...TROY UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TERM PAPER Submit day: June 1st ,2012 INTRODUCE ABOUT THE TOUSIST IN VIETNAM Vietnam has enough elements to develop tourism into a spearhead economic sector. With tourism potential and rich diversity, this country is a popular destination in the world. In 2008, Vietnam welcomed 4.218 million international passengers; this figure in 2009 was 3.8 million, down 11% over the previous year. Vietnam National Administration of Tourism predicts the number of international visitors to Vietnam in 2010 was 4.5 to 4.6 million; the number of domestic tourists was 28 million in 2010, up 12% to 2009. Revenue from tourism in 2009 reached Vietnam from 68,000 to 70,000 billion. According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, 2015 Vietnam's tourism sector will attract 7-8 million international passengers, 32-35 million domestic tourists; the corresponding figure in 2020 was 11-12 million international 45-48 million domestic tourists. Revenue from tourism will reach 18-19 billion USD in 2020. However, Vietnam's tourism industry for many years, are also alarmed about the victims' tight guillotine, "bullying travelers, weak infrastructure and poor service quality, create a bad impression to tourists. Tourism potential of Vietnam: Monuments: As of May 8/2010, Vietnam has more than 40,000 relics, including places of over 3,000 monuments are ranked national monuments and ruins are over 5000 provincial rankings. and the number density most monuments...
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...SWOT Analysis: METRO Cash & Carry Vietnam Hung Tran Quoc Columbia Southern University About the Company METRO Cash & Carry Vietnam (MCCVN) is the leading self-service wholesaler in Vietnam market place. Entering Vietnam in 2002, currently, MCCVN operates 19 wholesale stores nationwide to offer a wide range of food and nonfood products. MCCVN’s products and services are, “customized to the specific demands of professional customers, such as hotel and restaurant operators, catering firms, independent small retailers, institutions and offices.” (METRO AG, 2014, para. 2) MCCVN is committed to being a reliable partner, has proven competence in assortment and services for professionals distinctively as well as is a distinguished partner of local communities with strong corporate social responsibility. In August 2014, METRO Group decided to sell the entire business operations of MCCVN to BJC (Berli Jucker Corporation, a large group from Thailand that has been very successful in doing retail business in Southeast Asia). The article, “Metro Vietnam sold for $879 million to Thai Business Giant” (Son, 2014) mentioned, “BJC will take over the entire business operations of Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam (MCC Vietnam), including 19 distribution centers and related real estate portfolio, at the total value of $655 million euros (approximately $879 million)” and a Metro representative (as cited in Son, 2014) said the deal is expected to be finished in the first half...
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...east Japan. It was followed by a tsunami wave that hit the shore, causing widespread damage and loss of life. At last report, the number of deaths was put at 6,000. Total damages were estimated by insurance companies at more than USD300 bn. This number is sure to increase as a more careful survey of the devastated areas is made by insurance agents. Capturing most of the headlines was a radiation leak at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear generator. The danger from this source, if any, is said to be limited geographically to Japan. But such news tends to carry an emotional effect, because similar reactors are used in other countries to generate electricity. Analysis 1. Implication for the world economy VinaSecurities Sunwah Tower, 5F 115 Nguyen Hue, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam T: +848 3827 8278 F: +848 3827 8368 E: sales@vinasecurities.com W: www.vinasecurities.com Bloomberg: VNSC Economic Research Alan Pham, PhD, Chief Economist Nguyen The Cam Hoan, Manager Huynh Phu Sy, Analyst T: +848 3827 8278 F: +848 3827 8368 E: economics@vinasecurities.com The global impact deriving from this disaster is likely to be limited. During the Kobe earthquake of 1995, all production facilities were back in operations within 9 months to 1 year. There may be disruptions of supplies in electronic components for industries in other Asian countries. Auto parts for Japanese factories in Europe and the US may be in short supply...
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...POSITIONING STRATEGY WITH A NEW IDENTITY: A case study of VIETNAM AIRLINES by Le Hong Dac A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Business Administration Examination Committee: Dr. Truong Quang (Chairman) Dr. Clemens Bechter Dr. Lalit.M.Johri Nationality: Vietnamese Previous Degree: Bachelor of Economics University of Agriculture and Forestry HoChiMinh City, Vietnam Scholarship Donor: The Government of Switzerland Asian Institute of Technology School of Management Bangkok, Thailand August 1999 Acknowledgement I wish to express my profound gratitude and great appreciation to my advisor Dr. Truong Quang for his valuable guidance, advice and encouragement throughout the research study. Special thanks are extended to the other members of the Examination Committee, Dr. Clemens Bechter and Dr.Lalit.M.Johri for taking interests and giving valuable suggestions to improve the content of this study. Deep appreciation and thanks are also extended to Mr. Luong Hoai Nam, Mr. Trinh Ngoc Thanh, Mr. Duong Tri Thanh, Mr. Mai Quoc Tuan, Mr. Nguyen Thuong Hai, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Minh Yen and Mr. Le Dinh Tuan of Vietnam Airlines Corporation for providing me the desired information and data for this research study. I fall short of words...
