1. Enumerate and discuss the direct and indirect threats to Philippine biodiversity. Direct Threats • Illegal logging • Mining • Pollution • Oils spill • Introduction of invasive species • Overexploitation Indirect Threats • Infrastructure development • Rapidly increasing human population against a limited land base ➢ Indiscriminate logging literally changes the forest landscape. Although there has been a
Premium Population growth Invasive species Ecology
Cato Corporation Competitive Threats • The Company must be able to anticipate‚ identify and respond to rapidly changing fashion trends and customer demands in a quickly as possible. The Cato Corporation’s business and results of operations could suffer materially. • Existing and increased competition in the women’s retail apparel industry may negatively impact the business‚ results of operations‚ financial condition and market share. • Failure to protect the trademarks and other intellectual property
Premium Marketing Economics Management
1. Threat of Substitute In Porter’s model‚ substitute products refer to products in other industries. The price elasticity of a product is influenced by substitute products. As more substitutes become available‚ the demand becomes more elastic since customers have more alternatives. Generally‚ substitute is able to reduce demand for a particular product because there is a threat of consumers switching to the alternatives. (Porter M. 1980) Chains of convenience stores are emerging in the market
Premium Supermarket Retailing Milk
punishment or threats‚ which makes anyone do a task asked of them. J. Strickler (2006) implies that the sensible knowledge and understanding of human motivation is said to be rooted in 20th century behaviorism‚ which is an idea made popular by Harvard psychologist B.F. Skinner in the 1930s‚ who theorized that human behavior is motivated by some form or another by way of external stimuli ( i.e. rewards‚ incentives‚ threats or punishments)‚ this theory helps us see how Incentives and threats can be seen
Free Motivation
Choose Your Fabric Rit works best on many natural‚ washable fabrics such as ... * 100% cotton‚ linen‚ silk‚ wool‚ ramie * Synthetics such as rayon‚ nylon and acetate * Fiber blends with at least 60% cotton or other dyeable fiber (Blends will tint evenly but will not achieve full color) ... but there are fabrics that will not accept dye such as ... * Fabrics with 50% or more polyester content * 100% acrylic‚ fiberglass‚ or metallic fibers * Fabrics with rubber backing (bath
Premium Laundry Clothing Dye
Warmth (comfort) Absorbency (comfort) Comfort (comfort) Handle and drape (aesthetics) Strength (functional) Elasticity (functional) Aftercare (functional) Natural fibres Wool Warm to wear. Slow‚ can absorb its weight in water and not feel wet. Repels water droplets. Very slow drying. Fine wool‚ very comfortable. Coarse wool‚ scratchy. Very soft or coarse handle. Good drape. Medium strength‚ not durable. Very good. Creases drop out. Wash and iron with care‚ may shrink. Dry
Premium Wool Silk Yarn
prospects of organic textile market in Hong Kong. Introduction: The organic apparel market is growing every year as consumers‚ who appetites have been whetted with organic foods‚ are seeking to expand their organic lifestyle to include apparel. The research is going to evaluate the prospects of organic textile market in Hong Kong. Objectives: To more understand the attitude and beliefs of Hong Kong people on wearing more green and their expectation on organic textile. To evaluate the
Premium Cotton Organic cotton
EMERGING DYNAMICS OF INTERNAL THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY Introduction 1. The multifarious threats to the security of Pakistan whether external or internal‚ have intensified in the 21st century. Unfortunately‚ no threat posed to the security of this country since the time of her inception has ever been fully controlled or eradicated. According to Quaid-e-Azam‚ “Pakistan was a cyclic revolution without parallel or precedence in history”. He wanted to make it a State that was united and powerful
Premium Pakistan Taliban
Assignment 1 (Individual Assignment) 25% Marks Due date: 9 July 2012 (no word limit) Case Study: Scottsville Textile Mill _________________________________________________________ This task will relate to analytical skills in solving optimisation problem (linear programming) using Excel with Solver add-in. Scottsville Textile Mill1 1 Case from Anderson‚ D.‚ Sweeney D.‚ Williams T.‚ Martin‚ K. (2010)‚ An Introduction to Management
Premium Operations research Linear programming Algorithm
Native Americans had the earliest experiences with textile-making in North America. Dating back to the 1600’s‚ they showed the English settlers how to make fishing nets using a process of cord wrapping. Over time‚ the Native Americans grew to depend on European trade materials or imports. By 1640‚ the production of handmade textiles‚ such as woven‚ knitted‚ and embroidered material began. In these early American times‚ Colonial textiles made an appearance as well. Colonial Americans traditionally
Premium United States Native Americans in the United States Indigenous peoples of the Americas