The rise of the global leisure/cultural industries Introduction The term ‘globalization’ is widely used to describe a variety of economic‚ cultural‚ social‚ and political changes that have changed the world over the past 50 years (Guttal‚ 2010). Globalization can be conceived as time-space compression‚ accelerating interconnectedness‚ and action at a distance (Kim‚ 2005). Globalization thus suggests the expanding scale‚ speeding up and deepening impact of flows and patterns of social interaction
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The global pharmaceutical industry – in the land of shrinking giants. 1. Introduction The case describes the evolution of the industry and its unusual strategic environment. Attention is drawn to environmental pressures from regulators and payers. Key forces driving the industry are discussed‚ including addressing unmet medical need‚ the importance of innovation and time to market‚ and globalisation. The case illustrates how an increasingly hostile environment‚ combined with a decline in R&D
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Indian Hotel Industry Overview & Opportunities • Ask a question Raise your hand Type question Australia Unlimited Contents • • • • • • • • • • Key facts Advantage India Market overview Emerging Trends Investments Key initiatives Opportunities About HICSA 2011 Hotel development mission AUSTRADE INDIA – Travel and Tourism KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE • Contribution of travel and tourism to GDP expected to rise from AUD 120 bn in year 2010 to AUD 350 bn by year 2020 • Average growth
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Case Study Assignment 3 |What are the dominant business and economic characteristics of the global beer industry? | |The global beer industry is dominated by large corporations who have merged with rivals to increase their global and domestic market share. | |For example in 2004 Interbrew and AmBev merged to form the worlds largest brewing company in terms of volume ( ).Since then Miller | |Brewing has merged with Coors Brewing company
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sources used A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging paid on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation‚ in times past‚ consisting only of a room with a bed‚ a cupboard‚ a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities‚ including en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning or climate control. Additional common features found in hotel rooms are a telephone‚ an alarm clock‚ a television‚ a safe‚
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52A00087 Global Competitiveness of the Indian Paper Industry Prepared for Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute Final Report Draft September 9‚ 2002 All rights reserved. No part of this report may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from Jaakko Pöyry Consulting. Preface Vantaa September 9‚ 2002 Project Number 52A0087 Global Competitiveness of Indian Paper Industry India has undergone a large process of economic reforms aiming at liberalization
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strategies are trend to have higher labor productivity‚ especially in some organizations which require heavy capital (Koch & McGrath 1996‚ 335-354). Therefore‚ Shangri-La have extensive training program to enhance service quality in this upper class hotel. Quality service is the competitive advantage of Shangri-La. It provides training to lead loyal employees to provide the excellent service to all customers. Employee is intangible resource‚ it is difficult and costly to imitate. Therefore‚ it helps
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Introduction The global insurance industry seems to have escaped the worst of the financial crisis in comparison to other financial institutions. Day to day business has been relatively unaffected but the area that gave the most cause for concern has arisen from exposures to risky financial instruments. “The Reactions Magazine’s Global Insurance Conference 2009” was held in Swissotel‚ Zurich‚ Switzerland. At this conference the financial services industry tried to re set itself following the worst
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Analysis of the Global Automotive Industry This report provides an analysis and evaluation of common and major global trends and identifies the common business opportunities and their impact on the global automotive industry. Globalization gave the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) not only the opportunity to expand to the new markets‚ but it also increased the risk of failure. Since globalization increased competition and gave the choice to consumers‚ automotive industry needs constant
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“Global Economic crisis: Impact on IT Industry in India.” Abstract: Globalization has ensured that none of the economies of the world stays insulated from the global economic crisis. But there was a general belief that the emerging economies could remain largely apart from the global economic meltdown and provide an alternative engine of growth to the world economy. The effect of the crisis on the Indian economy was not significant in the beginning. The argument soon proved unfounded as the global
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