...Comparative Country Studies Country Factbook Comparing the IT industries of Ireland and Portugal Instructor: Mr. Ritsema Date: 12.03.2015 Group 2.03 Niklas Binter S2555611 Josef Richarz S2535688 Table of Content: 1. Introduction 2. Methodology 2.1 Prime Theories and Approaches 3.2.1 Hofstede´s model of national culture 3.2.2 Porter´s diamond 3.2.3 Porter´s five forces of competition 3.2.4 The PESTEL framework 3.2.5 National Innovation Systems 3.2.6 Varieties of Capitalism Framework 2.2 Data Collection 3. The IT Industry 3.1. Description of the IT-Industry 4. Country Comparison 4.1 Macro- Level Indicators 4.1.1 Geographic Indicators 4.1.2 Demographic Indicators 4.1.3 Macro- Economic Indicators 4.2 Historical Developments relevant to the IT industry 4.3 Socio Cultural Conditions 4.3.1 Cultural Systems 4.3.2 Level of Education 4.3.3 Labor Market Regulations 4.3.4 Protectionism of Intellectual Property 4.3.5 Tax Regulations 4.4 Market/ Industry Conditions 4.4.1 Bargaining Power of Buyers and Subsidiaries 4.4.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 4.4.3 Threats of New Entrants 4.4.4 Competitive Rivalry 4.5 Other Contextual Conditions 4.5.1 Related and Supporting Industries 5. Major Findings of Comparison 5.1 Conclusion 5.2 Trends 5.3 Recommendation 1. Introduction In general, factbooks are conducted by...
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...------------------------------------------------- Domino’s marketing strategy for Portugal. ------------------------------------------------- SIMON MATHEWS FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Author Note This paper was prepared for EMK3601 Principles of Marketing taught by Dr. Catherine Cook Table of Contents Abstract.......................................................................................................................................2 Corporate Overview….………………………...………………………........................................3 Target Market ……….………………………………....................................................................7 Marketing Strategies…………..……………….…..…………………………...............................10 Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................12 References.......................................................................................................................................12 Abstract Back in August 14, 2012 Domino’s Pizza officially changed their name to Domino’s (PR Newswire, n.d.). It has come a long way from its humble roots in 1960 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. According to the Domino’s webpage, brothers Tom and James Monaghan borrowed $900 and purchased a pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan named "DomiNick's...
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...disadvantages. It could sell all remaining asset to an existing business in the host country. This would allow the organization to recover some of the original capital that was invested upon the inception of the venture, but most likely would not recover the entire initial investment. Because this could also allow the organization to recover some portion of their initial investment, this could aid in ending any future losses the organization would have faced if they continued their operations. There is also an option to sell a controlling interest to a business in the host country. Using this strategy, they will be able to share the burden of running the business with another, while retaining some degree of control over the company. The organization would also share in the profits of this task, as well as sharing the costs of running the business. In this move, the organization would limit their exposure to their invested capital. Feasibility of Global Venture Green Environment Company has done its studies and investigated the feasibility of the auto parts venture in the country of Portugal. Portugal has become a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Having this agreement will allow to remove trade and investment barriers with other countries like United States, Mexico and Canada because of this fact it makes much more feasible for it to do business in Portugal. Portugal had a limited number of local auto parts distributors and there was not any large dominance...
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...TAP Portugal Luis Costa MBAA 518 Financial Management Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Firm Information 4 Leadership 6 Human Resource Management 7 Organizational Structure 9 E-Commerce 11 Culture & Ethics 12 Global Strategies 13 Politics 16 Conclusion 16 References 18 Abstract TAP Portugal, the Portuguese main airline carrier, first took to the skies in 1945 and changed management in 2000 with the current CEO, Fernando Pinto. It has since become an icon for the Portuguese people as a modern and quality carrier. Operating regular flights to 35 countries, TAP expands its network system through Star Alliance by means of a growing number of code-shared operations. It meets today’s challenges and competition by continuously investing in innovation and modernization effective through its human element and technical resources. Ethically conscience, the organization moves forward providing a variety of product and equipment improvements and embraces the environment with its green initiative program. It offers a collection of features suited for any customer need, driven by its customer driven policy, providing an experience one is sure to remember. Despite an impending privatization sale, TAP strives to move forward and continues to rise as a strong international competitor within the fierce aviation industry. TAP Portugal...
