Essays Tagged: "Quinn"

Outsourcing IT functions. This paper gives both the pros and cons of Outsourcing IT functions

from any location.Today, the greatest risk in outsourcing is to not outsource. So says James Brian Quinn, William and Josephine Buchanan Professor of Management emeritus at Tuck School of Business at ... ss at Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire. "Without outsourcing, companies can't keep up," observes Quinn.The second biggest risk today is to keep innovation in-house, continues the professor. He call ...

(4 pages) 854 1 3.3 Jun/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Philosophical analysis and plot summary of Daniel Quinn's "Ishmael".

y that humans are superior to all living things and others say otherwise. In Ishmael, author Daniel Quinn gives the reader his opinions on topics such as evolution, the Bible, and western culture. The ... t of the book was written in 1977, and the final draft was released in 1990. Between 1977 and 1990, Quinn wrote six drafts of Ishmael. Daniel Quinn wrote Ishmael to teach us how to save the world from ...

(5 pages) 102 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Self-Assessment and Reflection Paper. ARP format, Reference page, 1000 words.

ructure or flexibility are thought to be sociological. This ties in with what Brail, Beasley; Dunn, Quinn, and Buchan (1997) summarizes by stating that the interaction of various environmental factors ... ght me the ways they have learned, I always assumed that their fate was mine. Brail, Beasley; Dunn, Quinn, and Buchan (1997) define one's learning style a way in which the person learning begins to co ...

(4 pages) 556 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Ishmael (by Daniel Quinn): Synopsis and quotations

that provides a fresh perspective of the relationship between man and the Earth. Through the book, Quinn teaches that the laws that work best are the laws of nature. This is in opposition to our curr ... g in the world except for your food and the food of your food becomes an enemy to be exterminated" (Quinn, p 132).The fact is that humans survived over two-hundred thousand years without destroying th ...

(4 pages) 101 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Ishmael Book

Sociology 336Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit. Daniel Quinn. 262 pp. 1992. Bantam/Turner Books: New York. $10.95 paperback. ISBN 0-553-37540-7Major Points ... , resulting in extinction. We may never fully see the solution to the problem as a civilization but Quinn suggests that there is still hope.Strengths and WeaknessesIshmael is a stimulating and thought ... at there is still hope.Strengths and WeaknessesIshmael is a stimulating and thought provoking book. Quinn is amazingly talented at putting a complex subject matter into a simplistic story line. He cha ...

(7 pages) 93 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

An essay on the opposing views of columnists, Beth Quinn and Douglas Cunningham, on the 2004 Presidential Election.

This article shows the opposing views of columnists Beth Quinn and Douglas Cunningham on the 2004 Presidential Election. While Quinn makes very good points s ... th writers practically use mudslinging to gain the readers' support for each presidential candidate.Quinn's column, Election Primer for Undecideds, endorses Senator Kerry by pointing out the errors of ... e national deficit, and the response to Osama bin Laden's attack on the United States. For example, Quinn indirectly states that Bush believes that "providing health care to all Americans is socialism ...

(2 pages) 16 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians

The implied author in Paul Auster's, "City of Glass", Written for Literary Theory

vate eye' must rely on his ability to analyze and deconstruct his environment to its simplest form. Quinn is unable to do so; he can neither solve nor diffuse his case. He finds himself inside a case ... . He finds himself inside a case in which there "were no clues, no leads, no moves to be made" (109)Quinn discovers that the world does not function on the same level of logic as the detective novels ...

(3 pages) 30 0 5.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Quinn’s Religion In Daniel Quinn’s novel Ishmael, religion clearly plays

Quinn's Religion In Daniel Quinn's novel Ishmael, religion clearly plays an important role with resp ... l Ishmael, religion clearly plays an important role with respect to the central theme of the story. Quinn's broad definition of the term accurately demonstrates our unconditional acceptance of culture ... well as the problems that arise from regarding a culture that is not necessarily true.In the story, Quinn never truly defines religion, despite drawing on several examples of both Eastern and Western ...

(9 pages) 4388 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

ADHD in Girls

a ratio closer to 2:1 or 3:1 than 5:1.Experts believe that many girls with ADHD go undiagnosed. Dr. Quinn points out that studies show that 75% of girls with ADHD are missed. Girls with ADHD often dem ... or psychotherapy.Once again this study suggests that many girls with ADHD are being overlooked.Dr. Quinn an expert on ADHD and has edited a book called "Gender Issues and ADHD." Dr. Quinn says it is ...

(4 pages) 24 0 3.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

cuncurrende waarden uitleg

ende waarden: een korte inleiding Dr. Huibert de Man Inleiding Het 'concurrerende-waardenmodel' van Quinn, Cameron en anderen is een van de meest gebruikte modellen om verschillen in opvattingen, ori& ... ze materie verwijs ik graag naar de literatuurverwijzingen aan het eind van deze notitie. Oorsprong Quinn en Rohbaugh analyseerden rond 1980 opvattingen over effectiviteit van managementwetenschappers ...

(4 pages) 0 0 0.0 Aug/2014

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology