Accomplished individuals should, by all modern definitions, be happy. They have achieved the power, authority, influence, and wealth that many in the American capitalist society aspire towards. But what defines happiness ...

The purpose of this thesis is to explore various harmonization scenarios for North Atlantic en route user charges. The current charging system involves eight countries, each with their own method for computing user charges. ...

In the aftermath of the bear market and one of the most volatile periods in recent financial history, individual and institutional investors worldwide are reevaluating their asset allocation strategies. Interest in hedge ...

Electronic Payment Instruments have seen unprecedented innovation in the past XX-th century. Most of this innovation was made possible by advances in information and communication technology. Advances in ICT paired with ...

This thesis reviews Sony's successes and failures in product innovations from the 1950s into the 2000s. It analyzes key success factors in Sony's significant sales and profit growth in each decade. Sony's first business ...

Rapidly growing companies often start out well, but hit a "wall" as they continue to expand. This wall is partly due to a lack of structure within the organization, but is also due to a lack of leadership and training to ...

Since Michael Dell returned as CEO in 2007 the company has undergone several changes such as utilizing third party manufacturers, reentry into retail, and a new focus on solution based offerings. Although historically Dell ...

Competition in the business world is becoming harsher as markets shrink due to the financial crisis of the late 2000s. Firms have to leverage their core competencies to survive by attracting more customers and attaining ...