Sustainable Community
Toward a Sustainable Community Not until the spread of the Industrial Revolution in the late nineteenth century, has man possessed the ability to adversely alter, on a global scale, the geologic and climatic cycles that have existed for millennia. Planet earth, which man calls home, is approximat....

Aids in Society
Although the HIV/AIDS epidemic is still in its infancy in parts of the GMS, it poses a serious health problem with disastrous economic and social implications. Thailand alone has 800,000 people with HIV/AIDS; Myanmar, 500,000; and Cambodia, 250,000. Yunnan Province in the People's Republic....

Bendigo Bank Case Analysis
In 2007 alone Bendigo Bank saw cash earnings increase by 15.6 per cent, to a respectable $118.5 million (Hunt & Johanson, 2007). In addition to this, the bank added an extra 77,000 customers to its already sizeable client base, and opened 22 new branches throughout Australia, not to mention a $4 bil....

Blandings Limited - Strategic Assessment of Business Opportunities Related to Sustainability
As per recent internal discussions, we have completed a preliminary analysis of the important factors surrounding the viability of pursuing sustainable business solutions as a corporate strategy for Blandings. Our strategic analysis has identified several key opportunities and challenges, which hav....

Copper Industry Competitve Profile
Executive Summary What copper lacks in excitement it more than makes up in substance. The copper industry is dominated by a select group of companies that control copper reserves worldwide. Copper has a relatively inelastic demand and has enjoyed explosive growth in underdeveloped nations around ....

Corporate Citizenship or PR?
CSR or just PR? Corporate Social Responsibility: An obligation for sustainability used strategically is a good thing for all Organizational Development: MSM April 16, 2007 Corporate social responsibility has become a key topic in boardrooms over the last few years. Upper management gr....

Corporate Culture
Running Head: Corporate Culture Corporate Culture Corporate Culture MeadWestvaco has created an environment that encourages their employees to engage in community activities. MeadWestvaco also has a focused ongoing commitment to make responsible business decisions that b....

Corporate Culture role in customer relations and social responsibility
Corporate Culture This paper sets fourth a framework describing how corporate culture plays a role in the organizations approach to customer relations and social responsibility. The study of formal organizations whose function is to change the lives of people occupies a prominent position in th....

Corporate Social Responsability Mexico
Corporate Social Responsability in Mexico The emergence of Corporate Social Responsibility in Mexico is still in an early phase. It is associated more with corporate philanthropy. For instance, companies tend to get socially involved by donating to charities which are tax deductible. The lack ....

Corporate Social Responsibility
..::CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY::.. . "Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at l....

Developing a global dimension in the school curriculum
Introduction Global issues are part of young peoples live in a way that they never were for previous generations. Television, the internet, international sport and increased opportunities for travel, all bring the wider world into everyones daily life. Society toady is enhanced by peoples....

Ecotourism - To Be or Not To Be
With environmental awareness currently at an all time high and everyone going green, it only makes sense to support ecotourism. Some will argue that ecotourism is not beneficial. However, with proper support and management, ecotourism not only benefits the environment but also the economy....

Ecotourism in Ecuador
Abstract This research paper outlines the necessity of a sustainable tourism, as well as the connected threats. Known under a variety of names, ecotourism is promoted as a unique opportunity to see and experience natural environments and local customs in ways not available to participants in mass t....

Environmental Factors of Marketing
Introduction This paper will describe the environmental factors that affect global and domestic marketing decisions for Ben & Jerrys Ice Cream. Some of the high-level domestic and global environmental factors that may impact Ben & Jerrys marketing decisions will be examined. An explanation....

erosion management for coastal dune sustainability
Coastal sand dunes ecosystems are the transitional zones between the sea and solid land. They consist of the sediment deposited as result of wave action and moved inland by Aeolian processes. Because they are extremely fragile they suffer from both natural stress and human induced change, which make....

Examination of fishery management
Fishery Management: Galveston Bay United States fishery management endeavors involve a complicated balance between laws, science and policies. Management plans are implemented in an effort to control our nations most valuable food supply and to satisfy future demands. Proper regulations are a ne....

