Identification. The name Yugoslavia previously designated six republics (Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzogovia, Croatia, and Slovenia), but now includes just Serbia and Montenegro. The word means "land of the southern Slavs." Montenegro, which means "black mountain," takes its name from its rugged terrain. Within Serbia there are several national cultures. In addition to the dominant Serb tradition, there is a large Hungarian population in the northern province of Vojvodina, where Hungarian
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into the offices of Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chief Executive Officer (CEO). On this day in early September 2001, they had important business to discuss with the company’s CEO. As EVP, Castañer was responsible for the non-food business of the Nestlé Group worldwide. Although Nestlé was primarily known for its food brands—such as Nescafé, Perrier and Buitoni—the company had some select activities in other sectors. Its two largest non-food holdings were in fullyowned eye-care company Alcon, a producer
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HBR Spotlight Making a Real Difference by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer Strategy G & Society The Link Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility overnments, activists, and the media have become adept at holding companies to account for the social consequences of their activities. Myriad organizations rank companies on the performance of their corporate social responsibility (CSR), and, despite sometimes questionable methodologies, these rankings attract
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An Analysis of the Effects of the Big Four Super Markets on the Local Producers, Retailers, Community and Economy of the U.K Introduction to the ‘Big Four’: Grocery shopping in the United Kingdom is dominated by four companies that have opened up retail outlets there. All of these companies are British. They all have a huge market share and have thus earned the title of ‘The Big Four.’ Following is a small introduction of each of the four brands along with their market share both inside and outside
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TABLE OF CONTENT TASK ONE: STRATEGIC ANALYSIS 1. Introduction of the company…………………………………………………………...pg 2 2. Vision Statement……………………………………………………………………….pg 4 3. Mission Statement……………………………………………………………………..pg 4 4. External evaluation Matrix…………………………………………………………….pg 5 5. Internal Evaluation Matrix……………………………………………………………..pg 6 6. SWOT Analysis………………………………………………………………………pg 7 TASK TWO: STRATEGIC CHOICE 7. Porters Generic Strategies……………………………………………………………...pg 8
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The global confectionery market was valued at approximately $147bn in 2008, an increase of 3.2% over 2007. Business Insights forecasts that the global confectionery market will grow at a CAGR of 3.1% during 2008–13, to reach a total value of approximately $171bn in 2013. A shift in consumer preference towards premium chocolate and increasing consumption of healthy confectionery in matured markets, primarily the US and Europe, will drive industry value through 2013. Chocolate represents the
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University of Massachusetts - Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Masters Theses 1896 - February 2014 Dissertations and Theses January 2008 The Impact of the Organic Mainstream Movement: A Case Study of New England Organic Produce Prices Megan M. Dolan University of Massachusetts - Amherst, megan12122001@yahoo.com Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses Dolan, Megan M., "The Impact of the Organic Mainstream Movement: A Case Study of New England Organic
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Child labour Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful.[3] This practice is considered exploitative by many international organisations. Legislations across the world prohibit child labour.[4][5] These laws do not consider all work by children as child labour; exceptions include work by child artists, supervised
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Cycle and Net Income Per Share on the companies of Pepsi Co, Coca Cola, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group and Mondelez International. Because the company I had selected to analyze was PepsiCo, I know that I needed to diversify the companies I selected between food and beverage because the company covers both markets. Coca Cola is the top beverage distributor in the world, Pepsi Co is second and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group is the third. Mondelez International is a food company that is a recent spin-off from Kraft
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CII Institute of Logistics PGDSCM/DSCM/ADSCM & CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Semester-end Examinations- December 2011 SUPPLY CHAIN METRICS Time: 3 hours Marks: 100 Part A Answer all questions (10 x 1 = 10 Marks) 1. The primary purpose of any vendor performance system is to: (a) Evaluate their product quality over time (b) Decide on vendor selection (c) Evaluate vendor performance (d) Assess if meeting
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