17/09/2013 Lecture 1: International Business and Globalisation Dr Lim Ngat Chin‚ Eunice‚ PhD Room ELG02‚ Block E (NEW WING –LOWER GROUND) Lim.Ngatchin@nottingham.edu.my Consultation hours: Mon 1300-1500; Tues 1030-1230; Fri 0900-1100 or appointment by email Session 1 content (IB) What is international business? What are the reasons for international business growth? What are the basic forms of international business activity? Summary 2 1 17/09/2013 What is
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An Economy and Industry Analysis Focus Industry: Pharmaceutical Industry Focus Company: Pfizer‚ Inc. (PFE - NYSE) Pharmaceutical Industry Classification The pharmaceutical industry seems to be an intermingling of growth and expansion stage. This is mainly due to the fact that there are so much research and development (R&D) work being conducted in the industry‚ creating growth in the industry. At the same time‚ various players in this industry have started to acquire or merge with their respective
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as it does astride the typhoon belt‚ in the active volcanic region known as the “Pacific Ring of Fire‚” and in the geologically unstable region between the Pacific and Eurasian tectonic plates. The Philippines also suffers major human-caused environmental degradation aggravated by a high annual population growth rate‚ including loss of agricultural lands‚ deforestation‚ soil erosion‚ air and water pollution‚ improper disposal of solid and toxic wastes‚ loss of coral reefs‚ mismanagement and abuse
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Environmental protection and economic development have become enemies in recent years. We all know that both of them are important. But we often can’t strike a balance between them. Some people hold the belief that economic development should never be at the cost of the environment‚ whereas many others are of the opinion that economic development is the most important‚ no matter how much it costs. As far as I am concerned‚ environmental protection is much more important than economic development
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PFIZER CASE The pharmaceutical industry has to continuously develop new products (patents). The different phases requested ahead a new product launch involves long gestation periods‚ and the development of a new product takes around 10 to 15 years. In general‚ most large pharmaceutical firms have a centralized R&D unit. R&D trends in Pharmaceutical industry: In the past‚ increase of R&D costs for a new drug (for one: 1975: € 150m / 1987: € 344m / 2000: € 870m 1/3 of all medicines
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1. Introduction Environmental factor is one of the most important elements that affect heavily on the development of enterprises or industries. At the same time‚ strategies of production and management are also significant. Therefore‚ it is necessary for companies to analyze those factors and put forward appropriate strategies for further development. There are many practical analytical models for corporate to apply to. This passage mainly explains how CRH‚ an international building materials company
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Body Scanning for a New Shopping Experience These days’ people are busier than ever. Why not make a shopping experience that fits into those busy lives. Before a good return policy‚ customers had to take off all their clothes and try on their potential purchases. Now‚ companies have return policies that usually give you a full refund. Many people utilize this policy because they are too crunched for time to try the clothes on. In the event of the clothes not working‚ you have to take more time
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Environmental Scan Paper Environmental Scan Environmental scan in reference to businesses and strategic planning includes terms that will persuade the directions and objectives of a business. Environmental scanning also involves the significance of the future and present issues that may have an effect on the business itself‚ since a business is planning for future and not just the present condition of the company. Environmental scanning is the monitoring and evaluation of a business
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Developing an environmental scanning process in the hotel sector Jorge Costa Professor‚ Fernando Pessoa University‚ Portugal Richard Teare Granada Professor‚ International Management Centres Association‚ UK Keywords The development of the hotel sector in Portugal has been scarcely documented with Abstract little literature published‚ and that which is Investigates the environmental available‚ mostly reporting on the occupancy scanning activities of hotel chains rates and revenues of hotels
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Bar Code Scanning and Patient Safety Phyllis Harman University of Southern Indiana Bar Code Scanning and Patient Safety The following paper explores eight published articles that address the issue of bar code scanning for medication administration and patient safety. Online research was conducted to locate and review articles which are included in review of literature‚ and to acquire accurate information addressing the issues discussed. The understanding of Bar Code Scanning for Medication
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