Available online at www.sciencedirect.com International Journal of Project Management 27 (2009) 435–446 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman Analyzing project management research: Perspectives from top management journals Young Hoon Kwak *‚ Frank T. Anbari 1 Department of Decision Sciences‚ Funger Hall 411‚ School of Business‚ The George Washington University‚ 2201 G Street‚ NW‚ Washington‚ DC 20052‚ USA Received 7 June 2008; received in revised form 10 August 2008; accepted 14 August 2008
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Morris on the Acquisition of Kraft Inc. Overview Kraft is a food-focused company with many well known brand names. In 1987 net sales were $9.9 billion which was an increase of 27% over the previous year.‚ and net income increased by 11% to $435 million. This follows an earlier attempt to diversify where in 1980 Kraft merged with Dart Industries and then acquiring Hobart Corporation in 1981. However‚ by the end of 1986 Kraft had returned to a food-focused strategy. Philip Morris is a company
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(Berk and DeMarzo‚ 2011: 921). Whereas shareholders are interested in maximising their own wealth‚ managers may have more personal interests which differ to that of the shareholders. Downs and Monsen (no date‚ cited in Chin‚ Cooley and Monsen‚ 1968:435) suggest that managers self-interest lies in maximising their life-time income and that ‘such self-interest will be congruent with profit maximisation for the firm only in special cases’. This conflict between both the shareholders and the managers
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“Professional athletes are extremely overpaid for the jobs they do.” The issue of overpaid pro athletes has been around for numerous years. The fact that a man that plays football and plays on a regular basis‚ plays for about 15-16 weeks. That man gets paid over a million dollars at least! I mean if you think about the fact that these players get paid more than the president in most situations‚ It seems hugely absurd! To think that that man plays for such a small amount of time and gets paid so
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Summary The Constitution of the United States established the three branches of government‚ the executive branch‚ the legislative branch‚ and the judicial branch to assure that our government is doing their job and to protect the citizen’s rights. The executive branch has the main purpose of carrying out and enforcing the law. The executive branch has three main components‚ the president‚ the vice president‚ and the cabinet. The president is the leader of the U.S‚ the vice president assists the
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Soc. 435 Issue 10 Family preservation should be an important goal in child abuse and neglect interventions‚ but it shouldn’t be the intervening or the only goal for a child’s welfare. Like Richard Gelles‚ for me the child’s safety‚ well-being‚ and the stability of their home should be the most important goal in child abuse and neglect. It’s all about the best opportunities for the child as well as living in an environment that is out of harms way for them. Unfortunately‚ in the society we
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The state and districts of the United States are represented by two different houses of Congress‚ the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is the lower house of the U.S. Congress with 435 elected officials. The House seats are distributed by the state’s population. The Senate is the upper house of the U.S. congress with two senators representing each state‚ giving all states equal representation. The Founding Fathers anticipated in having two houses to represent
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’s Families‚ Schools‚ and Colleges. (2004). Wrriting: A powerful message from stte governmental. New YorK. Gray‚ F. E. (2005). Meeting the demands of the workplace: Science students and written skills. Jounal of Science Education and Industry‚ 425-435. Weaver‚ C. (1996). Teaching Grammar in the context of writing. English Journal‚ 15-24.
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Development Structure of Atoms The structure of atoms developed throughout time since 410 BCE to now. “Leucippus of Miletus (ca. 435 BCE) and Democritus of Abdera (ca. 410 BCE) developed the atomic hypothesis.” Their Theory was that the world is made up of atoms moving around in empty space‚ also in continuous motion and constantly colliding into each other. The ancient Greek philosophers were the first people to have the theory of atoms and no one continued their theory until early 1803 which
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Diagram • 2 yr. term • must be a 7 yr U.S. citizen • must live in district/state representing. • must be 25 yrs. Old • contains 435 members • led by Speaker of House • elected by the people of the state Powers • Majority elects Speaker and officers • Has the sole power to impeach • Debate usually limited to one hour • Referral of bills hard to challenge • Power to begin tax bill • Breaks tie in Electoral College Structure • 6 yr term • must be a 9 yr U.S. citizen
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