The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey written by Salman Rushdie‚ is a non-fiction book that gives the reader insight to the internal turmoil taking place in the nation of Nicaragua. Salman Rushdie is a British-Indian novelist who gained his fame for his fantastical novels about the post-colonial relationship between cultures of the East and West. Rushdie became interested in Nicaraguan affairs when the Regan administration started its “war” against Nicaragua. “I was myself the child of a successful
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ter a period of political and economic turmoil under dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle‚ the leftist Sandinista National Liberation Front (commonly known by the initial FSLN or as the Sandinistas) came to power in Nicaragua in 1979 supported by much of the populace and elements of the Catholic Church. The government was initially backed by the US under Jimmy Carter‚ but the support evaporated under the presidency of Ronald Reagan in light of evidence that the Sandinistas were providing help to the
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RATAN NAVAL TATA INTRODUCTION: Ratan Naval Tata‚ present chairman of Tata group was born on December 28‚ 1937‚ in Mumbai. He was born into the wealthy and famous Tata family. Ratan is the great grandson of Jamsedji Tata founder of Tata group. Rattan’s childhood was troubled‚ his parents separated in the mid-1940s. Ratan and his brother were raised by their grandmother. Ratan Tata owns 1% shares in Tata sons‚ the holding company of Tata group valuing his total personal wealth at approximately US
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TATA STEEL The Tata Steel Group believes that being the best possible employer helps to recruit and retain the best employees. Retaining talented employees is critically important‚ and the Group recognises that the best way of earning employee loyalty is by providing them with good and challenging jobs‚ with opportunities for development and progression‚ and with competitive compensation and benefits schemes. Employee Benefits Tata Steel has pioneered many firsts in the Indian industry and
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Case 2 Tata Motors 1. Describe the economic characteristics of the global motor vehicle industry. The 2008 financial crisis began in the American subprime mortgage crisis‚ eventually evolved into a global financial crisis. Most countries because of the impact of the financial crisis‚ leading to a sharp slowdown in consumer’s vehicle demand. Also‚ because of the financial crisis‚ the global motor vehicle industry experienced a full-scale market competition. Some small car companies to be phased
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This poem ’The Jaguar’ was written by Ted Hughes‚ he tries to capture the mood of a post war‚ 1950’s zoo. He depicts the animals as hot‚ lazy and lethargic. This is because they have been captive for a long stretch of time. The animals are not lively but are dull and lifeless. He uses the expression ’stinks of sleepers from the breathing straw’ to show this. He then unveils the jaguar as being live and vivid. ’At a jaguar hurrying enraged.’ ’The Jaguar’ longs for freedom physically but is free mentally
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SHAKY START Left to himself‚ Ratan Tata would probably have stayed on in the United States after training as an architect at Cornell University. But the son of deputy group chairman Naval Tata and the nephew of JRD Tata couldn’t be allowed to work outside the group (he had an offer from IBM). In 1962‚ Ratan joined the family business‚ working on the Tata Steel shopfloor at Jamshedpur‚ just one of several thousand employees. He got his first independent assignment less than a decade later --
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The Sir Ratan Tata Trust is today the second largest of the Tata trusts. Ratan N Tata has been the Chairman of Tata Sons‚ the promoter company of the Tata group‚ since 1991. He is also the Chairman of the major Tata companies‚ including Tata Motors‚ Tata Steel‚ Tata Consultancy Services‚ Tata Power‚ Tata Global Beverages‚ Tata Chemicals‚ Indian Hotels and Tata Teleservices. During his tenure‚ the group’s revenues have grown nearly 12-fold‚ totaling $67.4 billion in 2009-10. Mr. Tata serves on the
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stubbornness‚ inflexibility‚ laziness‚ and possessiveness. After casting my Mayan astrological chart‚ I was given the Jaguar‚ the symbol of sensitivity‚ intelligence‚ spirituality‚ religion‚ and psychic. According to Mayan definition‚ the Jaguar symbol represents individuals who are tight-lipped and aggressive‚ but not confrontational. According to Mayan beliefs‚ individuals born on Jaguar day
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Should Ratan Tata acquire Jaguar and Land Rover? New technology and markets But they really focused on the middle class Is M&A the best route for Tata to move forward globally? Wanted to diversify country risk Infrastructure lim itations Regulations loosened Growth of the indian economy Watches‚ hotels‚ steel‚ tea competitiveness diminished by aid from government thru tarrifs Steel deomestic expansion or de-integrated strategy Mature market m&a Raw materials security Downstream
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