Examine the advantages and disadvantages of a comparative analysis of political participation The change in political participation is currently a hotly discussed topic. Low turnouts in the 2001 and 2005 UK general elections‚ along with falling membership of political parties have led political organisations to discover the reasons for this (BBC‚ 2006). One method is to use comparative analysis. This “is about comparing aspects of countries’ political systems” (Dobson‚ 2005‚ p.140) to try to
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any popular media‚ people began to talk and write about it‚ and film theory arose from these writings. Why the need for film theory? Because in watching a film‚ the spectator is not merely a passive receptacle being filled with the film ’s meaning‚ but is engaged in a series of interpretations which depend on a whole set of background beliefs and without which the film would not make sense. On the basis of such beliefs or theories‚ the spectator sees faces‚ telephones‚ desert landscapes rather than
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Discuss what is meant by sustainable competitive advantage Sustainable competitive is what all the companies want to gain it and maintain it‚ it can let the company to keep the position of market leadership and let the company be successful. Evans et al. (2003‚ p.225) states that “no advantage is sustainable for ever‚ as competitors will seek to imitate it. “It has told that a sustainable competitive advantage it should be unique and can’t be copy easily by the competitors‚ also Evans et
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Discuss the evolutionary theory of gender development (8+16 marks) The traditional picture of evolution is of a man being the hunter and a woman being the gather and child bearer. The role division may have evolved because women would have spent most of their adult life either pregnant or producing milk or both. If a woman spent time hunting this would reduce the groups reproductive success‚ hence why they are left to grow crops and make shelter and clothing to contribute. Not only does this complementary
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(a) Discuss the absolute advantage theory and its relevance to international trade. John Solman and Mark Sutcliffe‚ Economics of Business‚ states that “that the reasons for international trade are just extensions of the reasons for trade within a nation and that instead of people or countries being self-sufficient it makes more sense to specialize in different trades’. Solman and Sutcliff advised that ‘firms or companies usually specialize in certain types of goods or services which allow them
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What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Theory X And Theory Y? Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y have both their advantages and disadvantages‚ though many would prefer to call them their strengths and weaknesses. The biggest advantage of using Theory X and Theory Y is that they are easy to understand. In addition to this‚ they can help a manager to focus on his thoughts on the different ways in which individuals relate to and carry out work. Although the theories are not used explicitly
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market. This essay will make a statement about the advantages and disadvantages of mergers and acquisitions. The approach in researching will be some information on internet‚ some books‚ newspaper. Generally with mergers and acquisitions‚ company can develop themselves’ scale. Mergers and acquisitions also can make scale developing quicker and quicker. J.G. Williams said “the purpose of mergers and acquisitions is relatively complemented into advantages” (J.G. Williams 1980). One reason is that each
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Discuss the economic advantages and disadvantages to the UK of participation in the European single currency (Euro). Will British businesses be better or worse off if the country decides to participate? Introduction of Euro in the world’s monetary union is a milestone. Eleven countries were going to create EMU at the beginning‚ now there is a long queue to join in EMU. Most of the EMU members get more advantage then disadvantage to join in Euro. Euro creates a large market in the Eurozone. Three
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of State Control of Industry. Certain industries are under state control in many countries. It plays an indispensible role for economic development of nations. The term state control means to govern industry in order to develop the economy and to provide better services and facilities for the public. In other words‚ state control refers to the industry owned by the state or government for national welfares rather than profit. Research has shown state control
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P2 – Discuss theories of Communication Communication is when you are trying to get a message across in a way to suit the other person’s needs in terms of decoding and understanding and then a response. Communication is a two way process. Michael Argyle (1972) compared interpersonal communication to learning how to drive in order to explain his theory. This is because; he claimed we use the similar skills to drive in terms of listening‚ observing and reflecting. Argyle stressed the importance of
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