Trade Fairs and Exhibitions and their economic impact on companies and countries What are Trade Fairs? A trade fair is also known as a trade show/trade exhibition/expo. The name may vary but the basic function of the activity represents a major industry marketing event. They are organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products‚ service‚ study activities of rivals and examine recent market trends and opportunities. In contrast to consumer fairs
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BETWEEN A ROMANO-GERMANIC LEGAL ENVIRONMENT AND A COMMON LAW ENVIRONMENT In order for us to understand the difference between a ROMANO-GERMAN legal environment and a COMMON LAW environment‚ it is important for us to examine each system separately and then to present the main differences of the two legal systems. ROMANO-GERMANIC LAW (CIVIL LAW) Civil law is the main legal system used in the world today. It originates from the Roman law and is based on written legal codes which are applied
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Operation Turquoise: A French Travesty; June – August‚ 1994 Junior Senior Seminar: The Rwanda Genocide 960:192:1C Professor Donna Maier April 30‚ 2010 Jarnagin 2 From April 6th‚ 1994 to the end of August‚ the world hoped‚ prayed‚ and in some cases lobbied for the individuals involved in the Rwanda Genocide. The world was not informed of any specifics as to what was happening but only that hundreds of thousands of people were dying at both the hands of others and the hands of God. In lieu
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An operations strategy focuses on specific capabilities of the operation that give the company a competitive edge. Factors used in developing an operations strategy includes: Cost Competition is used when a company uses cost as a strategy by offering a product at a low price relative to the prices of competing products. Take for example: Wal-Mart‚ this company is cost competitive often outsourcing their labor to impoverished countries that are willing and able to make any product for mere pennies
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Topic 1: Introduction to Operations Management Operations - The part of a business organization that is responsible for producing goods and services Operations Management - management of systems or processes that create goods and/or provide services - Science and art of ensuring that goods and services are created and delivered successfully to customers Operations Managers - make decisions regarding the operations function and its connection with other functions - plan and control the production
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a direct investment into production or business in a country by an individual or company of another country‚ either by buying a company in the target country or by expanding operations of an existing business in that country. Foreign direct investment is in contrast to portfolio investment which is a passive investment in the securities of another country such as stocks and bonds. Definitions Broadly‚ foreign direct investment includes "mergers and acquisitions
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Marketing Professor Smith You Decide Assignment 2 1. Why do you think hypermarkets are more common in some countries than others? Some countries governments support hypermarkets like for example China. Their government support of a retailer like Wal-Mart opening up in their country. This offers a variety of products. So they support the idea in hopes it will build up their economy‚ by increasing rural consumption and employment. However in some other countries government may not support the
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QUESTION 1A Legal Issue This aspect involves LAW/ RULE OF OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE. Discussion of the legal principles “… agreement can be resolved into an offer by one party (the offeror and an acceptance of that offer by the other the offeree. Contract is an agreement between two or more people. Discussion of the legal principles One of the parties must have made an offer The offer must have been communicated to the offeree The offer must not have been revoked/ have lapsed The offer must have been
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Andrew Woods Sages Bach/Mason Operation Smile research paper Around the world there are hundreds or possibly thousands of non-profit organizations in service. By definition such organizations "exist for educational or charitable reasons... from which its shareholders or trustees do not benefit financially." (www.investorwords.com). This definition encompasses every type of non-profit organization‚ however all non-profit organizations do not have the same specific goals or purpose. For example
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Legal issues in outsourcing INTRODUCTION The last two decades have witnessed a significant trend towards ever-increasing outsourcing by firms in most developed economies. This trend reverses an earlier pattern in the evolution and growth of large industrial firms towards greater level of vertical integration that prevailed during most of the previous 100 years. What does Outsourcing mean? * It involves “takeover” and “transfer” of non-core function or entire business unit of an organisation
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