...serves the entire world with operations in more than 140 countries across the globe with over 305,000 employees globally. With products from appliances to oil, GE remains one of the top engineering manufacturing companies in the world. In fact, when looking at the manufacturing industry as a whole, GE operates in three out of five categories as shown in the illustration. This can be contributing directly to their strategic resource management and strength in their intangible assets of their organization. This paper will address GE’s intangible assets and their impacts to their alignment in strategy in four countries of operation to include the U.S., Mexico, France, and Turkey (Fact, 2013; McKinsey, 2012). Human Capital Many organizations are now reliant on human capital to ensure their continued success and commitment to achieving the organization’s missions and objectives. For GE, the diversity is what helps drive innovation and success. With operations in over 140 countries and more than 305,000 employees, it is evident in how GE values their human capital all over the world. GE continues to invest over $1 billion a year in employee training, development facilities around the world with 90% of their leaders promoted from within (Fact, 2013; Human, 2013) United States General Electric’s headquarters is located in...
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...events come into play. Throughout 1787 and 1789 ‘one step led to another through a series of moves and counter-moves that later proved to have been an escalation’ of problems already highlighted earlier on in the history of France. To begin with, we analysis the idea presented in the original question of to what extent was the French revolution of 1789 a bourgeois revolution. When it comes to the events that led to the French Revolution ‘the origins must therefore be sought not merely in the general conditions of Europe, but in the specific situation of France’. This was due to the ongoing conflict between the ‘vested interests of the old régime and the new rising social forces’ which were much more prominent in France. These new rising social forces are more than likely the bourgeois class so this clearly highlights the fact that the French revolution was indeed to with if not caused by the bourgeois. It has also be stated that the French revolution was purely down to an uprising which instated the ideology and literally actions which allowed the ‘middle class to assume power by overthrowing the political and social order of the ancien régime’. This blatantly refers to the bourgeois class and therefore demonstrates the fact the French revolution was in fact a bourgeois revolution. The idea that the French revolution was a bourgeois revolution has been a constant topic of debate throughout history due to the extensive amount of evidence that the supports this idea. The feudal...
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...Country Comparison Factbook France vs. Italy Wine Industry Group 16.4 Bram van Veen Caspar Leusink Muhammad Hafidz Randy Hardja Lecturer: Mr.Drs.HenkRitsema Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Methods and Frameworks 5 Hofstede’s cultural dimensions 5 Porter’s diamond 7 Porter’s Five Forces Model of Competition 8 Introducing the Wine Industry 9 Overview of Wine Industry 9 French Wine Industry 10 Italian Wine Industry 11 Country comparison 12 Comparison of relevant macro-economic indicators 12 General economic indicators 12 Financial Health 13 Demographic Factors 13 Historical developments 14 Historical Background 14 Global Wine Industry Developments 15 Socio-cultural conditions 17 Cultural Diversity 17 Hofstede 18 Political and Governmental Systems 19 Legal Systems 21 Financial Systems 21 Labour Market 22 Industry Conditions 24 Supply Market Conditions 24 Demand market conditions 24 Threat of New Entrants and Substitute Products 25 Major players and level of competition 27 Level of Competition 28 Recommendations 28 Italy 29 France: 31 Recommendations: 33 References 34 Executive Summary The goal of this factbook is to provide potential investors with information on relevant dimensions regarding the wine industry in Italy and France. The factbook is comparing both of the countries using methodological framework and secondary data. The data we used are obtained through various sources. In the end, Italy is presented...
