middle income group. By doing so‚ it increases the chances for social mobility and it prevents stagnation of income. According to Key Household Income Trends 2012 report by Singapore Department of Statistic which stated that there was an increment of 7.5% in median monthly income from S$7‚040 in 2011 to S$7‚570 in 2012 (Singapore visa consultancy AsiaBiz Services‚ 2013). Similarly‚ President of United States also increased the minimum wage to $9 from $7.25 an hour to help the lower and middle class
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of the distinctiveness of these two groups in Singapore resulting from wide income gap‚ highly proliferated job sectors and distinctive educational and cultural background between older and younger generations. Singapore economy boomed with an average annual growth rate of 6.1% (the world bank 2012) over the past 20 years. The older generation once lived in a Singapore where literacy rate was only 60% in 1960 as opposed to 96% today (Statistics Singapore 2013). Many worked as laborers in the shipping
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MUHD AZHAR ABDUL KARIM The Evolution of Markets in Singapore Contents Introduction............................................................................................................................................ 2 2. The Local Wet Market ..................................................................................................................... 2 3. Changing landscape................................................................................................
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the five forces; threat of new entrants‚ bargaining power of buyers‚ threat of substitute products or services‚ bargaining power of suppliers and rivalry among existing competitors (Porter‚ 2008). “Industry structure‚ manifested in the competitive forces‚ sets industry profitability in the medium and long run.” (Porter‚ 2008). 1) How well does the experience curve (Kiechel) and Porter’s Five Forces satisfy the ‘strategist’ perspective? The experience curve represents a tool for strategists
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developments found within Singapore society may vary from different trends technical‚ social‚ global or even with the increasing of other high technological tools. The possibility of people being connecting and communicating by mobile devices‚ work being done by robots instead of human beings and digital books replacing real books. In the near future‚ globalization will continue with more and more people moving over to other parts of the world. The population of Singapore will have more retirees
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with disabilities through either by birth‚ old age or the above reason‚ but are there enough employment policies to protect them and what are the employments issues are they facing? About 5% of the population or 100‚000 people in Singapore have disabilities (Singapore Press Holdings 2012). People with disabilities (PWDs) have needs which are not very different from those of other able-bodied persons. Some of them can lead normal lives with certain adjustments which others may need a higher level
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industry. Many years would be required for all of this to fully develop‚ but it is worth noting that the Japanese took approximately twenty years to evolve from exporting low cost economy automobiles in the early 1970’s to becoming a major force in luxury vehicles in the early 1990 ’s. Insights into
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Bullying in Singapore Schools 1. Introduction Bullying occurs when a person or a group of people shows aggressive behavior towards another by physically or emotionally hurting them‚ or forcing them to do something against their will. As stated in the Singapore parenting magazine “The Asian Parent Singapore Edition”‚ a 2006 survey conducted by the Harvest Centre for Research‚ Training and Development and the Coalition Against Bullying for Children and Youth‚ shows that in Singapore bullying can
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Zara has been the major pioneer of ‘disposable’ fashion; which makes up over 12% of the UK clothing industry. Zara outperforms its rivals in profitability‚ brand identity‚ and its successful business model. I have used Porter’s five forces model (Porter‚ 1995) to analyse the industry and Zara’s strategic position. I have applied the theory of this model and its determinants to my research of Zara; providing evidence to form strong conclusions. Zara faces competition from other market leaders such
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