presidential address of the Iem President Building the Past‚ Engineering the Present‚ Educating the Future Y.Bhg. Dato’ Engr. Prof. Dr Chuah Hean Teik President The Institution of Engineers‚ Malaysia Session 2009/2010 The Immediate Past President‚ Past Presidents‚ Deputy President‚ Vice-Presidents‚ Members of Council‚ and my fellow engineers. 1.0 BUILDING THE PAST – A TRIBUTE TO Engineers Malaya was formed on 1 May 1959 and later renamed The Institution of Engineers‚ Malaysia. OUR
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2001: declining growth rates‚ weak export markets‚ shortage skilled labour. 1. Porter’s diamond of Finland and its mobile phone sector for the last decade Factor conditions Finnish education is mainly based on efficiency‚ quality and internationalisation. They see it as a factor of competitiveness of the country‚ therefore they want to raise the level of education. In graph 1 it shows that most people who did a bachelor degree also did a master degree. This was the case until 2004‚ then the
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“Increasing internationalisation of the world economy has benefited industrialised countries that dominate world trade and finance while developing countries have gained very little from this globalisation.” Discuss. In the 21st century we are living in a global village where trade‚ movement and communication are all participated in effortlessly. This period of globalisation‚ however‚ has not benefitted all realms of life and the gap between rich and poor countries is constantly growing larger
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Cambodian Mekong University Is the university that cares for the value of education Management and Organizational Behavior (MN211) 1 The Nature of Organisational Behaviour CHAPTER 1 Learning outcomes After completing this chapter you should be able to: explain the nature and main features of organisational behaviour; detail contrasting perspectives of orientations to work; outline the importance of management as an integrating activity; assess the nature and importance of the psychological
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Written Analysis of Case – Wal*Mart Stores‚ Inc 1. To what extent can Wal-Mart’s performance be explained in terms of industry structure‚ and to what extent in terms of its competitive position? In assessing industry structure I have focussed primarily on Wal*Mart’s core business of the US discount store industry. Relevant aspects of Wal*Mart’s diversification into wholesale clubs and supercentres are also considered – although it could be argued that the dynamics of both (particularly the
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Table of Contents 1. Business concept 2. Market analysis 3.1 Demand of taxis 3.2 Consumers 3.3 Competition 3. Marketing strategy 4.4 Pricing strategy 4.5 Advertising strategy 4.6 Promotion strategy 4.7 Information campaign 4. Management strategy 5. Financial plan 6.8 Projected profit and loss 6.9 Funding 6. Risk management 7. Conclusion 1. Business concept “I-Taxi” is an Application for
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Introduction The McDonald’s Restaurant story began in 1954‚ when a self-employed salesman named Raymond Kroc sold a popular milkshake mixer in Southern California‚ thus since then the company contains over 30’000 quick-service outlets in 122 countries around the world. As the company began to be a big success around the world‚ Mr. Urs Hammer‚ CEO of McDonald’s Switzerland got the green light from the executive board of Chicago to open a Hotel‚ in Zurich. Hence‚ the Golden Arch Hotel opened its
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value 40 Total Number 400 of Learning Hours Key Words Implementation of Global strategy‚ strategy and the organisation‚ strategic development‚ globalisation‚ international business and the environment‚ internationalisation. Module Description There has been a fundamental shift in the world’s economy where national economies were once self contained‚ now cross border business activities and economies are much more inter-dependent on each
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CT and e-Hospitality e-Hospitality is an umbrella term that incorporates the entire range of information communication technology (ICT) applications in the hospitality area. ICTs penetrate at a fast pace‚ by integrating the hotel operation; reshaping the marketing function; improving total efficiency; providing tools for marketing research and partnership building; enhancing customer services while providing strategic opportunities. Consumers increasingly expect ICT-enabled communications and interactions
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Executive Summary The purpose of this brief is to evaluate the strategic position of Intercontinental hotels group (IHG) PLC and to make recommendations to the Board of Directors. This brief highlights the environmental audit of IHG. Key drivers of IHG are huge number of hotels‚ largest in terms of number of rooms and members in Loyalty Rewards club scheme all over the world. The external environmental analysis is done using PESTEL analysis followed by Porters Five forces and Industry Life
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