HIST 276 History of Latin America: Colonial Period Concordia University‚ Winter 2014 Mid-Term Study Sheet (You must come up with a very short definition; two or three manuscript lines maximum) Alcaldía mayor: Altepetl Audiencia Ayllu Brazilwood Cabildo Cacique Calpolli Capitania (Captaincy) Corporation Corregimiento Donatorios (Donatories) Encomienda Forastero Governación Huaca Inquisition Kuraka Ladino (indio ladino) Limpieza de sangre Mameluco Mestizo Mita Mulato
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Corruption from Nibble to Gulp dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power‚ typically involving bribery (OED) Generally thought of as resulting in the misuse of public office for private gain four main deliquescences: 1) dash 2) money politics 3) mango corruption 4) baobab corruption Dash: > spreads through all developing societies > small bribes‚ “presents”‚ unprofessionalized favours Money Politics > the flow of money outside official channels to influence the selection
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35 terms Terms Definitions URL Uniform Resource Locator top level/ first level domain name com‚ edu‚ net‚ gov‚ mil‚ org‚ uk‚ au‚ us IP address Internet Protocol address DNS Domain Name System; Domain Name Server ISP Internet Service Provider TLD top level domain ICANN oversees domain name resolution system router data-forwarder domain name registrar leases domain names Moore’s Law chip performance/dollar doubles every 2 years Microprocessor executes instructions
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BSM-414 International Business Management Mid-Term Exam Multiple Choice Questions 1. The term globalism or globalization generally refers to ___d__. a. increasing loyalty to your own country b. global competition characterized by networks that bind countries‚ institutions‚ and people. c. competition in an increasingly borderless world d. b and c only 2. Which of the following is correct about measuring globalization: C
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. Part 3: 20 points (10 points per question) SHORT-ANSWER. Answer the following questions in your examination booklet. Question 1: The Legal Emphasis Name and explain four kinds of intentional discrimination (8 points). Explain what is also known as unintentional discrimination (2 points). • Intentional Discrimination: (2 points per type) o Direct – An employer deliberately refusing to hire‚ train‚ or promote an individual. It is important to realize that deliberate
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CHAPTER 24 KEY TERMS Triple Entente- o An alliance with Britain‚ France and Russia… o It later included Serbia‚ Japan‚ Italy‚ Portugal‚ Romania and Greece and eventually the U.S. This was an alliance formed in WWI o Because fought other ones and this alliance pulled other people into the war • Central Powers- o Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. o Germany went to war b/c Russia went to war b/c Russia was backing the Serbs • Arch
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Solutions to Exam 1 1. (Chapter 1‚ slides‚ Q3) Suppose there are two investments.The expected returns from the investments are 10% and 15%‚ the standard deviation of the returns are 16% and 24%‚ and the correlation between returns is 0.2.Let w1 be the proportion of wealth put into the first investment. (a). Calculate the expected return and the standard deviation for portfolio w1=0‚0.2‚0.4‚0.6. (b). Draw a picture of these risk and returns for w1. (c). What is it called? (d). Draw the picture of
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History and Research Methods 1. Be able to discuss the various levels of OB study (micro‚ macro‚ etc) and the social sciences used to study these various levels of OB. Levels of OB: Major topics (independent variables) in organization behavior Organizational‚ environmental level (Macro OB): Culture; Structure; Change‚ Development; Communication Interpersonal level (Meso OB): Groups; Decision-making; Leadership; Conflict; Power‚ Politics Individual level (Micro OB): Individual
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* organizational design - Organizational design involves the arrangement of work tasks based on the interaction of people‚ technology‚ and the tasks to be performed in the context of the mission‚ goals‚ and strategic plan of the organization. HRM activities such as human resources planning‚ job and work analysis‚ organizational restructuring‚ job design‚ team building‚ * international business - all business transactions that involve two or more countries. P.5 * multinational company -
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Questions: 1. Taking your information from Katherine Benton-Cohen’s book‚ Borderline Americans‚ write an essay on how the term “American” became synonymous with “white” in Cochise County during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Start by discussing the nature of relations between Mexicans and whites in the different sections of the county during the 19th century. How did relations change over time and what factors led to those changes? In answering these questions‚ you
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