Emerging markets are nations with social or business activity in the process of rapid growth and industrialization. The economies of China and India are considered to be the largest.[1] According to The Economist many people find the term outdated‚ but no new term has yet to gain much traction.[2] Emerging market hedge fund capital reached a record new level in the first quarter of 2011 of $121 billion.[3] The seven largest emerging and developing economies by either nominal GDP or GDP (PPP) are
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Emerging Markets is used to describe a country in the process of rapid growth and industrialisation Opportunities- Strong Economic Growth /Rising consumer incomes and growing ‘middle-classes’/Opportunities for joint ventures with local businesses Threats- Culture/varying customer needs/Difficult to protect ideas from competition due to inadequate laws/Infrastructure could be poor‚ making distribution and marketing difficult The US soft drinks giant announced a 6% rise in operating revenue to $11
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Organisational culture describes the values‚ beliefs and behaviours which provide norms for the environment of an organisation (Anon.‚ 2012). The culture of an organisation sets out to provide structure for employees within a business and often culture shows to be a strong factor in certain organisations. Edgar Schein‚ a culture theorist explains that the definition of organizational culture must be general otherwise factors may be eliminated which may contribute to culture within a business. (Anon
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AS Sociology For AQA [2nd Edition] Unit 1: Families and Households Chris. Livesey and Tony Lawson Unit 1: Families and Households Contents 1. The relationship of the family to the social structure and social change‚ with particular reference to the economy and to state policies. 2 2. Changing patterns of marriage‚ cohabitation‚ separation‚ divorce‚ child-bearing and the life-course‚ and the diversity of contemporary family and household structures. 23 3. The nature
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Compare how poets present the effects of war in ‘Mametz Wood’ (page 36) and in one other poem from Conflict. In Mametz Wood‚ by Owen Sheers and Futility‚ by Wilfred Owen‚ their separate perspectives of conflict and war are shown throughout‚ with the use of imagery‚ and personification to show the poets’ changes in emotion. Owen Sheers wrote his poem in the perspective of what happened in the past‚ with the poem being influenced by Sheers seeing a picture of a mass grave‚ provoking gruesome
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Centre Number For Examiner’s Use Candidate Number Surname Other Names Examiner’s Initials Candidate Signature Question General Certificate of Secondary Education Higher Tier June 2012 Additional Science BL2HP H Unit Biology B2 Biology Unit Biology B2 Monday 21 May 2012 Mark 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 9.00 am to 10.00 am For this paper you must have: a ruler. You may use a calculator. Time allowed 1 hour Instructions Use black ink or
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AQA Exam-style Questions Cell activity 1. a) - A : nucleus - B : mitochondria - C : ribosomes - D : plasmids b) The nucleus controls all activities within the cell. It also contains genetic materials used to create new cells. c) Plasmids and genetic materials in cytoplasm d) i 75 ii 28 iii 0.15 e) Protein can be used to build up cells as it is a structural component of every cells. It is also an enzyme as well. f) There are no mitochondria in bacterial cells because they are
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P1 AQA – Revision Notes 1. Heat Transfer • Thermal radiation = infra-red radiation (beyond red part of visible spectrum) • Surface of sun is 5500 degrees. • Greenhouse effect is the idea that the earth is a greenhouse‚ and the atmosphere is glass that stops substances exiting or entering. • DARK‚ MATT SURFACES emit more radiation than shiny‚ light ones‚ and absorb radiation better. • Conduction: free electrons are given energy where heated and diffuse – this energy is passed on as electrons
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Q.4 The Intel Corporation produces microprocessors that are used in computers. It has a market share of over 75% and has been praised for its highly innovative culture. Do you think that an innovative culture can be relied on to guarantee the future success of a business? Justify your answer with reference to Intel and/or other organisations you know. An innovative culture within a business is where a business is always open to introducing something new in the business such as a product or service
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Federation Sixth Form Mrs Griffiths: sj-griffiths@hahc.org.uk Mr Roaf: sm-roaf@hahc.org.uk 2012 Unit 1 exam: Thursday 17th May‚ am Unit 2 exam: Friday 25th May‚ pm Easter Revision: tbc AS Syllabus: AQA Sociology GCE (new specification) Unit 1: Families and Households (SCLY1) * Worth 40% of your AS and 20% of your final A Level * Written paper‚ 1 hour * 60 marks available Unit 2: Education with Research Methods (SCLY2) * Worth 60%
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