(5th), Philippines (6th) and Thailand (13th). In its report, A.T. Kearney considers Malaysia a “ natural choice” for offshore services in view of its low costs, particularly for infrastructure, the most attractive business environment among emerging markets, strong global exposure of the workforce, and government support for the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. Other significant initiatives cited by A.T. Kearney include the government’s investments in infrastructure and developing
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This article was downloaded by: [Kingston University Library] On: 02 November 2013, At: 01:05 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Journal of Marketing Management Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rjmm20 Relationship Marketing Theory: Its Roots and Direction Kristian
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brands owned by multinational companies. Third is the cocoa-based beverage business. The focus of the case is mainly on VCIL’s cocoa-based beverage business. THE BEGINNINGS The company set up a plant with large production capacities to produce and market chocolates under its own brand name. The capacity utilization for the various product lines in 2000 ranged from 9 per cent to 40 per cent. On closer examination, it is seen that the highest capacity utilization is in the industrial product lines of
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DISSERTATION Titel der Dissertation „Brand Positioning Through the Consumers’ Lens“ Verfasserin / Verfasser Mag. rer. soc. oec. Christoph Fuchs Angestrebter akademischer Grad Ph. D. (Doctor of Philosophy) Wien, im April 2008 Studienkennzahl lt. Studienblatt: Dissertationsgebiet lt. Studienblatt: Betreuer / Betreuerin: A 094 146 Management Univ.-Prof. Dr. Adamantios Diamantopoulos ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank Univ. Prof. Adamantios Diamantopoulos, Ph.
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some routes. We estimate our dynamic oligopoly model using panel data from the Airline Origin and Destination Survey with information on quantities, prices, and entry and exit decisions for every airline company over more than two thousand city-pair markets and several years. Demand and variable cost parameters are estimated using demand equations and Nash-Bertrand equilibrium conditions for prices. In a second step, we estimate fixed operating costs and sunk costs from the dynamic entry-exit game. Counterfactual
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article shows how Dell’s strategies of direct sales and build-to-order production have proven successful in minimizing inventory and bringing new products to market quickly, enabling it to increase market share and achieve high returns on investment. The Dell case illustrates how one business model may have inherent advantages under particular market conditions, but it also shows the importance of execution in exploiting those advantages. In particular, Dell’s use of information technology (IT) has been
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Objective 3 Introduction 3 Business and Strategy Analysis 4 Accounting Analysis 12 Financial Analysis 16 Prospective Analysis 18 Conclusion and Recommendation Appendices………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………26-31 No table of contents entries found. 1.0 Objectives The purpose of this report is to provide a fundamental analysis of Flight Centre Limited (Ltd) and provide recommendation for investors wishing to invest in this company. The recommendation was made
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consumer durable products. I would also like to express our gratitude to all the retail store owners who take out time from there busy schedule and answered my questions and help me in providing data and their knowledge about the research. TABLE OF CONTENTS S.No. Topic Page no. 1 Introduction 4 2 Consumer durable industry in India 5 3 Major players 6 4 Strategies implemented by some companies 6 5 Distribution channel 6 Objective 7
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Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting Insurance vs Takaful: identical sides of a coin? Hairul Suhaimi Nahar Downloaded by ZHONGNAN UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND LAW At 10:31 08 December 2015 (PT) Article information: To cite this document: Hairul Suhaimi Nahar , (2015),"Insurance vs Takaful: identical sides of a coin?", Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, Vol. 13 Iss 2 pp. 247 - 266 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JFRA-02-2015-0029 Downloaded
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involvement and the effort of the government, the sector is saddled with a lot of constraints, including scarce capital, intensive technology, foreign exchange constraints, poor management, corruption and inadequate attention to economic viability and market prospects which has resulted in poor performance of the industries in terms of output and employment (Steel & Webster, 1992). Following an economic recession in the 1980’s which resulted in the retrenchment of workers from the civil service
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