In May 2002‚ Christina Gold joined Western Union as the chief executive officer. In early 2003‚ Gold has started implementing a new organizational structure‚ the aim of the restructure is to unify the company’s U.S operations with its international division. Instead of having a U.S. centric product line‚ it will change to a regional structure with three main division: Asia-Pacific‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ the Middle East and South Asia; and the Americas. Gold has also made it clear to the employees that
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Unit 3.3 International Organizations An International Organization is an intergovernmental organization with an international membership‚ scope‚ and/or presence. The purpose of an International Organization is to build diplomacy and international relations among its members through negotiation‚ meeting‚ discussion‚ socio-economic and cultural relations‚ as well as to settle disputes amicably. Each international organization has specific aims and purposes and a goal-oriented membership. At the end
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Of Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Effective jurisdiction of International law 3. Enforcement by States 4. Sources of implementation 5. Conclusion 6. Bibliography (1) 1. Introduction: International law after world war II grew by leaps and bounds due to absence of one International law regulating authority. For International law to be effective states must owe allegiance to an international organization and states are accountable of their actions on
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Week 2 (7) Trade and Comparative Advantage Chapter 3 Problem set Exercise 2.1 Assume there are just two countries in the world‚ i.e. the European Union (EU) and the Rest of the World (RW). Both countries produce and consume 2 products: bicycles (b) and apples (a). Per bike‚ the EU puts in 3 hours of labour while the RW puts in 5. Per ton of apples‚ the EU needs 2 hours v. the RW 1 hour of labour. A further given is that the EU has 2400 hours of labour available v. RW 1600. The world
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CHAPTER 8 REGIONAL TRADING AGREEMENTS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. The European Union is primarily intended to permit: a. Countries to adopt scientific tariffs on imports b. An agricultural commodity cartel within the group c. The adoption of export tariffs for revenue purposes d. Free movement of resources and products among member nations 4. Customs union theory reasons that the formation of a customs union will decrease members’ real welfare when the: a. Trade diversion effect exceeds
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Realism is an international relations theory which states that world politics is driven by competitive self-interest.[1] ------------------------------------------------- Common assumptions[edit source | editbeta] Realism is a tradition of international theory centered upon four propositions.[2] 1. The international system is anarchic * There is no actor above states capable of regulating their interactions; states must arrive at relations with other states on their own‚ rather than it being
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The Authority on World Travel & Tourism Travel & Tourism Economic impact 2012 WORLD WTTC Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2012 1 For more information please contact: Olivia Ruggles-Brise Director‚ policy & Research olivia.rugglesbrise@wttc.org Eva Aimable manager‚ policy & Research eva.aimable@wttc.org © 2012 World travel & tourism council Foreword For more than 20 years the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has been investing in economic impact research‚ which assesses
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17 May 2011 Why We Still Need Unions Labor unions have been around since the late 1700’s‚ but they were not always recognized as unions. Originally they were just a group of people banded together to get their voices heard. The strengthening of the carpenters‚ and other trades people‚ made an appearance in America in the 1866s found on aflcio.org labor history time line (“labor”). During this time‚ workers came together to reduce the working day and fight for safer working conditions. As
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INTRODUCTION OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS International business deals with business activities which is both production and services that cross the national boundaries. This activity includes movement of goods‚ services capital or personnel‚ transfer of technology‚ etc. Functionally‚ by business we mean those human activities‚ which involve production or purchase of goods and services with the object of selling them at a profit. Today’s world is an era of Global Village or specialization. A particular
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concept of intra-union conflict is not much different from that of intra-group or intra-organizational conflict. However‚ before we delve into that argument‚ it is essential that we consider an authoritative view of the subject matter from the International Labour Organization (ILO). The ILO (2006) states that ‘Conflicts within the trade union movement’ is “A matter involving no dispute between the government and the trade unions‚ but which involves a conflict within the trade union movement itself
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