...PART ONE Introducing The Contemporary Business World In the Opening Cases in Chapters 1 to 5, you will read about five situations that may seem to have little in common at first glance: Canadian megaprojects that focus on the extraction of oil and nickel, the importance of productivity for our standard of living, the unethical behaviour of some business managers, entrepreneurs starting new businesses, and the exporting of Canadian goods and services to other countries. All of these situations, and many more that are described in this text, have a common thread—they all demonstrate the key elements of business as well as the excitement and complexity of business activity. Each case tells a part of the story of our contemporary business world. Part One, Introducing the Contemporary Business World, provides a general overview of business today, including its economic roots, the environment in which it operates, the importance of entrepreneurship, the various forms of ownership of business firms, the globalization of business, and the ethical problems and opportunities facing business firms. ■ We begin in Chapter 1, Understanding the Canadian Business System, by examining the role of business in the economy of Canada and other market economies. We also present a brief history of business in Canada. Then, in Chapter 2, Understanding the Environments of Business, we examine the external environments that influence business activity. These include the economic, technological...
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...Chap 1: Introducing the contemporary business world The concept of business and profit Business: an organization that produces or sells goods or services in an effort to make a profit Profit: what remains after a business’ expenses have been subtracted from its revenue Economic system: allocates a nation’s resources among its citizens [deciding who those resources would go to] Factors of production: the key difference between economic systems - the basic resources that a country’s businesses use to produce goods and services Factors: Labour: Human resources Capital: financial resources [money to start a business] Entrepreneurs: people who accept the opportunities and risks in creating business Natural Resources: physical resources Information Resources: market forecasts, economic data, specialized knowledge of employees [industry related publication] Types of economic systems: Command economy: government controls all or most factors of production and makes all or most production decision Two basics form: Communism: government owns and operates all sources of production [government was not suppose to stay in control, only temporary, but it did, end up being open business] Socialism: government owns only selected major industries [worker can choose their employer, public welfare, high taxes] Market economy: individuals control production and allocations decisions through supply and demand Market: mechanism for exchange between the buyers and sellers of...
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...1.1 The Concept of Business and Profit (slide 2) Introduction: Alberta tar sands: Oil. lack of water, lack of energy. Major companies: Suncor Energy Inc., Canadian Natural Ressources Ltd., Petro-Canada and Syncrude Canada Ltd. Producing thousands of jobs and millions of barrels. Voisey’s bay: Nickel mining project. Labrador, Newfoundland. building a new smelter, innu population asks 3% royalty. Provided job for around 1000 people, will drop to 400 after. Profit or problem? * Business: organization of people that produces or sells goods or services for profit. * Profit: what remains after a business’s expenses have been subtracted from its revenues; it rewards the owners of taking the risks involved in investing their time and money. * A loss: a negative profit. * Examples of profitable companies: 2005: RBC ($3.3 bil.), Manulife Finacial ($3.2 bil.) and Imperial Oil Ltd. ($2.6 bil.) * Non-profit organizations can be seen here too as they give something to the owner. In this case, motivation is not profit, but personal satisfaction throughout volunteerism, others through representing their constituents in public office. * Business owners essentially want to be rewarded by profit to open their business. Try to find something that people will pay them to do. * Consumer demand: what they want or need; no matter how efficient, a business will not survive if no one asks for what it can give. * Good business: will identify unmet consumer needs...
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...Chapter 13, 14,18,19,20 information manager The manager responsible for the activities needed to generate, analyze, and disseminate infor- mation that a company needs to make good decisions. information management An internal operation that arranges the firm’s informa- tion resources to support business per- formance and outcomes. data Raw facts and figures. information A meaningful, useful inter- pretation of data. Data Versus Information Although business people often complain that they receive too much infor- mation, they usually mean that they get too much data—raw facts and fig- ures. Information is usefully interpreted data (see Figure 13.1). Consider the following data: ■ Fifty million tubes of toothpaste were sold last year. ■ The birth rate is rising slowly. ■ Forty-four million tubes of toothpaste were sold the year before last. ■ Advertising for toothpaste increased 23 percent last year. ■ A major dentists’ group recently came out in favour of brushing three times a day. information system (IS) An organized method of transforming data into informa- tion that can be used for decision making. electronic information technolo- gies (EIT) IS applications based on telecommunications technologies. by performing two functions: 1. Providing coordination and communication within the firm 2. Speeding up transactions with other firms Six of the most widely used innovations in today’s digital business sys- tems are as follows: fax machine A machine that...
