Literature Review 2.1 History of the air-conditioner Air-conditioner was invented based on invention of refrigerator. The history was told that the Chinese were the first to store natural ice and snow to cool wine and other delicacies. Evidence has been found that ice cellars were used as early as 1000 B.C. in China. Early Greeks and Romans also used underground pits to store ice. Ancient people of Egypt and India cooled liquids in porous earthen jars. Ice was produced due to vaporization
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D ANISH R ESEARCH U NIT FOR I NDUSTRIAL D YNAMICS DRUID Working Paper No 03-15 Globalisation of Innovation: The Role of Multinational Enterprises by Rajneesh Narula and Antonello Zanfei Globalisation of Innovation: The Role of Multinational Enterprises Rajneesh Narula Dept. of International Economics & Management‚ Copenhagen Business School‚ Howitzvej 60 2000 Frederiksberg‚ Denmark e-mail rn.int@cbs.dk Antonello Zanfei Version: 26 November 2003 Forthcoming
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these filings and corporate governance documents are available to stockholders without charge by written request to Investor Relations‚ Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation‚ 650 Madison Avenue‚ New York‚ New York 10022. In this Form 10-K‚ references to “Polo‚” “ourselves‚” “we‚” “our‚” “us” and the “Company” refer to Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation and its subsidiaries‚ unless the context requires otherwise. Due to the collaborative and ongoing nature of our relationships with our licensees‚ such licensees
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In modern procurement‚ sourcing aims at collecting and analyzing information about capabilities within the market to satisfy the organization’s requirements‚ such as obtaining updated cost information and appropriate supplier qualification criteria as well as identifying alternative products in the market. A through sourcing process in procurement or supply chain management leads to identification and subsequent invitation of relevant suppliers as well as ensuring maximum competition. It can as well
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The Core Competence of the Corporation C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel Harvard Business Review 90311 HBR MAY–JUNE 1990 The Core Competence of the Corporation C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel The most powerful way to prevail in global competition is still invisible to many companies. During the 1980s‚ top executives were judged on their ability to restructure‚ declutter‚ and delayer their corporations. In the 1990s‚ they’ll be judged on their ability to identify‚ cultivate‚ and exploit
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Deluxe Corporation Ninth Annual Institutional Investor Forum Sidoti & Company‚ LLC Jeff Johnson‚ Treasurer and Vice President Investor Relations September 24‚ 2010 Presentation Scope ■ Comments are limited to information already publicly released: – 10-K for 2009‚ filed February 19‚ 2010 – 10-Q for Q2 2010‚ filed August 5‚ 2010 ■ All estimates and projections are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those estimated or projected
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Part 2 Due: 4 December 2012 Sony Corporation: Globalization Meets Localization Topic: What is a transnational corporation? Select any one and present a short essay on what the company produces‚ where are the facilities located‚ and refer to aspects of capital‚ labor‚ and markets of its final product. Abstract: A transnational corporation is a nationally based company that manages production units or provides service in two or more countries. They are corporations that make decisions from a global
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CORPORATION FORMATION DEFINITION An artificial being created by operation of law‚ having the right of succession and powers‚ attributes and properties expressly authorized by law or incident to its existence” (New Corporation Code) CHARACTERISTICS * separate legal entity – an artificial being with a personality separate from that of its individual owners * created by operation of law – mere agreement of the parties cannot give rise to a corporation * right of succession – continues
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Starbucks Corporation & Tully’s Coffee Corporation MBA 522: Financial Management December 9‚ 2008 Tully’s Coffee Corporation Established in 1992‚ Tully’s Coffee Corporation is a Seattle based coffee retailer and wholesaler. The main products offered by the company are baked food items‚ coffee products and pastries. Additionally‚ their coffee beans have exceptional sales in regional supermarket and grocery stores. The company currently operates over 100 stores in the western region of the United
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1 Page1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX2 Page2 MODULE ONE – INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TransGlobal Airways Corporation (TAC) is a Philippine-registered airlines incorporated in 2005. It was conceived as an eventual support for the operations of a leisure resort. The situation of TransGlobal is quite unique. It is interesting to note that even though the operations of the airlines is eventually passenger operations‚ it is operating as an air cargo airlines. The question
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