Walmart Slide1 Welcome to our presentation, our topic is Walmart, I will present the pro arguments for Walmart and Cherrif will present the arguments against Walmart. Slide 2 First of all I want to say some basic facts about walmart. Sam Walton created walmart in the year 1962 and he opened the first walmart in the same year in 1962 in Arkansas. Today we can say walmart has more than 9000 stores worldwide and its spread over 15 countries. Think about it for a second Sam Walton created walmart
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I selected General Electric (GE), because I work in medical capital equipment field where I compete against GE in their Healthcare sector. GE is consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading corporations. GE provides capital, expertise and infrastructure for a global economy. GE Capital provided billions in financing, so businesses could build and grow their operations and consumers could build their financial futures. GE build appliances, lighting, power systems and other products that help
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Homes for the homeless The U.S. Government defines affordable housing as housing that consumes 30 percent or less of a household's income. Using that definition, millions of people in the United States do not have affordable housing; that number is presently growing .In this day in age there should be affordable housing for the less fortunate. The purpose of the suite of Make Home is to bolster a damaged and fragile economy by helping families who have difficulty making mortgage payments as
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frightened. Undoubtedly, these words describe just a handful of emotions experienced by the victims of Hurricane Katrina during and in the days following its horrific landfall on the cities of Louisiana, Mississippi, and their neighboring states. Although not often viewed as such, authorities in positions slated to respond to the disastrous effects Katrina were a second type of victim of the hurricane. They were victims in authoritative positions who experienced the same feelings of dread and fear
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9 RUNNING HEAD: LEADERSHIP FAILURES DURING KATRINA Leadership Failures of Hurricane Katrina Mark L. Perkins Webster University MNGT 6000 Professor Lee Trovas February27th2014 Abstract Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent history, not only because of the severity of the storm, which couldn’t be prevented, but
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Representatives of local chapters nominate members of the local boards of governors. * Facts specific to book case analysis * Criticisms * 9/11 response was inadequate and poorly managed, very slow response time * Hurricane Katrina response inadequate and poorly managed * Both cases ARC forced to address allegations of fraud, bribery, and even theft on the part of
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There is a significant difference between resilience and resistance. Resilience can be defined as a community’s ability to return to its former state after a disturbance. Resilience based approach to community development is founded on the belief that all citizens have the capability to rise above adversity and to thrive in spite of the adversity. Resilience theory is a strengths based model, which means attention is on giving the opportunities and supports that encourage life success, instead
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Matthew Simmons 3/1/2013 Huricane Katrina Study Public Admin Hurricane Katrina was the single worst natural disaster to strike The United States in recorded history. There is really nothing that could have prevented the category three storm, as was the strength when it mad landfall, from wreaking havoc on the Gulf coast of Louisiana as well as Mississippi. There are however certainly some measures that could have been taken to prevent loss of life as it appeared Katrina would
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organization adopts a mentality that what matters are not results, it often fails and hurts stakeholders. For example, in Hurricane Katrina, the American people saw a government that paid little attention to achieving results and succeeding in its job. As a result of a mindset that what mattered were not results, the government demonstrated considerable apathy and the victims of the hurricane suffered. As New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco said, the Federal government’s
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Covering Katrina “Let people know the facts and the country will be safe” - Abraham Lincoln. Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural and subsequently man-made disasters of the year 2005 Katrina and its aftermath has gone down in history as one of the governments worst response to a domestic emergency. As a way of giving understanding to the search and rescue aspect of Katrina, The Times- Picayune printed a guide to the spray painted markings on people’s homes. Each aspect of the X marking
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