Essays Tagged: "inefficiency"

Hydrogen: the fuel of the future

lon and even the 'good' ones can get only a petty 20-50 miles a gallon. so why do weput up with the inefficiency when there are far better alternatives out there? Such ashydrogen, which was discovered ...

(5 pages) 149 0 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Is Canada's political system too complicated?

create law has a complicated structure and process, as there is an abundance of flaws, faults, and inefficiency within many aspects of this process. The problems start with the First Reading, which i ...

(3 pages) 27 0 5.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Holden Caulfield

expressed indirectly through such maneuvers as procrastination, dawdling, stubbornness, intentional inefficiency, and "forgetfulness". Often time people suffering from this disorder obstruct the effor ...

(6 pages) 62 0 4.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

"Thomas Edison: Inventor of the Future".

s been closely bound to its prime mover (Baldwin 50). It could not be placed too far because of the inefficiency of belts and shafting as a method of distributing energy (Clark 53). Energy and power i ...

(4 pages) 105 1 5.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Science Essays

This essay is about drinking and industrial work discipline. Drinking on the job was normal until the rise of industrialization in Europe, this essay explains why the change in attitude occured.

e to industrial work and discipline. Alcohol in their eyes was conducive to absenteeism, accidents, inefficiency, and insubordination. The reasons for the changes in the workplace are discussed below. ...

(4 pages) 44 0 2.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Significance of Pericles' Death

ly had countless opportunities to prevent their loss and chose not to take them. The fickleness and inefficiency of democracy ('the mob') allowed the Athenians to be easily influenced and therefore el ...

(5 pages) 47 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

The Causes of Market Failure

il to organise economic activity in a socially desirable fashion. Markets failure are due to social inefficiency and inequity. In the real world, the market rarely leads to social efficiency: the marg ...

(6 pages) 22569 0 4.4 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Health And Environment

s, it becomes clear that the right of the health care is far from the absolute. Inadequate funding, inefficiency and corruption are the main problems in our health sector. The district hospitals are g ...

(9 pages) 120 0 3.4 Oct/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

DiamlerChrysler Supply Chain Management

ing concern about the high degree of vertical integration achieved by the industry that resulted in inefficiency and waste in their supply chains. As the increase in productivity accredited to the con ...

(3 pages) 160 1 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Selling Spectrum Rights

es that were formally out of the loop to become part of modern society, the Europe telecoms used it inefficiency. They paid high price (over euro100 billion) in 3G technology have resulted in auctions ...

(3 pages) 17 0 0.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Laura Ashley and Federal Express Strategic Alliance Case Study

n 1986 to 481 stores in 1990. Unfortunately, its profits were not increasing as expected due to the inefficiency of its logistics management. There was an over dependence on in-house manufacturing, SB ... control of the distribution part of the business, but at the rate LA is growing with the increasing inefficiency that it's facing, that is a small price to pay because LA's current distribution operat ...

(4 pages) 281 0 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

A combination of tsarist incompetence and popular dissatisfaction led to February 1917, but in October it was Bolsheviks armed with radical ideas that seized power. Discuss.

cessful involvement in World War I added to popular discontent with the government's corruption and inefficiency. In 1917 these events resulted in the fall of the tsarist government and the establishm ...

(7 pages) 42 0 3.7 Mar/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Social Problems

the police 111-call centre service. As a result a large number of the community are questioning the inefficiency of call centre staff to serve the community effectively.A report conducted by the Austr ...

(4 pages) 77 0 3.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Communication Satellite Corporation

change in circumstances (e.g. excess liquid cash due to change of technological needs) resulting in inefficiency at Comsat. Such risk should be borne by the Shareholders alone. The judgment covers the ...

(4 pages) 63 0 3.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

MAJOR PRIVITISATION in AUSTRALIA (1990-2001)

are many positive reasons for privation, these include:- Privatisation many help reduce the inefficiency that previously existed in large government organizations.- Privatisation also ...

(4 pages) 39 0 0.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

"Hybrid vs. Conventional Vehicles" It goes over the pros and cons of both conventional and Hybrid vehicles, as well as their effect on the economy.

technology, around the 1880's, automobiles actually started out as electric powered. Because of the inefficiency of the electric vehicle technology of that time gasoline powered vehicles became more w ...

(4 pages) 169 0 3.3 Nov/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Immediate problems facing the Weimar Republic

w government was meant to be the best solution for the Germans, but it was a failure because of the inefficiency of the constitution, various rebellions and the invasion- Inflation crisis in 1923.The ...

(2 pages) 17 0 3.5 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Reducing the Power of an Oligpoly

. If entry is easy, then the existence of very few or even only one firm may not result in economic inefficiency. An oligopoly describes a market dominated by a few firms. In the world market, there a ...

(3 pages) 57 0 4.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Can above-average returns be earned on observing stock market overreaction?

ttracted by the thought that by studying in this area they might be able to discover a stock market inefficiency which is sufficiently exploitable to make them rich, or at least, to make their name in ... the overreaction hypothesis and he suggests his findings hint at a stock market anomaly, if not an inefficiency.While there is a preponderance of evidence suggesting that returns are indeed predictab ...

(75 pages) 257 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Rates & Indexes

How might motivational theories help you, as a Managing Director of a supermarket chain?

ddressed the design and study of work that would maximize the efficiency of employees. He held that inefficiency was a management's problem, early job completion would lead to unemployment, employees ...

(5 pages) 148 0 3.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management