performance. It adopts two assumptions in analyzing sources of competitive advantage ( see for instance Barney‚ 1991 and Peteraf and Barney‚ 2003). First‚ this model assumes that firms within an industry (or within a strategic group) may be heterogeneous with respect to the bundle of resources that they control. Second‚ it assumes that resource heterogeneity may persist over time because the resources used to implement firms’ strategies are not perfectly mobile across firms (i.e.‚ some of the
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Comparative Report Canada is one of the largest countries in the world with a climate that ranges from arctic to mild with moderate summers and long‚ cold winters. Canada is a constitutional monarchy with a bilingual federal system‚ a parliamentary form of government and strong democratic traditions. Canada has immense mineral resources‚ it is the world’s largest producer of asbestos‚ nickel‚ zinc and silver. Canada is also heavily industrialized and the subsequent emissions add to the acid rain
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Quirky We make invention accessible. * Quirky – Brain Child of Ben Kaufman a Social Entrepreneur. Quirky is a platform for product ideas that are not generated as part of formal Business and Technology incubation process. But it is a platform where anyone can present his/her idea by paying consideration of USD 10. Basically many people get ideas while actually delivering the tasks and Quirky brings such people together. * It uses crowdsourcing to develop the product‚ by engaging participants
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a time of economic uncertainty‚ the market in these local retailers seems remarkably solid. According to the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS)‚ tens of millions of customers visit convenience stores every day. So if you’re looking to buy a business‚ this could be an attractive
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Impact of increased business and culture contact between countries on a country’s identity One of the most noticed trends in 21st century is a closer connection between countries in both economic and cultural aspects. There is a widespread worry that closer connection between countries will led to the gradual disappearance of countries’ identities. This issue should be viewed and analyzed from multiple perspectives. When a country tends to develop a closer relationship with the rest of the world
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spreads for different countries. While you can use these numbers as rough estimates of country risk premiums‚ you may want to modify the premia to reflect the additional risk of equity markets. To estimate the long term country risk premium‚ I start with the country rating (from Moody’s: www.moodys.com) and estimate the default spread for that rating (US corporate and country bonds) over the treasury bond rate. This becomes a measure of the added country risk premium for that country. I add this
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Problems encountered in selected food cart franchising business in the University belt: an assessment - Presentation Transcript 1. 2. 3. 4. B ackground of the study Franchising is often defined as being in business for yourself but not by yourself. It is route to expansion where there is a franchisor and a franchisee that enters into a franchisee agreement‚ although both parties have a contractual relationship‚ one that enhances and sustains the success of franchising. It gives the business
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Encounters with people of different cultures in their own countries or communities 1 2 3 4 5 Coping with the customs of host countries or communities‚ e.g. rules and courtesies that local people observe and may expect me to observe. ٧ Encountering the different customs of people from other cultures‚ e.g. dress‚ spec al occasions‚ etc. ٧ Adapting to the rhythm of life in other cultures‚ e.g. getting used to different meal times etc. ٧ Integrating with
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Compare the process of indpendance in at least two latin American countries‚ what was different and why? Without a doubt the catalyst for all polictiacal and economics change in south America in the niteenth and eighteenth century was the weakening and finaly destruction of the spansih colonial rule. The insavasion of napoleon created a crisis of crowns legitanacy‚ this subsequently resulted in the start or revolutions all over south America. Society in both argentian and mexico reacted in similar
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OMAR SOUSSA Discuss the impact of tourism on destination countries and suggest ways to tackle any negative effect Introduction tourism as an economic activity is important for many countries that try to obtain a share in the 8 $ trillion industry ‚ while it can bring in wealth and economic benefits ‚ there are also some negative consequences for those nations and their regions . for both these ‚ it is important to understand the impact of tourism ( Holloway‚ and Davidson ‚2009) . The aim
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