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E-business Adoption, 2008.
A complete dissertation, which investigates the barriers and impacts to e-business adoption in small and medium-size enterprises (SME) of information technology (IT) businesses in California.
18,530 words (approx. 74.1 pages), 42 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper explains that this research studies the relationship between "impacts and barriers" and "performances" in adopting e-business within the small and medium sized enterprises sector(SME) of information technology (IT) businesses in California. The research is based on A. Barua, P. Konana, A.B. Whinston and F. Yin's "three stages model" for evaluating how performance is affected by the major impacts and barriers on small and medium sized enterprises conducting business through e-business approaches. The paper states that e-business is less about technology and more about relationships. The paper describes the research methodology, the analysis and the results. Several figures, graphs and tables are also included with the paper.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Background Information
Purpose of the Research
Significance of the Research
Organization of the Dissertation
Literature Review
Introduction
Definition of E-business
Definition of SME
Information Technology (IT) Business Sector
Level of E-business Adoption
Impacts of E-business Adoption
Barriers of E-business Adoption
Research Methodology
Introduction
Research Method
Data Collection Location
Survey Instrument
Questionnaire Design
Sampling Design
Data Entry
Data Analysis
Descriptive Analysis
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Conclusions
Introduction
Limitations of the Research
Further Research
Conclusion
Appendices Proforma survey
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"These benefits are influenced by the ability of next generation manufacturers to use IT to enhance the value adding activities and to minimize the risks involved in manufacturing; these findings are congruent with previous studies that suggest managerial reorientation to new priorities should recognize the importance of information technologies, its impact on managerial and organizational strategies, and more importantly, its impact on creating and managing the future learning organization. As a result, the appropriate application of these technologies would enhance the ability of the NGM to become time-based competitors."
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William F. Frederick, 2004.
Biographical account of businessman William F. Frederick, owner of Pittsburgh's W.F. Frederick Piano Company.
1,768 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper describes William F. Frederick's early experiences in business, how he got started in the business of selling pianos, the growth, expansion, and success of Frederick's business, and the eventual downfall of his company.
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"Before the 1870s, coal and coke extraction in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, had been handled on a small, experimental basis. However, between 1876 and 1882, the number of beehive coke ovens increased exponentially. The amount rose from 3,000 to 8,400. In fact, by 1907, nearly 24,000 coke ovens were running. This had a tremendous impact on the socio-economic conditions of the area. Local residents had regular work (albeit very difficult and unhealthy), and thousands of immigrants from Eastern Europe relocated here for jobs in the coalmines and coke works. The new industry also had a major effect on local business. Money was plentiful for those who made the first investments in coal and the merchants benefited from the employees? regular paychecks. William F. Frederick, owner of Pittsburgh?s W.F. Frederick Piano Company, which became the largest establishment in the world devoted exclusively to selling pianos, was one such fortunate businessman."
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The F-22 Raptor - An Investment in America's Future, 2006.
An examination of the pros and cons of continued development and deployment of the F-22 Raptor fighter jet.
4,454 words (approx. 17.8 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 116.95
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The writer explains the history of development of the F-22 Raptor fighter jet. The plane is compared to the existing F-15. The paper reviews the history of spending and the estimates for the cost of project completion. It recaps current arguments for and against the additional spending. The writer concludes that the additional money should be spent to complete and deploy the plane as a strong new addition to the United States' Air Force.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Brief Background of the F-22 Raptor
Current Government Spending
Pros and Cons
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"Those in favor of the continued spending on the F-22 argue that without the plane, our tactical air systems will soon be outstripped by technology being developed by potentially hostile countries. Air dominance, they say, has been an instrumental factor in every modern military victory. Without upgrading our current stock of planes, we risk losing our current air dominance.
"Yet others believe that the money is being poorly spent. The Raptor, they argue, has been troubled by design flaws and cost problems. Its development is far behind schedule. Our country's current aircraft commitments equal a meager 10 percent of the nearly 3600 planes in our existing force. The existing planes are the finest and most effective fighter planes in the world. Hence, given the current political environment, the overall spending on F-22 development is unwarranted."
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Successful Presidency of John F. Kennedy, 2004.
This paper discusses why John F. Kennedy was such a successful President.
