That Vision Thing: Do We Need It? Michael E. Raynor T H E CEO OF IBM‚ LOUIS V. Gerstner‚ Jr.‚ was widely quoted in the press when‚ faced with the challenge of turning around the beleaguered computer maker‚ he said‚ ’the last thing IBM needs right now is a vision ’. 1 For a good many critics‚ Gerstner ’s comment was greeted with a heartfelt ’it ’s about t i m e ’ - - t h a t is‚ it is about time that a senior executive had the courage to speak up and put all that rhetoric about visions and
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I have to recognized that we- human beings – can’t act as the dictates of reason and conscience in “our fear of being lonely or ostracized‚ or facing other unpleasant consequences”‚ but it does not mean that we do not have the option. It does not mean that we always are forced to choose obedience if may not like the choices we face. I believe that we can still make something different‚ otherwise we always have the option of being disobedient‚ as long as we are willing to face the consequences of
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“Why does America needs its nerds”? In the passage “America need it nerds”‚ author Leonid Fridman expresses his fear and concerns on why Americans needs their nerds. Fridman emphasizes his argument by comparing and contrasting American’s on-going social beliefs and misperceptions of nerds and the actual role taken on by the nerds and why the role that they play is so vital to society. Friedman begins with‚ “bringing to our attention”‚ the type of terms our society uses to describe the “intellectually
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Why do we need Management? Melisa Honeycutt Vista College Why do we need Management? A business is an ongoing activity that will not run itself. As the manager‚ you will have to set goals‚ determine how to reach those goals and make all the necessary decisions. You will have to purchase or make your product‚ price it‚ advertise it and sell it. You will have to keep records‚ and determine costs. You will have to control inventory‚ make the right buying decisions and keep costs down. You will
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Why do we need laws? The law controls social relations and behavior To satisfy our basic needs and to exploit the full potential of human existence‚ people have always sought to live in company or society with others‚ the basis of this existence‚ by its very nature‚ must involve social interaction. To ensure the society functions effectively and survives it is necessary to establish norms of acceptable behavior. The state may impose sanctions or punishments on those who fail to comply with
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DO WE REALLY NEED PRISONS The simple meaning prison is a place for the confinement of persons in law detention‚ espicially people who are convicted of crimes according to The American Heritage of the English Language (2000). The history of prison almost as old as history itself. At first‚ prison were not used as a punishment but as a place where people who were sentenced to capital or corporal punishment were kept for a short period of time. But as the time passed‚ it turned into a legal punishment
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between America and Cuba because of the Cuban missile crisis in 1960s. The spread of the nuclear power can cause a massive disaster on Earth. The nuclear power can be a factor that will destroy life on Earth. Some people say that human beings do not have the ability to colonize Mars. Also‚ Mars is far away from Earth‚ and
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Do we actually need government? Is it possible to live without laws or rulers? Because man needs a moral limits‚ government is absolutely necessary. A government is a body that has the power to make and enforce laws within an organization or group. In the broadest sense‚ government means to manage or supervise‚ whether over an area of land‚ a set of people‚ or a collection of assets. The primary duty of a government is to reward the people who do good things and punish the wrongdoers. There are
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or Internet-enabled devices. As prices of technology drop computers and other digital devices may replace television as we know it. When pioneering educational technology advocate Jan Hawkins wrote an essay for Edutopia in 1997‚ "The World at Your Fingertips: Education Technology Opens Doors" about how technology brings the tools of empowerment into the hands and minds of those who use them‚ she couldn’t have known her words would be even more relevant today. Now‚ walk into a classroom. Are there
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POLICY . Bander . Use.r CHAPTER (3) Why do we need policy? R.HEILBORNER and L THURROW‚ (1982). Main reasons for market failure. 1. Lock of information. 2. ‘Pure public goods.’ which cannot be allocated efficiently by private markets. 3. Imperfect competition. Lack of information. When marketers lack information or have inadequate information‚ the results of the market will reflect ignorance‚ luck or accident rather than informed behavior. Typically consumers guide
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