In 1978 a radio station owned by Pacifica Foundation Broadcasting out of New York City was doing a program on contemporary attitudes toward the use of language. This broadcast occurred on a mid-afternoon weekday. Immediately before the broadcast the station announced a disclaimer telling listeners that the program would include "sensitive language which might be regarded as offensive to some."(Gunther‚ 1991) As a part of the program the station decided to air a 12 minute monologue called
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In the environmental sphere‚ the government could focus on stronger regulations that would decrease reliance on oil‚ and instead increase the use of clean energy resources. One such successful example has been Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards‚ which encourage higher fuel efficiency for all vehicles. By creating higher standards for cars‚ the government forced carmakers to innovate and create cleaner cars. At a federal level‚ the EPA could do more to encourage safer extraction of unconventional
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Learning Activities Project Government Regulations Businesses Must Know Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced (Team) Time Line: 4 hours Description: The students will be assigned to a team to research the government regulations businesses need to know and follow. The team will be given the topics listed below to research. Students should locate at least two different sources for each topic. The team will then need to meet and collaborate to create a presentation to be given to their
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Government Entity Rules and Regulation A. Economic Regulations Business often adjusts their operations and their prices in an attempt to increase profits. The Philippines is one of the countries involved in the Free Enterprise System. In a free enterprise system businesses are free to produce the goods and services people need and want. But with the free enterprise what a business can and cannot do. One of the key factors affecting profit is competition. If a business has competitions (other
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has been a subject of controversy in discussions on development‚ politics and economics. Renewed confidence in the positive benefits of MNCs has led many countries previously resisting MNCs in the 60s‚ 70s and 80s to be more open in the 90s . “Governments are liberalising MNCs regimes as they have come to associate MNCs with positive effects for economic development and poverty reduction in their countries.” Of course‚ in practice‚ objectives to attract MNCs differ by country and the impact of MNCs
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CRISIS IN THE KENYA COFFEE INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION For many years‚ Kenya has been famous for its coffee. Described as strong in body and intense in flavor‚ Kenyan coffee‚ which belongs to the Arabica variety‚ is considered one of the world’s most consistent sources of high-grade caffeine. And because of its good cash returns to local farmers‚ coffee has traditionally occupied a large share of the country’s most productive lands‚ grown mostly on rich‚ red volcanic soil in areas with high and well
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Business Strategies for Sustainable Development (WMX042) Examination 3 Coffee Industry Josef Matthias Fellinger Kristin Gertz François Prieur Miguel Pino Martin Page 2 of 26 Coffee Industry Group 4 Table of contents The story of coffee ................................................................................................ 3 Environmental issues ............................................................................................. 4 Social issues .......
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Requirement for Regulation in Privatized Industries Privatization is likely to lead to incentives for firms to pursue productive efficiency. However‚ this will not ensure allocative efficiency‚ unless regulation is introduced to ensure that competition takes place. Another policy would be to pursue a policy of deregulation. In this case‚ the government actively removes various regulations‚ for example by removing entry barriers to encourage increased competition. Once an industry is privatized‚
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Buyer bargaining power refers to the pressure consumers can place on the industry‚ influencing companies to provide better products‚ service‚ and lower prices. One determinant of bargaining power is the number of buyer available. For the US coffee and snack industry‚ the large number of buyers is a big advantage. According to National Coffee Association‚ 54% of American adults drink coffee. Another key driver that gives buyers leverage is if they can do without the product for long durations. If
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What case can be made that it was the lack of regulation of the banking sector that led to the financial crisis of 2008-9? What are the new regulatory structures that are being proposed in the US and UK? The preconditions of the 2008-9 crisis were high unemployment‚ high growth which was stimulated partially by foreign investment caused by imbalance of current accounts on the international arena (ie. Huge debt of US and the UK and surplus of China‚ Korea‚ Japan). Large part of the problem was
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