...countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ← Governed by a parliamentary system with its seat of government in London, but with three devolved national administrations in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. ← The Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man are Crown Dependencies and not part of the UK. ← The UK has fourteen overseas territories, all remnants of the British Empire, which at its height in 1922 encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface, the largest empire in history. ← British influence - in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies. General information ← The UK is a developed country, with the world's sixth largest economy by nominal GDP and the seventh largest by purchasing power parity. ← Was the world's first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries. ← Two world wars and the decline of its empire in the latter half of the 20th century diminished...
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...Collateral Book: Exam Questions 1. A. Fred Rosen is a former columnist for the Arts and Leisure Section of The New York Times. He is the son of a Polish immigrant-clothing buyer. Rosen is originally from Brooklyn and is Jewish. Rosen is a known true crime author in the United States. His wife and daughter (who is seven) now currently reside with him in New York, New York. B. Rosen teaches criminal justice and film at Ulster County Community college. Mr. Rosen author attended the University of Southern California film school. He then moved back to New York and found work as a technical writer, specializing in photography where he met his wife. He edited Studio Photography magazine and wrote a photography column for the New York Times. This led to an eight-year job as a journalism professor at Hofstra University. C. Fred Rosen is the winner of Library Journal’s Best Reference Source 2005 award for The Historical Atlas of American Crime. His published works in the genre include the true crime classic, Lobster Boy. In that case it was Mr. Rosen’s detective work that led to the conviction of the killer. This proves Rosen’s competence to write a book about historical murders as his evidence helped solve the case. Rosen has a lot of experience writing about true crime having published over twelve books on the subject of true crime. 2. A. Fred Rosen has published thirteen or fourteen books related to criminal justice some include: There But For the Grace: Survivors of the...
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...Core Assessment Project Corinna Sullwold |Religion Name |Cult of Pharaoh - Ancient |Mayan/Aztec - Ancient | |Origins of the religion: |Between 10000 and 7000 BCE a group of ancient Egyptians settled in the Nile Valley. |Mayan religion was founded c.250AD which is the rise of the Mayan civilization | |It's Founder, dates, Key Figures, Historical |7000 – 3000 BCD the people became organized into separate villages. After 3000 BCE |(http://www.religionfacts.com/mayan-religion) | |Development, Cosmogony (creation stories), |hieroglyphics were developed after the independent villages become united under one |Aztec formed between the 12th and 15th centuries AD. | |Myths |kingdom. They were then ruled by one imperial Pharaoh. |(http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-timeline.html) | | | |Religion for both cultures was a central part of their daily lives. They prayed and | |HOW THE RELIGION STARTED … ...
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...1042-2587 © 2008 by Baylor University E T&P Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies: Where Are We Today and Where Should the Research Go in the Future Garry D. Bruton David Ahlstrom Krzysztof Obloj Emerging economies are characterized by an increasing market orientation and an expanding economic foundation. The success of many of these economies is such that they are rapidly becoming major economic forces in the world. Entrepreneurship plays a key role in this economic development. Yet to date, little is known about entrepreneurship in emerging economies. This introductory article to the special issue on entrepreneurship in emerging economies examines the literature that exists to date in this important domain. It then reviews the research that was generated as part of this special issue on this topic. The article concludes with a discussion of the critical future research needs in this area. Introduction The quantity and quality of entrepreneurship research has increased dramatically over the last 15 years. Today, entrepreneurship research is some of the most widely cited in the management discipline, with leading journals dedicated to its study and well-recognized conferences supporting its development. The methods employed and the theory foundations used in entrepreneurship today are consistent with mainstream management research. However, entrepreneurship research can still be critiqued as almost exclusively focused on North American and European research sites...
