The decision whether to close the Lima‚ OH plant has not been easy to make. There have been many arguments as to why and why not the plant should remain open or be closed. As the VP of Finance for BP‚ I have kept an open mind and looked at the advantages and disadvantages of closing the plant. I will now discuss some of these arguments in the following paragraphs. The first argument as to why the plant should remain open is the 30% increase in productivity. Lima‚ Ohio has a population of 48‚000
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Struggle for Freedom "The Yellow Wallpaper"‚ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ and "The Story of an Hour"‚ by Kate Chopin‚ are alike in that both of the women in the stories have internal conflicts about struggling for freedom. Husbands control both of their wives even in the most obvious aspects of their lives. This may become the main reason why women feel an intense desire for freedom. Although the women in the stories have different methods to fight for their own freedom out of their unpleasant
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INTRODUCTION BP originated from a British petroleum company founded in 1909. After experiencing crises during the 1980s-1990s‚ the company started to have a cost cutting culture. During mid-1990s‚ with an aggressive growth strategy‚ BP started to grow and reposition. After BP merged with Amoco in 1998‚ John Browne started to serve as chief executive until May 2007. Browne repositioned BP as a “green” oil company after he took over and practiced the model of organizational decision-making strategy
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The Struggle Within The Scarlet Letter offers extraordinary insight into the norms and behavior of 17th century puritan society. The basic characteristics and problems of its main characters‚ however‚ are familiar to readers in the present (Encarta 98). In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne develops Reverend Dimmesdale’s internal struggle through his guilt‚ his indecision regarding confession‚ and his final decision to confess. At the beginning of the novel‚ the Reverend Dimmesdale has
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Miss. Rivers ELA 4/5 Outsiders Essay Did you know that rival gangs have faced many of the same struggles? In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton there are two rival gangs‚ the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers live on the Eastside of town and don’t have a lot of money. The Socs live on the Westside of town and are very wealthy. There are three problems that both gangs face: drinking and smoking‚ having parents who do not care about them‚ and rivalry with the opposing gang over a variety
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Introduction In this paper we are going to give an in-depth perspective on the subjects of location decision‚ clusters and corporate social responsibility. First‚ we will address the location decision subject. Second‚ we will discuss clusters and different cluster types. Last‚ we will review the corporate social responsibility subject. After giving an in-depth perspective on the three subjects‚ we will discuss the relationship between these different topics. Location Decision Location decision
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Earthquake‚ shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer. Earthquakes occur when energy stored within the Earth‚ usually in the form of strain in rocks‚ suddenly releases. This energy is transmitted to the surface of the Earth by earthquake waves. The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its magnitude and duration‚ or the amount of shaking that occurs. A structure’s design and the materials used in its construction also affect the amount of damage
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Hemingway Santiago has many physical and emotional struggles with nature‚ which ultimately leads to his defeat by it. Santiago’s physical struggles included wounds‚ dizziness‚ soreness‚ and not being able to fight anymore because of the amount of physical pain. His mental struggles were regretting the decision of catching the fish and wanting Manolin to be with him on the boat. These struggles lead to his defeat by nature. Santiago has many physical struggles throughout the book. On the fourth day “for
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British Petroleum is a global brand which is acknowledged worldwide for quality gasoline. The brand name BP ‘appears on production platforms‚ refineries‚ ships and corporate offices as well as on solar products‚ wind farms‚ research facilities and at retail service stations’. BP has grown into a global energy group from a local oil company. It has employed over 96‚000 people. Strategic decisions are usually long term decisions which are often risky and speculative. A strategic decision
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION In this chapter the writer would like to present the background of the study‚ the statement of problems‚ the objective of the study‚ scope and limitation‚ the purpose of the study‚ and also the definition of key terms. It is important to discuss‚ to make clear what actually the writer’s background conducting this research. 1.1 Background of Study Human beings expend great amounts of time and resources on creating and experiencing art and entertainment. Since people live
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