,371 words... items that were looking for work could not find it and would remain unemployed for the year. Although this seems like a large number, judging by the previous totals it appears to be more average than anything else. This percentage is that of the labor force, not that of the entire population. The labor force is that of the employed, and those considered unemployed by definition, so to not be confused the unemployment rate is not that of the entire population of the United States. It can be s...
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Net Profit Margin Earnings Per Share
2,003 wordsThis paper researches two multinational corporations that are leaders in global car industry: Toyota Motor Corporation and Ford Corporation. Both companies will be analyzed in terms of their historical development, strategies used to acquire leadership positions, contributions to development of global and domestic markets, perspectives for future development. Car Industry Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Motor Corporation was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda who was born in 1894. According to Toyota's ...
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Pope John Paul Ii U S Government
1,770 wordsI. The conflict between the East and the West. II. The Second Gulf War. 1. Terrorism is the problem of the century: a. Christianity and Islam world; b. the beginning of the War on Terror. 2. Causes of the Iraq War: a. proponents and opponents points of view; b. Iraq's disarmament; c. when diplomacy has railed. 3. After-effects of the war: a. an attempt to establish a democratic state; b. the real aim of the war; c. great losses; d. opposition to the war across the world. III. The end of the war:...
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Celestial Bodies General Assembly
1,370 wordsWhy Pluto Is Not a Planet? According to the 26 th General Assembly for the International Astronomical Union, Pluto is no longer a planet. More than 2, 500 astronomers, who took part in 7 Symposia, 17 Joint Discussions, and 7 Special Sessions adopted new definition of a planet. From now on, Resolution 5 A defines the planet as a celestial body that: Is in orbit around the Sun; Has enough mass for its self-gravity to overcome the rigid body forces to assume a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round)...
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Home From School Comic Strips
1,937 wordsPersepolis Eastern elegance and Western contrast these are the most amazing elements of nostalgic autobiography created by Marjane Satrapi in the form of graphic memoir. Although the readers have got used to traditional styles in literature, and have skepticism about comics and animation style, when these styles are applied to an extremely serious theme, such as revolutionary and war-torn Iran, Marjane Satrapi managed to convince the readers in seriousness of her graphic novel that creates an am...
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Jesus Of Nazareth Son Of God
1,690 wordsJesus and Mohammed Mohammed ibn Abd Allah, also known as Mahomet or Muhammed, is known as the founder of Islam. Mohammed is regarded by Muslims as the prophet of God (Allah) and the last messenger. Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, is the founder of Christianity and is regarded by Christians as the central figure in Christianity. The paper examines, compares and contrasts the lives of these important figures, Mohammed ibn Abd Allah and Jesus of Nazareth, correspondingly, in relation to each respective r...
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Running Head Microbiology 100 Module 5
1,131 wordsRunning head: MICROBIOLOGY 100 MODULE 5 Microbiology 100 Module 5 July 29, 2009 Microbiology 100 Module 5 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is the respiratory disease caused by the SARS-associated coronavirus SARS-CoV, however, there are assumptions that other infectious agents can have a role in some cases of SARS viral infection (Peiris, Yuen, & Osterhaus, 2003). There are few major characteristics of SARS which account for its spread and the severity: infectivity (the ability of the vi...
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Rebuilding A Financial Institution In Iraq
765 wordsRebuilding a Financial Institution in Iraq As the military actions for Iraq concluded, a new fight began over the best way to rebuild the Iraqi financial sector. On the one side are those who consider that, by establishing appropriate institutions and rules, the Iraqis will be able to rebuild their own financial sector without an extended period of outside oversight and massive financial help. Another side sees the need of considerable infusions of foreign assistance and technical support over a...
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Ny Times Market Share
683 wordsMike Zafirovski, known as Mike Z joined Motorola team in June 2000 as the chief of the largest Motorola segment - the Personal Communications Sector (wireless handsets, related software and consumer two-way radio as well as personal messaging and paging devices). In the two years he lead the sector, Motorola's handset business improved its positions on the market, became profitable again and introduced a new global marketing campaign. In 2003, Motorola saw the first increase of demand in three y...
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Economic Activity Computer Software
763 wordsGOVERNMENT The years 2000 - 2003 was the years of growth for Ukrainian economy. The development of Ukrainian legislation are raised. Now we try analyzed some laws, decrees and other legislation documents were passed during the years 2000 - 2003. The year 2000. The Law of Ukraine On Distribution of Copies of Audiovisual Works, Phonograms Video grams, Computer Software, Databases Date of Entry into Force: April 26, 2000 This Law determines labeling with control stamp of packaging of copies of audi...
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Sarbanes Oxley Act Code Of Ethics
2,338 words... have the incentive to free ride. So, from whence the motive for participation? Buchanan's answer was: Ethics. "[Becoming informed about, and participating in the discussion of, constitutional rules may require the presence of some ethical precept that transcends rational interest for the individual" (p. 155), an "ethic of constitutional citizenship" (Buchanan 156). This raises the obvious question: In a world of methodological individualism, utility maximization, and rational choice, where d...
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Los Angeles Times Wall Street Journal
1,838 words... sell NT servers using Intel chips, it is heavily promoting the fact that NT also runs on machines built with its own Alpha microprocessor. (Manes, 2003). Other computer companies are working hard to oppose Microsoft. "All major computer industry participants other than Digital and Compaq view Microsoft as a threat, " wrote Marc Schulman in a recent essay, published by Boston's Patricia Seybold Group, that examined the company's dominance. What follows is a look at the stop-Microsoft strategi...
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War On Iraq Weapons Of Mass Destruction
2,147 wordsWar on Iraq War on Iraq With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the US inherited new political and economic opportunities as the worlds last superpower. Hence, public anxiety about the potential threat of world nuclear war has abated, but the US has inexorably been drawn into conflicts that threaten the long-term stability of regions strategic to its own interests. Thus, American forces led an international effort to repulse Iraq's occupation of Kuwait in 1991, and Nato's campaign against Yugosla...
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Work Outsourcing New Incentives
951 wordsWork Outsourcing: New Incentives Outsourcing of Work It is a matter of fact that many companies nowadays are outsourcing and continue to outsource work in other countries. It is the evidence that outsourcing is successful, because it increases the quality of product and lower costs. There is a suggestion that outsourcing is is a form of technological innovation analogous to machines on a car assembly line. There are many positive moments concerning outsourcing. Firstly it is necessary to define ...
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