Family Literacy Services in South Africa
Thank you madam chair. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. The title of the presentation is Soshanguve Family Literacy Service: a forwarding step to true African Renaissance. When we talk of the Renaissance of Africa, we speak of advances in science and technology, development and flowering of knowle....

FedEx Corporation - SWOT Analysis
FedEx provides transportation, e-commerce and business services through independent companies. The FedEx brand, under which the independent companies operate, remains the company's most significant strength. Rising fuel prices would continue to threaten the profitability of FedEx. Strength....

Free Trade - Effects of Expansion as Companies Grow Global Businesses
Free Trade - Effects of Expansion as Companies Grow Global Businesses As we look forward to future growth of business, we have to address the outlook from a global perspective. As corporations grow world wide, it appears there are fewer boundaries or borders restricting the base of operations. ....

Frito lay
1. Executive Summary The following case study covers Frito-Lay and their decision to acquire Cracker Jack. Borden Foods Corporation originally owned the Cracker Jack brand since 1962. However in June 1997, Borden announce the brand was open for purchase. Frito-Lay is best known for their chip....

Future of the United Nations
Question: Often described as a talking shop the United Nations remains extremely important as a centre for multi-lateral diplomacy. Discuss. Founded in 1945, the United Nations is not without critics over some of its shortcomings on certain fundamental issues it was meant to address at i....

Gaia Mother of All
Oh Goddess, Source of Gods and Mortals, All-Fertile, All-Destroying Gaia, Mother of All, Who brings forth the bounteous fruits and flowers, All variety, Maiden who anchors the eternal world in our own, Immortal, Blessed, crowned with every grace, Deep bosomed Earth, sweet plains and fields frag....

Gap Analysis: Global Communications
Gap Analysis: Global Communications Increasingly, competition is not between companies but rather between whole networks, with the prize going to the company that has built the best network. The operating concept is simple: build a good network of relationships with key stakeholders, and profi....

Geography Assignment on Ecotourism - Case Study: The Ningaloo Reef
Year Ten: Term Two Geography Assignment Ecotourism i) Ecotourism is a concept more difficult to define than its widespread usage would suggest. Nature-based tourism is a rapidly expanding portion of the worlds travel market. Ecotourism is a type of tourism that has sprung from nature-base....

Global Climate Fight in Canada
The fight against global climate change has seized the center stage of the political discourse of many a nation. The importance of maintaining a close tab on the environmental ramifications of the activities required to sustain our modes of existence has been weaved in the very fabric of responsible....

Global Communications Gap Analysis
Gap Analysis: Global Communications Increasingly, competition is not between companies but rather between whole networks, with the prize going to the company that has built the best network. The operating concept is simple: build a good network of relationships with key stakeholders, and profi....

Global Population: A Threat
We can all agree that Planet Earth has limited space and resources. With more than six billion people inhabiting the earth, we are concerned that the population will consume too many of our shared resources and use up too much of our precious space available. Unfortunately for us, there is not one ....

Global Warming
How can the nations of the world work together multilaterally to successfully address the problem of global warming?The numbers are striking. No region of the world will be unaffected if Global Warming continues to increasingly grow. Yet day after day people take actions that can change the earth ....

Global Warming: A Catastrophe?
Over the past decade or more, a debate has arisen; whether global warming is real or not. This debate is over, global warming is real. Scientists from around the world have concluded so, including Tim Barnett of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Barnett says "the debate over whether or not th....

Globalization
Executive Summary Advancement in information technology, free trade, open market, this is what globalization is all about. Multinational corporations using cheap labor where they can find it, opening up branch plants in different countries. Economic globalization revolves around the encouragement o....

Globalization - An Inconvenient Truth
The documentary film An Inconvenient Truth easily demonstrates the parallels between the neo-liberalism expressions of the International Relations theory of Globalization and the issues and stories depicted in An Inconvenient Truth. In its simplest form globalization can refer to anything from the i....

