HISTORY VimpelCom was founded by the Russian scientist Dr. Dmitri B. Zimin and the American entreprenuer Augie K. Fabela II in 1992 in Moscow. Mr. Fabela first visited Russia in 1991 where he saw the significant opportunity for wireless. Inspired to do what everyone said couldn’t be done‚ Mr. Fabela and Dr. Zimin set out to accomplish their vision of bringing basic wireless communications to Russia. In 1993‚ VimpelCom launched its first commercial network‚ a five base station system in Moscow‚ limiting
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the play. His love for and extreme kindness towards Miranda are contrasted very strongly against his hatred of Antonio and his maltreatment of Ariel and subsequently Caliban. Prospero undoubtedly controls the dramatic action of the play but his motives are oftentimes unclear. Shakespeare immediately establishes a plausible‚ justifiable reason for Prosperos retribution: to promote his daughter to her rightful position in society and to ensure her future by binding her to Ferdinand in marriage. However
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of Comprehensive Research‚ Volume 5‚ Page 32 Groups and Group Behavior Dr. I. Chaneta Faculty of Commerce University of Zimbabwe ABSTRACT Groups and teams are a major feature of organizational life. The work organization and its sub-units are made of‚ are groups of people. Most activities of the organization require at least some degree of co-ordination through the operation of groups and teamwork. An understanding of the nature of groups is vital if the manager is to influence the behavior
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information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t901682222 Travelling with a Purpose: Understanding the Motives and Benefits of Volunteer Vacationers Sally Brown a a Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management‚ Purdue University‚ Indianapolis‚ Indiana‚ USA To cite this Article Brown‚ Sally(2005) ’Travelling with a Purpose: Understanding the Motives and Benefits of Volunteer Vacationers ’‚ Current Issues in Tourism‚ 8: 6‚ 479 — 496 To link to this Article: DOI: 10
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Motives for British Imperialism in Africa Before the Europeans began the New Imperialism in Africa‚ very little was known about the inner parts of the continent. However‚ after some explorers delved deeper into the heart of Africa‚ the Europeans soon realized how economically important this area was‚ and how much they could profit from it. At the time‚ Britain had only small occupations of land in Africa‚ but after they realized that they could make money from the rich resources from the inner regions
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CASE: 3 THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF KALYANI GROUP The Kalyani Group is a large family-business group of India‚ employing more than 10000 employees. It has diverse businesses in engineering‚ steel‚ forgings‚ auto components‚ non-conventional energy and specialty chemicals. The annual turnover of the Group is over US$2.1 billion. The Group is known for its impressive internationalisation achievements. It has nine manufacturing locations spread over six countries. Over the years‚ it has established
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The Real Motives Behind the Crusades The Crusades were more the result of ulterior motives of benefit‚ rather than the desire to wipe out the Muslims. The Pope at the time‚ Pope Urban‚ wanted the Crusades for his own benefit. The knights and had also gone on the Crusades for themselves. Everyday laymen also went on the Crusades to benefit themselves. Merchants went to profit themselves as well. Christians and Muslims at some points in history were even able to live in harmony. The Crusades was
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Social Psychology: Characteristics‚ Motives‚ and Situationism PSYCH/550 May 27‚ 2013 Social Psychology: Characteristics‚ Motives‚ and Situationism According to Fiske (2010)‚ the classic definition of social psychology is‚ “the scientific attempt to explain how the thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviors of individuals are influenced by the actual‚ imagined‚ or implied presence of other human beings” [ (p. 4) ]. In other words‚ where general psychology is the study of human behavior on an individual
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INTRODUCTION Capital Mortgage Insurance Corporation (CMI) sells insurance to lenders protecting against mortgage default losses. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest Equipment Corporation. Following their acquisition in 1978‚ CMI’s goal has been to rebuild their business and diversify their services. Mortgage insurance is used to protect mortgage lenders (ie originators and/or underwriters) by transferring mortgage risk‚ and notably tail risk‚ from lenders to insurers. Insurers by their
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C.H. & Rugman‚ A.M. (2007). Multinationality and Regional Performance‚ 2001-2005. In A.M. Rugman (ed.) Regional Aspects of Multinationality and Performance. (Research in Global Strategic Management Vol. 13). Oxford: Elsevier. Rugman‚ A.M. (1975). Motives for foreign investment: The market imperfections and risk diversification hypotheses. Journal of World Trade Law‚ 9(5): 567-573. Rugman‚ A.M. (1976). Risk reduction by international diversification. Journal of International Business Studies‚ 7(2):
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