Essays and Research Papers on Theses & Dissertations

Since the early 1990s, changing perspectives on Affirmative Action have resulted in inquiries into the nature of college admissions protocols and their legal ramifications. Colleges and Universities nationwide have struggled to recruit and retain students of color while also addressing claims that Affirmative Action-directed admissions policies constitute reverse discrimination. This 50 page paper reflects ...

This 13 page paper considers the stages of construction and commission regarding a new building. The stages and the tasks are considered. The paper then considers the implication of alterations after the design stage has been completed. The biography cites 10 sources.

A 34 page research paper on The Big Ten Conference, its history, state purpose, etc; The writer discusses administrative accessibility, enrollment, and various changes that have occurred over the years. Of particular concern are the conference's rules, regulations, & by-laws. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 70 page paper discussing methods of starting a business. Small business is responsible for more than two-thirds of the jobs in this country, and as the big corporations continue to streamline their operations and shift from a purely national to a global focus, the economic contribution of the entrepreneur is expected only to increase ...

A 45 page paper that discusses the importance of business plans within the structures of existing companies as well as a part of the process of developing a company. This considers the impact of business plans on two companies, with consideration of the popular literature on the topic. These two businesses, one a ...

This 67 page paper is an in-depth study that examines the hypothesis that ethnic Chinese businesses are successful in the UK. The success of the businesses is measured against other ethnic minority businesses. Measurements used are non financial as the businesses tend to be small businesses with self employed owners. The different influencing factors are ...

This 40 page report style paper looks at the attractions of e-commerce to a small business and argues that despite many pull factors, the advantages to most small businesses will be outweighed by the disadvantages. The paper outlines many different aspects of e-commerce and trading on the internet in order to formulate a strong ...

This 51 page paper looks at the role of ethics in business and how it is perceived. The papers seeks to answers two questions; 1. To what extent do companies heed ethical guidelines? 2. To what extent do the public believe company information regarding ethical issues? The paper starts by looking at the way strategy ...

This 33 page paper is a continuation of and the last two chapters of another document, PGldr67.rtf. The paper presents data analysis, which begins with an explanation of how historical research papers are analyzed (mostly by summarizing the major points included in the literature review). The limitations of the study are again identified, followed by ...

This 27 page paper examines the issue of waste management in the Austrian construction industry. The paper is based on the hypothesis that implementation of waste management strategies will result in improvements in the environment including minimisation of resource use depletion, decreased energy usage and reduced pollution and that businesses in the building industry can ...

This 44 page paper examines corporate legal and governance in the UK and Pakistan. The paper looks at the legislative environment fist. The paper looks at the role of the law and argues that there are commonalities but in Pakistan there is a greater emphasis o the law as establishing and setting the standards for ...

A 40 page research paper on the Communications Decency Act, various laws of the European Union concerning censorship on the internet, and legal cases related to various issues. The writer details the law in the United States regarding Freedom of speech and the Internet, the Communications Decency Act and the recent court battles over its ...

This 29 page jurisprudence paper considers the quote " key concept (perhaps the key idea)in contemporary political, moral and legal philosophy is that of rights". This is examined with consideration of the basic foundation and purpose of the law, the role of liberalism and the way it has influenced and is influenced by the Human ...

A 60 page paper that provides an overview of diplomatic immunity as it applies within the United States and for United States citizens in other countries. This paper reflects upon cases against diplomats having committed crimes in the United States, reflects upon the history and purpose of diplomatic immunity, considers the problem of abuses ...

This 52 page paper (not including the table of contents) examines the positions of ownership risk and title under English Shipping law. The paper starts with by examining the purpose of the bill of lading before considering the current legislation under which action may be taken, including the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992 ...

This 50 page paper examines the management and public legal pillars of European Central Bank (ECB) and US Federal Reserve (The Fed) contributing to their credibility and independence in regards to decision making. The paper focuses on the public management policies used by the ECB and the US Fed in achieving credibility and independence that ...

Investors are impacted when a major company, such as Enron fails due to inventive, creative or manipulative accounting supported by the corporate governance environment. This 50 page paper considers if changing the regulatory environment, as attempted in the US with the introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, will either prevent or give early ...

Confederate Major Henry Wirz has had his name soiled throughout history as the man responsible for some horrendous war crimes (mostly at Andersonville) during the conflict between North and South. In fact, he was the only Southern official to be executed for such crimes at the conclusion of the Civil War. In this 40 ...

A 40 page thesis on five plays by this well-known American playwright -- Death of A Salesman from the 1940s, The Crucible and A View From The Bridge from the 1950s, After The Fall from the 1960s, and A Ride Down Mount Morgan from the 1990s. After analyzing the four main types of female characters ...

This 50 page paper looks at the role and importance fo communication in Primark. The paper is based on work supplied by the student, which has been edited by the writer with further pages added. The paper looks at different communication within then workplace, communications theories with the theory applied to Primark. The bibliography cites ...

This 20 page paper considers the evidence that regulatory capture is present in the telecommunications industry in India. The paper has three hypothesis; he first is that the default scenario for any regulated, former monopoly, industry will be one that gravitated towards regulation capture. The second hypothesis is that regulatory capture was always more ...

This 30 page paper, including a 6 page annotated bibliography is an outline for a project of care for the elderly. The writer explains why the subject is important and then looks at the subject of holistic care for the elderly including communication, nursing care with the aim of maintaining independence and improving quality ...

This 5 page paper looks a the way a problem of poor communication in the workplace was identify and research questions developed using the process of problemitization. The process of problemitization followed by the application to the research issue. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A 40 page paper that provides an overview of the essential elements of both lecture methods and computer assisted learning and then supports the contention that computer assisted learning provides a more applicable educational process for instructing nursing students. Bibliography lists 75 sources.

This 50 page paper examines outsourcing and its implications for the information technology sector. The paper starts by defining outsourcing and then looking at the motives underpinning the reason why it occurs. The paper then looks at how this should occur in reality an how outsourcing should support, directly or indirectly, any competitive advantages of ...