Globalization its Supporters and Opponents
Overview There is a new socio-economic progression that seems to be unfolding throughout the entire planet. Its characteristics are global, demographic, economic, political, environmental, cultural, scientific and technological trends and interconnections. Together, these trends c....

how to create sustainable brands
INTRODUCTION The value of brands resides in the minds of those who use them. Brands may start life in planning documents but ultimately they rest in the minds and hearts of people. Brands are thus much more than just logos or names. They are the culmination of a users total experience with the pr....

Human Activity Destroying Great Barrier Reef
Every passing day, the Great Barrier Reef along with other large reefs are getting closer to extinction. Coral reefs are very fragile ecosystems that can be affected by very little activity. The Great Barrier Reef stretches 1600 miles over the Northeast coast of Australia. It is known as one of t....

Human cultural diversity meets sustainability
Human cultural diversity meets sustainability Sustainability is a point at which current levels of consumption do not exceed levels of production. Traditionally accepted formulas and procedures for approximating sustainability in and environmental sense are outlined in Romanian economist Nicho....

International Environmental Degradation: Can in be Unlearned, Corrected, and Improved
The effects of global warming have been a possible consequence and disaster waiting to happen for quite some time. Forecasts of decreases in crop production, melting of Arctic ice resulting in rising ocean levels, prevalence of disease in underdeveloped countries, and the possibility of increases i....

Is Uranium Sustainable
Is Mining Uranium in Australia Sustainable? Exposure to uranium is signalling a negative impact to our environment. Is mining uranium in Australia sustainable? The answer to this question will emerge after consideration of the environmental impacts of mining uranium, the financial costs in the ....

Kudler Fine Foods Operations Management
Introduction Kudler Fine Foods is a specialty store that carries domestic and imported goods like fresh baked goods, fresh produces, fresh meat and seafood, cheeses and a nice selection of wine. Currently the locations for the three stores are La Jolla, Del Mar and Encinitas (Apollo Group Inc., 200....

Marketing York to International Tourists
Introduction Aim The aim of this assignment is to analyse the marketing tools and techniques used in attracting international tourists to York. Literature will be read and analysed around the following subjects: tourism marketing, destination marketing, international tourism, place marketing,....

Modeling an Organization for Entrepreneurship
Abstract Innovation and entrepreneurship have become an integral as well as an essential activity for organizations to continue growth and achieve optimal performance. With todays rapid advances in technology, the time it takes to exert influence on markets around the world has been reduced from ....

Motivational strategies in place in the workplace / Intel
Businesses need to know how to keep their employees happy. Successful companies will have good motivational strategies in place for their employees. Motivated employees are happier and more productive at work. This paper will be looking at Intel Corporation. This paper will give a brief history of I....

Murphy Ice Land Case Study
1) ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT SITUATION a) The External Environment: Threats and Opportunities Within the context of a companys external environment, threats are considered as factors that could hinder the companys attainment of a strategic advantage (Ferrell & Hartline, 2011). Threats observed....

Nuclear energy as green and sustainable
Global energy consumption is increasing every year. As one of the energy source, nuclear industry is becoming popular to substitutes other energy sources those are not environmentally friendly. However, there are many concerns about nuclear power among the public. Public are concerning about nuclear....

NUCLEAR POWER: IS IT TIME TO RE-ASSESS?
NUCLEAR POWER: IS IT TIME TO REASSESS? INTRODUCTION Though the development of Nuclear Energy as a power generation source did not take place until the mid -1950s; by the mid-1980s1, it seemed highly probable to be destined for an early departure. The two major factors which caused a decline ....

Recycling in Hawaii
Here in the State of Hawaii there is the recycling program as to what we call the HI $5. The HI $5 law states that you can recycle your plastic bottles or cans and in return you will receive your money back for what they have charged you when you purchased the bottles. There is a dangerous and neg....

Relationship between asset management and housing management
INTRODUCTION In the past few years, asset management in England has been improved considerably. Moreover, there are a number of authorities have made greatly progress up the capital and asset planning learning curve. However, the method of most local authorities that manage assets started from a l....

Report on the tourism impacts in Thailand
1. Introduction This paper will identify and analyse the economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts of Thailand. Thailand occupies the western half of the Indochinese peninsula and the northern two-thirds of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia. Its neighbours are Burma (Myanmar) on the n....

