Executive summary The case begins with the protagonist, Joao Silva, in oslo for a meeting of personel directors of the subsidiaries of a large scandinavian multinational, Norge Electronics. Silva is the administrative director (finance and administration, HR, legal) of the division’s sales subsidiary – Norge electronics Portugal. Silva had been asked by the vice president of human resources to present to the personel directors what have been achieved in portugal. The evening before his presentation
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Repatriation Upon return all expatriates are required to go through a debriefing and career counselling session with HR staff. This should be held within two months of the person’s re-entry to the home location. v IHRM Case 1 – Spanning the Globe 3 Case 1 Activity In the role of Eric 1. Summarize your thoughts on the problems at hand, alternative solutions and your strategy on how to proceed at the forthcoming meeting. 2. How will your proposal solve the problems you have defined
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Fogaolo Utu IHRM 670 5/21/11 Case Analysis # 7 Norge Electronics (Portugal), SA Norge Electronics business is the sale, installation and maintenance of equipment for textile manufacturers. The four main sources of revenue are from sale of Norge equipment, fees (maintenance service contracts), sale of spare parts and commissions on the sale of other equipment and spare parts from other manufacturers. The philosophy of Norge is ‘total service’ to its customers. Norge Portugal was headed by Manager
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Cash, Paper-based and Electronic Payments: A Theoretical Approach Francisco Calladoy Jana Hromcováz and Natalia Utrero , Abstract In this paper we provide a general equilibrium model that helps explaining payment choice at the retail level: cash, electronic and paper-based instruments. In particular, it provides theoretical foundations to reconcile previous empirical evidence on the matter. Payment pattern of a given country can be shaped by the payment infrastructure, the cost of each payment
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE 2011 ERASMUS MUNDUS ACTION 1 APPLICATION FORM (EFORM) ERASMUS MUNDUS PROGRAMME CALL 2011 (EACEA 41/10) Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................3 1.1 Presentation and organisation of these instruction notes ....................................................................3 1.2 Definitions ..................
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Price Discovery in Currency Markets Abstract This paper makes three contributions to our understanding of the price discovery process in currency markets. First, it provides evidence that this process cannot be the familiar one based on adverse selection and customer spreads, since such spreads are inversely related to a trade’s likely information content. Second, the paper suggests three potential sources for the pattern of customer spreads, two of which rely on the information structure
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How did the deregulation of air transportation in Europe foster entrepreneurial behavior and innovation in the European airline industry over the last twenty years? Case studies: SAS Airline & Ryanair Master Thesis in Entrepreneurship and Dynamic Business Contexts Spring 2007 Supervisor: Håkan Bohman Entrepreneurship Master Program Authors: Gilles Helterlin and Nuno Ramalho Acknowledgements We would like to express our gratitude to all who have contributed to the realization of this
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but also how it relates to real decisions around the world. This book offers a truly global approach with cases and exhibits from all parts of the world, including Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Far East, North and South America. It provides a complete and concentrated overview of the total international marketing planning process, along with many new, up-to-date exhibits and cases, which illustrate the theory by showing practical applications. • Extensive coverage of hot topics such
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• Personal selling & sales force • Sales promotions • Public relations & publicity • Marketing communications budget The main objective of the project was to promote the offer to the customers and to study the effective product promotional tariff as well as the sales. Promotion is aimed at building brand awareness. The introductory promotion also is intended to convince potential resellers to carry the product, Increased advertising
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Seppo Honkapohja The 1980s financial liberalization in the Nordic countries Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers 36 • 2012 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2190375 The 1980s financial liberalization in the Nordic countries1 Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers 36/2012 Seppo Honkapohja Monetary Policy and Research Department Abstract The financial liberalization in the four Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden) that took place
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