of strategically important land areas. The term was first employed in the early 20th century by the Swedish political scientist Rudolph Kjellén (1864 – 1922). Geopolitical factors have become less significant in the foreign policies of states because of improvements in communications and transportation. Geopolitics in Asia: Russia‚ India and Pakistan-China Cooperation With Russian President Vladimir Putin planning to visit Pakistan‚ some of my Indian friendsjournalists believe that the proposed
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THE MACRO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF MICRO-ECONOMIC MARKET FAILURES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS – THE CASE OF SA. Nicola Theron ECONEX www.econex.co.za Department of Economics University of Stellenbosch nmb@sun.ac.za 1. INTRODUCTION This paper will examine the micro-economic market failures and the rationale for regulation in the South African telecommunications sector. The role of telecommunications in economic growth will be emphasized by analysing the effect that the micro-economic market failures
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2.2 Definition of a Microcontroller Microcontroller‚ as the name suggests‚ are small controllers. They are like single chip computersthat are often embedded into other systems to function as processing/controlling unit. For example‚ the remote control you are using probably has microcontrollers inside that do decodingand other controlling functions. They are also used in automobiles‚ washing machines‚microwave ovens‚ toys ... etc‚ where automation is needed.The key features of microcontrollers include:
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following is a full environmental analysis of yupiepet.co.za starting with the micro environment‚ followed by the market environment and ending in the macro environment. The layout for each of the environments was taken from page 17 of the Business Studies grade 10 Learners Book‚ third edition 2018‚ Authored by Estie Meyer and Zain Strydom‚ and published by Consumo Publishers. Micro Environment: Micro environment factors‚ are factors close to a business that have a direct impact on its business operations
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Singapore Macro-environment PESTLE Analysis Political Singapore is relatively unique in terms of its political environment. There are very few opposition parties‚ and the main political group is the People’s Action Party (PAP) that governs Singapore since it achieved its independence in 1965. Singapore‚ under the leadership of the PAP‚ possesses a distinct political culture: authoritarian‚ pragmatic‚ rational and legalistic. Singapore’s power structure is highly centralised‚ regarded
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existence of unseen microbiological life was postulated by Jainism‚ which is based on Mahavira’s teachings as early as 6th century BCE.[19] Paul Dundas notes that Mahavira asserted existence of unseen microbiological creatures living in earth‚ water‚ air and fire.[20] Jain scriptures also describe nigodas‚ which are sub-microscopic creatures living in large clusters and having a very short life and are said to pervade each and every part of universe‚ even in tissues of plants and flesh of animals.[21]
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AirAsia is low. Furthermore‚ AirAsia places a bulky amount of order from Airbus in order to expand its routes internationally. Therefore‚ the authority of suppliers may weaken as Airbus’s profit may be influenced by Air Asia. Bargaining power of customer-High- Customers are the main factor which influences the industry to either make a loss or profit. Nowadays‚ customers are much more knowledgeable and comparative compared to previous. Thus‚ they are very sensitive to the hike and drop of prices‚ regardless
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Articles FActors AFFecting Job PerFormAnce in Public Agencies JAmes gerArd cAillier The College at Brockport‚ State University of New York ABSTRACT: Articles empirically examining job performance in the public sector are scant. As a result‚ in this article a theoretical research model is developed to examine job performance‚ and it is subsequently tested on state government workers. The findings are clear: Role ambiguity negatively affects employee job performance; mission contribution is fully
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Asia has experienced decades of peace and stability with many experts providing competing views as to whether this stability will continue or would it be just the ‘calm before the storm’ as depicted by some experts foreseeing inevitable use of force by Asian states to achieve its respective political means. I intend to provide a brief summary on the argument made by Alagappa in the chapter ‘Introduction: Predictability and Stability Despite Challenges’ of his book ‘Asian Security Order: Instrumental
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Pivot to Asia is the shift of focus of United States of America from Europe and Middle East to Asia. The rise of China as a superpower‚ the growing influence of Australia‚ India‚ Korea‚ and the ASEAN members on global economic growth and the U.S.’s feeling that they have left out Asia are the three reasons why this was implemented. Also‚ it has the mean to strengthen ties with allies China‚ including Burma‚ India‚ Korea‚ Japan‚ Philippines and Vietnam (Sung-joo‚ 2012). It is a positive development
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