while the other sector is the industrial sector‚ which composed of paints that are factory-applied to manufactured goods as part of the production process such as automotive and appliance coatings. Brand equity is particularly important in the architectural sector and not too much in the industrial. The key factor in the industrial is as simple as meeting specification requirements. Because of this‚ margins are lower and the one with the cheapest price wins. The industrial sector is dominated by niche
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Systemic Competitiveness and Local Economic Development Paper for Publication in Shamim Bodhanya (ed.)‚ Large Scale Systemic Change: Theories‚ Modelling and Practices Jörg Meyer-Stamer jms@mesopartner.com Duisburg January 2008 mesopartner local economic delivery www.mesopartner.com Content 1 2 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 4 5 6 6.1 6.2 7 Introduction The concept of Systemic Competitiveness Systemic Competitiveness at the local level From the supranational to the local level What do we mean
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which is usually measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI)”. In the context of market economy‚ prices are showing the application so it can be said that inflation is caused by a “mismatch” between aggregate demand and aggregate supply‚ signaling economic imbalance. However‚ in its complexity‚ inflation is a monetary imbalance caused by increasing the amount of money in the economy and hence the declining purchasing power of the currency. Ludwig von Mises explained the phenomenon using the example
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The Importance of Continuing Professional Development Continual professional development is improving ones skill and abilities benefiting the individual and the organisation. It is also taking responsibility for ones learning. In these changing times where most people no longer have a job for life‚ learning is crucial for employability‚ also as business technology evolves at a much faster pace‚ individuals need to keep up to date with latest way of doing things – CPD can help to achieve this
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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE NIGERIAN ENVIRONMENT: PARADOX AND REALITY[1] BY AbbasBashir Department of Geography‚ School of Envirinmental sciences‚ Modibbo Adama University of Technology‚Yola‚ Nigeria Email: bashirmafindi@yahoo.com Introduction The Nigerian nation like most other developing countries have shown high regards for‚ and indeed embarked on different schemes and policies of industrial development because it is generally believed that industrialization
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Commercial Banks in Economic Development According to Kent: “An organization whose principal operations are concerned with the accumulation of the temporarily idle money of the general public for the purpose of advancing to others for expenditure.” Various economists have different views about the role of commercial banks in economic development. Schumpeter says‚ “It is the banking system which serves as a key agent along with the entrepreneur in the process of economic development”. According
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Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was a famous Economist‚ famous for his work on population growth‚ including “An Essay of the Principle of Population (1798).” This principle explained Malthus’ views regarding that any economic growth or advances in technology would directly lead to population growth. According to Malthus‚ as the population grows exponentially and the food supply grows arithmetically‚ the population would not be sustained. Malthus demonstrated two types of checks that affect the
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Corporate Development During the Industrial Revolution The Standard Oil Company founded by John D. Rockefeller and the U.S. Steel Company founded by Andrew Carnegie. The Standard Oil Company and U.S. Steel Company were made successful in different ways due to the actions of their different owners. The companies differed in their labor relations‚ market control‚ and structural organization. In the steel industry‚ Carnegie developed a system known as vertical integration. This means that he
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Does Economic Development always lead to Improvements in Livind Standards? Economic growth and economic development are often thought to be synonymous but although the two are closely linked‚ there are crucial differences in their meanings. Economic growth is defined as ’a rise in the total output (goods or services) produced by a country’. It is measured by the percent rate of increase in the gross domestic product (GDP). Economic development as defined by Todaro is "not purely an economic phenomenon
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Primary objective: Maximise shareholder wealth. Shareholder wealth is maximised by dividend payments and a capital gain through higher share price. Secondary objectives: Meet financial targets (e.g. satisfactory ROCE) Meet productivity targets Establish brands and quality standards Establish effective communication with customers‚ suppliers‚ employees. Why is Maximising Shareholder Wealth the Main Objective? 1. Wealth Maximisation Considers Cash Flows Shareholders of a company can realize
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