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Historical Perspective of U.S.- Cuban Relations and the Argument for Free Trade
(2007)Cuba and the United States of America have had a mutual interest in one another since well before either of their independence movements. Since Cuba earned its independence, the United States took the small nation, 90 ... -
A History of Open Outcry Trading: Keeping Open Outcry Alive
(2003)My SIP looks into the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and whether or not it should change from an open outcry trading system to one of electronic trading. I researched both systems and looked at recent years of the CBOT ... -
A History of the Pontiac Stadium
(1976)For most of the SIP, I relied heavily on two historical scrapbooks composed of news accounts which were supplied by the Pontiac Stadium Authority. From a skeleton outline created from the information supplied by the ... -
Hospital Utilization: A Study of the Effective and Efficient Use of Hospital Facilities
(1965-12)In this paper I have introduced some of the problems the hospital has faced in the past and still faces today, emphasizing the problem of inappropriate utilization. I have included a discussion of the characteristics ... -
The Hospitality Industry: Work at the Hotel Embassy and Investment Opportunities in Costa Rica
(2003)The hospitality industry is one of the most widely diversified in services and employees. This industry spans much more than the hotels that reside in nearly every country and many of the world's cities, it also extends ... -
How are National Football League Players’ Salaries Determined Based on Contract Year Performance? An Empirical Study of National Football League Contracts from 2014-2019
(2020-12-01)This project will help cover the answer to the following question: Which statistics are used to determine an NFL player’s salary? Through a regression analysis of 205 NFL players from their signing contract years of ... -
How DunnhumbyUSA is Shaping Kroger's Future in the Battle against Wal-Mart
(2011)This paper examines the role that dunnhumbyUSA has played in the resurgence of Kroger to become Wal-Mart's biggest competitor~ We look at each companies mission statement to understand what core beliefs are guiding ... -
How European Union Floating Exchange Rates Affect the United States Economy
(2003)This paper discusses the effect that floating exchange rates have on the dollar/euro relationships in today's economy. These effects can be seen starting in post WWII treaties and leading all the up to today’s talks about ... -
How Has Consumer Shopping Behavior Changed with the Increased Accessibility of Products on the Internet?
(2020-01-01)The purpose of this study is to explore consumer shopping behavior. More specifically, this study intends to evaluate if there has been a change in consumer shopping behavior with the increased accessibility of products ... -
How Much is it Worth? An Empirical Study of the Value of STEM Degrees in Michigan
(2016)There is a constant debate over which college degrees have the best returns on their investment. Many economists believe that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) degrees offer the highest returns, with ... -
How Much More Can One Learn In Three Months?
(1998)This experience for me has been a wonderful one. Working at the Small Business Development Center has given me the opportunity to work with real people in real situations. I have learned to apply things that I have learned ... -
How Mutual Funds Affect the Money Supply
(1993)The purpose of this study is to answer two key questions that arose about mutual funds through coming into contact with them during my internship with IDS Financial Services. The first question I wanted to answer was ... -
How Technology Affects Negotiations in an Evolving Business World : A Look Into Email Negotiations
(2017)Negotiations are not going to leave anytime soon, but the shape of what makes a negotiation as such has changed forms. Prior, face-to-face used to be the only medium used to negotiate. Today, everyone is on their cell ... -
How Technology Affects Negotiations in an Evolving Business World—A Look into Email Negotiations
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)Formally face-to-face negotiations were the only medium used to negotiate. Moving forward, businessmen and women must understand how to efficiently negotiate over email, as we are a society that relies so heavily on ... -
How the Greater Kalamazoo United Way is Improving the Socioeconomic Status of the Community
(2012)This paper examines how education alone plays a crucial role in building income and health status of the Kalamazoo County. In particular, how education correlates with cigarette smoking and household income. The paper also ... -
How the Recession Had a Negative Impact On the Golf Industry
(2011)Every business cycle has periods of expansion followed by periods of contraction, known as a recession. Even the golf industry, which historically is late in feeling the effects and quick in recovering from recessions, ... -
How the Use of Thin Models in Advertisements Impacts Self-Esteem and Body Image Perception Among Young Women
(2018)The purpose of this paper is to explore how advertising images using thin models impact college age women's self-esteem and body image perception. This is done through the use of two survey forms, one containing advertisements ... -
How to Determine When to Buy and Sell Stocks, by Looking at the Price Behavior of the Sock, Using the C-A-N-S-L-I-M Appraoch as Developed by William J. O'Neil
(1992)When looking at the general movement m the stock market as a whole, one has to have a good understanding of what can affect our economy. Probably the most important economic concept to understand, is how changes in monetary ... -
How To Write A Business Plan
(1997)There are an increasing number of people who are starting their own businesses. So many people are starting up their own businesses, but have no idea what to do or how to do it, which makes a business plan a necessity. ... -
The Human Corporation: Developing Relationships and Improving Consumer Trust
(2012)The purpose of this paper was to evaluate how the inception and popularity of social media has altered the dynamic between customers and companies by acting to "humanize" corporations and increase transparency and openness. ...