UNDERGRADUATE SYLLABUS Global Economics II Semester 2 2013/14 Miguel Lebre de Freitas PhD in Economics‚ University of London (Birkbeck College)‚ 1998. Assistant Professor at Universidade de Aveiro‚ Invited Assistant Professor at Nova SBE. Previously‚ he served as Chief Economist at the Ministry of Economy (Director of Cabinet of Strategy and Studies‚ 2005-2010). His professional experience also includes a passage through the Bank of Portugal’ Department of Economic Studies (1999-2000)‚ as
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The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy Competition for industry profits goes beyond the direct competitors in the business. It included four other competitive forces as well: • Customers • Suppliers • Potential entrants • Substitute products This extended rivalry that results from all five forces defines an industry’s structure and shapes the nature of competitive interaction within the industry. Industry structure drives profitability‚ not products or services‚ or mature or
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There were economic‚ political‚ and also social conditions which have often led to a turning point in life that have changed the course of history for nations and people to this day. The Neolithic revolution was a fundamental change in the way people lived. During the Paleolithic Period‚ which lasted from the beginning of human life until about 10‚000b.c. People were nomads and farmed for a living then found Systems of food production. They became Involved in hunting animals and gathering foods
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Strategy is a plan of action which is designed to help achieve a long term goal. It is how the plan of action is decided that determines whether the strategy developed will be achieved. It is all about the analysing the strength of businesses’ position and understanding the important factors that may influence that position. Strategy is of paramount importance in the business world‚ as without it managers and employees will be unable to coincide with each other and therefore the organisation will
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Wal-Mart – A global Retail Leader Introduction “Save money. Live better.” It is this simple vision of Sam Walton that Wal-Mart has adhered to from the very beginning. And it is that very concept that has propelled Wal-Mart into becoming one of the largest corporation in the world. Wal-Mart has become a prime example of a cost leadership corporation that has revolutionized the way consumer businesses interact and conduct with each other in today’s retail environment‚ in order to give their customer
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Author’s Name Institutional Affiliation Abstract Strategies are the foundation for driving the direction of any business company. Successful business growths and maintenance of market lead is as a result of implementing the best strategies properly. A number of strategy categories exist and a business organization should implement those that fit the nature of its business. This paper analyses several important business strategies through making a choice in each category that should be implemented
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Global Warming: Cause and Mitigation Your Name Professor Name SCI 110 - Introduction to Physical Science June 12‚ 2013 Global warming‚ also referred to as climate change‚ is real. The question remains‚ is man or Mother Nature responsible for causing it? The Nobel Prize-winning chemist Svante Arrhenius first proposed the idea of global warming in 1896. He knew that carbon dioxide traps heat in the earth’s atmosphere and that burning fossil fuels releases
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Linking New Product Development to Strategy By Gary Getz and Pedro do Carmo Costa Many companies implement Stage-Gate or other forms of new product development processes that promise to accelerate growth while managing risk. Few‚ however‚ are satisfied with the output of their efforts. One potential reason for their dissatisfaction is the disconnection between their organization’s new product development (NPD) and strategy development processes. Without this connection‚ product development pipelines
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u09d1 The Internet’s Effect on Marketing-communication Strategies The Internet is rapidly overtaking traditional communications media as the primary‚ if not sole‚ source of information for the cohorts in Generation X and Generation Y. What are the implications for marketing-communications strategies if these trends continue? Owen notes that very little scholarly literature or research is available on this topic‚ partially because it is so new. The existing models concepts and theories in the
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CHAPTER 8 Policy‚ not charity: what rich countries can do to help achieve the Goals This chapter analyses the role of rich countries in the international compact to achieve the Millennium Development Goals‚ a compact that leverages the global commitments to reducing poverty by building on mutual responsibilities between poor and rich countries. Poor countries must improve governance to mobilize and manage resources more effectively and equitably. Rich countries must increase aid‚ debt
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