126 Results for information technology

In 1992, America was under economic distress and uncertainty as a country. America had experienced high unemployment, big deficits, high interest rates, low productivity gains and falling real wages for average Americans. After twelve years of national drift and economic decline, President Clinton c...
The purpose of this research paper is to prove that technology has been good for the stock market. Thanks to technology, there are now more traders than ever because of the ease of trading online with firms such as Auditrade and Ameritrade. There are also more stocks that are doing well because t...
The Thunder of Hooves and the Thrill of the Race: Technology and the Horseracing Industry There is quite possibly nothing more thrilling than standing at the rail of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky as a field of thoroughbreds comes charging around the turn; unless it is standing at ...
Is Technology Always for the Better?Where would America be without the technological advancements of our age? Would we be a third world nation? Maybe not even a nation at all. Is there such a thing as too much advancement? Technology has integrated itself into our society. It affects how we work...
Today, telecommunications technology affects lives to a greater degree than ever before. Communication has evolved over many years from the earliest attempts at verbal communication to the use of sophisticated technology to enhance the ability to communicate effectively with others. Every t...
Today, telecommunications technology affects lives to a greater degree than ever before. Communication has evolved over many years from the earliest attempts at verbal communication to the use of sophisticated technology to enhance the ability to communicate effectively with others. Every time a tel...
Throughout history, technological advances have always altered society. Elizabeth Schwartz Cowan argues in her book A Social History of American Technology that from the earliest times, technology has had significant impact on the social, economic and political makeup. This is not a new phenomenon t...
Resistance to Technology Technology. What would we do without it? Probably have a lot less fun and have a lot shorter life span. Think about it, you couldn't watch Dawson's Creek or Friends every week. That would mean that the lives of millions of teenage girls in America woul...
Email, Cell phones, Internet, Television, Pagers, and Computers is the way of the future, or is it now trademarks of everyday life? Today in 2002 peoples lives seem so interconnected with the ways that technology has been able to bridge the gap in communications. Fifty years ago, you had limited op...
Spring lingers in Alaska and the glaciers in the Sierras are melting - bringing with the sense of possible doom as well as a reminder that the technology that is the lifeblood of the modern world comes at a distinct price. But while we might think that the hand-wringing that is ...
AbstractIn this paper, I will explain Business organization in society, social issues, as well as technology issues and how it relates to my organization. It will entail the review of organizations and ethical environment. Speaking on social issues that affect today's workplace and analyzing how eth...
Over the past half century, computer technology has transformed our world by providing us with incredible tools for processing and communicating information. A number of organizations have recognized the importance of computer technology. The computer has come a long way since it was first invented...
America has experienced many changes in terms of high technology of communication since last century. One of these devices and the most common to my consideration is the Television. The TV has made possible the transmission of important news and events worldwide. It also has educated and entertained...
What's New In The New Economy?Nyala Khan11/27/00When you picture the economy of America you can only visualize prosperity. America's economy is a new economy and the reason behind that is the technology involved in every action taken towards the economy. People don't run the economy the computers a...
MultimediaAs a technology, it is called multimedia. As a revolution, it is the sum of many revolutions wrapped into one: A revolution in communication that combines the audio visual power of television, the publishing power of the printing press, and the interactive power of the computer. Multimed...
Recently an epochal event took place in our economical society. While there has been a slight decrease of 5.6% in unemployment, the number of those that are white-collar workers in managerial positions has rose to 43% of the total jobless community (Obleen 1). Stephen Roach of Morgan Stanley belie...
How the Computer Has Changed American Culture When trying to envision the world of today without computers, I imagine that our lifestyles would be extremely different. "As exciting as technological developments may be...it is important to remember that people who lack the skills or the machines to t...
Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank you for coming here tonight and those of you at home watching. This election could be a major turning point in history. We have two choices. The first choice is to remain how we are now, a nation who is being lied to. We could remain a nation whose ad...
Summary: This article summarizes how businesses are watching outbound emails within their company that contain sensitive or law breaking information. It also explains how companies are dealing with spam and viruses. According to a June survey by Forrester Consulting, about 30% of 140 businesses ...
Preventing Medication Errors "Mistakes are a sign that a safety problem exists, not that a nurse is doing a bad job" (Cohen, 2003, p.38). In hospitals across America nurses are making mistakes by administering wrong medications or the wrong dose to the wrong patient. While in nursing s...
An advertisement is a message printed in a newspaper, or broadcast to individuals, that attempts to persuade consumers to buy a specific product, or agree with a particular idea.1. The average American is exposed to 247 commercial messages each day. Many Americans are affected by advertising, and of...
An advertisement is a message printed in a newspaper, or broadcast to individuals, that attempts to persuade consumers to buy a specific product, or agree with a particular idea.1. The average American is exposed to 247 commercial messages each day. Many Americans are affected by advertising, and of...
The Training Issue We already said that the Commission was concerned about the level and extent of training provided by America's businesses. The National Alliance of Business quoted Bureau of Labor Statistics survey data to outline the extent and pay-off from worker training. They found that...
History is the study of the past. For historians the past dates back to 4,000 B.C., when events were first marked by writing, until present day. In its content history is everything. Historians spend their whole lives figuring out which events are more substancial than others. In order to achie...
Currency, the Beginning, the Present , and the Future "Money - in the traditional sense no longer exists. It died two decades ago when Richard Nixon forever abolished the gold standard. Since then, money as we once knew it has been replaced by an unstable new global medium of e...