... 2 | Left-aligned, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading | 3 | Indented, boldface, lowercase heading with a period. Begin body text after the period. | 4 | Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase heading with a period. Begin body text after the period. | 5 | Indented, italicized, lowercase heading with a period. Begin body text after the period. | 1. Introduction. Provide a brief focus statement about your paper and what the reader can expect. 2. Global World Economy. Discuss the importance of globalization in today’s global economy. 3. Cultural and Political Differences. Discuss cultural and political differences that global managers consider when expanding abroad. Are values and ethics different in each culture? Explain. 4. Going Global Strategies. Explain why companies are forced to expand globally. Discuss possible strategies for competing globally. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the different strategies and policies that firms use to enter foreign markets. What are the main factors that influence a firm’s decision of market entry? 5. Suggestions and Recommendations. Provide practical and specific recommendations and suggestions for managers and expatriate to expand in this country of your choice for this project. 6. Summary. Provide a few concluding paragraphs about what your paper discussed and how it can be beneficial for practitioners. Introduction This paper will The New Global Economy ...
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...Introduction 1.1 Rationale of selecting the Topic There are some reasons behind selecting this topic. Now a day the business world is greatly influenced by their Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR). It is also a modern marketing concept. Here it is very important to study about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of different company, bank, and financial institution. In this regard as a renowned and large private online bank of Bangladesh the study of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of DBBL is very important. The rationale behind this study is to gain knowledge about Corporate Social Responsibilities of DBBL. 1.2 Background of the Company Dutch-Bangla Bank started operation is Bangladesh's first joint venture bank. The bank was an effort by local shareholders spearheaded by M Sahabuddin Ahmed (founder chairman) and the Dutch company FMO. From the onset, the focus of the bank has been financing high-growth manufacturing industries in Bangladesh. The rationale being that the manufacturing sector exports Bangladeshi products worldwide. Thereby financing and concentrating on this sector allows Bangladesh to achieve the desired growth. DBBL's other focus is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Even though CSR is now a cliché, DBBL is the pioneer in this sector and termed the contribution simply as 'social responsibility'. Due to its investment in this sector, DBBL...
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...A PROJECT REPORT ON IMAGINING INDIA SUBMITTED TO : SUBMITTED BY: PROF. SONIA SINGH JAVED AKHTAR- 66 IMS GHAZIABAD KRISHAN KANT- 73 MRITUNJAY MISHRA- 84 NIMISH KAPOOR- 92 PAWAN SINGH- 102 PRATEEK SANADHYA- 110 RAJAN TIWARI- 118 [pic] IMS GHAZIABAD LAL QUAN, GHAZIABAD UTTAR PRADESH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Any accomplishment requires the effort of many people and this work is no different. We would like to acknowledge and extend our heartfelt gratitude to the following persons who have made the completion of this project possible: First of all our professor Mrs. Sonia Singh for enlightening and guarding us in such a way that has resulted in motivating us for taking this type of volatile issue for our project report and for always encouraging us for taking new tasks and challenges. We are also thankful to those people...
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...standard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services; (2) prices rise when the government prints too much money; and (3) society faces a short-run tradeoff between inflation and unemployment. A country’s standard of living depends largely on the productivity of its workers, which in turn depends on the education of its workers and the access its workers have to the necessary tools and technology. Prices rise when the government prints too much money because more money in circulation reduces the value of money, causing inflation. Society faces a short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment that is only temporary. Policymakers have some short-term ability to exploit this relationship using various policy instruments. Quantity of Clothing Produced the frontier), point B is an inefficient point (inside the frontier), and point C is an infeasible point (outside the frontier). Microeconomics is the study of how households and firms make decisions and how they interact in markets. Macroeconomics is the study of economy-wide phenomena, including inflation, unemployment, and economic growth. 2. An example of a positive statement is “a higher price of coffee causes me to buy more tea.” It is a positive statement because it is a claim that describes the world as it is. An example of a normative statement is “the government should restrain coffee prices.” It is a normative statement because it is a claim that prescribes how the world should be. Many other examples...