1,187 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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In this article, the writer maintains that John F. Kennedy was by all means a successful President. The writer points out that with the Cold War overshadowing his presidency, John F. Kennedy successfully prevented the outbreak of a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union, while at the same time domestically fighting for civil rights and bringing attention to the need for foreign aid to underdeveloped countries. To evaluate his success the writer notes that one must not look at his predecessors, but at the state of affairs of the United States when Kennedy came to power. The writer concludes that John F. Kennedy was successful in his presidency because of the significant contributions he made to the American people and to the people of the world.
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"The Ghettos were generally populated by blacks, but there were also known to be other ethnic races coinciding. The ghettos residents were largely impoverished which led to problems with crime, housing, employment, and lack of sanitation, education and health care. This segregation imposed upon them by the more affluent white middle class began to stir up a civil rights movement.
"In his pre-election campaign, Kennedy had chosen to ignore Civil Rights, preferring to show no view, as he feared antagonising the white southern vote. But, ten days before the election an event which would help shape the destiny of Kennedy's presidency occurred."
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P.F. Chang?s China Bistro, 2005.
This paper is a marketing plan for P.F. Chang's China Bistro to add a new delivery service.
6,100 words (approx. 24.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 143.95
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This paper defines a marketing plan for a new delivery service of gourmet Chinese food, at the door within 45 minutes, by the publicly-held P.F Chang's China Bistro, a successful restaurant serving Chinese food with a European twist, which enjoys a loyal and growing customer base. The author points out, in the SWOTT analysis, that a weakness of this new product may be P.F. Chang's inexperience in the delivery of food and the consideration that P.F. Chang's original atmosphere may not be projected in this delivery. The paper stresses that an attractive segment for this delivery service is that organizational buyers for "working lunches" of executives and white collar customers seeking options to greasy pizza or other fast food delivery.
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Organizational Overview
New Product Description
Product Mix
SWOTT Analysis of PF Chang's Home Delivery Service
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Trends
Marketing Research
Segmentation
Differentiation and Positioning
Marketing Mix
Product/Service
Price
Place
Promotion
Direct Mail
TV Ads
Radio Ads
Internet Marketing
In-Store Advertising
Sales Promotion Schedule
Public Relations
The Web
Budget
Evaluation Process
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"The evaluation process is separated into two aspects; evaluating the decision itself and evaluating the decision process that has been used. Evaluating the decision involves monitoring the market place to determine if more action will be needed in the future. When evaluating the decision process that has been used you want to ask yourself if the marketing research and analysis that was used was effective, flawed or if it could be improved for use with similar situations in the future (Kervin p.226). The measure and control that you use for you marketing plan gives you something to rate your performance on as you develop your business. For instance, the money that you spend on advertising or PR, you can evaluate this against any increase - or decrease - in sales revenue, stock price or numbers of new customers contacting you. These practices will help you measure how effective your marketing activities are."
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Life Experiences of F. Scott Fitzgerald, 2003.
An examination of how F. Scott Fitzgerald's life impacted his writing of "The Great Gatsby".
1,308 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper examines how F. Scott Fitzgerald experienced many different hardships, romances, and personal achievements. Most characters in the "The Great Gatsby" had some link to his past, which makes each character more dynamic. It explains how F. Scott Fitzgerald called upon all his personal knowledge and past experiences to write "The Great Gatsby".
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"In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald used many of his own life experiences including his own yearnings and lost hopes (A&E Biography). Throughout Fitzgerald?s life he met people in Great Neck, Long Island that would later become the characters in his elaborate novel that combine both truths and false pretenses that he lived. Mellow said that every scrap of experience, his own or borrowed from others; every insight, earned or overheard, was considered usable knowledge for his fictional pursuits (220). For instance, Mellow stated that nearly all of Gatsby?s shady connections with bootlegging, sport scandals, and stock swindles were related to unnamed but clearly identifiable Great Neck residents(220). In the character Jay Gatsby similarities can be seen between Gatsby and Fitzgerald."
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The Accomplishments of B.F. Skinner, 2005.
A description of the accomplishments of B.F. Skinner in the realm of behavioral psychology.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the accomplishments of B.F. Skinner. The paper discusses the psychologist's history, particularly focusing on the fact that he has accomplished all that he has in psychology and behaviorism without actually studying psychology. The paper describes Skinner's interest in the behavior of animals and humans that led to his work in behavioral science.
