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New Financial And Statistical Measures To Monitor The Success Of GE
Number of Words: 3914 / Number of Pages: 15
... to increase its revenue by the year 2000 to $120 billion
compared with $58 billion in 1990. In other words, if the forecast proves to be
correct, it will obtain an average annual rate of growth of 7.5%. This high
rate is mainly attributed to the expansion of the services sector of the company,
which is estimated to increase by an average annual rate of 13% compared with a
corresponding one of 2.1% for manufacturing. Today nearly 60% of GE's profits
comes from services -- up from 16.4% in 1980.2
This is our new direction and therefore my target is to find these
measures that are going to hel ...
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Money Laundering
Number of Words: 1892 / Number of Pages: 7
... a
legitimate cover for their source of income. J.D. Mclean defined money
laundering in the International Judicial Assistance as:
"Although the proceeds of crime will be kept as capital for further criminal
ventures, the sophisticated offender will wish to use the rest for other
purposes. If this is to done without running a risk of detection, the money
which represents the proceeds of the original crime must be "laundered"; put
into a state in which it appears to have an entirely respectable provenance"
It is important to bear in mind that money laundering is a process (often a
highly complex on ...
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Situation Analysis: Ford Mustang
Number of Words: 4737 / Number of Pages: 18
... meant a
lower price, and the average family could afford and get one. Ford's Model
T soon became the most popular car of the time (Chandler 15).
The Great Depression
In October of 1929, America experienced a crash in the stock market that
left the thriving country poor and desperate. With the decline in both
disposable and discrete income, the demand for new automobiles almost
stopped. This huge decrease in demand forced major cutbacks in spending,
factories were closed, employees were laid off, and production was almost
halted. Many of the smaller plants couldn't afford to stay in business. ...
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The Great Depression And The "New Deal"
Number of Words: 305 / Number of Pages: 2
... John Maynard
Keynes. He developed an economic theory that said that the forces of
supply and demand operated to slowly in a serious recession, and the
federal government should step in and help stimulate the economy. This
theory became known as Keynesian Economics. In terms of the Great
Depression the economy was at a serious imbalance because the public sector
was saving more than usual and the business sector was not investing at a
typical level. Therefore the government needed to step on and stimulate
the economy. This stimulation was seen in the actions of the government in
the "New Deal." Sl ...
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Explaining A Concept: Concept Of The Invisible Hand In A Laissez-Faire Economy
Number of Words: 853 / Number of Pages: 4
... but took up the chair of moral philosophy the following year. In 1776, he moved to London, where he published An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), the first major work of political economy. This examined in detail the consequences of economic freedom, such as division of labor, the function of markets, and the international implications of a laissez-faire economy.
Adam Smith is most remembered today for his explanation of our market system. A majority of people saw confusion when they observed economic activity in England during the middle of the 18th century ...
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The Question Of Whether Or Not Marketing Is Completely Unethical
Number of Words: 647 / Number of Pages: 3
... States their is an administrative
agency that has the power to control unfair or deceptive business practices.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was created in 1914 to prevent "unfair
methods of competition in commerce (commercial trade) and unfair or deceptive
acts or practices in commerce (Miller 590)". The FTC issues guidelines that
define unfair practices and in some instances the FTC will investigate
widespread complaints to seek settlement of the complaint. The FTC has also set
forth specific rules to govern certain advertising practices such as bait-and-
switch advertising. Bait-and-sw ...
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A Career In Graphic Design
Number of Words: 1179 / Number of Pages: 5
... designer knows how to use criticism positively. Oftentimes criticism is what makes a piece of art better. Depending on the project, job duties may include designing and preparing layouts, sketching out ideas, arranging the materials needed, or putting together the final image. Since there may be different requirements for each client, a graphic designer (on average) should have the ability to be spontaneous and creative and work well under pressure and stressful in situations. "DO NOT be a designer if you stress out easily!" says Steve Jones (interview). In many cases a designer has deadlin ...
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Pan American World Airways, Inc
Number of Words: 1404 / Number of Pages: 6
... dependence on wholesale ticket distributions
throughout the Atlantic, Latin America, Domestic, and systemwide.
Eventhough revenue was strong in 1988, labor and other costs increased
at a higher rate as a consequence of efforts to improve service and
effectiveness of the operation. Labor costs were higher in 1988 due to the
result of an increase in the number of employees during the year. Also the
addition of increased fuel prices, commissions, purchased services,
aircraft rentals, and a $24.0 million foreign exchange loss had a negative
impact on the corporation.
1987 expenses were effecte ...
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How Are Automatic Stabilizers Used To Combat Inflation?
Number of Words: 386 / Number of Pages: 2
... is to reduce government
spendings. Government spendings, are the spending that the government make with
the tax revenues, and they add to the gross domestic product. An automatic
stabilizer that will lower gross domestic product is welfare. As income rises,
there are less people who need welfare, therefore reducing the amount of
government spending, and lowering the gross domestic product.
Due to such automatic stabilizers as progressive tax rates and the
decrease of government spending due to welfare, therefore a decrease in
government borrowing, therefore a decrease in the demand for the do ...
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"Boeing And Union Agree To Meet With Mediator"
Number of Words: 361 / Number of Pages: 2
... recognize the financial situation of the employer and insist on better wages, bonuses, and all the other goodies associated with being in the union. James Dagnon a human resources senior vice president told the engineering-union leaders that they haven't recognized "the competitive battle that we're in here."
Now I hardly ever fly, and if indeed the prices of airfare would go up as a result of the labor unions getting their way, or for if for some reason the union goes on strike and there is a shortage of airplanes out there, I am personally still unaffected by this situation. On the other hand, st ...
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