that are not precisely predictable‚ but follows a known probability distribution. Risk taking is a phenomenal virtue of most successful executives and managers. The high crests and the low ebbs of most businesses are more often governed by this one factor “risk” taken by its decision makers. While more often the success is celebrated and the failure is chided‚ the risks involved is not weighed to totality. The concept of risk taking has played a central role in psychological research during the last
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics ECO/372 Macroeconomics October 23‚ 2012 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics The purpose of this paper is to describe the following terms: gross domestic product (GDP)‚ Real GDP‚ Nominal GDP‚ Unemployment rate‚ inflation rate‚ and interest rate. Then we have to describe how purchasing of groceries‚ massive layoff of employees‚ and decrease in taxes affects government‚ households‚ and businesses. Learning and understanding the terminology of economics and what really
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Introduction to Macroeconomics Macroeconomics is one of the main branches of economics. The best way to understand what macroeconomics is about is perhaps to contrast it with microeconomics‚ another main branch of economics. Microeconomics studies parts of the economy. Macroeconomics looks at the whole. In other words‚ macroeconomics tries to understand what happens in the economy in general‚ it takes an overview of the economy‚ whereas microeconomics explains what happens in different parts
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So‚how can we get to iconic branding? To me‚ iconic branding is about really getting three things right: The first and most important is segmentation. Now‚ segmentation is a much used word‚ but it can make the difference between winning and losing. Segmentation must go way beyond the generic functional attributes and features if it has to be truly powerful. It must seek to understand the functional‚ the psychological and the emotional gratification that the consumer derives. A very good example
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Factors affecting the demand and growth of the auto sector in India The automotive sector is one of the core industries of the Indian economy. Indian Government’s impetus to the industry by allowing continuous economic liberalization since 1991 has made India one of the sought after destination for many global automotive players. The automotive sector in India is growing at around 18 per cent per annum. Indian Auto industry has seen a phenomenal growth in the last 20 years. This is due to the
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Automobile Industry Hailed as ‘the industry of industries’ by Peter Drucker‚ the founding father of the study of management‚ in 1946‚ the automobile industry had evolved continuously with changing times from craft production in 1890s to mass production in 1910s to lean production techniques in the 1970s. The Asian countries‚ mainly by Japan‚ China and India‚ registered a 9% increase in production over last year‚ constituting 35.9% of the global production. In fact China and India posted positive
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Throughout this paper I will provide an explanation of the following terms: Gross domestic product (GDP)‚ Real GDP‚ Nominal GDP‚ Unemployment rate‚ Inflation rate‚ and Interest rate. Within this paper I will consider purchasing of groceries‚ massive layoff of employees‚ and decrease in taxes as examples of economic activities. I will then describe how each of these activities affects government‚ households‚ and businesses as well
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics In this essay I will describe the fundamentals of GDP‚ unemployment rate‚ inflation rate‚ and interest rate. Also I will be explaining how some common occurrences such as buying groceries‚ massive layoffs‚ and a decrease in taxes affect the government‚ businesses‚ and even you. Lets start with GDP. What is GDP you ask? GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product and represents the total market value‚ in dollars‚ of goods and services. There are 4 main components that
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Fundamentals of Macroeconomics ECO/372 Principles of Macroeconomics Alisha Wisniewski May 28‚ 2013 David Aloyan Part 1 Using Resource: Figure 3-1 in Ch. 3 of Macroeconomics 1. Gross Domestic Product – Is value of how much every household and a business can produce within the United States in a year. 2. Real GDP – The dollar amount of money made by businesses‚ government‚ and households combined. 3. Nominal GDP – GDP without taking in account other factors like inflation. It
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Factors Affecting Product Quality in the Software Development Industry of Sri Lanka Sahan Jayawarna A.T. Fonseka Abstract The software development industry of Sri Lanka has grown rapidly during recent years. However‚ the quality of software products has become a critical issue as shown in the increase in software defects and associated solutions for those problems. This study aimed at understanding the critical factors underlying software product quality. It was based on a survey of ten
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