amidst rural market systems that are detrimental to a sustained and high economic growth. With the aim of efficiently exploiting agronomic and non-farming sector potential on a sustainable basis, the formulation of the rural development strategy should force to amplify the competitive advantage to engage in efficient
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Standardized and Localized Strategies and the Role of Culture in Marketing and Consumption Delroy A. Jefferson This paper is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for International Marketing Doctorate of Business Administration SMC University Dr. Babu P. George July 26, 2014 Abstract The paper seeks to examine the arguments surrounding the issue of standardization versus localization as it highlights specific advantages and disadvantages of both as obtained from
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Introduction Organisational behavior is a subject that covers a wide variety of topics such as, such as motivation, leadership and organizational design- that relate to different aspects of behavior in organizations. Examining these topics has involved incorporating perspectives and insights from a number of disciplines including psychology, economics, sociology and politics.’ (Knights and Willmott, 2007:p.3) Numerous disciplines that explore the complexity and diversity of collective human activity
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slow-down, it might be prudent on the part of the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates or for Congress to consider a tax cut to head off an economic downturn. Information on inventories is a key input into various decision makers’ economic prediction models. For example, every month the U.S. Commerce Department reports data on inventory levels and sales. As shown in the table below, in a recent month these data indicated an increasing level of inventories. November Inventory and Sales (billions
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1. ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION In recession economies, companies react to these changes in the marketplace by reducing costs, cutting production, reducing investment, entering foreign markets, working more with equity capital, improving efficiency, re-structuring debt (Beaver and Ross, 1999; Laitinen, 2000; Pearce and Michael; 1997; Zehir, 2005). An economic crisis requires some changes to be made in companies´ strategies. The fast food retailers even avoided increasing prices during this economic
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1 The Value of Synergy Aswath Damodaran Stern School of Business October 2005 2 The Value of Synergy Many acquisitions and some large strategic investments are often justified with the argument that they will create synergy. In this paper, we consider the various sources of synergy and categorize them into operating and financial synergies. We then examine how best to value synergy in any investment and how sensitive this value is to different assumptions. We also look at how this synergy
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guidelines towards the project and for his unconditional co-operation and kind support in preparing the report and doing the activities required for the same. 2|Page TABLE OF CONTENTS SL. NO. 1 1.1 1.2 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4 4.1 4.2 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 7 8 HEADINGS OVERVIEW Key Growth Drivers for Consumer Durables Major Hurdles and Challenges INDUSTRY ANALYSIS Industry Classification Success in the Industry would depend on the following factors Profiles of Key Consumer Durable
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Strategic management accounting |by Mark Lee Inman | | |01 Nov 1999 | | |Strategic Management Accounting has been defined as "a form of management accounting in which emphasis is placed on information which| |relates to factors external to the firm, as well as non-financial
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MarketLine Industry Profile Alcoholic Drinks in China February 2012 Reference Code: 0099-2201 Publication Date: February 2012 WWW.MARKETLINEINFO.COM MARKETLINE. THIS PROFILE IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED China - Alcoholic Drinks © MARKETLINE THIS PROFILE IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED 0099 - 2201 - 2011 Page | 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market value The Chinese alcoholic drinks market grew by 9.8% in 2011 to reach a value of $96.5 billion
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government and the society as a whole. Introduction Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally and its prevalence has doubled in the last two decades (1). Over the last 5 years, most developing countries have reported prevalence rates of obesity (inclusive of overweight) > 15% in children and adolescents aged 5–19 year (2–4). Childhood obesity is increasing at an alarming pace in India, giving rise to adult diseases in youth, like high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), heart
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