Alex Alonso talks about something very personal in his article “Overcoming Bias: A Personal Statement.” Coming from Latino roots, he has found himself a victim to bias. Bias, (according to the Glossary, The SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge, 2017) is conscious or unconscious beliefs that influence a person’s perceptions or actions, which may cause that person to become partial or prejudiced. A past professor of his offered him and his high school peers some words of wisdom; “A mind made noble leads a noble life.” This piece of advice has consoled Alonso for years.
1. Left Perspective: This article by Shaun King mostly discussed a big victory this past NFL season, and it wasn't the Eagles' Bowl win. It was the decrease in NFL season and super bowl ratings as a result of television boycotts lead by the African- American community. The boycott is a consequence of the NFL "blacklisting" former NFL signal- caller Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during the National Anthem, as a part of a silent protest against police brutality and systematic racism. This boycott was simply doing other things or watching channels besides NFL football on Sundays.
Automobiles originated from Germany and France, but they were not as widespread, only having slight niches in select parts of the countries. It wasn’t until Henry Ford built his first
WIlliam Durant William Durant played a major role in the automobile industry. He helped create and build up many industries. He was motivated to help people get from one place to another in the most quick and efficient way as possible. He was introduced to the automobile industry at a young age and when he grew older, he had many contributions to the industry. William Durant deserves place in history for his outstanding ways of bringing up the automobile industry.
Luckily, Belgium followed in the Netherlands footsteps and legalized euthanasia in 2002 in order to help the terminally ill patients. An article in the Daily Mail by Darren Boyle discussed the thoughts of incurable patient Laura and declared, “Death feels to me not as a choice. If I had a choice, I would choose a bearable life, but I have done everything and that was unsuccessful. I played all my life with these thoughts of suicide, I have also done a few attempts. But then there is someone who needs me, and I don’t want to hurt anyone.
Should NASCAR Go Electric? In the beginning of 2016, famous Scientist, Bill Nye posted a blog to Aeon describing his near-future reality of NASCAR to be a field of Tesla-inspired electric vehicle racecars gliding along quickly and quietly on the NASCAR tracks such as Talledega or Daytona, drivers amusing the crowds so much with their ecofriendly cars that they inspire all of the fans to go out and buy their very own. Bill Nye’s main argument is climate change “we have to stop, completely stop, burning fossil fuels. The obvious, straightforward, We’re-already-just-about-there answer is to convert our entire ground-transportation fleet – trains, trucks, buses and cars – to electric motors with batteries to store energy the way that gasoline
Ford became a first carmaker that installed a conveyor at its factory. This equipment made it the world’s first company that started mass car production. Chevrolet-490 was equipped with electric lights and starter; it was a rare decision even for more expensive models. Both companies worked on the improvement of the safety and other systems of their cars. But Ford demonstrated more conservative approach in some cases (at least, during Henry Ford’s ruling).
Ferruccio Lamborghini was the creator of Lamborghini, an expensive and fast sport car. Most would not believe that he started as a mechanic in the Italian army during the war and transitioned to making tractors from recycled tank parts after the war. How did he manage to build a luxury sports car that was sought after the world over? For Ferruccio, racing cars was a fun pastime in between running his tractor and air conditioning and heating businesses. In 1962 he owned a Ferrrari, but was frustrated because he could not race it because of the clutch and the owner of Ferrari, Enzo, could not fix it right.
Ford Motor Company is an American global automotive industry leader. Ford Motor Company was originally founded by Henry Ford. He was one of eight children and was born on the family farm near Dearborn, Michigan in 1863. He began his career early with an eighth grade education. The first job he landed was part-time at Westingtonhouse Engine.
In the beginning of the early 1990’s Porsche faced a severe problem. After orders decreased to 30% from 1986 to 1993 the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. The loss of almost 240 Mio. DM was so far the biggest in the company’s history. Porsche’s day as an independent luxury car company seemed to be over.
Porsche is a lifestyle, it’s distinctive, and it’s something special. Since our foundation in 1931 our everyday aspiration is to become the market leader of sport car manufactures in the world and until today we are heading into the right direction. We started as a small design office which evolved within 14 years to a leading automobile manufacturer who’s not just producing high end sport cars but also cars for a suitable daily use and every terrain.
Porsche company offered motor vehicle development (consulting) but did not manufacture and vehicles under its company name. In 1950, father and son made history when the Porsche sports car was introduced. This was a dream come true for Ferdinand Porsche as he was quoted saying “I couldn 't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself.” Porsche is an exclusive sports car manufacturer.
In year 1904, Royce had successfully built his first motor car and was introduced to Charles Rolls. The good impression of Charles Rolls on Royce’s two-cylinder car had brought the co-founder of Rolls-Royce together (Rolls Royce and Bentley, 2012). Rolls-Royce was then founded in March,
Volkswagen has always had a close relationship with Porsche, the Zuffenhausen-based sports car manufacturer founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, the original Volkswagen designer and Volkswagen company co-founder, hired by Adolf Hitler for the project. The first Porsche car, the Porsche 64 of 1938, used many components from the Volkswagen Beetle. The 1948 Porsche 356 continued using many Volkswagen components, including a tuned engine, gearbox and suspension. The two companies continued their collaboration in 1969 to make the VW-Porsche 914 and Porsche 914-6.
The automotive industry is facing changes due to ecological impacts on the environment. Many automotive manufacturers such as BMW and Audi are now entering into the electric car industry where Tesla has established itself in. In this environment, there is a need for rapid innovation a firm 's capability to produce new technological products become crucial to survival in this industry. For this reason, human relations management will be beneficial to an organization as it allows creativity in employees who will be able to respond to changes in the environment efficiently and quickly which gives a company flexibility. " CEO Elon Musk created a master plan to compete with other automotive manufactures which were to Build sports car, use that money to develop an affordable car, use that capital to create more affordable vehicles, produce zero-emission electric vehicle power generation options (Tesla).
