1. What does the Chevy Volt case tell you about the nature of strategic decision making at a large complex organization like GM? From the Chevy Volt case‚ it showed that decision making in a large complex organization isn’t easy. There’re many processes and accessories. Making decision in a huge organization could not be done by Top managements or some departments. They have to discuss in a meeting and ask for the comments from all accessories. So they need the same mind set and objectives for
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you ever made a bet? Did you ever have a bet that involved cutting off your pinky? In the short story “Man From The South” by Roald Dahl‚ there is an old man that makes a bet with a boy in his younger twenty’s. If the kids lighter can light 10 times in a row‚ he gets a Cadillac‚ if it does not light 10 times in a row he loses his pinky. The theme for this book is to be careful with what you bet‚ because it can cost you something very precious. In the beginning‚ when the old man first offered the
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city-states in a relatively small area that all had different political ideologies. These City States had highly regarded philosophers that wrote great lengths about them. This gives us a great foundation to try to understand the different systems and how they were based. The goal is to analyze some of the different ideologies and find why they were thought to be so good‚ and what made them good. To begin there is Pericles’ Funeral Oration written by Thucydides‚ which documents a speech that Pericles
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ever wondered how the states that Lewis and Clark did not find‚ were found? Hernando de Soto found‚ and explored Florida. Hernando de Soto was part of a Spanish scouting party. He and his “brothers” as he would call them‚ looked for the sign of danger.They had found Florida‚ or what they called La Florida. The people were members of an expedition led by Hernando himself. Hernando and his men were attacking Indians left and right‚ and one hero called out to them in their language. This man spoke Spanish
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Ptolemy was termed a great man in his time as he could answer questions through the stars. He had a strong belief in science‚ mathematics‚ and astronomy as he believed they could answer any question you could possibly ask for. He told the people of Greece his findings on the stars and his theory. Some of his theories explained that the Earth is the center of the universe and he told of his lunar theory. He had numerous evidence to back up his theories so they seemed realistic. Ptolemy amazed the
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fought on the Gods’ side in a war. Some say they were cousins of Zeus‚ king of the gods; he asked Prometheus to create man out of clay and water. Epimetheus had to create the animals and give them their gifts of courage‚ swiftness etc. He gave out all the gifts and had none left for Man. So Prometheus decides to make man stand upright‚ like the gods‚ and give them fire which Zeus did not want them to have. So Prometheus stole fire – some say from Zeus’ lightning‚ others from the sun and yet others from
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Mass media is communication—whether written‚ broadcast‚ or spoken—that reaches a large audience. This includes television‚ radio‚ advertising‚ movies‚ the Internet‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and so forth. Mass media is a significant force in modern culture. Sociologists refer to this as a mediated culture where media reflects and creates the culture. Communities and individuals are bombarded constantly with messages from a multitude of sources including TV‚ billboards‚ and magazines‚ to name a few
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to themselves and the only solution they came up with was to conquer Africa. Europeans explored and exploited Africa for a variety of reasons. They did this to spread christianity‚ to civilize the African people‚ to gain wealth/power and to fulfil the need for slave labor in the New World colonies. Europeans wanted to spread christianity and they did this through the 4 C’s which are christianity‚ civilization‚ commerce‚ and last but not least conquest. The Europeans converted Africans to christians
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British encouraged the idealist and political split between the Hindu and the Muslim to keep India divided to them could not rebel against Britain’s ruling. In conclusion the Indian rebellion strengthened Britain’s control over India. However‚ the Raj did have their advantages and disadvantages. Some advantages would have to be the British making a considerable investment in Indian infrastructure by railways‚ canals‚ and shipping and mining facilities. Some of the disadvantages of Raj would have to be
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wasn’t enough they reserve human sacrifices only for the greatest Maya events. I can’t imagine going to a party‚ having a good time‚ then they bring out a man and kills them right in front of everyone to celebrate. To be honest I would throw up at the sight of a dead corpse. But bloodletting was not the only bloody ritual they did. The Maya also did human sacrifice. While wars were often fought for different reasons than religion sometimes religion would become involved. Shamans or priests would oftentimes
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