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...Killer Cover Letters & Resumes! WetFeet Insider Guide by Rosanne Lurie The WetFeet Research Methodology You hold in your hands a copy of the best-quality research available for job seekers. We have designed this Insider Guide to save you time doing your job research and to provide highly accurate information written precisely for the needs of the job-seeking public. (We also hope that you’ll enjoy reading it, because, believe it or not, the job search doesn’t have to be a pain in the neck.) Each WetFeet Insider Guide represents hundreds of hours of careful research and writing. We start with a review of the public information available. (Our writers are also experts in reading between the lines.) We augment this information with dozens of in-depth interviews of people who actually work for each company or industry we cover. And, although we keep the identity of the rank-and-file employees anonymous to encourage candor, we also interview the company’s recruiting staff extensively, to make sure that we give you, the reader, accurate information about recruiting, process, compensation, hiring targets, and so on. (WetFeet retains all editorial control of the product.) We also regularly survey our members and customers to learn about their experiences in the recruiting process. Finally, each Insider Guide goes through an editorial review and fact-checking process to make sure that the information and writing live up to our exacting standards before it goes out the door. Are...
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...Final Draft PERSPECTIVE PLAN OF BANGLADESH 2010-2021 ____________________________ MAKING VISION 2021 A REALITY General Economics Division Planning Commission Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh April 2012 Contents ABBREVIATIONS ...............................................................................................................................v PREAMBLE of the Perspective Plan (2010-2021) ............................................................................ 1 I. ............................................................................................................... Context of the Perspective Plan .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 II. .......................................................................................... Current state and Development Perspective .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 2 CHAPTER 1: VISION FOR A PROSPEROUS FUTURE........................................................................ 10 1.1 The Vision ..........................................................................................................
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...(MARKETING) IILM INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 3 LODHI INSTITUTIONAL AREA NEW DELHI- 110003 . . 2010 INDEX Sr. No. TOPIC Page No. 4 4 5 5 5 6 8 9 10 11 14 16 17 18 19 19 19 20 22 22 23 24 25 1 1.1 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 3 3.1 4 4.1 5 5.1 6 6.1 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 8 7.1 9 10 11 Introduction Gucci India Story………………… Indian Fashion Retail Landscape FDI Scenario………………… Modes of Entry of Foreign Retailer………………… India as a Manufacturing Hub for Global Luxury Brands Indian Luxury Market Indian Luxury Product Market- A Snap Shot………………… The Luxury Consumer Profile Target Groups for Luxury Brands………………… The Competitive Trend Creating an International Luxury Fashion Brand……… Key issues facing the industry Major Cost Component………………… Gucci as a Company Gucci’s goals and values………………… Philosophy………………… Gucci as a Brand………………… Marketing Distribution Channel………………… Revenue Breakdown Prices in Indian Market The Bumpy Road? . . 2010 ANNEXURES I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII KEY DATES………………… INDIA VS CHINA AS A MANUFACTURING HUB……………… THE INDIAN WEALTH LEAGUE………………… SHOW ME THE MONEY- WELATH DEFINITIONS…………… HNWI POPULATION GROWTH RATE 2007 (%)…………… INDIA’S ‘BRAND FREAKS’………………… 28 29 30 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 36 37 NO. OF CATEGORIES VS MARKET IMAGE………………… GUCCI GROUP DIVISIONS………………… DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS………………… REVENUES BY CHANNEL………………… GROUP REVENUES BY REGION………………… CAGR 1994- 2001………………… PPR CONSOLIDATED 2004…… FIGURES AT YEAR END 37 . . 2010 GUCCI...
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...Project: McDonalds and Hindu Culture Submitted By: Submitted By: 1. Connie Li 2. Elizabeth Sobel 3. Deep Kakkar 4. Maria Rutledge 5. Panna Patel Table Of Contents Table Of Contents 2 Gaining Familiarity 3 Stakeholders 4 Recognizing Symptoms 4 Controversy Analysis 5 Consequences To Controversy 5 Steps taken by McDonald’s to win customers’ trust 6 Identity and Relationship Based Issues 8 Conducting the SWOT Analysis 9 Strengths 9 Weaknesses 9 Opportunities 9 Threats 10 Challenges 10 Making the Diagnosis 11 Goals 11 Doing the Action Planning 13 Increasing Its Successes 14 Reducing Its Weaknesses 15 Tapping Into Its Weaknesses 16 Minimizing Its Threats 16 Conclusion 17 Alternatives 17 Correction to text 17 Appendix 18 Bibliography 32 Gaining Familiarity Some people might believe that India is a country with a single culture, but India is in fact comprised of more than five thousand different ethnic communities. “Each region and Sub-region in India has distinct food traditions and preferences…fast foods such as Samosa ,Bhel-puri, Chola bhatura, Pakoda, Aloo-bhurji,, Pav-bhaji, Dosa, and Sambar vada are popular among Indian consumers” (Dyson and others, 2004). In 1990, McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King all announced that they were switching to vegetable oil to reduce the fat content in their fries. Previously, they cooked their fries in tallow, which is defined...
