CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background Considering how important it is these days‚ it is impossible to imagine life without the internet. However commercial activity on the internet is not as old as most users may believe. The internet was developed over 34 years ago as a project in the United States Department of Defense Advance Research Project Agency (DARPA).The original aim of this project was to investigate the possibility of connecting several computers together to communicate
Premium Electronic commerce
Discuss the factors causing a shift in the demand and supply of a specific commodity. In economics‚ Demand refers to the quantity of a goods or services that consumers are willing and able to buy at a given price in a given time period. The law of demand stipulates that there is an inverse relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded‚ that is to say‚ if the price of‚ say‚ good X rises‚ it will decrease the quantity demanded of good X and the price of the good falls‚ this
Premium Supply and demand Consumer theory
Abstract China launched its economic reforms and open door policy in 1978. A country having largest population‚ it attracts a pool of foreign investors towards its economy. Since then the economy went through a series of regulatory and political changes‚ global and domestic factors surrounded the economy‚ and it emerged as the second largest economy in the world registering a positive growth in its GDP consecutively for almost two decades. The economic situation prevailing globally requires the
Premium Macroeconomics Investment Foreign direct investment
59 Pakistan Economic and Social Review Volume XLI‚ No. 1&2 (2003)‚ pp. 59-75 ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BUSHRA YASMIN‚ AAMRAH HUSSAIN and MUHAMMAD ALI CHAUDHARY* Abstract. This study has analyzed the volume and determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in developing countries of the world. The analysis was based on a sample of 15 developing countries with 5 each from upper middle‚ lower middle and lower income countries. In general
Premium Foreign direct investment Macroeconomics Investment
FACTORS AFFECTING EGGS HATCHABILITY SULEIMAN S. SAIDU1‚ GRIGORI D. AFANASIEV1 1Department of Intensive Technology in Animal Husbandry‚ Faculty of Animal Science‚ Rsau-TAA Named After K.A. Timiryazeva‚ 127550‚ Moscow Russia. Running title: Eggs Hatchability …………………………………………. Correspondence : Suleiman S. Saidu 1Department of Intensive Technology in Animal Husbandry‚ Faculty of Animal Science‚ Rsau-TAA Named After K.A. Timiryazeva‚ 127550‚ Moscow Russia.
Premium Chicken Egg Egg yolk
FACTORS AFFECTING SULFUR MINERALIZATION Sulfur content of organic matter Mineralization of sulfur depends on the sulfur content of the decomposing material in much the same way that nitrogen mineralization depends on the nitrogen content. Smaller amounts of S042- are liberated from low sulfur containing residue‚ which is similar to nitrogen mineralization. At or below a C/S ratio of approximately 200/1 only mineralization of sulfur occurs. Source of mineralizable sulfur Because of the contribution
Premium Sulfur Soil Humus
child’s mind and a healthy mental development. Also children that move country are cognitively halted due to the fact that they have to ‘catch up’ with new languages and culture. As children enter the later stages of their childhood‚ many differing factors can be identified about how they were raised or just by assessing their attitude‚ actions and abilities. Some children are more interested in getting a university degree‚ while others are still immature and don’t have any idea of what they want to
Premium Child abuse Abuse Physical abuse
Middlesex University Dubai MBA Module 4643 Financial Management and Economics Individual Assignment Toni Munns Student ID: M00383523 February 2012 Module Leader: Dr Rajesh Mohnot Word Count: This essay provides input to the marketing strategy for the first half of 2012 for The McKenzie Hotel Group’s newest hotel‚ a luxury 5 Star property on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. The input provided has considered the service on offer‚ cost scenarios‚ target markets‚ supply and demand effects‚ market
Premium Supply and demand Price elasticity of demand Consumer theory
Factors Affecting Effective Communication Nonverbal Communication * Not all communication is spoken. Self-Growth states that about 90 percent of communication is nonverbal‚ meaning that people’s bodies don’t always say the same thing their mouths say. Be aware of how close you stand to people while speaking. Getting too close or too far away can make people feel uncomfortable. Avoid distracting gestures like tapping your foot‚ shaking your leg or looking around when speaking or listening.
Premium Nonverbal communication Communication Eye contact
Factors affecting the efficiency of HR management “Human resources are the most important capital of a company – the vital contact with customers – the key for success” (Tom Farmer‚ 2010). For the successful implementation of the strategic objectives in the field of personnel management is of paramount importance to study the factors affecting productivity‚ timely and full use of reserves growth and improvement based on this science-based system analysis and planning of labor and
Premium Human resource management Human resources