Why Japanese firms cannot attract talents from overseas: The consequence Japan faces from postwar economic growth Today‚ Japanese firms are in jeopardy of surviving. Due to the advent of globalization and the shrinking of the domestic market in Japan‚ it became essential for the firms to gain talents from overseas. However‚ it is a well-known fact that Japanese companies do not attract the foreign talents. Singapore is not an exception. In fact‚ none of the Japanese firms were included in Singapore’s
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Case Study of Just For Feet Inc. Xuan Zhang Q1. Prepare common-sized balance sheets and income statements and compute key ratios for 1997-1998. What were the high-risk financial statement items for the 1998 audit? * Common-sized financial statements: * Key ratio analysis: Liquidity and solvency: | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | Current ratio | 3.387 | 1.998 | 2.142 | Debt to equity | 1.117 | 0.672 | 0.720 | Times interest earned | 6.376 | 24.665 | 28.286 | Activity | | |
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The Princes in the Tower One of England ’s greatest scandals was the disappearance and murder of two princes in 1483. The children of King Edward IV‚ Edward V and Richard‚ Duke of York were allegedly "imprisoned" shortly after his death. King Edward ’s brother‚ Richard‚ Duke of Gloucester‚ secretly wanted the throne for himself. He would ’ve gone to extremes to make sure it happened. Yet‚ there is still great debate over him actually murdering his nephews. The Princes in the Tower focuses on the life
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_________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION In today‟s competitive world consumers are exposed to thousands of voices and images in magazines‚ newspapers‚ and on billboards‚ websites‚ radio and television. Advertisers attempts to steal at least a fraction of a person ’s time to inform him or her of the amazing and different 22 “Celebrity” refers to an „individual who is known to the public‚ such as actors‚ sport figures‚ entertainers‟ and others of the like for his
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------------------------------------------------- Radio broadcasting | This article includes a list of references‚ but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (November 2008) | | The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide viewof the subject. Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page. (December 2010) | Long wave radio broadcasting
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How Can The German Car Manufacturer Firm “A” Enter Brazil Market Firm A is a big multinational enterprise in Germany which focuseson vehiclemanufacturer. Now‚ firm A is planning to enlarge its business in the world. Brazil‚ the largest emerging economy in Latin America is their first choice. However‚ similar to other developing countries‚ the business and trade condition in Brazil is different from developed countries. So‚ firm A may face great political and cultural risk when doing business in
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Petronas Towers‚ also known as Petronas Twin Towers‚ are twin buildings situated in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia‚ on the site of city’s race track. Of the two building‚ the one named Tower 1 was built by Hazama Corporation‚ while the other‚ known as Tower 2‚ was constructed by Samsung Engineering & Construction. The construction work on Petronas Towers was completed in 1998 and they were opened in August 1999. At the time of their completion‚ the twin buildings were the tallest buildings in the world and
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Many "new" products enter the marketplace each year. Most of these products are not genuinely new or innovative. One estimate places the number of truly new products at less than ten percent. The other ninety percent are modified or repositioned products. A survey of new consumer products found that about ninety percent were introduced as line extensions. About five percent were introduced as brand extensions and only fewer than five percent were introduced with a new brand name. Despite the popular
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Feet September 1948 “Feet” is an extract from a novel by Seamus Dean‚ Reading in the Dark‚ set in the year 1948. The event is narrated in a first person perspective‚ from the point of view of a young boy‚ who is hidden under a table‚ such that all he can see are the feet of the people in the room. In this extract‚ the author conveys the observations through the innocent perspective of a boy who might only be around eight to ten years of age. The first scene that we are introduced to seems
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Charge Syndrome Introduction Charge Syndrome is a specific collection of non-randomly occurring congenital anomalies. The acronym CHARGE actually stands for the major features of this syndrome. The letter C stands for coloboma of the eye‚ H is heart defects‚ A stands for atresia of the choanae‚ R is retarded growth and development‚ G stands for genital abnormalities and lastly letter E stands for ear anomalies and/deafness. The cause of this syndrome may be genetically heterogeneous‚ but
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