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...tension between the different social and economic classes in France. The confirmed beginning of the Revolution was on July 14, 1789, with the storming of the Bastille.("French Revolution timeline") The Revolution went on to see many bloody battles and the eventual passage of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, the execution of the King, and the formation of French First Republic. The French Revolution evokes complex emotions and perspectives depending on who is speaking about it, and it's significance on France and the entire world is undeniable. Simultaneously, the French gained freedom and experienced a dramatic revolution, while also suffering numerous human casualties. Peter Kropotkin, a Russian prince, and Simon Schama, a history professor, gave us opposing views on whether the outcomes of the French Revolution were "worth" the amount of lives lost. Kropotkin believed that the French Revolution was a major turning point for not only France but many other countries. Conversely, Schama considered the French Revolution less productive than most assume and excessively violent. Peter Kropotkin, a revolutionary Russian prince and anarchist, believed the French Revolution paved the way for expansion and democratic growth. (Kropotkin 22) One of his first arguments expressed in the text is that the French monarchy, before the Revolution, deprived the lower class citizens of food and necessities. France was experiencing a shortage of food and supplies, and the...
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...my research project I would like to deal with the education and integration policies in Germany and France. The easiest way for integration of immigrants is by education. If the immigrants speak the language of the country of destination it is easier for them to integrate or get integrated. So it is then easier for them to find a place in the receiving society, and to integrate themselves. For young (school attendance) migrants language and structural assimilation is the key to social integration in the country of destination, into the education system in the sense of formal equal opportunities. However, the reality in the two largest European countries is quite different. Migrants- with large differences between individual nationalities, waves of migration and migration backgrounds- in the German education and employment system are usually have disadvantages compared to local (Dollmann 2010). In Germany the policy and the locals believed the integration of immigrants is not necessary they a long time it was assumed that guest workers and migrants would return to their homeland after a while. Even the migrant workers themselves lived with this illusion of return. Today, awareness has risen in Germany about how important the integration of migrants is and also gaining more and more importance due to demographic change. For a long time, the concept of integration in France equated with assimilation. The word assimilation shall describe the integration of migrants in French...
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...or France to have colonies? According to Jules Ferry the recent development in the world trade made it urgent for France to have colonies. Due to the fact he claimed the need of expansion that would allow for growth in industrialized population of Europe. He claimed other place where expanding and France was not. Ferry was concern for the wealthy people, and hardworking country of France. He explains that they need for outlets so they could export. Ferry explained that the treaties of 1860 lack the opportunity to have more outlets. He specially blames the lack of opportunity on Germany. According to Ferry “ They were setting up trade barriers; because across the ocean the United States of America have become protectionists, and extreme protectionists”. Which affect their ability of expansion instead it shirked there opportunity and made more difficult access. Ferry solution to this problem was to build more colonies this way they could have a better chance to export goods to other country .The idea about free trade they would be able to exports goods and France once again would remain with a good economic influence around the world. 2. What arguments against imperialism have been raised by Ferry's critics? How does he counter them? According to Jules Ferry there were some unfavorable things that could be said about France about “great economic difficulties”. One thing was about securities against great South American market. Ferry states it have belonged to France forever...
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...“BESSIE COLEMAN" By Mandy Walsh of St. Luke Academy, Chicago © 2007 Mandy Walsh Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to fly an airplane. Before Coleman's first flight, few women flew airplanes. The women who did were wealthy and Caucasian. Coleman always dreamed of flying. She took a stand against racism, segregation, and sexism to make her dream come true. Her bravery and determination showed the world that African Americans are equal, not just in the air, but in all places. Coleman was born on January 20, 1926 in Atlanta, Texas to George and Susan Coleman. She was born into a family of thirteen children, and her father left the family when she was young. (Hart, Up in the Air, pg. 12) Coleman had to overcome both racial and sexual barriers, because she was an African American woman. (Handlemen, Philip. "Armchair Aviator". Yankee Wings, January-February 1995, pg. 20.) The community in which Coleman lived was strictly segregated. African Americans could not go to the same schools, use the same bathrooms, or entrances into buildings. (Hart, Up In The Air, pg. 12) Coleman's family never had much money. To help her family out, Coleman took on jobs such as cotton picking, laundry, and housekeeping. Coleman had dreams of breaking away from these jobs that were for "colored people" (Hart, Up In The Air, pg. 13, 18) and promised that she would "amount to something". (Rich, Doris L. "My Quest for Queen Bess". Air and Space, August-September, pg. 57) ...