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...Jetstar Group airlines employ directly 7,000 staff across the Asia Pacific region. Mission Statement Jetstar's mission is to enable more people to fly more often and also to extend air travel to those who have previously never been able to afford to fly by offering customers low fares, all day, every day. About Jetstar / Valuair in Singapore Jetstar Asia and Valuair are part of the Jetstar Group's value based network which aims to provide all day every day low fares to South East Asia's most popular leisure destinations. The creation of the airline came six months after Jetstar first commenced its domestic operation in Australia. Unlike Jetstar in Australia, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Qantas Group, Jetstar Asia is majority Singapore owned and based company. The company is managed by Newstar Holdings Pty Ltd, majority owned by Singapore company Westbrook Investments Pte Ltd (51 per cent) with the Qantas Group holding the remaining 49 per...
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...Vu Hoang Travel Tourist Marketing Plan MBA 652 Professor Julia Cronin-Gilmore Bellevue University Winter 2011 Sunlight Travel Tourist Marketing Plan 1. Executive Summary This document contains the marketing plan for an international travel of Sunlight Travel Tourist, a company located in California that offers a travel packages with upscale accommodations, gourmet foods to middle class and wealthy customers who seek to travel internationally. The tours will educate customers about the new environment, give them knowledge in that country and introduce them to new social environment. Initially, the tours will focus on promising markets in Viet Nam. Starting in the second year of business, Sunlight will start to enlarge its destinations to include primary business centers in Southeast Asia. This opportunity exist for two reasons: tourism is a growing industry and within industry international travel to Asia is growing much better, and there are very few providers of international travel to upscale customers. Sunlight’s target customers are high income (min. $70,000 for single person), health-conscious folks interested in popular adventure sports. They can be lawyers, bankers, executives, doctors, etc. The key buyers are located in urban areas within San Jose city of United States. Sunlight’s customers are more expected to be married. 55% are men and 47% are women. There is fast growth in the market and raising demand. In addition, more niche markets are...
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...MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ((( RESEARCH PROJECT (BMBR5103) FACTORS AFFECTING TO THE JOB STRESS OF EMPLOYEES IN HSBC BANK (Vietnam) Ltd. [pic] Ho Chi Minh City, January 2015 ADVISOR’S ASSESSMENT Advisor’s signature Nguyen The Khai, DBA TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLE 3 ABSTRACT 4 CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 5 I. INTRODUCTION OF HSBC bank 5 1.1 Over view of the company 5 1.2 Products and brand name 6 1.3 Business Objectives 6 1.4 HSBC bank to commitments to its employees 7 1.5 Human resource manager system 8 II. RESEARCH INTRODUCTION 9 2.1 Problem statement 9 2.2 Main construct 9 2.3 Research objective 9 2.4 Research questions 10 CHARPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW 11 I. JOB STRESS 11 II. TYPES OF JOB STRESS 13 CHARPTER III: RESEARCH MODEL AND HYPOTHESES 16 I. RESEARCH MODEL 16 II. RESEARCH HYPOTHESES 17 2.1. Work Interference With Family and Family interference with work. 17 2.2 Job –Family Role Strain Scale……………………………………………......19 2.3 Work to family Conflict Scale 21 CHARPTER IV: RESEARCH METHODS 24 I. RESEARCH DESIGN 24 II. RESEARCH METHODS 24 2.1 Data collection method 24 2.2 Measures 24 2.2.1 Work interference With Family and Family interference with work…….25 2.2.2 Job- Family Role Strain...
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...The Role of the Militia in Today’s Canadian Forces Jack English | September 2011 Strategic Studies Working Group Papers The Role of the Militia in Today’s Canadian Forces ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lt. Col.-Dr. John A. English retired from the Canadian army in 1993 with 37 years service in the King’s Own Calgary Regiment, the Queen’s Own Rifles, and Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. Educated at Royal Roads and the Royal Military College, he went on leave without pay to attain an MA in history from Duke University in 1964. He graduated from Canadian Forces Staff College in 1972, attained an MA in war studies from RMC in 1980, and a Ph.D. from Queen’s University in 1989. During his career he served as a NATO war plans officer, Chief of Tactics of the Combat Training Centre, instructor at the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College, and curriculum director of the National Defence College. He is the author of A Perspective on Infantry republished in paperback as On Infantry (Praeger, 1984), The Canadian Army and the Normandy Campaign: A Study of Failure in High Command (Praeger, 1991), Marching through Chaos: The Descent of Armies in Theory and Practice (Praeger, 1996), Lament for an Army: The Decline of Canadian Military Professionalism (Irwin, 1998), Patton’s Peers: The Forgotten Allied Field Army Commanders of the Western Front 1944-45 (Stackpole, 2009), and Surrender Invites Death: Fighting the Waffen SS in Normandy (Stackpole, 2011). He is also co-author of...
