Case: The House of Beretta Critical Issues/Concerns in the Case: Beretta’s main core competencies are in innovation and technology. For example‚ Beretta matched its creative goal by teaming up with inventor Tullio Marengoni and develops the first submachine gun. Additionally‚ Beretta proved it was embracing technology by moving quickly to introduce robotic manufactured firearms to their product line. This aggressive move allowed Beretta to offer an affordable alternative to the traditional
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Seoul Journal of Business Volume 19‚ Number 1 (June 2013) Behavioral Finance: A Survey of the Literature and Recent Development HYOYOUN PARK*1) Euler Hermes Hong Kong Service Hong Kong‚ China WOOK SOHN** KDI School of Public Policy and Management Seoul‚ Korea Abstract This paper summarizes recent studies in behavioral finance—particularly regarding market anomalies and investor behavior—that are not reconciled with the traditional finance paradigms. This paper differs from previous
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Nora Long author of “Transracial Adoption” defines transracial adoption as: “the practice if placing infants and children into families who are of a different race than child’s birth family” (1/3). After World War II transracial began to be practiced placing children (Vietnamese‚ Korean and European) from war torn countries with white families in the United States. The focus was on placing a child(ren) with loving parents. In later years it was discovered that just as many ethnic minority children
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Over the course of the last forty years‚ the United States has been battling the “War on Drugs.” A phrase coined by President Richard Nixon in 1971 to launch his campaign to protect America and its citizens from the harm that is associated with the use of drugs. This brought about new legislation in the form of mandatory minimum sentencing‚ which resulted in causing mass incarceration throughout this county. These selectively enforced policies that mainly target minorities “have transformed the
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People often study their reflection in a mirror. They study the details of their face‚ the curve of their nose‚ and maybe think of what they might look like with just minor changes to their features. In the book‚ The House of the Scorpions‚ Matt is a clone of the master of the Alacran Estate‚ El Patron. Matt’s image in the mirror reflects the humanity theme of the book – while Matt knows he is a clone‚ he doesn’t feel any different than his DNA donor El Patron. In fact‚ he is treated in many
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Cyber Bullying Is Dangerous Ryan Patrick Halligan was a student in Vermont who committed suicide at the age of 13 after being bullied from his classmates in real life and cyber-bullying online. Ryan received instant messages while online from his schoolmates in middle school. He was constantly insulted‚ taunted and threatened. These affected him so much it prompted him to commit suicide (No Bullying‚ 2014). Cyber bullying should be taken more serious. The following paragraphs will discuss that texting
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Although The Screwtape Letters and The House of the Scorpion are very different stories by different authors‚ the main characters experience events that lead to growth. The main character‚ also known as the “patient”‚ in the Screwtape letters is tempted by an aspiring devil named Wormwood. The patient fights these temptations with the help of some friends especially his girlfriend. Likewise‚ Matt‚ the main character in The House of the Scorpion‚ has his friends Maria‚ Chacho‚ and Fidelito to help
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The Barbie Doll: Perfect in an Imperfect World Imagine long blonde hair‚ perfect tan skin‚ a tall slender body with perfect measurements and outfits that only accentuate the perfect features. It might be hard‚ or impossible‚ to bring to mind a human being who could fit these characteristics. If I were to say‚ long blonde hair‚ perfect tan skin‚ a tall‚ slender body with perfect measurements and outfits that only accentuate her plastic body‚ what comes to mind now? Young children have received Barbie
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The house for the lost soul. Absent-mindedly‚ 17-year-old Trey Fierce read the line of words carved on the wood plank on the wall which were a subtle depiction of everyone whose life thrown into this place; the facility for the mentally incompetent‚ the unbalanced person‚ the deranged - those were just a few of the names. Whoever had said that madness was always in the form of frenzy and hysteria‚ must have never dealt with madness itself. It was often soundless and discreet‚ appeared in many tender
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Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. In fact‚ this concept is found several times throughout the short play and is essential to the development of the plot. The most significant representation of this would be the appearance of the family and the Helmer’s marriage in general. Upon the first act or so of the play it appears to the audience that the Helmers are a perfect family. Mr. Helmer is a very typical husband for the time setting‚ as is the Mrs. Helmer and children. Their house is always tidy; they
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