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...Chapter 4 pg 121-129 Franchising agreement: stipulates (specifies) the duties and responsibilities of the franchisee and the franchiser. Benefits of Franchising For the Franchiser ■ The franchiser can attain rapid growth for the chain by sign- ing up many franchisees in many different locations. ■ Franchisees share in the cost of advertising. ■ The franchiser benefits from the investment money provided by franchisees. ■ Advertising money is spent more efficiently (the franchiser teams up with local franchisees to advertise only in the local area). ■ The franchiser benefits because franchisees are motivated to work hard for themselves; the more revenue the franchisee generates, the more money the franchiser makes. ■ The franchiser is freed from all details of a local operation, which are handled by the franchisee. For the Franchisee ■ Franchisees own a small business that has access to big business management skills. ■ The franchisee does not have to build up a business from scratch. ■ Franchisee failure rates are lower than when starting one’s own business. ■ A well-advertised brand name comes with the franchise and the franchisee’s outlet is recognizable because it looks like all other outlets in the chain. ■ The franchiser may send the franchisee to a training...
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...ACCORD DE LIBRE-ÉCHANGE NORD-AMÉRICAIN GROUPE SPÉCIAL ARBITRAL INSTITUÉ CONFORMÉMENT AU CHAPITRE 20 DANS L’AFFAIRE DES SERVICES TRANSFRONTIÈRES DE CAMIONNAGE (Dossier du Secrétariat no USA-MEX-98-2008-01) Rapport final du Groupe spécial 6 février 2001 Composition du Groupe spécial : J. Martin Hunter (président) Luis Miguel Diaz David A. Gantz C. Michael Hathaway Alejandro Ogarrio TABLE DES MATIÈRES Paragraphe I. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 A. B. Objet du différend ................................................................................................... 1 Mandat .................................................................................................................. 12 II. Historique de la procédure ................................................................................................. 15 III. Rappel des faits .................................................................................................................. 35 IV Thèses des Parties contestantes et du Canada ................................................................... 101 A. B. C. Thèses du Mexique .............................................................................................. 102 Thèses des États-Unis .......................................................................................... 153 Thèses du Canada .........
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...Dan Lupascu, Raluca Gâlea 155 CONSIDERATIONS ON REGULATING THE ENGAGEMENT IN THE NEW ROMANIAN CIVIL CODE1) AND SOME FOREIGN LEGISLATION Dan LUPAùCU Raluca GÂLEA Abstract The new Civil Code brings back into the Romanian legal landscape a very rare and apparently obsolete institution – the engagement. This article analyses the evolution of engagement, its substantial and formal conditions, the content of this sui generis act and also the sensible issues concerning the judicial effects of the engagement, especially as regards its cessation. Also, elements of comparative law are depicted, highlighting the correlation between the consequences of breeching the engagement and the fault of parties in other law systems. Keywords: engagement, the promise to marry, breeching the engagement, accountability, gifts. 1. Introduction The engagement has a considerable history, being mentioned even in the Old Testament, under the Hebrew term of „aras” having the meaning of „engagement to marry”2) or „vow to marry”. As regards the religious implications, the man and woman were already considered as husband and wife, without the right to sexual relations until the marriage3). According to Vasile the Great, breech of these interdictions was sanctioned with exclusion from communion for 11 years. Considering the engaged persons as being married also implied a series of extremely severe consequences. For example, the priest could refuse to wed a person who was initially engaged during...
