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Media Owners and the Political Marketplace, 2004.
This paper discusses the economic relationship of media owners to the political marketplace consisting of government, politicians, and citizens.
1,375 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 65.95
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This paper explains that the political/governmental complex ensures the press will cast it in a favorable light through interlocking spheres of influence; economically, the press needs the government as it once needed the citizenry. The author points out that high-powered and celebrity journalists are the current go-betweens for the political powers and the market. The paper concludes that if the media owners put public service above profits, and if the political marketplace were not a single-product company, profits might happen both for the owners and for the stakeholders in the political process.
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The Situation Today
Good Old Days
Back to the Future
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"By the time of the Civil War, the relationship between the politicians, the press and the populace had begun to change, and again, economics was the crux. Mainstream political interests were motivated to suppress anti-slavery publications. For economic reason, it was important for both Northern Whigs and Northern Democrats to demonstrate to their Southern copartisans that they were not harboring those opposed to slavery. And, since getting elected required appealing to all parts of the nation, as now, it was necessary for politicians to pander to political sensitivities of influential regions out of proportion to numbers of voters found there."
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Human Resource Development In A Global Marketplace, 2008.
A review of the role of human resource development in assisting an organization to achieve successful business performance in a global marketplace.
1,551 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 73.95
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The paper discusses that today's global marketplace has changed the definition of the role of human resources in the business world. The paper then examines those changes and its effect on the role held by human resource managers.
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Introduction
The Role Of HR In Today's Marketplace
Assessment Of The Extent Of Global Participation
Challenges: Differences In Culture And Management Styles
Challenges Of A Global Marketplace
Summary and Conclusion
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"Bray (2006) states: "Barney (1991) developed a model that demonstrates that, for a resource to be the source of sustained competitive advantage, it must create value (V) for the firm; it must be rare (R); it must be inimitable (I); and it must be nonsubstitutable (S)." Bray states that when this model is applied that human resources has the "highest probability among all resources of being the source of sustained competitive advantage for the firm." (2006) With this in mind, Bray argues that a firm should "focus its entire pool of human resources..." (2006) When human resources is considered in the organization Bray states that human resources is distinguished as: "...individuals (or an elite group of individuals such as top management teams) and human resources as the total pool of human capital." (2006) However in Barney (1991) the emphasis was placed on HR resources referring to both manager and worker characteristics and the work of Wright McMahan and McWilliams (1994) posited that "...the larger pool of human capital that constitutes the entire organization is more likely to be a source of sustained competitive advantage." (Bray, 2006) A resource, according to Bray "must also be rare if it is to be a source of sustained competitive advantage." (2006) In fact, the organization that is globally based has a better change at acquiring the 'rare' human 'resource' because it has a larger pool to choose from. Bray specifically states: "Therefore, firms that, because of their international operations, can draw from more than one labor pool have a greater potential for developing a human-resource-based sustainable competitive advantage than do domestic firms that can draw from only one labor pool. Transnational organizations by virtue of transnational representation and a transnational process are particularly able to draw upon the rare components of their multiple labor pools, and are, thus, more likely to develop sustainable competitive advantages." "
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Confucian Moral Theory and the Marketplace, 2007.
A comparison and contrast of Confucian moral theory and how it relates to East Asian and Western marketplaces.
2,060 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 93.95
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This paper explains the Confucian moral theory and how it relates to the marketplace. The paper compares and contrasts the East Asian marketplace with the Western marketplace particularly in relation to their morality. The paper shows how some of the Western markets' basic principles have been adapted in order for Asia to become and remain successful in the world marketplace and it discusses the consequences of these adaptations.
