Assessing the Columbia Disaster with the Burke-Litwin Model
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A 6 page paper evaluating the utility of the Burke-Litwin conceptual framework for evaluating the loss of the space shuttle Columbia in 2003. The Burke-Litwin model is appropriate for assessing a situation as complex as that concerning the loss of Columbia. A less involved, more technically-oriented approach likely would have failed to identify the real reasons for the loss of Columbia, which essentially constituted an extension of the reasons underlying the loss of Challenger. The approach that the CAIB took in investigating Columbia may well have broken the chain of failure. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Assessing the Culture of the Company through News Articles Applying International Management Cultural Dimension Models
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This 15 page paper is written from the perspective of international management. Looking at a range of business-related news articles from the press in the United Kingdom and United States the cultures of the countries examines and can pair. The paper starts with a brief pest analysis of each country and then examines the newspaper articles using Hofstede's models, the comparison of the countries using the models of monochromic and polychronic culture and Trompenaars dimensions to contrast the cultural. The bibliography cites 16 sources.
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Assessing the Effects of Increased Corporate Governance
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A 15 page proposal for studying this topic. Nations and organizations throughout the world are more aware of the need for greater corporate governance, and many have taken or are considering alterations to standards that could increase corporate responsibility and compliance in financial reporting. What remains unclear is how some of the proposed and realized changes may affect business operation. The study proposed here seeks to determine how accounting and auditing standards may be affected by these changes. Bibliography lists 31 sources.
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Assessing the Effects of Increased Corporate Governance
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A 21 page revision of a 15-page proposal of the same name. This version includes a discussion of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as well as an appendix listing 21 proposed survey questions and rationale for including them. Bibliography lists 32 sources.
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Assessing the Health and Beauty Market in China
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This 8 page paper considers the issues a western company may face if seeking to enter the Chinese market. The paper begins with an examination of general factors, such as economic, social and legal issues and then considers the industry factors. Industry factors indicate level of competition and the best way of entering the market. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
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