organizations. However‚ a close examination of Sinaloa’s evolution demonstrates the group is hardly the hallmark of civility. In fact‚ the history of Mexico’s cartel wars over the past decade reveals that Guzman‚ his Sinaloa Federation and the various cartels with which they partner have been more territorially aggressive than any other Mexican cartel. Expansion and Escalation Sinaloa incursions upset the balance of power that Miguel Angel “El Padrino” Felix Gallardo established in the late 1980s when
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Porter’s Diamond Benedictine University International Business Professor Samir Moussalli July 21‚ 2013 Porter’s Diamond The industry that is most interesting to me is the coffee industry. It is a known fact that 90 percent of the world’s coffee production takes place in developing countries. (www.businessinsider.com) The country that ranks number one in coffee production is Brazil. While Finland drinks the most coffee per capita in the world‚ Brazil ranks number thirteen
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1) The Harvard case‚ Botswana: A Diamond in the Rough‚ describes the exceptional case of Botswanas sustained economic rise from near absolute poverty to a country with a 10% average annual GDP growth for more than four decades. This case shows that healthy economic gains can be achieved by a mixture of formal institutions and ad hoc substitutes for missing institutions. When Botswana gained its independence in 1966‚ the country lacked many of the institutions deemed essential for economic growth
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criteria for 49 countries. How might Porter’s diamond of national advantage help to explain the rankings for some of thes countries for certain industries that interest you? According to Porter‚ a nation attains a competitive advantage if its firms are competitive. Firms become competitive through innovation. Innovation can include technical improvements to the product or to the production process. Four attributes of a nation comprise Porter’s "Diamond" of national advantage. They are: factor conditions
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things had. What do they mean to their lives‚ especially their families. Because they understand without families they don’t have anything. Also in this movie‚ it’s true the people who buy diamonds create the demand for this business‚ but who should be blamed are only those who seek the diamonds illegally. Otherwise we should blame every rich man. Why? Because somebody makes money‚ there must be someone who loses money. Do we want to blame the people who made others poor? Then there should
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1. Explain Porter’s Diamond Porter introduced group of interconnected firms‚ suppliers‚ related industries‚ institutions. Competitive advantage of nations have been the outcome of four interlinked advanced factors and activities: these interrelated links Factors for Competitive Advantage for the countries or regions in Porter’s Diamond are as follows: 1 Factor conditions - such as skilled labor‚ land‚ natural resources‚ capital and infrastructure. Porter argues that the "key" factors
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his dream would happen but it did not take long before he found out. Upon his graduating from college‚ he got a job working for a jeweler even though he knew nothing about jewelry. That work started his passion for diamonds and he never looked back. Oscar received a degree in diamonds and learned everything that he could learn about them. The determination he showed was what helped him get started in his success (Robbins & Judge‚ 2009). Personality Personality tests are very interesting in the
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By Munoz Gomez‚ Rafael Purpose: To lead an appropriate analysis‚ understanding‚ comprehension; and find real solutions to the Mexican Cartels‚ and influences inside our borders; from a natural and objective point of view. Violence and drugs are problems severely connected with each other‚ during the last twenty years these two complex concerns have been increasing in the neighboring country‚ which is also our responsibility‚ and consequently affect the U.S. directly; while the U.S. Department
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Diamond in the rough Why Master P is set apart from all the other hard-core rappers? He owns his own music company and built his empire around No Limit (the hottest in the business). He was almost a NBA player‚ and he owns his own line of dolls (the Master P doll). His company makes a net worth each year of $361 million. His record company sold 26 million records in 1998‚ more then any other rap company. He also has made a lot of money in staring and directing in movies that profit at
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Belief : These is established perception about the attitude object. What you ❖ believe to be true.Intention to learn : Surajbhai has intention to keep on learning. This was the ❖ biggest factor in his success. He worked hard for receiving his Diamond & Diamondgrading certification from Gemological Institute. He also learned English Language toovercome communication hurdles.Hard working : He had determination to work hard. ❖ Clarity in goal : Suraj Bhai’s goal was very clear. ❖ Ready to
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