8/5/2013 PowerPoint® Lecture Presentation to accompany Principles of Economics‚ An Asian Edition N. Gregory Mankiw | Euston Quah | Peter Wilson © 2008 Cengage Learning 1 TEN PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS © 2008 Cengage Learning 1 8/5/2013 Economy. . . . . . The word economy comes from a Greek word for “one who manages a household.” © 2008 Cengage Learning TEN PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS A household and an economy face many decisions: Who will work? What goods and how many
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Topic 2: The Ecosystem 2.1.1 Biotic: living factors or components‚ e.g. plants and animals. Abiotic: non-living factors or components‚ e.g. soil‚ water‚ wind‚ etc… 2.1.2 Trophic level: is the position that an organism or a group of organisms in a community occupies in a food chain. 2.1.3 A food chain shows the flow of energy from one organism to the next. A food web is a complex network of interrelated food chains. Producers (autotrophs): manufacture their
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the impact of word-of-mouth information and evaluative factors (perceived value‚ perceived risk‚ and satisfaction) on behavioral intention of 253 international tourists‚ who were traveling in Taiwan during April‚ 2012. The measurement scales used here were adapted from previous studies found in the literatures‚ revised to fit this study’s propose framework. The survey was conducted in Southern of Taiwan‚ Tainan. SPSS 16.0 has been used for analyzing data. In particular‚ exploratory factor analysis
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report the focus is on LEED certification and accreditation‚ and the impact LEED has on several different service firms. The report begins with background information about the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)‚ LEED‚ and LEED certification and rating systems. Following this‚ will be several different articles regarding the impact that LEED has on the building owner and the building industry as a whole. How LEED also impacts new construction projects‚ while at the same time targeting local and
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The United States‚ the third most populous country globally‚ accounts for about 4.5% of the world’s population. The U.S. population‚ currently estimated at 308.7 million persons‚ has more than doubled since its 1950 level of 152.3 million. More than just being double in size‚ the population has become qualitatively different from what it was in 1950. As noted by the Population Reference Bureau‚ “The U.S. is getting bigger‚ older‚ and more diverse.” The objective of this report is to highlight some
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External Environmental Forces During the strategic marketing management process‚ there are many external forces that any company must be aware of in order to be profitable. These very important factors to be considered come in the form of technology trends‚ economic and government trends‚ consumer trends and innovations. It is very important to become aware of all of the potential opportunities and threats that may arise from these trends. I believe that for Coca-Cola‚ there are external forces
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Mapping the South Asian Telecommunication Industry using Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Telecommunication industry‚ which is an oligopolistic market‚ is growing rapidly almost everywhere in South Asia. Along with the “Voice” Business moving in to a saturated state‚ the operators are focusing on growing revenues through data business. However‚ data being a low margin business many operators are shifting from simply providing data to becoming a life style requirement provider. In terms of access technologies
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What are the key elements of JetBlue’s culture? JetBlue’s culture is to differentiate itself through a customer-and employee-centric culture. Leadership would not tolerate any declines in employee or customer perceptions of the airline as a good place to work or a good flying experience. The changes started with a plan for improving employee engagement results as the thinking was‚ if the company improved those metrics‚ customers would receive great experiences (Spillover Effect). Through five levels:
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This following report is based on the environmental impacts and issues Hong Kong Disneyland has on the hospitality and tourism industries. Disneyland was first opened in Los Angeles in the year 1955 and is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. It was aimed for entertainment and family and is one of the most popular and well-known theme parks in the world. Later on‚ Disneyland opened in three more countries‚ which includes Florida‚ Japan and Europe. Visitors were offered exciting roller
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but the dilemma actually occurs because these two can happen during the same activity and they can have direct and indirect effect upon each other. * Output:- In language output is the amount of something produced by a person‚ machine or industry. Outputs relate to objectives. Objectives are the planned areas of activity through which you intend to achieve your aims. Outputs are specific services and products you offer to carry out those objectives. Economically the output could be in the
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