1. Reading for this Lecture Porter M. (1990)‚ The Competitive Advantage of Nations‚ Chapters 3&4 2. Why Location Matters The ways that firms create and sustain competitive advantage in global industries provides the necessary foundation for understanding the role of the home nation in the process. There are five premises we must understand relating to national advantage: 1) The nature of competition and the sources of competitive advantage differ widely among industries and industry segments
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Blood Diamonds: The Real Cost of Diamonds Sierra Leone is blessed with some of the world’s richest resources such as titanium‚ gold‚ and diamonds. Despite these rich resources‚ Sierra Leone ranked last on the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Index in 2001‚ making Sierra Leone the poorest country in the world at that time. (Renner‚ 2002‚ p. 22) So how can a country so rich in resources be so poor? Sierra Leone’s extreme poverty level is caused by the diamonds they mine and
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Soren Chemical Case Study Position Statement The main problem‚ as depicted within the case study‚ is the significantly low sales of Soren Chemical’s new product‚ Coracle. Since the sales of the new product were way below what Jen Moritz had anticipated‚ it is apparent that the new product had registered poor performance in the market. The company needs to employ effective market strategies through which it would increase the number of Coracle units‚ which would sold in the subsequent financial
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Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using TiO2 nanoparticles Nupur Mittal Chemical Engineering‚ IIT (BHU) Varanasi. Abstract: The aim of this research is to reduce the pollution caused by methylene blue dye in waste water coming from textile industries. For this purpose‚ TiO2 nanoparticles are made as they show good photocatalytic activity in degradation of dyes into harmless products. Synthesis is done using titanium butoxide and 2-propanol. The particles formed were a little larger
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permitted to work next to each other. Both employees and the Union representing them filed charges of discrimination. The EEOC determined that there was reasonable cause of discrimination; violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case ended up in the federal district court. The court granted motion for summary judgment. ISSUE: Does this rule violate Title VII? DECISION: No. The court reversed and remanded their decision. REASONING: The court did not find that there
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Exley Chemical Case Analysis Introduction The purpose of this analysis is to offer insight into difficulties experienced by Exley Chemical Company. Case analysis will provide an objective view of the identified problems (both macro and micro)‚ the causes‚ affected systems‚ alternatives and recommendations. In a collaborative effort‚ this report reflects multiple observations and opinions regarding the case analysis. Analysis I. Problems A. Macro Lack of coordination within the companies
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conflict diamonds? Conflict diamonds – also known as blood diamonds – are diamonds that are used to fuel violent conflict and human rights abuses. They have funded brutal wars in Liberia‚ Sierra Leone‚ Angola‚ Democratic Republic of Congo and Côte d’Ivoire that have resulted in the death and displacement of millions of people. Diamonds have also been used by terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda to finance their activities and for money-laundering purposes. Did someone Die for that Diamond? Some diamonds
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Industry Analysis Diamond Industry (Gem Based diamonds) The Diamond industry is essentially broken up into 3 segments: 1. Industrial Diamonds—natural and synthetic diamonds that are used in a wide range of manufacturing processes for their physical properties. 2. Jewelry Diamonds—rough diamonds cut for use as gemstones in jewelry. 3. Investment Diamonds—high-quality large gemstones‚ often with special characteristics‚ purchased for investment. The Jewelry and Investment segments together
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Cathy Danh Science 8 Mr. O’Rourke November 19‚ 2013 Hope Diamond The two articles‚ “The Hope Diamond Curse” and “Curses Debunked” are both decent articles. The first article about the Hope Diamond being cursed is telling you about the legend of the diamond and how everyone who had the diamond had misfortunes. “Curses Debunked” is saying how the legend is fake and not reasonable. I believe that “Curses Debunked” is more convincing for many reasons. The first few sentences of “Curses
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around? UCLA geology professor and Pulitzer prize winner Jared Diamond delves into this issue in his 1997 talk‚ “Why Did Human History Unfold Differently On Different Continents For The Last 13‚000 Years?” He argues: over the last 13‚000 years‚ biological and evolutionary patterns have had a dramatic effect on human population numbers‚ technology development‚ disease proliferation‚ and the determination of conquest and land domination. Diamond supports his claims by raising questions about human history
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