began closing down its operations in North Sulawesi‚ leaving local communities in Buyat Bay and Ratatatok with a dubious legacy. NMR use a submarine tailings disposal (STD) system which a method of waste due to its harmful environmental and health impacts. From 1996 until its closure‚ NMR dumped more than four million tons of mine waste into the bay. Forum the Environment (WALHI) found that NMR’s tailings contained four times the government-allowed level of cyanide and high levels of mercury‚ cadmium
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12 848 The impact of corporate governance on the timeliness of corporate internet reporting by Egyptian listed companies Amr Ezat and Ahmed El-Masry Plymouth Business School‚ Plymouth‚ UK Abstract Purpose – This study seeks to examine the key factors that affect the timeliness of corporate internet reporting (CIR) by the Egyptian listed corporations on the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use firm characteristics and corporate governance variables
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international company. The mobility of the company’s goods and services have been made easier with modern technology and they have been striving to give the effect of the ’third place’ on an international stage. This for the majority had a positive impact on the Starbucks brand financially‚ allowing the company to become one of the largest coffee companies in the world. The negative side is that during the massive global boom of the noughties‚ Starbucks began to ’water down’ the ’Starbucks experience’
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1. Setting up an internet linked computer Research necessary equipment required to set up an internet linked computer. To make use of the Internet‚ a business must invest into the necessary equipment. First of all‚ there will need to be hardware in the shape of PCs that connect to the web‚ using either cabling or wireless technology. The costs of these are falling and if a business buys in mass‚ then the costs can be reduced further. In addition to the PCs there are the costs of cabling‚ modems
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Contents Introduction Globalisation defined Main body - Globosity of the English language - Why it is so widespread - Advantages and disadvantages Conclusion The future of the English language Bibliography Introduction Every day people are surrounded by this term‚ when they hear it on the news‚ read it in the papers or talk about it themselves. "Globalisation" is a term which may be defined in different ways. According to the website www.globalization.com "the political and economical
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Impact of Corporate Governance on Stock Market Performance Farah Rezwan Reyan Zeenat Hai Nogmaye Habiba Abstract The paper aims to establish a relationship between Corporate Governance and stock market performance. In doing so‚ several variables had been identified by a thorough review of literature. These variables were measured on the basis of their performance‚ in respect to developed and developing countries‚ in relation to Corporate Governance. The performance measures were done by using
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NB: when discussing globalisation some sources discuss remote events such as setting up of East India Company. As term ‘developing countries’ is used students should focus on modern post-colonial era – probably shouldn’t go further back than 1960s |Advantages |Disadvantages | |Multinational companies (MNCs) have more opportunities for Foreign |MNCs tend to use cheap labour – many jobs
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Case Study: Globalisation for Good or Evil? Qn 2: From these summaries‚ prepare a case for globalisation and prepare a case against globalisation‚ integrating both the ‘Western’ & local perspectives’ Globalisation fundamentally describes the increasing interconnected nature of the world due to massive rise in economical‚ political‚ social and cultural exchanges between different countries around the globe. (Mejía-Vergnaud‚ 2004) One significant advantage of globalisation is rapid economic growth
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Yes Globalisation is necessary‚ for an economy to grow. Globalisation refers to the integration of economic‚ technological‚ socio-political factors with the world. And with globalisation‚ with the mutual co-operation and assistance -particularly with reference to the law of comparative advantage- it is going to be beneficial. Globalisation also helps reducing the poverty level in the country-there are plenty of evidences and record to support it.Developing countries specially require globalization
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Introduction Globalisation has significantly changed trends and patterns in the global film industry‚ at an estimated worth of $60 million annually film industry has become one of the most important in the creative businesses (Rosnan‚ H‚ Ismail‚ N.M.‚ & Daud. N.M.‚ 2010). This research paper will cover the topic of the American film industry‚ globalisation and how globalisation has impacted on the change of the American film industry. I will also continue on to how the American film industry
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