Increasing Dollar Makes Exporters Holler: The high Australian dollar has seriously impaired Arrow’s competitiveness. In one of its main markets – India – the dollar is up 20% against the Indian Rupee.
Arrow’s main competition is from US suppliers. The fall in the US dollar has made US suppliers much more competitive. Andrews says: “US machines used to sell for about AU$75,000 each; now they are selling for about AU$50,000. We are still about $70,000 per unit. It’s very hard. Read more..
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International business management refers to the effective management of business transactions that are to be performed across various countries. This is done to satisfy the objectives of people and organizations. Thus a firm should be aware of various issues while entering foreign markets. There are key political, cultural, social, legal and environmental issues that every organization must fully cover to ensure the smooth running of its business in foreign shores. Failure to do so may lead to may obstacles. It is always effective to take a proactive measure while conducting business in foreign markets. Click here to read more…
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This article considers key issues relating to the organization and performance of large multinational firms in the post-Second World War period. Although foreign direct investment is defined by ownership and control, in practice the nature of that “control” is far from straightforward. The issue of control is examined, as is the related question of the “stickiness” of knowledge within large international firms. The discussion draws on a case study of the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods manufacturer Unilever, which has been one of the largest direct investors in the United States in the twentieth century.
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Abstract: This paper examines the integration of human health considerations into environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the Canadian North. Emphasis is placed on the northern mining sector, where more land has been staked in the past decade than in the previous 50 years combined. Using information from interviews with northern EIA and health practitioners and reviews of selected project documents, we examined three principal mining case studies, northern Saskatchewan uranium mining operations, the Ekati diamond project, and the Voisey’s Bay mine/mill project, to determine whether and how health considerations in EIA have evolved and the current nature and scope of health integration…
Introduction: Environmental impact assessment (EIA), broadly defined, is a planning process to predict, assess, and mitigate the potential impacts of project development on the biophysical and human environment. The inclusion of health impacts in project assessment is receiving increased attention from EIA and health practitioners alike (e.g., Arquiaga et al., 1994; Banken, 1999; Steinemann, 2000), and many health authorities, including the World Health Organization (WHO, 1987) and Health Canada (1999), have recognized the need for and benefits of addressing health in EIA…
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The purpose is to stimulate thought on the management of business alliances by considering the mismanagement of relationships between the allies. read ahead
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This paper was prepared as part of The MITRE Corporation’s FY00 Mission-Oriented Investigation and Experimentation (MOIE) research project “Open Source Software in Military Systems.” This paper analyzes the business case of open source software. It is intended to help Program Managers evaluate whether open source software and development methodologies are applicable to their technology programs. In the Executive Summary, the paper explains open source, describes its significance, compares open source to traditional commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products, presents the military business case, shows the applicability of Linux to the military business case, analyzes the use of Linux, discusses anomalies, and provides considerations for military Program Managers. The paper also provides a history of Unix and Linux, presents a business case model, and analyzes the commercial business case of Linux. click here for full case
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With more than 700 daily flights to 57 destinations and a workforce of almost 9,000, getting passengers from 1 place to another requires rigorous coordination among numerous teams. On any given day, AirTran Airways may send up to 20 messages with over half of them pertinent to the state of the airline’s performance metrics and other messages related to critical events driven by irregular operations, passenger or crew matters, and emergency situations.
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This article examines several education reform programs supported by one corporation, IBM, in one community, Charlotte, North Carolina. By tracing how these initiatives were developed and implemented, we gain insights into the implications for educational equity and quality of intimate corporate sponsorship and direction of school restructuring. The case study of IBM in Charlotte highlights both the opportunities for and dangers of corporate philanthropy and educational reform leadership.
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A newspaper is a scheduled publicationcontaining news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. The National Newspaper Association, headquartered in Columbia, MO, recently released the results of their fifth readership survey on the patterns of community newspaper readers.
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