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"The Accomplishments of B.F. Skinner "Skinner is the most important American psychologist of the twentieth century, and arguably the most important world psychologist since, or including, Freud," yet he never directly studied psychology (Smith, 1999, 1). B.F. Skinner obtained his college degree in literature. He never took college courses for psychology, yet his gift of understanding behavior has made him famous as a behavior psychologist. His interests in behavior of animals or humans led to his vast amount of work concerning behavioral science. Skinner wrote a number of books and articles that continue to be important in the field of psychology. B.F. Skinner found the behavior of organism fascinating and began to study how animals reacted to different stimuli. Skinner changed the meaning of psychology, which is the study of humans. "
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President John F. Kennedy, 2008.
A look at President John F. Kennedy as an American hero.
1,395 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper describes the characteristics that define an Aristotelian tragic hero and then asserts that John F. Kennedy was such a hero. The paper then goes on to provide a biographical account of Kennedy's adult life and looks at why Kennedy met all the criteria for an Aristotelian tragic Hero.
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"As the 35th president of the United States, Kennedy was the youngest man to ever be elected to the Oval Office. From his early youth, Kennedy was a charismatic and lovable man. He grew up in a rich Irish Catholic family where he was one of nine children. Kennedy received his secondary education at a private boarding school called The Choate School. When he graduated, he was ironically elected to be the student "Most likely to become President". Kennedy then went off to college and later served in the United States Navy, where he achieved the rank of lieutenant and demonstrated daunting courage, commanding a PT boat."
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The F-16 Fighting Falcon, 2001.
A study of the F-16 fighter jet.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 24.95
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This paper gives basic information about the F-16 fighter jet. It explains its unique qualities and discusses the sales of this plane and its ramifications.
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"The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role, extremely maneuverable fighter that is suitable for air-to-air combat as well as air-to-surface attacks. It has a combat radius (the distance the jet can fly to combat and return safely) of 500 miles, which is superior to that of other fighter aircraft. The pilot has unobstructed vision both forward and upward through to the bubble canopy. It is a precision attack aircraft and can function in all types of weather."
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The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, 2006.
A paper describing the effects on the American people of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
2,964 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 22 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper describes the reactions of people in America and across the globe to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The paper quotes statements from people who remembered the assassination to convey the feelings of loss experienced by Kennedy's death and describes the effects his death had on American citizens. The paper also discusses Kennedy's leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis and looks at how this crisis was probably a defining moment in his career as President.
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"John F Kennedy once said, "Today is day that will do down in infamy." Little did he know, that day had not yet come. The day that will go down in infamy, is November 22, 1963. The day John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot in the head in the back of a convertible riding through the streets of Dallas. The nation was in shock. "The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was a cruel and shocking act of violence directed against a man, a family, a nation, and against all mankind" (Report of the Warren Commission On the Assassination of President Kennedy. New York Times: New York, 1964, P.19). Every person alive that day remembers what they were doing at the time they heard the news of Kennedy's assassination. It is a moment in time burned into their brain."
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B.F. Skinner, 2007.
This paper discuses psychologist B.F. Skinner and applies his theories to thbe observation of a student.
1,830 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 58.95
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This paper explains that B.F. Skinner became known for his theory of operant conditioning in relation to behavior. The author points out that, through experiments in his laboratory, Skinner determined that the human was similar to the rat because rats could be taught to behave in any manner if they knew that a reward would follow the behavior. The paper argues that, while many in society proclaimed that Skinner was attempting to create a system that would prevent individual's from being in control of their own lives, he simply demonstrated that the environment was a substantial factor in how people behave. The author describes the behavior of the student Mike and concludes that Skinner would have determined that Mike's behavior was because of extensive operant conditioning in which Mike learned through both positive and negative reinforcements.
Table of Contents:
Skinner's Theory of Operant Conditioning
Rat Experiments
Behavior Modification
Criticism
Student Case Study Observation
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"Skinner believed, nonetheless, that if the entire process of setting the timer, ringing the bell and serving the food were repeated eventually that the rats would resume their previous operant behavior. This was because Skinner found that "re-teaching" the rats to act in a certain manner was a simple task, as the rats appeared to mentally recall the process that they had learned previously. Initially teaching the rats required "continuous reinforcement" on the part of Skinner, which meant that every time, regardless of the hour, that the rat completed a task that Skinner had determined the rat would be rewarded with food."
