independent determinant of trade, as illustrated by the reciprocal-markets model of Brander (1981); oligopoly as an independent rationale for government intervention, as illustrated by strategic trade and industrial policy in the third-market model of Spencer and Brander (1983); and the challenges and potential of embedding trade under oligopoly in general equilibrium as illustrated by the GOLE model of Neary (2002). Keywords: GOLE (General Oligopolistic Equilibrium); reciprocal dumping; strategic trade
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GLOBALIZATION Globalization is the increasing integration of different national economies into one global market economy. It alters competitiveness conditions with the arrival of new players on the global scene and causes traditional roles to be redefined. GLOBALIZATION AS A GLOBAL TREND What seems to be a novelty is, in fact, a series of changes related primarily to the gradual removal of trade barriers, financial market deregulation, the communication technology revolution, and the impact of
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Introduction Retailers find themselves at the crossroad of so many issues – one of them, food waste. It can cost retailers up to 4% of their business revenue (Weber et al., 2011). Given the need to be profitable and competitive throughout the future, this matter cannot continue to be ignored. According Gustavsson et al. (2011), food waste is a global predicament of stunning proportion underlying reasons differs between countries. The author stress out that food waste in industrialized countries
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Primark and Ethical Business Introduction Primark the leading clothing retailer Rapid changes in media, transport and communications technology have made the world economy more interconnected now than in any previous period of history. Nowhere is this more evident than in the world of textile manufacture and clothing distribution. Consumers want fashionable clothes at affordable prices. Much of high street fashion is produced in various countries across the world. Businesses source clothes
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system. I will follow the same line of argument in this paper with thanks to the students, very few of whom have any intention of becoming HR professionals. We start with some of the classics in strategy and HRM, go on to look briefly at some major studies, or the ones that have influenced my thinking. Thereafter the paper notes the problems with the assumed link with competitive strategy as a dominant, or the dominant, force in determining an HR system. Once the focus is widened to cover business strategy
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Failure in international retailing: research propositions Steve Burt , John Dawson & Leigh Sparks a a b c Institute for Retail Studies, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK E-mail: s.l.burt@stir.ac.uk b The University of Edinburgh Management School, 50 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9YI, UK E-mail: john.dawson@ed.ac.uk c Institute for Retail Studies, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK E-mail: leigh.sparks@stir.ac.uk Available online: 15 Apr 2011 To cite this article:
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July 3, 2014 Card v. American National Property and Casualty Spencer E. Richards IN ARBITRATION * * * TRAVIS CARD, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN NATIONAL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Deposition of: SPENCER E. RICHARDS * * * July 3, 2014 10:00 a.m. CHRISTENSEN & HYMAS 11693 South 700 East, Suite 100 Draper, Utah * * * Wade J. Van Tassell - Certified Realtime Reporter Registered Merit Reporter DepomaxMerit Litigation 801-328-1188 Wade J. Van Tassell July
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Your Postgraduate Programme Learning Goals At the end of your programme of study you will have achieved the following goals: * Goal One: Be independent, reflective critical thinkers * Goal Two: Be culturally and ethically aware * Goal Three: Have developed leadership and management capability * Goal Four: Have developed and applied knowledge of international business and management theory * Goal Five: Have developed a range of research skills and project capabilities
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Volume 7 Issue 2 May 2009 Export of American Fantasy World to the Chinese Case prepared by Professors Susan H. C. TAI and Lorett B. Y. LAU1 Introduction The 80-year-old Disneyland in the United States now appeals only to families, as Mickey Mouse is no longer an attraction for young Americans (October 20, 2005, Kyodo News International, Tokyo). The Walt Disney Company has also opened parks in Paris and Tokyo on the assumption that family values are relevant to any part of the world. Disney
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looked at deep analysis of the success of introducing “Dark Stores” in Ireland. It can be concluded from this study that, Sainsbury’s can successfully enter into Ireland market by introducing “Dark Store”. However, the company will likely face some challenges and competition from other companies in Ireland, but it can counter these by employing different strategies recommended in this study. Business Strategy: Sainsbury’s Introduction The task of the strategy is the most difficult and time-consuming
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