article entitled “Europe as a Way of Life” is the last chapter in highly acclaimed book named “Postwar: A History of Europe since 1945” written by Tony Judt‚ a British historian and university professor specialized in European history particular in modern French history. He was a Marxist with Jewish background. He also was the author who wrote over fifteen books and was a frequent contributor to the several journal including the New York Review of Books many other journals in Europe. The article describes
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CRITICALLY ANALYSE PORTER ’S DIAMOND THEORY.APPLY IT TO EXPLAIN THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF AN INDUSTRY OF YOUR HOME COUNTRY. Overview of Porter’s theoretical perspective The theory of Porter is a study which works as a tradition that is related to the neo-classical economics with the nature of self adjusting nature of markets. The theory of Porter places innovation and industrialisation of geographic which is one of the number of theories for competitive advantages which aims at the
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These rocks don’t lose their shape Diamonds are a girl’s best friend Ladies and gentlemen‚do u know what this song all about?......No‚it is not gold…..Yes! It is diamond! Perhaps some audience know this song.This song is singing by a Hollywood star‚Marilyn Monroe‚struck a chord which resonated across the world when she sang Diamonds are a Girl’s best friend in the classic 1950s film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Ladies and gentlemen‚when I said the word “DIAMONDS”‚I’m sure the picture of dazzling whitestones
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CHAPTER I INDIAN INSURANCE INDUSTRY “AN OVERVIEW” THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY IN INDIA AN OVERVIEW With the largest number of life insurance policies in force in the world‚ Insurance happens to be a mega opportunity in India. It’s a business growing at the rate of 15-20 per cent annually and presently is of the order of Rs 1560.41 billion (for the financial year 2006 – 2007). Together with banking services‚ it adds about 7% to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The gross premium collection
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Our Mission Our Roadmap starts with our mission‚ which is enduring. It declares our purpose as a company and serves as the standard against which we weigh our actions and decisions. * To refresh the world... * To inspire moments of optimism and happiness... * To create value and make a difference. Focus on the Market * Focus on needs of our consumers‚ customers and franchise partners * Get out into the market and listen‚ observe and learn * Possess a world view * Focus
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ADVANCED WIRE SAWING TECHNOLOGY FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS APPLIED MATERIALS EXTERNAL USE ADVANCED WIRE SAWING TECHNOLOGY FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS INTRODUCTION For solar cells to be competitive in an energy supply market ultimately driven by the cost per watt‚ the Total Cost of Ownership (TCOO) of each production step in the PV value chain (Figure 1) takes on critical importance. The manufacture of crystalline silicon wafers is no exception: the TCOO for a processed wafer
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FINDINGS & SUGGESTION Some type of agent network is must. As insurance customers rely on personal interactions and a need a high level of service that can be very well maintained by these types of rural agents. The distribution channel need to be improved and new ideas and people are need to be discovered those can work as an insurance agents. The Gram Pradhan‚ doctors‚ school teachers‚ mandi samiti etc. may be good agents for this purpose. Villagers have high trust in banks and post office
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California Credit Life Insurance Case Study The California Credit Life Insurance was incorporated in Los Angeles in 1971. This insurance company’s product line includes various types of insurance such as health‚ professional‚ automobile‚ liability‚ pension‚ and retirement programs‚ commercial packages‚ and other related financial services. Within this company‚ there are 15 regional offices and 230 sales representatives. The salesforce contains about 1/3 female. The company seems to be facing serious
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INTRODUCTION The new millennium has exposed the insurance sector to new challenges of competition and struggle for survival. The era of liberalization‚ privatization and globalisation has ended the monopolistic tendency in this sector. It has been over four years since the Indian insurance market has opened up and the new entrants into the market have set up their shops throughout the country. Until the late nineties‚ the Indian insurance industry was under State control with no private participation
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Now‚ it is an important part of the cluster’s analysis to assess its competitiveness through the analysis of the diamond model‚ suggested and promoted by Michael Porter. The particular advantage of the usage of this particular model is that it enables researchers to look simultaneously at the cluster’s corporate strategy and the advantages of the location the cluster operates in (or a bunch of locations). Hence‚ it helps to look at all the types of vital strengths firm or cluster can take advantage
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