This case describes a decision facing the officers of the Solidarity Fund, a large pension fund operated by the Quebec Federation of Labor (QFL). The QFL had founded the Fund to provide members of its affiliated unions and others access to professionally managed retirement accounts. It also sought to create job growth in the province of Quebec and to support companies with good working conditions, positive relations with local communities, and a commitment to environmental responsibility. The dilemma
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issues of concern * Barriers to entry and lack of competition * Transparency | 555 | The importance of reputation | 6 | What went wrong? | 7 | The need for regulation | 7 | Can we trust the rating agencies? * The Enron Case Study * The Parmalat Case Study | 889 | Are rating agencies guilty? | 12 | The sinister power of rating agencies | 13 | A world without rating agencies | 14 | Conclusions | 15 | References | 16 | The protagonists of the world market A rating agency
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be reviewed in the case of an investigation. Even though racial profiling still exists, anyone regardless of race, gender or age can become a victim of police brutality. If a person experienced police misconduct, he or she needs to write down the names of all witnesses of the accident, take pictures of his or her injuries and get a medical conclusion on the injuries from a medical professional. Also, it is a good idea to hire a police brutality attorney to help with the case. If a complaint was
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BRAZIL: Over the past few years, Brazil has moved from a country with great promise 'some time in the future' to being seen as one of the hottest investment opportunities in the world. A more stable political system and currency, coupled with vast mineral wealth of the country make Brazil a 'must' for all companies with truly global ambitions. With a population of 194 million, Brazil represents the fifth largest market opportunity in the world — after China, India, Indonesia and the USA. It
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Journal of World Business 37 (2002) 69±80 Eastern European cluster: tradition and transition     Gyula Bakacsi, Takacs Sandor, Karacsonyi Andras, Imrek Viktor1 Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration, 1093 Budapest, Hungary Abstract The eastern European cluster consists of Albania, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, and Slovenia. It has a population of 232 million and a gross domestic product (GDP) of U.S.$772 billion. The cluster's distinctive
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EFFECTIVE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACROSS CULTURES: THE ROLE OF CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE Dr. Alexi Matveev College of Staten Island New York, NY, USA Dr. Elena Lvina Concordia University Montreal, Quebec, Canada Abstract New theoretical frameworks are needed to better understand effective transformational leadership in different cultural contexts. In this article we illustrate the relationship between transformational leadership and the cross-cultural communication
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EFFECTIVE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACROSS CULTURES: THE ROLE OF CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE Dr. Alexi Matveev College of Staten Island New York, NY, USA Dr. Elena Lvina Concordia University Montreal, Quebec, Canada Abstract New theoretical frameworks are needed to better understand effective transformational leadership in different cultural contexts. In this article we illustrate the relationship between transformational leadership and the cross-cultural communication
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Austria-Hungary, unsatisfied with Serbia's response to their ultimatum, declares war on Serbia. Germany readily agreed to join Austria-Hungry, almost encouraged there war-like stance. Russia bound by treaty to Serbia, announced its mobilization of the Russian army to defend Serbia. France, bound by treaty to Russia, declared war August 3, 1914. Britain, allied to France with loosely worded treaty which placed “Moral Obligation” to defend France, declared war on August 4 of the same year. The United States
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rbitration is defined as “a process of settling an argument or disagreement in which the people or groups on both sides present their opinions and ideas to a third person or group” http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arbitration. In the United States the law that governs arbitration at a state and federal level is the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)(http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/309172/Arbitration+Dispute+Resolution/International+Arbitration+And )”The Federal Law on International Commercial
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Macy’s Macy’s zoomed up the list more than any other retailer, increasing its brand value by 62 percent to rank 40, up from 49 last year, according to Interbrand. The retailer’s decision nearly a decade ago to drop all of its regional department store nameplates — from the Bon Marche in Florida to Marshall Field’s in Chicago – and convert them to the Macy’s brand has paid off, despite ample criticism at the time that the stores would lose their local flavor, Interbrand executives told Forbes
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