Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism Agenda 1. 1.1 ICT and tourism – introduction Tourism as information business 1.2 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 eTourism – ICT usage in tourism ICT usage in tourism – overview and case studies Tourism stakeholders and interfaces Tourism suppliers and eTourism Intermediaries and eTourism Destination organisations and eTourism Tourism management and eTourism 3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Trends and future applications Social Media & Web 2.0
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CENTRE FOR EMEA BANKING, FINANCE & ECONOMICS Efficiency and Risk-taking in Pre-crisis Investment Banks Nemanja Radić, Franco Fiordelisi, Claudia Girardone Working Paper Series No 08/11 Efficiency and risk-taking in pre-crisis investment banks Nemanja Radić1, Franco Fiordelisi2, Claudia Girardone3 Abstract Investment banks’ core functions expose them to a wide array of risks. This paper analyses cost and profit efficiency for a sample of investment banks for the G7 countries (Canada
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ORGANISATIONS- THEORY AND PRACTICE PROJECT – WORKSHEET 1 group- L2 Name of the Adopted Company : United Spirits Limited The business the company is into: United Spirits Limited is the largest spirits company in the world by volume. United Spirits Limited (USL) is involved in the production, distribution and sale of alcohol beverages across different regions in India. It is also involved in the exports of alcohol beverages to over 37 countries thus enjoying a global footprint as well.
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), Canada subsequently implemented similar SOX-type rules on Canadian firms by enacting Ontario Bill 198 and the enforcing several of the Canadian Securities Administrators’ (CSA) rules. This paper tests the impact of the Canadian equivalent, Bill 198/CSA rules, on Canadian firms listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. First, we examine the effects of SOX on cross-listed Canadian firms and second, we test the impact of Bill 198/CSA rules on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) stocks
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Table of Contents Executive Summary………………………………………………………….…………………….....4 Concept and Objectives…………...…………………………………………………..………………5 2.1 Original Services/goals and objectives………………………………………………….………5 2.2 Diversification concept……….……………………………………………………….………..5 2.4 The Management Team……………….………………………………………………………..5 Industry and Market Analysis……………………….………………………………………………...6 3.1 Industry Overview…………………………………….………………………………………..6 3.2 Industry Key Success Factors…………………………………
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Competition Scenario in Bangladesh (Draft) Prepared for CUTS-International Prepared By Bangladesh Enterprise Institute July 2005 B A N G L A D E S H E N T E R P R I S E I N S T I T U T E [ Table of Contents CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ………………………. 1 I.1. Geographical Location ………………………. 2 I.2. Structure of GDP ………………………. 3 I.3. Economic policies ………………………. 4 A. Trade policy ………………………. 5 B. Industrial Policy ………………………. 6
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Expected Retaliation 9 Conclusion 10 Suppliers 10 Supplier concentration 10 Presence of Substitute Inputs 11 Differentiation of Inputs 12 Importance of Volume to Supplier 13 Impact of Input on Cost or Differentiation 13 Threat of Backward or Forward Integration 13 Access to Capital 14 Access to Labor 14 Summary of Suppliers 14 Buyers 15 Buyer Concentration versus Industry Concentration 15 Buyer Volume 15 Buyer Switching Cost 15 Buyer Information 16
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Macroeconomics A wide range of understanding about the macro-environment helps a company to maximize its position amongst the influences of the global economy. Economic, political, legal, technological, socio-cultural, international demand, supply impacts, and demographic trends are all factors that influence the macro-environment. The macro-environment is always changing, so the success of the business rides on their ability to adapt to these changes and forecast the macro economy better
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the financial condition of the twenty four (24) banks. One of the approaches was the special audit jointly carried out by the CBN and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation. The exercise highlighted inadequacies in capital asset and liquidity ratios as well as weakness in corporate governance and risk management in ten banks. These banks were found to be in distress as they failed to meet the minimum 10% capital adequacy and 25% minimum liquidity ratios. Apart from accumulating high non-performing
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WORKING PAPER NO. 85 ANTI DUMPING LAW AND PRACTICE: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE ARADHNA AGGARWAL APRIL, 2002 INDIAN COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS Core-6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110 003 Contents Foreword ................................................................................................................................ i I II Introduction ............................................................................
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