.... economy itself, and even investor psychology. On a trend that started approximately six years ago, the stock market is in what is commonly referred to as the longest bull market in history. And with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), the Standard and Poor's 500, and Nasdaq Composite continuing to break new records, many in the financial world are worrying about what is in store for the market this year. Specifically, they are concerned whether or not the stock market will correct (or worse, crash) in 1997. In focusing on the possibility of a market correction or crash this year, some arguments for and against will be examined. Currently, many pe .....

.... hand there is a disadvantage, being handed down the family business, you are set in that business for basically life and and there is a lack of progress. And progress is the origin of new goods and services. When dealing with command there is always going to be someone who is in charge, the one with all the power, the one who says you do this. Command and slavery are tied together. Central authority can help economic progress. Markets are systems that allows individuals to make their own decisions. There are two dimensions of production and distribution. One being, to organize a system to assure the production of enough goods and service .....

.... of American industry was horizontal. This meant he followed one product through all its stages. For example, rockrfeller controlled the oil when it was drilled, through the refining stage, and he maintained control over the refining process turning it into gasoline. Although these two powerful men used two different methods of management their businesses were still very successful (Conlin, 425-426). Tycoons like Andrew Carnegie, "the steel king," and John D. Rockefeller, "the oil baron," exercised their genius in devising ways to circument competition. Although, Carnegie inclined to be tough-fisted in business, he was not a monopolist and d .....

.... in the developed world. At the time the U.S. Constitution was written, it was generally assumed that only property owners should have the right to vote and participate in government. The "Free Labor" thinking of the Republican Party before the Civil War was basically a form of the capitalist work ethic. It meant that if 1) you were free yourself; 2) your country was "free"; and, 3) there was no slave labor to take your livelihood, you could "make something of yourself," and become a capitalist or, at least, an independent producer, professional or artist. Americans in the North at that time were influenced by this capitalist "work-ethic" to under- .....

.... North American Free Trade Agreement. NAFTA, for short, is one positive effort that not surprisingly, has met with the opposition of many. In light of this opposition, it is evident that NAFTA is accomplishing its primary goals and encouraging the growth of the American economy. NAFTA negotiations began on June 11, 1990 when former President George Bush and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gurtari met to discuss the possibility of revising current trade policies. The thing that set the NAFTA apart from other trade agreements historically was that it was to be the first trade agreement entered into between two industrial countries and a developi .....

.... it could not be moved to the Census Bureau. However, it was IBM's background as a supplier of integrated data-processing systems that gave it a unique advantage over its competitors. As Frank Cary, a future president of IBM put it shortly after the release of System/360, "We don't sell a product…we sell solutions to problems." And this is exactly what they did. Often times, software would be custom tailored for a particular business's needs. IBM's greatest advantage, however, was its reputation as a service-oriented vendor. Recognizing the importance of training, the company set up programming courses to train users and established field-eng .....

.... relationships with each. The main challenge that does and will continue to plague advertisers in the future will be persuading the viewer to try the service or product. Interactivity has three core characteristics: I. Offers much more information than a television advertisement. II. Requires the conventional copywriting skills combined with those of the direct marketer to turn the browsing viewers into sales prospects. III. The emphasis, simply due the nature of the medium, is more likely to be on sales promotion type tools to entice the viewers to visit an ad and from then on constantly refreshing the content and creative treatment, to ensu .....

.... the presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover, Americans practiced the policy of laissez-fair. This deceitful, yet widely praised policy was followed, and allowed the economy to go on without the government interrupting or regulating it in any way. The belief that came from this policy was that the businesses that consolidated would receive larger profits from the consumer and share it in the worker's wages, who would in turn invest in the general wealth by investing in the stock market and also buying the manufacturer's goods. Even though it was true that the businesses were gaining on profits, the worker's wages were not being raised, and so they .....

.... especially if it is able to strike a comfortable balance between increasing its profits and recognizing its social and ethical responsibilities. Why is Wal-Mart so Successful? Is it Good Strategy or Good Strategy Implementation? -- In 1962, when Sam Walton opened the first Wal-Mart store in Rogers, Arkansas, no one could have ever predicted the enormous success this small-town merchant would have. Sam Walton’s talent for discount retailing not only made Wal-Mart the world’s largest retailer, but also the world’s number one retailer in sales. Indeed, Wal-Mart was named "Retailer of the Decade" by Discount Store News in 1989, and on several .....

.... abuse is responsible for most modern-day EAP's. According to The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependance, 25 percent of all hospitalized patients have alcohol related problems. Alcohol is involved in 47 percent of all industrial accidents and half of all auto fatalities. The cost totals 86 billion dollars per year due to decreased productivity, treatment programs, accidents, crime and law enforcement. Although it is most costly at the top alcoholism/drug abuse affects employees at every level of an organization. One company found that in the pervious five years each worker with an alcohol/drug related problem missed 113 days of wor .....