department‚ about 146000 jobs were added in the economy. This resulted to the unemployment rate falling from 7.8 to 7.7 percent. The fall is largely attributed to the fact that most households stopped looking for employment opportunities in the economy (Zhang‚ 1). Unemployment in an economy is an indicator that the economy is not operating under full employment. Unemployment is a situation where individuals who are eligible and willing to work cannot get work in the economy. There are several types
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The movie opens twenty-five years ago in Hong Kong. The parents of two twin babies‚ Alex and Chad‚ had borrowed money from Raymond Zhang and Nigel Griffith‚ two lead smugglers. They needed the money in order to build a tunnel between Hong Kong and the mainland. After the tunnel was built and the money collected‚ Nigel Griffith and Raymond Zhang had a gang of hit men massacre Alex and Chad’s family. Frank Avery‚ a friend of the family‚ races into the scene and finds the parents already dead
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shared distribution channels‚ outbound logistics‚ and sales forces. Haier was able to develop core competencies through effective activity sharing of primary activities resulting in a superb competitive advantage‚ ultimately creating value. CEO Zhang Ruimin realized that using both strategies’ can work in Haier’s favor with the ultimate goal of getting name recognition globally. His related diversification strategy used both operational and corporate relatedness to create value. It is evident
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For the exclusive use of J. Zhang‚ 2014. HAR VA R D B U S I N E SS S C H O O L P R E SS How to Write a Case-Based Essay E xc e r p t e d fro m The Case Study Handbook: How to Read‚ Discuss‚ and Write Persuasively About Cases By William Ellet Harvard Business School Press Boston‚ Massachusetts ISBN-13: 978-1-4221-2451-2 2451BC This document is authorized for use only by Ji Zhang in Guidance for Report Writing taught by Megumi Taoka‚ at Globis Management School from November 2014 to May 2015
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ending. According to Confucian ideals this is not necessarily true. In the story we see both Yinging and Zhang go against the rules of their society. Initially Zhang is shows to be dutiful and in control of himself. He has never been with a woman. He is described as agreeable and refined [7]}. When we first meet Yingying‚ she is being disrespectful. She does not come to greet and thank Zhang when she does owe him a debt of gratitude. When she does finally show up she is
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Yuan Zhen‚ tells of a young scholar named Zhang‚ who falls in love at first sight with Cui Ying-ying‚ a declining aristocrat. At first‚ Cui Ying-ying rejects Zhang’s advances due to the Confucian ethics‚ but then she voluntarily offers herself to him. Eventually‚ Zhang then leaves her to the capital for the imperial civil examination‚ and he abandons her for his own future. Both of them end up marrying other people‚ and they never see each other again. Zhang finally
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This film analysis will define the theme of sexual liberation for women in the symbolic use of the color red in Red Sorghum (1987) by Zhang Yimou. Zhang’s film uses the color red to symbolize the sexual freedom of Jiu-er (Gong Li) to break down the patriarchal tradition of forced marriage in Chinese feudal society. The red wine and the red sorghum depicted in the film represents the passions of a woman that is impregnated by a bandit before her marriage day. Traditionally‚ Jiu-er is a young woman
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With the lowest integrated level in regional economic integration‚ Free Trade Arrangement (FTA) is applied most frequently‚ accounting for almost 90% of regional integration. (Hill 2007) Theoretically‚ all trade barriers both tariffs and non-tariff ones are eliminated in an ideal FTA. However‚ each member countries are free to determine independent trade policies against nonmember countries. (Hill 2007) Currently‚ the number of free trade arrangements is proliferating. FTA spread almost all over
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Dale Storti English 12 On average‚ 70% of released prison inmates reenter the prison system after 5 years (Zhang et al.‚ 2010). This relatively high statistics makes us ask the question‚ is the Department of Corrections really making any corrections? Therapeutic Communities‚ implemented in the prison setting‚ have provided an alternative to traditional convict treatment. They have shown mixed results of effectiveness‚ and are costly to the state and nation. Are they truly worth the money? Providing
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the only Chinese brand to be among the top 100 for three consecutive years. (Haier’s company facts 2008). Its Chairman and CEO‚ Zhang Ruimin who was appointed in 1984 as the director has been credited for pulling Haier out of bankruptcy to become a global corporation (Zhang Ruimin 2006) with annual turnover of USD16.2 billion in 2006 (Haier’s company facts 2008). Zhang was ranked 26th among World’s Most Respected Business Leaders by the Financial Times in 2005 and 6th among Asia’s 25 Most Powerful
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