Critically discuss to what extent Porter’s Diamond is a useful concept in explaining home and host location strategies of international business? Illustrate your answer with reference to at least two case companies. The main aim of International business is to build and sustain competitiveness for economic value creation in both domestic and overseas markets (Besanko et al. 2007). Internalization business theory however has a variety of models that can identify the environmental analysis of specific
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What is Shark Finning? Why is it such a vicious practice and why do people do it? Shark Finning is an atrocious practice of cutting off the shark’s fins and tossing the shark‚ still alive‚ back to the water; this practice is illegal but it is practiced anyways and it’s quite serious as some shark are in the edge of extinction. Once the fins have been cut off‚ the shark is thrown back to the water and it slowly dies. The shark may either drown‚ bleed to death or be eaten by other creatures
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To what extent should people embrace nationalism and how acceptable should it be until it becomes destructive? These two questions may have come in many minds of philosophers including the great Albert Einstein who once quoted‚ “Nationalism is an infantile disease‚ it is the measles of mankind.” He strongly believed that nationalism should not be embraced for it is infamous for the destruction it has caused on the society and is responsible for the childish idiosyncrasy embedded in the human
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4.1 Define the basic nutritional requirements of children and young people to ensure a balanced diet and meet government guidance Fat Fat provides the body with energy‚ it is stored as body fat if too much food is eaten‚ and it is in meats‚ oil‚ nuts. Fat insulates the body against rapid heat loss. It helps the brain and the nervous system. Without fat this you may have weight loss‚ always tired‚ and not enough energy to get through the day. Carbohydrate Carbohydrates also provides the body with
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An oil spill can be defined as an accidental or deliberate dumping of oil or petroleum products into the ocean and its coastal waters‚ bays‚ and harbors‚ or onto land‚ or into rivers or lakes (Holum 1977). Between one and ten million metric tons (one metric ton is 1000 kilograms) of oil are put into the oceans every year. The oil is released‚ most often‚ in small yet consistent doses from tankers‚ industry‚ or on shore waste disposal (Boesh‚ Hersher‚ et al. 1974). Tanker spills cost the United
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Mexico). What would your judgment be in resolving this conflict? Explain your decision.Are there possibilities for negotiation or compromise? Word count: 1056 words In the era of capitalism and fierce corporate rivalries‚ the agenda for any major corporation is likely to prioritize profits over social problems such as environmental degradation. An example that sheds light on the conflict between human interests and environmental responsibility is the controversial approval of the oil drilling
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To what extent is “An Inspector calls” a socialist play? J.B Priestley uses his play as tool to get across his message of socialism. Priestley was a well known socialist and so would obviously want to express his views in some way. Priestley uses “AIC” to convey his views on capitalism and socialism: he uses the Inspector and some of the other characters as his mouthpiece of socialism‚ and uses some of the more arrogant and ugly characters to represent capitalism. Priestley would obviously be
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is found in cosmetic and personal care products. Also‚ another mystery is that mice are less likely to exercise as an adult. Mice are obviously not people; these findings raise the possibility of exposures to toxins in our environment. We all know that people should improve their health but‚ most of the community never tries to work out. Why do people not exercise? That is the question from many scientist and their interest in this is very high. Scientist has begun to wonder how your early stages
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Los Angeles Times states that “The most rending kind of war is not between two hatreds‚ but between two hopes”. Correspondingly‚ Andre Dubus III introduces two hopes in the novel House of Sand and Fog written in 1999. Behrani and Kathy‚ two determined yet fragile individuals‚ come from different backgrounds that meet in the California hills struggles to gain social stability. The competing desires for the house leads to Behrani’s ultimate downfall. His obsession with the house comes from the ambition
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During the way‚ people were urged to save oil for the explosives. In figure 5‚ instead of throwing out used oil‚ in the image oil is poured out in the explosives. The oil is making the bombs active. Therefore‚ the message is clear that the left over oil that people may think that it won’t work anymore‚ and it is good enough to be thrown out‚ people must take it to the dealer instead where they can use it effectively. The message is mostly intended for women‚ seeing that they are the ones who cook
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