workers in thirty-one Japanese-owned companies in the Dusseldorf region of western Germany, this article discusses differences in cultural patterns and organizational styles between the German and Japanese employees and the problems these pose for communication, cooperation, and morale. First, we deal with cultural contrasts: language issues, interpersonal styles (personability and politeness), and norms regarding the taking of responsibility. Second, we examine the impact on cross-nationality relations
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to thank Mr. Rakesh Maheshwari, The Marketing Head East of Pantaloons Concept to give me an opportunity to work with Pantaloons and to learn through practice. He has provided me with all the help I required and also given me opportunity to work in Pantaloons Fresh Face Hunt. I wound also like to thank Sohini Chankroborty , Marketing Executive of Pantaloons Camac Street store & Amit Sadhwani , Marketing Executive of Pantaloons of South city Store to give me the freedom
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WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND NATIONAL POLICY ON WOMEN IN NIGERIA Olubunmi Aderemi Sokefun Abstract This paper discusses the document on women in Nigeria (National Policy on Women). Several past administrations in this country have treated women issues and affairs with calculated levity: Carefully side - tracking or blatantly refusing to accord it the necessary attention. It is now a thing to gladden the hearts of all women of Nigeria that, "after four attempts by four former heads of Nigeria's Government
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Construction MALAYSIA August 14, 2012 IJM Corp Bhd IJM MK / IJMS.KL Current RM5.12 RM6.50 RM6.40 27.0% Conviction FLASH NOTE SHORT TERM (3 MTH) LONG TERM Market Cap Avg Daily Turnover Free Float Target Previous Target Up/downside US$2,266m RM7,074m US$4.25m RM13.41m 71.8% 1,353 m shares CIMB Analyst Property takes the limelight Key takeaways from IJM Land’s property briefing reassured us of its long-term prospects, locally and overseas. Parent IJM is a cheaper
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University of Sri Jayewardenepura Faculty of Graduate Studies Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Finance 2012/2013 FIN 5105 – Bank Management Evaluating the Performance of Commercial Bank of Ceylon and Hatton National Bank Lecturer Mr. S.N.B.M.W.Narayana Group Assignment Submitted in partial fulfillment of the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Finance P age |2 Group Members 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Hiranya Disanayake Inoka Sanjeewani Kirani Perera D.D Kulathunga Nilusha Peiris -GS/PGD/APF/65
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position themselves by offering either everyday low prices (EDLP) across several items or offering temporary price reductions (promotions) on a limited range of items. While this choice has been addressed from a theoretical perspective in both the marketing and economic literature, relatively little is known about how these decisions are made in practice, especially within a competitive environment. This paper exploits a unique store level data set consisting of every supermarket operating in the United
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Note: Attempt Any Four Case Studies Case I THE STRATEGIC ASPIRATIONS OF THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India's central bank or 'the bank of the bankers'. It was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The Central Office of the RBI, initially set up at Kolkata, is at Mumbai. The RBI is fully owned by the Government of India. The history of the RBI is closely aligned with the economic and financial
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THE PDMA HANDBOOK OF NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT T HIRD E DITION Kenneth B. Kahn, Editor Associate Editors: Sally Evans Kay Rebecca J. Slotegraaf Steve Uban JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. Cover image: © Les Cunliffe/iStockphoto Cover design: Elizabeth Brooks This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may
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Instructor’s Manual Jane Murtaugh College of DuPage BUSINESS IN ACTION 3rd Edition COURTLAND L. BOVEE JOHN V. THILL & BARBARA E. SCHATZMAN Introduction This Instructor’s Manual brings together a set of completely integrated support materials designed to save instructors the trouble of finding and assembling the resources available for each chapter of the text. 1. Course Planning Guide Included in the guide are suggestions for course design, classroom activities, and supplemental teaching
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BUS 317 Strategic Management Management Report for SMRT Corporation By: Subash S/O Tharumalingam Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 4 2. Introduction 5 3. Current Company Situation 5 3.1. Past Performance Assessment 6 4. External Environment Analysis - PESTEL 6 4.1. Political 6 4.2. Economic 6 4.3. Socio-Cultural 7 4.4. Technology 7 4.5. Environment 8 4.6. Legal 8 5. Industry Analysis 9 5.1. Porter's Five Forces 9 5.2. Competitor Analysis 9 6. Internal Environment Analysis 10 6
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