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...Purpose Entities (SPE’s) to hide financial debt. In other instances, people point toward Enron’s mismanagement of risk and overextension of capital resources, coupled with the stark philosophical differences in management that existed between company leaders, as the primary reasons why the company went bankrupt. Yet, despite these various analyses of why things went wrong, the story of Enron’s rise and fall continues to mystify the general public as well as generate continued interest in what actually happened. The broad purpose of this paper is to investigate the Enron scandal from variety perspectives. The paper begins with a narrative of the rise and fall of Enron as the seventh largest company in the United States and the sixth largest energy company in the world. The narrative examines the historical, economic, and political conditions that helped Enron to grow into one of the world’s dominant corporation’s in the natural gas, electricity, paper and pulp, and communications markets. Upon providing the substantive...
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...Subject: Microeconomics "Stock exchange in Germany and Poland" Content 1 Introduction 2 Stock exchange and corporate capital needs 3 Regulation of the stock market in Germany and Poland 4 Stocks and Bonds 4.1 Stocks 4.2 Bonds 4.3 Corporate choice between stocks and bonds 5 Share Market Value 6 The History of the Stock exchange in Germany from Frankfurt 7 The History of Stock Exchange in Poland 8 The Frankfurt Stock Exchange 9 The Warsaw Stock Exchange 10 The DAX at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange 11 The WIG on the Warsaw Stock Exchange 12 Stock market indexes compared 13 Conclusion 14 References 1 Introduction “Stock exchanges deal with a number of financial instruments such as stocks, bonds and equities. Both corporate and government bonds are traded in stock exchanges. Every day, stocks are exchanged and traded in numerous international stock exchanges around the world. Stock Exchanges are open markets that trade financial assets. So, the main function is to ease the transactions for buying and selling of securities. Stock exchanges also serve as a source of capital formation for listed companies. Whether associated with a company or acting as an individual, a stock exchange is the place where stocks are bought and sold. The actual trading of stocks takes place through mediators such as financial advisors, brokerage houses, and stockbrokers. There are a number of major stock exchanges around...
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...Final Paper ACC 305: Intermediate Accounting I The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) was established in 1973 in order to create and develop standards of financial accounting and reporting for the general use of the public and, in particular, users of financial information including auditors, creditors and investors. This financial information is standardized for greater clarity for the guidance and education of users (FASB org, 2009a). The primary purpose of FASB as a private and non-profit organization is to develop Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in the United States. The FASB sets-up accounting standards for public companies in the U.S. under the mandate of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Hence, the FASB oversees the financial security; stability and overall well-being of the U.S. economy in its role of ensuring the standardization and credibility of financial information that are made available to the public. The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) that was established in 1972 as an independent and private sector organization (FAF, 2009) handle the general oversight, administration and finances of the FASB. The FASB is composed of seven full time board members that have extensive knowledge and experience in accounting, finance and business, as well as ethical concern that public interests are well represented in matters pertaining to financial accounting and reporting. The board members are chosen from diverse backgrounds in...
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...An Economic Comparison of Japan 日本国 And South Korea 대한민국 Introduction South Korea and Japan have had a close relationship from ancient history to the present day. Because of this reason, their economic growth and development have similarities and disparate differences. This paper will discuss some of the two countries’ major characteristics including geographic, social, and political characteristics and look at their histories and economies. Another reason that it is natural to compare them is their economic growth has mirrored one another. Both emerged from a war with its economy devastated and its infrastructure in ruins. Both countries changed with the economic climate of the time and took advantage of foreign investment in order to rebuild. Finally, both countries used their strengths to develop their economies to the point that they are world leaders in their field. Finally, both counties enjoy close political and economic relations with the United States, with each country being among our Top 10 largest trading partners. We have been a good friend to both, which has helped to stabilize relations in the regions between the two. Brief History (Since World War 2) The Korean Peninsula was occupied by Japanese forces for 35 years, from 1910 until the end of WW2 in 1945. Due to existing agreements, Japanese forces in Northern Korea surrendered to the Soviets and those in South Korea to the United States. The Korean War (1950-1953) was an attempt...
