WHO smoke-free city case study Advancing the enforcement of the smoking ban in public places – Davao City, Philippines © World Health Organization 2011 All rights reserved. Requests for permission to reproduce or translate WHO publications – whether for sale or for noncommercial distribution – should be addressed to the WHO Centre for Health Development, I.H.D. Centre th Building, 9 Floor, 5-1, 1-chome, Wakinohama-Kaigandori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, 651-0073, Japan (fax: +81
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PART ONE • UNDERSTANDING SERVICES SERVICES IN THE MODERN ECONOMY As consumers, we use services every day. Turning on a light, watching TV, talking on the telephone, riding a bus, visiting the dentist, mailing a letter, getting a haircut, refueling a car, writing a check, or sending clothes to the cleaners are all examples of service consumption at the individual level. T h e institution at which you are studying is itself a c o m p l e x service organization. In addition to educational services
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Sir Richard Branson’s setbacks: from Virgin Cola to Virgin Brides The demise of the domestic carrier Little Red joins a string of the entrepreneur’s failures from makeup to bridalwear to alcohol • Virgin Atlantic axes Little Red * Share * * * inShare0 * Email * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- Gwyn Topham, transport correspondent * ------------------------------------------------- The Guardian
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SPOTLIGHT ON HOW TO MANAGE DISRUPTION Spotlight ARTWORK Henrique Oliveira, Tapumes Rice Gallery, Houston, 2009, plywood 4.7 x 13.4 x 2m It’s not enough to know that a threat is coming. You need to know whether it’s coming right for you. by Maxwell Wessel and Clayton M. Christensen 56 Harvard Business Review December 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY: NASH BAKER Surviving Disruption HBR.ORG Maxwell Wessel is a fellow at the Forum for Growth and Innovation and a senior researcher at Harvard Business
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Indian Hotel Industry Survey 2011-2012 For more information, or additional copies of this document, please contact: Secretary General Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) B-82, 8th Floor, Himalaya House, 23 Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi - 110 001 India Tel: Fax: Email: Website: +91 (11) 4078 0780 +91 (11) 4078 0777 fhrai@vsnl.com www.fhrai.com Price: FHRAI Members: FHRAI Non-Members: International: `500 (per additional copy) `700 US$50
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vocabGCSE 09 Spanish Vocabulary book Version- Draft 1 GCSE Spanish Edexcel GCSE in Spanish Edexcel GCSE 2009 Spanish Vocabulary Book Edexcel are pleased to oprovide this free vocabulary book freely to support learners following the the Edexcel GCSE 2009 Specification in Spanish. Please note: the most up to date version of this document is available on the Edexcel website and a definitive list of core vocabulary is available in the Edexcel Specification. Introduction This bilingual
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The influence culture has on the success of an International Franchise: The case of McDonalds in East Asia and The Americas. Executive Summary In the last six decades, the significance of franchises worldwide has grown to such a large extent that many successful high street shops as well as restaurants have a link to franchising. This dissertation is going to discuss the means by which an international franchise can become successful through the incorporation of cultural adaptations in
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FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT Super Dog’s Gym & Training Center ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Business Plan Presented to the Faculty of the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management Far Eastern University Nicanor Reyes Street, Sampaloc, Manila ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science
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also significant for other reasons: ý Their annual direct spend, as per the study, is over the R95-billion mark; ý They are key household influences — to the tune of more than 60% in categories such as groceries, treats, eatout venues, technology, holiday destinations and more; ý They are the future consumers of all brands —
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CHAPTER 4 Focusing Marketing Strategy with Segmentation and Positioning These days Nintendo rides high in the video game world. Its DS handheld game, Wii (pronounced “we”) console, and games with characters like Mario and Zelda sell millions of units. The key to Nintendo’s success comes from meeting the entertainment needs of different groups of customers. Back in the 1980s, Nintendo was a 100-year-old Japanese manufacturer of toys and playing cards. If Nintendo managers had continued to
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