The case describes Carrefour's entry and expansion strategies into the South Korean market and the reasons that led to its exit from the country. The company failed to localize its stores, and the products sold, according to the needs and preferences of Korean consumers. Carrefour chose to venture into the Korean market on its own, without a local partner, due to which it failed to understand the market and was unable to select good locations for its stores. The company employed most of its top management
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|Table of Content | Table of Content Chapter Page 1. WHAT IS THE PROVINCIAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM? 4 2. INTRODUCTION 5 3. CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES 5 4. OVERVIEW OF PIMS COMPONENTS 6 4.1. PREPAREDNESS 6 4.2. COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 6 4.3 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 6 4.4 COMMAND & MANAGEMENT 7 4.5 ONGOING MANAGEMENT & MAINTENANCE 7
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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS COMPETENCY ASSURANCE ACT The Act was passed by Parliament on 11 September 2003 and received the Royal assent on 18 September 2003. The Health Practitioners Assurance Act came fully into force on 18 September 2004. Not all the Health Care professions are regulated under this Act. And the profession that is not being regulated under this act does not mean that profession lacks the professional standards. Some of the professionals are not regulated under this act because
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THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN DEEPENING DEMOCRACY SHEILA S. CORONEL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the 17th century, the role of the press as Fourth Estate and as a forum for public discussion and debate has been recognized. Today, despite the mass media’s propensity for sleaze, sensationalism and superficiality, the notion of the media as watchdog, as guardian of the public interest, and as a conduit between governors and the governed remains deeply ingrained. The reality, however, is that the media in
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Strategic Plan, Volume 1 Abbreviations BECE BOG CBO CPM CRT DP EA EFA EM EMIS ERRC ESP ESPRR ESR ESTAC FBO FCUBE FPMU GER GES GETFund GoG GPRS HIV/AIDS HQ HT ICT IEC IGO INSET JSS KG M&E MNS MoE MoMDE MoEP MoF MoH MOU MSP MTEF NCTE NDPC NEPAD NER NFED NGO PBME PMT PTA PTR QE SEN SPIP SMC SRIMPR SSS SSSCE ST SWAp SWOT TA TG ToR TOT TTC TVET Basic Education Certificate Examination Board of Governors Community Based Organisation Consultative Panel Meeting Criterion Referenced Tests Development Partners
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Introduction: Corruption means committing crime and mischief to the country. It causes great harm to the countrymen. None escape from the harm of corruption. It is a social malady. It spreads its greedy clutches all over the country; each and every government sector of the country is affected by corruption. Government officials, clerks, secretaries and even ordinary peons, security officers and others are engaged in corruption. They take bribe from common people for giving any service. Our country
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Tsunami Evaluation Coalition (TEC) The International Community’s Funding of the Tsunami Emergency and Relief NGO Funding Denmark Rie Andersen Marina Buch Kristensen June 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .......................................................................... II DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................. III INTRODUCTION .....................................
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Leadership in Action: Leading Effectively in Humanitarian Operations A CK N O W L E D G E M E N TS First and foremost, we would like to thank the individuals who allowed their leadership to be placed in the spotlight as one of our case-study examples of effective operational humanitarian leadership. Their generosity and openness in doing so and in answering our many questions are greatly appreciated. We also thank the many other interviewees who spoke to us frankly and shared their insights
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review also support anecdotal evidence about how to promote gender equality in development programming. Involve stakeholders from civil society in dialogue on objectives and activities. National machineries for women, local women’s organisations, NGOs and other local advocates for women’s rights can play a key role in setting directions for country strategies and in activity design. They can hold institutions accountable for addressing gaps between commitments and practice. Make long-term commitments
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register, administer and create an enabling environment for a more meaningful contribution of CSOs/NGOs. Nevertheless, it has been argued that the introduction of the new law further weakened the already young and inexperienced CSO/NGO sector in general and those engaged in environmental justice in particular. The main objective of this paper is therefore to assess the impact of the legislation on NGOs/CSOs engaged in environmental justice mainly in: limiting areas of intervention; affecting access
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