Initiative Essays

  • The Purpose of Microsoft.NET Initiative

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    The Purpose of Microsoft.NET Initiative This project relates to the investigation of a brand new technology from Microsoft - Microsoft.NET. The project was the final module of the authors' BSc (Hons) degree in Business Information Systems at Bolton Institute and was the suggested topic of the sponsor[1]. The outcome of the project was perhaps not the outcome the sponsor might have wished for as it had been undertaken from a business point of view and not the more technical computing angle

  • Papa John's Strategic Initiatives

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    Papa John's Strategic Initiatives We already know that Papa John's is a major player in the Pizza industry but the big question is what does the future hold for them. What is the next step or steps that they must take to get a head of the competition as well as just sustain their place in the market. The first strategy they should build on is their brand name, Papa Johns. They might not be number one in what is a very large market place but number three is not bad. People know the name Papa

  • The National Climate Change Technology Initiative

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    The National Climate Change Technology Initiative (NCCTI) On June 11, 2001, in combination with his creation of the U.S Climate Research Initiative, President Bush stated that the United States is a world leader in technology and innovation and new technologies can offer a great advance towards climate change. As a result, Bush created a complement to the Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI), called the National Climate Change Technology Initiative (NCCTI). The goal of NCCTI was to make

  • Healthy Forest Initiative: Is it really healthy?

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    wildfires in our nation’s forests. Each year millions of acres of woodlands are destroyed in brutal scorches. It has been estimated that 190 million acres of rangelands in the United States are highly susceptible to catastrophic fires (www.doi.gov/initiatives/forest.html.). About a third of these high-risk forests are located in California (www.sfgate.com). These uncontrollable blazes not only consume our beautiful forests but also the wildlife, our homes and often the lives of those who fight the wildfires

  • Inner City Initiatives and Re-Development Schemes

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    EXAMINE THE REASONS FOR INNER CITY INITIATIVES AND RE-DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES (10) The widest definition of an Inner City is “An area found in older cities surrounding the CBD, where the prevailing economic, social, and environmental conditions pose severe problems'; Although the inner city areas have been identified as having problems for many years, it was not until 1988 that Margaret Thatcher put forward the “Action for Cities'; campaign. She realised that something had to be done to

  • Smart Growth Initiative in the Face of NJ Landscape Change

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    Smart Growth Initiative in the Face of NJ Landscape Change The face of the American landscape has undergone a period of fantastic change in recent decades. With an expanding population and innumerable opportunities for economic and physical growth, urban centers and sprawling suburbs have pushed farther and farther into outlying areas causing pressures and development on previously untouched, natural lands. New Jersey has become, in many ways, the focus in dealing with issues of sprawl and development

  • Strategic Defense Initiative Essay

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    Research Project: Strategic Defense Initiative      “What if free people could live secure in the knowledge that their security didn’t depend upon the threat of instant U.S. retaliation to deter an enemy attack?”                                Ronald Reagan; 1983      In his speech of March 23, 1983

  • Ronald Reagan Strategic Defense Initiative

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    Strategic Defense Initiative Ronald Reagan mocked the Soviet Union and proposed an idea that forced the Soviets to become less aggressive during the Cold War. The idea Reagan proposed sounded like it came out of a movie, which gave the project the nickname, the Star Wars program. Tension between the United States and the Soviet Union grew after President Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire'. As the tension began to grow, the Soviets began to produce ballistic missiles to use against

  • Why Some UK Companies are Reluctant to Invest in Training and Development

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    can be given, to improve speed. Speed is measured before and after, and an immediate measurement is available. Sales techniques can be developed and taught, which can be evaluated based upon the sales figures. The process of evaluating the initiative should be systematic and continually. This would help double loop learning, as opposed to single loop learning. This refers to looking at the past suppositions and current conditions. If typing becomes obsolete and voice recognition becomes

  • California's Promise

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    state’s dilemma, we are able to understand why and how California lost its greatness. Once we analyze the core problems of the state, such as the initiative process, the state legislature, and misrepresentation of the public, we will have a better understanding of how to tackle the issue. First, an obvious problem of the state is the usage of the initiative process. Originally, it gave “Californians the power to propose constitutional amendments and law that fellow citizens will vote on without the