RIORDAN MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION PLAN
Riordan Manufacturing Wholly owned by Riordan Industries with revenues in excess of $1 billion, Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics producer with projected annual earnings of $46 million. Production is divided among three plants in Albany, Georgia; Pontiac, Michigan; and Hangzhou, China with....

Sand dune mining along the wild coast of Africa
The wild coast, an area close to 300 kilometres, runs along the east coast of Africa. It was formerly part of the Transkei, but since 1994 was reincorporated into the Eastern Cape Province. Amongst the awesome beauty of the wild coast. This essay will look at specifically the Xolebeni people (in the....

significance of the bottom of the pyramid for corporate India
Communism, they say, had a purpose to decrease, if not eliminate, economic disparities but it did not have an appropriate mechanism to deliver that cause. Capitalism has an excellent mechanism but it lacks a cause. As the days go by, the world continues to fight with questions for which there s....

Staff Retention Report
Administer Human Resource Systems Competency Test1 Task 1 Staff Retention Report Sales and Customer Service Executive Summary Andes Medical Supplies is experiencing a high turnover of staff. A goal must be set to reduce the yearly staff turnover rate. To achieve this we nee....

Supply Chain Management in the Seafood Industry
Introduction Overview of Industry Importance and Value The Australian commercial fishing and seafood industry encompasses the wild catch sector, the aquaculture sector and the processing and retail seafood sectors (Austrade, online). The aquaculture and wild catch sectors are found on the countr....

SWOT Analysis of Bajaj Auto
SWOT Analysis of Bajaj Auto Ltd 1.1Strengths 1.1.1 Extensive Distribution Bajaj Auto has a network of more than 500 dealers and franchises and 1450 service outlets throughout India. They adopt the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) distribution system in its marketing strategy which is no....

Three Beliefs and Values Shape Wal-Mart, Inc.
Bad decisions, good decisions, smart steps, and missteps are all part of doing business. A companys success depends on the organizational behavior that is exhibited by such decisions and moves. A study of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., one of the most successful companies in the world, reveals how a busin....

Toyota: A Car Company For the Future
Embedded in its origins, since 1937, Toyota has been creating a product that tries to satisfy the customer, society and the environment. Toyota strongly emphasizes on making cars that are affordable, reliable and most of all, environmentally friendly. It is seen in society that Toyota has set high s....

Transforming the tour guide industry in Malaysia
This paper adopts industry analysis approach to investigate how the conventional tour guide operations are conducted. This is followed by a case study to explore a tour guide company, named Marhaba Sdn. Bhd., is using modern information technology to transform the operation of the traditional tour g....

Vision for a sustainable transport system (Australian study)
INTRODUCTION: It is a necessity that Federal and State Governments work with the cities across Australia to achieve a planned, sustainable, integrated transport system. An integrated traffic and transport blueprint that co-ordinates all modes of transport services is critical for the secure f....

Warren Buffett
I. Introduction As the self-made richest person alive, Warren Buffett has achieved a status among the financial community that can only be described as super-human. His informal media title, the Oracle of Omaha, only begins to illustrate the degree to which he is regarded as a financial savant.....

WISE USE OF WETLAND FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD THROUGH PARTICIPATORY APPROACH
WISE USE OF WETLAND FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD THROUGH PARTICIPATORY APPROACH: A CASE OF ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE A.H.M. Rezaul HAQ [1], Tapan. Kumar Ghosal, Pritam Ghosh , M. Aminul Islam ABSTRACT: The facts showed that the number of unemployment people is increasing and a large p....

Yahoo! in China: Victim of Law or Partner in Crime
Victim of Law Or Partner in Crime? Introduction: âAnd of course, the information societyâs very life blood is freedom. It is freedom that enables citizens everywhere to be....

Zara - Fast Fashion - An analysis
Core Elements of ZARAs Competitive Advantage and Sustainability As per the data available from the case study on ZARAs Market Performance and methods and ways used to make themselves competitive and be capable of reaching the customers in record times as compared to the competitors - H&M, T....

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