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    1) The Harvard case‚ Botswana: A Diamond in the Rough‚ describes the exceptional case of Botswanas sustained economic rise from near absolute poverty to a country with a 10% average annual GDP growth for more than four decades. This case shows that healthy economic gains can be achieved by a mixture of formal institutions and ad hoc substitutes for missing institutions. When Botswana gained its independence in 1966‚ the country lacked many of the institutions deemed essential for economic growth

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    Assignment one. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Gems and jewelry play a significant role in Australian customs and traditions‚ making this sector integral to the economy and one of the fastest growing industries in the country. Precious opal ranks with diamond‚ as one of the most valuable of gemstones. Opal jewelry can have a big variation on their values‚ opals materials to make those jewelries can start at AUD$1.00 per carat and go to AUD$20‚000.00 per carat. Apart from Australia and Slovakia the only

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    De Beers Case Study

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    De Beers case In the few past years‚ the industry of diamond evolved a lot. Even if De Beers was the juggernaut of this industry‚ it has to evolve has well to keep its competitive position. What used to be its unique resources and distinctive competences and how De Beers decided to make it evolve? First of all‚ let’s studying the physical resources of De Beers. The company used to have the monopole of rough diamonds : it owned 80% of the world production 15 years ago but now it produces less

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    Magnetic Storm & Diamonds

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    Magnetic Storm This video is about the Earth’s magnetic force and its wavering. The molten iron in the earth creates the magnetic force around the earth. The magnetic force protects the earth‚ making it possible for life to exist on the planet‚ unlike other planets with weaker magnetic forces. Recently‚ though‚ scientists have discovered that the magnetic field seems to be faltering. The magnetic force starts near the South Pole and extends around the earth close to the North Pole and shields

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    of Hades who was sent to acquire his New England education at St Midas’ school. He is invited to spend a summer holiday with Percy Washington. The Washington family is very wealthy‚ which impresses Unger. Washington reveals that his father has “a diamond as big as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.” In the dismal village of Fish‚ twelve men watch the Transcontinental Express deposit passengers‚ who then travel on from the bleak place by buggy. Washington and Unger are transferred from the train to a buggy

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    De Beers

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    turbulent time for the diamond market‚ which saw the growth of inflation that led to speculation and hoarding in the rough diamond market. Eventually‚ the drastic increase in interest rates to the diamond trade coupled with falling retail demand burst the diamond bubble‚ which led many industry players to go bankrupt. As a result‚ several producer countries were reconsidered their relationship with De Beers’ CSO‚ also leading to the expansion of the economic pie of the diamond market. Q3. Please briefly

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    Porter's Diamond model

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    analysis deals with the dynamic process by which competitive advantage is created.[2] The basic method in these studies is historical analysis.[2] The phenomena that are analysed are classified into six broad factors incorporated into the Porter diamond‚ which has become a key tool for the analysis of competitiveness: Factor conditions are human resources‚ physical resources‚ knowledge resources‚ capital resources and infrastructure.[2] Specialized resources are often specific for an industry and

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    Porter's Diamond Model

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    ASSESSING THE POWER OF PORTER’S DIAMOND MODEL IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY IN MEXICO AFTER TEN YEARS OF NAFTA SALVADOR BARRAGAN Master in Business Administration‚ IPADE Business School‚ 1996 BSc in Industrial Engineering‚ Universidad Panamericana‚ 1994 A Research Project Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Lethbridge in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT Faculty of Management University of Lethbridge LETHBRIDGE

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    Collapse by Jarrod Diamond

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    First Book Critique: Collapse by Jared Diamond Collapse‚ written by Jared Diamond‚ shows how environmental problems in today are connected with many of the same environmental reasons of collapse in ancient civilizations. Diamond wrote this book to show that if people don’t take care of the land while there is time‚ the whole world could end up collapsing just like many other ancient civilizations. Instead of starting in the past‚ Diamond goes to the present time to show people that there are

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    Byd, Porter Diamond

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    consequently exploiting locational advantages‚ the importance of a favorable national home base‚ and the strategic implications for both western and Chinese companies aiming at positioning themselves in the market for e-mobility. Keywords: Porter’s diamond; BYD; e-mobility; National competitive advantage; China; Automobile industry 1. Introduction China is now the biggest automotive market in the world. Within only 10 years‚ all relevant car producers have established joint venture companies with

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