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...Faculty of Business, Economics and Law School of Law Introduction to Business Law Common Law Assignment Semester 2, 2014 Instructions 1. Weighting: The assignment is worth 20% of your final mark in this subject. 2. Due Date: The assignment is due and must be submitted latest by 4:00 pm on Monday, 15 September, 2014. 3. Questions: You must answer all questions. 4. Type: This is a common law problem-solving assignment, and as such, you are not required to discuss any legislation. The IRAC guide to answering problem questions is the format adopted for this assignment. It has been set out for you. You should cite relevant case authorities (cases) to support your answers. 5. Presentation: Your assignment must be typed with double spacing and wide margins. Size 12 font must be used. 6. Referencing: You must reference your work appropriately using footnotes. The Short Guide to Legal Citation available on LMS contains information on footnote citations. No bibliography is required. 7. Word Limit: The word limit is 1,500 words, including footnotes. You must provide the word count on the front page of your assignment. 8. Cover Sheet/Statement of Authorship: Your assignment must be accompanied by a cover sheet available on LMS. You must complete all the details required on the cover sheet including your tutor’s name and seminar time, and your name and student number. You must sign and date the cover sheet. 9. Submission: You must submit both a hard copy and an electronic copy of your assignment:...
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...OF FRANCE INTRODUCTION France, officially the French Republic, is a sovereign country in Western Europe that includes overseas regions and territories. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. France is a developed country and has the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and seventh-largest by purchasing power parity. French citizens enjoy a high standard of living, with the country performing well in international rankings of education, health care, life expectancy, civil liberties, and human development. According to OECD, about 73% of the top 20% of the adult population in France rated their health as good or very good, compared to about 60% for the bottom 20%, and the top 20% of the population earn $45,292/ year,and the bottom 20% live on $23,069/ year. It is one of only three countries- besides Morocco and Spain, to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines. France remains a great power with significant cultural, economic, military, and political influence in Europe and around the world. It has the world's sixth-largest military budget, and third-largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, along with second-largest diplomatic corps, after the US. France is one of the largest economies in the EU, with GDP of $2.26 trillion in 2013 (constant 2005 prices). The country's well-developed infrastructure and strong services sector support the economy. But although France has...
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...“BESSIE COLEMAN" By Mandy Walsh of St. Luke Academy, Chicago © 2007 Mandy Walsh Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to fly an airplane. Before Coleman's first flight, few women flew airplanes. The women who did were wealthy and Caucasian. Coleman always dreamed of flying. She took a stand against racism, segregation, and sexism to make her dream come true. Her bravery and determination showed the world that African Americans are equal, not just in the air, but in all places. Coleman was born on January 20, 1926 in Atlanta, Texas to George and Susan Coleman. She was born into a family of thirteen children, and her father left the family when she was young. (Hart, Up in the Air, pg. 12) Coleman had to overcome both racial and sexual barriers, because she was an African American woman. (Handlemen, Philip. "Armchair Aviator". Yankee Wings, January-February 1995, pg. 20.) The community in which Coleman lived was strictly segregated. African Americans could not go to the same schools, use the same bathrooms, or entrances into buildings. (Hart, Up In The Air, pg. 12) Coleman's family never had much money. To help her family out, Coleman took on jobs such as cotton picking, laundry, and housekeeping. Coleman had dreams of breaking away from these jobs that were for "colored people" (Hart, Up In The Air, pg. 13, 18) and promised that she would "amount to something". (Rich, Doris L. "My Quest for Queen Bess". Air and Space, August-September, pg. 57) One...
