The new Latin American empires of Spain and Portugal maintained special contacts with the West. Western forms were imposed on indigenous cultures as the militarily superior European invaders conquered their lands. Latin America became part of the world economy as a dependent region. The Iberians mixed with native populations and created new political and social forms. The resulting mixture of European‚ African‚ and Indian cultures created a distinctive civilization. Indian civilization‚ although
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land-basedempires. However‚ their power dwindled as travel and trade by waterbecame more important. 5) Labor systems were transformed - The acquisition ofcolonies in North and South America
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qualified resources is a critical factor in quality of service delivered especially if we are taking about pure service contracts such as CSA‚ caterpillar should identify major recruitment agencies which usually have contacts of highly qualified technicians and engineers specialized in differed well known equipment. In case qualified resources needed‚ caterpillar can help their dealers to obtain required competences. Usually such demands occur at high load time and such resources can be hired for short
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II. Introduction The caterpillar was failure and lost many of money. The major competitor was Japanese company called Komatsu. The caterpillar faced global challenge‚ So it must to reinvent itself‚ or die. By George Schafer and Donald Fits between1985 – 1999‚ caterpillar improved itself. It improved all the structure for the company. In 1999 the CEO was Glen Barton. After that the company declined in sales and earnings. Caterpillar produce earthmovers‚ road building was by Benjamin Holt‚ when he
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Review Sheet for GEOG 320: Latin America – Exam 3 – Spring 2014 Contemporary Cities -- Chapter 14 What were the reasons for rapid urbanization / urban growth in the 1900s? What are the rural push factors for migration to cities? And the urban pull factors? What are some examples of formal and informal economic activities in Latin American cities? Why might governments want to stop “self-help” housing? Why might governments want to support “self-help” housing? “self-help” housing
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*CASE ANALYSIS* A New Caterpillar Emerges Caterpillar was a low-cost manufacturer in the construction equipment industry until the beginning of 1980’s‚ but in 1982‚ competition from the Japanese biggest construction equipment manufacture i.e Komatsu‚ Kubota‚ and Hitachi‚ threatened its position. Caterpillar’s functional approach was outdated‚ and structural changes were needed to remain globally competitive. To this end Caterpillar quickly moved to change its organizational structure. The
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Theorizing Populism In recent years‚ Latin America has seen a rise of presidents with leftist ideologies labeled by many as ‘Latin America’s left turns’. However key differences in the manner these governments respond to and manage majority-minority relations and individual rights‚ as well as their economic criteria and political order has a created a division between the ‘good’ social democrats and ‘bad’ populists. Many scholars such as Francisco Panizza‚ Romina Morelli‚ and Mitchell Seligson
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Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (A) Case Study Background and Scope In 1979‚ Nickelodeon‚ “a cable channel for kids 2-11 years old‚ was launched in the United States”. Nickelodeon provided a wide-range of programming which including “live-action‚ comedy‚ drama‚ animation‚ music and sports and game shows”. By 1995‚ Nickelodeon was the highest rated basic cable network and international expansion was very realistic and just getting started. To successfully transition internationally
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ALL ANSWERS ASSUME A TAX RATE OF 35% Even though the tax rate appears to be 1720 / 6725 = 25.57% In answering the following questions‚ please refer to the financial statements of Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and the relevant Notes to these statements at the end of this write-up. 1. What could be the cause(s) for the shift in LIFO-based inventory from 70% at December 31‚ 2010 to 65% at December 31‚ 2011? A decrease in the replacement cost for Cat’s inventories‚ or an increase
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2010‚ Argentina became the first Latin American county to legalize same-sex marriage. Allowing for the first time thousands of Argentinian people to be legally allowed to be with those they love. This law became passed in spite of venomous opposition from the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church opposing the LGBTQ community is not a 2000’s phenomenon‚ however. With the recent rise in acknowledgment for these once marginalizes groups‚ historians of colonial Latin America have taken an interest in these
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