Content Introduction………………………………………………………………………….3 The effects of the 2008 financial crisis on the global automobile industry……….3 The global strategies of Ford Motor and Nissan after the Recession…………......4 Benefits and limitations of Ford Motor’s and Nissan’s strategies………………...5 Short-term profitability…………………………………………………………..5 Long-run stability……………………………………………………………..6 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………6 Introduction The notion of “Global strategy”‚ in international
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RUSSIA Natural environment Among Russia’s most important environmental problems: * Water pollution is the most serious concern. Less than half of Russia’s population has access to safe drinking water. While water pollution from industrial sources has diminished because of the decline in manufacturing‚ municipal wastes increasingly threaten key water supply sources‚ and nuclear contamination could leach into key water sources as well. The head of Russia’s environmental protection committee
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« OECD Strategic Response to the Financial and Economic Crisis CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GLOBAL EFFORT OECD Strategic Response to the Financial and Economic Crisis CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GLOBAL EFFORT ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT The OECD is a unique forum where the governments of 30 democracies work together to address the economic‚ social and environmental challenges of globalisation. The OECD is also at the forefront of efforts to understand and to help governments
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Continuous surveillance is no longer a fragment of science fiction owing its origin to a high tech Spielberg or Cameron movie. Governments now have access to the minute details of citizens across borders violating the very basics of an individual’s right to Privacy on the pretext of preventing harm and prosecute wrongdoings especially from organised groups and terrorists. In June 2013 Edward Snowden‚ a former employee of Booz Allen Hamilton‚ a contractor for the NSA‚ leaked details of extensive internet
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began to compete with Mercedes-Benz in the luxury-car markets of Europe and the United States. BMW ’s U.S. sales peaked in 1986 but then dropped steeply‚ partly due to competition from two new luxury cars-Lexus‚ made by Toyota Motor Corporation‚ and Infiniti‚ made by Nissan Motor Co.‚ Ltd. The 1989 collapse of the Berlin Wall led to a boom in car sales in Europe‚ and in 1992 BMW outsold Mercedes-Benz in Europe for the first time. In 1990 BMW formed a joint venture with the British
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globalisasi didefinisikan sebagai fenomena yang menjadikan dunia mengecil dari segi perhubungan manusia disebabkan kepantasan perkembangan teknologi maklumat. Manakala orang barat mentakrifkan globalisasi sebagai satu proses kehidupan yang serba luas dan infiniti merangkumi segala aspek kehidupan seperti politik‚ sosial‚ dan ekonomi yang boleh dirasai oleh seluruh manusia dunia ini. Ini bermakna segala-galanya menjadi milik bersama dalam konsep dunia tanpa sempadan. Dalam era globalisasi ini‚ dunia semakin
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Max Weber cited in Blakely and Saward (2009 P. 361) defines the state as ‘An organisation that successfully claims a monopoly of the legitimate use of force in a given territory. The word legitimate also appears in the question for this essay‚ so legitimacy appears to be the key word‚ and its definition is‚ “able to be defended with logic or justification” (Oxford dictionaries online). In a democracy the Government is voted in by the people‚ and it could be argued this process makes it legitimate
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THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2007- 09‚ EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY OF JAPAN Japan is among one of the most rapidly growing economies in the world. The economy is primarily dependent upon the service sector which is highly developed followed by the manufacturing and industry sector. The country is rich in new and innovative technologies which benefit it to endeavour in the competitive era. The overall GDP of Japan in the year 2012 was $5960 billion and the purchasing power parity was $4.617 trilllion representing
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Unit Title: International Business Case Study Unit Reference Number: J/601/2793 Guided Learning Hours: 210 Level: Level 6 Number of Credits: 25 Learning Outcome 1 The learner will: Understand the international business environment facing global operators. Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1.1 Identify and describe the key challenges facing global businesses and organisations. Indicative Content 1.1.1 The fundamental shift taking place in the world economy and the inexorable move from
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January 6‚ 2013 English 11 “From Now‚ to Than” Where has the time gone? It’s already the end of my junior year 17 years young and almost a senior! I can’t even believe it myself. I remember my first year being a freshman thinking that 2014 is a long time away! Now that’s 2013 and only a year away. High school goes so by so fast I can barley recall it. So they say high school is suppose to be the time of your life‚ it’s seriously the hardest and most stressful time. I can’t wait to
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