DLSU Business & Economics Review 22.1 (2012)‚ pp. 119-128 An Economic Analysis of the Philippine Tourism Industry Krista Danielle Yu School of Economics‚ De La Salle University‚ Manila‚ Philippines krista.yu@dlsu.edu.ph The archipelagic nature of the Philippines‚ as well as its colonial heritage‚ offers a wealth of scenic views that invite both locals and foreigners to participate in tourism-related activities. According the Department of Tourism (2011)‚ the industry is one of the three
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OUTLINE ON WALMART‚ INC Cetin AMATO Despite the sparkling initial growth and emerging as a big retail power‚ Walmart goes into a sustainability problem with its growth. It is a strategy problem and not a financial problem‚ because Walmart needs to identify its core areas where it is strong and can leverage further growth on‚ such as product variety‚ customer satisfaction and affordable prices. The initial success points the company had are customer oriented services‚ inventory control
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Introduction to International Business: Case 4.2 Wal-Mart’s retreat from Germany: How distance made the replication of a domestically successful model impossible October 8th‚ 2013 1. What are some of Wal-Mart’s FSAs? To what extent are these FSAs location-bound or internationally transferable? Some FSA’s of Wal-Mart are EDLP (it’s ‘every day low price’ philosophy) and it so-called ‘exceptional service’ (it customer-service)1. EDLP is in general internationally transferable
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In today’s society‚ customers are constantly searching for the best bargain for their money. Customers enjoy shopping and getting the best deals for their hard earned dollar. Thus‚ several retail stores have emerged and taken over the smart shopper’s frame of mind. Although there are several retailers in today’s society‚ the leading retailer would be Wal-Mart Stores. It was in 1945 that a young man by the name of Sam Walton decided to open his own department store. Therefore‚ he purchased
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Economic and Social Problems In The Caribbean Unemployment Globalization has contributed significantly to unemployment in the Caribbean. With the removal trade barriers‚ some industries have not been able to compete globally. The lack adequate skills that are required for the new industrial paradigm for example‚ information technology skills have also contributed to the problem of unemployment. A high level of unemployment among the young people of the Caribbean may results in various social
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China and helped them to offer consistent quality in fruits and vegetables.This helped reputation of the store and confidence in the customer. The direct purchases from farmers raised the standard of living of farmers by giving more stable income and Walmart selling consistent quality in its super markets Adaptation of local markets and local taste is a big a thing in retail and Wal-Mart has done this very successfully in China . Some key examples include selling smaller quantities of foods since there
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Control in Egypt In September 2003‚ in an interview with Al-Ahram‚ the Egyptian government newspaper‚ in response to a question about economic problems with a reference to a current shortage of bread - President Mubarak of Egypt stated‚ once again‚ publicly and forcefully that rapid population growth in Egypt was the primary cause of the country’s economic and social problems. He added that the country was doing what it could to solve these problems‚ but that the government could only do so much.
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majority or government by the representatives of the people. This is a formalistic and limited notion of democracy. We would understand the meaning of democracy in 8 better fashion if we view it as a way of realizing drastic changes in the social and economic spheres of society. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy is much more than just a scheme of government. He emphasises the need for bringing about an all-round democracy. A scheme of government does not exist in vacuum; it operates within the society
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investments of their owners. This is done through the social and economical role of a business. Economic roles are concerned with the financial impacts that the activities of a business have on various groups in the business environment. The economic roles are wealth creation‚ employment and innovation. Social roles are focused on the impacts of a business on the community. Social Roles are entrepreneurship‚ choice and quality of life. Economic roles are important for a business as they can increase
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Singapore Thomas Sandlin ANT 103 Prof. Jodi Stoneman May 30‚ 2011 Singapore I will be conducting my research paper Singapore Political‚ Economic‚ and Social Organization. The method that I will use to gather my information will be ethnology. Ethnology is Comparative study of cultures with the aim of presenting analytical generalizations within the context of that society. Singapore is a postindustrial society that has a parliamentary republic with a Westminster system of unicameral
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