What is a Policy? A policy is a guiding principle used to set direction in an organization. It can be a course of action to guide and influence decisions. It should be used as a guide to decision making under a given set of circumstances within the framework of objectives‚ goals and management philosophies as determined by senior management. But is it? There are really two types of policies. The first arerules frequently used as employee policies. The second are mini-mission statements frequently
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electricity. When Tesla came to America in 1884 from Paris‚ the United States was powering homes and businesses with direct current electricity. DC power was severely limited and could only run a mile before another power station had to be built to reenergize the lines that ran overhead. To combat the inefficiency of Thomas Edison’s DC power‚ Tesla eventually created alternating current. AC electricity created a new way to power America. No longer did citizens need to have coal-powered sub-stations spewing
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How different were the foreign policies of labour and conservative governments in the period from 1945-1964? During the time period Britain was seen as the second while the two superpowers of the Soviet Union and The US were dominating. Both Labour and Conservative wanted to regain their status as a Great Power‚ however more changes happened under Conservative power. Britain realised that after the war they had lost a significant amount of money which meant that they were in an economic downfall
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What the United States Learned from the Vietnam War The United States made lots of mistakes in Vietnam. It stayed too long in the war‚ it failed to gather intelligence that could have saved lives‚ and we made rash decisions regarding the public’s reaction to us being there. The United States‚ at the most part‚ ignored these lessons as we continued some years later to invade Iraq and Afghanistan. But one mistake we did learn from was the allowance of free media in the war zone‚ and how
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ideological confrontation that happened between the democratic and capitalist world which led the United State (US) against the Communist bloc under Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR). The origin of the name Cold War was given to the relationship that developed between the two superpowers after World War Two. It lasted roughly from 1945 until 1990 which is almost 45 years. There were no direct military campaigns between the two main superpowers‚ the United States and the Soviet Union. However‚ it
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In the 1920’s‚ many American businesses were doing brilliant. The banks had millions of dollars and people felt they had so much money that no one was poor or homeless. People thought that they could get rich quickly and that America would be able to get rid of poverty. Many people thought that nothing could possibly go wrong. Well‚ in October 1929‚ the Stock Market Crash occurred. Many wonder what it was like before the crash‚ the effects of the crash‚ and what caused the crash. It was a difficult
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Hitler’s Foreign Policy and the Origins of the Second World War Key issue: How did Hitler challenge and exploit the Treaty of Versailles 1933–March 1938? • Hitler’s aims in foreign policy: DUDE- Destroy the Treaty of Versailles- Unite German Speaking People Destroy Communism Expand Eastwards Destroy the Treaty of Versailles The Germans hated it‚ especially: Tiny armed forces‚ The Saar was
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The Americans were optimistic‚ they had money in their pockets‚ and soldiers were reunited with their sweethearts. American life greatly changed politically‚ socially‚ and economically after World War II. To begin with‚ there were many economic changes that occurred in America. After the war‚ there were no jobs in factories and the few jobs that were available had very small wages. The women who took over jobs in factories were displaced from work force and
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Columbus’s voyage in 1492 CE‚the world was revolutionized by the newly established Trans-Atlantic trade. In the time frame of 1450 CE-1750 CE‚ regions such as Spain had many changes to their economy in how they obtained resources and it drastically changed Native American’s population‚ but many European nations experienced little change in cultural life such as the continuance of slavery and religion because Christopher Columbus discovering the Americas. Before any European nation had heard of the New
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significantly due to changes in policies‚ the influx of immigrants and refugees from war-torn countries and the significant increase in global movements of peoples. The conclusion of World War II brought about major change to Australia’s migration patterns‚ as well as contributing to the abolition of the “White Australia Policy” and the gradual decrease in the country’s discriminatory views against non-white immigrants. It additionally set in place a series of motions that would radically change Australia’s
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