...stronger workers become available while protecting their full time staff with easier tasks and extra benefits (Chatterjee, 2014). Compassion: Researchers’ report have shown that unfair labour practices at the mines such as long working hours, dismissal threats etc. These has caused destruction of family ties and negative social attention of miners in the society, Therefore lack of compassion from the employers was exhibited (Chatterjee, 2014). Integrity: The Chileans mines have polluted the dams used for water supply therefore contaminating the water in the community. Although Supreme Court has ordered for the removal of the mines yet the company is yet to comply by the rules, thus endangering the environment and its residents (Aljazeera, 2015). Moreover its expansion to Brazilian amazon encouraged the Brazilian government for improvement in the economy hence they amended their regulations for this development but they failed to preserve vegetation, wasteland conservation and water management in such locations due to the profits derived from the mines, Anglo American gets 1/5 of its GDP from copper, which makes 60% of its exports (Facing Finance, 2013) Honesty: Based on data collected from the case study, before the commencement of the...
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...multinational strategy and to be well-known worldwide. The countries of potential choice are Mexico and Chile. The analysis has been done by comparing the overall information and in-details of each indicator. From evaluation of indicators of both countries, such as economic, social, legal and infrastructure, the analysis has shown that the economy of both countries are quite similar. However, the infrastructure, technological and legal environment seem to be better in Chile. As the Chilean government support the foreign investment in textile sector by promoting the education, technological development and the special policy especially for textile. For instance, tax reduction and promoting education in labour forces. Thus, Chilean labour forces would have the better off in comparison with Mexican labour forces. Another highlighted indicator in the country comparison - which the recommendation has inclined - is infrastructures. Both countries have the similar relative figures in number of infrastructure such as roadway, waterway and airports. But the infrastructure of electricity and internet/telephone networks seems to be at a higher level in Chile. The analysis of relevant regulations which affect Feltex’ direct investment in Chile shows that the company can gain a huge amount of benefits from the high integration in the international trading and investment framework. Chile is a member of the WTO and has signed several bilateral and regional free trade agreements. The country...
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...character. Chile currently is one of the leading nations in the global in the wine industry, currently ranked at 8th as the world’s largest wine producer and ranked 5th as the largest wine exporter. Chile exports a massive 70% from its own wine production making Chile the world’s most globalised wine industry. Even with the enjoyed success by the nation, Chilean wines find themselves facing huge competition globally in different markets as the wines produced in Chile sells at a relatively low average price therefor directly affecting the profit levels in return. (Emeraldinsight, 2010) 2. Factor Conditions As of 2011, Chilean vineyards have been facing shortage of filed workers as most employees are migrating to construction, agriculture director Santa Rita is quoted saying “between 15% and 20% fewer workers now than two years ago” Working in vineyards is not a preferable profession to the locals anymore as they end up working eight hours more just to get the minim wage. (MecrcoPress, 2011) This means finding field workers for the vineyards will prove difficult unless the company is prepared to pay the minimum wage. 2.1 The unemployment rates in general in Chile is also decreasing, it has decreased to 5.70% in November 2013 from 6.19% in November 2012, with over 61% of people between the ages 15 - 64 working in paid employment. (Trading Economies, 2013) 2.2 Water availability for industrial purposes has been a problem in Chile in the recent years, Chile as a country...
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...2013 Abstract The following report is in reference to the country of Chile and their business environment. It is necessary to include the target market for Chile as it refers to the economy, people and the government. The following topics will be included in the report: total population, population growth rates, ethnic and religious makeup, per capita GDP, income disparity, unemployment rate, educational levels and literacy rates, key industries, economic output, inflation and national debt. This information will be gathered and then compared to possible differences Chile has with the United States market. This report will include to charts that will depict the differences in the data requested from the manager (Task List, 2013). Chile’s Business Environment Most consider Brazil as Latin America’s favorite, but Chile is the country that possesses the best business environment; which is according to the Latin Business Index (2011). This index measures eighteen countries business climates within Latin America. This index’s data is focused on five categories with sub-components. The components and categories are: * Macro environment: Percent GDP growth and percent inflation from 2009 – 2011 and a forecast for 2012 * Globalization and Competitiveness: Globalization Competitiveness Tariffs Security * Infrastructure level Transport Technology penetration Access to water and quality of electricity supply * Political environment: Political...
