India and English From 1857‚ when English was introduced by the Imperial Government as the only medium of education‚ the English language has played a significant role in the lives of Indian people. After a long struggle by national leaders‚ in the 1920s‚ the British rulers reluctantly permitted school education through the medium of Indian languages (designated as vernaculars). In 1947 when India gained independence from the British rule‚ English was to have been replaced by national languages
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Success of IKEA The secret of success of IKEA is the IKEA-feeling‚ the culture. The company has Swedish origins‚ and it’s no accident that the IKEA logo is blue and yellow. The IKEA concept‚ like its founder‚ was born in Småland. The people are famous for working hard‚ living on slender means and using their heads to make the best possible use of the limited resources they have. Like the founder Ingvar Kamprad said „wasting resources is a mortal sin”. “This characterizes the whole company itself
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McDonald’s in India McDonald’s uses a multidomestic strategy in India. This can be seen from its use of local suppliers‚ its adaptive pricing strategies and the removal of the company’s representative product‚ the “Big Mac”‚ and replacing it with a range of new products specifically catered to the Indian culture and preferences. Unlike in other countries‚ a large proportion of Indians do not eat pork or beef‚ and many others are vegetarians. It is therefore practically impossible for McDonald’s
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Viagra in India Abstract: This case is about Pfizer’s launch of its popular drug‚ Viagra‚ in India. Viagra was first launched in the US‚ in 1998‚ with an extensive public relations campaign. Pfizer’s promotional efforts also included celebrity endorsements and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) advertisements. Though Viagra was a huge success for Pfizer initially‚ after seven years since its launch‚ the worldwide sales of Viagra had become stagnant. Pfizer introduced Viagra in India with a view
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By CONTENTS PAGE Section 1 – introduction Section 1.1 – Executive summary Section 1.2 – Introduction to report Section 2 – Theoretical background Section 2.1 – Theories Section 2.2 – India Section 2.3 – McDonald’s in India Section 2.4 – Dunning Eclectric Paradigm applied Section 2.5 – Vernon Life-Cycle applied Section 3 – eMPIRICAL EVIDENCE Section 3.1 - Findings Section 4 – iNTERPRETATION/DISCUSSION Section 4.1 – Interpretation/discussion Section 5 – conclusion
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Women of India - ’Speak up’ ; Women equality from all walks of life (Women safety from childhood to adults; 70% mistreatment within families - issues which do not come out; women rights suppressed in subtle ways in different walks of life personal to corporate settings) “A woman is human. She is not better‚ wiser‚ stronger‚ more intelligent‚ more creative‚ or more responsible than a man. Likewise‚ she is never less. Equality is a given. A woman is human.” Vera Nazarian‚ The Perpetual
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growth over the past few years. India is the world’s second largest producer of food next to China‚ and has the potential of becoming the biggest producer in the years to come. The total food production in India is likely to double in the next ten years. Indian food service industry is currently worth Rs 2‚47‚680 crore (US$ 41.39 billion) and is expected to grow at the rate of 11 per cent to touch Rs 4‚08‚040 crore (US$ 68.16 billion) by 2018‚ according to ’India Food Service Report 2013’ by the
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India’s Economic Success In every region of the world there are culture and social differences that set countries apart. Each with an economic‚ social and political outlooks on the future that determine the way people live. These endless arrays‚ even occur in different parts of a particular of every country including one of the worlds most diverse‚ India. India is separated into 25 states and 7 territories which create 16 major languages and 1‚000 minor languages and dialects. This diversity
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booming ever since India came out of the shackles of imperialism and emerged as a politically‚ socially as well as financially independent nation. Although India attained its freedom more than about sixty years ago‚ the emergence of the Indian economy on the global scene has been a rather recent development. This is because of the realization of the true economic growth potential of India‚ by the foreign investors as well as business houses. Till about the recent times. India continued to be a whole
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Measuring Success As with all measurement systems and sub-systems‚ one focusing upon recruitment should be designed to manage and measure staff recruitment efficiency‚ effectiveness‚ and alignment with the culture‚ mission‚ and strategy of the organisation. Apart from surveys and interviews the following represent a few ideas on how the recruitment and selection process and/or its indicators can be measured: Lead time or Hiring cycle e.g. time taken to fill an employee vacancy from advertisement
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