essence goals of all industries. Nowadays‚ Porter ’s Five Forces model is currently being adopted as the powerful management tool of choice by many organizations. The essence of this model is that it can help senior managers to make right decision and build and sustain competitive advantages in the organization level. This document presents the overview approach of Porter¡¦s five forces framework across organizations. And critically evaluation of porter¡¦s five forces model mainly focused on identifying
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Why we need to do M&E Feedback mechanism (what works and what does not) Informing stakeholders Project Cycle Assessment and planning- implementation and monitoring- evaluation- adaption Outcome Monitoring (Impact Evaluation) vs. Process Monitoring (Implementation Evaluation) Monitoring Strategy Comparisons- comparing results of our project to some benchmarks: Comparing a group impacted by our project to itself (over time) Comparing a group impacted by our project to a group not impacted
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper analyses Sustainability in the Travel and Tourism Industry‚ measures and indicators used to monitor performance. Also some examples of tour operators and airlines environmental projects have been discussed to understand the tourism organizations measures implement for the development of sustainable tourism. Strategies used to overcome limitations and benefits of sustainable tourism are also explained with a number of significant points in order to highlight the importance
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It is safe to say that almost everybody who follows the news nowadays has heard of the name Michael Phelps. Upon coming to worldwide attention at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens‚ Phelps has taken the sport of swimming to new limits‚ setting records that seemed impossible just years before. He shocked the world with his record-breaking win of eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing‚ and also holds the record for most Olympic gold medals ever won. However‚ getting to that point was
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urban world since the majority of people on our planet live in cities. Therefore our future is pinned on how we develop our cities and the neighboring areas‚ how good are our housing and transportation facilities‚ what technologies are used. A sustainable city needs to use renewable energy technologies for its power supply facilities. Such technologies should be convenient to use‚ easy to run and maintain‚ as well as cost-effective. They should be long-lasting‚ and their operation should not have
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warner has primarily a ‘Narrow approach’ Porter suggest companies with a narrow approach are considered as “cost leaders” continuing to say “these are Firms choosing to serve broad markets and to derive advantage through low costs” Porter‚ M.E. (1991). Time Warner doesn’t just seek the status of “cost leader” they also purse “focus strategies” Porter states “these are firms targeting narrow market segments and by emphasizing either low costs or uniqueness” Porter‚ M.E. (1991). On the other hand‚
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Sustainable Community: Mission Statement: Our mission is to cultivate sustainable and environmentally friendly practices that mobilize members both across and within communities to transform their lifestyles by promoting a shared “green” consciousness. Our model serves to empower individuals and communities toward creating a sustainable equilibrium between lifestyle and environment. Through individual and community practices‚ our movement is a culture of environmental sustainability that seeks to
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Sustainable what? Sustainable development can be defined in many ways; the one that I prefer to use is that of the Brundtland Commission: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."(1) Along those lines‚ many Governments around the world strive to minimize the pollution impact over our most valuable resource‚ the Earth. Additionally‚ lobbyists have spent thousands of hours encouraging legislators to enact laws
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By critically discussing the western theories on the policy-making process‚ this paper intends to adopt the case study of Hainan to specifically analyze its state-initiated plan for regional tourism development. Yu Hong (2011) The economic and tourism development story of Hainan has now been questioned and criticized with little involvement by the local minority community and their little gains from local tourism boom. “Under this top-down tourism planning‚ a triangular axis of the central government
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Introduction Sustainable development is basically a simple idea to us all. We must achieve a balance between economic‚ social and environmental objective. If we are to maintain and improve the quality of our own lives and pass that quality on to future generations‚ we must use finite natural resources in an efficient way without waste‚ and protect the natural environment to enhance the ability of future generations to maintain and improve their lives. Sustainable development in the housing will
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