Compare/ assess HSBC and Citi-corps IT strategies. Do they invest in IT primarily as a way of cutting costs and improving their operational efficiencies‚ or do they invest strategically with a view to entrench their competitive positions? As noted in the conclusion of the article written by the Asia Case Research Center and the University of Hong Kong HCBC and Citigroup have both developed into global financial institutions. Both organizations have heavily invested in Information Technology and
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Nicole Barone 4th period November 18‚ 2010 Should An Adopted Child Be Able To Contact Their Biological Parents? The real question for adopted children these years is weather or not the adopted children should be able to contact their biological parents. Every child’s case is different so it’s kind of hard to decide weather or not it’s a good idea or even safe for the child to know or meet their biological parents. Over all every child has a right to know where they came from and who their
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I believe that the gender pay gap is caused by gender bias. Although the government has already adopted policies that are aimed at reduction of gender inequalities‚ the gender pay gap is still prevalent in the United States. The wages of women can be brought closely in line with the wages of men. It is crucial to explore the major causes why women earl less than men. I agree with the fact that the Equal Rights Amendment Campaign had a positive impact on the labor market in the 1970s. It was found
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the effect it has on teen driving. The use of cell phones while driving has recently escalated‚ making it one of the most hazardous distractions for all drivers‚ especially teens ("Study: Teens on‚" 2005). Many lives are losing each and every day because people lack following safety regulation. Cell phones are one of these reasons it is a big distraction when it comes to driving. Distractions‚ such as talking or texting on a cell phone‚ can cause drivers to take their eyes off the road for a
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wish to investigate during my undergraduate years is the lack of equal pay for equal work in American society. In 1963‚ John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into effect‚ making it illegal for employers to discriminate on the basis of sex. Back then women were paid an average of 59 cents for every dollar that a man made and President Kennedy was attempting to shrink the gender wage gap. Unfortunately‚ his attempts for equal pay have not proven entirely successful because currently women are being
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Drivers are expected to be alert and ready when on the road. Drivers are expected to focus their attention on the road‚ and not allow sleep affect their driving. But this is not always the case in American streets and roads. According to statistics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ an estimated 1 in every 25 adult drivers have to have fallen asleep while driving their car in the last 30 days. Also‚ roughly 72‚000 crashes and another 44‚000 injuries were reported due to drowsy
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Please be careful!" Henry replied‚ "What do you mean one? You’ve got to be kidding me. I see at least a hundred!" Elderly drivers are one of the rising issues in our society nowadays and it’s no joke. Little attention has been given to it despite the increasing number of accident caused by such. Tests for elderly drivers should be made mandatory and restrictions should be placed on some of them to add more safety and reduce accidents to our roads. Aging is a part of life‚ it is inevitable and
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their opinions on whether there should be equal pay and many have agreed and disagreed with that claim. In “Should Women Be Paid As Much As Men In Tennis?” a Vice Sports article‚ “5 Reasons Why Tennis Should Keep Paying Men and Women Equally” a TIME magazine article‚ “Equal Pay for Equal Play. What the Sport of Tennis Got Right” a PBS article‚ and “The Sexism in Tennis Needs To be Stopped” a Huffington Post article‚ all the articles convey that women and men’s tennis should continue to be
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1. Basic of performance-related pay (PRP) The popular reward system‚ performance-related pay (PRP) is defined as ¡¥a method of payment where an individual employee receives increases in pay based wholly or partly on the regular and systematic assessment of job performance¡¦ (Lewis‚ 1998). It is based on the expectancy theory that employees will increase their effort and/or direct it in specific directions to receive higher payment. (Taylor‚ 2000) It usually takes one of the following two forms
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Now that it is 2016 many things have changed in America. One thing that hasn’t changed is the pay gap. Yes‚ women now make more than they used to‚ but still today women only make 79 cents to every dollar a man makes. The Federal Government should mandate that employers pay women the same salary as men for doing the same job. Many employers have excuses as to why they should not have to pay women the same amount; for example‚ women choose lower paying jobs‚ but employers also don’t realise divorce
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