Literature Review 2.1 History of the air-conditioner Air-conditioner was invented based on invention of refrigerator. The history was told that the Chinese were the first to store natural ice and snow to cool wine and other delicacies. Evidence has been found that ice cellars were used as early as 1000 B.C. in China. Early Greeks and Romans also used underground pits to store ice. Ancient people of Egypt and India cooled liquids in porous earthen jars. Ice was produced due to vaporization
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THE MERIT CORPORATION Family-owned and -operated for three generations‚ the Merit Corporation manufactured and sold children’s furniture. John Kirschner‚ Merit’s CEO and grandson of the company’s founder‚ was actively involved with every aspect of the firm’s operations. Now‚ as he was considering early retirement in the next few years‚ he began to think about his legacy for the future. Merit’s headquarters and the biggest of its three manufacturing plants were located in an industrial park 10 miles
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“On balance‚ multinational corporations provide more positive outcomes for society than negative ones”. Multinational corporations are practically in every sphere of modern life‚ from policy making to the environment and international security; from problems of identity and community to the future of work and nation state. (Gabel and Bruner‚ 2003‚ VI) A multi-national corporation (MNC) is a business organisation which has its headquarters in one country but conducts and controls productive
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Restructurings‚ and Corporate Governance Eskimo Pie Corporation Copyright © 1992 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Harvard Business School case 293-084. In early 1991‚ Reynolds Metals‚ the makers of Aluminum Foil and other aluminum products‚ decided to sell its holding of Eskimo Pie‚ a marketer of branded frozen novelties. Reynolds had few interests outside its aluminum and packaging business‚ and the Eskimo Pie Corporation‚ with roughly $47 million in sales‚ accounted for less
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HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL EXCEL COURSE All Masters programs in the Lindner College of Business involve coursework that presumes facility with spreadsheets. In Statistics‚ Managerial Accounting‚ and Financial Tools‚ spreadsheets are indispensible tools. In a host of other classes they enable superior analysis‚ organization‚ communication‚ and planning as well. Therefore‚ before starting coursework in any Masters program‚ students must PASS the On-line Introduction to Spreadsheet Modeling Course available
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Business Strategy Assignment This essay will follow the course of identifying the key areas of the core competency theory that the article entitled ‘The Core Competence of the Corporation ’‚ written by Prahalad and Hamel‚ explores as well as positioning the concepts in the wider debate of theory‚ comparing and contrasting with other ideas from strategic theory. Secondly‚ this piece will look at some underlying assumptions of the business world that the article formulates when looking upon its
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Multinational Corporations and the Realisation of Economic and Social Rights Daniel Aguirre( 1. Introduction Although the traditional view of human rights law concerns the relationship between the state and the individual‚[1] increasing attention has been focused on private actors and their effect on human rights. Private actors have duties under international law. This has been confirmed through judicial decisions and treaty interpretation‚ and highlighted by academic
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Harvard referencing - Library quick guide Updated: 19 October 2012 Important: This document is meant for use as a guide only. To avoid losing marks‚ confirm the referencing requirements of your School with your Lecturer‚ and consult the Style manual for authors‚ editors and printers (2002) on which this document is based for clarification and additional examples. Style manual for authors‚ editors and printers 2002‚ 6th edn‚ John Wiley & Sons‚ Milton‚ Qld. Note: Business students
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III. Environmental and organizational audit of Kinh Do Corporation 11 1. External environment 11 1.1. PESTEL analysis 11 1.2. Five forces 14 2. Organizational audit 18 IV. Applying strategic positioning techniques to the analysis of Kinh Do Corporation 21 1. SWOT matrix 21 2. Apply strategic positioning technique to analysis of Kinh Do 22 2.1. Combination 22 2.2. Business strategies of Kinh Do Corporation 23 2.3. Recommendation 25 Conclusion 26 References
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AN EMPIRICAL TEST AND EXTENSION OF THE BARTLETT AND GHOSHAL TYPOLOGY OF MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES Anne-Wil Harzing Version October 1999 A revised version of this paper appeared in Journal of International Business Studies‚ vol 31 (2000)‚ no. 1‚ pp. 101-120. Copyright © 1999 Anne-Wil Harzing. All rights reserved. Do not quote or cite without permission from the author. Dr. Anne-Wil Harzing University of Melbourne Department of Management Faculty of Economics & Commerce Parkville
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