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...1.0 ECONOMY ANALYSIS 1.1 Develop Country 1.1.1 Luxembourg Years Economic indicator | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | GDP | 2.30% | 1.20% | 2.30% | 4.00% | 6.20% | Inflation Rate | 1.60% | 2.00% | 2.40% | 2.50% | 2.60% | Unemployment Rate | 4.10% | 3.60% | 4.50% | 4.50% | 4.10% | Table 01: Economic performance of Luxembourg (Sources from: Index Mundi) Chart 01: Economic performance of Luxembourg (Sources from: Index Mundi) The graphs above have shown that the GDP, inflation rate and unemployment rate of Luxembourg. In year 2003 its show the GDP is 2.30%. In 2004, the graph was decrease by 1.10% which is 1.20%. Then, start in year 2005 the GDP was increase from 2.30%, 4.00% in year 2006 and 6.20% in year 2007. That graph has shown that the year 2007 have the higher GDP. For the inflation rate, in year 2003 is the lowest rate that is 1.60%. In 2004 the inflation rate was increase by 0.40% which is 2.00%. In 2005, 2006, and 2007 the inflation rate also increase every year by 0.10% which is 2.40%, 2.50% and 2.60% in 2005, 2006 and 2007. It show that the country give a good performance of inflation rate every year because the rate is increase slowly. There also approve that the country show the increases of money supply and the decline in the real value of money. For the unemployment rate in 2003 is 4.10%. Then the unemployment rate was slightly decline by 0.50% which is 3.60% in year 2004. The unemployment rate was increase again in year 2005 and 2006...
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...Crucial Cog in the Machine at I.B.M. The Global Business Environment Management in Focus: A Small Company, A Global Approach Regional Trading Blocks Comparative Management in Focus: Opening Economy Revitalizes India Information Technology The Globalization of Human Capital The Global Manager’s Role The Political and Economic Environment The Legal Environment The Technological Environment Chapter Discussion Questions Application Exercises Experiential Exercise End-of-Chapter Case Study: Under Pressure, Dubai Company Drops Port Deal Additional Cases: India: The Employment Black Hole? Mecca Cola Student Stimulation Questions and Exercises Opening Profile: India Becoming a Crucial Cog in Machine at I.B.M. The opening profile reports on the growing importance of India as a source of low-cost services in the IT market. The Indian labor market is attractive not only due to its low wages, but also because of the scientific and managerial talent found in the country. IBM’s Indian facility in Bangalore is now the company’s second largest worldwide operation. While IBM has laid off thousands of workers in the United States, its Indian operation has greatly increased employment. Some of IBM’s competitors have also begun to move their operations to India. The opening profile raises the question of the strategic importance of India to IBM and other companies. Country Information: India. Interesting information on Indian business and culture can be seen at:...
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...Seven Steps to a Successful Business Plan This Page Intentionally Left Blank Seven Steps to a Successful Business Plan Al Coke American Management Association New York • Atlanta • Brussels • Buenos Aires • Chicago • London • Mexico City San Francisco • Shanghai • Tokyo • Toronto • Washington, D.C. Special discounts on bulk quantities of AMACOM books are available to corporations, professional associations, and other organizations. For details, contact Special Sales Department, AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Tel.: 212-903-8316. Fax: 212-903-8083. Web site: www. amacombooks.org This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Coke, Al. Seven steps to a successful business plan / Al Coke. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8144-0648-3 1. Business planning. 2. Strategic planning. 3. Success in business. I. Title. HD30.28 .C6422 2001 658.4'012—dc21 2001033579 ©2002 Alfred M. Coke All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system...
