Nicaragua: A Nation in Crisis Marbely L. Robison Strayer University Abstract Nicaragua suffers from serious social problems‚ aggravated by warfare and economic crises. The economic crisis of the 1980s‚ coupled with the Contra War‚ has worsened the greatest social problems Nicaragua has faced in the past few decades‚ namely unemployment‚ poverty and starvation. Widespread poverty and unemployment have lead to housing shortages‚ malnutrition and rising crime and illiteracy. More
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Country Risk Assessment: Brazil and the Financial Services Industry Table of Contents Executive Summary…………………………………..….…………………………... 03 Overview of Financial Services in Brazil………………………………………….. 04 Brazil’s Political Factors……………………...…………..….……………...….…... 06 Brazil’s Economic Factors……………………………….…..….…..………………. 07 Brazil’s Social Factors…………………………………..….………...…………....… 10 Brazil’s Business Environment................................................................. 14 Brazil’s
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Country Risk and Strategic Planning Analysis Direct export access to China used to be difficult due to the complexity and slowness of the country ’s customs rules and regulations. But with the relaxation in regulatory restrictions and the opening of its markets to foreign investors‚ China could become the next successful market for cognac and champagne importers. The elimination of tariffs in the wake of China ’s accession to the World Trade Organization may encourage more cognac and champagne importers
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This? Managing a Product-Harm Crisis Abstract Product-harm crisis is an important organizational management topic due to the potential detrimental business impact. Organizations are more vulnerable than ever to the possibility of product related incidents disrupting business at any point in the supply chain. To counteract this implicit threat to an organizations reputation and financial wellbeing‚ if properly deployed‚ continuity management fosters the ability to run in the face of a crisis event;
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Managing a Crisis Using PR I recently completed a simulation entitled‚ "Managing a Crisis Using PR." My role during the simulation was that of the Public Relations (PR) Manager for Greenergy. Over the course of the simulation I completed three PR scenarios. As a result of the simulation I have gained a firm understanding of proactive planning and the importance it holds in the success of an organization. In this paper I will analyze the simulation and answer a few questions such as; the definition
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MASTER IN INTERNATIOANAL COMMUNICATION The role of the leader in managing a crisis: Case Study “The Truth is that no one factor makes a company admirable. But if you were forced to pick the one that makes the most difference‚ you’d pick leadership.” (Warren Bennis‚ 1998) Leadership is today`s most contreversial and commented topic. Do we really know what leadership is all about? Today leadership is becomming a more and more a demanding task. John Kotter (2001)‚ a leadership expert
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MANAGING CORE RISKS IN BANKING: ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT (ALM) BANGLADESH BANK Asset Liability Management Policy Asset Liability Management (ALM) is an integral part of Bank Management; and so‚ it is essential to have a structured and systematic process for manage the Balance Sheet. Banks must have a committee comprising of the senior management of the bank to make important decisions related to the Balance Sheet of the Bank. The committee‚ typically called the Asset Liability Committee (ALCO)
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Hillier Stanford University‚ CA‚ USA Special Editorial Consultant: Camille C. Price Stephen F. Austin State University‚ TX‚ USA For further volumes: www.springer.com/series/6161 ManMohan S. Sodhi r Christopher S. Tang Managing Supply Chain Risk ManMohan S. Sodhi Cass Business School City University London‚ UK Christopher S. Tang Anderson School of Management University of California‚ Los Angeles Los Angeles‚ CA‚ USA ISSN 0884-8289 International Series in Operations
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Managing crisis before they happen What every executive needs to know about Crisis Management Ian I. Mintroff Amacom ISBN 0-8144-0563-0 Crisis-management : dealing with humancaused disasters – a permanent and prominent feature of today’s societies. Because these kind of disasters are not inevitable‚ the general public is extremely critical of organizations who are held responsible for the crisis. Eliminating crisis completely is impossible but Ian Mintroff argues that a company can
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PR IN PRACTICE SERIES Risk Issues and Crisis Management A Casebook of Best Practice Third Edition Michael Regester & Judy Larkin Risk Issues and Crisis Management Praise for Risk Issues and Crisis Management “It used to be said that ‘reward is commensurate with risk’; now I fear more apt is ‘risk is likely to end in crisis’. Who better to guide us through the risk/crisis minefield than Mike Regester and Judy Larkin‚ who have guided so many so well for so many years. Read
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