recommendations on how the U.S should proceed. --> five-person group headed by Dr. Jacob Schurman‚ president of Cornell University‚ to investigate conditions in the islands and make recommendations. Members: George Dewey Charles H. Denby Elwell S. Otis-military governor Jacob G. Schurman-head of the commission Dean C. Worcester In the report that they issued to the president the following year‚ the commissioners acknowledged Filipino aspirations for independence; they declared‚ however‚ that the
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted the FLSA on June 25‚ 1938. It was signed in as a federal labor law to provide criteria for governing general labor practices such as overtime‚ minimum wages‚ child labor protections and equal pay. The Fair Labor Standards Act is a long and extensive document in and of itself. It defines many exceptions and exemptions. For purposes of this paper the portion of the FLSA that will be concentrated on is the difference between exempt and non-exempt employees.
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B2B MARKETING CASE ANALYSIS ON KONE: THE MONOSPACE LAUNCH IN GERMANY Submitted By: Ajay Yadav (09PGDM065) Bhoopendra Singh (09PGDM078) Sampreeth Kumar (09PGDM105) Shivendu Kumar Singh (09PGDM110) In order to enhance its financial position in a saturated elevator market and intense global competition‚ KONE developed the Monospace elevator that uses revolutionary technologies. It has various benefits‚ such as being the most energy efficient‚ not requiring oil and therefore eliminating
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What were the major arguments used by each side (the supporters and the opponents) in the debates over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution? The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787‚ yet there was a struggle for its ratification that went on until 1790. Members of Congress believed that the Articles of Confederation‚ the first government of the United States‚ needed to be altered while others did not want change. After the Revolutionary War‚ there was a need for strong state
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My author’s name is Beverly Cleary. She was born on April 12‚ 1916‚ in McMinnville Oregon. Beverly is famous because she is one of America’s most beloved children’s book authors. Beverly Cleary has received more than 35 statewide awards for her books. Beverly lived on a farm in Yamhill until she was old enough to attend school. The town was so small that there was no library‚ so her mother arranged with the State Library to have books sent to Yamhill for her. However‚ when the family moved to Portland
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Soul is a music genre that originated in the United States in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Origionally‚ a version of gospel‚ soul was the major black musical form of the 1960’s and 70’s and remained evident in various hybrid styles since‚ for example‚ neo-soul and soul jazz. It combines elements of African- American gospel music‚ rythem and blues and often Jazz. It was used to signify music with a greater sense of authenticity and sincerity. In the 1960’s as the genre developed‚ soul was a merger
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“British are marching around the city‚ a few men set up for an ambush and wait for the perfect time. Gunfire is heard from miles away but through the large clouds of smoke only a few men stand‚ patriots”. This would be like the literature found in the revolutionary era of the united states. Heroic stories were written on pamphlets and flyers to get people excited about the cause. However‚ most of the literature in this era was political and not as exciting. Five characteristics that would describe
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Whitbread Award‚ Coram Boy relates the intertwining stories of Meshak Gardiner and Alexander Ashbrook‚ two young men of different abilities and backgrounds who nonetheless find their fate inextricably linked. Meshak‚ the mentally handicapped son of Otis Gardiner‚ helps his father dispose of unwanted children; generally infants whose mothers think that Mr. Gardiner will transport them to Coram Hospital‚ a newly−created facility to care for abandoned children. Able to convince the distraught
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goal properly to the employee‚ so they understood and were willing to do as what David desired. 3. The evidences of David’s: * Planning and strategizing Before he started his work‚ he has had a plan to persuade Ito (a Japanese Engineer in Otis Elevator
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Q1: Suppose you have conceived the idea of Otisline. What would be your arguments to convince the management for investing in this project? Ans: There exist cut-throat competition for new equipment sales and service of elevators in US market. We have been facing neck to neck competition from our competitors like Westinghouse‚ Fujitec‚ Schindler etc. In order to gain an advantage over the competitors in the high profit generating services department we must switch to better technology i.e. OTISLINE
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