Consequences of Conflict in Sri Lanka Political consequence consequence (SC). (PC)‚ Economic consequence (EC)‚ and Social PC: Political consequence is an important consequence of the Sri Lankan Conflict. Armed conflict arose out of the intense displeasure of the Tamils at their discrimination. An armed group‚ the Tamil Tigers‚ was formed which resorted to attacking Sinhalese as well as Tamil officials who supported the ruling party. Many incidences of violence ensued including the 1983 riots
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Matale is a city‚ in Matale District‚ Central Province‚ Sri Lanka‚ 142 kilometres (88 mi) from Colombo and 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Kandy. It is the administrative capital of Matale District. Surrounding the town are the Knuckles foothills called Wiltshire. It is a mainly agricultural area‚ where tea‚ rubber‚ vegetable and spice cultivation dominate. The Knuckles Mountain Range is a special landmark of Matale. The Aluvihara Temple‚ on the North side of the town‚ is the historic location where
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INTRODUCTION An industry is a group of firms whose products are close substitutes for each other (e.g. the car industry‚ the travel industry). Some industries are more profitable than others. Why? The answer lies in understanding the dynamics of competitive structure in an industry. The external environment of an organization is marked by intense competition between rival firms. The components of external environment include economic‚ socio-cultural‚ and global issues. In order to gain sustainable
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Executive Summary Economic development of Sri Lanka is mainly based on agriculture and tea industry is a major contributor. For the past three decades tea industry intermittently faced with drastic issues resulting downward trend in economic and social development. Previously held dominated no one position of tea export is recently over taken by Kenya. Country economic policy to compete rigorously in world tea market is vital necessity for the growth‚ as the challengers with new producing countries
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the industry and get down to manufacturing crayons. I forbid the Assistant Commissioner of Cooperatives from informing his boss‚ the Commissioner of Cooperatives in Colombo‚ who could have shot down my activities. The Commissioner was a close friend of mine but no maverick and I was certain that he would not approve my action. I had to keep him in the dark. Sumanapala Dahanayke the President of the Coop Union‚ the maverick he was‚ he readily agreed and we got down to establish the industry. Twenty
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5 forces of Porter The 5 forces of Porter are named after Michael E. Porter. This model classifies and examines the competitive forces that characterize every single industry plus it helps to give a clear understanding of what the strengths and weaknesses are of each type of industry. In addition to this‚ the 5 forces of Porter were mainly designed as a response to the famous “SWOT Analysis”. These 5 forces are the following: 1. Competition in the industry 2. Potential of new entrants
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Tea is Sri Lanka’s largest agricultural export and fetched $1.02 billion in 2007‚ its third highest foreign exchange earner after garments and remittances from Sri Lankans working abroad. The country is not likely to achieve its 2008 revenue and production targets‚ after demand and prices for Sri Lankan tea tumbled in the last quarter‚ with the slowdown possibly extending into 2009‚ Lalith Hettiarachchi‚ the head of Sri Lanka Tea Board‚ told Reuters in an interview on Friday. Production this year
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PORTERS The threat of potential new entrants (High) High capital required to enter into mobile industry which needed large investment on technology‚ distribution‚ service outlets and plant. Difficulty for customers in switching cost‚ when they are satisfied with their current product as well as difficultly for new entrants to have product differentiation because customers had already familiar with those established mobile companies‚ therefore new entrants have to spend a lot on branding and
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Porter’s Five Factor Model and the Hotel Industry: Review and Recommendations Management Information Systems Introduction The combined forces of an economic recession and H1N1 epidemic are causing the hotel industry to suffer in a time of great challenge. Business travel is down because of the recession and the pandemic has significantly reduced tourism. This paper considers three types of hoteliers in current market conditions in light of Porter’s theories. Now‚ more than ever‚ Porter’s
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Five Forces This model focuses on the study of the competitive influences or ‘forces’ on a business. When we discuss competitive factors on a firm‚ we usually consider other firms within the same industry selling similar products. [1] and although it is true that other firms in the same industry present competition‚ Porter challenged this over simplified view by considering other forces that will also affect the firms competitive ability . The diagram below highlights the 5 main forces.
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