types‚ one based on low cost and other based on differentiation. The Value Chain Corporate strategy and marketing strategy become linked in the value chain‚ which is the process of creating and marketing a product that people want. The first link in the value chain is "market-sensing‚" the process of using research to identify who might want to buy the product (the target market) The next link in the value chain is "new offering‚" during which the product is researched‚ developed and created
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Definition: Foreign direct investment is of growing importance to global economic growth. This is especially for developing and emerging market countries. FDI from investors in developed areas like the EU and the U.S. provide funding and expertise to help smaller companies in these emerging markets to expand and increase international sales. Until recently‚ Southeast Asia was the greatest beneficiary of FDI. However‚ as of 2011‚ Latin America and the Caribbean
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across enough evidence of how that scheme is considered vile and unacceptable by the most needy themselves. What reconciles these two polar opposites is a mix of politics‚ misinformation and the legacy of decades of poor administration. India’s first direct cash transfer scheme – Delhi Annshri Yojana (DAY) – to be set in motion from 15th December is a very good example of this. Let me introduce the scheme before introducing Rukhsana‚ the typical beneficiary DAY aims to target. What is Delhi Annshri
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proposed a general- purpose value chain that companies use to examine all of their activities‚ and show how they are connected. Value chain depicts the activities within and around an organization and relates them to an analysis of the competitive strength of the organization. It evaluates which value each particular activity adds to the organizations products or services. The way the value chain is performed determines costs and affects profit. Porter’s value chain was divided into primary and support
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DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH Direct Speech - saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech). - what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be word for word. For example: She said‚ "Today’s lesson is on presentations.” Or "Today’s lesson is on presentations‚" she said. - Indirect Speech (sometimes called reported speech)‚ doesn’t use quotation marks to enclose what the person said‚ it doesn’t have to be word for word. -
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Direct democracy is where the people vote directly on the laws. The problem with this is rational ignorance‚ where cost outweighs the benefits. There are three kinds of direct democracy: recall‚ initiative‚ and referendum. It happens in four stages: preparation stage‚ qualifications stage‚ voting stage‚ and the implementation stage. Direct democracy is only good because people get what they want and many innovative ideas happen at the ballot box. It’s bad because there is budgeting at the ballot
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foreign-controlled firms in India‚ and evaluates the contribution of foreign investment over the last five decades. We assess the impact of government policy towards foreign capital‚ and outline policy implications for the future. Keywords: India‚ foreign direct investment‚ MNCs‚ reform JEL classification: F21‚ F23‚ L6 Foreign investment in India Private Foreign Investment in India* August 1999 Abstract Private foreign capital‚ whose presence in Indian industry was long regarded with concern and
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Direct democracy is a type of democracy that allows the people of a sovereign state to vote for leaders and legislation without representation. This form of democracy is based on a direct participation from all citizens of this country to decide the path of their nation through elections. One strength of direct democracy is that it gives the voters of the nation a greater sense of efficacy‚ the ability of a citizen to both understand and influence political events. However‚ direct democracy does
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Direct and Indirect Representation Living in a democratic society‚ we as Americans have the right to vote on just about all aspects of our lives. The votes that we cast either have a direct or an indirect representation of our beliefs. In cases such as city and statewide laws‚ our beliefs are directly represented; in all national and organizational matters our votes have an indirect impact. The decisions are made by elected officials who we vote into office to represent our beliefs. One example
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Cost advantages and successful differentiation are found by considering the chain of activities a firm performs to deliver value to its customers. The value chain model divides the generic value-adding activities of an organization into primary and secondary activities. An advantage or disadvantage can occur within any of the five primary or four secondary activities. Together‚ these activities constitute the value chain of any firm. The model can be used to examine the development of competitive
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