HIH Insurance Case Study

It bears witness to Australia’s growth from an Imperial Dominion to a nation in its own right. In 1992 the building was re-opened. Various spaces in the building are currently used for exhibitions. There are daily tours of the ‘living museum of... ... middle of paper ... ...ion prevented the Senate from functioning. The Governor-General (until then, a largely decorative representative of the Crown overseeing Australian affairs) dismissed the government – a move that shocked many into questioning the validity of Britain’s ultimate hold on Australia.

There were many reasons that caused the great depression of 1929. The foremost reason has to be the overvalued stocks, which led to the crashing of the stock market. The stock market crash of 1929 was then most significant market crash in U.S. history. though the crash lasted only four days, it led to a catastrophic sell-off. The Dow Average a loss of 90% of its value between its record high close of 381.2 on September 3, 1929, and its following bottom of 41.22 on July 8, 1932.

15 million workers were left jobless. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors (Taylor). The Stock Market Crash began in late October 1929 and was the most overwhelming crash in the history of the United States. “Stock prices began to decline in September and early October 1929, and on October 18 the fall began. On October 24, a record 12,894,650 shares were traded.

Enron Corp. is a company that reached dramatic heights, only to face a dizzying collapse. The story ends with the bankruptcy of one of America 's largest corporations. Enron 's collapse affected the lives of thousands of employees and shook Wall Street to its core. At Enron 's peak, its shares were worth $90.75, but they plummeted to $0.67 in January 2002 following bankruptcy. To this day, many wonder how such a powerful business disintegrated almost overnight and how it managed to fool the regulators with fake, off-the-books corporations for so long.

However, considering the professional roles of the Australian government and workers union, they are also responsible for the decision. This essay evaluates the positive and negative consequences in regard to the decision made by Toyota to end their Australian car-making and also examines the shareholder and stakeholders theories to identify the role of social responsibility that is borne by these three sections; Toyota, Australian Government and Australian manufacturing workers union. The story begins with the media statement from Toyota earlier this year to stop its vehicles manufacturing, as well as the production of its cylinder engines, in Australia by the end of 2017, and operate in Australia only as a national sales and distribution co... ... middle of paper ... ...ve the company profits, and under a legal framework established by the federal government to control the acceptable business behavior that somewhat affects the society. On the other hand, the second model, suggested by Edward Freeman, is the stakeholder theory or the wide view that generates the opposite idea of socially responsible behavior of a corporation. The theory argues that the shareholders-centered idea is incomplete, since there are stakeholders, who are affected by a business decision and also can affect a corporation involved (Fassin, 2012).

Originally, it was thought that only IT management could be outsourced. However, this has changed as the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) issue became a major point of discussion in the second half of 2003 (Click and Duning 2004, 209). This paper will define The BPO as well as its styles. Moreover, it will explain the categories of BPO with focus on some examples in Australia. Finally, it will outline the future effects of BPO on Australian politics and Australian workforce.

Stock Market Crash causes The Great Depression The stock market crash, one of the most miserable times in the history of the United States stock market. Well, the stock market had many investors who lost most of their money either by the banks or the stock market. The stock market crash caused the Great Depression by making investors and companies lose majority of their money. The Great Depression was the worst unprofitable 10 years in history. This worst time period lasted from 1929 to 1939 and it began after the stock market crashed in 1929.

The Great Depression represented the most horrific economic downfall the United States has ever experienced. The Depression lasted around 11 years, from 1929 to 1940s. Millions of people were effected from this disaster that couldn't be controlled by only one man. As a result, it has become one of the worst points in American history. One of the major causes of the Great Depression was the stock market crash in October of 1929.

The effects of The Great Depression lasted for many years. The Great Depression started on a day in American and world history that was sindged into our hearts forever; October 29, 1929 (Black Tuesday). The Dow Jones Industrial average on the New York Stock Exchange fell 12% and caused many people to lose their invested money and assets. The Depression was felt worldwide as we saw nearly 35% of all jobs and trade lost during this period of time. At the depression’s peak, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 89% of its assets and value.

The stock market is where you buy or sell stocks in a company. A stock market crash is when stocks take a big decline in the DOW ( Dow Jones Stock Average). In the nineteen twenties the DOW hit an all time low with a decrease of ninety percent. The reason why the stocks fell were because twelve point nine million dollars in stocks were sold on just one day. That’s three times the amount sold on any other normal day.