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    Diamond Chemicals

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    Diamond Chemicals: Merseyside and Rotterdam Projects [pic] Group 5 Edi Suryanto Gressiadi Muslim M Fahmiansyah Rudianto Nugroho Wibowo Kristianto MAGISTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY 2011 Diamond Chemicals: Merseyside and Rotterdam Projects Diamond Chemicals is a leading producer of polypropylene‚ the polymer used in a variety of products (ranging from medical products to packaging film‚ carpet fibers

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    Maya Collapse

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    happened during the Classic period which thereafter seen the mystical collapse of Maya empire ( Maya civilization‚ n.d.)‚ so the purpose of this research paper is to give some basic concepts about Maya civilization and to demonstrate a number of explanations of Maya collapse in the Classic period through three sections: Maya civilization through three periods of time‚ Maya successful achievement and rationales behind the collapse of Maya empire in end of the Classic era (250 AD to 900 AD). II. Discussion

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    J. Diamond’s Collapse: Harappa Throughout the course of history‚ major complex civilizations have always found themselves in a state of decline‚ and possibly even collapse. In “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed” Jared Diamond lays out the questions and issues and issues at the foundation of his theory on the collapse of societies. Diamond uses five factors that could contribute to the collapse of a society: damage that people in inadvertently inflict on the environment‚ climate-change

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    Collapse of Civilizations

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    The factors that lead to the "collapse" of civilizations are almost directly related to those that created it. Archaeologists characterize collapse by a number of elements‚ some of which we have evidence for‚ others we do not. Most archaeologists are unsure of exactly what caused the decline of most civilizations in the ancient world‚ yet there are many clues to some of the events that could have contributed. The collapse of the ancient Roman Empire‚ the Mesoamerican Mayan‚ and the Egyptian cultures

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    Porter's Diamond

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    Porter’s Diamond Benedictine University International Business Professor Samir Moussalli July 21‚ 2013 Porter’s Diamond The industry that is most interesting to me is the coffee industry. It is a known fact that 90 percent of the world’s coffee production takes place in developing countries. (www.businessinsider.com) The country that ranks number one in coffee production is Brazil. While Finland drinks the most coffee per capita in the world‚ Brazil ranks number thirteen

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    Cod Collapse

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    Many jobs lost‚ communities devastated‚ memories and legacies taken away.. What could cause issues like these? The answer is the cod collapse… In 1992 when the cod fish was lowest ever measured‚ the government was forced to close the fishery in Newfoundland. The action taken by the federal conservative government put over 40‚000 individuals out of work. Cod is a popular food fish with a mild flavor‚ low fat content and a dense white flesh that flakes easily. In the UK Atlantic cod is one of the

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    A Diamond Personality

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    his dream would happen but it did not take long before he found out. Upon his graduating from college‚ he got a job working for a jeweler even though he knew nothing about jewelry. That work started his passion for diamonds and he never looked back. Oscar received a degree in diamonds and learned everything that he could learn about them. The determination he showed was what helped him get started in his success (Robbins & Judge‚ 2009). Personality Personality tests are very interesting in the

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    Porter's Diamond

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    criteria for 49 countries. How might Porter’s diamond of national advantage help to explain the rankings for some of thes countries for certain industries that interest you? According to Porter‚ a nation attains a competitive advantage if its firms are competitive. Firms become competitive through innovation. Innovation can include technical improvements to the product or to the production process. Four attributes of a nation comprise Porter’s "Diamond" of national advantage. They are: factor conditions

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    blood diamonds

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    things had. What do they mean to their lives‚ especially their families. Because they understand without families they don’t have anything. Also in this movie‚ it’s true the people who buy diamonds create the demand for this business‚ but who should be blamed are only those who seek the diamonds illegally. Otherwise we should blame every rich man. Why? Because somebody makes money‚ there must be someone who loses money. Do we want to blame the people who made others poor? Then there should

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    Porter's Diamond

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    1. Explain Porter’s Diamond Porter introduced group of interconnected firms‚ suppliers‚ related industries‚ institutions. Competitive advantage of nations have been the outcome of four interlinked advanced factors and activities: these interrelated links Factors for Competitive Advantage for the countries or regions in Porter’s Diamond are as follows: 1 Factor conditions - such as skilled labor‚ land‚ natural resources‚ capital and infrastructure. Porter argues that the "key" factors

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