Book Review: First Entrepreneur by Edward G. Lengel Edward G. Lengel, First Entrepreneur: How George Washington Built His – and the Nation’s – Prosperity. Boston: Da Capo Press, 2016. Vii + 280 pp. $26 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-0-306-82347-3. Bibliographical Information Bibliographical Information: Edward "Ed" G. Lengel is an American writer and a Military Historian...
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In 2015, Volkswagen shocked the globe with the "Dieselgate" scandal In 2015, Volkswagen shocked the globe with its response, admitting to having violated the Clean Air Act concerning "clean diesel". A scandal that the US-based Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) equate being similar to the Watergate scandal which forced the President of...
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Arbitration is a system of dispute resolution whereby warring parties voluntarily agree to refer the dispute to an impartial third party for resolution. Both parties agree in advance that the arbitrator’s decision is final and binding. The arbitrator’s determination is based on the examination of evidence and arguments forwarded by...
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Organized Labor and its Decline Organized labor has greatly influenced employer-employee relations in America. During the labor unions’ height of popularity in the 1950s, they represented about a third of the country’s workforce. However, since then organized labor has declined sharply. This change is attributable to three key factors. The Waning of...
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Thank you for your feedback concerning the research You conducted about the Instruments we require to purchase in order to be able to improve the quality of services offered at the institution. From your responses to the concerns I raised, I find it difficult to trust the data you gave because...
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In this self-reflection essay, the key task is to assess my progress and performance during the Academic and Professional Training Module. I will point out the academic and professional skills I gained during the lectures while analysing my strengths and weaknesses. To support my achievements, I will attach the module...
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The Coffee book: Anatomy of an Industry from Crop to the Last Crop The Coffee book: Anatomy of an Industry from Crop to the Last Crop, written by Nin Luttinger and Gregory Dicum is thoughtful work on the industry, science, and history of coffee. The cover of the book outlines its...
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The report on Primark provides an evaluation of the fast-fashion retailer. The report assesses the steps taken by Primark to grow into one of the largest fashion-retailers in Europe. It analyses the company’s internal environment by looking at the management of staff and the supply chain activities. It also uses...
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Somm: A Documentary about the Master Sommelier Exam Somm is a documentary by Jason Wise that talks about the master sommelier exam. The documentary is about four men, DLynn, Dustin, Ian, and Brian, who have spared their lives to prepare for an exam. The four men memorize facts about making wines...
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Business process analysis report is a document describing the day to day operations of the business. It encompasses workflow diagrams corresponding to the historical processes of the organization (Donnel, 2013). The complete report serves the different purpose of analyzing activities of an organization to improve its efficiency, validating an agreement...
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In the recent past, the tourism industry has reached its maturity stage which is characterized by saturation of its products and services in the market. Such has resulted in a very strong competition among the tourism industry, where competition largely drives the marketers to tap into the markets that were previously...
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Introduction ETFs are funds that track a stock index, bonds, or commodities. In contrast to mutual funds, exchange-traded funds are not actively managed, since their policy is only to reproduce the same diversification of a particular index.[1] Passive Investment Strategy Investors in these open-end funds pursue a passive investment strategy. Banks usually offer...
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