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The Cash Flow of a Ruben: A Summer Internship in the Zingerman's Community of Business
(2005)During the summer of 2005 I participated in a full time financial internship in the shared services division of the Zingerman's Community of Business. Over my time at Zingerman 's I assisted the accounting staff as well ... -
Cause and Effect: A Currency Crises Analysis Using the Sharpe Ratio
(2008)This paper will discuss the macroeconomic causes and market implications of market crashes resulting from the Russian Default and subsequent collapse of Long Term Capital Management as well as the Asian Currency Crisis. ... -
Causes of Failure in Small Businesses, with Focus on Estate Tax Planning; The Business Plan as the Key to Avoiding Failure
(1999)When considering internship options for my Senior Individualized Project, I remembered participating in a Small Business Institute project for a marketing class through the Kalamazoo Small Business Development Center. ... -
The Causes of Health Care Inflation in the United States and the Solutions Adopted by the Employer Market
(2001)Beginning in the late 1990's health care costs in the United States began to rise to the point of double digit increases in the cost of providing health care. Health care in the United States is mainly distributed through ... -
Centralized versus decentralized wage bargaining: The Swedish experience
(2004)In this study we examine the role of unions in collective centralized and decentralized wage bargaining systems. Using Sweden as our example, we examine the macroeconomic implications of each level of bargaining and ... -
The CEPCO Experience
(1997)On May 31, 1997, I left for a three month study abroad experience in Japan. For the first two months, I was in Hikone, in Shiga Prefecture, Michigan's "sister state." At the Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU), ... -
The Challenge of Sport Marketing
(1991)Sport marketing is a very new sector within the sport industry. For many years sport marketing defined only the use of sporting events and sport personalities to promote the products and services of other consumer ... -
The Changing Corporation : Evolving to a Sustainable Enterprise -- A Series of Case Studies Exploring the Effect of Sustainable Development on Today's Companies
(2000)This paper is about sustainable development and how it relates to today's businesses. Corporations are currently finding their role within society to be changing. We are living in an information age where people anywhere ... -
The Changing Economic Structures of the American Cigarette Industry
(1969)The emphasis of this entire study is on the cigarette industry and not the tobacco industry. Even though today's major manufacturers are all engaged in other tobacco product production, more than 80% of each company's ... -
The Changing Insurance Industry
(1991)My involvement in the Work Experience Senior Individualized Project (WESIP) has been a great learning experience and positive step in my business career. The WESIP allowed me to put concepts learned in the classroom to ... -
The Changing Roles and Responsibilities of Human Resources : The Transformation from Tactical to Strategic Planning Methods in the Automotive Industry
(1998)Competition, globalization, and continuous change in markets and technology are the principal reasons for the transformation of human resource management. Additionally, a revolution in capital markets has given shareholders ... -
Changing the Fortune of a Stagnant Business : Integrating Special Needs Children Into Summer Camps
(2014)This paper will present a marketing plan for a small business that is looking to attract a new market through an expansion of its services. Wooden Acres Camp is a small, local, Jewish summer camp for children. This firm ... -
Changing the Game: Streamlining Kalamazoo College Athletic Recruiting
(2012)The purpose of this paper is to serve as a resource for Kalamazoo College athletic coaches in their recruiting of qualified student-athletes. Research, both primary and secondary, has been conducted in order to establish ... -
The Chaotic Final Frontier : Economic Analysis of Property Rights in Outer Space
(2014)The goal of this paper is to apply the economic understandings of property rights to the current property rights system of outer space. The paper starts out with an introduction to the subject and a description of property ... -
Characteristics of Successful and Unsuccessful Managers of Small Businesses
(1970)The purpose of this paper is to determine if the factor make-up of an actual successful owner-manager who operates a small business fit the factors of a model derived from a literature search concerning successful ... -
Charting One's Course: Exploring the Marketing Strategies & Practices of Small Businesses
(1998)Generally speaking, three months in the life of a college student is just a blip of time. One's activities are often routine and rarely life altering. But during the three months I worked at The Stratford Company from ... -
Cheero Vineyard Business Plan
(2010)This project was a way for me to step out of my comfort zone, working in an agriculture related industry. I spent my summer working on a vineyard in the Finger Lakes region of Ne\v York State. Currently, this area houses ... -
China and Its Economic Reforms : An Historical Perspective
(2000)October 1, 1999, as millions upon millions of people gathered on Tiananmen Square, in celebration of the People's Republic of China's 50th anniversary, a sense of growth and prosperity prevailed throughout Beijing. Indeed, ... -
China's Exchange Rate Regime
(2009)This paper will asses the variability of the yuan within the framework of established exchange rate theory. Following a summary of current exchange rate theory, I will review recent economic trends in China's economy ... -
China, The Industrial Juggernaut: What is and will be its impact on the United States Original Equipment Auto Parts Industry
(2003)China's accession to the World Trade Organization in November 2001 has been a catalyst for their economy and for the auto parts industry. Additionally, recent government activity has caused nationwide macroeconomic changes ...