increasing from 12 billion in 1981 to approximately 200 billion in 2001 when he ended his 20-year tenure. Revenues went from 27 billion in 1981 to 130 billion. 2. What is Welch’s objective in the series of initiatives he launched in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s? What is he trying to achieve in the round of changes he put in motion in that period? Is there a logic or rationale supporting the change process? After taking over in 1980‚ Welch decided to launch a “revolution” (his actual words) and dedicated
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In the early 1900’s the man was seen as the intellectual individual who takes care of their wife and family‚ who arrives home with the money and who was the supplier. However during the 1930’s this typical idea of the man’s role was extremely hard to keep ahold of due to The Great Depression. While the average woman worked on household dynamics and keeping the family afloat‚ the man was out looking for a job‚ or struggling to keep his current job. As a result‚ the average male came home at the end
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Fonderia di Torino‚ S. p. A In late 2000‚ Francesca Cerini‚ managing director of Fonderia di Torino‚ is contemplating purchasing a new automated molding machine. Fonderia di Torino is a company that specialized in the production of precision metal castings for use in products like automotive‚ aerospace‚ and construction equipment. The company‚ located in Italy‚ is known for the quality and craftsmanship of its work. Through this reputation‚ Fonderia di Torino has been able to secure deals with
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What would the world be like if one day technology was inaccessible? Technology is used extensively in the healthcare department to provide patients with the best treatment. This is especially the case at the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC)‚ where technology must be up to date‚ easy to use‚ and designed to aid doctors to make the best and fastest decision with accurate information. Technology is best described as “the practical application of knowledge” or “manner of accomplishing a task”
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The 60’s and 70’s brought a huge counterculture and with it came a completely different experience to the youth. Teenagers opposed society and the war. They cared little for middle class values and institutions. However‚ they embraced equality and a peaceful more natural lifestyle. Some of the same things could be said today‚ the only difference is that Vietnam is now the Middle East. Jimi Hendrix is electronic dance music and unfortunately there are still battles over equality and women’s rights
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History Research the 1980s At the start of the 1980s Britain was in a deep recession similar to what is happening at present and there was also mass unemployment. The person in charge of the country at this time was Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who was also Great Britain’s first and only female prime minister. Margaret Thatcher along with Chancellor Geoffrey Howe tried to deal with this recession by raising taxes and slashing government spending‚ benefits and the selling of state owned services
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Two eras in time were the 1930’s and 1960’s. Both of these two periods in time are interesting in their own ways. Also people usually think the 1960’s were all about fun which wasn’t always true. In addition people think that a main event in the 30’s was the Great Depression which in fact is true but there’s more to the 30’s than most people think. There are many seminaries and differences in these two are fashion‚ inventions/technology‚ and music. Three similarities between them are the people involved
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Life In the 20’s and 30’s Many people who just got back from the war were so unhappy due to the Spanish flu that they got from traveling around the world. In the 20’s people starting to life happy because of the prices and everything that they have starting to raise. Unfortunately everything in this world always rotating around. So this roaring that happening in the 20’s starting to end in the 30’s. This created the Great Depression. In the 20’s many people were so happy because they got
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The short story titled “The Parsley Garden” by William Saroyan‚ is about an eleven year old boy named Al Condraj who lives in Fresno‚ Ca. The problem that Al goes through is that he unintentionally steals a hammer from a store. Although he did not measure the consequences of his actions‚ he learned from his mistakes and redeems his honor. Al’s intentions with the hammer was just simply to build a bench with some nails that he had. Condraj’s mistake was to take something that wasn’t his‚ like I mentioned
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http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_significance_of_study_of_computer_addiction Background of the study It is known that we are living in technological era. The computers become irreplaceable tool in everyday life of almost each person. The adult users generally use it for business purposes while youngsters for computer games. Computers became the part of our life and very important component in the spheres of the life is leisure. And nowadays majority of young people spend their leisure time
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