1.Define globalization and international business and explain how they affect each other. 2.Why companies engage in international business and why the growth of international business has accelerated? 3.Explain the major causes of cultural differences and change. 4.Discuss the problems and methods of learning about cultural environments. 5.List and describe the various modes of international business as described in the text. 6. What is the different between licensing and franchising? 7.What
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How human activity can affect the environment and human health. There are loads of different ways that we as humans affect the world and the environment we live in. Some things that we do can not only change and affect the environment but can also affect our health. Urbanisation is caused by people inhabiting the cities and towns moving away from rural areas. This can be a problem because it causes Overcrowding‚ waste accumulation‚ transport systems. Overcrowding is where too many people are
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Unit 4 M1+D1 Discuss the nature-nurture debate in relation to the development of an individual The nature- nurture debate refers to the processes that we grow and develop. Nature implies that we develop certain aspects because we are genetically supposed to. However‚ nurture implies that we develop because of our surroundings‚ what we learn and influence from our role models. For the infancy stage nature could be seen as responsible for the developing of the child. The chromosomes from both the
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Unit 18 D1: EVALUATE THE MANAGEMENT OF A BUSINESS EVENT‚ MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS In this report I am going to I am going to be making clear judgements of how well we managed the fashion show. I am also going to be making informed recommendations as to how next year’s students could improve this for future events. Our main objective that my team and I have is to plan‚ organise and deliver a successful fashion show‚ so that we are able to raise as much money possible to give
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Good analysis of two practical cases of real businesses adopting e-business practices to compete more effectively. The emphasis may be on marketing‚ product development‚ pricing or customer relations. M2 Confused.com is a comparison website that operates in the UK and specializing in insurance and financial services. There are a lot of similar website which are confused.com competitors that all offer similar services with similar price comparison strategies specifically concerning insurance
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physical resources for Tesco are; their premises‚ machinery‚ equipment‚ materials and their stock. I have listed these as the main resources required as they are huge factoring reasons as to why and how Tesco makes such huge amounts of profit. A business can’t carry out its day to day activities without having a system in place which manages physical resources. Physical resources can include; buildings and premises‚ machinery‚ materials (and even waste) and equipment. Businesses should manage its
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1M3&D1 Risk Assessment | Risk Hazard | Action | Done By | Laptop Door | Lock on door | Move the laptops or fix the lock | Manager | Overloaded Electrics | Overloaded Electrics‚ could blow up‚ loss of power or electric shock | Get extra extensions | Manager | Microwave + Kettle bought from Home | Might not be Safe | Needs checking by electrician | Manager | Poor storage on Cupboard top | Could fall and hurt staff members | Provide proper storage‚ for example filing cabinet/cupboard
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P3/P4 PLC Eddie Stobart The Eddie Stobart business is unpinned by the company brand‚ people and systems. This is their strategy to keep the business running successful for the next 3 years. The purpose of this strategy is to increase the sea‚ rail and air sectors. Strategic Planning Starting new partnerships with customers to further efficiencies. To take the opportunities‚ as the economy comes out of recession‚ building on our key competitive advantages‚ such as load utilisation and combining our
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D1 – Explain why the practitioner should develop and maintain appropriate relationships with parents and other professionals. In order to apply curriculum plans it is important to work closely in partnership with the child’s parents. Relationships with parents are important‚ having a good relationship with the parents enables strong communication links for whenever there is a problem and when information should be shared within the family‚ maintaining a connection with parents produces educational
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1.0 Evaluation of the market research methods used by Barclays (D1) Barclays using testing as a research method was very efficient for them it allowed them to try a new product before they released it on the market. It gave them the first hand opinion of public views towards their product. From doing this Barclays was therefore able to get more vital data on their target market which are students. They would then be able to make various adjustments to the account to suit the students’ needs. In
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