(1577 million dollars)‚ Germany (1268‚8 million dollars)‚ and USA (1278‚1 million dollars). So it means that Japan is really attractive to be investigated in our work. [2] So high indexes of export are also affected by following factors: 1) Advantages of Japan’s geographical location – it is relative close to main international trade partners. Such partners in 2009 were: China – 18‚88% of export share; USA – 16‚42%; Korea – 8‚13%; Taiwan – 6‚27%; Hong Kong – 5‚49%. In 2010 the total equivalent
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V. The Competitive Advantage of Nations A. Overview Porter is a famous Harvard business professor. He conducted a comprehensive study of 10 nations to learn what leads to success. Recently his company was commissioned to study Canada in a report called "Canada at the Crossroads". Porter believes standard classical theories on comparative advantage are inadequate (or even wrong). According to Porter‚ a nation attains a competitive advantage if its firms are competitive. Firms become
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ABSTRACT Information systems and organizations influence one another. Information systems are built by managers to serve the interests of the business firm. At the same time‚ the organization must be aware of and open to the influences of information systems to benefit from new technologies. The collaboration between information technology and organizations is multifaceted and is predisposed by many arbitrating factors‚ including the organization’s structure‚ business processes‚ politics‚ culture
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defined as political system and orientation including individuals standing by the government or by the individuals they have elected to represent them. Democracy entails numerous advantages but this is also tied to some disadvantages. Advantages of Democracy Protects the Interest of Citizens One of the topmost advantages of democracy is the protection of people’s interest. Real power lies in the people exercising it by means of representatives duly elected by the citizen. It is known that economic
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1. Comparative Advantages and Disadvantages for introducing car audio company in China 1.1 Market assessment China’s automobile industry is booming with a steady and steep growth. Between 2001 to 2005‚ the growth rate of China’s car consumption was 54.42% [China Economy‚ 2008]. This rapid development in china’s auto industry has provided a broad space for auto-parts industry [Yan‚ 2008]. However‚ the car audio market in China seems to be in infancy stage. Foreign car audio brands have taken up
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One advantage of economic globalisation comes from the free trade. “Two nations can benefit from free trade by specializing in producing those products in which they enjoy a comparative advantage” (Case & Fair 2004‚ p.716). A country enjoys a comparative advantage in the manufacturing of a good if the production has a lower opportunity cost than it would have if produced in other country. When specialization takes place in a production‚ the production will become more efficient. It is due to research
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of using crushing equipment cone crusher‚ jaw crusher is to use. For proper selection and rational use of coarse crushing did not prepare‚ now they are briefly analyzed and compared as follows. Cone Crusher (compared with the jaw crusher) main advantages: 1‚ crushing chamber depth‚ continuous operation‚ high production capacity‚ low power consumption unit. Compared with the same width to the mine mouth jaw crusher‚ the production capacity is higher than the latter more than doubled‚ while electricity
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Determinants of National Advantage Determinants of National Advantage i. Factor Conditions • ii. Factors of production e.g. Skilled labour‚ infrastructure required Demand Conditions • Nature of home demand for industry’s product or service Determinants of National Advantage iii. Related and supporting industries • Presence/absence in a nation of supplier and related industries that are internationally competitive iv. Firm structure‚ strategy and rivalry
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Advantages of vegetarianism One advantage that cannot be disputed is that vegetarian’s conscience can be at peace in the sense that he does not cause the death of animals grown for meat and fat such as rabbits‚ poultry or pigs. This idea alone persuades many people‚ especially women to start embracing vegetarianism as their way of life. Another undisputable advantage of vegetarianism is that long-term vegetarians are rarely overweight thus people can make losing weight easier by becoming vegetarians
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Advantages of vegetarianism One advantage that cannot be disputed is that vegetarian’s conscience can be at peace in the sense that he does not cause the death of animals grown for meat and fat such as rabbits‚ poultry or pigs. This idea alone persuades many people‚ especially women to start embracing vegetarianism as their way of life. Another undisputable advantage of vegetarianism is that long-term vegetarians are rarely overweight thus people can make losing weight easier by becoming vegetarians
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