even capitalism itself‚ comes with a price. Mike‚ a hardworking father of two‚ and the main character of Hanif Kureishi’s short story “The Decline of the West” from 2010‚ is an example of one who suddenly finds himself in a very precautious situation when he loses his job after both he and his family have been used to his rather substantial pay. In The Decline of the West‚ Hanif Kureishi employs a limited third-person narrator‚ which is bound to the main character‚ Mike. As a result of this choice
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The 18th century historian Gibbon blames Christianity for causing the spiritual decline of Rome. Take a position for or against this‚ and explain. I feel Christianity was not the cause for spiritual decline of Rome. Many factors contributed to the growth and expansion of the church‚ and ultimately its success. Rome did not welcome this new religion with open arms right from the start. Some emperors‚ like Marcus Aurelius openly rejected Christianity numerous times. Once Christianity was welcomed
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Decline of Trade Unions For most of the 20th century‚ unions have had a most important place in the working life of many employees. From 1914 to 1990‚ 2 out of 5 workers were members of a union. At the turn of the new century new developments were brought about‚ like globalization‚ changes in workforce demographics and rapid technological advancements. Changes in the political and economical spheres have also contributed in the decline of the Trade Unions. These developments have had a strong
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collapse of the Roman Empire are bountiful. Each of these causes fit together resembling one giant puzzle of the Roman Empire with the individual pieces portraying the causes. An empire as large as the Roman Empire did not simply fall overnight‚ the decline took place over the course of over 500 years (Alchin‚ 1). Even though the destruction occurred over hundreds of years‚ the Roman Empire did not know what was coming until it was too late‚ their fate was sealed. As the Roman Empire grew larger and
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Why the decline in unions? Over the years‚ unions have been developed‚ and have grown in the workplace. Unions were designed to protect workers. Unions have come a long way in the history of the workplace. There was a time when unions were looked down upon‚ and workers were discriminated against because of their involvement in unions. If unions were looked so highly upon in the past‚ then why is there a decline in unionization? There could be several factors on why
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Forecasting is the process of making statements about events whose actual outcomes (typically) have not yet been observed. A commonplace example might be estimation of some variable of interest at some specified future date. Prediction is a similar‚ but more general term. Both might refer to formal statistical methods employing time series‚ cross-sectional or longitudinal data‚ or alternatively to less formal judgemental methods. Usage can differ between areas of application: for example‚ in hydrology
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Muslim world had taken a definite turn‚ and there were some signs of resuscitation in the moribund body of the Muslim Urnmah. If we look at it closely‚ the middle half of this century presents an astounding picture. On one hand‚ the process of decline and deterioration reached its lowest ebb in the events of 1967 and 1971. On the other hand‚ there was also a widespread movement towards revival and the beginning of a process of renewal. It commenced during the years 1920-1925. For the past fifty
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http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/869/ Sales Force Structures and Strategies 2001: A Case Study Analysis of Effective Sales Force Management Description: As sales forces expand to maintain share of voice in an increasingly competitive market and physicians limit the time spent with sales representatives‚ ROI on detailing is in decline. Therefore‚ maximizing field force productivity is vital to the future success of all pharmaceutical companies. Sales Force Structures and Strategies 2001 is an
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Sales Contests Work if they are implemented correctly Sales contests provide a great tool for the sales manager to motivate his sales force in both the short and long-term. However‚ in order to work for the sales manager and provide value to the sales force the objectives of the sales contest must to be carefully defined. Pitfalls‚ like a "coin operated sales force" and unmotivated salespeople can be the result of a thoughtlessly designed sales contest. Lastly‚ there are a great variety of sales
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What is sales forecasting? In general terms‚ forecasting means “A statement made about the future”. So‚ Sales forecasting is the estimation of sales made for the future. Sales forecast is an estimate of sales in rupees or in units for future period. A sales forecast is the prediction of sales volume that a company can estimate to achieve in specified period of time in future. Following are some of the definitions given by different scholars: According to American marketing Association
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