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...individuals within a culture (Locker & Kienzler, 2010, p. 140). There are many topics that are to be considered when assigned to Chile beside the language barrier. History of Chile Chile is surrounded on three sides by virtually impassable mountains and remained largely unknown to the outside world until the middle of the fifteenth century, when the Incas began their great conquests of much of the continent (www.geographia.com, 2010). The Incas encountered the Mapuche, one of the three Araucanian peoples who occupied the Rio Maule in the Lake District. The Spanish landed in 1541 and in February, Pedro de Valdivia, founded Santiago. In 1817 Chile gained independence from Spain after seven years of war. General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte seized control of the government with help from the United States Central Intelligence Agency in 1973 and maintained control for the next decade and a half. Population Chile's population is composed predominantly of mestizos, who are descended from marriage between the Spanish colonizers and the indigenous people (www.geographia.com, 2010). The major ethnic groups in Chile are Mestizo (mixed Native American and European ancestry), which comprise 66 percent of the population; Europeans, which compromise 25 percent of the population and Native American who make up 7 percent. Literacy is very high in Chile, and the majority of the people are Roman Catholic (www.historycentral.com, N.D.). As of July 2002 the population was 15,498...
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...Global Immersion Trip Chile A Report by Vinod Jayakumar Traditional MBA 2013 Pre-trip Excited about visiting a South American country for the first time, I started my journey to Santiago De Chile from Miami on March 2nd, 2012. To start with, I was skeptical about the quality of a Chile based airline. But, I was amazed by the excellent service provided by LAN airlines. My perception about a Chilean company changed then and there. Also, prior to my flight I doubted whether the officials in the flight will understand English (even though we were assured by the Professor that there wouldn’t be language problems during the travel) and my doubts didn’t fructify. In fact, the quality of the food given to us in the plane set up a high expectation for my one-week long stay at Santiago. Day One After watching the Pirates of the Caribbean – At World’s end, a movie which I have been craving to watch for a long time, and a couple of hours of pleasant flight, we landed in Santiago on time. As soon as the automatic door swung open letting me in to the airport, I noticed a group of people standing before a counter that was used to collect a reciprocity fee. The notice board before the counter showed “US - $140”. As I didn’t fully understand what a reciprocity fee is and since I was coming in to the country from US, I stood at the back of a very short line counting my $140. When my turn came, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it applies only to US Citizens and that it...
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...Part One: The Chile Wine Industry The Chilean wine industry has experienced various transformations over the past 30 years – its quality revolution led by the complete technological renovation during the 1980s, the export boom of the 1990s, and the new terror developments during the 2000 decade. This transformation has allowed a new generation of talented viticulturists and winemakers to capitalize on Chile’s viticultural paradise and to produce World Class Wines of unique character and personality. Chile is the world’s eighth largest wine producer and the fifth largest exporter, reaching a market share of 8% by volume of the global international wine market at the close of 2010. However, and most importantly, Chile exports 70% of its wine production, making it the world’s most globalized wine industry, with great flexibility, innovation and a long-term commitment to quality and service. With 150 destination countries and 1.5 billion consumers for each year, Chilean wines are positioned as the country’s most emblematic and best known world ambassador. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Chileans adopted advanced technology and invested in new machinery for optimizing the winemaking process in the field. The winemaker offered an innovative higher-quality product that was conducive to the development of new wine varieties. Later producers also perfected their wine cellars and invested in better labels and packing, such as boxes, bottles and cartons, that were more attractive to...
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...Successes and Failures Of Water Privatization Is It Time to Throw the Baby Out With the Bath Water? Jill M. Prince EEMT-666 Major Individual Assignment Word Count: 2056 July 23, 2011 Rodney Beard EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As the world struggles to find solutions to water shortages and water pollution, an ever-greater number of people are stepping forward with proposed answers to the problems. Some efforts succeed and others fail, but in the face of it all, the human race must work diligently to be proactive rather than reactive. Water privatization has become a key driver in solving the water crisis around the world. Economists have convinced many that treating water as an economic resource rather than a human right is the only solution to the problem. After several decades of trial and error, it has been proven they may be correct, but unfortunately, in many cases, perceived Draconian behaviour by many stakeholders has caused considerable damage to privatization efforts. In many cases, the different stakeholders, have drawn lines in the sand and chosen sides. However, regardless of the seemingly altruistic positions of all the major players, it is time for everyone to take a step back and seriously examine not only what goes wrong in water privatization contracts, but also what goes right. If the human race in the 21st century is going to avoid the same fate as our predecessors in the Mayan culture and on Easter Island (Tietenberg and Lewis, 2010) we are going...