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...BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND CONCEPTS Section 1: Business Structure 1. The uniform law, issued in 1984 by the Committee on Corporate Laws of the American Bar Association, that regulates the formation, operation, and termination of corporations is A. The Model Business Corporation Act B. The Uniform Commercial Code C. The Revised Model Business Commercial Code D. The Standard Incorporation Act 2. Which of the following statements is true? A. The exchange of stock for services rendered is not a taxable transaction. B. The repeal of Sec. 351 would result in more existing businesses being incorporated. C. Section 351 was enacted to allow taxpayers to incorporate without incurring adverse tax consequences. D. Section 351 is an example of a negative aspect of the corporate form of business organization. 3. Which of the following statements is true? A. Formation of a partnership requires legal documentation. B. An individual engaged in the active conduct of a business must elect not to be taxed as a partnership. C. If two people (or business entities) work together to carry on any business or financial operation with the intention of making a profit and sharing that profit as co-owners, a partnership exists for federal income tax purposes. D. The partnership form of business creates double-taxation because individual partners are taxed, and the partnership is also taxed as a separate legal entity. Want to download the Final Exam answers..?? Click ACC 497 Final Exam ...
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...years. Between 1985 and 2000, the country’s telephone penetration rate rose by 540 per cent. Equally importantly, privatization and liberalization of the sector in the 1980s ushered in an era of regulatory reforms and competition in the sector. The market structure as well as the regulatory framework and institutions for the telecommunications sector continue to evolve. The real challenge lies in what to do after that – putting in place adequate regulatory framework and institutions that will ensure industry growth as well as protect consumer welfare. The on-going micro-regulatory reforms in the sector seek to fine-tune the regulatory mechanisms in the sector. This paper reviews the recent history and development of the telecommunications sector in Malaysia. Section 2 provides a brief historical account of the sector and the current structure of the sector. This is followed by a discussion on regulatory reforms in Section 3. Section 4 examines the impact of reforms in the telecommunications sector. Section 5 concludes by discussing the future policy agenda for the sector. 2. EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 2.1. Physical Expansion The infrastructure sector plays a key role in Malaysia’s economic growth and development. The sector’s share of development expenditure in the various five-years plans implemented since 1966 has fallen in the range between 18 per cent to as high as 34 per cent (Lee, 2000). This emphasis on infrastructure development notwithstanding...
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...African Archaeological Review, Vol 15, No. 3, 1998 A Review of Swahili Archaeology Felix A. Chami1 The Swahili people have been viewed as of Persian/Arabic or Cushitic-speaking origin. Scholars have used historical and archaeological data to support this hypothesis. However, linguistic and recent archaeological data suggest that the Swahili culture had its origin in the early first centuries AD. It was the early farming people who settled on the coast in the last centuries BC who first adopted iron technology and sailing techniques and founded the coastal settlements. The culture of the iron-using people spread to the rest of the coast of East Africa, its center changing from one place to another. Involvement in transoceanic trade from the early centuries AD contributed to the prosperity of the coastal communities as evidenced by coastal monuments. More than 1500 years of cultural continuity was offset by the arrival of European and Arab colonizers in the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries AD. Le peuple Swahili a souvent ete considere comme un peuple dont la langue avait pour origine le Perse/Arabe ou le Cushite. Les chercheurs ont utilise des donees historiques et archeologiques afin de supporter cette hypothese. Cependant I'etude linguistique de cette langue, ainsi que de nouvelles decouvertes archeologiques suggerent que la culture Swahili trouve son origine au debut de l'ere chretienne. Ils furent les premiers fermiers a s'installer le long du littoral, fondant des...
