CSR Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has recently reached an unprecedented level of salience with the emergence of global protests that seem to be driven in a large part by concerns over social issues such as eq Continue Reading...
International Relations European Shares This is a paper concerning European share rallying. There is one reference used for this paper. The stock market has seen a number of changes in the past couple of years. It is important to look at an articl Continue Reading...
Economics of NAFTA There have been a number of changes in the global economy of the world over the past decade. It is important to examine the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and determine if it has helped and/or hindered the economies o Continue Reading...
International Managers in Ireland This is a research proposal into the question of how international managers working in Ireland have impacted the workforce and the culture of Ireland. Among the international managers (reflected by the available lit Continue Reading...
Economies of South and East Asia Which realm will have the most success in economic growth in the next 20 years? The economy of East Asia has been one of the most successful examples of economic growth that the world has ever known. This region inc Continue Reading...
International organizations www.worldbank.org - World Bank In its 'about' section, the World Bank advertises itself as helping countries "achieve sustainable growth by financing investment, mobilizing capital in international financial markets, and Continue Reading...
International Relations Emerging Superpowers: India & China The global integration of China & India reflects their emergence as powerful modern economies. From a global perspective, China's impact is truly staggering. (Harris, 2005) Globa Continue Reading...
International Politics Expanding the United Nations' mandate The United Nations is a body that was formed after the WWII with the wider mandate of ensuring there is maintenance of peace globally. It is not partisan and non-political in nature hence Continue Reading...
International Relations Foreign Policy The fundamental principle of the peace of Westphalia aimed to enshrine in law the idea that politics were essentially territorial but our modern world continues to alter this paradigm. Consider the end of the Continue Reading...
International Business Introduction As a Western manufacturing company of English Language products considering a major investment in one of the BRICS countries—preferably China—it is advisable that the company first possess an assessment Continue Reading...
International Business To some extent, management can be defined as the harmonization of science, art, practice and implementation. Management takes into account knowledge and skills. On one hand, the knowledge aspect of management can be learned. O Continue Reading...
International Management Why was Orkut so successful in Brazil? What caused the problems later? The path to the internet opened up in Brazil in 1988. Commercial internet operations in Brazil, however, began in 1995 after the department of communica Continue Reading...
Throughout the 1990s decade however, the South Korean labor force changed to raise new challenges, such as the aging of the population, the declining rates of the young population, and the resulting shortage of skilled labor force. In such a settin Continue Reading...
Given the depth of analysis presented therein, this article succeeds in broadening the reader's perspective of some of the regions' pertinent issues -- past and present. However, upon further evaluation of the article, one is left with a feeling tha Continue Reading...
This also implies inadequacies in fiscal sustainability, which influences investments in private sectors. The second channel happens through the level, composition and quality involved within the public investment, which shows the level at which th Continue Reading...
Nigeria: Economic and Human Health Lending Institutions, Healthcare, and Human Capital Nigeria is the largest country in Africa and is home to 47% of the continent's population (World Bank, 2013). Nigeria is the largest oil exporter and holds the m Continue Reading...
Carbon emissions during recent decades have generated much controversy and some communities have taken harsh measures in order to combat effects associated with the process. The Australian Federal Government introduced a carbon tax of $23AUD per ton Continue Reading...
Oligopoly is a market structure characterized by a small number of relatively large firms that dominate an industry (Oligopoly, 2000). It can contain 2 to 20 firms that dominate it. As the number of firms increase, it becomes monopolistic competition Continue Reading...
Cooperative Strategy The criteria for successful Alliances in Emerging Country Economies Economic shifts and globalization caused by the development of emerging economies and the recent financial crisis have affected various industries. Firms must Continue Reading...
What is less certain is the benefits of the bailout -- those can only flow from taking advantage of the bailout to restore credit markets and prevent a repeat of this financial crisis in the future. Works Cited: Baker, Dean. "Subprime Rescue Plans Continue Reading...
