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The Greening of Michigan Brownfields: Creating Market Opportunities for Contaminated Land
(1997)This paper examines the legal and economic issues that form the backdrop against which the brownfield issue is played. Not only are there legal and economic activities that hinder site reuse, but there are also legislative ... -
Growing Up in a Family Business vs. a Liberal Arts Education
(2006)The author reflects on his experiences working for the family manufacturing business and what he has learned in college. -
Growth and Value Stocks : Differences, Trends and Historic Performance
(2006)The author interned at Arcadia Investment Management Corporation. Arcadia is small private investment firm, concentrating on long term Growth Stock portfolios. He was responsible for research on the company Heartland Payment ... -
Growth in the IT Industry as a Result of Collaboration Technology Investment
(2012)In 1951, Doug Engelbart envisioned collaboration technology; it was a simple idea about the capability of working together electronically regardless of location. When Information Technology (IT) organizations began to ... -
The Growth of Financial Intermediaries: Their Effect on Commercial Banks and Monetary Policy
(1968)The purpose of this paper is to acquaint its reader with the growth and present importance of financial intermediaries. The first section is a general overview of the growing importance of financial intermediaries and ... -
The Growth of Prisons and Economic Circumstances Surrounding Mass Incarceration in the United States
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)1970: Nixon enacts Controlled Substance Act, establishing the “five schedules” that outlined drugs by their medical application and potential for abuse. Schedule 1 Drugs are punished the worst because lawmakers consider ... -
Gruppenarbeit: Revolutionizing the Automobile Industry? A Case Study of Ford Motor Company in Cologne, Germany
(1998)I have recently completed a three-month internship with Ford Motor Company in Cologne, Germany for my Work Experience Senior Individualized Project. I was placed in a personnel department responsible for 2800 hourly ... -
The H-1B Visa Cap: Skilled Immigrants’ Contribution to Innovation and Technology
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)For some years now, there has been a push to increase the H-1B visa cap–the number of H-1B visas awarded by the U.S. government each fiscal year, currently standing at 65,000. This study aimed to quantify the effect of the ... -
Has First of America's Expansion Helped It Better Achieve Its Goals?
(1993)This paper examines important factors that should describe how effective First of America Bank Corporation has been in accomplishing it's goals. First of America has employed an aggressive, yet conservative acquisition ... -
Hazardous Material Transport and Disposal: Regulation and Product Innovation
(1995)This paper describes the economic basis for the pollution control industry. It draws upon basic economic theory to reveal the need for this industry and shows the economic effects that the pollution-control industry has ... -
The Health Behind Higher Prices : An Analysis of Produce Pricing Dynamics in Kalamazoo
(2014)In recent years, consumers' health consciousness has given way to increased demand for nutritious, high-quality food. This development has precipitated a renewed interest for locally grown food. However, while local food ... -
The Health Maintenance Organization in the United States Health Care Sector
(1997)Health care is an important consideration that affects every person. Good health enables us to work and to play and to live our lives in comfort and ease. However, the economics of health care are a serious consideration ... -
Health Maintenance Organizations: An Economic Response to the Medical Marketplace
(1991)Health maintenance organizations first emerged in the 1920's but they "came of age" in the 1970's and 1980's. The medical marketplace in America altered in such a way as to accommodate the managed care systems of HMOs. ... -
Heckscher-Ohlin Model : A Theoretical Examination on Capital and Labor Movement in 2-Country Case --The United States and Vietnam
(2023-01-01)International outsourcing in the past few decades has emerged as a common practice among developed countries that outsource production to third-world countries whose labor cost is just a fraction of what they pay at home. ... -
Helping Develop the World : Globalization and Development in Egypt
(2001)In terms stated by the World Bank, globalization is the increased economic activity between persons and firms in different countries. According to the Washington Consensus it is more of a combination of privatization, ... -
Helping Tim Horton's Stay Competitive : A Strategic Marketing Plan to Help Tim Horton's Thrive in the U.S. Market
(2014)This paper presents a marketing plan that offers an opportunity for Tim Horton's to tap into an unfamiliar consumer base using site selection, market segmentation, and consumer behavior theory. To thrive in the U.S. market, ... -
Herborist's Internationalization Marketing Plan
(2013)Herborist is the first Chinese modern herbal medicine high-end personal care brand with reasonable prices within the industry. The competition in cosmetic market is intense, but they have a clear and unique brand position, ... -
The High Cost of Borrowing: An Intolerable Situation Created by Today's Inadequate Consumer Credit Protective Legislation
(1967)The intention of this thesis is to explore in more detail what has been previously said about "the high cost of borrowing" 'in consumer credit. Part 1 attempts to describe the diversified growth of the consumer credit ... -
High Frequency Trading : Assessing a Proposed Ban on Flash Trading
(2014)High frequency trading (HFT) started to grow in dominance at the tum of the 21 51 century and by 2009 it accounted for 73% of all trading. In recent years, HFT activity has been in decline for a number of reasons including ... -
High Frequency Trading and Its Influence on Individuals in Comparison to Firms
(2013)The author studies the issue of High Frequency Trading (HFT), the effects it has on firms, individuals, economic growth, and society as a whole.The author discusses the background of high frequency trading and how it became ...