L’Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site on the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland‚ Canada that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO‚ the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization‚ designates World Heritage Sites in order to “…encourage the identification‚ protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.” The L’Anse aux Meadows archaeological site is truly of outstanding
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Why is it that some women have to fight to defend their right to achieve an education in a safe‚ inclusive environment? On December 6th‚ 1989‚ in Montreal‚ Quebec‚ it appeared that gender equality meant nothing. Known as the Montréal Massacre‚ this tragic mass shooting of 14 young female engineering students at L’Ecole Polytechnique had an impact on many Canadians by bringing attention to the perceived safety of all Canadian women. It brought to the forefront the reality that women trying to better
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Erin Brockovich‚ a 2000 Jersy Film Production‚ staring Julia Roberts is based on a true story that involved Pacific Gas and Electric Company using hexavalent chromium or chromium six as a rust inhibitor to prevent corrosion of pistons used in engines. According to the movie‚ for fourteen years‚ the Pacific Gas and Electric Company had been dumping water containing chromium six into ponds and covering them over. The ponds were not lined and the chromium based water leaked into the local water supply
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Case Analysis- 3M Corporation Case Analysis- 3M: Profile of an Innovating Company Introduction Relevant Facts The next invention was the wetordry waterproof sandpaper‚ which came about when an ink manufacturing named Francis Okie asked for samples of every mineral supply in the house. Mr. Okie was persuaded to join 3M as the company first product developer. The wetordry found immediate acceptance in automobile plants and repair shops. The next critical event occurred in 1925 when
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The beginning of the twentieth century was a period that marked great change in the United States. Immigrants from all over the world reached the American coasts hoping to achieve their dreams in the Land of Opportunity; women began to realize they had the potential to do certain things only men did‚ and change lay upon everybody in one way or another. But the question is: Was the country ready for these changes? E.L. Doctorow shows the reactions of the different people in America at the time through
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Growing Reputation: 1950s Such growth could not be ignored. Now that 3M was publicly traded‚ investment bankers took to recommending it as a buy‚ business magazines sent reporters to write about it‚ and other companies tried to figure out how 3M continued to excel. McKnight’s immediate successor as president‚ Richard Carlton‚ encapsulated the company’s special path to prosperity with the phrase: "we’ll make any damn thing we can make money on." Yet the 3M method involved a great deal more than
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THE CASE OF THE JAPANESE BRIBE I. BACKGROUND OF THE CASE 1976: Former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka was arrested on charges of taking bribes amounting to $1.8 Million Dollars from Lockheed Aircraft Company. Tanaka’s secretary and several other government officials were arrested together with former Prime Minister Tanaka. Takeo Miki was ousted from office on suspicion of concealing Tanaka’s dealings with Lockheed Aircraft Company. In Holland‚ Prince Bernhard resigned from 300 government
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1-What are the roots of 3M’s culture of entrepreneurship and innovation? What were the key tenets of this culture as they emerged over time? 3M goes back to 1902 when five Minnesota businessmen established the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. to mine a mineral that they thought was corundum‚ which is ideal for making sandpaper. The mineral‚ however‚ turned out to be low-grade anorthosite‚ nowhere near as suitable for making sandpaper‚ and the company nearly failed. To try and salvage the business
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The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster – Organisational Causes Introduction The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster has been well investigated and analysed as a typical management case by numerous researchers. Although the disaster is the direct result of a technical issue‚ the hardware failure of a solid rocket booster (SRB) O-ring caused by abnormally low temperatures‚ there is an unambiguous relationship between the disaster and numerous organizational factors such as communication (Gouran et
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The Journey: The brand has been an enduring symbol of mental and physical health ever since it was launched in 1948. It is hardly surprising then‚ that Bournvita enjoys a major presence in the Malt Food market. Given its market share of 17%‚ Cadbury Bournvita reaches across hundreds of cities‚ towns and villages through 3‚50‚000 outlets in India. It is a universal truth that mothers attach a lot of emotional importance to nourishment while bringing up their children. However‚ children always look
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