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...CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Exporting is the practice of sending or carrying merchandise to a foreign country for trade or sale. (Branch, Alan E. Elements of Export Marketing and Management. Chapman and Hall, 1990). International business is a potentially lucrative area of many businesses, but the small business owner should be aware that establishing one self in a foreign market is a complex, and time consuming task. Many small businesses in Ghana have dramatically improved their financial fortunes by pursuing export opportunities, but the vast majority of enterprises that have been successful in this regard did not enter the world of international trade until they had fully researched both their own exporting capabilities in various business conditions in the target market(s) abroad indeed, they are wide range of factors to consider when assessing a company’s readiness to expand its business these include company export readiness, potential foreign markets, product distribution options, legal factors, operating cost and profit margin, financing resources. There are many good reasons why countries export. And these includes gaining economies of scale, increased revenue and profit, increased productivity ,spread risk base of business ,smoothing effect on order book ,Offset lack of demand for seasonal products ,New product ideas and Additional markets. Just because exporting is a good idea, a firm or a country should not jump into it unless: * It is has an export plan ...
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...PERCEPTIONS OF RURAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS OF THE TRANSFER PROCESS TO A FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY by ELIZABETH E. SACKSTEDER LACLAIR A DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Education in the Graduate School of The University of Alabama TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 2010 Copyright Elizabeth E. Sacksteder LaClair 2010 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ABSTRACT Utilizing the current literature base on rural community colleges, transfer student adjustment, academic advising and articulation issues, the purpose of this research study was to ascertain the adjustment issues and experiences of rural community college students who have the intent to transfer to a four-year baccalaureate degree granting institution. The perceptions these rural community college students have regarding the transfer process are the focus of the study. Students from ten rural community colleges, who participated in the Alabama College Transfer Advising Corps, a project of The University of Alabama and funded by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation were used in the study. The survey instrument used in this study is a variation of Laanan Transfer Student Questionnaire (L-TSQ). Survey questions were reframed such that those regarding university experiences and the students’ potential transfer to a four-year college/university were treated as reflections on the meditational transition, or transition that has not...
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...Wong Elaine Morgan (Editor) Ada Chau (Assistant Editor) Angela Ngai Lakshmi Jacotă William Chung Henry Poon CIRCULATION (unaudited) 11,000-12,000 in Hong Kong, throughout the region and overseas VIEWS EXPRESSED are the authors’ and interviewees, may come from official sources, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board or publisher REPRODUCTION OF CONTENTS without written permission from the publisher is prohibited INTERVIEWS Elaine Morgan, Lakshmi Jacotă, Ada Chau PERSPECTIVES CONTRIBUTORS Ben Tse Elena Ng Mimi Mo Jessica Chan Ajmal Samuel Elaine Morgan SELECETD YOUTH SPEAK CONTRIBUTORS Lin Kristy, Ernest Chau Christy Chu Joy Pamnani Ivy Ho, Kevin Li Ho-lam, Gigi Chau Pansy Tam OTHER CONTRIBUTORS Virginia Addison Education Post Cathay Pacific Kate Yung Hilary Lok HKFYG unit staff TRANSLATION Henry Poon Ada Chau PHOTOGRAPHS Courtesy of HKFYG Very Hong Kong competition entrants, as captioned. Other photographs by Elaine Morgan, Ada Chau, acknowledged as captioned, or in public domain ARTWORK Sam Suen, DG3 DESIGN, LAYOUT & PRINTING DG3 Asia Ltd ISSN 2071-3193 WEB youthhongkong.hkfyg.org.hk CORRESPONDENCE to The Editor, Youth Hong Kong, 21/F, The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Building, 21 Pak Fuk Road, North Point, Hong Kong TEL 3755 7084, 3755 7108 FAX 3755 7155 EMAIL youthhongkong@hkfyg.org.hk ADVERTISING enquiries to Ada Chau 3755 7108 THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS was founded in 1960 and is one of the...
