International Journal of Applied Services Marketing Perspectives Volume 1‚ Number 1‚ July -September 2012 THE EFFECT OF SEX APPEAL IN ADVERTISEMENTS ON ADOLESCENTS AN ETHICAL QUESTION Dharmesh Motwani1 Khushbu Agarwal2 ABSTRACT “Sex Sells”‚ is a very well known term in the advertising world‚ but now it is a much less powerful technique than before‚ due to the ethical dilemma surrounding it. Sex appeal is one of the most controversial advertising approaches found‚ that is although popular‚ faces
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India & China in early 50’s: Although India and China had relatively little political contact before the 1950s‚ both countries have had extensive cultural contact since the first century A.D.‚ especially with the transmission of Buddhism from India to China. Although Nehru based his vision of "resurgent Asia" on friendship between the two largest states of Asia‚ the two countries had a conflict of interest in Tibet (which later became China’s Xizang Autonomous Region)‚ a geographical and political
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Many aspects affect the way international business is conducted. Differences in the social‚ cultural‚ economic‚ legal and political conditions of the country affect international business procedures in different levels and degree depending on the countries infrastructure and relationship. Social differences range from a country’s income per consumer‚ literacy rates‚ religious beliefs and code of ethics. Social conditions affect the way companies conduct business and the development and promotion
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1.The International marketing is defined as performance of business activities including price‚ promotions‚ product and distribution decision and then the task of marketing research is to systematically collect data‚ process it in to valuable information which is vital for marketing decision. The information of host country on political stability‚ cultural attributes and geographical characteristic are required for sound for foreign markets. Information on economic general data on level of growth
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1. Executive Summary Kenya is a country that has a history of political instability and violence amongst its citizens. Kenya has a large agricultural sector and is a very low-resource country that has very high levels of population growth. These high levels of population growth lead to a large labour force of unskilled workers. Public and Private Investment is crucial for upgrading a firm’s technology and ensuring technological progress. In recent years‚ Kenya has had very low investment levels
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CHAPTER 2 CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LECTURE NOTES This chapter examines the role of culture in managing people across borders. It identifies the several important dimensions for gaining insights and understanding about the cultures of employees that staff organizations domestically and abroad. It also addresses the different views about how global and regional economic integration have affected and will affect the different dimensions of culture. LEARNING
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Running head: COUNTRY RISK ANALYSIS Balance of Payment The current account balance of China amounts to 297.1 bn US$ in the financial year 2009‚ whereas for the Guatemala it amounts to -0.62 bn US$ in the same financial year (China ’s current-account balance 1982-2009). This implies that the current account balance of the home country stood at surplus as compared to that of the host country. As far as capital account is concerned‚ it amounts to 109.1 bn US$ in 2009 for China whereas for Guatemala
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Ireland – country analysis Ireland – Quick View ECR score 62.33 (Mar 2011) ECR rank 43 (Mar 2011) ECONOMIC GDP (2009) USD 220‚818.79 million GNI per capita PPP USD 33‚510 FDI inflow (2009) USD 23‚492.32 million Inflation (2010) -1.1% Central bank assets (2010) USD 271‚406.20 million Unemployment rate (2010) 13.4% Government deficit (2009) USD 30‚476.17 million Tax revenue (2009) USD 13.27 billion (approx.) POLITICAL Government type Sovereign and Democratic
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Top 10 International Marketing Mistakes The best reason for exporting a product or service is to globalize your company and prosper in the millennium. It can happen for you‚ but you will probably need to evolve a whole new set of business attitudes and assumptions. If you want to achieve success with your export sales efforts‚ then check yourself on whether you are currently committing the following ten mistakes to global sales failure: 1. "I have all kind of products to offer." All I need to
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Company Analysis Report On Country Road By Craig de Carle 16th May 2015 ACC10007 Financial Information for Decision Making Assessment 2 Executive Summary O Introduction and Purpose of Analysis O Company and Industry Background Country Road originated in Australia in1974 which started as a women’s shirting business but soon became known as Australia’s first lifestyle fashion brand. Country Road incorporated into their collections stylish high-quality apparel‚ accessories and home
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