MBA Integrative Module Sustainable Decisions and Organisations N14M94 Semester 2 2012 – 2013 April 15 - 19 2013 Module Convenor: Simon Wright Table of Contents Teaching Staff Module Outline and Reading List Provisional Session Summary Assessment and Criteria for Assessment Session 1 Module Introduction Session 2 Business Briefing: Sustainability at J Sainsbury PLC Session 3 Sustainability and Business Strategy Session
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distinctions between orthodox and unorthodox practices were distinguished (and oftentimes blurred). You may look at Staden‚ the readings on witchcraft and “superstition‚” etc. Beginning in 1492 when the Spanish under the crown of Castile invaded the Americas‚ where their first settlement was in Santo Domingo‚ their main motivations were trade and the spread of the Catholic faith through indigenous conversions and economic gain. Due to these objectives they intervened and attempted to change every facet
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P4 - Examine the ethical concerns of the communities in which Primark operates. M3 - Explain the ethical concerns of the communities in which Primark operates and suggest measures that could be taken to improve corporate responsibility. As Primark is a multi-national company there are many communities around them that will be concerned with the way that Primark operates and if they are being ethical or not because Primark brings jobs to local and regional communities meaning that they are important
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1 Latin America after Independence: Building a Postcolonial Society Course: 3609 Uconn Stamford Spring 2015 Professor Ricardo Raul Salazar Rey Email: ricardo.salazar-rey@uconn.edu Phone: 310-619-0354 Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 2:30 to 3:00pm and by appointment. Office: 3.74 Class Meeting Place and Time Monday 6:00pm to 8:40pm Room 216 Course Description This course surveys the social‚ cultural‚ economic‚ and political history of Latin America from the independence period to the present.
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Internationalization of Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the emerging and important issues in national policy agendas in the last two decades. Given the recent developments in Argentina‚ Brazil‚ Chile‚ Colombia‚ and Mexico it is possible to talk about a regional approach in the subcontinent‚ with common features shared by countries but at the same time with subtle differences among countries. In short‚ the Latin America and the Caribbean strategy for internationalizing
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FUTURE‚ A LATIN-AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE by Ana-Maria Gonzalez “Education leads to a brighter future.” Quite a clichéd phrase‚ actually. So popular‚ that people tend to forget the true significance of it. It is known that Latin America faces numerous problems that makes looking into the future a discouraging view; but we fail to realize the lack of education may be the root of these issues‚ including violence‚ unemployment and poverty. Even though education is widely available in Latin America‚ people
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Case Study: MAS Holdings An excerpt from Market Movers: Lessons from a Frontier of Innovation Full Market Movers report‚ and its companion piece‚ Developing Value‚ are available at www.ifc.org/enviro and www.sustainability.com/marketmovers 1 Market Movers Case: Mas GoinG beyond Despite a violent ethnic conflict and the removal of trade protections under the Multi Fibre Arrangement (MFA)‚ this Sri Lankan apparel manufacturer has thrived in recent years while championing women’s empowerment
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Imperialism: US colonizes Latin America Reflection Paper In the early 1800’s‚ countries in Latin America were still under the rule of the Europeans. This meant that even though they gained “independence”‚ they were still controlled by the Europeans. The United States‚ however‚ had recently gained its independence from Britain‚ & was now recognized as an independent nation. The U.S. wanted to expand its territories to get raw materials and a market for their industrial products. Since European
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Critical Thinking Coursework Assessment Can the PESTLE model assist a technology industry to expand into a new market effectively? Introduction The purpose of this essay is to discuss how PESTLE assists a technology industry to expand into a new market effectively. The main argument of this essay would be PESTLE model will be able to assists a technology industry to expand into a new market effectively because of this model will analyse external environment in six fields and detect
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Case-Summary An American international sales manager seeks to meet with Latin American purchasing manager‚ because they are searching for an investment partner of State-of the art production to improve their equipment of the business. After arriving the American sales manager misses the contact to his local correspondent person. In order to find that person he seeks advice from commercial attaché about how to approach the latin American purchasing manager. The attaché gives him seven basic advices/rule
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