Diamond Building-Bangunan Suruhanjaya Tenaga‚ Putrajaya Energy-efficient buildings are designed with emphasis on environmentally friendly‚ such as energy and water efficiency‚ indoor environmental quality‚ use of renewable energy and so on. From the physical characteristics of the buildings we can see the use of glass which will allow entry of sunlight‚ thus reducing the use of lights. This shows the savings in electricity consumption. In addition‚ heat from the lights can also be reduced by it
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the United States‚ we have become familiar the reputations of certain goods based on their country of origin. Some examples include Swiss-made watches‚ German automobiles‚ Tulips from Holland‚ Argentine beef. Michael Porter uses his "Porter ’s Diamond" theory to explain why some countries have a comparative advantage in relation to others in specific industries. Porter theorizes that four broad attributes (factor endowments‚ demand conditions‚ relating and supporting industries‚ and firm strategy
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DPorter’s Diamond Model on Competitiveness Factor conditions for production are the inputs and infrastructure necessary for competition‚ which include: • Human resources: quality and quantity of skilled labor‚ cost of personnel‚ and labor skill variety; • Physical resources: “the abundance‚ quality‚ accessibility‚ and cost of the nation’s land‚ water‚ mineral‚ or timber deposits‚ hydroelectric power sources‚ fishing grounds‚ and other physical traits.” (Porter‚ 1990‚ p. 74); • Knowledge resources:
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Tandazo English 10‚ Ms. Myers Williamsburg Preparatory High School December 16‚ 2011 The Affects Greed Can Have Within a Community Throughout the world the blame of the detrimental outcomes of various communities all fall on greed. The blood diamond industry in Africa is a great illustration of how greed can really damage a community because many African rebel groups have put children in risk to obtain unnecessary wealth. Clearly seen by America‚ greed can numb the sense of humanity and cause
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past and present day‚ and look forward to the many happy years that lay ahead.” Next‚ De Beers concentrated on ‘heavy users’ as their targeted audience as this type of consumers already own more than eight pieces of diamond jewelry. This shows that they already know the value of the diamond jewelry and De Beers is focusing on increasing the lifelong value. Moreover‚ De Beer’s communication objective was to create awareness and desire in their targeted audience regarding the Beacons campaign. This creates
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Introduction BULGARI‚ Italy’s exclusive Rome-based jeweller‚ has shown a meteoric growth since its inception in 1884‚ expanding from one store to become an international company. Bulgari S.p.A. is the parent company and the owner of the BVLGARI brand: it performs coordination activities in the areas of product development‚ marketing‚ finance‚ information systems and management of human resources of the Bulgari Group. This report seeks out to analyse the various branding policies of BULGARI
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online retailer of certified diamond jewelry. It was established in 1999 and has head-quarter in Seattle‚ WA. Apart from catering to U.S. market it also serves to international market through its websites in England and Canada. A big share of its revenue comes from the sales of wedding bands and engagement rings. Blue Nile is known as a high end jewelry retailer. Blue Nile has a unique business model. Blue Nile doesn’t hold any inventory but places orders to diamond suppliers only after receiving
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Have you ever thought about taking something and turning it into something completely different object? Have you ever wished for immortality or eternal youth. Alchemy‚ Alchemy is the art of deconstruction analyzing the matter and reconstructing the matter into a completely different material. There are several topics of alchemy that have been proven and there are several topic that cannot be explained but here are some topic of both areas undiscovered and explained. History of Alchemy‚ Examples of
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Alexander J. Nedd Julie Ann Hoffman ENGL 1410.036 4 April 2012 Children Matters: Conflict Minerals and their harmful effects within the Congo and their Natives. Introductory Section: During my brief introduction to the Congo‚ and reading the research of others based on conflict minerals‚ I began to wonder what other factors contribute and relate to this horrid reality within the heart of Africa and its effect on the young ones that live there. After taking some extensive notes and learning
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The individual points on the Diamond as well as the whole diamond affect four “ingredients” which are essential in the achievement of the overall nation’s competitiveness. Namely resources and skills; Data used by the firm to decide on which resources and skills to pursue; Individual’s goals within the firm; Firm’s incentive/pressure to invest‚ develop‚ create and innovate. The Diamond help companies and nations to understand all the following determinants
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