Introduction Gap‚ Inc. is a leading American specialty apparel retailer based in San Francisco‚ California. It sells casual apparels‚ accessories‚ and other personal care products for men‚ women‚ and children. The products of Gap‚ Inc. include denim‚ khakis‚ T-shirts‚ boxers‚ casual wear‚ and others. Currently‚ the company boasts approximately 150‚000 employees and 3‚139 stores all around the world. Gap‚ Inc. sustains a large number of brands‚ namely Gap‚ Old Navy‚ Banana Republic‚ Forth & Towne
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Profession in Russia Guest lecture at Law Faculty of University of Tartu‚ 5th of November‚ 2012 Dr. Mikhail Antonov Associate Professor of Law Faculty of Higher School of Economics – Saint Petersburg‚ Director of Research Center for Legal Argumentation‚ Executive Director of “Russian Yearbook for Legal Theory”‚ Advocate The author’s position does not necessarily correspond to the official position of National Research University “Higher School of Economics” Legal Education in Russia: Principles
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Doing Business in Russia: 2013 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT‚ U.S. & FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE‚ 2010. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. • • • • • • • • • • Chapter 1: Doing Business in Russia Chapter 2: Political and Economic Environment Chapter 3: Selling U.S. Products and Services Chapter 4: Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment Chapter 5: Trade Regulations‚ Customs and Standards Chapter 6: Investment
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PETROGRAD‚ Russia - Many protesters lined up on the streets of Petrograd during the past few days. This event is being called the “March Revolution.” The series of events that occurred during the past couple of months has not been kind to the citizens of Russia. Russia is currently under deep turmoil due to the negative effects of warfare. Russian units have not been quite successful during the Great War as they have lost millions. Over the past couple years‚ war excitement had quickly deceased
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A Threat to a Nation Communism is a dangerous system which will ultimately result in an oppressive regime. To demonstrate this is the country of Russia. During the time frame of 1917-1991‚ the country of Russia had a communist based economic system. Thus‚ meaning that its government possessed “the” full “control of” its “industry and of all the branches of production” done by its many businesses‚ and/or affiliates‚ even if they were not huge‚ and/or name branded (Document 3‚ #1). While
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OCTOBER 1992 ISSUE The Arrow of Disease When Columbus and his successors invaded the Americas‚ the most potent weapon they carried was their germs. But why didn’t deadly disease flow in the other direction‚ from the New World to the Old? By Jared Diamond|Thursday‚ October 01‚ 1992 The three people talking in the hospital room were already stressed out from having to cope with a mysterious illness‚ and it didn’t help at all that they were having trouble communicating. One of them was the patient‚
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athletes in Russia Russia is the successor of the Soviet Union (USSR)‚ which was the dominant Olympic team during the Soviet Era whereby‚ Russia SFSR was the largest nation in the Soviet Union with the main athletes of the Soviet team. Nowadays‚ Russia is one the most successful countries at a variety of sports and continuously ending in the top rankings (never below the third place since 1952) in number of medals and gold medals collected at the Olympic Games. Moreover‚ since 1994‚ Russia always
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In 855‚ the civilization of Kievan Rus ’ developed‚ encompassing a small portion of modern day Russia. Around 1220‚ the Mongols arrived in Russia where they significantly influenced the Russian culture. In 1762‚ Catherine the Great became empress where she patronized Western culture. From the civilization of Kievan Rus ’ to the Russian Empire of Catherine the Great‚ Russia ’s contacts with the west‚ political structure‚ and territorial boundaries had significantly changed. Contact with the with
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THEME 8: GENERIC STRATEGIES 1. Introduction. 2. The Porter’s approach: competitive strategies (cost advantage‚ differentiation advantage and specialization). 3. The Ansoff’s approach: the Growth Matrix (market penetration‚ product development‚ market development‚ and diversification). 4. An integrating approach. © Alfonso VARGAS SÁNCHEZ 1 Hope is not a strategy‚ specially when internationalizing the company is the intention 2 Strategic Analysis: Compulsory Questions What business
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Due to Mongol influence‚ Russia existed in isolation‚ however‚ tsars such as Peter and Catherine the Great tried various things in an effort to westernize the isolated territory. By late 17th century‚ Russia experienced a great internal change. Peter and his successors used westernization to bolster Russia’s expansionist empire. Westernization had a great impact on Russia and its development. Prior to Peter’s attempt for westernization‚ he and his predecessors extended tsarist
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