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...'Vhat'Ve Can't A Guide J. Budzisze wski WHAT WE CAN’T NOT KNOW J. BUDZISZEWSKI WHAT WE CAN’T NOT KNOW A Guide Revised and Expanded Edition IGNATIUS PRESS SAN FRANCISCO First edition published by Spence Publishing Company, Dallas, Texas ©2003 by J. Budziszewski All rights reserved Cover illustration: Comstock/Fotosearch.com Cover design by Sam Torode ©2004 Spence Publishing Company Used by permission Published in 2011 by Ignatius Press, San Francisco ©2003, 2011 J. Budziszewski All rights reserved ISBN 978-1-58617-481-1 Library of Congress Control Number 2010927673 Printed in the United States of America To my grandparents Julian and Janina Budziszewski, long departed, not forgotten The mind of man is the product of live Law; it thinks by law, it dwells in the midst of law, it gathers from law its growth; with law, therefore, can it alone work to any result. —George MacDonald CONTENTS PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION A New Phase of an Old Tradition ix PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION Whom This Book Is For xix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxiii INTRODUCTION The Moral Common Ground 3 I THE LOST WORLD Things We Can’t Not Know 1 2 What It Is That We Can’t Not Know 3 Could We Get By Knowing Less? II EXPLAINING THE LOST WORLD 4 The First and Second Witnesses 5 The Third and Fourth Witnesses 6 Some Objections vii 19 29 54 83 93 116 viii WHAT WE CAN’T NOT KNOW III HOW THE LOST WORLD WAS LOST 7...
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...CLIO. Histoire, femmes et sociétés Numéro 23 (2006) Le genre du sport ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Jim McKay et Suzanne Laberge Sport et masculinités ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Avertissement Le contenu de ce site relève de la législation française sur la propriété intellectuelle et est la propriété exclusive de l'éditeur. Les œuvres figurant sur ce site peuvent être consultées et reproduites sur un support papier ou numérique sous réserve qu'elles soient strictement réservées à un usage soit personnel, soit scientifique ou pédagogique excluant toute exploitation commerciale. La reproduction devra obligatoirement mentionner l'éditeur, le nom de la revue, l'auteur et la référence du document. Toute autre reproduction est interdite sauf accord préalable de l'éditeur, en dehors des cas prévus par la législation en vigueur en France. Revues.org est un portail de revues en sciences humaines et sociales développé par le CLEO, Centre pour l'édition électronique...
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...EKONOMETRIARAKO SARRERA PRAKTIKAZKO KLASEAK EKONOMIA Ekonomia Aplikatua III (Ekonometria eta Estatistika) Saila Universidad del Pa´s Vasco—Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea ı E48015 BILBAO 2008 Egileak: Pilar Gonz´lez Casimiro a Susan Orbe Mandaluniz Beatriz Goitisolo Lezama Inmaculada Gallastegui Zulaica Bilduma honen erreprodukzioa eta baita bere kopien banaketa baimenik gabe egitea ere, debekaturik dago. Halaber beste eskubide infrakzioak egitea ere. Publikatze eskubide guztiak UPV/EHUko Ekonomia eta Enpresa Zientzia Fakultateko Ekonometria eta Estatistikaren Sailak ditu. c P. Gonz´lez, S. Orbe, B. Goitisolo, I. Gallastegui 2008 a Aurkibidea 1. Ariketak 3 2. Azterketak 25 2.1. Ebaluazio jarraia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2.2. Azken azterketak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 3. Informatika Laborategia 65 3.1. Proposatutako ariketak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 3.2. Gretl-rako Sarrera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 1 2 1 Ariketak 3 4 Ekonometriarako Sarrera Ariketa 1. Perfume salmenten jokaera analizatu nahi da publizitate gastuaren menpean. Horretarako arlo horretako 5 enpresei dagozkien ondorengo datuak eskuragarri daude: Salmentak (Si ) Publizitate Gastua (P Gi ) 4 7 2 3 3 1 9 5 17 9 Salmentak milioi kaxetan neurtuta daude eta publizitate gastua ordea, milioi eurotan...
