Marks each ) | | Case 1 | Conflict Diamonds | | | During the late 1990s South African diamond product De Beers and other companies on the diamond industry discovered that some of the diamonds they were buying or selling came from groups who used the proceeds to finance brutal civil wars. In Sierra Leone‚ rebels took control of diamond mines by systematically chopping off the arms and hands of as many as 20‚000 children‚ women and men until the diamond operations were turned over to them. Similarly
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Mexico. A comprehensive development agenda for the New Era. 2001 [Prahalad‚ 2005] C.K. Prahalad. The fortune at the bottom of the pyramid. 2005 [Ann Bernstein 2010] Ann Bernstein. The case for business in developing economics. 2010 [Lustig‚ 2006] Nora Lustig. Mexico‚ the remaking of an economy. 2006 [Prahalad 2009] C.K. Prahalad. The fortune at the bottom of the pyramid. 2009 [Economy Watch] http://www.economywatch.com/market/world-markets/mexican-market.html
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DIAMOND MINING AND ITS IMPACT ON ENVIROMENT * Diamond is the strongest natural mineral known by a man. It is a crystalline form of carbon. * Composed primarily individual crystals of a cubic appearance. * There are three main uses for Diamonds * Industrial * Fashion (only 5% of diamonds) * Investment Approximately 130‚000‚000 carats (26‚000 kg) of diamonds are mined yearly‚ with a total value of nearly US$9 billion‚ and about 100‚000 kg are
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mineralogy‚ diamond (from the ancient Greek αδάμας – adámas "unbreakable") is an allotrope of carbon‚ where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is renowned as a material with superlative physical qualities‚ most of which originate from the strong covalent bonding between its atoms. In particular‚ diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any bulk material. ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE: - . Diamond is less
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Diamond Impact Mining has had both a negative and a positive effect on many societies; it has created conflict‚ higher quality of living‚ a higher economy and a higher environmental risk. In this essay I will focus mainly on the impact of diamonds in Africa‚ as this country is one of the main supplier of diamonds worldwide. Two-thirds of the world’s diamonds are exported from Africa; they are mined in these countries; Angola‚ Botswana‚ Tanzania‚ The Congo and Zimbabwe. For many of these countries
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An evaluation of the merits of targeting customers at the “bottom of the pyramid”. In what sectors and in which ways‚ if any‚ do the considerations raised by this approach alter the strategies of multinational corporations selling into emerging markets? Graduate Institute of International Studies‚ Geneva May 2007 Maja Rüegg May 2007 International Business Second Assignment The income pyramid in emerging markets can be divided in four segments: From top down‚ it contains
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YouTube documentary on Dr. Jared Diamonds theories. Dr. Jared Diamond is an American author. He works as a professor of geography and physiology‚ and he is most recognized for his book “Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel”‚ which he wrote in 1998. The book analyses his own theory on the evolution of society and what he thinks influenced the world to become what it is now in terms of wealth‚ development and culture. Yali‚ who was a guide in Papua - New Guinea that Dr. Diamond met‚ once asked him‚ “Why is it
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CBBE Pyramid Powerful brands create meaningful images in the minds of customers (Keller‚ 1993). A strong brand image and reputation enhances differentiation and has a positive influence on buying behaviour (Gordon et al.‚ 1993; McEnally and de Chernatony‚ 1999). A brand is a bundle of functional‚ economic and psychological benefits for the end-user (Ambler‚ 1995). Brand equity‚ as defined by Keller (1993)‚ occurs when a brand is known and has some strong‚ favourable and unique associations in a
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Diamond Chemicals PLC Executive Summary Diamond Chemicals is considering two mutually exclusive projects‚ the Merseyside project and the Rotterdam project‚ for the production of polypropylene When considering the Merseyside project‚ senior-management wants a positive impact on earnings per share. The addition to earnings per share was £28‚800 with an average addition of £2‚000 per year2. Calculated with erosion‚ the addition to earnings per share was £18‚800 with an average addition of £1
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BLOOD DIAMOND BLOOD DIAMOND Casey Maas 10.7 English What have you learnt about life in Africa from watching this film? From watching the film Blood Diamond I have learnt that Africa can be a beautiful place when it’s calm‚ but most of the time it’s dictated by violence and mis-understanding. In the film there is some beautiful times‚ like at the start when Solomon and his son Dia go fishing early in the morning and it’s all so peaceful and quiet and near the end when Danny rings up Maddy
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