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"In East Asia, business practices that would be accepted by Westerners are considered to be immoral. For example, if a gas station charged exorbitant prices for gas because they were the only place that had the resource available, this would be unconscionable to East Asians. In a competitive market it is not immoral to do this, but in the minds of East Asians it is considered to be immoral since the customer is being taken advantage of, especially since the consumer has no recourse (Magagna 11-01-06). Mencius, a Confucian thinker, believes that markets are not purely about self-interest or taking advantage of other people. Instead he thinks that markets involve cooperation and collective action, both of which can improve people's lives (Magana 11-06-06)."
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The Marketplace, Division of Labor, and Modern Culture, 2002.
Discusses the importance of the marketplace and the division of labor to the creation of modern culture.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 128.95
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Summary: Without the Development of the Marketplace and the Division of Labor, Our Modern Notion of Culture Would Have Been Inconceivable. Culture needs the development of the marketplace and the division of labor, but capitalism can only develop along cultural lines.
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Slavery and Slave Owners, 2002.
A look at how slave owners justified slavery according to Frederick Douglass.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 89.95
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This paper examines how the slave owners during the slavery period were able to justify the practice of slavery. An emphasis on Frederick Douglass' autobiography, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" shall be frequently cited as a primary document.
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Functioning of Competition in Marketplace, 2005.
A focus on the Cartel Effect in the marketplace.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 57.95
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This paper examines the functioning of competition in the marketplace. The focus is on production Cartel effects. The paper considers market structure in relation to competition on a general level, and then on the cartel.
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"This paper reviews the functioning of competition in the marketplace. Competition can affect market prices, product innovation, the number of participants in a market, product quality and other factors. To a great extent such effects are functions of the structure of a market. This paper considers market structure in relation to competition at a general level. Then a closer examination is made of the functioning of competition in a specific type of market structure ..."
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Black Slave Owners, 2004.
An analysis of the phenomenon of black slave owners.
2,433 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 107.95
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This paper examines the occurrence of black slave ownership. The paper discusses the modern novel fictionalizing the reality of black slave owners, ?The Known World?, written by the historical fiction writer, Edward P. Jones. The paper describes how the author builds a fictional web of society, associating slave ownership by other blacks as a sometimes awkward but mostly necessary outgrowth of economic and social growth.
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"Agriculture and even home ownership in the age before the civil war in the United States was a challenging endeavor, one that often required the work of more than one family. In most places in the U.S. the excess labour needed for the maintenance and growth of even a relatively small estate was taken from only one source, slavery. One long-standing debate associated with slavery is the state of freed blacks ownership of slaves. More specifically, currently there are mainly two arguments suggesting why blacks owned other blacks: the first is given by Carter G. Woodson thesis which suggests blacks owned other blacks for humanitarian reasons (to protect loved ones and the like) while the other argument, written by best by Larry Koger in ?Free Black Slave Masters in South Carolina, 1790-1860? that black slave owners were no different than white masters and were involved in owning slaves out of a commercial desire to make money."
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Supply and Demand in the Marketplace, 2008.
This paper explains and discusses the concept of supply and demand in the marketplace.
2,454 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 107.95
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In this article, the writer explains that the general concept of supply and demand is that these two notions are essential in correctly allocating resources in a market economy and in correctly forming the price for a certain commodity, where the supply and demand for a commodity meet. In order to refer to both these notions, one needs to closer investigate the law of demand and the law of supply as essential theoretical frameworks in determining the concepts of demand and supply. The writer discusses that when the price cannot be formed at a certain level because a high or low supply or demand, the market will automatically readjust in order to be able to facilitate the new level at which price will be formed. This is one of the great impacts of demand and supply, the fact that they can regulate without a third force intervening.
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"The way the price is formed depends on the reaction of the suppliers. On one hand, they can decide that this is an excellent opportunity to increase their own revenues and volume of sales by providing more turkeys on the market and by generating higher sales, given that the demand has increased to a certain level. However, it may be the case that no more turkeys can be supplied on the market, which would lead to the price forming higher than at the beginning. The reason for this is that demand will remain at a high level, but also at a level where it cannot be entirely satisfied by the existing supply on the market. Because of the scarcity, people are going to have to pay more in order to satisfy their need.