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...Mémoire de recherche Master 1 _______________________________ Les réseaux sociaux et l’évolution des usages Année 2011 Tutrice : Hélène Rodriguez Alexandre De Munter Aurélien Menu Résumé : Nous avons choisi de réaliser notre mémoire sur le thème des réseaux sociaux, leurs évolutions et leurs usages. Afin de ne pas seulement vous définir ce que sont les réseaux sociaux, nous avons décidé de combiner ce thème avec le marketing. Nous sommes tous les deux, présents sur les réseaux sociaux, nous avons grandit avec et nous vivons au quotidien avec. Nous voulons également par la suite, nous orienter vers le marketing, il était donc presque logique d’axer notre mémoire de recherche sur le marketing, et grâce à notre problématique, nous avons pu travailler sur les deux. La thématique de ce mémoire de recherche permet de voir non seulement ce que les entreprises ont déjà pu faire en terme de marketing et de réseaux sociaux, mais également les opportunités et les menaces que les réseaux sociaux représentent pour les entreprises. Abstract : We chose to make our memory of search on the topic of social networks, their evolution and their uses. In order not only do you define what social networks, we decided to combine this theme with marketing. We are both present on social networks, we grew up with and live with everyday. We also want to work in marketing after ours studies, so it was almost logical to focus our research paper on marketing. And thanks to our problem, we...
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...We explore, we discover, we’re the first to conquer. We make our own uncontested space which others follow. And create new pathways where no one exists. Dr. Lalit Khaitan - Chairman & Managing Director Abhishek Khaitan - Managing Director Dear Shareholders, I write this at a time when the world has begun to heave a sigh of relief as the first sign of the end of recession start appearing on the horizon. With this positive transformation taking place at the macro level, your company too has started gearing itself to reach new heights of business success. It will be our endeavor to take advantage of the emerging optimism in the global as well as Indian economy in the larger interest of our stakeholders. India today is at the cusp of a major growth era that may last for a very long time. Your company is well poised, after emerging relatively well from the recessionary period, to ride the rising curve of Indian growth story. While we intend to retain the ‘old is gold’, we are fully conscious to grab the new business opportunities that synthesize well with the growth pattern of the Indian economy. Year 2009-10 was indeed a fruitful year as we achieved an overall 23% net revenue growth. Our total volume stood at 14.6 mn c/s. Our brands like Magic Moments Vodka, 8 PM Whisky and Old Admiral Brandy were top earners and our new brand last year, Morpheus, struck a chord with our esteemed consumers. I assure you that your company will continue to gain significant market share in the...
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...Lundi le 26 septembre 2011 RANCOURT, RICHARD & RUEL Inc. 822 rue Ste-Hélène, Montréal, Québec À l’attention de Mme Alice Ruel. Objet de l’avis : Le présent avis offrira une analyse juridique des différentes options possibles dans le cadre du conflit entre les associés de la société par actions Rancourt, Richard & Ruel Inc. Numéro de dossier : 12345 Confirmation du mandat : Tel qu’il a été mandaté lors de l’entrevue-client en date du 21 septembre 2011, le présent avis juridique est effectué en réponse aux questionnements que vous avez sur certains points de droit au dossier 12345. Description du mandat : … L’exposé des faits et l’énumération des documents : Suite à la consultation de documents fournis ainsi qu’aux informations recueillies lors de notre première rencontre, il sera question des faits résumant la présente situation au sein de l’entreprise. Premièrement, Mme Francyne Rancourt et Mme Richard sont associés depuis 9 ans dans un bureau de comptables situé à Montréal. Ce n’est qu’après quelques années de collaboration que Mme Rancourt souhaite ajouter une nouvelle associée à la compagnie puisque celle-ci prend de l’expansion. Mme Rancourt vous rencontre par l’entremise d’un ami de son mari et souhaite que vous vous joigniez à leur équipe en tant que nouvelle associée. Mme Richard n’est cependant pas très emballée par l’idée de s’associer avec une personne ayant si peu d’expérience, mais cède tout de même à la demande de Mme...