Since the 1990s, criticism has mounted regarding the IMF's narrow construction of a 'one size fits all' economic policy. "Policies of privatization and deregulation may work better in developed countries in the West, but, maybe more difficult to im Continue Reading...
Banks in one country are able to invest their dollars rather than sell them. In this case, the investments were of poor quality. Compounding the issue is that other investments backed by U.S. institutions began to lose worth as the ability of those Continue Reading...
However, most financial experts think that given the need to further stimulate the economy to decrease unemployment, the Obama Administration has little choice but to continue to spend at a deficit. Unless there is job growth, income derived from ta Continue Reading...
). In assessing which of these models of a market would be most beneficial to the interest of a business, the most obvious choice is a pure monopoly. Although this model does not necessarily provide the best option for operations in terms of many as Continue Reading...
Because the home country is not required to reimburse foreign depositors for losses, there is no corresponding financial penalty for lax supervision; there is, though, a benefit to the country with lenient regulatory policies because of increased r Continue Reading...
Organization Behavior Global Financial Crisis The most recent financial crisis has badly affected the Global economy. Individuals, businesses, and Governments; every entity has taken its impacts in one way or another (Burger, Coelho, Karpowicz, &am Continue Reading...
Saudi For most of its existence, Saudi Arabia's economy has been driven by revenues from its massive oil fields. While this has allowed the country to have a healthy balance sheet, it has also discouraged investment in other areas. Other countries i Continue Reading...
137). Across the board, then, technological innovations will not only be a key driver of business in the coming decade, they will also facilitate the effects of the other key drivers of business discussed herein. For instance, the editors of World E Continue Reading...
If we consider that the major reason for the IMF was to ensure global financial stablility, the IMF has failed numerous times. The post-World War II global framework did support this function; countries were still very much on a hierarchical basis, Continue Reading...
The member nations of OPEC are relatively few, making it easier for them to form a producing conglomerate; the idea of a consumer conglomerate is untenable, as OPEC will always be able to find an extensive enough market for its commodity with other Continue Reading...
Asia Pacific Business Australia is a large island continent that is located on the south-east of Asia. Covering a total area of 7,617,930 km2 (Australia G., 2012) with a population of 22,876,023 individuals as per the 2012 estimate (Australia), it h Continue Reading...
Gelineau reports that "the 755-foot (230-meter) Shen Neng 1 was successfully lifted off the reef Monday after crews spent three days pumping fuel to lighten it. Salvage crews later towed it to an anchorage area near Great Keppel Island, 45 miles (70 Continue Reading...
Nevertheless, more crucial remained the truth that the dollar itself oscillated severely as against the yen that is another vital currency for carrying out business for the affected nations. The fading of the dollar within the decadal period from 19 Continue Reading...
Terrorist Attacks on New York City Consumer Behavior and Risk Terrorism and Consumerism in the Melting Pot How has September 11 Impacted Americans Economic Impact of terrorism Outlook for the New York Economy Examination of the Effects on Busi Continue Reading...
Table 1. Japan -- Knowledge Economy Index. Index Japan (most recent) Group: All Japan (1995) Group: All USA (most recent) Group: All USA (1995) Group: All Knowledge Economy Index Index Japan (most recent) Group: All Japan (1995) Group: All Continue Reading...
Income Distribution Gap The global fiscal crisis will be borne by the millions of people who do not have a share in the benefits that were derived from the global economic expansions that occurred previously. Not only has the gap widened between lo Continue Reading...
This flaw creates an incentive for firms to accumulate large sums of unpaid taxes over several years and then enter into negotiations with the tax authorities in order to remit small proportion of taxes. This flaw has been a constant feature of all Continue Reading...
Korean Financial Crisis in the Late 1990s: Lesson for Current Euro Area The objective of this study is to examine what is unique or different about the Korean financial crisis as compared to other Asian financial crises and to determine the primary Continue Reading...
