into. According to De Wit and Meyer (2010)‚ the question facing managers is whether they should anticipate and encourage global convergence by emphasising global standardisation‚ centralisation and coordination or should managers acknowledge and exploit international diversity by emphasising local adaptation‚ decentralisation and autonomy. In other words as St Augustine (534-430) put it “when I am in Milan‚ I do as they do in Milan; but when I go to Rome‚ I do as Rome does”. Technology influencing
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Business Environment CHAPTER – 3 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT MEANING Business environment can be defined as "the forces‚ factors and institutions with which the businessman has to deal with to achieve its objectives". In general words we can say business environment is the surroundings in which business exists. Whenever any businessman is operating or working then he has to interact with the customers‚ suppliers and he has to perform the transactions within the rules and regulations of the government
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Course Details Course Name BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Unit number 3 Unit Name Organisations and Behaviour Credit Value 15 Hand Out/Issue Date w/c 07.10.2013 Submission Deadline 28/11/2013 Introduction You should submit your assignment separately the following sections/parts: Part A: Students are expected to write an essay. Part B: Students are expected to make a presentation. Aims of the unit: The aim of this unit is to give learners an
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hierarchical relations present in various businesses include complexity‚ formalisation and centralisation. In basic terms‚ complexity is about the many layers and divisions in an organisation‚ i.e. its interrelationships. Formalization is the extent to which work roles are structured in an organisation. It also includes how the activities of the employees are governed by various rules and procedures. Centralisation refers to the
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Working Capital Management rbs.com/insight Executive Summary In November 2011‚ RBS and Greenwich Associates launched a new study on working capital management among large companies around the world. In conducting the research‚ the firms interviewed 50 companies in Asia (excluding Japan)‚ Europe and North America. The results of this research reveal that past efforts to build efficiencies in working capital management have been incorporated into post-crisis strategies centred on ensuring
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Global core and periphery LO: to discuss the spatial pattern of global interactions through the mapping of core areas at the focus of interaction (network hubs/nodes)‚ the peripheries and areas relatively unaffected by these interactions. Global economy – basic features * Single world market – producers to exchange rather than use. Price is determined on a global scale * 3 geographical tiers – core / semi-periphery / periphery * Temporal trends – growth then stagnation. Hegemony (indirect
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Henri Fayol was a French mining engineer and director of mines who developed a general theory of business administration and one of the most influential contributors to modern concepts of management. When 19 years old he started as an engineer at a mining company "Compagnie de CommentryFourchambeau-Decazeville" in Commentry. By 1900 the company was one of the largest producers of iron and steel in France and was regarded as a vital industry.[1] Fayol became managing director in 1888‚ when the mine
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Educ Asse Eval Acc (2010) 22:275–292 DOI 10.1007/s11092-010-9105-z The evolution and nature of school accountability in the Singapore education system Pak Tee Ng Received: 10 April 2010 / Accepted: 12 August 2010 / Published online: 19 August 2010 # Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2010 Abstract This paper describes and examines the nature and evolution of school accountability in the Singapore Education System. In particular‚ the different facets of school accountability are examined
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To what extent can the high concentration of witch trials in the German states be explained by political and religious tension? The late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were a time of dramatic change in Germany‚ both religiously and politically. Religiously‚ the Protestant Reformation‚ driven by Luther’s ninety-five theses‚ challenged Catholicism. Politically‚ the Holy Roman Empire grew weaker whilst territorial states such as Ellwagen gained power. The changes within these political and religious
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This essay will look at the relationship between the UK and the European Union. It will also look at the contributions that the EU has made to the UK. Also the future of enlargement‚ and the consequences it may have in Britain with immigration and the economy. Six nations‚ also known in European circles as the Inner Six‚ did not want a repeat of abuse of power that Germany had when Hitler was in power‚ so they agreed that Germany would not be allowed to have its own military force. Since then
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