I.J.E.M.S.‚ VOL.2(2) 2011: 71-80 ISSN 2229 -600X IMPACT OF RECESSION ON TOURISM INDUSTRY Sherwood College of Professional Management‚Lucknow ABSTRACT Tourism industry has contributed enormously in the flourishing graph of India ’s economy by attracting a huge number of both foreign and domestic tourists travelling for professional as well as holiday purpose. Terror threat‚ swine flu scare and hike in air fares and above all the great economic depression hit the tourism sector hard in 2009
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How AIG was affected by U.S. recession: AIG is an insurance corporation that is multinational. They have headquarters in New York City‚ London‚ Paris‚ and Hong Kong. In the year 2000‚ the company held the title for the 29th largest company in the world. Things took a turn for the worse in this company when‚ in 2008‚ they suffered from a liquidity crisis and its credit ratings were downgraded below “AA” level. AIG had to take out a number of down loans and had to sell a number of its subsidiaries
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Seminar Activity Meeting 4 – Global Strategy Case Study 4.1 – High Fashion Fights Recession Consider the following question: 1. Using the Five Forces Framework‚ how would you characterize the competition in the luxury goods industry? 2. Why was discounting looked down upon by industry peers‚ all of which were differentiated or focus competitors? 3. What would be the likely challenges in emerging markets for luxury goods firms? OVERVIEW Pumping out fancy clothing‚ handbags‚ jewelry
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Glynn Lowth‚ Malcolm Prowle‚ Michael Zhang Nottingham Business School The impact of economic recession on business strategy planning in UK companies Research executive summary series Volume 6 | Issue 9 Key findings: The key findings from this research were: • There is very little optimism about the prospects for the UK economy in the short to medium-term. • There is quite a degree of optimism from companies about their own commercial future based on a combination of factors such
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Impact of recession on consumer behaviour Introduction Economy of the countries changes all the time. Current economic crisis in United Kingdom is having an impact on consumers and their behaviour. During recession consumers choose carefully the products they buy and shops they use. The quality of the products is important but saving money is essential during recession. More retailers are trying to turn their businesses into more ethical and environmental aware stores as this seems like an
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Staying Clear of Worldwide Recession Lindsay Smith Grand Canyon University: Econ 360 3.9.13 Staying Clear of Worldwide Recession Unfortunately‚ a worldwide recession is not such an unbelievable idea anymore. Cooperation across the globe would mean strategies can be put into place to avoid this type of devastation. There are three things that should be addressed to avoid severe economic shocks and work towards a more stable global economy. First of all each country would need to start at
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foreclosures and prolonged unemployment. The crisis played a significant role in the failure of key businesses‚ declines in consumer wealth estimated in trillions of US dollars‚ and a downturn in economic activity leading to the 2008–2012 global recession and contributing to the European sovereign-debt crisis. Causes for the crisis. The immediate cause of the crisis was the bursting of the United States housing bubble‚ which peaked in 2006‚ caused the values of securities tied to
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How Does The Current Global Economic Recession Compare To The Great Depression? The Global Economic Recession and the Great Depression are the fallout of the exact same economic phenomenon and are only different in a few respects. Each period is marked by a massive run up in asset prices followed by a tremendous deflationary pressure that has sent both debt and equity markets into turmoil . The Great Depression saw the Federal Reserve do little to ‘save’ the economy because their policy actions
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HRM in Indigenous and MNCs in the current recession. Ireland has one of the most globalised economies in the world. One of its main attributes is the prioritising the attraction and retention of FDI through a combination of incentives‚ particularly low corporation tax and liberalised trade policies. The success of this policy is manifest in the large numbers of MNCs located there and its status as one of the world’s most FDI-intensive economies (Barry‚ 2007; Rios-Morales and Brennan‚ 2009). Ireland
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The long-term strategies and short-term plans adopted by businesses in the recession The recession has different impacts/effects on businesses/organizations as all businesses do not operate in the same market/sector. This causes the need for businesses to come up with strategies and plans for business survival. Strategies and plans adopted by businesses are tactics developed by businesses to aid them reach a particular goal/target. Plans adopted by businesses help them look ahead‚ focus on key points
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