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...pART 1 NEW ECONOMIC MODEL FOR MALAYSIA NEW ECONOMIC MODEL FOR MALAYSIA pART 1 High Income Rakyat Quality of Life Inclusiveness Sustainability NEAC National Economic Advisory Council Level 5 & 11, Menara Usahawan Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 2 Federal Government Administrative Centre 62652 PUTRAJAYA MALAYSIA NATIONAL ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL NEAC www.neac.gov.my NEAC NATIONAL ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAPTRE NEW ECONOMIC MODEL F O R M A L AY S I A 1 Part I: Strategic Policy Directions Copyrights Reserved All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording and/or otherwise without the prior permission of: Secretary National Economic Advisory Council Level 5 & 11, Menara Usahawan Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 2 Federal Government Administrative Centre 62652 PUTRAJAYA Tel.: 03-8888 6512/ 8888 6513 Fax: 03-8888 4638/ 8888 4177 Email: secretariat.neac@pmo.gov.my www.neac.gov.my Sales copies are obtainable from: Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad Jalan Chan Sow Lin 50554 Kuala Lumpur Tel.: 03-9236 6888 Fax: 03-9222 4773 Email: cservice@printnasional.com.my __________________________________ Cover design and layout by Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad Preface This report is the first of two documents by the National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC) on the New Economic Model (NEM). This report presents...
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...CHAPTER 2 Strategy, Operations, and Global Competitiveness 2: Strategy, Operations, and Global Competitiveness Global Competition Strategy Formulation and Implementation Global Trends International Markets and Products Formulating the Business Strategy Strategic Frameworks Focus Critical Value Factors Quality, Functionality and Customization Core Capabilities The Sand Cone Model Quality Market Evolution Outsourcing and Offshoring Performance Frontiers and Improvement Trajectories Functionality Generating New Market Ideas Business Strategy Disruptive Technologies Business and Product Strategies Commercialization Operations and Global Competitiveness Strategy Implementation The Balanced Scorecard Transformation Process Characteristics Example Lean Management Dependability and Speed Cost and Productivity Strategy maps Supply Chain Management Customization Stages of Operational Effectiveness The Aggregate Project Plan Shaded headings indicate especially timely topics. 21 CH A P T E R IN PERSPECTIVE This chapter describes the critical role of operations to the global competitiveness of the organization. We start the discussion with a review of global trends in the economy, the evolution of international markets and products, and the impact of operations on competitiveness and the global supply chain. Next we describe the process of...
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...of average quality for those admitted. In other words, these essays will show you exactly what you are competing against. They are of perfectly acceptable quality, but they should not discourage you. If you follow the lessons of this book you should be able to surpass each of these efforts. The second set of three applicants—Melissa, Doreen, and Carol—is taken from Columbia University’s files. Columbia’s admissions director, Linda Meehan, was asked to supply several applications, again from people of widely differing backgrounds, but this time of superior quality. I think that this group’s applications are of a somewhat higher average standard than the Chicago applications, true to my request, but I do not think that any of them should prove daunting to readers of this book. The remaining applicants feature a high proportion of candidates whom Education U.S.A. helped apply. This is not true for all of them, but what is true is that all of their applications are of a high standard....
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...GRE Analytical Writing ISSUE Essay Topic - 1 "Important truths begin as outrageous, or at least uncomfortable, attacks upon the accepted wisdom of the time." GRE AWA Analytical Writing ISSUE Essay Sample Solution – 1 “The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” ― Niels Bohr[->0] This is a proven fact that truth is the initial stage of progress. However, it is also believed that truth always starts away from the traditions and conventions. Therefore, people consider truths as attacks upon their beliefs, which people are following from ages. Truth also means some new facts that are unknown to us. People do not want to deviate from the facts, which they have learnt from their ancestors, and it is true to say that shedding ones dogmas is often difficult. They feel that it is an attack on their wisdom. If we look at the history of the world, we will find many examples where truth has generated commotions in the society. Different people have different views about the existence of God, life after death and origin of earth etc. For example, people took a long time to accept that the earth is round. Religious leaders and clergymen opposed this idea as it was against what they were teaching. Similarly, when Polish astronomer, Copernicus discovered that the earth goes round the sun and not vice versa, he was opposed by churches for many years. In fact he and his supporters were...
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