Since my childhood I dreamed about traveling around the world. Last year in summer my dream finally came true. I took a trip to Europe. I traveled to Switzerland‚ Slovenia‚ Slovakia‚ Austria‚ Germany‚ Norway‚ Sweden‚ Denmark‚ Netherlands‚ Belgium‚ France and Italy. I went to many interesting places including the Louvre and Eiffel tower in France‚ the castle of Koln in Germany‚ the Anne Frank house and the Amsterdam in Netherlands‚ Mountains in Switzerland‚ Madame Tussauds in Austria‚ Manneken Pis
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historical development of the sector‚ high koncentrovanosti market‚ but also the behavior of the former state monopolies that are trying to protect its market position against new players. 1 Description of railway sector in Slovakia Historically‚ the railway sector in Slovakia was organized so that all activities related to rail transport were performed by a public company which was responsible for the management and construction of railway infrastructure
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competition on shoe business. Return to Czech and Slovakia When leaving Czechoslovakia‚ the Bata’s properties and operation was taken over by the communists after WW II. 1/1993‚ Czechoslovakia was replaced by two independent countries: Slovakia and The Czech Republic. By 1999‚ the Czech Republic was considered mostly free economically while Slovakia was considered mostly unfree. Bata tried to recover lost investments in the Czech Republic and Slovakia but the company was not able to resume his ownership
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Croatia‚ Cyprus‚ Czech Republic‚ Denmark‚ Estonia‚ Finland‚ France‚ Germany‚ Greece‚ Hungary‚ Iceland‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania‚ Luxembourg‚ Malta‚ Moldova‚ Monaco‚ Netherlands‚ Norway‚ Poland‚ Portugal‚ Romania‚ Serbia and Montenegro‚ Slovakia‚ Slovenia‚ Spain‚ Sweden‚ Switzerland‚ The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia‚ Turkey‚ Ukraine‚ United Kingdom)1 1. BACKGROUND 1.1 In the current difficult climate for European aviation‚ one sector is performing extremely well‚ the so-called
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do you think Bata might face in the Czech Republic and Slovakia? The Czech Republic is clearly further along in its progress to economic freedom than is Slovakia. In the Czech Republic‚ Bata is likely to face considerably less government intervention in its business than in Slovakia. Private property ownership and protection‚ property rights‚ and economic competition are likely to be more common in the Czech Republic. In Slovakia‚ Bata is likely to face greater political risks. Since economic
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the following business scenarios. 1. Setting up unit in Brazil – granite manufacturing unit in Brazil 2. Entering into strategic business alliances/partnerships with Italian company for export of marble 3. Setting up retail business in Slovakia for finished tiles Discussion Setting up a granite manufacturing in Brazil Setting up manufacturing unit in Brazil is a unique proposal in the sense that‚ Brazil is considered as one of the fastest growing regions along with India‚ China
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report provides top-level market analysis‚ information and insights on Slovakias cards and payments industry‚ including: Current and forecast values for each category of Slovakias cards and payments industry‚ including debit cards‚ credit cards‚ charge cards and prepaid cards Comprehensive analysis of the industrys market attractiveness and future growth areas Analysis of various market drivers and regulations governing Slovakias cards and payments industry Detailed analysis of the marketing strategies
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Political and legal issues The current political situation is quite unfavorable for business generally. In Slovakia‚ we have one-party rule - SMER - social democracy. The government disadvantages entrepreneurs and make it more difficult situation by increasing taxes and social contributions for employees. Non-profit organization‚ such as Habitat for Humanity would be making a profit if they had to pay higher taxes based on the amount of profit. The primary activity of non-profit organizations is
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European Union Paper MGT 448 Instructor Introduction The European Union is made up of several democratic European countries. These countries are committed to working together to promote peace and prosperity. The countries who are involved with the EU have set up common institutions so they can delegate their ideas to decisions that are made on specific issues. This makes these decisions so that the EU stays on a democratic level. European Union leaders have pledged to make the
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stores owned worldwide. Based on the economic freedom scales‚ what kind of differences do you think Bata might face in the Czech Republic and Slovakia? Czech Rebublic was economically free. So Bata achieved free market and freedom to own and run the factory. Itcan thus continue its operations in the country smoothly in the future. While Slovakia was considered economically unfree. The government regulates how a business run‚ how goods are produced and labor are used‚ priced or distributed
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