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...Bogotá Beer Company Marketing Plan Stephan Langdon Ana María Vega Cubillos 201413037 Universidad de la Sabana Marketing Internacional Mayo 2016 Executive Summary Bogota Beer Company is a brewery which mainly offers a variety of craft beers made by the same company, which are inspired by European styles, following traditional recipes from Germany, UK, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Ireland. For the preparation of these beers are used only craft ingredients. Within the wide variety of beers offered by this company are the “Classic beers” and are also the “Limited edition beers”. This company is targeting men and women above 18 years age, residents of Chile, which are stable workers and/or college students who receive high income...
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...On a fall morning, 33 miners left for work, kissing their loved ones good-bye, not thinking that would be the last time they would see them for over two months. That afternoon the earth gave way crumbling on top of the miners, destroying any ventilation they depended on, not to see any signs of hope for anyone until 17 days later when a drill hit an opening allowing the rescuers to tie notes advising they were all fine. A plan immediately went into effect to rescue the miners. Given the situation there are many types of roles and people to consider. Thinking about the family is first and foremost. There will be many lives that will be affected when addressing the families of the victims. Who will tell the family, how, making sure the tone of voice is proper and who must be present. Second, the other employees not involved in the collapse must be addressed. How will it be addressed to the employees, what must be told to them, what must be kept confidential and how to move forward. This also holds true for the media of any sort. Knowing each of the audiences is critical to deliver the most effect message. The person must be of sound mind, as much as possible under the circumstances. Respectful, persuasive, and truthful but never manipulative when delivering the facts. What would be the potential needs of the families of the miners in receiving a message about this incident? The needs are going to be great, and there will be several questions from the...
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...cheese * 1-1 1/2 cups shaved Parmesan cheese * 1-2 cups (~1lb/16oz/453grams) of grated mozzarella cheese * 1/2 large onion, chopped thinly * 1 (6oz) can tomato paste * 1 (10oz) can tomato sauce * 1 tbsp dried oregano * 1 tbsp dried basil * 1 tsp dried thyme * 1 tsp paprika * 1 3/4 cups water * 3-5 cloves of garlic (although, honestly Annie and I put in more, like 7 cloves, so you decide!) * 2 zucchini * 1/2 butternut squash * 12 oz cremini mushrooms * 2 red bell peppers * 2 eggs * salt and pepper to taste Directions: Preheat oven to broil; Slice zucchini and butternut squash 1/4 inch thick. Lay evenly on cooking sheet. Spray lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Broil in oven until lightly brown (about 5 min). Slice red bell pepper into 6 slices and broil with skin side up for 5-10 minutes until skin blackens. Once the peppers cool, peel off the skin and roughly chop. Roughly chop the zucchini and butternut squash. Preheat oven to 350F. Meanwhile in a medium saucepan saute onion with olive oil until translucent. Add tomato sauce, paste, oregano, basil, thyme, paprika and water. Bring to a boil and turn off the heat. Add the sliced mushrooms, garlic and roasted vegetables to the tomato sauce. In a medium bowl beat together eggs and add the ricotta cheese. Mix in 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, salt and thawed spinach. In 9×13′ pan add some sauce to just coat bottom of the pan. Place uncooked lasagne noodles...
