largest 4 firms in an industry. Formula: CR4= Σ4i=1 si Calculation: (11‚834‚883 + 3‚845‚900 + 3‚696‚800 + 3‚650‚647) / 44‚582‚621 = 0.5165292996 = 0.516 (3dp) =51% Analysis: As the four firm concentration ratio is >50% this insinuates that this market structure is that of an oligopoly. Calculating the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) Definition: The HHI is a concentration measure based on the sum of the squared market shares of all the firms in the industry. Formula:
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Contrastive Analysis in the Classroom 1. Introduction Contrastive analysis is a very controversial field of applied linguistics‚ especially in regard to its role in the language teaching process. There have been times when comparing languages was considered to be the very foundation of language teaching‚ and those when any reference to the mother tongue was absolutely forbidden. The aim of this paper is to show some misconceptions about contrastive linguistics in general and present the
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POLITICAL FACTORS AFFECTING BUSINESS Monitoring‚ understanding‚ and adapting to the political environment is absolutely essential for any business‚ because it significantly affects every apect of their working. Some political factors includeisPOLITICAL FACTORS AFFECTING BUSINESS Monitoring‚ understanding‚ and adapting to the political environment is absolutely essential for any business‚ because it significantly affects every aspect of their working. Some political factors include • Stability
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a very industry. It is a major problem in both developing and developed countries but the trend is more severe in developing countries. Large construction projects with their features of complexity and capital requirement have resulted interest to many researchers. Roachanakanan (2005) examined the causes and solution of cost escalation in Thailand and United States. He illustrated how the project cost control procedure used in United States can be applied to the construction industry in Thailand
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Using all the economic tools at your disposal‚ write a paper/report of not more than 2‚500 words (preferably typed) on the company where you work by assessing its structure‚ its economic importance to the Ghanaian economy as well as its problems and suggested solutions. Total Petroleum Ghana Limited ‚(TPGL)‚an oil marketing company ‚came into existence in November ‚2006 following the merger between Mobil Oil Ghana Limited and Total Ghana Limited .The strong historical heritage of the company
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Factors affecting Cultural tourism Economic Impact The events and festivals are recognized as economic drivers‚ with their help business and tourism are not only industry field which benefits from festivals‚ but the most cities and municipalities themselves benefit. Cultural tourism has been placed at the center of many urban regeneration strategies because it can provide the basis to reanimate city centers‚ rejuvenate existing cultural facilities‚ create new cultural
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Management and Rural Development ========================================== Factors Affecting on loan Repayment Performance of Farmers in Khorasan-Razavi Province of Iran Mohammad Reza Kohansal Assistant professor of agricultural economic dep.‚ Ferdowsi University of Mashhad‚ Iran Hooman Mansoori Msc student of agricultural economic dep.‚ Ferdowsi University of Mashhad‚ Iran Abstract This study investigated the factors influencing on repayment behavior of farmers that received loan from agricultural
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journey in the Petroleum Industry began. Post Independence‚ Oil India Limited was formed which was a joint venture involving the Indian Government and the British owned Burmah Oil Company (presently known as BP) whilst the Indo-Stanvac Petroleum Project in West Bengal was between the Indian Company and the American Company SOCONY-Vacuum (presently known as Exxon Mobil). This changed in 1956 when the government adopted an industrial policy that placed oil as a “Schedule A Industry” and put its future
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Factors Affecting Organizational Design Although many things can affect the choice of an appropriate structure for an organization‚ the following five factors are the most common: size‚ life cycle‚ strategy‚ environment‚ and technology. Organizational size The larger an organization becomes‚ the more complicated its structure. When an organization is small — such as a single retail store‚ a two-person consulting firm‚ or a restaurant — its structure can be simple. In reality‚ if the organization
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CONTENTS PAGE Page Section 1 - Introduction 3 Section 2 - Evaluate main factors affecting consumer demands & types of hospitality products 2.1 Seasonality 4 - 5 2.2 Price 6 - 7 2.3 Location 8 - 9 2.4 Contemporary issue 10 - 11 Section 3 - Conclusion 12 Section 4 - References 13 - 14 Appendix 1 & 2 15 SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
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