City of Fremantle / Economic development & marketing Destination marketing plan Fremantle 2011 to 2015 “Tourism is not a community service; it is a commercial industry‚ the intent being to attract visitors so that they spend their money with destination services and businesses. It is also highly competitive locally‚ regionally and internationally due to the huge benefit potential from successful tourism marketing. Public support of tourism is about economic development rather than community
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Microsoft: Competing on Talent (A) In 1999‚ a front page Wall Street Journal article was attracting attention with a headline “As Microsoft Matures‚ Some Top Talent Chooses to Go off Line.” It was a question taken very seriously by Gates and Ballmer who understood that company’s enormous success was largely due to its ability to recruit‚ motivate‚ and retain extraordinary talent. This article explores the HR philosophies‚ policies‚ and practice in 1980s and examines how the policies were managed
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References Balakrishnan‚ M.S. (2008). Dubai – a star in the east: A case study in strategic destination branding. Journal of Place Management and Development. 1(1). 62-91. Retrieved from Emerald. DOI: 10.1108/17538330810865345 (Lee & Jain‚ 2009) Lee‚ H. & Jain‚ D. (2009). Dubai’s brand assessment: Success and failure in brand management – Part 1. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy. 5(3). 234-246. Retrieved from ABI/Inform ProQuest. DOI: 10.1057/pb.2009.14 (Lee & Jain‚ 2009) Lee
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CHINA SHAKES THE WORLD x BOOK SUMMARY In China Shakes the World‚ James Kynge gives a history and explanation of the Chinese economy. Kynge started writing the book in 2004 and it was published in 2006. The book is like a biography‚ giving experiences around 1982 when Kynge was a student at the Shandong University. It gives a detailed explanation of economic activities by China in the regions of Germany‚ Italy‚ China‚ and even the United States Midwest. The book sarts with a still mill-Thyssen
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Case Study: The impact of globalisation on China The Switched on Urban and the switched off rural As the world becomes increasingly globalised‚ China’s economy has become increasing interconnected with every region across the world. However‚ the gap between the rich and the poor is widening‚ and it is happening across rural-urban boundaries. This means that although the cities are developing and becoming more modernised‚ people living in rural areas are not being affected by this change‚ as a result
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CARREFOUR CHINA‚ BUILDING A GREENER STORE Edizcan İkizoğlu Ertuğrul Ozan Özbahar Sırma Karakaya IE457|Case 2 Report Bilkent University November‚ 2013 I.SUMMARY In 1995‚ Carrefour entered China‚ with its first store opening in Beijing. By June 2006 the company was operating 73 hypermarkets in 29 Chinese cities and it was the number one foreign retailer in China having the fastest growing rate among its competitors [1]. The company planned to open 100 new stores in 2006-07 because the
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London Tourism Statistics – Key Facts How Much Do Visitors Spend in London? In 2009‚ there were - 10.8 million domestic overnight trips to London‚ generating a total spend of £2.2bn - 14.2 million inbound visits to the region‚ together accounting for £8.24bn How does Tourism in London Compare to Other Regions? Domestic Inbound Trips Spend Trips Spend % % % % London 11 13 56 57 East of England 10 8 8 5 East Midlands 8 6 4 3 West Midlands 8 7 6 4 North West 13 14 9 8 North East 4 4 2
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Book Review “Is China Buying the World?” By Peter Nolan Review written by Thomas E. Dixon Queen Mary University of London This book is based on a paper declared to the board of the US-China Business Council – 1/6/11 It goes without saying that China’s growing economy over the last thirty years has been one of the most prevailing and feared subjects among politicians‚ researchers and environmentalists globally. In a world where economic crises and political tensions continue to run a skewered line
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ase StudyChina Case Study Background of the Country and its Economy * 2nd Largest Economy in the World. Largest Population in World * Fastest growing economy in past 2 decades averaging <10% p/a. * China has made immense economic and human growth and development in recent decades due to a combination of change in government and policies and globalization. * Is now more a Market Driven Capitalist economy and is now Globally Integrated. = Greater levels of global trade and investment
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Competing Against Doping Sport is thought of as an activity that is governed by a set of rules and is engaged in competitively‚ while doping is the idea of using banned natural or synthetic substance for the purpose of enhancing performance in sport. In this paper I will argue against the fallacies presented on the topic of allowing doping in sports. I will argue that the notion of doping in sports is not based on sound moral reasoning and given the choice‚ not all athletes will
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