Foreign Direct Investments and Multinational Corporations Introduction In a globalised world and economy‚ foreign direct investment (FDI) flows have boomed dramatically in recent decades. Factors contributing to the growth of FDI are rapid growth in technological advancement‚ low interest funds from development banks‚ bilateral investment treaties and the welcoming developing countries have given FDI its importance in helping the economy growth. This led to the rapid growth of FDI flows around
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There are many factors that would affect human resource management. However the main four are considered to be: • Political climate • Economic climate • Company strategies • Technological developments Political Climate The political climate can have a great affect on any business and subsequent business departments such as human resource management. If the government decides on spending cuts or increasing taxes on businesses then this will dramatically affect the running of the business
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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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geographical stability important for MNE’s Environmental stability can be a factor in development. Some countries are more stable than others. Mohammad Yunus makes this point in describing his book Banker to the Poor: ‘Bangladesh is a land of natural disasters‚ so this is unfortunately an important factor in our doing business here.’ If you are regularly beset by monsoons‚ floods and landslides‚ like Bangladesh or the Philippines‚ things are going to be harder for you. You may be in an earthquake
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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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FACTORS AFFECTING JOB DESIGN Job design is affected by organizational‚ environmental and behavioral factors. A properly designed job will make it more productive and satisfying .If a job fails on this count‚ it must be redesigned based on the feedback. The various factors affecting job design are the following Organizational factors Organizational factors include characteristics of task‚ work flow‚ ergonomics and work practices. Characteristics of Task: Job design requires the assembly
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Theodolite Adjustment The most significant errors affecting the operation of a theodolite are geometrically cancelled by recording angle readings in both direct and inverted positions. However‚ that does not negate the benefits of a well-calibrated instrument. In practice‚ many observations are made on one side only (in topographic mapping‚ for example). Also‚ with a finely-tuned instrument‚ a discrepancy in the readings will help identify other problems (e.g.‚ an unstable tripod‚ observation or
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Global factors affecting business The way of running the business differs from country to country. The marketing‚ sales and technical skills are required to increase the productivity of business. Business in general is enhanced when people from different cultures find new approaches to old problems‚ creating solutions by combining cultural perspectives and learning to see issues from the viewpoint of others. Business Environment consists of factors influential to the business operations. These
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directions are discussed. Article: INTRODUCTION Prior to the Gulf War and the 9/11 attacks on the United States‚ many in the U.S.‚ and other Western countries‚ knew little about the Middle East. Besides Islamic terrorists primarily conducting operations in Israel and other foreign countries‚ Westerners generally recognize the Middle East as an oil-rich region‚ but few have a deeper understanding of the market opportunities in this region (Abbasi and Hollman 1993). The discovery of commercial
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Like other universities‚ FEU Diliman is experiencing a high number of BSA students’ shifters and low academic performance in accounting course. Comments and voiced of sentiments of the shifters’ and academics led the researcher to question the factors affecting the shifters’ population and if the problem exists with the course. Broad Field of Accountancy requires varying levels of competence‚ skills and intellectual abilities. According to the Theory of Intellectual Abilities (Sternberg‚ 1985; 1986:23)
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