...their rules telling their outfits that they were to avoid dealing drugs. A few leaders, notably Charles “Lucky” Luciano, broke that rule and used their organizations to push other gangs out of the drug trade and developed sophisticated networks for importing and selling illegal drugs in the United States (Mazzeno, 2011). During World War II illegal drugs were becoming less available in the U.S. because traffickers had a difficult time importing the drugs from overseas areas that were already in a conflict. After the war, drug trafficking picked up again making the Mafia the lead supplier of illegal drugs. “The Mafia’s extensive network, organized in a fashion similar to an American corporation, provided a means for smuggling drugs into the country through ports (and later through terminals), where it controlled many of the operations” (Mazzeno, 2011). The Mafia came up with an efficient...
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...Pierre Villa Toca Gina Perkins English 1301 Co.7 7 April 2014 Illegal Immigration with Mexico If you were in a situation where migrating to another country would be the best thing to do, what would you do? A lot of issues surge when dealing with immigration in the United States. We all are considered immigrants because a long time ago back when Columbus discovered this land in 1942 Europeans came in and took over the land where Native Americans had been living for many years. In other words every white in America is descendant from immigrants of some other country but yet there are people in USA that say Mexicans don’t have the right to immigrate. It’s very ironic that such people say that, it’s like saying, there are two immigrants and one says to another “You don’t have the right to immigrate, only I do.” There is a range of positive and negative aspects of immigration. Weather one should take a side for either against it or not, it’s up to oneself to decide. The definition of an immigrant or illegal alien is best summarized as a person coming in to a different country and settling without the countries permission to stay. ------------------------------------------------- The question, should amnesty be given to illegal immigrants?, Brings up a lot of controversy in all of USA. Mexican immigrants are willing to work out in fields picking crops, cleaning houses, bus tables, etc. all these jobs are jobs that immigrants are very eager to do so, even at minimum wage...
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...Analysing Case Data (Cause & Effect) barrier to international expansion may be RCR’s strict franchise criteria: liquid net worth of $1M USD, verifiable experience within the hospitality industry, desire and ability to develop multiple locations; $100K USD per restaurant franchise fee + 5% gross sales royalty fee + 2% gross sales fee. senior management committed to the market development model, but not all senior management committed to international expansion market selection criteria presents some potential barriers to international growth (insistence on US Beef) insufficient international market data (no data on how often people ate in restaurants, or their affinity toward US brands). some countries will not have an affinity for US brands. Generating Alternatives since franchising was successful in Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, the company should continue with this approach for international expansion. Foreign‐owned restaurants may be unappealing to local customers the franchise model should be revisited, since the criteria are too restrictive and will discourage many potential franchisees market selection criteria should be reconsidered. Allowing...
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...the rule of avoiding dealing drugs and used other gangs of the drug trade and developed sophisticated networks for importing and selling illegal drugs to the United States (Mazzeno, 2011). During the WWII illegal drugs were becoming less available in the U.S., traffickers had difficult times transporting drugs from overseas that were already in a conflict. After the war, drug trafficking picked up making the Mafia the lead supplier of illegal drugs. The Mafia’s were smuggling drugs into the country through ports (and later through terminals), where it controlled many of the operations (Mazzeno, 2011). These groups were mainly African American, Asian, and Latino gangs. These countries mainly got their drugs from Latin American countries via Mexico. There are different types of illegal drugs smuggled into the United States each day. Cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and marijuana are the most popular illegal drugs smuggled. “Cocaine is produced in the South American Andean countries of Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia; Colombia is the source of an estimated 90 percent of the cocaine supply in the U.S. market” (Lyman & Potter, 2007). The majority of the methamphetamine that is available in...
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...CITY UNIVERSITY OF SEATTLE Country and Culture Assignment: United States International Business May 1st, 2014 Country and Culture Assignment: United States Treaties are celebrated in order to beneficiate two or more countries in specific aspects, the TLCAN was celebrated in 1994, with the main purpose of incrementing the United States, Canada and Mexico competitiveness in the rest of the world. How? Eliminating import and export duties, commercial liberation in some products, among others. Since the end of World War I, the United States has remained as the world’s most powerful nation state, with a population of 318,892,103, the head of state Barack Obama has been able to lead his country into an economic growth in the past years. Low inflation and unemployment, rapid advances in technology and a steady economic growth is what has characterized the US in the past years. This country which its capital city is Washington, D.C. is strategically located in North America bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico, allowing it to be close to many developing economies, where the U.S. can take advantage of a low cost human labor. According to the CIA, this country has one of the largest and powerful technology economies in the whole world, with a GDP per capita of $49,800. The private sector and individuals are the ones that make the decisions, and the government buys out from them whatever is needed. The U.S. has...
