Background E-commerce is transactions conducted via electronic means such as the internet‚ email and SMS. It is considered to be one of the most important aspects of the internet to appear. As a result‚ people are able to exchange goods and services immediately regardless of their geographic location and time. More and more businesses conduct transactions on line‚ with some trading purely on-line thus reducing overheads and administrative costs. There are two types of e-commerce‚ direct and indirect
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Political The Political factors relates to the factors which the government also affects such as government instability or rules and regulations which the business must follow. Nokia have recently moved one of its manufacturing facilities to India‚ and because of this it is important that Nokia follow the rules and regulations that are set in India‚ so that they can operate as efficiently as possible. The types of things they will have to be aware of is the minimum wage‚ the maximum hours a week
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Okay‚ here we go with our initial look at France (just a topline summary of major facts‚ drawn from Wikipedia‚ CIA World Factbook and Nationmaster). France is 5th worldwide in GDP‚ with almost $3 trillion‚ and 3rd (why?) in military expenditure with $61.6 billion‚ and 22nd in population‚ with 61 million. France is the best-positioned of all the countries we will look at here to deal with the economic crisis facing the world. Their ingrained habit of dirigisme will bail out their industry‚ their
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Political Factor It is related to government policy and its administrative practices that can have an effect on something. Most of the business operators will keep a watchful eye on any political factor‚ such as new legislation or regulatory shifts‚ which could have a substantial impact on how their company operates and its bottom line. Toyota is a large multinational company and has showrooms all over the UK. So it is bound to entertain its practices‚ for UK welcomes business activity however
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Social Cultural Responsible buyers Responsible buyers or people concerned with ecological impacts of oil on the environment could switch to alternative sources like bio fuel. Consumerism The consumption pattern of the people is key here‚ today they may decide to substitute oil for gas and tomorrow vice versa. The protection or promotion of the interest of the consumer is a somewhat hard as they are unstable. Social mobility An example of this is Leisure Time‚ people tend to move around more
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Commercial-In-Confidence EOI – MUltiMedia Contact Centre System with Voice Logger 7/10/2008 KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE SUPPLY‚ IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MULTIMEDIA CONTACT CENTRE SYSTEM WITH VOICE LOGGER Release Date: 11th July 2008 Last date for receipt of responses: 8th August 2008‚ 15:00 hours (3pm) East African Time (in Nairobi) Commercial-In-Confidence EOI – Multimedia Contact Centre System with Voice Logger Page 2 of 18 7/10/2008
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Introduction & Background of Company KLSE -British American Tobacco Malaysia (MYX: 4162) - RM13.36 (KLSE main board) Competitor Philip Morris International(leader) British American Tobacco p.l.c. (LSE: BATS‚ JSE: BTI) is a global tobacco company headquartered in London‚ United Kingdom. It is the world’s second largest quoted tobacco company by global market share (after Philip Morris International)‚ with a leading position in more than 50 countries and a presence in more than 180 countries
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This research document is a general over view of Peru with emphasis on Politics‚ Economy‚ Social‚ and Technology of the country. In researching Peru‚ I have found many interesting facts and have learned many fascinating things about this country’s deep heritage. Peru is a country with a lot of potential when it comes to the business world‚ in this document I hope to show that. The History of Peru The United States Government has this to say about the Peruvian history‚ “When the Spanish landed
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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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Political – Legal Settlements: After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ BP faced many different legal settlements that were enforceable by court. Many of these settlements were in order to enhance the safety of drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. BP worked to solve the federal criminal claims that came from the Oil Spill‚ and eventually pleaded guilty of 11 felony counts‚ related to the loss of 11 lives. Many other misdemeanor counts under different acts including: the Clean
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