The Swahili coast had advantages over the Hanseatic league because of their merchants and their location on the planet. Although the Hanseatic league dominated commercial activity in northern Europe‚ the Swahili coast had a geographical advantage and firm trading alliances. The Swahili coast was able to take advantage of Nile river and used it to trade and for agriculture. The Swahili coast traded with the Arabs who had already established vast trading networks whereas the Hanseatic league had to
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Fresh water is very important to the Middle East‚ whatever the form of it is. It helps to keep farm lands fertile. If the land in not "naturally" fertile‚ it helps so farmers may irrigate their crops. Rivers are one vital source of freshwater‚ along with rainfall‚ and ground water. Rivers are a vital resource ot the Middle East. The Nile River forms a narrow‚ fertile‚ strip that runs through the Sahara Desert. This is important‚ because the desert is so hot and dry‚ the river provides a source
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United States protected businesses by rejecting State-regulated economic regulations (Choudhry 2004‚ 6). This precedent was revisited in the 1937 landmark Supreme Court Case‚ West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish‚ which involved‚ Elsie Parrish‚ a chambermaid at the West Coast Hotel‚ who sued the Cascadian Hotel (owned by the West Coast Hotel Company‚) for not having been paid the legal minimum wage (West’s Encyclopedia of American Law). In 1932‚ a law had passed in Washington State‚ known as “Minimum
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"A week later‚ the state passes a new law that reads Issues Is the closing other facilities retaliatory based on the lawsuit. Can the plaintiff proving that the closings were unconstitutional. Applicable Law In the case of Golden v. Biscayne Bay Yacht Club‚ 521 F.2d 344 the court affirmed the judgment in favor of plaintiffs‚ African-American applicants and Jewish applicants‚ in the discrimination action brought against defendant private club under the Fourteenth Amendment and civil rights statutes
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Chapter 1 Answers to End of Chapter Questions 1. Agency Problems of MNCs. a. Explain the agency problem of MNCs. ANSWER: The agency problem reflects a conflict of interests between decision-making managers and the owners of the MNC. Agency costs occur in an effort to assure that managers act in the best interest of the owners. b. Why might agency costs be larger for an MNC than for a purely domestic firm? ANSWER: The agency costs are normally larger for MNCs than purely domestic firms for the following
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Crystal Coast Ocean Resort The Crystal Coast Ocean Resort (CCOR) is a large‚ family-owned resort located on one of the finest beaches in North Carolina. The Resort is locally called the “Ramada Inn: Crystal Coast Ocean Resort”‚ because it has a contractual relationship with Ramada Inn‚ Inc which requires Ramada to provide reservation services and certain marketing services. In turn CCOR pays an annual fee to Ramada and displays the Ramada Inn sign. Ramada has the right‚ under contract
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1. The SBAR method: Answer | | standardizes the information delivered at handoff points. | | | minimizes the physical strain on the worker. | | | allows employees to work on flexible work schedules. | | | permits employees to access work information remotely. | 4 points Question 2 1. In what three areas of recruiting do companies have to make decisions? Answer | | Personnel policies‚ outsourcing‚ recruitment sources | | | Personnel policies‚ recruitment sources
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Evaluation Performance Maranda Green BUS 401 Prof Robert Watson 10 March 2014 Ford Motor Company Henry Ford founded Ford Motor Company in the year 1903 at Dearborn‚ Michigan‚ USA and is known to have adopted practices that were not popular in those days. Henry Ford is popular for his practices that were unique in those days as he believed in revolutionary ideas and building revolutionary leadership. He practiced worker friendly policies‚ innovative methods of large scale car manufacturing
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The Effects of Long Distance Trade in East Africa. By Deborah of Uganda 7th May 2008 Long Distance Trade was the trade between the East African coast and other interior states of Africa in the early 19th Century. In involved movement over long distances‚ the major participants were the Swahili speaking peoples of East Africa and the Arabs. The interior people included the Nyamwezi‚ the Kamba‚ the Yao tribes. They moved in caravans of 100 to 1‚000 people. Capital was provided by the Indian
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