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Term Papers on Business
Adam Smith: Conceptions Of Value
Number of words: 2014 - Number of pages: 8.... effect. A mechanist, like Smith, would understand no living being has a choice of the way it behaves. No one can predict the future for the present state of all matter is unknown. This is one reason he focused on morality.
The way in which one behaves suggests their morals. Morality is primarily concerned with attempting to define what is good for the individual and also the society.
If the good is known, the obligation to pursue it becomes evident. People must decide in each new situation what their duties are. Morality and self - interest are connect .....
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How Well Did The English Exchequer Function In The Twelfth Century?
Number of words: 1011 - Number of pages: 4.... system of the Exchequer was a
complex one that would have been understood by few at the time. By attempting
to describe this system in a way that presents it as equitable, it could have
convinced the Barons and others paying taxes of the validity and fairness of a
system of which they would have had little comprehension. This would also be
helped by Richards apparently good grasp of the area.
The Exchequer board was the highest office that could be obtained in the
royal circle and was the most powerful and prestigious as it presided over all
financi .....
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Types Of Employment Contracts
Number of words: 468 - Number of pages: 2.... form contracts include such provisions.
Cost plus fixed fee contract:
A cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is a cost-reimbursement contract that provides for payment to the contractor of a negotiated fee that is fixed at the inception of the contract. The fixed fee does not vary with actual cost, but may be adjusted as a result of changes in the work to be performed under the contract. This contract type permits contracting for efforts that might otherwise present too great a risk to contractors, but it provides the contractor only a minimum incentive to contr .....
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A Postmodern Look At Poverty And Homelessness
Number of words: 2815 - Number of pages: 11.... (1991):
"Homeless" as defined by the Federal Government means: an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and; an individual who has a primary nighttime residency that is: a supervised public or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill); an institution that provides temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used .....
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Changes Taking Place In The 1800's
Number of words: 1007 - Number of pages: 4.... Changing the way of business back
then was not an easy task, for the most part their was a laissez-faire
system or a hands- off approach to the way of business. The main theory
states that if government would not mess with them by making laws, the
strongest business will succeed and bring wealth into the whole country.
True the strongest business did bring in wealth to the country, but the
problem was, the working conditions. Some workers had to work in conditions
that most of us can never think of. Working in dark, damp and cold
buildings for 12-18 hours a d .....
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The Best Way To Fix Greed
Number of words: 441 - Number of pages: 2.... have healthy children
someday. Young people who volunteer in a geriatrics ward may realize the
importance of Mom and Dad, have more patience for old people and have much
to learn from the elderly.
Working without pay in a homeless shelter helps people learn that
being poor is not wrong. It is just an unfortunate way of life for some.
Volunteering in the shelters teaches us that we are all equal, whether we
have money or not. Homeless and poor people have families too: husbands,
wives, children, even pets. Getting to know people who have less helps us
remembe .....
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Unemployment
Number of words: 406 - Number of pages: 2.... studies have shown that
the informal support systems, like friends and relatives, can help absorb shock
against the negative effects of unemployment (Unemployed 1).
The latest unemployment rate for August '96 shows that 4.3 percent of
Vermont's citizens are unemployed. That is about fourteen thousand people in
just this one small state (Griffin 1). Think of how many people are unemployed
in the entire United States. That would be over five million people. If people
wanted to get out and get a job, they probobly could pretty easily. Instead of
waiting f .....
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Developing An Effective Sales Training Program
Number of words: 1995 - Number of pages: 8.... these skills every day. The best trainer has excellent presentation and communication skills, but also the sales background and practical knowledge that only real-world experience can provide.
When deciding how to educate your sales force, you don’t have to pick just one type of training, or just one trainer. Many different methods have evolved over the past years. One way is to set up a mentoring program, also known as the “buddy system” (Anderson, Hair, and Bush, pg7-4). This procedure involves assigning the best reps in the organization to mentor new sale .....
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