religion 3. language 4. agriculture (irrigation‚ domestication of plants‚ etc) 5. specialized skills (pottery‚ clothing‚ etc) 6. trade (to acquire what you do not have and cannot make‚ but need) 7. economic system (bartering or currency‚ etc). Factors that give rise to civilization: A. Geographical location 1. All four of the major centers of early civilization (were China‚ India‚ Mesopotamia‚ and Mesoamerica) arose along major river valleys in arid regions‚ thus having important irrigation networks
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Marketing Environment Marketing environment defined as ‘those condition and influences impingeing or potentially impingeing on marketing’ or anything that has an impact on what marketers do. Why pay attention? The world is changing constantly‚ if marketers don’t understand changes‚ they may be threatened. By consistently monitoring the environment‚ marketers can plan effectively and plan. There organisation ready to face change. Other definition; Actors and forces outside of marketing that
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Analyse the political and economic environment in the run-up to the financial crisis‚ including any legislative and regulatory changes which may have been contributory factors. The 2008 Financial Crisis had been felt around the world as the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression‚ as select countries experienced the full force of their economies under threat of collapsing. In September 2008 the markets arose in panic as large financial firms realised that they could default and required
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Demographic environment The phrase demographic environment is composed of two words‚ demographic which in turn comes from demography and environment. Demography is the study of the human population living in an area‚ their age‚ jobs‚ income‚ spending habits‚ ethnicity‚ and gender and so on. In terms of marketing and business‚ this study of human population actually leads to an identification of the potential customers. Businesses employ quite a few methods to identify potential customers for their
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ever thought about why you have the political beliefs and values you do? Where did they come from? Are they simply your own ideas and experiences or have you been influenced by others in your thinking? This process by which individuals acquire their political beliefs and attitudes is called political socialization. In another words‚ Political socialization is a concept where the study of the developmental processes by which children and adolescents acquire political cognition‚ attitudes and behaviors
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Risks associated with the initiative and financial effects they may have. As mentioned above there are many initiative risks Wal-Mart may have when dealing with financial decisions that they make. Opening new Wal-Mart supercenter can have some risky effects because they decide to this in certain areas or cities. Not doing there proper homework may be devastating to the welfare of the store. They could not make a profit if there are setting the store up in a part that is feeling effects from the
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Political Manifesto “Let the people rule” was the slogan of former United States President and first Democrat of the people of the United States‚ Andrew Jackson. Democracy was made for the people‚ but not many Americans know a lot about the political party they support and what it does to help them. First I’m going to discuss some of the issues like gun control‚ Health care and the environment and also a brief history of the Democratic Party. Next I will tell you about a few leaders that not only
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Business Management Economic Environment Module Leader: Dan O’Hare Essay By: Nichola D. Robinson (21042952) Deadline Date Tuesday 13th November 2012 A. Using economic concepts from the module; identify the key factors from the economic environment that affect an organisation of your choice. B. Evaluate the effect of these factors on the organisation. You should identify a range of relevant factors‚ and concisely ascertain the impact
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What role has civil society to play in political reform and social transformation today? In this essay I focus on the nature of the state-civil society relationship in Ireland and I offer outlooks on how it may possibly change in the future to involve more of an input from civil society. I begin the essay by discussing the relationship between the state and civil society today. I then go on to discuss my thoughts on the constitutional convention in Ireland. After this I go on to talk about some
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Chapter 11 Organizations as Political Arenas and Political Agents Introduction: Wal-mart Founder: Sam Walton Started in 1945 as proprietor of 2nd best variety store in small Arkansas town Over 2 million associates > 90% of American households shop at Wal-mart Wal-mart effect: multiple ways this organization influences consumers‚ vendors‚ employees‚ community‚ environment Example of Wal-mart’s political influence: disappearing cardboard packaging for deodorants; costing
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