Political Science

Communication during the process of project implementation is a very important aspect in ensuring that the project reaches completion successfully. Although other aspects might be similarly important, the level of communication  how well specific techniques and behaviors are applied so as to bring about motivation, to allow for reporting back, and to lead and delegate duties to employees  will determine the eventuality of a project. This paper does a case analysis of the communication...

The US Intelligence Community in the 21st century can be evaluated through the performance of the community management system it provides. Under this community management are specific areas like collection management, personnel management, and production management. Controlled by committees that make tasking decisions in a single-source framework, collection management has two centers for short-term collection of intelligence targets within the community. These centers are at the Central Intelligence...

Contrary to what is depicted in the movies and spy novels, the American intelligence community is more than just the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In reality, it consists of 16 elements or agencies that include the CIA and the departments of Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, State, and the Treasury.  Each of these departments has their own intelligence agencies, and they answer to their respective immediate superiors yet they coordinate with one another on a regular basis. Intelligence...

In his article Religion Largely Absent in Argument About Cross which was published in the October 8, 2009 issue of The New York Times, Adam Liptak reports on the controversy involving the use of a cross to honor the memory of soldiers who have died in wars. An organization called the Veterans of Foreign Wars erected the memorial as early as the 1930s inside the Mojave National Preserve located in the southeastern portion of the state of California. However, it was only about ten years ago that a...

For starters, it is worth appreciating the fact that intelligence is Americas first line of defense in the war on terrorism. However, the overall problem afflicting the sector in the United States can be traced back to the shock September 11 terrorist attacks, which focused overdue attention on the failings of the U.S intelligence system. This necessitated reforms in the sector, but worth noting is the fact that, although the landmark intelligence reform bill, dubbed the Intelligence Reform and...

At a time when globalization and consumerism patterns are highly dependent on technology, the ability to create a democratically controlled technological system of education is very crucial in anchoring faster growth and development of social economic outlook.  A democratically controlled system facilitates higher levels of innovation and creativity in an education system while technology acts as a platform for its application to meet the core objectives.  The United States education system...

Judicial review is the power possessed by courts giving the constitution paramount powers to any other law set in the land. As such, any act by either Congress or the Executive will be overruled if it contravenes the provisions of the United States constitution. The four components of the judicial review are Applicability  judicial review applies to legal persons who include individuals and corporate entities Right to enumerated due process The US constitution puts restrains on the judiciary,...

Riordan is a global plastics manufacturing company that is fully owned by Riordan industries. This company is the industry leader in manufacture of plastics. The strategic plan of Riordan details its expansion plan to global markets in the Chinese and Asian Pacific markets. The United States dollar is expected to weaken in the future hence Riordan Manufacturing wants to expand its operations to China markets. Also, industrial activities and markets are growing in China making this country a good...

Since the first day the United States and the United Kingdom governments started planning to attack Iraq and Afghanistan, people have had different views about the idea. Some people opposed the move because they thought it could be very costly to the economy of the United States, while others thought that it was the right step to take due to the ever increasing threat of terrorism from Middle East. However, several years after the attack, there are many observable impact of the war some of which...

Neoclassic economics refers to the several economic approaches mainly centred around the determination of income, prices and outputs distribution in the markets via demand and supply mostly meditated via a theoretical income maximisation with constrained utility of individuals and profits that are limited by costs of firm enterprises employing the available factors of production and information according to the rational choice theory. On the other hand, Marxian economics are basically the contributions...

The notion of racial equality in the United States invokes the nations sad and emotional outlook that characterized its historical roots.  Following these oversights, the government remains the central most icon in creating equality of opportunity and equality of outcome for its people.  A government is constituted of persons endowed with power and authority that cuts across all social cultural and economic considerations which establish it as a pillar towards which all societal issues...

Globalization is generally regarded as too broad a topic to be given a meaning for convenience.  As such, it is assumed that the impact that globalisation bears among countries must be determined, which involves determining who the winners and losers are in this so-called market liberalization approach.   To understand the concept of globalization then, it is said one must confront issues of definition and interpretation immediately (Sombart 1930 Dobb 1946), and the winners and losers...

The case, Tumult in Prairie County, presents a variety of issues and challenges ranging from internal organizational and personnel issues, strategic management, interorganizational networking, leadership, and community development. The facts and analysis pertaining to each of these critical issues are addressed below. Summary of the pertinent facts of the case Conflict Every organization, may it be big or small, do experience its respective conflict. Conflict could be observable in various ways,...

Coca Cola is a brand millions around the world consume on a daily basis. It has taken beverage production to new heights by not just selling a beverage but by selling an entire experience. Its advertisements are made to cater to the different cultural and preferential needs of its consumers yet its core competency, its main theme, colors and formula have remained the same so that every consumer can enjoy the same Coca Cola experience anywhere in the world. This strategic direction has helped Coca...

The French radicals once argued that democracy is the true path towards self-sufficiency and political activism. Modern realists exaggerate the worth of democracy, believing that it is the best way to remove political evils in the society. This systemic belief about democracy is still valid, as it is the only form of political association which allows individuals to acquire political power  in a sense, leveling the playing field. However, democracy is not a perfect form of political association....

Germany is one of the European countries that have had a very illustrious political history. From its participation in the first world war, to the German revolution, the great depression, the rise of adolf Hitler, the holocaust, the defeat in the Second World War, the division into West and East Germany, the building of the Berlin war, the peaceful revolution, the reunification and the fall of Berlin, wall, the political history of Germany makes an interesting read. This paper will look at the political...