Articles recently reported that Tim Cook (Apple’s new CEO) earned $378m in 2011 He inherited a global technology juggernaut‚ renowned for its creativity and innovation; a business with $90 billion in cash reserves (The Guardian). Yet there are serious problems at one of its key suppliers‚ Foxconn‚ where a recent mass suicide threat posed an ethical dilemma facing Apple and its new leader. The Telegraph reported [11th Jan 2012]: Around 150 Chinese workers at Foxconn‚ the world’s largest electronics
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The UK Furniture Industry Executive Summary The information in this report is largely based on data for 2011 which is the last year for which we have full and complete reporting. While 2011 saw difficulties in the furniture sector‚ 2012 has seen increased challenges and the industry continues to be a difficult one to be successful in. * Furniture and furnishing stores declined by 3% in current value terms in 2011 * The sector was rocked by the collapse of iconic furniture manufacturer
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UK: Food and drink We have chosen the topic Food and drinks because we have heard a lot about British cuisine but in fact we don’t know a lot about it. We think that with this presentation we could give you a little bit more information about the food and drink habits of the UK. 1. A brief history British cuisine has always been multicultural. In ancient times it was influenced by the Romans and in medieval times by the French. When the Frankish Normans invaded‚ they brought with them the
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either domestic or international happed because the cause of different interested. Recently‚ the United States strongly concern with the masses destruction weapons in Iraq because America afraid of world peace securities experienced from its September 11‚ 2001 whereas some country mostly in Arab states did not concern as what America do. This is one of the major causes to the domestic and the world conflicts. To response for the above problem mentioned‚ there were many international organization established
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THE CHALLENGES FACED BY TEENAGERS TODAY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER THAN THOSE FACED BY THE YOUTH OF THE PAST The generation of teenagers today are known to face challenges that are greatly different in comparison to those faced in the past. For example‚ Savannah Rivers‚ a girl who started using drugs and alcohol since she was 10‚ has been addicted since. As unusual and shocking this may seem‚ this is not the only story from the endless cases of underage drug and alcohol use. A number of teenagers
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succesfully did Italian governments deal with the problems they faced between 1896-1915 The liberal Italian Government faced many problems in the period between 1896 to 1915; Italy was in a political‚ economical and social state and was being held back in many ways because of this. Giolitti brought promising progress to Italy but could not solve all of the problems the government faced by 1915. Perhaps the most apparent and important problem which faced Italy was that of their economic situation‚ a
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To what extent does the law on defamation achieve a balance between a person’s right to defend their reputation and the right to freedom of speech? Introduction needed... According to the leading tort expert‚ Professor Winfield had defined defamation as: “the publication of a statement which tends to lower a person in the estimation of right-thinking members of society generally‚ or which tends to make them shun or avoid that person.” The difference between libel and slander is an important
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1 Doing Business In Malaysia & UK Introduction Malaysia and UK cultural differences towards international business can be seen through the country Economic Strength‚ Supportive Government Policies‚ An Educated Workforce‚ Developed Infrastructure‚ Vibrant Business Environment and Quality of Life. According to Geert Holfstede Cultural Dimension Research‚ Malaysia scores 104 the highers Power Distance Index. There is a high correlation between the Muslim religion and the Hofstede Dimensions of Power
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Business and finance The range of management‚ business and finance courses in the United Kingdom (UK) is huge. There are courses in business administration‚ finance‚ business management‚ business law‚ European and international business‚ and economics. You can focus on areas such as decision-making‚ marketing‚ managing change or customer services‚ and your course can be specialist or broad-based. For more information on specific subjects please refer to the subject sheets in this series on Accountancy
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travelled through the use of transport in the decade 1995 to 2005. This has been the case as vehicles such as cars have become more affordable and convenient to use in terms of their mobility. * In total around 159.08 billion Euros were spent by UK households on transport in 2005 * 51% of total expenditure in 2005 was on transport. There has been a prediction that by 2025 that there will be an extra 4 million trips made every day by a form of transport. * 15% of final household expenditure
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