Current and Future Status of Coral Reefs in Malaysia Abstract: Coral reefs‚ also known as the rainforest of ocean‚ are the most productive and biologically rich ecosystem on earth (McAllister‚ 1995). Coral reefs are an important source of food and income to millions of people that are living near coast (Burke‚ et al.‚ 2002). There are about 540 species of hard corals that have been identified in Malaysia in total and there are more than 90% of the country’s reefs are situated off the coast of
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Running head: FORD PINTO CASE (Newton‚ Ford‚ 2007‚ p. 1)Ford Pinto Case External social pressures play a big part in the decision reached about the Ford Motor Company. When you have highly respected individuals such as retired NASA engineer Dr. Leslie Ball say “The release to production of the Pinto was the most reprehensible decision in the history of American Engineering” (Newton‚ Ford‚ 2007‚ p. 1); there is cause for concern. There would be more
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__________________________ Grade Awarded: __________________________________ Writing Rubric Completed: _________________________ Abstract Circuit City officially closed its doors on March 31‚ 2009 and over 40‚000 employees lost their jobs. Through thorough research and having experience working at the organization for 5 years‚ it is in the opinion of this researcher that Circuit City went out of business because of poor management decisions made by the CEO (Phillip Schoonover). Schoonover in 2007 decided it
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Case Questions for Ford Fiesta Instructions: This exercise is to be completed individually. You may discuss the assignment in a group‚ but each person should complete the exercise separately. Please provide a clear‚ concise‚ and well organized essay that addresses at least the following questions. You are free to address other issues in the case as well. The intent of the assignment is to have you think critically about the marketing problems faced in the case. It is important that you consider
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Beauty of the ocean is adored by many people. The multi-colors of the corals‚ the unique sea creatures and many more have been candy for the eyes and inspiring to the people. But if people like it so much‚ why do they let it slowly disappear? Right now Indonesia’s Coral Reefs are decreasing in a rapid pace. The main causes are dynamite fishing and demands of reef products. According to the Oceanology Study and Development Centre of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)‚ 70% of Indonesia’s
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What the Heck Just Happened. The Causes of the Financial Meltdown in 2008. Paul J. Mahoney Brandman University The Government of the United States‚ in an attempt to appease everyone and level a playing field‚ as well as stave off a recession created the biggest reasons for the financial meltdown of 2008. “US. Housing policies are the root cause of the current financial crisis. Other players‚ greedy investment bankers; foolish investors; imprudent bankers; incompetent rating agencies; irresponsible
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1. What is your opinion of Ford’s strategy (up to and including the development of the Ka) in the small car market in France? i) Ford made its presence in small segment car (less than 390 cms) with its Ford Fiesta model which was one of the top 5 selling cars in small segment in France and top 3 in Europe. ii) With market getting highly segment and competitors’ move to come up with models as per requirement of highly fragment segment made Ford to decide to come up with new model to target
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What happened to the music? Today’s music industry is sinking fast‚ but no one seems to see it. Picture a world without the music industry. There would be no more music in movies‚ commercials‚ no MTV and most of all no radio. The music industry is just like any other job. Money is needed for it to survive. People think that they shouldn’t contribute due to the fact that there are filthy celebrities that don’t need the cash. This however is not always the case especially with new rising artists. Money
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The main points of the case study are:- . Ford Motor Co. has continuously been number 2 to General Motors Corp. in the automotive industry. . Ford’s CEO in 1999‚ Jacques Nasser tried to push IT in the automotive industry‚ but failed at most of the attempts‚ causing a major loss to the company. . Nasser introduced cars high in technology‚ looking to make more money on service fees. . Nasser also created the Wingcast telematics unit‚ allowing users to utilize their cars as
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Week 2 Assignment 1 Michael McCue HUM111 World Cultures I Dr. Andrew N Allphin 16 October 2012 •No one can say for certain what happened to the Mayan people‚ but theories abound and include varied possible alternatives to explain the abrupt and mysterious disappearance of the Mayan civilization. Many historians have questioned “how” or “why” the Mayan civilization disappeared after the 10th century; however there is no definitive answer to this question. One possible theory is
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