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...Business Macro Environment of France Macro Environment of France Table of Content Introduction 3 Pest Analysis 4 - Political 4 - Economic 6 - Socio Cultural 6 - Technological 8 Opportunities 9 - Political 9 - Economic 9 - Social 11 - Technology 11 Threats 12 - Political 12 - Economic 12 - Social 13 - Technology 13 Conclusion 14 Introduction The macro environmental brought together factors that influence an enterprise situation in its market by changing its supply and demand in an exogenous way. The enterprise can’t influence them, but it has to anticipate because they are source of opportunities and threat. In this written work, the macro environmental will be discuss with the example of France. The choice of this country is du to many facts. France was one of the 6 country who created the Europe in 1957. Nowadays this organization allow many countries to develop themselves by a free trade of products and people. This country is a sort of example and as French student I am involve in France economy. To present the macro environmental of France, an analysis of PEST will be...
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...successful was Louis XVIII’s foreign policy between 1815 and 1824? Louis XVIII’s foreign policy was mostly successful between 1815 and 1824. France had a stable relationship with the Quadruple Alliance to start off with which could be further built upon with successful foreign policy. • The Second Treaty of Paris was more punitive than the first but it is important to notice that France was involved in the Treaty and attended the Congress of Vienna. • France was not treated like a leper within international relations as was Germany a century later. Louis XVIII’s first success in foreign policy was in 1818. • Rapid payment of the indemnity, organised by Richelieu, meant that all foreign troops had withdrawn from France two years ahead of schedule. • This enabled France to resume her independent role in European politics. • The conference of Aix-la-Chappell saw France joining the Quadruple Alliance and made it the Quintuple Alliance. =This meant that France regained some of her international prestige and was no longer ‘the defeated power’ However, the Spanish colonies in South America were an area of failure in foreign policy for Louis • The French regime had strived to establish French influence in South America when the trouble in Spain had allowed some of the areas she had controlled to break away. =France came up against the British foreign minister, Canning, who made it very clear that the French should not meddle in that area. Louis was much more...
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...EURO DISNEYLAND CASE ANALYSIS 6 Cultural differences between United States and France Power distance This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal, and it expresses the attitude of the culture toward these power inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally. It has to do with the fact that a society’s inequality is endorsed by the followers as much as by the leaders. US The fairly low score on Power Distance in combination with the most individualistic culture in the world reflects itself in the following: * The American premise of “liberty and justice for all.” This is evidenced by an explicit emphasis on equal rights in all aspects of American society and government. * Within American organizations, hierarchy is established for convenience, superiors are accessible and managers rely on individual employees and teams for their expertise. * Both managers and employees expect to be consulted and information is shared frequently. At the same time, communication is informal, direct and participative to a degree. * The society is loosely-knit in which the expectation is that people look after themselves and their immediate families only and should not rely (too much) on authorities for support. * There is also...
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...Style (20%) Mark ______ 1. Quality of writing 2. Layout and lengh 3. Correct referencing | | Other Comments | ESC RENNES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS – PGE2 INTRODUCTION Czech Republic needs to be viewed as a transitional economy which is in the process of moving from a state-controlled, centrally planned economy to one which is embracing a more Anglo-style capitalist model. Although it could be strongly argued that the Czech Republic has moved faster and more successfully in this direction than some of its neighbors, this does not mean that the transition is complete. In the study of the behavior of the Czech in business, we must take into account the specific past of this country. The Czech approach is necessarily different in France and the Czech Republic. For example, one key issue within the Czech business environment is the different attitudes to business issues which you can expect to find in people from different generations. Older employees (40 – 45+) are influenced by the Soviet-style...
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...reinforced in movies, televisions, novels and other forms of mass media. This essay seeks to highlight the different French stereotypes being portrayed in mass media and to establish that these stereotypes are not necessarily accurate representations of the French people. Stereotyping has a positive and negative effect not only to the person being referred to but also to the community in general. When an individual creates a mental image of somebody and put that in his mind, he also acts in accordance with this stereotype. The stereotyped images serve as a person’s paradigm through which he sees the world. As a result, he behaves and acts in accordance with this stereotype. The problem is that not all of these stereotypes are true. In fact, most of these stereotypes which are being reinforced in movies, televisions, and novels are not accurate representations of reality but are mere exaggerations. French people are always subjected to stereotypes in different forms of mass media. One of the famous stereotypes of French people is that they are arrogant and rude...
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