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...Leading the Rescue of the Miners in Chile Disaster struck on August 5, 2010. Thirty-three miners, drilling 700 meters (2,300 feet) below the surface, were entombed by a massive cave-in. They had been working in a medium-sized copper and gold mine beneath the moonlike wilderness of the Atacama Desert near the city of Copiapó, Republic of Chile (Chile), some 800 kilometers (500 miles) north of the country’s capital, Santiago. Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne had arrived in Quito, Ecuador, at 9 p.m. that same day with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera on a state visit. At 11 p.m., Golborne’s smart phone came to life with a message whose brevity spoke urgency: “Mine cave-in, Copiapó; 33 victims.” Golborne informed the president the next morning and flew on commercial air flights to Lima, Peru, and then to Santiago. He then took a Chilean Air Force (FACH) flight to Copiapó, and, from there, he was driven some 45 kilometers to the mine, finally arriving at 3:30 a.m. on August 7. Piñera, a business-friendly Chilean president inaugurated on March 11, 2010, had recruited Golborne, an engineer, entrepreneur, and corporate executive, to serve as Chile’s minister of mines. Golborne had served as chief executive of Cencosud S.A., a large retail firm, and under his leadership, the company had increased annual sales ten-fold, entered the Brazilian, Colombian, and Peruvian markets, and opened two new business lines, including financial William and Jacalyn Edgar Professor of Management...
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...framework for Creating Shared Value 5 Nestlé’s philosophy: a long-term perspective 7 Latin America: challenges and opportunities 9 Overview: Nestlé in Latin America 1 1 Agriculture and sourcing 12 Sourcing practices for quality, safety and sustainability Research and development for better yields Knowledge transfer and farm assistance Partnerships for sustainable agriculture 16 17 20 23 Manufacturing and distribution 26 Food safety through improved standards of operations Risk management for food safety — Early Warning System Developing people Labour policies for mutual benefit Creation of development and employment opportunities in the community Improved environmental standards Managing water sustainably 30 31 33 34 Research for consumer benefit Consumer nutrition, health and wellness Knowledge and education for healthy nutrition and lifestyles 52 54 58 Nestlé’s future in Latin America 62 Products and consumers 48 Front, inside and back covers: Farmer Rufino Chindicué (front cover) and son Luis (inside back cover) supply milk to Nestlé. Three decades ago, Nestlé created a milk district in Caquetá, Colombia, to ensure a reliable, high quality supply and create opportunity for area farmers. Within the district, Nestlé supported projects to breed hardier cows and promote grazing on the highly nutritious, native brachiaria grass (inside front cover). With better nutrition, cows now ...
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...Production Nestle is an extremely unethical company that promotes slavery and poor work conditions for its employees. They produce infant formula that violates international regulations for breast milk substitute. They take advantage of cheap prices for their cocoa because they use child slave labor. They also abuse water rights and implement practices harm water sources in their bottled water operations in the U.S. and Brazil. Nestle will not allow a union and shuts down every effort for workers to have a collective bargaining arrangement. They do not practice fair trade and take every advantage they can to exploit workers. Nestle defends these unethical practices with denial and deception to convince people they aren’t a bad corporation. Barrick Gold Corporation is also an example of an extremely unethical company. They are a Toronto based corporation that has allegedly had a part in burning down 130 homes in Papua New Guinea. They have been accused of manipulating Titles in Chile and Australia and leaving toxic levels of arsenic near Tanzania. They are associated with the 60% shrink of glaciers near the Argentina and Chile boarder. They have polluted water resources around the world and take advantage of third world countries and their resources. These companies are able to exploit the resources of third world countries and the people in them because of the demand for these products in the U.S. Consumers cannot directly see what goes into the products they buy from...
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...A staple of Mexican restaurants in the US, Tapatio Hot Sauce has been around since 1971. Tapatio’s reputation has grown over the years to the point where it is now considered one of the great American hot sauces alongside Tabasco Original Red Sauce and Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce. Its relatively mild heat along with its piquant flavor makes it a tasty addition to food, both for chile pepper novices and for longtime lovers of spicy food. Ingredients in Tapatio Hot Sauce The label on a bottle of Tapatio will list the following: • Water • Red peppers • Salt • Spices • Garlic • Acetic acid • Xanthan gum • Sodium benzoate The Peppers in Tapatio Hot Sauce Note that the label on Tapatio Hot Sauce lists only "red peppers" with no further indication about the pepper type. Potential candidates include the tabasco peppers used in Tabasco Original Red Sauce and the cayenne peppers used in Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Sauce. Since Tapatio is somewhat hotter than both of those sauces, it is possible that the pepper used is also hotter. The piquin pepper and the chile de Arbol are two possible candidates; those are the peppers used in Cholula Hot Sauce....
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