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...IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIA ISLAMIC STUDIES AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION i ii IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIA ISLAMIC STUDIES AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION Editors KAMARUZZAMAN BUSTAMAM-AHMAD PATRICK JORY YAYASAN ILMUWAN iii Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia Cataloguing-In-Publication Data Islamic studies and Islamic education in contemporary Southeast Asia / editors: Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad, Patrick Jory ISBN 978-983-44372-3-7 (pbk.) 1. Islamic religious education--Southeast Asia. 2. Islam--Education--Southeast Asia. I. Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad. II. Jory, Patrick. 297.77 First Printed 2011 © 2011 Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad & Patrick Jory Publisher: Yayasan Ilmuwan D-0-3A, Setiawangsa Business Suites, Taman Setiawangsa, 54200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means – for example, electronic, photocopy, recording – without prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed review. The opinions expressed in this publication is the personal views of the authors, and do not necessary reflect the opinion of the publisher. Layout and cover design: Font: Font size: Printer: Hafizuldin bin Satar Goudy Old Style 11 pt Gemilang Press Sdn Bhd iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS T his book grew out of a three-day workshop jointly held by the Regional Studies Program, Walailak University, and the Department...
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...LICENCE LANGUES, LITTÉRATURES ET CULTURES ÉTRANGÈRES ET RÉGIONALES SPÉCIALITÉ ANGLAIS DESCRIPTIF DES ENSEIGNEMENTS Année universitaire 2014-2015 Page 1 SOMMAIRE L1—PREMIERE ANNÉE SEMESTRE 1 CULTURE DES PAYS ANGLOPHONES 1 E11 AN5 (6 ECTS) LANGUE 1 E12 AN5 (4 ECTS) CIVILISATION 1 E13 AN5 (4 ECTS) VERSION 1 ET LITTÉRATURE AMÉRICAINE 1 E14 AN5 (4 ECTS) PROJET PROFESSIONNEL PERSONNALISÉ (P.P.P.) E1P AN5 (1 ECTS) 5 5 6 8 10 13 SEMESTRE 2 CULTURE DES PAYS ANGLOPHONES 2 E21 AN5 (5 ECTS) LANGUE 2 E22 AN5 (4 ECTS) LITTÉRATURE BRITANNIQUE 2 E 23 AN5 (4 ECTS) CIVILISATION BRITANNIQUE 2 ET TRADUCTION (VERSION) 2 E24 AN5 (5 ECTS) PROJET PROFESSIONNEL PERSONNALISÉ (P.P.P.) E2P AN5 (1 ECTS) 14 15 17 18 20 2 L2—DEUXIEME ANNÉE SEMESTRE 3 LANGUE 3 E31 AN5 (6 ECTS) CIVILISATION AMÉRICAINE 3 E32 AN5 (5 ETCS) LITTÉRATURE BRITANNIQUE 3 E33 AN5 (5 ECTS) TRADUCTION (VERSION) 3 ET PRISE DE PAROLE EN CONTINU 3 E34 AN5 (6 ECTS) PREPROFESSIONNALISATION : MÉTIERS DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT DES LANGUES VIVANTES ÉTRANGÈRES ET RÉGIONALES 3 21 21 23 24 26 29 E3PF12L5 (6 ECTS) SEMESTRE 4 LANGUE 4 E41 AN5 (5 ECTS) CIVILISATION BRITANNIQUE 4 E42 AN5 (6 ECTS) LITTÉRATURE AMÉRICAINE 4 E43 AN5 (5 ECTS) TRADUCTION (VERSION) 4 ET PRISE DE PAROLE EN CONTINU 4 E44 AN5 (6 ECTS) PREPROFESSIONNALISATION : MÉTIERS DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT DES LANGUES VIVANTES ÉTRANGÈRES ET RÉGIONALES 4 30 32 34 36 39 E4PF12L5 (6 ECTS) 3 L3—TROISIEME...
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