  • Beyond the Burning Time

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    through many changes and becomes a very mature person. Mary will change in the concept that she will become more aggressive and motivated in making her own decisions. She also becomes more vigorous as well as courageous in a sense that she takes the initiative to save her mother when everyone loses faith. Plus she becomes bolder in addition to more demanding due to having to sneak around and do things she never would have thought of before. She is no longer the quiet little girl that she was. When

  • Educational Standards

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    copies of Newsweek in the Library. I instantly thought, “Oh an article the president wrote on educational issues, I wonder what that is about.” The article was about issues concerning education in our society today, how poor it is nation wide, and initiatives, including national educational standards, that could potentially raise the educational level throughout our nation. Although the national educational standards issue was not discussed in detail, it is important to note that the president of our

  • The Face of Exploitation in Public Health

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    an expansion of policies and increase of resources which focused more on the experiences and support of individuals rather than groups. This value of individual experience holds extreme promise in the expansion and effectiveness of public health initiatives as well has changes many societal systems of classifications. However, there may be detrimental effects of this change that exploit the very subjects that they attempt to help. It is a question of forcing the private experience of disease into a

  • AVON Case Analysis

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    Representatives sell Avon products more efficiently, and extending the Avon brand to new products and possibly new channels. (3) Bigger profit margins: Lower sales in Latin America than expected and additional strategic spending on consumer marketing initiatives caused the slight decrease in profits for the 2001 year. The drop may have been a lot worse if it was not offset by considerable margin improve... ... middle of paper ... ... 3/20/02 Vol 239 P. B12A 12. Direct Marketing, Garden City “Avon

  • The Character Development Program of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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    Department of Education to implement a character development program for students. This program is designed to integrate character development into classroom instruction and to ensure parental and community involvement in character development initiatives. The program has existed for one year. The purpose of this paper is to overview the goals and activities of the program. The program goals are to: (1) enhance character development among CMS students; (2) identify the extent to which students

  • Marriage is a Sacred Union between Man and Woman

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    marriages. Author Karen Peterson uses her article to address the issue of how gay marriage sits with the “marriage movement,” the coalition of professionals dedicated to strengthening marriages (7). This movement has successfully included pro-marriage initiatives across America and formed new high school courses on relationships (Peterson 7). Peterson finds that the “marriage movement” has many different views within itself and struggles with the question of “How can one be a proponent of marriage in general

  • Successful Management of a Diverse Workforce

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    is today. Moreover, experience has demonstrated that successful diversity initiatives depend on positioning the organization first. (Department of Personnel Management, 2002) Diversity Initiatives: What They Are. A "diversity initiative" is a company's strategic response to diversity. The initiative looks at the company's needs in the area of diversity and responds with a strategically aligned approach. The initiative should have a long-term focus, as well as very specific goals and objectives

  • FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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    implementation and success of strategy. The tool stakeholder analysis is used to: - •     Identify people or groups and institutions that will influence your initiative •     Anticipate the kind of influence, positive or negative, these groups will have on your initiative •     Develop strategies to get the most effective support possible for your initiative and reduce any obstacles to successful implementation of your program. The following are steps that may be followed in using stakeholder analysis:

  • Quality Decision Making in Management

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    alternatives, as well as factors operating within an organization which shape individual decisions and encourage individual initiatives. “Sometimes courage is more critical than judgment in making a decision.” This, as a belief of mine ties in with factors operating within an organization. It also deals with conviction, courage, value, truth, as well as individual initiatives. For example, Total Quality Management represents an excellent example. Total Quality Management, by definition, encompasses

  • Bilingual Education

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    spoke a minority language. thirty-one years later the same problems exist for those children who speak a language other then English. The experiment of Bilingual education has been a failure and now it’s time to move on. The first English only initiatives were brought forth in 1981 by newly elected president Reagan. Since then the conflict over Bilingual education has drove on. Currently twenty-three states have “English Only” laws with 4 states having laws that are pending. The issue of bilingual