I grew up in a middle-class, small town neighborhood right next to the coast in south Texas. At the age of fourteen, I moved to the Texas Hill Country. Before this time, I had been homeschooled since the third grade. I learned early how to think on my own and to think on a deeper level. I was able to take astronomy, robotics and things that helped develop my science skills which was an opportunity for to explore many avenues that I would have been unable to do in a public school setting. I believe
It seems that the last two years involved multiple collisions and accidents concerning rail transport and travel in the United States, including one collision which caused minor injury and discomfort to Republican politicians heading to a retreat. The most recent collision involved two freight trains which derailed in Georgetown, Kentucky. The collision injured four people, and the also ignited a fire that required nearby residents to evacuate. The collision occurred almost at midnight, and it was
Description of Ladbroke Grove Rail Crash The Ladbroke Grove rail crash is termed as one the worst rail accidents that have ever occurred in Britain (Kletz. 2002). The accident occurred on the 5th of March in 1999 at the Ladbroke Grove. On this day, 5th of March 1999, at exactly 08:06 British Summer Time, a Thames Trains service departed from Paddington station, platform nine and veered off to Bedwyn railway station in Wiltshire. The Thames Train (whose headcode was 1K20) was the type of a 3-car
Alberta. This mass disaster was the result of a head-on high speed collision of a VIA rail Super Continental passenger train and a Canadian National freight train, leaving behind the remanence of torn apart passenger cars, shattered glass, burning chemical fumes and piles of scattered debris (Ferllini, 2012, p.170). Such a scene required the assistance of forensic anthropologists from the University of Alberta, alongside medical examiners and forensic ondontologists (Ferllini, 2012, p.171). The role
explosion occurred at the West Fertilizer Company’s plant in West, Texas (U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, 2013). The violent blast fatally injured 12 emergency responders, and three members of the public (U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, 2013). Over 260 individuals suffered injuries that required medical attention, while more than 150 buildings incurred damage (U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, 2013). Upon examining the incident, it is
On January 17, 2018, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) breached the 26,000 point mark for the first time in history. The Dow Jones is an index that averages 26 major stocks and summarizes the overall growth day to day. Just ten years ago in 2008, the Dow Jones was at a depressing 6,443. That figure was after one of the worst crisis’ in history of the stock market. From late 2007 to early 2008, the world saw the Dow Jones fall over 50 percent. This was due to many reasons including failing mortgages
“Dow” and “NASDAQ” have become synonymous in the market world and because of this the actual meaning of the terms seem to be less known. To clear this misunderstanding of the meaning between the two, I want to clarify upon their meanings so that the data found can be understood upon examination. The first reference will be of Dow, or better known as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), which refers to the famous figure that peppers almost all business news reports. The importance of Dow is the
mining sector companies can claim that they have a truly world-class development under their control, but Vista Gold can rightfully make such claim. Dating all the way back to the mid-1980s, the company has emerged through the coming decades as a major market performer. In 2015 Vista Gold operates the aptly named Mt Todd Gold Project. Considered to be a gem in the crown of Northern Territory, Australia, the fast-track development of the region is becoming Gold Vista’s backbone. The company also has a
American-based manufacturer of differentiated chemical products for a variety of global business. Huntsman manufacture differentiated polyurethanes, performance products, and Advance Materials, Textile. Huntsman’s headquarter is in the Woodlands, and operate more than 100 manufacturing, R&D, and operations facilities in over 30 countries. On August 8, 2017, Huntsman strategically spun off pigments and additives business as an independent public holding company, named Venator Materials Corporation. Huntsman’s
Good morning, Ladies and gentlemen, today, the topic I shared is that “Should we be a conformist?” Well, my answer is negative based on several arguments. Before talking conformity, I am going to ask you a few questions first. Did you go to university because of the intention of your family? Do you wanna be a teacher while you are taking Bachelor of education degree? Will you follow at the trend of the majority or the universal value? If you say yes, then you are experiencing conformity. In my
reasons given by customers for not complaining. 4 marks 6. Justify the need for a complaints policy. 2 marks 7. Outline the qualities required of an Administrative Assistant when dealing with external customers. 4 marks 8. Describe the methods a company may use to gather information about customer satisfaction. 6 marks 9. Describe good practice an organisation could adopt to ensure that complaints are handled effectively. 6 marks 10. Justify the expense of training Administrative Assistants in customer
To follow the company expansion goals, the company buy a small chain of hotels in France. The strategy is to keep part of this and rebrand it as the one already owned, and the other part to be sold in order to support the company projects development (Robson, 2008). And as the human resources are one of the most important assets of any company, they need to evaluate the approach they will have when hiring. Brunt Hotel management
Introduction Management research problems are selected based upon some assumptions and knowledge based facts. Epistemological, the word origin from greek. Epistemological perspective focused on the acceptable knowledge and it is helpful to the companies and researchers to understand the reliable facts and aspects. Epistemological perspective is helpful to integrate the theory and practice in an effective way. Every research problems have been influenced by the epistemological perspective, for instance
This case involves two company, Aflac and L.L. Bean, which according to Reed (2009) a job satisfaction survey report presented by the Society for Human Resource Management stated that over the “five years, many employees rated compensation and benefits among the top three aspects most important to their job” (pg.1). With that being said, employees are still not satisfied even with compensation and benefits packages. Employees continue to be unsatisfied with many of their company plans like bonus, policies
structural, political and symbolic frames applied to a company fictionally known as Premier. Premier is a small-to-medium size company that trades in luxury goods for middle to high end customers. The company does a great deal of business online, and offers its customers lines of credit to make purchases. Like other high end luxury goods retail businesses, Premier faces strong competition due to the influx of new start-ups, and other companies that have designed their business to operate to efficiently
change is one thing I have seen companies struggle with. Social media is becoming the wave of the future of advertisement and customer outreach. A lot of business owners are baby boomers and they did not grow up with the internet, so it is a foreign subject to them. Some companies do not get their name out in the market and they fall. The best way for a company to adapt to change and become innovated is to listen and stay up to date with modern culture. Ways a company can do that is to hire younger
will be comparing the two websites, “Bass Pro Shops” and “Cabela's.” I’m extremely familiar with both of these websites, as well as their stores, because I’m an avid outdoorsman and spend the majority of my money at either of these companies. These two particular companies are a pretty interesting comparison right now as Bass Pro Shops just bought out the Cabela's brand and the future of Cabela's is unknown. The online rumors is that Cabelas will still be Cabelas, the brand will still exist and very
that I have chosen to do my research on and I will also be talking about the main company that I chose to research. The company that I chose for this stock research was Abercrombie and Fitch I chose to do my research on this company because I wanted to see if the companies stocks were good or bad and I wanted to see if there stocks were high or low I wanted to learn the history of the company. The other 4 companies that I followed were Domino's Pizza, Nike,Walt Disney and Six Flags. The founders
This memo discusses legal advice the company should seek during its start-up stage. Specifically, the company should seek advice about incorporation first. Incorporation is imperative for your financial protection. Next, this memo will discuss the advice needed for employee contracts, intellectual property, customer terms of use, and a research memo as they will enhance the company’s financial protection and limit potential lawsuits. Business Background The company, NuSoft, develops mobile applications
Assignment 1: Compensation Practice The company I chose to research is Chesapeake Energy that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as CHK. They are the second largest producer of gas in the United States with currently 3,200 plus employees. There are headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK which is also the home of the NBA Oklahoma City Thunder team. As noted, in the “Fortune Magazine report” Chesapeake is ranked 24 as having one of the best compensation packages. Their compensation strategy is