1. IBM as a product centric organization before its near failure was a bloated organization with 400 000 employees heavily invested in low margin‚ transactional‚ commodity-based businesses. As technology progressed‚ the demand for IBM’s inventions began to diminish. The entire organizational structure was also growing redundant‚ making it more challenging to face off competition from smaller and less diversified competitors. As Louis Gerstner‚ Jr embarked on turning the entire company around‚ there
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For many years the Roman Empire was a series of significant ups and downs. Romans strictly believed in the pagan culture‚ while worshiped false gods and making horrid sacrifices. During this dark time‚ roots of Christianity began to spark in the town of Jerusalem. The spreading of Christianity continued to grow stronger throughout the ancient Roman empire‚ spreading like wildfire from 90A.D-600A.D. Unfortunately‚ this religion was strictly illegal! The early Christians continually endured persecution
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History DBQ Han society had positive attitude towards technology as some saw it as beneficial to society and others considered it a gift. Roman society had more of a supportive yet demeaning attitude towards technology. There is no doubt that things that benefit people and gift are considered positive. A Han government official (Document 1) wrote to local officials in order to advise them on how to use their technology to prevent floods‚ showing his interests in maintaining the empire so that it
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Roman Sexuality: Roman Attitudes toward Homosexuality A popular topic of discussion‚ when referring to historic Roman culture‚ is the topic of sexuality. Even more specific is the subject of Roman attitudes toward homosexuality. During the time period of 753 B.C. to 476 A.D. the Roman Empire was arguably one of the most powerful and advanced empires of its age. With such a powerful empire of citizens that were fixated on their pride and‚ for the males‚ masculinity‚ one must wonder what their
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The ancient African empires focused largely on conquering and accruing territory and wealth. Mali is no exception to this mindset‚ although‚ there was something a bit different one must consider when reading about not only the rise of Mali‚ but also the fall. The idea that Mali rose as an Islamic empire is quite different than other ancient empires such as Ghana and the later Songhai. Not only did Mali accept Islamic ideas‚ it (and its leaders) focused on spreading Islamic principles to the places
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Rise and Fall of the Maya: Research Paper The Maya were a native Mesoamerican group of people who erected one of the most sophisticated cultures in the Western Hemisphere. They inhabited areas in southern Mexico‚ and also surrounding Locations included Guatemala‚ Belize‚ El Salvador and parts of Honduras. The Maya religion civilization came into prominence in 250 A.D.‚ administering a polytheistic approach to worship which included human blood sacrifices to honor their gods or to culminate the crowning
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Prof. Turner History 101 2:30 October 14‚ 2012 Throughout the Roman republic and most of the empire‚ the Roman religion was polytheistic. The religion was based on the Greek religion and included multiple gods and goddesses who were anthropomorphic and cruel. However‚ during the first century of the Common Era‚ Judaism and “mystery religions” such as Mithraism‚ Eleusis‚ and Christianity were becoming increasing popular. Roman rule tried to control the spread of these religions but eventually
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Sex in the times of the Roman Empire was much less taboo than it is in today’s society. If you could go back in time and walk around the streets of Rome you would find sex everywhere. From graffiti on walls‚ to brothels in the middle of town‚ sex just did not have the stigma and guilt that we associate with it today. No men took advantage of this more than the men with the most power‚ the emperors. Although many of the Roman Emperors were perverse you only have to look at the first three to find
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Nothing lasts forever. Not even the great Roman republic that lasted for hundreds of years before three people took complete control. As they died and new people came in it weakened the once great empire and caused it to eventually fall. It’s the year 509 B.C. and the Romans are finally no longer under the rule of the Etruscan king. They create a republic where they elect citizens to rule. The aristocrats or patricians dominated while the plebeians had almost no say in the government. Plebeian
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Introduction The rise and fall of Parmalat was an important event as it highlighted the corporate governance issues in the corporate world of Italy. Parmalat was found by Calisto Tanzi‚ CEO and Chairman‚ in 1961 with a pasteurisation plant in Italy. The company was headquartered in Italy and had grown to be a multinational company into all sorts of milk products‚ beverages and bakery goods. Three decades later‚ in 1990‚ it became a publicly traded entity and was listed on the Milan stock exchange
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