...Defining an Industry: What is the size and scope of the Australian Building and Construction Industry? By Gerard de Valence DEFINING AN INDUSTRY: WHAT IS THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY? Gerard de Valence Construction Economics, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Introduction The traditional structure-conductperformance approach to industry economics originated in the US in the 1930s with the work of Mason (1939) and Bain (1959). This is now the standard framework for analysing the dynamics of an industry. However, the size and scope of the Australian construction industry at the turn of the millennium may be better understood using an alternative model that highlights the diversity of the industry and the range of actors involved. Industry analysis has traditionally focused on groups of firms with similar characteristics in their production processes, goods or services produced, and markets served in the wider economy. The distinction has been between firms and industries, and the analysis has emphasised the importance of economies of scale and scope (Sutton 1991) or organisational structure (Williamson 1979). One major difficulty in the standard structure-conduct-performance approach has been the definition of industries within the theoretical criteria of product homogeneity. Further, some analysts see the construction industry as a manufacturing system, similar to the automotive...
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...establishments regulating activity of this or that organization. Till certain time ethical standards can exist in a kind of "unwritten rules», but in process of expansion of sphere of social consequences of engineering activity, its complications and misbalance there is a necessity for specially developed and accurately formulated ethical codes. They, as a rule, correlate both with the legal legislation, and with administrative statutory acts, but appreciably reflect specificity of this or that engineering community, being public regulators of interaction of its members. Well-developed ethical codes exist in Germany, France, and the USA. So, in the USA numerous engineering both scientific trade unions and societies which unite under the aegis of three basic organizations operate: «the American Association of Engineering Societies», incorporating about 800000 members (engineers, designers, builders, etc.), «the American Society for Engineering Education» (10000 individual members and more than 300000 institutional) and «The American Association for the Advancement of Science» - 300 independent...
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...Topic Summary 1 – Definition and systems of law http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/rule+of+law Law is a tool for organising society through organisational rules and for shaping the conduct (behaviour) of people within society through “norms” (expected standards of behaviour). The economic, political, social, the health care etc. systems of a country are all prescribed in laws. The undisturbed and orderly operation of a society presupposes the existence of a solid legal basis containing all the rules that must be obeyed by natural persons and artificial entities (business companies, organisations, funds). This quality of a state, namely that even organisations, including the state and state authorities, are bound by the law and may only operate in compliance with the law, is called „rule of law” quality. States meeting this standard are called „rule of law states”. Rule of law states respect human rights and fundamental freedoms and allow citizens to actively participate in public life and shape their society and lives. States lacking „rule of law” quality tend to be arbitrary, oppressive and lacking legal certainty, predictability and foreseeability – which are necessary for making long-term plans in business and everyday life. In such states human rights and fundamental freedoms are not respected and citizens are not allowed to actively participate in shaping society and their lives. Law can be defined as a body of rules which are enforced by the...
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...HIV/AIDS social and behavioural research: past advances and thoughts about the future Authors: J P Moatti, Y Souteyrand Journal: Social Science [?] Medicine This paper is an introduction to the various contributions in this special issue of Social Science & Medicine which are an attempt to synthesise the main debates of the 2nd European Conference on Social and Behavioural Research on AIDS held in Paris, in January 1998. The paper discusses how the recent advent of highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) and new trends in the epidemic (its concentration in the socially most vulnerable groups and countries) have affected the research agenda of European social and behavioural sciences (SBS) in HIV/AIDS. Questions which had already been thoroughly studied by SBS (like determinants of HIV-related risk behaviours, or impact of gender and socio-economic inequities as well as discrimination on the diffusion of HIV) will have to be "revisited" in light of these recent changes. New issues (such as risk behaviours among already infected patients. impact of therapeutic advances on psychosocial and daily life management of their disease by people living with HIV/AIDS, adherence to treatment, or "normalisation" of AIDS public policies) will have to be strongly and quickly dealt with, in order for SSB to keep the pace with the rapid evolution of the epidemic and of the societal responses to it. Finally, the paper argues that to face these challenges, new theoretical and methodological...