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...division’s sales subsidiary – Norge electronics Portugal. Silva had been asked by the vice president of human resources to present to the personel directors what have been achieved in portugal. The evening before his presentation, Silva recieved a fax from a consultant he hired in Portugal with the preliminary results of climate study. The consultant’s report is not what Silva expected and, in fact, raises questions about the effectiveness of a series of change actions implemented over the past two years. The case describes in detail actions taken by Silva to ‘profesionalize’ HR management in the Portuguese sibsidiary. The annual meeting of personel directors In his hotel room in the city of Oslo, Joao Silva reviewed the presentation he would make the following day. Altough he felt prepared, he was somewhat apprehensive. He had just recieved by fax from a consultant in Lisbon the preliminary results of a climate study of Norge Portugal. He had commisioned the consultant’s study on the advice of Norge’s vice president of human resources, with the understanding that the results would be included in his presentation, as initial evidence of the progress made in HR management in his country. The next day, the annual meeting of Norge’s personel directors would take place. Silva would meet the personel directors of the other Norge subsidiaries for the first time. He hadn’t participated in the meeting before, mainly because Norge Portugal was a small subsidiary and Silva was not technically...
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...Healthcare in Ireland Healthcare in Ireland is rated among the best in the world. According to International Living (2014), the standard of healthcare in Ireland is very good with satisfaction ratings of 90% for outpatient and 85% for inpatient treatments. Ireland has a publicly funded healthcare system based on general taxation. The tax rate is high at 20%. The Minister for Health & Children is responsible for healthcare policies and the Health Service Executive (HSE) is in charge of implementing the policy. Public hospitals in Ireland are owned and funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and there are hospitals which may be privately operated but funded by the government. Healthcare is essentially free. Anyone who is categorized as a common resident by the Health Services Executive, i.e. someone who is living in Ireland or intends to remain there for at least a year, has access to publicly funded healthcare. Indigenous citizens qualify by birth. Citizens must have a medical card that is issued by the HSE and are entitled to visits to a GP-General Practitioner, prescription medicines and certain medical equipment like wheelchairs, some dental treatment, vision and hearing services, treatment at public hospitals, and maternity and care of the newborn for up to six weeks after birth. They also may be entitled to free transportation to school for children who live 3 miles or more from the nearest school, and receive financial help with school book expenses. Despite...
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...1.0 Introduction Malaysia, an upper-middle income country, is a federal constitutional monarchy which consists of 13 states and 3 federal territories located in Southeast Asia. Besides, Malaysia has a newly industrialised market economy which is relatively open state-oriented. It was ranked 3rd largest economy in Southeast Asia and 29th largest economy in the world by purchasing power parity in year 2007. In recent years, Malaysia has successfully transformed itself from being the world’s largest producer of raw material such as tin and rubber to being a diversified economy to reduce the dependence of exported goods. As a result, Malaysia GDP is now driven mainly by the services and manufacturing sectors (Malaysia Factbook 2014). 2.0 Malaysia Economic Growth Rate Table of Malaysia GDP Growth (Annual %) from year 2003-2012 Year | GDP Growth (Annual %) | 2003 | 6 | 2004 | 7 | 2005 | 5 | 2006 | 6 | 2007 | 6 | 2008 | 5 | 2009 | -2 | 2010 | 7 | 2011 | 5 | 2012 | 6 | Sources: The World Bank Group 2014a Line chart of Malaysia GDP Growth (Annual %) from year 2003-2012 Sources: The World Bank Group 2014a The x-axis of the line chart above represents years from 2003 to 2012 while y-axis represents Malaysia’s GDP Annual Growth Rate. GDP Growth (Annual %) can be defined as annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency (Index Mundi 2014a). According to the line chart, GDP Annual Growth Rate in Malaysia is at...
