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This 14 page paper is a research proposal for assessing why a fair trade brand of chocolate does not outsell a well known brand of chocolate that is not fair trade certified. The paper starts with an introduction, aims and objectives and gives a justification for the subject. A literature review of relevant concepts is then followed by the outlining of a methodology and a timetable of undertaking the research. The bibliography cites 14 sources.

This 17 page paper considers the position of a company in an industry which is seeing a slow down and needs to cut costs. The paper looks at how it may implement a programme of change management and/or restructuring using total quality management and an attempt to ISO 9000 in order to add value as well as to re-orientate the firm to a client focus. The paper considers which approach is best and then looks at how the change should take place. The bibliography cites 20 sources.

This is a 4 page paper discussing the use of clothing materials in architecture. Traditional clothing materials such as hemp cloth or cotton mesh are used as light alternative reinforcements when mixed with other building materials and applied either within or on top of structures for strength. In most cases, application or use of traditional clothing materials or fabric involves the breaking down of the cloth either into strip of fiber form to provide the flexibility needed for the process of the combination with other products or the application on top of already constructed products. Recent innovations in clothing design however could provide for a more custom-cut fabric. Issey Miyake’s design process, the A-POC, is based on machines programmed by a computer which combined with the CAD programs used in today’s architectural design could provide for custom-fitted cloth used for the reinforcement of architectural structures. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

10 pages in length. Reveling in its recent title of being one of the nation's top five urban school districts, the San Francisco Bay Area urban school district continues to thrive amidst an ongoing struggle of budget cuts, corruption and chaos, and cultural determinism. The district, which was established in 1851 and currently boasts a staff of over seven thousand educators and administrators who teach more than sixty thousand students in one hundred sixty schools, has long upheld its steadfast determination toward academic equity amidst its vast and diverse student population. Because of the Bay Area's rich and diverse cultural composition, certain issues of ethnic concern have typically plagued its urban school district, most notably the extent to which minority students are not fully assimilated into an academic program that is decidedly English based. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

20 pages in length. The importance of services marketing has come to redefine the way in which the global economy operates, clearly illustrated with the knowledge that services account for approximately three-fourths of all developed nations' employment and GDP. Moreover, the ever-growing trend toward services-related employment has created a decidedly top heavy concentration of opportunities throughout these countries. As such, services marketing has become both a mainstay and significant presence in virtually all industries, inasmuch as there is hardly a sector of commerce that does not in some way require a level of customer satisfaction. Bibliography lists 16 sources.

A 4 page paper. CEOs and other top executives receive extremely large compensation packages that include salary, bonus, direct stock and stock options, along with other perks. In 2002, however, some of these executives took only their base salary and gave up any kind of cash bonus or direct stock. The CEO of Citibank was one of those executives. This essay reports the compensation packages for the CEOs of Citibank and JP Morgan Chase, Inc. The writer makes some suggestions for compensation packages that would ease management-labor tensions and that might lead to greater dividends for investors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 17 page paper presents an analysis of a case study of the title company provided by the student. SafePAC (QATAR) is a subsidiary of PAC Corporation, an American box-making corporation. SafePAC (QATAR) has faced a great number of very serious problems, including low productivity and high overhead. They are called upon by corporate to reduce expenses and increase production. The essay provides a synopsis of the background of the case, including the particulars surrounding the closure of on plant and the subsequent fallout due to the way the CEO of SafePAC (QATAR) went about getting an affirmative vote for closing the plant. There now exists great hostility towards the CEO from his top-level. The essay makes recommendations for the company at this time to improve productivity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

18 pages in length. The mental health center has come to the conclusion that simply providing low-cost care is not enough when that care has no quality attached to it because of stringent economic and staffing limitations. People have become extremely intolerant of slipshod medical attention, duplicate procedures and inaccurate diagnoses merely because the system is overloaded and completely unorganized. With the inclusion of computerization, there is now great opportunity for the Center to offer quality care within a low-cost environment. Now, on top of high caseloads and low budgets, the Center is forced to relocate its facility due to the myopic perspective of the main Clinic, a move that will bring about little if any benefit to the already financially ailing Center. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

