Swire Pacific (SEHK: 0019) 29 August 2012‚ Keiann Yeung Business Description Swire Pacific is a Hong Kong-based conglomerate with key operations in property and aviation. Other divisions include marine services‚ beverages‚ trading and industrials. Property accounts for more than 60% of its Enterprise Value and operating profit. Other key holdings include 44% of Cathay Pacific. The UK-based founding family John Swire & Sons owns 42% economic interest and 58% voting rights in the company. Key
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The Secret Israeli Palestinian negotiations in Oslo Key drivers of Israel’s interest in compromising with the PLO; American relationship after the end of Cold War Since 1967‚ Israel enjoyed full support of the Americans in terms of economy‚ politics and military (11) However‚ by then end of 1980s‚ the gradual reapproachment of the Soviet Union and US eroded the close Israeli-US relationship (12) The public growing tired of the conflict‚ as shown by the election win of the Labor instead of the
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Chapter 8 ECONOMIC INTEGRATION QUESTION 7: After a promising start‚ MERCOSUR‚ the major Latin American trade agreement‚ has faltered and made little progress since 2000. What problems are hurting MERCOSUR? What can be done to solve these problems? There are several reasons why Mercosur can be considered an unsuccesful trade agreement: 1. Member countries are not yet politically mature to commit to long term agreements that can be respected by the the future rulers of each country. Instead
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Euromouse Negotiation Mouse Reflection Paper Lim Jian Hong‚ Benjamin (A0110508W) Background of Parties I was assigned the role of Mouse representative for this Mouse exercise. The primary objective for Mouse heading into the negotiation was to ensure co-operation from the mayors of Chessy‚ Coupvray‚ Magny and Bailly. The strategy revolved around financial compensation as a means of dealing with these towns. The approach towards the French government was one based on an assumption of them being supportive
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Plea negotiations began as a way for both prosecutors and defendants to come to a rational agreement before trial‚ but after formal charges have been presented. There are many perspectives in regards to the efficacy of plea agreements‚ all stemming from the canon of the individuals involved. When looking at plea bargains from the perspective of the prosecutor‚ one must remember that not only probable cause shall be met for formal charges‚ but that the prosecutor must also have a reasonable belief
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Challenges Faced By Higher Education in Fiji. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”.Fiji has a vision for a better higher education system. Education is a basic need of every society. It is a fundamental pillar of human rights‚ democracy‚ sustainable development and peace‚ and must therefore become accessible to all throughout life‚ that is‚ it must be accessible to all who desire it in their lifetime. Higher education in Fiji is faced with very severe
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Introduction Multinational corporations (MNCs) are corporations that "own or control production or service facilities outside the country in which they are based."(United Nations‚ 1973‚ P. 23) The rise of Globalisation has forced and enabled more companies to venture abroad in order to thrive for more profitability: bigger market‚ cheaper raw materials‚ and lower labour costs. However‚ MNCs have also noticed that the more countries they enter‚ the more ethical issues appear. At best‚ even when MNCs
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Negotiation Strategy Article Analysis Negotiation Strategy Article Analysis The first article is retrieved from Bloomberg.com "Saudi Oil Tanker Owners in Negotiations with Pirates" where the Saudi Arabian supertanker hijacked off the coast of Somalia. The supertanker belongs to Saudi Arabia ’s state-owned shipping line‚ Vela International Marine Ltd. The negotiation is between the pirates that have captured the Sirius Star and the owners of the Saudi Arabian supertanker. The pirates have the
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streamline processes‚ improve productivity and manage communications better across Customer Contact Center operations. The inability to cater to call spikes was not only affecting customer service level but was also a compliance issue for the company. Value Created • Increased call automation to 70% of all bookings resulted in significant savings of 40% in agent costs • Agents freed up to deliver in more value-added services‚ expanding their job scope and improving morale • Enabled call
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Evaluation: Employee In our case‚ the Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Union (FAU) did not satisfy with a new policy that required them to work at least 70 hours a month before they could swap shifts with colleagues and they thought this new policy had hurt their pay and lifestyle. Pay and benefits is one of the factors that affect job satisfaction of the employees and it is perhaps one of the most rewards employees would like to get in order to support their lives. So when the flight attendants
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