Case Study

Peranakan Chinese and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the Indonesian archipelago of Nusantara during the Colonial era. Members of this community in Melaka address themselves as “Nyonya Baba” instead of “Baba-Nyonya”. Nyonya is the term for the ladies and Baba for the gentlemen. It applies […]

The backdrop for one of the main themes in this play is the land, which is one of the most important assets of any farmer. In the farm setting Eugene O’Neill is able to bring out, what seem so to be one of the most intense of human sentiments, greed. With the land holding all […]

From an industry-based view, how would you characterize competition in this industry? At the beginning of 1990’s the competition in Europe depended on two major factors – regional integration in Europe and globalization. In 1990 the process of European integration speeded up and that’s why small firms were trying to develop their economies of scale […]

Buckingham Palace, one of several palaces owned by the British Royal family, is one of the major tourist attractions in London. The Changing of the Guard in front of the palace always attracts plenty of spectators. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch. Located in the City of […]

The American Revolution changed the American society politically, socially and economically by the creation of the Declaration of Independence, paper currency, Women’s rights and slavery. The American Revolution brought tremendous effects on the Americans. One major approach to undergo in this change is the Declaration of Independence. George Washington declared a change in the society […]

Consider how NUMMI became a learning organization –what changes in structure, labor practices and especially management philosophy made NUMMI more competitive than the GM plant that it replaced? How do the different parts of the system support each other? At NUMMI, Toyota started by implementing a business strategy based on trust, respect, and teamwork, as […]

Tradition is an inherited pattern of thought or action. It refers to a specific practice of long standing. It is also an established custom or tradition – a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some cultural … group, tribe, ethnic group, society, nation etc. Traditional means: when a practice […]

The decline of communal life in the Pacific is a result of societal changes. Although communal living has benefits for individuals, it is becoming less common. This traditional lifestyle, where people live together and follow their customs, is especially prevalent in certain areas of the Pacific. However, it is important to acknowledge that this way […]

Founded by Jack Cohen in London’s East End as a market stall in 1919, Tesco has expanded its operations to 12 countries worldwide. With over 530,000 employees, the company caters to millions of customers on a weekly basis. Throughout its existence, Tesco has remained committed to providing exceptional shopping experiences. Currently, the company remains dedicated […]

Conceptual blocks are defined as “mental obstacles that constrain the way problems are defined” and they “limit the number of alternative solutions people think about. ” (Whetten and Cameron, 2013, p. 183) Everyone experiences conceptual blocks and the smokejumpers were no different. 1. The smokejumpers experienced the conceptual block known as commitment when they were […]

Active Gear, Inc. is a privately held footwear company with $470. 3 million in revenue in 2006, making it relatively small compared to big players in the athletic and casual footwear industry. Eyeing an opportunity for growth via a bolt-on acquisition, John Liedtke, head of business development for the company, is looking into acquiring a […]

The Mid Day Meal Scheme is a multi-faceted programme of the Government of India that, among other things, seeks to address issues of food security, lack of nutrition and access to education on a pan nation scale. The main objective of MDM Programme in the State is to boost universalisation of Primary Education. It involves […]

This essay it will examine the economic, social and political issues that shaped Tommy Hilfiger on a global environment. First it will investigate why Hilfiger decided to sell internationally rather than concentrating on the domestic market and secondly it will analyse if operating globally affected the prices for Hilfiger’s merchandise. Analysing the prices will lead […]

The product placement in movies began in the late 1940s, however at that time movie just for the wealthy families. The successfully product placement in movie made huge benefit for the movie and manufacturers was The African Queen in 1951. (Jonathan Duffy, BBC News, 2005) The Gorden gin was becoming more popular after this movie […]

The French Revolution was a period of radical reform among the government and bourgeoisie that was initiated by the largest of the three estates to eliminate the unfair treatment that they were subjected to. The Third Estate was comprised of peasants and commoners that were being heavily taxed, while the nobles and bourgeoisie enjoyed a […]

Martin Margiela, rightfully nicknamed the “J. D. Salinger of the fashion world,” rejects the idea of being photographed and only grants interview via fax. Moreover, he prefers not labeling his designs, and branding them with blank labels instead (Art and Culture). This is because he was opposed to designers’ “status-hungry cult” of the 1980s (Answers […]

The idea of a “designer baby” involves parents using genetic technology to make changes and choose desired or aesthetic alterations in embryos. This raises concerns about how potential parents will decide on having children. Will they choose to interfere in the natural development of an embryo? Is it ethical to modify an unhealthy embryo? Could […]

In certain works of literature, there are characters which are often misunderstood and considered as insignificant. Desdemona from the William Shakespeare’s play “Othello” is one of them. In reality, Desdemona is a relevant and complex character which offers a lesson to those who live in modern day society. Though she may appear irrelevant in Othello, […]

Mind, body and God have always caused the major philosophical debates. Philosophers worked out various theories about their connection and combinations of them. This paper’s aim is to study the arguments of Descartes and Berkeley about God existence. We are going to stop at the main proofs, their consequences and the main problems connected to […]

The book of Rene Descartes (1641) entitled, Meditations on First Philosophy, argues that human being’s existence is composed primarily of two components, which are mind and body-formally being known as the theory of Dualism. Descartes has represented the human existence through his six forms of meditations that negates absolute belief on uncertain things and further […]

Depth perception was a puzzle to scientists and philosophers for hundreds of years. They could not understand how we can see a three-dimensional world with only a two dimensional or flat, retina in each eye. Today it is realized that the ability to perceive depth is no more amazing than any other perceptual accomplishment. We […]

A dysfunctional department will ensure department-wide failings in the technology employed and vice versa. To be clear, functional departments can be loosely defined as work groups in which efficiency and clear goals combine to create a functional environment for employees and other departments that depend upon them. In contrast, dysfunctional departments lack efficiency and clearly […]