Marks each ) | | Case 1 | Conflict Diamonds | | | During the late 1990s South African diamond product De Beers and other companies on the diamond industry discovered that some of the diamonds they were buying or selling came from groups who used the proceeds to finance brutal civil wars. In Sierra Leone‚ rebels took control of diamond mines by systematically chopping off the arms and hands of as many as 20‚000 children‚ women and men until the diamond operations were turned over to them. Similarly
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desire of desperate need to acquire the best‚ the fastest‚ the biggest discretionary objects has been planted deep into society’s core values. Whether unknowingly so‚ modern day consumers and large corporations are intentionally exploiting the people in Western and Central Africa. For the nonrenewable diamonds that are worn to show self worth and minerals that power our cellular devices. Human society‚ now more than ever‚ is based on the exploitation of others in order to create a luxurious lifestyle
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I have chosen to focus on and analyze one pattern of the Diamond Trade at a global scale. The pattern illustrates that the Diamond Trade exists on a global scale. I have used examples and specific evidence from different regions and nations across different hemispheres to highlight this Global pattern. There are five different processes of the Diamond Industry. Exploration‚ mining‚ selling rough diamonds‚ cutting and polishing and selling on world markets. Each process happens in different location
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CRITICISMS OF PORTER’S DIAMOND I. INTRODUCTION The book‚ “The Competitive Advantage of Nations”‚ shows how Michael Porter studied ten developed countries and 100 industries in order to answer questions concerning the national competitive advantage which he found to be inadequately explained by the Heckscher-Ohlin theory and the theory of comparative advantage. (Hill‚ 2009‚ p. 189). These questions include: A. “Why are some nations more successful than others in international competition?”
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Diamond Chemicals PLC Executive Summary Diamond Chemicals is considering two mutually exclusive projects‚ the Merseyside project and the Rotterdam project‚ for the production of polypropylene When considering the Merseyside project‚ senior-management wants a positive impact on earnings per share. The addition to earnings per share was £28‚800 with an average addition of £2‚000 per year2. Calculated with erosion‚ the addition to earnings per share was £18‚800 with an average addition of £1
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INTRODUCTION Diamond Chemicals a major global competitor in the chemical industry and a leading producer of polypropylene. In 2001 the Corporation was facing losses in earnings and the slowdown of the global economy. The Earning per Share (EPS) had fallen by 50% from 1999 to 2000. The controller of the plant in Merseyside proposed a project of £9 million to renovate and rationalize the polypropylene production line at the plant to compensate for deferred maintenance and to exploit opportunities
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Michael five forces model Rivalry among competing Firms: this is usually the most powerful of the five competitive forces. The strategies pursued by one firm can be successful only to the extent that they provide competitive advantage over the strategies of other firms (Grobler 2009) Due to China’s incredibly high FDI rate‚ more and more companies are investing into Chinese businesses and strengthening them in both their domestic markets and also on the global front. With the ever increasing
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DPorter’s Diamond Model on Competitiveness Factor conditions for production are the inputs and infrastructure necessary for competition‚ which include: • Human resources: quality and quantity of skilled labor‚ cost of personnel‚ and labor skill variety; • Physical resources: “the abundance‚ quality‚ accessibility‚ and cost of the nation’s land‚ water‚ mineral‚ or timber deposits‚ hydroelectric power sources‚ fishing grounds‚ and other physical traits.” (Porter‚ 1990‚ p. 74); • Knowledge resources:
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YouTube documentary on Dr. Jared Diamonds theories. Dr. Jared Diamond is an American author. He works as a professor of geography and physiology‚ and he is most recognized for his book “Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel”‚ which he wrote in 1998. The book analyses his own theory on the evolution of society and what he thinks influenced the world to become what it is now in terms of wealth‚ development and culture. Yali‚ who was a guide in Papua - New Guinea that Dr. Diamond met‚ once asked him‚ “Why is it
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a project report on THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES SUBMITTED BY ESHA PAREKH T.Y.B.M.S. [SEMESTER V] DIV.: A ROLL NO.: 35 ACADEMIC YEAR 2011 – 2012 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROF. GOVIND SOWANI DATE OF SUBMISSION 15TH SEPTEMBER 2011 SVKM’s NARSEE MONJEE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS Vile Parle (w)‚ Mumbai - 400 056 Submitted to University of Mumbai DECLARATION I‚ Ms. ESHA PAREKH‚ of SVKM’s Narsee Monjee College of Commerce
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