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...Running Head: QUALITY OF FOOD PACKAGING: ENHANCING HORMEL’S FRESH DELI PACKAGING METHODS Quality of Food Packaging: Enhancing Hormel’s Fresh Deli Packaging Methods Pierre A Daoud psdaoud@gmail.com 480-241-9480 Keller Graduate School of Management Author Note This project paper was prepared for GM 588, Section E, taught by Professor Russell Roberson, Ph. D. February 2012 The Hormel Foods Corporation, currently a Fortune 500 company, has a history of American authenticity. It all began when George Albert Hormel opened a butcher shop in Austin, MN back in 1887. The key historical points in time, as explained by About Hormel Foods (2012) are presented as follows: in 1891 George Hormel established the company as Geo A Hormel and Co in Austin, MN. In 1913 the company expanded to Chicago and then in 1916 to Dallas, and then to Atlanta in 1918. 1926 marked the development of the first canned ham. George’s son Jay became acting president and took over day-to-day operations in 1927 after his father had retired. In 1937 a new innovative product called Spam was introduced into the markets for the first time. In the 1970s and 1980s, manufacturing plants were growing rapidly. A new plant equivalent to 23 football fields opened its doors in 1982, this facility comprised state of the art technology in processing foods. An important marker was in 1986 when Geo A Hormel acquired...
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...Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan, Public Policy Review, Vol.8, No.1, June 2012 45 Public Sector Accounting - An Interdisciplinary Field Involving Accounting, Economics, and Jurisprudence 1 Ryosuke Tao Research Fellow, Institute of Administrative Management Abstract Public sector accounting has recently been improved. Currently, there are requirements to disclose stock information in addition to the flow information presented in budget statements or accounts statements. Public sectors have prepared and disclosed their financial statements (including balance sheets and income statements) based on business accounting approaches. Moreover, as a matter of policy, the government tends to prepare and disclose cost information along with the financial statements for the individual ministries and governmental agencies. The objectives of clarifying the fiscal conditions in a state through the preparation and disclosure of financial statements are to fulfill the state’s accountability to its citizenry and market participants and to optimize and enhance the efficiency of its fiscal activities. Most importantly, the improved information should contribute to democratic decisions on public finance. A perspective different from the business accounting is that public sector accounting places more emphasis on inter-generational fairness. With respect to the inter-generational benefits and burdens, however, various factors must be considered, and the differences between...
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...Tesla Motor’s Strategy Analysis Miguel A. Colmenares D. mcolmen@knights.ucf.edu Cellular 321 536 1593 ABSTRACT This paper work has been done with the intention of doing a review and analysis of the strategies that have been followed by the car company Tesla, from its beginnings to the present day. The main objective is to analyze how these strategies have driven the success so far has reached the mentioned company in a highly competitive market like the automotive market. Initially it is covering a historical remembrance of the automotive industry and how different companies competing in this market have achieved success at different times with different strategies. Following is a brief historical review of Tesla, with the intention to place it within the context of the automotive industry. Finally, is investigated Tesla’s strategies used from its birth until now, analyzing which have been the key to success for an small company could enter the automotive market and successfully compete, knowing that it is a market dominated by giants companies and recognized brands, and with a long tradition in the industry. Key Words: Tesla Motors, Electric Autos, Automotive Industry, Automotive Strategy. Contents 1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………... 2. Methodology……………………………………………………………………… 3. Discussion………………………………………………………………………… 3.1. Automotive Industry’s Brief History and Strategies………………………….. 3.2. Modern Automotive Industry Strategies………………………………………. ...
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... BERNATH LECTURE The New International History of the Cold War: Three (Possible) Paradigms* The Cold War is not what it once was. Not only has the conflict itself been written about in the past tense for more than a decade, but historians’ certainties about the character of the conflict have also begun to blur. The concerns brought on by trends of the past decade – such trifles as globalization, weapons proliferation, and ethnic warfare – have made even old strategy buffs question the degree to which the Cold War ought to be put at the center of the history of the late twentieth century. In this article I will try to show how some people within our field are attempting to meet such queries by reconceptualizing the Cold War as part of contemporary international history. My emphasis will be on issues connecting the Cold War – defined as a political conflict between two power blocs – and some areas of investigation that in my opinion hold much promise for reformulating our views of that conflict, blithely summed up as ideology, technology, and the Third World. I have called this lecture “Three (Possible) Paradigms” not just to avoid making too presumptuous an impression on the audience but also to indicate that my use of the term “paradigm” is slightly different from the one most people have taken over from Thomas Kuhn’s work on scientific revolutions. In the history of science, a paradigm has come to mean a comprehensive explanation, a kind of scientific “level”...
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