Shruti Jain APEC: It’s Successes and Future Prospects Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation‚ commonly abbreviated for APEC has 21 Pacific members‚ including all the major economies of the region and some of the most dynamic‚ fastest growing economies in the world. Statistically‚ APEC members have a combined Gross Domestic Product of over $16 trillion and carry out 42% of world trade. Over the past few years‚ APEC’s role has grown in both depth and scope and now encompasses trade liberalization
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and room rates continued to benefit the hotel players. In the first four months of the year‚ the tourist arrivals were higher by 11.7% YoY. Existing hotel companies‚ new foreign players and real estate players continued with their expansion plans. Prospects were looking good‚ until the sector faced terror attack in Mumbai and recession hit. The worst financial crisis in many decades‚ high oil prices and a slew of militant attacks hit the hotel industry. Often described as a “fragile” industry‚ the
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some new challenges have appeared. Australian organisations are facing skill shortages and an aging workforce. This shortage has been addressed by introduction of new technology in workplaces and influx of immigration workers. Organisations in Australia‚ similar to those in other developed economies‚ are also struggling with changing workforce demographics‚ changing nature of work‚ incorporating and utilizing the rapid advances in technology‚ and addressing globalisation-related challenges such as
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Introduction: "Digital Bangladesh" is currently the most commonly used words in politics‚ media‚ among the intellectuals and the civil societies. The world is becoming a Digital Planet. Almost every state is running to become a knowledge-based society by 2015. Bangladesh cannot remain out of it. We must build a Digital Bangladesh and establish a knowledge based society within 50 years of our independence in 2021. Let’s work for this achievement. Let us build Digital Bangladesh. Back-ground of the
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disadvantage in indigenous group is mainly due to low employment rate‚ education‚ poor nutrition and physical activity and lack of access to health services (Indigenous health AIHW2017). Improvement in the health status of the indigenous group is a major challenge for the Australian government as well as for specific health agency. The report reviews the role of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization Inc. (VACCHO) on addressing health disparities in indigenous population of Australia
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Challenges and Opportunities Grace Robinson Challenges and Opportunities Today’s society and its leaders are currently being plagued by economical and structural issues. As a result‚ many organizations‚ institutions and high powered leaders are being forced to make a well needed change in their foundational principles in order to address the issues on hand. Many of these individuals and organizations have arrived at the realization that leadership does not lie solely on one’s ability to
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CHALLENGES FACED IN MODERN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES FACED IN MODERN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1. Globalization: Many Indian firms are compelled to think globally‚ something which is difficult for managers who were accustomed to operate in vast sheltered markets with minimal or no competition either from domestic or foreign firms. 2. Changed Employee Expectations: Employees demand empowerment and expect equality with the management. Previous
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The Importance of Prospect Profiling in Sales Management Prospecting is the first stage in the personal selling process and is defined as the sellers search for and identification of qualified buyers. Potential prospects come from a variety of sources‚ including existing customers‚ personal contacts‚ directories‚ computerized databases‚ trade publications‚ and trade shows. Prospects may respond to advertising by placing a telephone call or writing for more information. Such responses‚ called inquires
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health literacy and empowerment in explaining health behaviors: the Health Empowerment Model The Health Empowerment Model puts forward that health behaviors are influenced by patient empowerment and health literacy. Despite the common assumption in the health behavior literature‚ high literacy does not necessarily entail a high level of patient empowerment and vice versa. On the contrary‚ Schulz and Nakamoto (2013) argued that a mismatch between health literacy and empowerment can have a deleterious
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Conflict Theory vs. Empowerment Theory Western Kentucky University Conflict Theory vs. Empowerment Theory Conflict Theory originated from the great German theologian‚ Karl Marx. Many of the social beliefs that support and strengthen this theory have been rooted in the ideas of Karl Marx himself. He believed that it’s not the consciousness of men that determines their existence‚ but their social existence which determines their stream of consciousness. With this being the motto of this theory
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