Development Gap in the world Development gap is the gulf between rich and poor nations when measured using economic yardsticks‚ such as GDP/GNP per capita. The development gap in the world is stunningly wide and has been worsening over the years. * The bottom 20% of the world’s GDP constitutes to only 1% of the world’s total GDP‚ whereas the top 20% constitutes 86%. (End of 1990s) The development gap in the world can be illustrated using the North-South divide. The North–South divide is broadly
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Financial Position of Gap Inc. While Gap Inc. has had decreases in net sales over the past years they are in a financially strong position currently. Also in 2009 the decrease in net sales slowed to only a 2 percent fall from the previous year of 12 percent. The Net income for fiscal 2009 increased 14.0 percent to $1.1 billion‚ compared with $967 million‚ for fiscal 2008. Also Net income increased for 2008 by 16.0 percent from 2007 where net income was only $833 million. The gross margins have
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The Gender Wage Gap Christine Quinn Final Speech Presentation “ “It was we‚ the people; not we‚ the white male citizens; nor yet we‚ the male citizens; but we‚ the whole people‚ who formed the Union…. Men‚ their rights and nothing more; women‚ their rights and nothing less.” Susan B. Anthony ” Defining the Gender Wage Gap The gender wage gap refers to the ratio of female to male wages and is used to measure the income disparity between men and women. “Today‚ the average full-time working
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Analysis Assignment: I. Company’s Business and Economic Environment Gap Inc.‚ founded in 1969 in San Francisco‚ CA‚ is a clothing and accessories retailer for men‚ women and kids. It started as a single store‚ and nowadays operates more than 3‚000 stores with more than 130‚000 employees worldwide. Gap Inc owns the following brands: The Gab‚ babyGap‚ GapKids‚ and GapBody‚ along with Old Navy‚ Banana Republic‚ Piperlime and Athleta
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The achievement gap is catching up and challenging the low income‚ African American and latino population which is an undoubtedly complicated problem. What is the educational achievement gap? The educational achievement gap refers to the imbalance of the academic performance of a group of students‚ specifically these groups of students are defined by their race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ family’s economic and social position; that is based on income‚ education‚ and occupation. Subsequently‚ the educational
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Gap Analysis: Global Communications Running head: GAP ANALYSIS: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS 1 Gap Analysis: Global Communications Gap Analysis: Global Communications Gap Analysis: Global Communications We will be looking into a localized company called Global Communications and see what the global markets did in bring this company from a position of confidence as a local 2 telecommunication company to one that lost half its value. We will view the steps that they took to begin to play on
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Wage Gap and Women’s Choices “Join the union‚ girls‚ and together say Equal Pay for Equal Work” (Susan B. Anthony). Remember when women were not given the opportunity to be equal to their male counterparts in the workplace? Unless you are older than the age of 57‚ then you probably wouldn’t have. The fight for equal pay for equal work began in 1960‚ when women started to join the workforce. In 1963‚ President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act‚ which aimed at abolishing the wage gap between
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The GAP‚ Inc. The Fiscal year Ended January 28‚ 2012 A. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 1. Financial Statements Included in the Annual Report 2.1. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow 2. Major Competitors of the GAP‚ Inc. American Eagle Outfitters‚ Inc.‚ J. Crew Group‚ Inc.‚ and the TJX Companies‚ Inc. can be shown as the major competitors for the GAP‚ Inc. Based on the data given in annual reports of the companies‚ gross margin % for GAP‚ Inc. is 36%‚ while American Eagle Outfitters
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1.0 Company Strategy Gap Inc. owns and operates five brands and over 3‚200 stores in more than 40 countries worldwide. Of the four Porter’s Generic Competitive Strategies‚ Gap Inc. falls under the differentiation category because the San Francisco based company sells 5 different brands stretching itself to reach every market in the fashion industry differentiating itself from its mono-market serving competitors. Competitors like H&M (Gap)‚ Macy’s (Piperlime)‚ J.Crew (Banana Republic)‚ Aeropostale
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Gap before higher education. Good or Bad? Not every student graduating from high school wants to go to college. Some decide to directly enrol into college or university‚ while the others opt for a gap of a year prior to enrolling in higher education. The time period between high school graduation and arrival at college can be the result of several factors‚ including deferred admission at a student’s college of choice or purposely taking a gap year to prepare for the next step of formal education
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