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...cultural differences that hindered peaceful negotiations between the settlers and the Natives. This paper will examine some of those tensions and the resulting conflicts as many countries maneuvered to gain a foothold on new or existing interests in the new land. European cultural exchange with North America stretched back to Leif Ericsson’s arrival at Newfoundland around the year 1000 (Perkins 2). However, it would take an additional five-hundred years before...
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...\ : WHAT PROBLEMS WERE POSED BY THE ACCESSION OF PORTUGAL, SPAIN AND GREECE TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (EEC) Economic intergration has been associated with “removal of discrimination between the economic agents of the member countries and opening up of the market boundaries.” The European Economic Community (EEC) was formed in 1957 by the treaty of Rome and it consisted of France, Italy, Luxembourg, West Germany and Belgium. It is also known as the common market in some publications. Its founding principles consisted of the notions of democracy and political stability and liberalized market economy among others. Countries in Europe joined this community based on these principles and Greece applied for accession in 1975, Portugal in 1977 and Spain initially in 1962 and then in 1977. These 3 countries’ accession to the EEC had some difficulties. These problems were both political and economic. Democracy and political stability, were major political problems, whilst macro-economic problems such as economic level and performance, taxation, tariff policy, industrial protectionism policies, low agriculture production and socio-cultural differences among other problems. Some of these problems are general and others are unique to specific countries among these 3 countries. The first problem to be analyzed is that of democracy and political stability. Among the founding principles of the EEC was demand of working democracy...
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...version of themselves due to the forces of nationalism. Having people who want to rule themselves, with a new and better government can cause huge changes, both negative and positive. A single person can become a major influence on these nationalistic movements for self-government and independence. The country I am going to report about is Brazil; they had a lot of nationalism and independence under the rule of Dom Pedro I and his son Dom Pedro II. John VI was the father of Dom Pedro I and ruler of Portugal during the early 1800’s. “In 1808 the Portuguese...
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...Social Problems and the Free Market: A Brief Look at Illegal Drugs and Its Market Nicola Jones Baker Kaplan University Professor T. Ayanou, PhD February 17, 2015 The present research report seeks to show the relationship between a “free market” economy and the acquisition and dispensing of illegal drugs. This report will begin with a general look at what constitutes a “free market” economy and how its aspects of supply and demand are the very cornerstones of its existence. After discussing the concepts of supply and demand, the author will then address how the tenants of supply and demand relate to individual freedoms and individual competitions. Following this section of the present report, the author will seek to discuss illegal drug markets. In the final and closing section of this research report, the author will argue that the social problems created by illegal drug addiction could be managed in a “free market” economy that views addiction as a treatable disease rather than a criminal offense. The fundamental underpinning of a free market system is the competition it generates among those who are vying for the consumers’ dollars. The goal of the free market is for person (A) to provide a good or service that is wanted by customer (B). Person (A) and customer (B) then negotiate a price for that particular good or service. If person (A)’s price is too high or the good or service is inadequate, customer (B) then has the right and freedom to go to person...
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... In 1957, the “Six” countries Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and West Germany signed the Treaties of Rome which establish the European Economic Community,(ECC) establishing a customs union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for cooperation in developing nuclear energy. In 1967 the Merger Treaty created a single set of institutions for the three communities, collected referred as European Community (EC). The EC was enlarged in 1973 when Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom became members. The first direct election for European Parliament took place in 1979. Greece became member in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1986. What were the four freedoms of the EC? (main idea behind EU) Goods, services, capital, and labor and would adopt a common policy toward nonmember trading partners and on agriculture transport. What was the main objective of The Single European Act? The Single European Act was signed in Luxembourg in 1986. The main objective was to create the Single Market with European Commission by the end of 1992. What was the significant of the Treaty of Maastricht in the EU? The Treaty of Maastricht was signed in Netherland in 1991. The Treaty of Maastricht created the European Union and the single currency though out Europe. What were the assumptions of the Cecchini Report? This report is the analysis of the benefits and costs anticipated from the European economic integration. The report was based on two assumptions...
