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The Activision Blizzard Merger In December of 2007 the merger of Activision and Blizzard was announced. Blizzard Entertainment, one of four divisions of Vivendi games, was the key ingredient for synergy between the two firms. First, an introduction to the video game software industry is pertinent. This will be followed by some discussion regarding the…

These two court processes are almost the same. First, they are both issued by the court in connection with a pending action. Second, they both involve the production of documents or things. In fact, in some jurisdictions, subpoena duces tecum is loosely translated, to avoid non-English terms, as production of documents. Both may be availed…

Parsons once said that sociologists all critique Max Weber, but no one can do social research independently and scientifically without referring to Weber’s theories. By the same token, those who study comparative public administration will inevitably find reason to critique Fred W. Riggs’ “fused-prismatic-diffracted model”, but in conducting research, no one is free of Riggs’…

    Elise Smart gave Denise Ketchum a large assignment which required a great deal of responsibility and personal discipline. Smart was disappointed because Ketchum did not accomplish the main goals set for her in this assignment, and Ketchum sought out opportunities to delegate her work to other employees. In deciding how to evaluate Ketchum’s performance,…

I, Mark and my partner Louis have conducted a research on collaborative writing. Let us define collaborative writing which Louis quoted from Wikipedia – The Free Online Encyclopedia: “collaborative writing refers to projects where written works are created by multiple people together rather than individually.” We are not new to this term and we have…

It seemed that the introduction of the mononoke or possessing spirits to the story is unwarranted. Bargen (1997), however, argued that the ‘dramatization of spirit possession is a subversive act against the structure of male domination. Bargen (1997) further argued that the phenomenon of spirit possession is a general probe into gender relations in a…

Why should you be selected for a scholarship? Please describe any academic achievements, community service activities, examples of leadership, or other personal characteristics that make you deserving of this scholarship? I believe I deserve to be selected for one of your foundation’s scholarships because as a hard working student I commit myself to effectively take…

            In the aftermath of war there is usually one side that emerges victorious while the other raises the white flag of surrender. When the commander of the triumphant side can discern the fluttering piece of white cloth then it is time to meet the leader of the vanquished army in order to discuss the…

1)Which “management assertions” were relevant to Paragon’s construction projects? Describe an audit procedure that Arthur Anderson could have employed to corroborate that assertion for each. Professional auditing standards identify 5 “management assertions” that commonly underlie a set of financial statements. These 5 assertions are: occurrence, completeness, valuation/allocation, rights/obligations, and presentation/disclosure. With respect to the audit…

Consumer behaviour is one of the important considerations in making a marketing strategy. It involves processes that consumers use to select, secure, use, and dispose of products, services, experiences, or ideas to satisfy needs and the impacts that these processes have on the consumer and society (Askegaard et al., 2007). However, marketers should take note…