The Changing Face of Blue Cross Blue Shield Betty Bogart Kaplan University Author Note Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Betty Bogart‚ Student‚ Kaplan University‚ 1801 East Kimberly Road‚ Davenport IA 52807. The Changing Face of Blue Cross Blue Shield Since their founding as individual companies in the early 20th century‚ Blue Cross Blue Shield has grown to become one of the largest insurance companies in the United States. Blue Cross coverage for hospital care
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INTRODUCTION Globalization is the system of interaction among the countries of the world in order to develop the global economy. Globalization refers to the integration of economics and societies all over the world. Because of globalization‚ the number of countries where products can be sold or purchased has increased dramatically. Globalization also cause an increasing influence of Multinational Companies (MNC). An example is a car company whose head office is based in Japan. This company has
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American Red Cross is a non-profit organization supported solely off of financial donations and volunteers (community). Red Cross mission is to “provide relief to victims to victims of disasters and help people prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies. Red Cross was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton. Who was inspired by the Red Cross during the Prussian War. She first implemented what she had experience over in Europe in the U.S. during the Spanish American War in the 1898. The Red Cross joins more
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TO TEACHING CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION Paul Kalfadellis Working Paper 34/05 May 2005 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT WORKING PAPER SERIES ISSN 1327–5216 Abstract The ability of managers to interact with individuals from cultures other than their own‚ requires a concerted effort on the part of business educators and academics to ‘train’ and ‘educate’ today’s students and tomorrow’s managers in the area cross-cultural communication. This is not necessarily an easy task. Teaching cross-cultural communication
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AMERICAN RED CROSS ~ Strategic Case Analysis Purpose I. Statement Of Facts American Red Cross is a organization that was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton. It has established itself as the most well known emergency relief organization devoted to the care of war victims‚ disaster victims‚ and the suffering world wide. People can attain community services hours through the American Red Cross as well as benefit from the health and safety programs offered each year. American Red Cross is the largest
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ORIENT ACADEMIC FORUM The Cross-Culture Management Strategy About Sino-Foreign Contractual Joint Venture YANG Xichun1‚ LI Chunmei2 1. School of Management‚ Southwest University for Nationalities‚ China‚ 610041 2. School of Politics‚ Southwest Jiaotong University‚ China‚ 610031 yxc2109030@tom.com Abstract: With the development of economic globalization‚ the scale of foreign direct investment is expanding. Sino-foreign contractual joint venture becomes the main form of investment. It has
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The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement. The Red Cross provides relief to victims of disaster and helps communities prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies. The Red Cross is a business whose effects are felt around the world. When disaster strikes the Red Cross is many times the first to react with the basic requirements for survival and the rebuilding
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Clara did manie things before‚ after‚ and during the Civil War that make her famous. One of the things that made her famous is she started the Red Cross. The Red Cross is still around today over 100 years later and is still helping people to day. Clara was important to history because she helped wounded soldiers on the battlefields‚ started the Red Cross and started a free school. During the Civil War Clara help wounded soldier on the battlefield. At first she wasn’t allowed to bring supplies to the
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International Business & Economics Research Journal Volume 3‚ Number 1 American Red Cross Debora J. Gilliard (E-mail: gilliard@mscd.edu)‚ Metropolitan State College of Denver‚ USA Rajendra Khandekar (E-mail: khandekr@mscd.edu)‚ Metropolitan State College of Denver‚ USA Abstract The American Red Cross has been plagued with problems over the past two years from an antitrust lawsuit‚ repercussions from the distributions of funds from the Liberty Fund to the survivors of the World Trade Center
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Role of Cross-cultural Misunderstanding in Ruining Lia’s Life Lia is born of a loving Hmong family‚ and just three months into her life‚ begins to reveal epileptic symptoms. According to the Hmong community‚ the condition is curable‚ and the presence of spirits in such a patient’s soul is considered a blessing. However‚ American doctors in a community medical center fail to understand and appreciate Lia’s parents’ approach to the child’s disease‚ and are only interested in saving this child’s
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