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The Chinese Economic Miracle
(2011)Since the 1980's China has experienced a prolonged period of economic growth. Antithetical to Mao Zedong 's original vision of a Chinese commune, Deng Xiaoping's economic liberalization heralded new growth and enterprise ... -
CITIBANK Global Consumer's Position within Europe, with specific emphasis on Germany
(1993)During the winter quarter of 19931 traveled to Bonn, Germany to do an internship for my Senior Individualized Project (SIP). My internship was at the American-owned bank Citibank. I did not know much about Citibank's ... -
City of Kalamazoo: Comprehensive Fleet Audit
(2010)"Instead of raising taxes as some would insist, we need to reduce waste and inefficiency in government."- Tim Murphy United States Congress. Although meant to promote Republican viewpoints, this quote offers powerful ... -
Clarkston Realty and Armadillo : An Analysis of These Two Internships and Their Marketing Strategies
(2005)The author describes her internships with two small businesses. -
Cluster Based Economic Development in Southwest Michigan
(2000)Regional EDGE is a non-profit economic development organization. The organization brings together companies in Southwest Michigan based on Michael Porter's definition of cluster-based economics. This S.I.P. will explore ... -
Cluster Based Economic Development: Prospering in a Global Economy
(1999)With recent changes in technology and communication, the economy has become global. Many economists, having noticed the changes in the scope of the economy, have begun to study and document these changes. My experience ... -
Cocoa Value Chain Analysis : A Case Study of Ben Tre & Tien Giang Provinces in Vietnam
(2014)Cocoa for export is a young industry in Vietnam with only a decade of focused investment coming from the public and private sectors as well as external aids. While the country's total production is still small, Vietnam has ... -
The Collapse of Online Poker
(2012)This paper details the continuously changing landscape of the online poker world. From its creation to a six billion dollar industry, online poker shocked the gambling world and revealed great detail about the passions of ... -
Collective Fund Conversion to Mutual Funds
(1990)The contents of this paper spring from the author's internship experience in the Trust Operations department of Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit during the winter quarter of 1990. The paper is divided into three ... -
Colorism Toward the Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Community in the Makeup Industry
(2021-02-01)Growing up, I had only used makeup products that were much lighter than my normal skin tone to fit into the ideal beauty standards. Why? Colorism. We are living in a world where society in which people are judged based on ... -
The Commercial Bus Transportation Industry and My Experience Within: With a Focus on the new travel trends of the middle class
(2000)This paper can be broken down into two major components. The first half of the paper describes the nature of my internship at B & W Charters. This description included a look at the people I worked for and a brief history ... -
The Commercial Real Estate Business And My Experience Within
(1999)This paper is going to get at two major things involving the commercial real estate business. First, I am going to describe my internship performed at CRS-Commercial Real Estate Services in Southfield, MI. I worked for ... -
Commodity Markets and Options Trading Strategies at The Chicago Board of Trade
(2011)My internship in the summer of 2011 working for a trader of commodities options on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange illustrated the random and unpredictable nature of financial markets, particularly commodities markets. ... -
Community Development in a Religiously Integrated Neighborhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland
(1998)The author describes her work with a summer program for children sponsored by the Ballynafeigh Community Development Association in Belfast, Northern Ireland. -
Community Development Through Weatherization : Benefits to Low-Income Consumers and Minority-Owned Firms
(1992)The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) is one of the oldest and leading energy conservation programs which focuses on the needs of low-income communities. The program was designed to provide low-income households with ... -
Companies Crossing Cultures: A Case Study of Motorola Japan, Ltd.
(1999)The idea of studying international relations and business has been a growing interest of mine for a considerable amount of time. In 1998, I was preparing to study abroad in France, and I decided that I wanted to do an ... -
Comparable Worth: An Analysis of Gender Equity
(1994)Unequal pay for equal work. Women typically earn less than men in the same job even when other things are equal (ie years of experience, education, training) are the same (Ashenfelter and Pencavel). Unequal access to ... -
Comparative .Analysis of the Indian Cotton Economy and K.V.S.
(1993)This SIP is the result of a ten weeks spent in a cotton company in Bombay, India. The project involved a comparative analysis between the company and the entire India cotton economy. I also did a year forecast for various ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Small Business Development Policy in Germany, Poland, England and the United States
(1997)This Senior Independent Project consists of an international comparison of the manner in which Germany, Poland, England and the United States support small business. It compares particular policy programs, while discussing ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Spotify and Sirius XM
(2021-12-01)The audio entertainment industry has endured many decades and challenges to become a mainstay as one of the most popular forms of entertainment globally. Listening to music has been a tradition for so long that its origins ...