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...profit and revenue. 1. Since Nordstorm’s (p. 402) competes in the U.S., give an example of each of the marketing environment forces (Political, Legal, and Regulatory; Technological; Social; and Competitive and Economic Forces. Ans. Nordstorm working as departmental store in the retail industry would be effected by all the forces in the marketing environment. Political environment in U.S is very conducive for the growth of any industry because U.S provides a very stable government, which has a consistent track record of providing one of the most industry- friendly atmospheres in the entire world. The political interference in the free display of market forces is minimum compared to other countries. American laws have been very tough for countries hostile to U.S and such firms from these countries find it difficult to export goods to U.S. For example, Iran. Similarly, when consumer groups lobbied U.S Congress passed stringent rules on the terms of car leases (Perner, 2008). So, certain policies that benefit the industry may have a negative impact on the nation as a whole but may enhance profits for the particular industry. Legal environment provided by the U.S government...
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...human capital; and the esca- lating effects of Information Technology and the global spread of e-business. We follow these trends and their effects on the role of the international manager throughout the book. For exam- ple, in Chapter 6 we focus further on strategies for emerging markets, while also dealing with changing strategies to respond to economic decline around the world and an increasing level of nationalism in some industries; we have a section on “Using E-Business for Global Expansion” as well as discussing “born global” companies. In Chapter 7, we added a section on strategies for SMEs and a new section on “Value Creation in Alliances.” We have condensed some research material in Chapter 3, while adding a new cultural profile on Latin America and expanded the one on Germany. In Chapter 2 we lead into another contemporary...
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...Business Profile 1 Profile Of A Small Business MGT/300 May 23, 2012 Business Profile 2 The entrepreneur profile that I chose was the Rob Brandegee, Ava DeMArco, creator of Little Earth. This particular profile I took interest with this profile because it was motivating. They created a company that is ecological and offer products that are made with recycled materials. I will be talking about the products, and how their business became successful. I will explore the outcome of globalization within the company. Little Earth Nich DeMarco and Brandegee did research the market for their products. To make the community and consumers aware of their products they joined trade shows in a craft fair in their city. While joining the craft fair, they where able to get feedback from consumers on how they felt about the products, With the information DeMarco and Brandegee gathered information that helped them assist with pricing which is important to stay competitive in the market. Once they decided their target market they where able to find their nich in the market. Their Nich target where individuals who appreciated recycling and understand how important it is to the environment. Little Earths product The products are environmental friendly and bio degradable, all their products are made from recycled Materials. Products Inc. is a business that produces only of a kind fashion assesories like handbags, wallets and belts, out of recycled material...
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...1. Problem Statement of the Case The case is about to design an effective national AIDS awareness campaign for the people of Mexico which will create social awareness regarding AIDS prevention and treatment and also make social norms that will induce them to adopt AIDS preventive measures(Objective) so that they can save from Aids (Success Measures) even that they are infecting by Aids on a regular basis (Constraints). 2. Central Issue of the Case: The central issues of the case are given in the following matrix: Importance High Low Urgency High • Identify the potential target audience. • Determine the appropriate communication program which will break the barriers to HIV/ AIDS social marketing in Mexico and will create awareness to them irrespective of their sex, literacy, and geographic location. • Design an effective AIDS awareness message which is simple, believable, appealing and forceful to the target adults and will instigate public dialogue • Determine whether to use only advertising tool or integrated marketing communications tools to reach most adults. • Establish social norms through the AIDS awareness program so that adults do not view AIDS as stigma, feel free to have open sex-discussion and get encouraged to become aware of AIDS and preventive measures as a part of their lives Low • Identify the possible barriers in properly getting the message to the right people. • Create awareness regarding intravenous drug users. 3. Case Problems • Language...
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...2.1: Country/Economy Profiles Mexico Key indicators, 2010 Population (millions)...............................................110.6 GDP (US$ billions)................................................1,039.1 GDP per capita (US$) .............................................9,566 GDP (PPP) as share (%) of world total..................2.09 GDP (PPP) per capita (int’l $), 1985–2010 15,000 12,000 9,000 6,000 3,000 Mexico Latin America and the Caribbean 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Global Competitiveness Index Rank (out of 142) Score (1–7) Stage of development 1 Factor driven Transition 1–2 GCI 2011–2012 ........................................................ 58......4.3 GCI 2010–2011 (out of 139)..................................................66........ 4.2 GCI 2009–2010 (out of 133)..................................................60........ 4.2 Basic requirements (38.6%)...............................................67........ 4.6 Institutions...........................................................................103........ 3.4 Infrastructure........................................................................66........ 4.0 Macroeconomic environment ...........................................39........ 5.2 Health and primary education...........................................69........ 5.7 2 Efficiency driven Transition 2–3 3 Innovation driven Institutions...
