Christopher Martin ‘Micro-finance programmes are aimed at reducing poverty. What ethical challenges are raised by the operation of micro-finance and which ethical theory can best be applied to assess how Grameen Bank addresses these challenges?’ Introduction: The essay seeks to examine the ethical issues raised by the operation of microfinance. In the first section‚ an overview will be offered. In the second
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Business Economics 201 Chapter 23: Measuring a Nation’s Income Macroeconomics: a study of the nation’s economy as a whole with a goal of explaining the changes that affect many households‚ firms‚ and markets simultaneously GDP: measures the total income of everyone in the economy and the total expenditure on the economy’s output of goods and services income must equal expenditure every transaction has a buyer and seller Can be computed by adding up expenditure by households or total income
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Ticket Price Comparison of Ryanair & Easyjet in the European Market Ron D’Alli Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University The European Airline industry’s growth dramatically changed after deregulation phased into the European market. Prior to deregulation‚ bilateral agreements between host countries in Europe existed‚ and typically each country had a national airline (Airline Operations & Management‚ 2014). The industry stagnated and costs were very high for air travel. Deregulation in Europe was
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Table of Contents Part 1. PEST Analysis in Business Environment 1. Introduction 2 1.1 PEST Analysis Execution 2 Political Environment 2 Economical Environment 2 Social Environment 3 Technological Environment 3 Part 2. Case Study On Organizational Business Strategy 2. Vodafone - Using Technology To Improve Economies ......................................
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Wyeth Ayerst’s external environment consists of three components: its remote‚ industry‚ and operating environment. In these three environments‚ there is a chance that one of its external environments may change. All of these environmental sectors affect the firm’s operations both on an international and domestic level‚ and it is very possible for changes to occur. Change is an inevitable factor in the world of business. In fact‚ I have predicted that there will be several changes that will impact
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The dimensions of the service environment The main dimensions in the service environment the following: • The ambient conditions • Music • Scent • Color • Spatial layout and functionality • Signs‚ symbols and artifacts • People The ambient conditions The ambience is what the five senses experience – namely‚ the sights and the visual appeal‚ the sound‚ the smells‚ the texture and it even includes attitudes and behaviour. The many design elements and detail that must resonate with each other to create
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Macroeconomics 1102 Discussion Question 5 Part (a) Consumption function: is the relation of consumption with its determinants. Graphically drawn as:. Mathematically it is written as: C = C + c(Y – T) C: Consumption Spending C: Exogenous Consumption c : Marginal Propensity to Consume (0 < c < 1) Y: Aggregate Income T: Taxes Explaining the main components: Exogenous consumption: factors other than disposable income that affect consumption. So when consumers feel optimistic
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Question 1: Assume that Econoland produces haircuts and shirts with inputs of labor. Econoland has 1000 hours of labor available. A haircut requires ½ hour of labor‚ while a shirt requires 5 hours of labor. Construct Econolands PPF. Answer 1: To construct Econolands Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) we first need to understand what is a PPF. A production possibilities frontier (PPF) is a graph showing the different quantities of two goods that an economy can efficiently produce with limited
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a) The price of natural gas‚ a resource used by manufacturers throughout the United States‚ doubles. Price increases because‚ the companies that sell the spiral notebooks need to mark up their price in order to keep afloat with the rising cost of natural gas. Demand is not affected. The determinant for demand on the TRIBE chart in this scenario would be related goods and services‚ since the price for a good that is used to produce spiral notebooks is increasing‚ thus leading to an increase in the
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Macroeconomics Exam 1 Instructor: Prof. Phelps Name: Results: Class: Period: Date: Read each question carefully then circle the correct answer. When you are finished transfer the answers to the Scantron sheet. Make sure that you enter your name on both the exam and the scantron sheet. You have 1 hour to complete the exam. 1. For economists‚ the word "utility" means: a) versatility and flexibility. b) rationality. c) pleasure or satisfaction.** d) purposefulness
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