Essays Tagged: "Bankruptcy"

A biography or the author Arthur Miller

s, during the depression was the only thing keeping his family up, but it soon fell apart and filed bankruptcy. It had gotten so bad that his family had to start selling off their luxuries to pay for ...

(2 pages) 73 2 3.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Reality, Illusion, and Foolish Pride in The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, and Galileo by Bertolt Brecht

Ranevsky, along with the majority of their family, refuse to believe that their estate is close to bankruptcy. Instead of accepting the reality of their problem, they continue to live their lives und ...

(7 pages) 141 0 4.1 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

The Merge of Trizec and Horsham

Trizec Corporations is experiencing over 600million dollars worth of outstanding debts and was near bankruptcy until the Torontobased investment group, Horsham Incorporated, invested 600 million dolla ...

(3 pages) 85 1 3.8 Nov/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Why Restaurants Fail

restaurants?Definition of Business Failure: Business that ceased operation following assignment or bankruptcy; ceased operation after foreclosure or attaching; voluntary withdrawal leaving unpaid deb ... g equals poor efficiency and service which equals less patrons which equals low income which equals bankruptcy. Managers must set and keep a company standard. Many restaurants publish official handboo ...

(19 pages) 335 0 4.3 Jan/1995

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Social Security

had been the Great Stock Market Crash, which caused the failure of a great number of banks and the bankruptcy of many people and industries. the employment rate was critically high for a nation. All ... ncrease. In 1977, we ran into a financial emergency in which immediate action was needed to prevent bankruptcy. The Social Security Amendment of 1977 took care of this but caused a problem six years l ...

(5 pages) 223 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Kmart, Falling on hard times.

Kmart, one of many discount chains had filed for bankruptcy. They have been known for their great value and convenience. With fierce competition form ... ture their management hoping that a better organized and more though out plan will help them out of bankruptcy. They need a new operations management plan to compete with the likes of Target and Wal-M ...

(2 pages) 181 1 2.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Really good Speech on September 11

te's economics has been plummeting. People have been losing their jobs; people have been going into bankruptcy, the stock market has been dropping day by day. In times like this education is extremely ...

(2 pages) 77 1 2.2 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Canadian Confederation Was Not Inevitable.

ed. Subsequently, the colonies wouldn't need to merge as a country to share the expenses to prevent bankruptcy. In addition, troops and provisions could not be conveyed between British Columbia and Ea ...

(1 pages) 32 0 0.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

The unethical practices of Enron through appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos (logic, emotion, credibility).

orate social responsibility. The events in the business world over the past few months, such as the bankruptcy of Enron Corporation, have raised one insurmountable question: Should the government regu ... r firms is that they are focused on the plight of Enron, the first company to fall, and the largest bankruptcy in corporate America, totaling $48.9 billion.Many individuals are not aware of how easily ...

(7 pages) 355 1 4.8 Jul/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Kmart Corp. Case

ng thing their way, which changes the momentum. At the rate that Kmart is going they're heading for bankruptcy, they need to take action and reorganizes their actions before they get to that position. ...

(2 pages) 197 1 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Analysis of difference between revenue and capital expenditure by using example of WorldCom Inc. bankruptcy case.

ld also like to use the above accounting concepts to show, by using recent example of WorldCom Inc. bankruptcy, how the can be manipulated and misused in order to overstate annual profit figures.Accor ... e previous paragraph is of special interest to me because of recent controversy about WorldCom Inc. bankruptcy. Experts debate how auditors could have missed such a massive fraud by one of the largest ...

(6 pages) 217 0 4.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

ENRON:What really happened?

ted as the seventh-largest company in the U.S, with a revenue of nearly 101 billion of dollars. Its bankruptcy occurred on December 2, where Enron had listed 24.7 billion dollars in assets.The collaps ... e Enron had listed 24.7 billion dollars in assets.The collapse of energy giant Enron is the largest bankruptcy and one of the most shocking failures in United States corporate history. It embraced new ...

(3 pages) 237 1 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

King Louis XVI was his own enemy!

me into power. When Louis was empowered there were many problems that France was already suffering. Bankruptcy was a huge problem in France, the amount of money that King Louis XIV had borrowed was en ... eason that an upset began in France. So as Louis XVI accepted France there were already problems of bankruptcy, inequality and anger against government.When Louis XVI came into power, he realized that ...

(4 pages) 65 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

"Poker machines should be banned." Do you agree?

hy poker machines should be banned. The most important emphasizes the social problems of addiction, bankruptcy, family break ups, and the growing number of our younger population becoming addicted and ...

(4 pages) 36 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The Articles of Confederation

o pay taxes, and also each state can produce their own money. All these problems led many people to bankruptcy and debt, which they could not pay off. In 1786, there was an uprising in Massachusetts i ...

(4 pages) 74 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Critically assess Zimbabwe's present economic recovery and reform programmes. In your opinion, what are their chances of success?

opulation is considered poor according to the latest poverty assessment. The country is facing near bankruptcy. The problem is Government's huge borrowings where much of the money is used for recurren ...

(13 pages) 84 2 2.6 Sep/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry, from view of confederate spy logbook

Connecticut, in 1800, he settled in over four states, he fathered twenty children. Brown filled for bankruptcy in his early forties. He was even stupid enough to give land to fugitive slaves. In 1851 ...

(2 pages) 32 0 0.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Could the Great Depression be describes a time of desperation?

. In the United States, where the economic crash first occurred, many businesses closed down due to bankruptcy or reduced their output or employee numbers in order to stay solvent in the unstable econ ... es, businesses and farmers. Houses were repossessed when mortgages went unpaid, businesses declared bankruptcy and farmers were evicted off their lands when they could not pay back their loans. The cr ...

(2 pages) 20 0 3.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

ETHICS AND BUSINSS

iness can lead to numerous economical, social and political problems such as suicide, unemployment, bankruptcy, price rises, level of living deteriorating, economic recession, etc. Now, what does busi ... nother firm. Admittedly, all these factors will lead the company to make a big loss and may lead to bankruptcy. For example, last month London bus drivers went on strike to raise their wages. In fact, ...

(6 pages) 172 2 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Alfred Nobel

lly useful explosive. As the war ended and conditions changed, Immanuel Nobel was again forced into bankruptcy. Immanuel and two of his sons, Alfred and Emil, left St. Petersburg together and returned ...

(4 pages) 13 0 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Chemical Engineering