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...Content Background of the organisation-Strengths | P.3 | Background of the organisation-Weaknesses | P.4 | International marketing experience and need to explore new markets | P.5 | ‘Rough’ Market Screening-Accessibility | P.6 | ‘Rough’ Market Screening- Profitability | P.7 | ‘Rough’ Market Screening- Market Size | P.8 | ‘Fine’ Market Screening-Analysis of markets and consumers | P.9 | ‘Fine’ Market Screening-Analysis of Competition | P.10 | Opportunity analysis of the country-market | P.11 | Reference | P.12 | Background of the organisation Strengths Taipan Bread & Cakes is a Hong Kong sale of Bread and Bakery chain, founded in 1984, currently has 30 outlets in Hong Kong, which is the well-known producer of snowy moon cake. It is the strength to be the first founder of snowy moon cake, in general, snowy moon cake is equal to Taipan while people having their snowy moon cake, they must think of Taipan. Hence, the other companies also imitate the manufacturing as they see the success of snowy moon cake. Taipan is strict with the production process, it invested over $ 20 million in snowy moon cake production line, starting with the raw material suppliers to the plant, the production process requires absolute hygiene at all times to maintain a sterile state. The snowy moon cake is only sold in Taipan store without any middlemen, it helped Taipan to control their level of service strictly and which is the effective management of product sales. In addition...
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...Comparative Analysis of the Health Care Systems Offered in the United States and Mexico Comparative Analysis of the Health Care Systems Offered in the United States and Mexico Healthcare Comparison of United States and Mexico The objective of this report is to give a comparative analysis between the United States healthcare system and Mexico's. Its key focal point will be centered on the countries policies, how their various systems are financed, who provides healthcare, the costs of the programs and availability of access. While some factors of these two countries are similar there are varying differences among them, especially cost and access. All of the components of the two countries healthcare systems will be discussed in depth in a non-biased manner, it is our goal to simply establish how they are similar and what differences there are among them. For starters a comparison of the overall health of the people of the two countries will form a baseline as to the quality of care being provided in each of the countries and give us an insight into the effectiveness of its preventative services. The mortality rate of citizens of Mexico is 4.86 per 1,000, whereas the U.S. has 8.38 per 1,000(CIA, 2001) This is due in large part to the number of citizens the U.S. has over 65 years of age, 13.1% of the U.S. population is over 65, Mexico's is half that with 6.6%. While the baby boomer generation is a large reason why this number is high, a correlation between the quality...
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...expansion of the United States into Mexico, which cause a huge fraud between them. Then turned into a war where Mexico lost the land and that’s how the creation of Mexican-Americans can to be. Chicana/o comes from a person of Mexican decent or origin but was born in the United States. Over the many heartbreaking years of history between the U.S and Mexico, it created a lot of conflict and difficulties of people who were second generation Mexican. With these difficulties created, Mexican–Americans had to work extra hard for fight for the rights that they have today. Chicana/o’s...
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...Mexico: Drugs or Democracy Introduction Illicit drug trade between Mexico and the United States, estimated between $17 billion and $38 billion a year in 2009 by the Drug Intelligence Center, has a long and storied past. Cartels operated with relative impunity from government prosecution during the seventy year reign of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, (PRI). The movement from an authoritarian government system of the PRI to the liberal democracy initiated by the election victory of the National Action Party, (PAN), candidate, Vicente Fox, in 2000, disrupted the status quo. Election gains by PAN Representatives disrupted long standing agreements between the cartels and government officials which led to the increased violence that exists today. This paper will explore the history of the relationship between the cartels and the PRI. The effect of the increased violence from the cartels inhibits the efforts of PAN party officials to establish a lasting democracy. Literature Review Research shows the three distinct stages in the development of a cohesive relationship between drug cartels and government in Mexico and identifies the political and economic conditions that have allowed the drug trade to thrive. Comparing Mexico with Columbia, another narcotics state, provides an additional case study on the subject matter and highlights actions utilized successfully. A review of the current political and military efforts to curtail corruption within the government provides...
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