thefollowing question In Why the Future Doesnt Need Us (pp. 285-301)‚ Bill Joy expresses a powerful pessimism about the dangers of technologies that may be developed later in our century. Joy also a muted optimism about humans ability to use ethical principles to avoid those dangers. What are Joys best reasons for being pessimistic What are his strongest reasons for expressing optimism As you consider the relative strengths and weaknesses of those reasons‚ explain whether and why you find yourself more
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Managerial skills learnt from classroom can never match those learnt from experience. Intro Skills are the basic tools at everyone’s hand to dispose at the time of its usage which effectively finishes the work. Managerial skills are honed at many levels in the educational or work life and have got their own substantial supporting statements about the time and emplacement of earning the skills. You are talking about Dhirubhai Ambani but have you think of Lakshmi Mittal the 6th Richest Man in
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The Emerald Research Register for this journal is available at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister JMD 22‚8 The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0262-1711.htm Managerial work roles in Asia An empirical study of Mintzberg’s role formulation in four Asian countries 694 Received July 2002 Revised December 2002 Accepted December 2002 Cecil A.L. Pearson Murdoch University‚ Murdoch‚ Perth‚ Australia‚ and
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By Raymond Chew When we are to skim through a newspaper or even search for an article to read online‚ we often come across the visual conventions that grab our attention. Whether it would be the cleverly arranged title‚ or even the image/video that stands out‚ this only plays a minor role in comparison to the construction of the news article itself. In this situation‚ we come across the controversial topic of alcohol abuse and whether the legal drinking age should be raised to 21. From the basis
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Question: Undeniably‚ breaking even is not the ultimate goal of firms. Why then bother about the break-even analysis? THE IMPORTANT OF BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS It is an undisputable fact that every business’ objective is to survive and make profit as compensation of being in existence. Frankly‚ predicting a precise amount of sales or profits is nearly impossible. No business aims at making losses whatsoever. Given this‚ a person starting a new business often asks‚ ‘’ At what level of sales will my
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Managerial Etiquette Abstract Today ’s competitive job market demands qualified and skilled manager. Among the many responsibilities of a manager‚ managing people demands a high level of expertise and professionalism. The manager ’s manners‚ which include business etiquette‚ protocols‚ codes of conduct‚ communication and interpersonal skills‚ and adherence to internal and external policies and procedures‚ dramatically influence managerial success. Managerial manners are essential aspects
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3 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis Learning Objectives 1. Explain the features of cost-volumeprofit (CVP) analysis 2. Determine the breakeven point and output level needed to achieve a target operating income 3. Understand how income taxes affect CVP analysis 4. Explain how managers use CVP analysis in decision making 5. Explain how sensitivity analysis helps managers cope with uncertainty 6. Use CVP analysis to plan variable and fixed costs 7. Apply CVP analysis to a company producing multiple
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Decisions‚ Decisions Life is all about decisions. No matter how big or small‚ those decisions will affect the direction of one’s life. However‚ decisions‚ especially important ones‚ must be well thought out‚ otherwise‚ regret and/or sorrow will follow. There is no going back on already made decisions and there is no “fixing” them either. Teenagers are known to make dumb decisions. Fortunately‚ independent decision making is all a part of growing up. However‚ as a teenager‚ it seems hopeless
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Break Even Analysis A break even analysis is a method used widely by businesses to assist them with finance. The break even analysis shows a business when their amount of revenue is equal to their costs. This is known as the break-even point. Although the break even analysis shows many other things‚ this is the main thing companies look out for when composing a break even graph. The break even analysis is very important to businesses as it a way of measuring their success over a certain period of
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We’ve been through bad times before and we’re still here. This country has survived a Revolutionary War against the world’s most powerful nation that was fought in our own territory‚ another fight against the Brits during the War of 1812 in which they burned the White House and came close to capturing the American northeast‚ a Civil War that pitted the northern and southern halves of the country against each other‚ not just one‚ but two world wars‚ a decade long Great Depression and a Cold War against
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