Interlink Consulting Services, Inc., www.interlinkconsulting.com, Dr. Culture, www.drculture.com Dr. Culture Country & Cultural Sketch: KUWAIT Kuwait is slightly smaller than New Jersey covering nearly 7,000 sq. miles. It is the worlds 157th largest country. The capital, Kuwait city, lies on the southern shore of Kuwait Bay. Oil, no surprise, is Kuwait’s only major natural resource and dominates the economy. Water, on the other hand, is so scarce, the majority of water must be imported or processed
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INTRODUCTION 1: PREFACE. All praise be to Allah. We praise Him and seek His help, forgiveness and guidance. We seek refuge with Allah from the evil of our own selves and from our evil deeds. Whomsoever Allah guides, none can lead astray, and whosoever He sends astray none can guide. I bear witness that there is no God but Allah alone, with no partner or associate, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and messenger. The following study is conducted due to the presence of one important
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CHEATING Definition Cheating is defined as the intentional act of breaking the rules, or attempting to achieve personal gain through fraud or deceit.16 To cheat is to deprive of something valuable by the use ofdeceit or fraud, to influence or lead by deceit, trick, or artifice, to practice fraud or trickery, to violate rules dishonestly, or to be sexually unfaithful.11 A cheater (sometimes called acheat) gets something by dishonesty or deception; or by depriving one of his or her rights and usually
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Backward vertical foreign direct investment with an example Backward FDI is investing in an industry which supplies your firm at home. Buying or building a supplier. For example, if Ford builds an engine production facility in Mexico which ships engines to it manufacturing site in Texas. This would be backward vertical FDI. Vertical foreign direct investment with an example Investment from one country into another (normally by companies rather than governments) that involves establishing operations
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A COMPARISON BETWEEN ISLAMIC AND TRADITIONAL BANKS: PRE AND POST THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS Mohamed Hashem Rashwan1 The British University in Egypt ABSTRACT This study tests the efficiency and profitability of banks that belongs to two different sectors: a) Islamic Banks (IBs) and b) Traditional Banks (TBs). The study concentrates on the pre and post 2008 financial crisis with an aim to test if there are any significant differences in performance between the two sectors. The study applies the MANOVA
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International Relations Theory The new edition of International Relations Theory: A critical introduction introduces students to the main theories in international relations. It explains and analyzes each theory, allowing students to understand and critically engage with the myths and assumptions behind each theory. Key features of this textbook include: • discussion of all of the main theories: realism and (neo)realism, idealism and (neo)idealism, liberalism, constructivism, postmodernism, gender
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MARKETING SOLUTIONS AMPLIFIER AGENCY INTERNATIONAL EVALUATION – SHAREABLE APPS Contents 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3 1.1 Overview of Amplifier Agency ...................................................................................................... 3 1.2 International Business Objectives .............................................................................
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1759-0833.htm Religious beliefs and consumer behaviour: from loyalty to boycotts Religious beliefs Khalil Al-Hyari, Muhammed Alnsour and Ghazi Al-Weshah 155 Al-Balqa’ Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan, and Mohamed Haffar Received 28 March 2011 Accepted 8 June 2011 Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK Abstract Purpose – In a constantly changing and increasingly globalised world
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American Political Science Review Vol. 106, No. 2 May 2012 doi:10.1017/S0003055412000093 The Missionary Roots of Liberal Democracy ROBERT D. WOODBERRY National University of Singapore T his article demonstrates historically and statistically that conversionary Protestants (CPs) heavily influenced the rise and spread of stable democracy around the world. It argues that CPs were a crucial catalyst initiating the development and spread of religious liberty, mass education, mass
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revenue) 2. Social (39%) * Data on personal contact * Data on information flows 3. political. (25%) * Embassieses 3. Types of globalization 1. Globalization of products 2. Globalization of markets Active vs passive globalization Globalization can also be passive. Companies that do not want to globalize could also be affected by globalization. Companies might lose everything if they do not globalize 4. What are the drivers of globalization *
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