haze and smoke‚ Singapore is no exception. The haze is a recurring annual problem in South East Asia caused by forest fires raging in Indonesia due to the local farmers’ “Slash and Burn” method of clearing land for agricultural purposes. Just last month‚ the haze in Singapore worsened to unprecedented levels‚ with the 3-hourly Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hitting a record 401 on June 21‚ far from 1997’s 226. Air becomes hazardous when the index crosses 300. The social and economic costs arising
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(MBA) International Marketing Lecturer / Course Coordinator: Dr. Alfred Chei Student: Sonibare Mumin Adesola Passport Number: A00966431 Date of Submission: April 25‚ 2011 Critical Analysis of Challenges Involved in Global Business: A Case Study of McDonald’s With the advent of new millennium‚ the business world has come to face more stark reality about the new order of business concerns. More and more businesses have to be done across different
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Leading and managing people and resources BSB10351-5 The challenges and opportunities facing today’s leaders and managers Submitted by: Kevin Broe 28/05/2013 Introduction This assignment looks into the challenges and opportunities facing today’s leaders and managers. The assignment is broken down into four simple parts. * What are leaders and manager and how do they differ? * The challenges and opportunities that face both in today’s world * Three different leadership and management
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Issue’s facing police departments in today’s society‚ in my opinion are; the increase in crime rates due to the poor economy and lack of jobs available‚ civil law suits due to “crocket cops”‚ safety of law enforcement officers‚ policing multicultural communities which can be very stressful for law enforcement‚ they are understaffed‚ and corruption which has destroyed the public faith in law enforcement and is what triggers the civil law suits. I feel if each of these things was addressed individually
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The Airline Industry: Facing The Challenges Of The 21st Century Peter W Jones Volume 1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Information Booklet Series III October 2004 GLOBAL THINKING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................3 AIR JAMAICA AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING..............................................................4 SOCIAL AND LABOUR CONSEQUENCES
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Introduction Horticultural deals in growing of fruits‚ vegetables and flowers while horticultural commodities have been growing in Kenya since 1950`s‚ the government only began to allocate resources for research and export promotion in late 1960`s. as a result of the government encouragement the volume of horticultural exports from Kenya rose almost 25 fold between 1968-1986‚ becoming a major source of foreign exchange. The horticultural export sector has experienced rapid growth since 1966 because
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Challenges: energy supply (South Africa) Capacity constraint that has arisen precisely because of the country’s strong economic performance in recent years is the largest immediate menace to South Africa’s continued economic growth. This growth‚ coupled with the rapid industrialisation and mass electrification programme of the last decade‚ eventually led to demand for electricity outstripping supply in January 2008. At the end of 2007‚ South Africa began to experience an electricity crisis. State
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The most critical issue currently facing management‚ in my opinion‚ is the economy. The nation’s current economic standing is requiring companies to operate under tight financial constraints. I chose this topic simply because it is evident‚ through reports of huge job cutbacks and closings of several stores and manufacturing plants‚ that companies are suffering. It appears the global economy is moving towards a recession. The economic standing of the United States has changed drastically
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INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY PAPER SINGAPORE I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY One of the tropical fruit in the Philippines is mango. It is known as the National Fruit of the Philippines and the most majestic among Philippine fruits. Philippine Mango is one of the best mangoes in the world because nothing can be sweeter than this. That’s why‚ Philippines is one of the major exporters of mangoes in different countries around the world. Philippine Mango marks the world because of its unique sweetness‚ fruity aroma
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SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 Vision and Mission 3 Chairman’s Message 4 Chief Executive’s Message 5 Board of Directors 7 Management Team 11 Corporate Governance 12 Singapore Tourism: Competing at a New Level 17 Tourism Sector Performance: Another Outstanding Year in Singapore Tourism 18 Greater Value Creation 22 Understanding
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