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F. Scott Fitzgerald, 2006.
A discussion regarding the work of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses F. Scott Fitzgerald as the chronicler of the Jazz Age, the 1920s, noting that this was a decade of change in American life with the public indulging itself in a number of ways after the hardships of World War I and before the even greater hardships they did not yet foresee in the Great Depression.
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"The Twenties was a decade of exuberance, with a rising stock market that no one yet knew presaged a great and sudden fall. Of all the literary figures of the period, the one most associated with this decade was F. Scott Fitzgerald, a writer who chronicled the changes taking place with a critical eye, seeing both the strengths of the society of the time and its weaknesses and detailing both in his fiction. "
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The Assassination of John F. Kennedy, 2002.
A study on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy's effect on immigrants.
1,010 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper presents a discussion about the assassination of John F. Kennedy and how he affected the immigrants in America. The writer illustrates his policy on discrimination and the fact that many immigrants considered him a saint of their plight.
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"The history of the United States is filled with accounts of civil actions pertaining to discrimination and other problems. The federal government is behind the attempt to stomp out racism but it has not always been supportive of the cause. One of the most vocal presidents in the nation?s history regarding racism and other forms of discrimination was John F. Kennedy."
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F. A. Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom", 2005.
This paper reviews "The Road to Serfdom," written by economist F. A. Hayek in the 1940s, which remains for some economists, politicians, scholars and lay people a fascinating classic or an infuriating attack on the leftist viewpoint.
2,040 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper explains that, during the 1930s and 40s, Austrian Professor F.A. Hayek had earned the reputation of being the second most famous economist in the world; however, he was preceded by his intellectual sparring partner economist England's Lord John Maynard Keynes. The author points out that the difference between the two professors was striking as Hayek was a proponent of classical economics and Keynes was famous as the founder of "macroeconomics". The paper relates that Hayek's strong belief that individual freedom was an essential ingredient for a prosperous society was revisited by Margaret Thatcher, the Prime Minister of England during the 80s and her privatization program and by President Ronald Reagan's espoused libertarian conviction.
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"As history has recorded, German's National Socialistic Party "begot" Adolph Hitler. Surprisingly enough, Hayek says Hitler did not destroy democracy in Germany. Hitler merely took advantage of economic chaos and obtained the support of many that actually despised him. Yet "he seemed the only man strong enough to get things done." (Hayek, 76) The author adds that the National Socialists (Nazis) of Germany was inhibited "by their democratic ideals; they did not possess the ruthlessness required for the performance of their task." (Hayek, 76) After the war, Britain's legislative leaders adopted macroeconomics. The country was tired of capitalism."
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John F. Kennedy: A Transformational Leader, 2005.
This paper selects John F. Kennedy as a transformational leader based on the book "Leadership Enhancing the Lessons of Experience" by R.L. Hughes et. al..
1,320 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper explains that John F. Kennedy was a transformational leader in the 1960s in the U.S. and abroad because, even though he was certainly charismatic, his basic achievements were to enlist and arouse political activism among the young, a generation which had seldom been concerned with politics. The author points out that Kennedy's ability to reframe issues by (1) arousing emotions of his followers, (2) dealing with conflict and change, (3) utilizing his outstanding rhetorical skills, (4) creating an image, (5) developing a sense of trust and (6) establishing group cohesiveness made him a transformational leader. The paper relates that, unlike the text's examples of other transformational leaders, Kennedy cannot truly be judged on his accomplishments since he was assassinated well before many of his ideas became reality and his legislative and foreign affairs efforts worked out.
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"Kennedy had to deal with conflict and change. This meant not only the Cold War with Russia, but the serious situations escalating in Viet Nam. Of course, the two most serious conflicts during his presidency were the Cuban missile crisis, where he and his advisers managed to get Krushchev to back down from the installation of missile sites in Cuba; and the Bay of Pigs fiasco, where poor planning and judgment led to the deaths and capture of some Cuban refugees trying (with the covert help of the U.S.) to invade Cuba and somehow overthrow Fidel Castro."
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