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Most people watch sports and they like to play when there is spare time. Playing sport is a good way to relieve stress, being in a good shape, and having fun. However, when somebody plays as a professional player in the college, they always face some problems. Many people think that college athletes have a…

Nigeria’s quest for development which has spanned some decades and is yet to deliver on the ultimate goal of poverty reduction, despite various plans, programmes, and projects. Analysis of growth drivers on one hand has identified several factors including macroeconomic environment, political and social environment and investment gap. Some policies are required to attract foreign…

When the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was established in 1989 in response to the growing interdependence among Asia-Pacific economies, its goal was to advance Asia-Pacific economic dynamism and sense of community. When the cooperation was established, there were 12 founding member economies, namely Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand,…

It is the summer of 1987. Arctic Power laundry detergent has contracted with the consulting firm of Smith and Jones, LTD to assist Arctic Power in determining their strategic direction and their product positioning. Background And History Arctic Power, a laundry detergent specially formulated to clean in cold water, is part of Colgate-Palmolive Canada family…

Waterford Glass was started by two brothers, George and William Penrose, in 1783. It was the most notable of all Irish crystal companies. In 1799, the Penrose brothers sold Waterford Glass to the Gatchell family. The crystal industry was prosperous until 1825. Irish glass manufacturers began to slowly close due to high export duties, the…

First their goal to maximize profits was their only priority. They did not consider the stakeholders involved and when they did come into consideration, they were analyzed against profits. One has nothing to do with the other. Their goal should not have been a race to make the most affordable subcompact car. Their focus should…

The Economy of the Phillipines Per Capita Income: Since I am the first person reporting, I would like to explain what per capita income means. The per capita income of a certain country is the GDP of that country divided by the total population. In the Phillipines the per capita income is approximately $700. When…

Rumors spread that LTCM had weakened. LTCM believe that other companies used their weakness as an opportunity to strengthen. Wall Street firms began to duplicate LTCMs investment strategies, which weakened LTCMs market position. The institution was weak and owned a huge portion of the market. Of course, other companies would want to destroy LTCM to…

By Mary Hellinghausen and Jim Myers One of today’s biggest buzzwords is Teams. Most companies are leaning toward a team concept. One way to enforce teams is by empowering employees. Many companies striving to edge their competition are turning to the empowered employee teams initiative. Most businesses want to achieve total customer satisfaction by anticipating…

In the United States there is a general consensus that start-ups with more than one founder are more successful. The biggest piece of advice from the co-founder of Y combinator, Paul Graham, is from entrepreneurs to find a co-founder (cite). People in the entrepreneurial community are easily persuaded to believe this assumption because simply put,…