GAWAD KALINGA A Research Paper Presented to Professor Alex Lazo Department of Social Sciences and Humanities San Beda College In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements in SOCAN Sociology and Anthropology in the Philippine Business Environment Presented by: CALING‚ Michael Allan M. _______ ------ ------- _____ March 2‚ 2011 GAWAD KALINGA Gawad Kalinga (GK)‚ which means to "give care" in Filipino‚ is officially known as the Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation
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External Analysis Target market Abercrombie and Fitch is one of today’s most popular clothing companies that cater to American’s youth culture. Abercrombie and Fitch clothing is worn by children and young adults‚ but is largely marketed to the college-age population. Abercrombie and Fitch have been in existence since 1892‚ beginning as an outdoors sporting goods supplier. Today‚ A&F stores can be found in malls across America and the A&F logo is easily seen on any high school or college campuses
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Hispanics and Latino Americans are citizens with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or Spain. The term Hispanic was first adopted by the United States government during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. To be identified as “Hispanic” means that your ethnic background and heritage can be traced back to the original Spanish empire’s lineage. Spanish is a commonly spoken language in many states in America including California‚ Arizona‚ New Mexico‚ and Texas. Hispanics and
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Tuesday 24th September 2013 5010GD ‘Isms’ as ways of seeing / thinking / reading 1. ‘isms’ is a shorthand for the seemingly complex array of ideas and theories that surround art and design as a socially and culturally located practice. With many of these ideas it is difficult to find a starting point‚ and a lot of these terms have superseded one another or are in conflict in some way. There is no real chronology of these ideas‚ in fact‚ a linear approach to these ideas is probably misleading.
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December the 7th‚ 1941 is a day that President Roosevelt described as “a date which will live in infamy” (Matt Pearce). The United States and Japan had been butting heads for several decades over land‚ mineral rights‚ and China (Deborah Bachrach). This clashing led up to the most ferocious surprise attack and American loss on the United States soil known to this day. The Japanese had scrupulously planned‚ successfully struck‚ and triumphantly destroyed the naval base Pearl Harbor‚ which left many
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WWI vs. WWII World War I and World War II are two battles that will haunt Germany and many other countries for years to come. When thinking about World War I‚ the Great War‚ my main thought is that it is the cause and reason for World War II occurring. Many believe that Germany was at fault for really just being in the wrong place at the wrong time during WWI. They did not want to clean up their mess of WWI and broke the Peace Treaty of Versailles which was the World’s only hope to ending
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Marketing Strategy China Airlines on Guam CASE SYNOPSIS: This is a case study about how a foreign carrier‚ China Airlines‚ adapts it strategy competing in the Guam-based airline industry. The case traces the company’s history on Guam from setting up its regular flight schedule between Guam and Taipei‚ through a pricing competition with its main competitor Continental Micronesia‚ to today where it occupies the sole market share of flights between these locations. In addition‚ the
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Jollibee – Case Analysis Week Two Case Study Assignment September 14‚ 2013 Table of Contents Comparing Strategies of Two Entertainment Giants – Netflix and Blockbuster 2008 Introduction In 1975 the business of the ice cream company Jollibee’s has begun. The Chinese-Filipino Tan family had managed it within three years to diversify into sandwiches and eventually to incorporate as Jollibee Foods Corporation. With its particular philosophy such as the “Five
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combined with leading customer service to provide a fun and engaging shopping experience for our customers. Today‚ Payless serves millions of consumers through its powerful global network of stores in all 50 U.S. states‚ as well as in Puerto Rico‚ Guam‚ Saipan‚ the U.S. Virgin Islands‚ Canada‚ Central America‚ the Caribbean and South America. The company also has an expanding presence in the Eastern Hemisphere through franchising arrangements. History Circa 1962-63‚ Volume Shoe company purchased the
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operates and franchises the Jollibee hamburger fast-food concept‚ the Greenwich Pizza-Pasta fast-food concept and other food retailing concepts in the Philippines and in 25 international stores in the following countries: the U.S.‚ Hong Kong‚ Brunei‚ Saipan‚ Guam‚ Vietnam‚ Indonesia‚ Dubai and Kuwait. In 2000‚ Jollibee achieved system-wide retail sales of up to PhP19.8 billion (US$390 million)‚ Copyright C Garcia and Wirtz. 2001. Dr. Leonardo R. Garcia‚ Jr.‚ Certified Professional Marketer (CPM-Asia
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