Legal, Ethical and Cultural Issues U.S. companies face when moving operations to China.

Beyond free trade agreements governing cross-border commerce, the source of most global economic growth is attributed to business across interconnecting markets. Among the most attractive and complex markets, China stands out. Despite its appeal, American businesses are more likely to fail in China due to an overwhelming desire for an immediate return on investment while neglecting to consider or completely disregarding China's unique legal, ethical and cultural environment. This capstone project will give recommendations to help businesses succeed when entering China and avoid legal, ethical and cultural issues such as the ones that Google, Apple, and Yahoo experienced.

Diplomas from Harvard College and Yale University, 1750

The diplomas are accompanied by a silver case in which the documents were stored.

A statement of the bills due to Thomas Adams, late Butler of Harvard College and the amount of their appropriations to discharge his debts, 1794

Statement with list of creditors owed funds. Verso is dated 1797, and includes list of cash paid out to creditors.

Bulletin / Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental Farm.

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Inventory of Silver Plate, Belonging to Harvard College, and in the Keeping of the President, 1886 December 8

Black and white composition book sent to the Harvard College Library containing a typed "copy of notes made in the spring of 1886" by John H. Buck. Includes historical information, and physical descriptions and valuations of the Great Salt, the Stoughton Cup, the Browne Cup, and the christening basin acquired with the donation of Oliver Wendell, as well as notes on other gifts of silver.

Comparison of PRC and Vietnam's Responses to the Elimination of U.S. Textile and Apparel Quotas: Economic and Cultural Perspectives. ACES Working Paper No. 1, 2007

International trade in textiles and apparel has, as of January 1, 2005, been set free from the very intricate Multi-Fiber textile and apparel quota Arrangement (MFA). This event has raised many uncertainties about the new international trade climate and has placed enormous pressure on China as the expected clear cut beneficiary of this liberalization.' Other countries considered to be major contenders include Vietnam which also has a large population employed in the textile and apparel (T&A) sector. Since the old quota system had provided a certain degree of market certainty to competing T&A producers, will the new free trade environment lead to a shake out where mass producers with large economies of scale dominate the new reality? The removal of T&A quotas will create opportunities for Vietnam and China along with other developing countries, but it will also expose them to additional competition from each other. The outcome of this competition will depend on the demand in the US, the ability of the exporting countries to differentiate their exports and on their ability to transfer additional resources to expand domestic output in the direction of the new 'free market signals' and away from rent seeking objectives. Obviously, exporting countries that adjust to this new environment quickly will improve their competitiveness, and will be the new beneficiaries of a quota free international trade in textiles and apparel. This paper attempts to shed some light on the differences and similarities in the responses of Chinese and Vietnamese T&A sectors to this new environment. It first focuses on the demand side attempting to determine whether or not Chinese and Vietnamese T&A items, formally under quota control, are substitutes or compliments. On the supply side, the paper focuses on institutional differences between each country's T&A sectors, the different domestic government policies that have contributed to their growth and the unique cultural differences which will determine the future progress in each country's T&A sectors.

Northfield and Salem Township (Mich.) residences, ca. 1874

Left to right: Res. of Geo. Sutton, Sec 34, Northfield Tp. Mich.; Res. of Geo. Renwick, Sec. 26, Northfield Tp., Mich.; Res. of A.C. Northrop, Sec. 10, Salem Tp. Mich.; Res. of Nelson Brundage, Sec. 35, Northfield Tp. Mich. (na5543); Res. of Dr. N.S. Halleck, Sec. 5, Northfield, Mich. Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Everts & Stewart, 1874.

Webster and Dexter Township (Mich.) residences, ca. 1874

Left to right: Res. of Samuel H. Ball, Sec 5, Webster Tp. Mich.; Res. of Alexander Mallion, Sec 28, Wester Tp., Mich.; Res. of J.B. Arms, Sec 4, Webster Tp. Mich.; Res. of Frederick Lee, Sec 30, Webster Tp. Mich.; Res. of Patrick Fleming, Sec 25, Dexter Tp. Mich.; Res. of W.. Brass, Sec 31, Webster Tp. Mich. Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Everts & Stewart, 1874.

Lima Township and Scio Township (Mich.) residences, ca. 1874

Left to right: Res. of E.A. Nordman, Sec. 11, Lima Tp. Mich.; Res. of Chas. Clements, Sec. 24, Lima Tp. Mich.; Res. of James McLaren, Sec. 34, Lima Tp. Mich.; Res. of Rufus Knight, Sec. 34, Scio Tp. Mich. Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Everts & Stewart, 1874.

Scio Township and Lima Township (Mich.) residences and business, ca. 1874

Res. of E.H. Keyes, Sec. 34, Lima Tp. Mich.; Res. of Mrs. N.O. Goodale, Delhi Village, Mich.; Res. and Fouring Mills of Henry Osborn, Sec. 12, Scio Tp. Mich.; Res. of Jacob Jedele, Sec.29, Scio Tp. Mich.; Res. of James Osborn, Sec. 12, Scio Tp. Mich.; Res. of B.W. Waite, Sec. 16, Scio Tp. Mich. Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Everts & Stewart, 1874.