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...FAMILY OF SECRETS The Bush Dynasty, America’s Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years RUSS BAKER Contents Foreword by James Moore 1. How Did Bush Happen? 2. Poppy’s Secret 3. Viva Zapata 4. Where Was Poppy? 5. Oswald’s Friend 6. The Hit 7. After Camelot 8. Wings for W. 9. The Nixonian Bushes 10. Downing Nixon, Part I: The Setup 11. Downing Nixon, Part II: The Execution 12. In from the Cold 13. Poppy’s Proxy and the Saudis 14. Poppy’s Web 15. The Handoff 16. The Quacking Duck 17. Playing Hardball 18. Meet the Help 19. The Conversion 20. The Skeleton in W.’s Closet 21. Shock and . . . Oil? 22. Deflection for Reelection 23. Domestic Disturbance 24. Conclusion Afterword Author’s Note Acknowledgments Notes Foreword When a governor or any state official seeks elective national office, his (or her) reputation and what the country knows about the candidate’s background is initially determined by the work of local and regional media. Generally, those journalists do a competent job of reporting on the prospect’s record. In the case of Governor George W. Bush, Texas reporters had written numerous stories about his failed businesses in the oil patch, the dubious land grab and questionable funding behind a new stadium for Bush’s baseball team, the Texas Rangers, and his various political contradictions and hypocrisies while serving in Austin. I was one of those Texas journalists. I spent about a decade...
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...Palmatier University of Washington’s Foster School of Business Louis W. Stern Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management Adel I. El-Ansary University of North Florida’s Coggin College of Business Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montréal Toronto Delhi Mexico City São Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editor in Chief: Stephanie Wall Acquisitions Editor: Mark Gaffney Program Manager Team Lead: Ashley Santora Program Manager: Jennifer M. Collins Director of Marketing: Maggie Moylen Executive Marketing Manager: Anne Fahlgren Project Manager Team Lead: Judy Leale Project Manager: Thomas Benfatti Operations Specialist: Nancy Maneri Cover Designer: Suzanne Behnke Creative Director: Jayne Conte Digital Production Project Manager: Lisa Rinaldi Full Service Vendor: Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd. Full Service Project Manager: Anandakrishnan Natarajan/Integra Software Services Printer/Binder: Courier/Westford Cover Printer: Lehigh-Phoenix Text Font: 10/12, ITC Garamond Credits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on appropriate page within text (or on page xix). Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America....
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...cutting prices to Asia. The market is oversupplied, and storage tanks are topping out. A pullback in production isn't likely until the third quarter, Morse said Vets fight to save hero dog who tried to shield owner from house fire "She's doing OK. Considering what Carmen has been through we think she's doing as well as can be expected," Dr. Daniel Carey, a vet at the hospital, told WCPO. "It's not unexpected that she's not ready to come off (the ventilator). It's just that in our best case scenario (we thought) maybe we could've hoped to get her off (Sunday) afternoon," Carey told WCPO The hospital is also providing updates on Carmen through social media, using Facebook to post pictures of the dog resting on a pink blanket and keeping company with a pair of stuffed animals. Your Resume Is Useless Unless It Answers This 1 Question If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know how keenly we believe there’s no such thing as a generic or one-size-fits-all resume If your resume is to be powerfully persuasive, it must speak directly to its intended reader. Its effectiveness hinges on how well it answers the following critical concern: What are the positive results of your work performance? Put more plainly: Why do your professional accomplishments matter? Don’t let your potential employers have any reason to doubt your competence. Here is a...
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...MANAGING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES SIXTHEDITION MANAGING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES SERIES Managing Cultural Differences: Global Leadership Strategies for the 21 st Century, Sixth Edition Philip R. Harris, Ph.D., Robert T. Moran, Ph.D., Sarah V. Moran, M.A. Managing Cultural Diversity in Technical Professions Lionel Laroche, Ph.D Uniting North American Business—NAFTA Best Practices Jeffrey D. Abbot and Robert T. Moran, Ph.D. Eurodiversity: A Business Guide to Managing Differences George Simons, D.M. Global Strategic Planning: Cultural Perspectives for Profit and Non-Profit Organizations Marios I. Katsioulodes Ph.D. Competing Globally: Mastering Cross-Cultural Management and Negotiations Farid Elashmawi, Ph.D. Succeeding in Business in Eastern and Central Europe—A Guide to Cultures, Markets, and Practices Woodrow H. Sears, Ed.D. and Audrone Tamulionyte-Lentz, M.S. Intercultural Services: A Worldwide Buyer’s Guide and Sourcebook Gary M. Wederspahn, M.A. SIXTH EDITION MANAGING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES GLOBAL LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES ST FOR THE 21 CENTURY 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION PHILIP R. HARRIS, PH.D. ROBERT T. MORAN, PH.D. SARAH V. MORAN, M.A. JUDITH SOCCORSY Editorial Coordinator Elsevier Butterworth–Heinemann 200 Wheeler Road, Burlington, MA 01803, USA Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK Copyright © 2004, Philip R. Harris, Robert T. Moran, Sarah V. Moran. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a...
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