"The rise in the price of crude oil comes following a similar rationality. At this point, crude oil seems to be a scarce resource. Indeed, estimates regarding existing consumption and global reserves have shown that crude oil may be exhausted by 2050."
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The Inherent Ethics of the Marketplace and Employee Rights, 2002.
A review of of Ian Maitland's article "Rights in the Workplace: A Nozickian Argument" on workers' rights in the labor market.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 76.95
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This paper is a critical review of Ian Maitland's "Rights in the Workplace: A Nozickian Argument" Joseph DesJardins and John McCall, eds. Contemporary Issues in Business Ethics. Toronto: Wadsworth, 2000, 119-123., This paper reviews the validity of the article, claiming that Maitland argues that defining workers' rights in the labor market actually represents a violation of their right to freely choose the conditions of their own employment. While this may seem to be a paradox, this essay will argue that the underlying assumption of Maitland's thesis is that the marketplace is both competitive and functional. Ironically, this is also the underlying weakness that undermines Maitland's thesis.
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The Global Marketplace, 2005.
This paper uses a fictional company to demonstrate global influences and crisis management.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 51.95
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The paper examines Riordan Manufacturing, a fictional company, that is currently positioned to move one of its domestic manufacturing facilities overseas. The paper discusses that while this makes good business sense to the company, there are numerous considerations that need to be taken into account in order to make this move a viable one. This paper provides a general overview of the factors that Riordan Manufacturing, a fictional business, needs to take into account when it seeks to compete in the global marketplace.
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eBay: The World's Online Marketplace, 2008.
This paper discusses eBay as an example of a successful C2C (consumer-to-consumer) Internet marketer.
1,605 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 75.95
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This paper explains that, more than a decade later, eBay has become the most successful online enterprise in existence, with millions of users all over the world. The author points out that eBay was developed by Pierre Omidyar in 1995 as a small online auction to kick-start the sales of his girlfriend's Pez dispenser collection. The paper relates that eBay can be considered successful based solely on its highly rated customer service, which is a major component in the success of any C2C business. The author underscores that, although countless auction sites have attempted to duplicate eBay, by 2002, eBay controlled more than 80% of the U.S. online auction market. The paper explains that, for international trading, eBay created a section of the site, which contains useful tools, such as a shipping rate calculator, a currency conversion calculator, a global community chat, and a guide to the process of international trade.
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"In 2002, eBay launched a new extended warranty program to further serve its customers. This program pertains only to electronics and allows sellers to list a free link in their listing that gives buyers an option to purchase an extended warranty through eBay for any electronics that a user wins through auction on the site. This program essentially adds value to electronic items, helping eBay to attract even more customers who may have been avoiding the site based on the fact that an extended warranty was not an option in the past."
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The Islamic Marketplace, 2003.
Discusses how the Muslim civilizations have arisen from the deserts of Arabia because of the extensive trading their locale offered.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 38.95
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This paper discusses the history of the Arabian and Islamic business culture. It explains the history of bartering and trading that was common in the Middle East and examines how this culture expanded to modern day business practices.
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"Visit New York and walk Wall Street, fly to London and stroll down Oxford Street. In every great city, in every great culture there is a marketplace. From centuries ago to modern day, people have always converged on a common locale to do business and to exchange goods and services. The Middle East, in fact, helped define the future of economics by pioneering new business tactics and concepts that vastly improved the primitive trade and bartering of the medieval period. The Islamic economy was founded on the trade of goods and relied heavily on foreign suppliers to bring in foods, spices, cloths, precious metals, exotics, and even livestock. This continental trade created a need for a new innovative way of commerce and the Islamic nation rose to that task creating a trading hub that linked Asia with Europe and Africa."
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The Mass-Media Pygmalion, 2006.
This paper studies the complex relationship between consumers and the mass media. Do we create the media, or does the media create us?
