majority or government by the representatives of the people. This is a formalistic and limited notion of democracy. We would understand the meaning of democracy in 8 better fashion if we view it as a way of realizing drastic changes in the social and economic spheres of society. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy is much more than just a scheme of government. He emphasises the need for bringing about an all-round democracy. A scheme of government does not exist in vacuum; it operates within the society
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Introduction Wal-Mart the world’s largest retailer in 2006‚ next to only Exxon Mobil‚ with an 8.9% retail store market share in the US and a global turnover of $312 billion‚ is the most famous example of a successful retail strategy. However‚ Wal-Mart’s international operations spread across 14 markets outside US‚ has been a mixed bag of experiences for the company. Despite Wal-Mart’s impressive track record and strength‚ the question is‚ "How can it stay ahead?" given the rapidly changing retail
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Singapore Thomas Sandlin ANT 103 Prof. Jodi Stoneman May 30‚ 2011 Singapore I will be conducting my research paper Singapore Political‚ Economic‚ and Social Organization. The method that I will use to gather my information will be ethnology. Ethnology is Comparative study of cultures with the aim of presenting analytical generalizations within the context of that society. Singapore is a postindustrial society that has a parliamentary republic with a Westminster system of unicameral
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For our assignment we picked walmart ‚and here a brief introduction about the company. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world’s second largest public corporation‚ according to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2013‚ the biggest private employer in the world with over two million employees‚ and is the largest retailer in the world. Walmart is also the largest grocery retailer
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WAL-MART In 1962‚ a middle-aged entrepreneur‚ Sam Walton had a goal‚ which was to give great value and great customer service. His strategy to do so was to have “The Lowest Prices Anytime‚ Anywhere”. And that’s what he did. By 1967‚ the Walton family owned 27 stores in the U.S with up to 12.7 million dollars in sales. ("Our story‚" 2012) Today‚ Wal-Mart’s prices are 15% lower compared to prices in other stores. The system’s motto always was‚ and still is‚ to keep prices low. (Dicker‚ 2005) Wal-Mart
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How successful were the economic‚ social and political policies of the Tsar’s government from 1894-1914? In 1894‚ Nicholas II ascended to the throne following the death of his father‚ Alexander III. Woefully unprepared for such a role‚ Nicholas II has been characterized as a naive and incompetent leader. At a time of enormous social and political change in Russia‚ Nicholas held fast to the outdated‚ autocratic policies and opposed reform of any kind. His inept handling of the military matters and
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RFID in Walmart Submitted By: Kritika Goyal (22) & Molshri Bhati (61) INTRODUCTION: In June 2003 Wal-Mart first announced its plan to implement RFID technology in its supply chain by January 2005; this caught many of the suppliers unawares. Though the plans envisaged compliance from the top 100 suppliers‚ around 129 suppliers jumped into the fray‚ afraid of being left behind in the race. RFID technology was invented in 1969 and patented in 1973; after thirty long years WalMart has demanded
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Introduction Walmart has more than 10‚020 retail units which is spread across 28 countries and operates under 60 banners. It sells both by brick and mortar (traditional stores) and Brick and click (e-commerce) formats. The average size of each Walmart store is more than a 1‚ 00‚000 (1lac) square feet. Its store operations are categorized into following. 1. Walmart discount stores 2. Walmart super centers 3. Walmart neighborhood markets Walmart express stores Marketing Mix: Product
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Information Sam Walton opened their first Walmart store since July 2‚ 1962. “People think we got big by putting big stores in small towns. Really‚ we got big by replacing inventory with information.” They opened their first store in Rogers‚ Arkansas. By 1967 they owned 24 stores and bringing in $12.7 million in sales. By 1970 Walmart went national. They also became a publicly trading company. In 1980’s the first Sam’s Club opened and the first Walmart Supercenter opened as well. It combines a supermarket
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Limited Brands – Victoria’s Secret Economic Environment of the Firm Prof. Coleman Introduction The apparel industry faces various supply chain challenges‚ many due to the fact that the major part of apparel manufacturing activity for the United States market has moved outside the country to low-labor-cost countries in the Far-East. Thus‚ due to long physical distances‚ apparel companies in the US are continuously challenged to quickly respond to changing trends‚ to reduce long lead-times
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