In today’s world‚ the incidence of such events as hurricanes‚ tornadoes‚ earthquakes‚ and biological/chemical/radiological attacks‚ successful businesses must be prepared for the impact of all threats. Business continuity and risk management (BC/RM) has been historically perceived as costly‚ redundant‚ and impractical‚ with only large corporations capable of undertaking such initiatives. Its importance today however has become more critical than ever. This mentality is reflected by the following
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DIFFERENCES AND CONTINUITIES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH (main information taken from BB1 pp. 79-81 and 152-57) Stress on difference and continuity has characterised the story of the relationship between British and American English over the centuries. For instance‚ difference was strongly wanted in the US after Independence and emphasised by the British as sign of their distinction from the new‚ less cultured‚ nation for at least the two following centuries. On the other hand‚ continuity is being
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FUNCTIONS OF MONEY Money is something that people use every day. We earn it and spend it but do not often think much about it. Economics define money as any good that is widely accepted as final payment for goods and services. Money is so common that we rarely think about what it is. The characteristics of money include durability‚ divisibility‚ portability‚ and scarcity. Money acts as a unit of account‚ medium of exchange‚ and a store of money. First money is a store of value. Store of value
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see things. This is because‚ the way a person believes‚ their religion‚ where they come from‚ what they do and do not do can change the way that people see the world and other people due the their differences. One big way that someone’s culture can influence their perspective is the way that they think. For example‚ in Dave Barry Does Japan by Dave Barry‚ when he is in Japan‚ everyone functions in a completely different way and does things differently than how things are done here in America. He says
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Corina Alegria Japan and Western Europe both had the same idea on how to industrialize their areas‚ however Japan isolated them selves and took longer‚ while Western Europe was open to ideas and changed quickly. Because Western Europe was growing so large at a faster pace‚ it inspired the Japanese to open their ideas to a broader spectrum. The main reason the Japanese wanted to see a change was because they saw Britain‚ Us‚ and the French on the increase by them selves. Japan didn’t want to be
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By the late 16th Japan had achieved political unification after an era of ‘sengoku’ or ‘the country at war.’ It began to be ruled by the Tokugawa shoguns who sought to prevent another civil war. Japan became stronger as a result of their ability to unify the warring nations within the country. Another strength of Japan during this time was increased agricultural production. New methods of farming helped to produce more yield (B&Z‚ pg 587). Japan’s strengths were also it’s greatest weaknesses
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The Meiji Restoration of 1868 led to administrative modernization and subsequent rapid economic developments. But Japan did not possess enough natural resources to cope with the rising demand. She needed both overseas markets and sources of raw materials‚ fuelling a drive for imperial conquest which began with the Sino-Japanese War in 1894‚ followed by expansions in Korea and Manchuria. The internal and external circumstances at that time enabled Japan’s expansion in East Asia. One internal factor
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Christianity in Japan Christianity as a whole idea began at the beginning of time. This entire world was founded on the basis of this concept. Through time it has tremendously expanded and has been passed down from generation to generation. As new lands were discovered and established‚ this notion of Christianity spread rapidly with it. As explorers traveled‚ they took this with them and began to incorporate it into these new cultures. Thus‚ we have the example of the country of Japan. Christianity
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Panasonic and Japans Changing Culture In Japan in 1918 Konosuke Matsushita founded Matsushita Electric a consumer electronics company which is known today as Panasonic. Panasonic has offices in 58 different countries and is regarded as one of the world’s largest electronics companies. (Panasonic‚ 2013) Panasonic alike many other Japanese companies was established on a Confucian value system. The Confucian value system consists of three main elements; reciprocal obligations‚ honesty and loyalty
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with Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry’s journey to Japan. The journey had its immediate impact‚ including the signing of a comprehensive treaty that established trade relations with Japan and provided protection for sailors and their ships.1 Perry’s expedition also had the impact of serving as a precursor for the change in what the Navy’s responsibilities encompassed‚ which even carry on to the present day Navy. Commodore Perry left for Japan with the objectives of opening up Japanese ports to
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