1,208 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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The author studies the give and take relationship between the media and our society to determine which is the cause and which is the effect. The author continues by showing a connection between the main icons of Western culture and the effects of the media. The fast food industry is highlighted and the author shows the great effects it has had on our trends and ideals, with conformity a notable outcome. After studying the diverse effects of our fast food culture today, the author concludes that only a corrupt society can allow the mass media such power.
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"In the Classical Greco-Roman era, it was believed that Pygmalion, a sculptor, brought Galatea to life. However, today it seems to be a more common belief that Galatea creates Pygmalion. The question of whether members of our society create the media, or if the media influences members of the society to such a degree that it essentially creates the society, is a prominent one in the study of modern anthropology. Pop culture artifacts reveal a great deal about the modern society, including social trends, values, ideals, and more. The relationship between consumers and the mass media is a complex one that may not be simple enough to evaluate as a directional give-and-take diagram. There are many issues relating to social responsibility and the often clashing pursuits of individual wealth and greater good that come to play when discussing popular media, culture, and society."
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Chinese Media Industry, 2004.
A comparison of the Western media to the media industry in China.
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 15 sources, MLA, AU$ 62.95
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This paper documents the shifts and changes that have shaped the media industry as to societal, political, organizational, or national influences in the formation, governance and processes within the media industry in China. Further, the paper focuses on elements, both in the historical sense and that of the present day, and attempts to determine what influences the political economy of the media industry. The paper examines the theories surrounding the political economy of communication and the culture industry in a theoretical framework. The paper explores the theories of political economy in media communications, while contrasting and comparing the Western media industry with that of the media industry in China.
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"China entered into the World Trade Organization and gave rise to speculations that the world's largest media market might be much more easily accessible to publishers in the international media industry. The market economy in China is making gains however the media industry including the print remains in the governments hands which results in a product that is "forced-fed to all levels of governments offices, at a cost ultimately assumed by the taxpayers" (China Daily 2003) . In fact estimates for the taxes in China's media market are stated to be "16 to 20 billion a year. " (China Daily, 2003) Government spending pays approximately "6 to 10 billion Yuan" of that amount. (China Daily 2003) The media industry in China is under total government control with a very few foreign investors as well as private investors involved on the retail side of business."
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Media Propaganda, 2005.
This paper discusses an article written by Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman on media propaganda.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, AU$ 102.95
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This paper relates that the article written by Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman on media propaganda suggests that the elitists control the mass media; therefore, newspaper and magazines is skewed. The author points out that Chomsky and Herman claim that all media outlets are subject to elitist opinions and agendas. The paper cites that Chomsky accuses journalists of manipulating the truth in an effort to promote the interests of the media owners and conglomerates.
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"Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman designed the "propaganda model" in an effort to explain the role of the mass media and its' corruption. The authors suggest that the media, including newspapers, radio, and television, is controlled by the elite particularly in democratic societies. Many people assume that media control is more typical in dictatorship societies, however Chomsky and Herman believe otherwise. They claim that the purpose of the media is to provide the public with information and entertainment. The authors also suggest that the media influences society's norms, values, codes of behavior, and beliefs."
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Astral Media, 2005.
This paper discusses Astral Media, one of the major media companies in Canada.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 167.95
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In this article the writer analyzes the Canadian media company Astral Media. The writer explains that this company is one of the leading media companies in Canada. The writer examines the Astral Media company that owns, among other media properties, television networks and radio stations.
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"Astral Media is one of the leading media companies in Canada, and the company reaches the public by means of a combination of highly targeted media properties in specialty, pay and pay-per-view television, radio, and outdoor advertising. Astral Media is currently the largest operator of English and French-language specialty, pay, and pay-per-view television services. The company owns nineteen network licenses, entirely or in a partnership. The company and its television networks also stand as the largest private sector supporter of Canadian feature films. Astral Media also owns 24 radio stations, including 16 French-language FM stations in Quebec.
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