I. Statement of Goal/Problem Statement/Research Question There are several perceptions about the causes of property crime in the United States. Many believe that the degree of property crime is determined by various factors including per capita income for each state‚ percentage of public aid recipients‚ high school dropout rates and many more. This project seeks to provide evidence for or against some of these common perceptions about property crime. Specifically it seeks to answer the questions:
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and Homelessness in Contemporary Chinese Cinema: Wang Xiaoshuai’s Shanghai Dreams RICHARD LETTERI* Furman University Abstract: Set a few years after China’s opening to the various forces of globalisation‚ the film Shanghai Dreams (2005) tells the story of the conflict between Qinghong‚ a 17 year-old schoolgirl who wishes to remain in her hometown of Guiyang‚ and her father‚ Lao Wu‚ whose dream of returning to his hometown of Shanghai is stirred by reports of the better life others have obtained as
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accomplishment in terms of its schema and satisfactory quality. Here is this case he needs to expound the understandings and the lessons internalized along the entire course of the project. Moreover‚ there were various issues which were raised during this intellectual itinerary‚ which included the challenges regarding computer system implementation‚ Information system design and most importantly the feasibility analysis. This case deals with the fact that how he confronted the challenges and developed
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can develop carbon neutrally called Dongtan Eco-City. Dongtan is a plan for a new eco-city on the island of Chongming in Shanghai‚ China. The name of the city literally translates as "East Beach". Dongtan will be a city of three villages that meet to form a city centre. The first demonstrator phase of Dongtan aims to be completed by 2010‚ in time for the World Expo in Shanghai‚ and will accommodate a population of up to 5‚000. Later phases of development will see the city grow to hold a population
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Business Economics GM545 January 2013 Everyone’s Gasoline Problem The fluctuation of gas prices occurs because of a number of factors; the price of crude oil‚ the price of manufacturing‚ the price of corn is all tied to the price of oil and the price we see at the pump for gas. In 2011‚ the United States consumed about 134 billion gallons1 (or 3.19 billion barrels2) of gasoline‚ a daily average of about 367.08 million gallons (8.74 million barrels). This was about 6% less than the record
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GM 591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Project Proposal Overview My research paper will be focusing on course objective C which discusses the different theories of motivation and how to demonstrate their application to successfully guide employees toward accomplishing organizational objectives. The different motivational theories that I will be discussing and applying throughout the paper are categorized under the Needs Theories of Motivation which include the Hierarchy of Needs Theory
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Group Members: Keshab Parajuli Rohit R Nair Vijay Chowdary Paleti Oktay Ozkan Sandeep S Patel Kartik Chinta 1. The case study suggests that Buick has a series of regional strategies. They were exporting products for long time that were specially designed with the U.S market trends and needs in mind. This contains selling left hand driving cars in the right hand driving countries like India and Japan where their laws allows to operate such cars. When Chinese market share increased and became
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06-4702-Conklin.qxd 5/10/2005 6:00 PM Page 561 6 INTEGRATIVE CASES I n this chapter‚ the objective is to discuss cases that draw on the frameworks and perspectives developed throughout the casebook and that include important issues from each of the earlier chapters. GM IN CHINA For GM China‚ the year 2004 brought a wide variety of new challenges that added to an already complex business environment. The industry structure was changing quickly. Demand and supply projections
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Motors‚ also known‚ as GM or GMC with it’s headquarters based in Detroit‚ is the world’s 2nd largest auto company in sales revenue behind Toyota which took the lead in 2006. General Motors reigned as the global leader in the automobile industry for the last 76 years‚ longer than any other automaker. Their business operates in 140 countries with an employment of approximately 212‚000 people. Their European headquarters is based in Zurich‚ Switzerland. Also 2006‚ 9.1 million GM cars and trucks were sold
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partner in a joint venture‚ where the share of the foreign partner would not exceed 50%. General Motors (GM)‚ in an effort to gain access to the Chinese automotive market‚ invested in technical assistance projects‚ which facilitated technology-transfer to the Chinese automotive sector. By 1996‚ GM had set up a number of joint ventures to manufacture auto components in China. Eventually‚ GM got the permission and so‚ set up a manufacturing unit investing between $1 billion and $2 billion to manufacture
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