The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1755-4217.htm WHATT 1,3 Is tourism with a low impact on climate possible? Jonathan Chenoweth Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of a range of different travel and tourism options, and quantifies the carbon-dioxide emissions resulting from international vacations, breaking down emissions categories
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The Theoretical Value of Studying Indian Multinationals Ravi Ramamurti The rise of new multinationals in countries like India provides an opportunity to revisit and carefully construct theories of how firms internationalize—a topic on which extant theory is weak. Indian firms are “infant MNEs,” unlike Western firms that are “mature MNEs.” Indian firms are also internationalizing in a very different global context, and can do so on the basis of different competitive advantages, than MNEs that
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U N I T E D N AT I O N S C O N F E R E N C E O N T R A D E A N D D E V E L O P M E N T WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT 2013 GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS: INVESTMENT AND TRADE FOR DEVELOPMENT New York and Geneva, 2013 ii World Investment Report 2013: Global Value Chains: Investment and Trade for Development NOTE The Division on Investment and Enterprise of UNCTAD is a global centre of excellence, dealing with issues related to investment and enterprise development in the United Nations System
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U N I T E D N AT I O N S C O N F E R E N C E O N T R A D E A N D D E V E L O P M E N T WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT 2013 GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS: INVESTMENT AND TRADE FOR DEVELOPMENT New York and Geneva, 2013 ii World Investment Report 2013: Global Value Chains: Investment and Trade for Development NOTE The Division on Investment and Enterprise of UNCTAD is a global centre of excellence, dealing with issues related to investment and enterprise development in the United Nations System
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CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA An Interpretive History TENTH EDITION James J. Rawls Instructor of History Diablo Valley College Walton Bean Late Professor of History University of California, Berkeley TM TM CALIFORNIA: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY, TENTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Previous editions © 2008, 2003
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Contents 1 2 4 6 10 24 32 36 40 44 49 77 78 79 80 162 167 170 Our Company Financial and Operating Highlights Message from the Chairman Message from the Chief Executive Officer Report of the Chief Operating Officer Corporate Governance Board of Directors Corporate Officers Subsidiaries Corporate Social Responsibility Management’s Discussion and Analysis Report of the Audit and Risk Management Committee
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Howard Schultz, Starbucks’ founder, chairman of the board, and global strategist, could look with satisfaction on the company’s phenomenal growth and market success. Since 1987, Starbucks had transformed itself from a modest nine-store operation in the Pacific Northwest into a powerhouse multinational enterprise with 10,241 store locations, including some 2,900 stores in 30 foreign countries (see Exhibit 1). During Starbucks’ early years when coffee was a 50-cent morning habit at local diners and fast-food
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ANNUAL REPORT 2013 CONTENTS Chairman’s Review Managing Director’s Review Financial Results Board of Directors Senior Management Corporate Governance Statement Financial and Statutory Reports Directors’ Report Financial Report Income Statement Statement of Comprehensive Income Statement of Financial Position Statement of Cash Flows Statement of Changes in Equity Notes to the Financial Statements 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 2. Segment Reporting 3. Revenue 4. Income Statement
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2nd Floor 90 Pitts Bay Road Pembroke HM08 Bermuda http://www.tyco.com T Ict I ati nat nal t99 1 A An u e R t T y c o y n oe r n t e r o n ailo L t d . L1 d . 9 9 9n9n u a ln R a lp o re p o r t The Zurich Centre Ty c o I n t e r n a t i o n a l L t d . 19 99 Annual Report Get to know we are the world’s largest supplier of electronic and electrical connectors WE ARE THE WORLD’S LARGEST INSTALLER AND SERVICER OF we are the world’s largest producer of
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Ready or Not, William Greider described the United States as “the buyer of last resort.” Greider explained that, for many years, the United States was the only nation that was willing to absorb production surpluses exported by companies in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Greider asked: “Who will buy the surpluses when the United States cannot?” The conventional wisdom has long held that strong spending by consumers in other nations would keep the world economy humming. However, by 2008, Greider’s
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