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...December 10, 2012 The European Sovereign-debt Crisis Throughout history, debt has been an issue and a concern for many countries around the world. Nations borrowing money, unnecessarily spending, corruption, inability to pay back loans and a variety of other factors have contributed to the devastating and lasting effects of monetary absolution. In recent years, some of the most significant and devastating economic occurrences that have taken place were released to the general public. One that has received a great deal of attention is known as the European Sovereign- debt Crisis or the Euro zone crisis. The European Sovereign Debt crisis is an ongoing financial crisis that has made it impossible for some countries in the Europe to repay or refinance their government debt without the assistance of third parties (Wikimedia). Countries across the European Continent are struggling to find ways to cope with the crisis and the impact that it has taken on debt stricken nations. Europe’s politicians, regulators, and market players are trying different approaches to deal with the problems at hand (Bloomberg LLP). Due to the number of countries that are involved this financial crisis is not only affecting these countries but the entire world. The Euro zone crisis had a variety of origins that grew their roots over a course of many years, but the situation was not released to the general public until back in late 2009 when the concerns intensified. Fears of a Sovereign Debt Crisis...
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... SR/GFC/11‐9 SESRIC REPORTS ON GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS – 9 SESRIC REPORTS ON THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS European Debt Crisis and Impacts on Developing Countries STATISTICAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES (SESRIC) 1 SESRIC REPORTS ON GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS – 9 2011‐2 Issue EUROPEAN DEBT CRISIS AND IMPACTS ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES July – December 2011 SESRIC Reports on Global Financial Crisis : The financial crisis which started in July 2007, when investors lost their confidence in the mortgage‐ and asset‐based securities in the United States, has deepened during 2008‐2009 with a global reach and affecting a wide range of financial and economic activities and institutions in both developed and developing countries around the world. As the crisis deepened, the governments of major developed and developing countries as well as international financial regulators attempted to take some mitigation actions and coordinate efforts to contain the crisis. Given this state of affairs, the SESRIC has been preparing short reports since May 2009 with the aim of monitoring the developments related to the current global financial crisis at the global, regional and national levels. In particular, these reports focus on the impact of the ...
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...Code: GDFS34484FA Rua Tenente Valadim, 284 Lordelo do Ouro, Porto 4100 - 476 Portugal Phone Fax Website Exchange +351 22 6073100 +351 22 6098787 www.bancobpi.pt BPI [Euronext Lisbon] Revenue Net Profit Employees Industry Publication Date: AUG 2012 2,005 (million EUR) -284.87 (million EUR) 8,965 Financial Services Company Overview Banco BPI S.A. (BPI) is the fourth largest Portuguese private financial multi-specialist group. The bank has institutional, corporate and individual customers and is among the leaders in mutual funds, pension funds and life-capitalization insurance. Its products and services include asset management, credit and debit cards, deposits, investment, mortgages and insurance. The bank also offers a broad range of life insurance and non-life insurance through Allianz Portugal, in which the bank holds 35% interest. The bank operates its business through a network of 654 retail branches 39 investment centers, 5 specializing in home loans branches. Key Executives Name Fernando Ulrich Antonio Domingues Antonio Farinha Morais Jose Pena do Amaral Manuel Ferreira da Silva Chairman Deputy Chairman Director Director Director Title Key Competitors Name Mercantil Servicios Financieros, C.A. Banif SGPS SA Banco Comercial Portugues SA Bank of Alexandria SAE Banco Espirito Santo S.A. Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary Research, GlobalData Source: Annual Report, Company Website, Primary and Secondary Research, GlobalData Share Data ...
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