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Car-sharing service is becoming a growing industry today. With the increasing prices of gasoline as well as other commodities, owning a car becomes more of a luxury. In addition, the pressure that comes from various environmental problems paves the way for the increasing market of the car-sharing service. One of the companies that cater on this kind of service is Zipcar. This company started in 1999 by two women who believed that car-sharing would significantly contribute to environmental protection....

At the outset, chapter The Quiet Crisis begins with making a point from the loss of our basketball team in the 2004 Olympics Mr. Friedman amazingly connected that event to set straight a very important conception, that even a presumably unconquerable American team can be beaten and therefore so can the indomitable U.S. economy.The U.S. was once known for its innovation, its ambitious businessmen, the flawless American dream, and of course Hollywood. We still lead the pact in all of these fields,...

Enron was a natural gas pipeline company (Healy 1). From the time of its creation in 1985, it grew to become one of the biggest companies in the United States reporting billions of dollars in revenue and a value of more than sixty billion dollars in 2000 (Ibid.). However, in 2001, Enron filed for bankruptcy. From a multi-billion dollar company Enron suddenly collapsed turning its stocks virtually worthless. This sudden turn of events, led to delving questions involving its financial reporting, accounting...

The main attribute that is assigned to the success of any organization apart from the organizations assets are employees. Employees form an important part in the success of an organization. Therefore contemporary organizations are now focusing on selecting the best and efficient employees for supporting the official goals. Tasks are distributed among teams for affective achievement of goals by collaboration of team members. This allows management flexibility to distribute the work and having specialized...

Of the leading economic indicators, I believe that the Index of Consumer Expectations, stock markets, manufacturers new orders, consumer goods and materials and building permits and new housing units are the best indicators of the future health of the economy. The Index of Consumer Expectations reflects the consumers feelings or ideas about the future economic situation such as the availability of jobs.  The stock market is an indicator of the volume of money in circulation, as well as the...

According to Grant (2002), a recession is defined as a fall in gross domestic product of an economy over two consecutive quarters and is characterized by a slowdown in business activity, an increase in concerns over job security, slowdown in consumer spending, a fall in consumer confidence and rising unemployment (P.346). A recession may occur due to many reasons but the underlying cause remains a lack of confidence in the economy going forward. This lack of confidence may manifests itself in a...

Globalization and corporate social responsibilityWhat happens when government control or dominate a notional economyWhen the government controls or dominates the national economy, there will not be much growth of the private sector. The people will be dependent entirely on the government for jobs and livelihood. The effect of the free market cannot be seen. What are the obvious global institutions that have been developed since the Second World WarSome of the global institutions that have been developed...

    Sooner Legends Inn is a busy hotel located in the heart of Oklahama in the United Sates. The hotel has a total of 120 guest rooms and 16 suites with memeorable culture of over 3000 Sooner mamorbilia. According to the hotels advertisements, one can have a hot breakfast buffet daily with provision of home-made popcorns and cookies in the afternoon. The Norman award winning restaurant boasts of a warm swimminmg pool, gygmnasuim , sports bar, wireless internet access and a guest laundary....

Marketing strategies play an important role in the overall robustness of a business organization. The primary objective of almost all businesses is to acquire profit. In doing so, business officials and representatives need to do the necessary means and tactics in order to make the product or services that they are offering to the market to be profitable. Marketing strategies makes it possible for the company to properly introduce and entice the possible consumers of their products and services....

The Norwegian culture provides many advantages for oil and gas investment on its soil. As a high-technology and intensive capital industry, oil and gas companies need well-educated and disciplined working force, clean and efficient government, law abiding and harmonious society, favorable business atmosphere, safe surroundings with colorful life. Fortunately for energies companies, these beneficial conditions can all be found in Norway.     First, as individuals, Norwegians appeal...

Star bucks started operations in 1971 with the aim of providing quality coffee to restaurants and bars. However, its whole concept as a supplier changes in 1987 to a coffee bar in which the same coffee beans were now brewed in house to produce world class coffee and pastry for direct sales to consumers. Today, star bucks is one of the largest coffee chains in the world with operations in different geographic regions of the world. The mission and vision statement of the company clarify the goals...