Inside Job Essay - Jozef Wright Nichols (2010) states that Documentary films “mount an effort to convince, persuade, or predispose us to a particular point of view of the world we have in common.” (p.104) The film Inside Job, (Ferguson, 2011) examines the recent global collapse of the world’s finance markets. What position do the filmmakers take on this issue and how do they develop and illustrate their argument to the audience? Your answer must include comment and analysis on its structure. It
crisis has also inspired the arts community, with more works of art being created as a result of the influence of the crisis. The film industry is probably the most relevant example in this sense, with some notable crisis inspired films including Inside Job (2010), Capitalism: A Love Story (2009), Up In the Air (2009), Collapse (2009), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS: THE NEXT FACE OF TERRORSM A Master Thesis (Draft) Submitted to the Faculty of American Public University by Brock A. Lindsey Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts July 2015 American Public University Charles Town, WV The reality that countries like North Korea, Iran, and Iraq are working on ballistic missiles. And that terrorists who fly no national flag are trying to acquire chemical and biological weapons. -George J. Tenet, June 14, 2001 I. Introduction
dimensions in a specific operating environment. The performance differences between strategic groups are the focus for much of this research, but mobility between groups and the structural dimensions of industries have also received attention (Ferguson et al., 2000; Leask and Parker, 2006; Porter, 1980; Reger and Huff, 1993). As such strategic group research has developed as a central research theme in strategic management. One of the most notable aspects of strategic groups research is that it
E SSAYS ON TWENTIETH-C ENTURY H ISTORY In the series Critical Perspectives on the Past, edited by Susan Porter Benson, Stephen Brier, and Roy Rosenzweig Also in this series: Paula Hamilton and Linda Shopes, eds., Oral History and Public Memories Tiffany Ruby Patterson, Zora Neale Hurston and a History of Southern Life Lisa M. Fine, The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in
ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 597 CASE STUDIES ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 598 ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 599 Guide to using the case studies The main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen to enlarge specific issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the