5 pages in length. The question is both loaded and debatable; depending upon which side of the sporting fence one resides, the answer might just incite a full-fledged riot. Which game really is America's favorite sport? Given the recent turmoil in both football and baseball camps, not to mention the ongoing rivalry between the two sports to outdo each other for the top position, it might seem a difficult challenge to choose just one. In spite of these tribulations, however, one must look at more than just the most recent polls and examine the impact one sport in particular has historically had upon the nation as a whole: baseball. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper considers globalization and the way it has influenced global development. The paper begins by looking at the historical increases in GDP and whether this has benefits all economies or only some. Then paper then considers the influence of technology, before looking at the way in which power is distributed. This includes the examination of the economic power and place of the top 200 corporation. The last part of the paper gives two examples of the impact globalization has had on economies, with one country that has benefited from it ands one that has been harmed. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

7 pages in length. The Enron debacle clearly illustrates how establishing and maintaining corporate ethics is the cornerstone to continued success, both on a personal and professional level. Constant nurturing of moral judgment and a specific code of ethics are necessary in order to perpetuate the positive image required to uphold such policy. The five primary elements of such nurturing include having a clear and concise forthrightness, which is substantiated by culture; appropriate and applicable conformity with regard to difficult situations; managerial involvement and awareness on ethics issues; a nurturing program that is wholeheartedly supported by top management; and staff involvement. These concepts, which are both interrelated and individual at the same time, represent a complete quest toward ethical decision-making. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page research paper that offers the outline for a proposed research study into motivational factors for high school students. There is an old saying that you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. Likewise, high school teachers constantly try to offer the curriculum in a manner that engages their students minds, but fail to connect with many of the adolescents that they are trying to reach. In 1984 and 1989 a Gallup/Phi Delta Kappa national poll of educators found that lack of student motivation was a top concern of all public school teachers surveyed (Gonzalez, 2002). The question that these teachers ask, that is, "what is the key to unlocking student motivation," is the principal question to be addressed by this proposed study. The paper consists primarily of a review of literature on this topic before discussing possible ways to complete the proposed research study. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

The differences between the Virginia and New Jersey plans for the U.S Constitution demonstrate the conflict between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and it is the melding of these counter plans that responds to today’s class struggles, allowing no one side to claim permanent power over the other. While the wealthy Virginia legislators offered the original concept of separation of constitutional and political powers, the New Jersey farmers sought autonomy. The consensus reached parlayed both concepts into a single plan to provide protection for people and states of all means in the final draft of the Constitution. However, reaching that consensus began with strong arguments and divisions between the large and small states concerning at least the top two branches evolved out of the Convention. 1 work cited. jvChgAmr.rtf

A 15 page paper. Employee surveys have been used for many years. They provide a company with insight and knowledge about how employees feel about the items included on the survey. This essay discusses the many factors involved in the success and effectiveness of employee surveys, including the purpose and objective of the survey and the involvement of top management; using and communicating results to employees; examples of how two companies approach the employee survey process; and the trends in employee attitude surveys. The essay concludes with a sample list of questions that could be included in such a survey. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 7 page paper that begins by explaining and discussing pluralism and elitism. The writer takes the position that while the U.S. is neither pluralist nor elitist, it is more elitist. The writer then justifies the argument by commenting on how wealth brings power. The growing disparity between the top and bottom 20 percent of the income index is offered as support for the wealthier becoming even wealthier and more powerful. Madison's thoughts about checks and balances are brought into the discussion but the writer points out the founding fathers were the elite at the time. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing the practice of reinforcing soil with narrow steel bands, a technique that provides immense benefit in soil stabilization for construction projects and can reduce costs as much as 50 percent. This method of reinforcing soil for construction purposes has been found to be useful in a variety of settings and for a wide range of purchases. It is useful in virtually any setting in which there will be static or dynamic stresses on supporting soil, such as bridge abutments or roadways running along the top of sloping terrain. It is also useful in areas in which earthquake activity is common. Includes 2 figures. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page essay that analyzes an article relative to how it portrays multiculturalism in American. This article offer a transcript of a CNN financial news broadcast hosted by Valerie Morris, which aired April 21, 2004. The topic under discussion for this broadcast was the fact that a magazine Diversity, Inc. announced its top 50 companies for diversity, with PepsiCo "shooting up" the list from 25 last year to number 5 on the new list. Examination of this article demonstrates that the media--and mainstream culture in general -- tends to characterize the diversity of the US population through stereotypical images that offer little to towards a better understanding of that diversity. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares Kate Chopin's The Awakening, published in 1899, and Caryl Churchill's Top Girls, first performed in 1982. The writer argues that these works represent feminist literature separated by close to a century of world events and feminist progress. However, the concerns of these authors are still very similar. They each emphasize the conflicts inherent in women's lives due to the restrictions imposed by society and by motherhood. In each case, the author highlights how society, as defined by men, necessarily impacts the relationship between mothers and their children. Social context and expectations, childbirth and maternal instinct are addressed by both Chopin and Churchill and shown to be part of the same interconnected web, which serves to influence how women react to motherhood in each work. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

An 8 page research paper that discusses the domestic programs proposed by President Truman. "When modern-day historians rank Truman, they place him among the top ten presidents, and some have him just below FDR, Lincoln, and George Washington." Why is this when more of Truman's programs were rejected by Congress than programs accepted and approved. Truman took office at a time when this nation was facing serious challenges. His Fair Deal, which included 21 programs, was mostly rejected by Congress but Truman began a path of values and institutions that every subsequent president has followed. This essay discusses these issues. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper tackles the question about diversity training in the corporate setting. What is it? How can it be applied? What is it not? Examples and quotes from top executives given. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 5 page paper which discusses the unnecessary violence portrayed in the movie industry today. Assessing a film based on unnecessary “violence factors” is discussed and examples of violent movies are included. A list of top grossing movies of all time is also included and establishes the popularity of violence in movies today. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper. Capital One is among the top ten credit card companies in the U.S. The company has more than 46 million customers worldwide. This paper considers the company's policies and asks whether or not they are ethical. Since it is so hard to obtain all their specific policies regarding credit card approval, the available information is used, in conjunction with personal knowledge of credit cards, to ask if certain policies regarding interest rates, fees and distribution of consumer information is ethical. It may be legal but is it ethical? Bibliography lists 3 sources.

6 pages in length. Environmental degradation comes in all forms, is emitted by myriad sources, and continues to worsen with every passing year. Determining how to deter this perpetuation and where to start such an overwhelming project often leads lawmakers directly to manufacturing plants that discharge massive amounts of air pollutants, with mercury emissions from the coal industry at the top of this list. In Missouri alone, two plants in particular bring to mind questionable levels of mercury excretion and the damage such discharge is doing to the surrounding environment: Southwest Power Station (0.0214920, plant; 1.2037, state) and James River Power Station, which emits 0.0214920 and 0.0231980, respectively, when compared with the overall state emission amount of 1.2037. The writer discusses coal plants and environmental pollutants. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

15 pages in length. The Emergency can be seen as a milestone of continuing negotiation between 'traditional' Indian ideas/institutions and the modern progressive ideals embraced by the Congress Party that remain alien to most of the Indian population. Analyzing the fundamental basis behind the Emergency, one finds that modernity in India has always been laid on society from the top, with all power solely residing with the Congress and the Nehru family. However, no matter how much power is concentrated within the central government with all their Nehruian ideals, the fact remains how real power lies between that at the center and the extraordinary stratification throughout the rest of the country, which functioned upon an entirely different basis. Under Indira Gandhi, as well as that of her father, the central government's point of view has always maintained a sense of a nation being jeopardized by its various constituents; as such, the nation-state must be defended. Clearly, there exists the entrenched idea of how the Nehru family has long upheld a lock upon the progressive change in India and, thus, must play an essential role in the defense of this nation-state. Bibliography lists 16 sources.

A 10 page overview of India’s past and future in the high tech industry. This paper reviews India’s recent business history, recounting statistics, successes, and limitations. The author contends that While India has enjoyed a reputation of producing top players in the software design industry, many of those players must seek work outside the country. There are, in fact, many other shortcomings which act to limit India’s potential in this industry. The establishment of the high tech infrastructure needed to support software design and manufacture, software diversification, and the identification of other potential markets for export are items of priority for India in today’s complex business arena. Bibliography lists 8 sources.