DETAILS OF ASSIGNMENT STUDENT NAMES: IDS: Adele Ewing 100317737 UNIT CODE * NAME 2014-OU3-BUS-60002 Sustainable Business Practices in a Dynamic Global Environment ASSESSMENT TITLE Assessment 2-Individual Report TUTOR’S NAME: Terry Landells DATE OF SUBMISSION: 27 Oct 14 DECLARATION We declare that ( the first four boxes must be completed for the assignment to be accepted): x This assignment does not contain any material that has previously been submitted for assessment at this or any other
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market towards the B2C end. Alibaba formed good relationship with most of the brand and established a solid consumer base. It soon became aware of the trend and leveraged its strength by launching a B2C platform‚ TMall. Currently‚ it’s the largest B2C website in China. Moreover‚ a long list of fees would be incurred to sellers in the platform. As more business migrate to the new site‚ Alibaba can enjoy a more steady cash flow. Destination Country - US: On 11 June 2014‚ Alibaba launched US shopping site
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PRACTICAL BUSINESS MODEL FOR THE APPLICATION OF SOLAR ENERGY AS A SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG. INDEX INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND GLOBAL WARMING AND ITS IMPACT ON THE WORLD SPECIFIC IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING ON HONG KONG AVAILABILITY OF SOLAR ENERGY AND ITS CURRENT APPLICATION IN HONG KONG PUBLIC APPEAL TO A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE METHODOLOGY AND GUIDING PRINCIPLE METHODOLOGY PRINCIPLE AN EXPLORATION TO A PRACTICAL BUSINESS MODEL FOR THE APPLICATION OF SOLAR ENERGY AS A SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY
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Geopolitics & security; and‚ 6. Society & culture. The aim of this report is to provide recommendations in order to determine: 1. Whether it is possible to have prosperity without growth; 2. The review of themes that affect/determine a sustainable economy (and the effect on the Colorful Corporation); and‚ 3. A proposed strategy for CEO consideration which would result
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Running head: SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS 1 Sustainable Solutions Paper Katherine Kem DBA Strategy Dr. Robert Hockin‚ Instructor February 21‚ 2010 Running head: SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS Sustainable Solutions Paper Walmart has some of the best supply chain methods in the market‚ and is working to become an industry leader in sustainability. Despite this‚ there is much criticism of this ‘giant’‚ and an in-depth look of their organization from a sustainable lens will review their successes‚ failures
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Sustainable development and international business law 1) Executive summary This scenario involves four countries and four separate business transactions. Further‚ it involves several main legal issues which will be dealt with in the discussion. * The first issue is which law will govern the transactions between the parties – domestic or international law‚ and the implications of both. * The scenario raises the issue of the selection of incoterms which will best accommodate the interest
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Sustainable Innovation Key conclusions from Sustainable Innovation Conferences 2003–2006 organised by The Centre for Sustainable Design Martin Charter & Tom Clark The Centre for Sustainable Design University College for the Creative Arts www.cfsd.org.uk May 2007 Contents 1 Introduction 05 2 Definition and importance of sustainable innovation 09 3 Drivers 12 4 ‘State of the art’ and application 15 5 Obstacles 20 6 Policy needs 28
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2.2.2 Economic 6 2.2.3 Social 6 2.2.4 Technological 6 2.2.5 Environmental 7 2.2.6 Legal 7 2.3 Porter’s Five Forces Model 7 2.3.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 8 2.3.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers 8 2.3.3 Threat of Substitutes 9 2.3.4 Threat of New Entrants 9 2.3.5 Industry Rivalry 9 3.0 Conclusion 10 4.0 Bibliography 10 1.0 Introduction This paper takes into account the business environment analysis of Marks and Spencer‚ the food and clothing retail store of UK which now has international presence
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For a religious person‚ the fact that life is special leads on to the concept of the sanctity of life. Christianity and Islam both believe that God was responsible for creating life originally‚ so it is like a gift from God‚ so should be preserved and respected. However‚ some others dont believe the same things. Some poeple believe that life forms evolved naturally over millions of years‚ leading to our society today‚ and so if it is not a ’great gift from God’‚ it shouldnt matter as much if a persons
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In today’s rapidly changing globalised business environment‚ human capital has become one of the keys to competitive advantage. Consequently‚ any good business strategy must fully utilise the inimitable assets of people through their knowledge‚ skills and abilities. This highlights the need for strategic human resource management (SHRM). The key assumption of SHRM is that organisational performance is affected by employees through a set of human resource (HR) practices (Pan et al 2006). A review
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