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Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling are the important as well as basic parameters that keep an organization functioning (David & David, 2014). But more importantly, how these parameters are applied in an organization defines the actual method of functioning i.e. running an organization centralized or decentralized. As per Fayol, everything that increases the participation of employees in an organization is decentralization and everything that does not, is centralization (Schimmoeller,…

On 7/16/2015, at 1933 hours, I was on duty, in uniform, and driving a marked police vehicle (0913). I was dispatched to the Clallam County Public Library (2210 S Peabody Street - which is in the city limits of Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington State) on report of a male outside that was refusing to leave. The reporting party did not see the male consuming alcoholic beverage, but reported that he smelled as though he had consumed alcoholic beverage. I arrived in the area at 1935 hours.…

output of products was unlike anything seen before. Some consider Olds to be the founder of the American automobile industry. In just one year following his innovation, his companies output increased by 500 percent, producing 20 cars a day. His Oldsmobile Curved Dash, was the bestselling vehicle at the time, selling 5000 vehicles in 1904 alone. Then the man we tend to credit with the invention of the assembly line, Henry Ford, came along and improved Olds assembly line. Ford made the assembly…

Volkswagen AG is a German automobile group, which produces a wide range of cars, vans, motorcycles, and trucks. The company's headquarters is located in Wolfsburg, Germany. In 1934 there was a meeting in Berlin between Jacob Berlin - the commercial director of Daimler-Benz - and the new Chancellor of Germany Adolf Hitler. Adolf came up with an idea of creating the "people's car" that would be reliable, sturdy and affordable. One year after this meeting, the team had a finished product, thanks to…

color, or even a person. In the short story “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich, there is a great deal of symbolism. The story is about two brothers of Native American descent who live on a reserve in North Dakota. The two brothers buy a Red Oldsmobile with the money they earned from their jobs and go on many adventures together in the car. Throughout the story, Erdrich uses symbolism within many objects. Three major symbolic elements in the story are the Red convertible, the picture Bonita…

company went on a buying spree of other automobile companies, buying 30 of the approximately 45 that existed in the United States at that time by 1910 (u-s-history.com, 2008; History.com, 2009). Among the companies brought into the fold were Buick, Oldsmobile, Oakland (renamed Pontiac), and Cadillac. This new company was built as a conglomeration of separate brands with their own specialties ranging from simple to luxurious, a stark contrast…

From the humble steam engine to the more complex and sophisticated internal combustion of gasoline, engines have become a necessity to daily lives, more specifically automobiles. Since the 19th century, automobiles were able to revolutionize the world in a variety of ways. Because of the unreasonable price and low popularity, automobiles were not as prominent as they are today (Purdy 1). The history of the automobile depicts the effort used in the past centuries in order to delineate the…

It is coming up on a very important time in the Buckley household. A date of celebration that is far more outstanding by anything we had ever experienced as a family unit to date. The date of this celebration is October the 1st. “Is it a Birthday?” you may ask. While it is not a Birthday of any human living in the Buckley household, it can be considered a Birthday of sorts. It is the Birthday of our better life. You see, this October 1st will mark three years since we moved to the city of Cresco…

Introduction When it comes to insurance, the general public does not always understand the importance of an insurance application when looking at getting an insurance policy. The insurance application is the start of the process for obtaining an insurance policy. The insurance policy is a contract between an insurer, the insurance company, and the insured, the person looking to receive the insurance, that obligates both parties of the contract to use utmost good faith. If one of the parties…

out to the beach. Mr. Askins’ remembers these times like they just happened yesterday. On the way to Florida the Askins’ family would stop at Mount Olive Baptist Church in South Georgia, and they would have lunch on their lawn. His father drove an Oldsmobile. Cars were a big deal in the 1950’s. The new cars would be released and Mr. Askins would beg his father to take him to the dealer, so he could see the cars. It was the most exciting thing in the world. High School Mr. Askins went to high…