The Global Car Industry Facing Recession and a Credit Crisis Case study Reference no 309-032-1 This case was written by Nick S Potter‚ Birmingham Business School‚ University of Birmingham. It is intended to be used as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. The case was compiled from published sources. © 2009‚ Birmingham Business School‚ University of Birmingham. No part of this publication may be copied
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Major Environmental Issues facing Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is the second most industrialized country in SADC‚ after South Africa. Industries are concentrated around Harare‚ with ore smelters located close to the ore sources (principally along the Great Dyke). A combination of vehicle emissions‚ dust and smoke from domestic fires is a potential air quality concern in larger cities such as Harare. Water is not generally abundant‚ and the maintenance of water quality is a serious issue. Biodiversity preservation
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Environmentally‚ Indonesia is particularly prone to natural disasters‚ as the recent earthquakes‚ tsunamis and volcanic eruptions have illustrated. Politically‚ a dominant feature of President Yudhoyono’s presidency has been to curb the corruption that has so frequently plagued Indonesia. Economically‚ Indonesia’s economy is projected to become the sixth largest in the Asia Pacific region by 2017‚ but if the rupiah continues to devaluate against the dollar it could affect the Indonesian pharmaceutical
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Challenges Facing Islam and the Muslim Ummah Columnist Col (Retd) GHULAM SARWAR discusses the difficulties facing Muslims in today’s world It is a fact‚ universally acknowledged that current world crises have assumed alarming proportions‚ leaving everybody in a state of utter awe and fear. The US and its trusted ally‚ Britain‚ are seen hell-bent on ensuring world domination through means fair or foul. Yesterday‚ Sudan and Afghanistan were brutally targeted. Today it is Iraq‚ which is the victim of
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Challenges facing the nursing profession in the 21st century. Looking ahead at some of the challenges facing the nursing profession seem pretty daunting. Nursing shortages‚ a rapidly aging population (to also include an aging nursing population)‚ short staffed hospitals are the norm these days. These are just a few examples of some of the problems facing nurses today and into the next century. With a population growing and hospital care struggling to keep up as it is‚ we have a catastrophe
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Problem: Hazmat materials is transported all over the country via trucking companies. With the threat they pose to the public‚ should TSA handle their security? OPTIONS: 1. TSA takes over all security measures of hazmat trucking. 2. The trucking companies themselves vamps up security of hazmat loads. 3. Cooperation between both the private sector‚ and TSA work together to help ensure the security of hazmat loads. SUMMARY With regards to option 1‚ some people may
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Today’s Challenges of the American Family Times have certainly changed from when our parents were children growing up. Back in the 60s and 70s they didn’t have nearly as many problems or issues that we face today as American families. I believe that some of the major issues we face today is peer pressure. One person in a group or clique can have such a strong influence on one that it can cause them to do things that is totally out of character and that they would not ordinarily do. Even with
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International Conference on Applied Economics – ICOAE 2008 679 A Study of Relationship between Organizational Culture and Leadership Farough Amin Mozaffari1 Abstract This research suggests that there is a lack of congruence between the Iranian Institutes of Higher Education culture and the faculties desired culture. This conclusion is based on empirical data that indicate that faculties believe that they operate on a day-to day basis in a profession whose culture is characterized by an overarching
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KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY FACULTY: BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES DEPARTMENT: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COURSE CODE: DPBA 018 COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS COURSE OUTLINE Purpose To equip students with statistical skills (Techniques) that will enable them solve problems arising from day to day business operations and also make sound managerial decisions. Objectives By the end of the course the student should be able to: 1. Perform basic statistical calculations 2. Identify
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Collective bargaining generally includes negotiations between the two parties (employees’ representatives and employer’s representatives). Collective bargaining consists of negotiations between an employer and a group of employees that determine the conditions of employment. Often employees are represented in the bargaining by a union or other labor organization. The result of collective bargaining procedure is called the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Collective agreements may be in the
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