An Introduction to Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides “I was born twice; first‚ as a baby girl… and then again‚ as a teenage boy.” (Middlesex‚ 3) From just its opening line‚ Jeffrey Eugenides’s sophomore novel‚ Middlesex‚ provides an interesting paradox. The book’s title instantly suggests a biological ‘in-between’ of literally being of a middle-sex‚ whereas the opening line introduces the issues of gender‚ birth and self as a binary of being one or the other. This juxtaposition poses an intriguing
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interview with Jeffrey R. Immelt May 21st‚ 2015 Henry Bösken-Diebels‚ Veronika Larina & Philipp Vinzenz 1 Agenda 1 2 3 4 Changes in GE’s corporate strategy brought by Jeffrey Immelt and the reasons behind them New set of management tools to pursue ambitious organic growth goals Key lessons and managerial implications Q&A May 21st‚ 2015 Henry Bösken-Diebels‚ Veronika Larina & Philipp Vinzenz 2 Agenda 1 2 3 4 Changes in GE’s corporate strategy brought by Jeffrey Immelt and the
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Intro to Comparative Politics In "War and the State in Africa‚" Jeffrey Herbst states that "…it should be recognized that there is very little evidence that African countries‚ or many others in the Third World‚ will be able to find peaceful ways to strengthen the state and develop national identities." Do you agree with Herbst’s argument? Why? Lei Zhang Professor Dickson 2/10/2011 � Although African countries are facing many severe problems including weak national identities and limited
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Is Jeffrey Immelt unethical Carlos Anthony Ramon MGMT 5305 Organization Theory Wayland Baptist University MGMT 5305_VC03 Winter‚ 2013 “At GE‚ the only things that move the culture are ones that show up in our income statement. It’s just the way we were raised.” -Jeff Immelt Abstract/Introduction The tenure of Jeff Immelt as CEO of General Electric has been nothing short of interesting. With accusations of unethical practices by his firm (allegations of cooking their books)
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manufacturing major appliances which includes but is not limited to services in aviation by producing engines‚ lighting‚ healthcare‚ oil/gas and rail. GE currently employs approximately over 300‚000 people. Currently‚ the CEO and Chairman of the Board is Jeffrey Immelt and the company was founded in 1898 and its headquarters is located in Fairfield‚ CT. On 19 Oct 2012 General Electric closed at $22.03 which went down -0.78 (-3.42%) from the day before. The companies P/E ratio was 16.29 and a Dividend Yield
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GE’s Talent Machine : The Making of a CEO ________________________________________ Founded in 1878 by Thomas Edison‚ General Electric is nowadays a leading business in electrical generation‚ distribution and use in America and in the world. The company has been experimenting successful business models since its creation‚ and its human resources policy has been considered for a century one of the most sophisticated. It consists in a strong focus on human potential through executive development
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The book Middlesex‚ written by Jeffrey Eugenides‚ is an intriguing and unique read. This book brings up many subjects that people avoid talking about that are connected to human sexuality. Relationships‚ cultural background‚ and sexual orientation are a few important topics that are mentioned in the book that can relate to human sexuality. Human sexuality is filled with subjects that can easily effect our day to day lives and it drastically impacted the story in Middlesex. A relationship can be
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corporate citizen‚ be ethical‚ obey the law‚ and be profitable all at the same time. GE definitely represents those qualities and can be a good example for any managerial student or aspiring manger for that matter. Person Interviewed Biography Jeffrey Immelt‚ CEO of General Electric Company‚ has been with the company since 1982. Mr. Immelt received his B.A. degree in applied
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where one resides. According to the Merriam - Webster dictionary‚ a home is “the place where someone lives or originally comes from: the place to which you feel most strongly attached.” In the books Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson and Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides‚ home is an important aspect of the characters lives. Housekeeping is about a girl named Ruth who lives in an isolated town called Fingerbone. She grows up there with her younger sister Lucille and at the age of six‚ her mother abandons
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Professor Jeffrey Sallaz‚ of the University of Arizona‚ compares and contrasts the four contemporary theoretical traditions of the labor process in a sociological and economic viewpoint in his from the chapter “The Great Transformation of Work”‚ from his book Labor‚ Economy‚ and Society. Sallaz does not focus so much on the labor markets but emphasizes the labor processes. With this in mind‚ Sallaz extrapolates the Sociological theory and theories from Smith‚ Marx and Polanyi to debate the origins
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