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... 609-367-4317 bluntreality@gmail.com Abstract This paper examines the prevalence of false allegations of domestic violence within the criminal justice system; detailing how the accused are often viewed as guilty until they are proven innocent. In Part I, I will reveal the problems associated with false allegations of domestic violence, and why this topic is of importance to me. Part II will examine the flawed responses to these accusations that pervade the criminal justice system. Part III will explicate the incentives by vindictive people to make such claims – e.g. winning a divorce case, or receiving custody of the children. Part IV will review the statistical analysis of false domestic violence claims, and outline the cost to not only the accused, but the government as well. Lastly, in Part V I will summarize the topic by arguing that laws should be changed to reflect that some individuals use false allegations of domestic violence in a malicious manner, and that they should be dealt with accordingly. Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………. ……………………2 Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………....3 Title……………………………………………………………………………………….4 Part I. Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………….4 Part II. Flawed Judicial System…………………………………………………………...
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...Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION TO ENGRO PAKISTAN 2 FOOD INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN 3 ENGRO FOODS 3 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT ENGROFOODS 4 STRATEGIC INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AUDIT 4 STEEPLE ANALYSIS 4 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES MODEL 6 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 6 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 7 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 7 AVAILABILITY OF SUBSTITUTES 7 COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 8 SWOT ANALYSIS 8 STRENGTH 8 WEAKNESSES 9 OPPORTUNITIES 10 THREATS 11 INDUSTRIAL SWOT ANALYSIS 12 IFA AND EFA FOR ENGROOFOODDS 15 COMPETITIVE PROFILE MATRIX (CPM) 17 CORE COMPETENCIES & KEY SUCCESS FACTORS 18 COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 19 INTERNAL EXTERNAL (IE) MATRIX 20 GRAND STRATEGY MATRIX 21 SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 22 REFERENCES 23 Executive Summary The repot at hand provides useful overview about Engro Pakistan Ltd, a private fertilizer firm that keeps about 22 % of market share in the milk food industry Pakistan, established in 2005, a 100% owned subsidiary –First investment of dairy plant Processed milk market is growing at approx: 20% per year. Olper’s achieved peak market shares of 12.3% within 6 months of launch. Other products are launched such as –Olper’s Cream, OLwell –High Calcium Low Fat Milk (Premium Brand) Plans to expand product portfolio Milk processing capacity to increase by 200 million liters annually will become the only company in Pakistan covering the entire milk catchments area. It already has the 2ND largest cooled milk collection system in the country. Distribution network...
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...Driving Inclusive Growth through Experiential Marketing: A Retail Perspective Mainak Kanjilal, Final Year Student, PGDIM, NITIE Utsav Ghosh, Final Year Student, PGDIM, NITIE Dr. Ranjan Chaudhuri, Assistant Professor (Marketing Area), NITIE Study based approach coupled with primary research has been done to arrive at the conclusions. An analysis of the different prevalent formats has been done and based on the findings a framework has been proposed for the business of retail in rural India. Literature review:-‐ Considerable amount of research has gone into defining the key influencers of experiential retail and mechanisms for consumer engagement for business development. Verhoef et al. (2009) recognize the importance of past customer experiences, store environments, service interfaces, and store brands on future experiences. Research on converting a disinterested consumer into sales shows that involved customers likely focus on key product...
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...Background and Product Lines 2.2. Consolidated Balance and Income Statements 2.3. Divisional Financial Statements 2.4. Ratio and Trend Analysis 3. Lockheed Martin Financial Statement and Analysis 3.1. Background and Product Lines 3.2. Consolidated Balance and Income Statements 3.3. Divisional Financial Statements 3.4. Ratio and Trend Analysis 4. Financial Comparison between the Two Companies 4.1. Consolidated Comparisons 4.2. Military Aircraft and Space Divisions Comparisons 5. Summary/Conclusions 6. Bibliography 7. List of Tables 8. List of Figures List of Tables T-1: Consolidated Financial Balance Sheet-The Boeing Company T-2: Consolidated Income Statement-The Boeing Company T-3: Divisional Financial Summary-The Boeing Company T-4: Consolidated Financial Ratio Analysis-The Boeing Company T-5: Consolidated Financial Balance Sheet-Lockheed Martin T-6: Consolidated Income Statement- Lockheed Martin T-7: Divisional Financial Summary- Lockheed Martin T-8: Consolidated Financial Ratio Analysis- Lockheed Martin List of Figures F-1: Total Assets Divisional Trend Analysis-The Boeing Company F-2: Sales Divisional Trend Analysis-The Boeing Company F-3: Net Earnings Divisional Trend Analysis-The Boeing Company F-4: Net Capital Expenditures Divisional Trend Analysis-The Boeing Company F-5: Total Liabilities Divisional Trend Analysis-The Boeing Company F-6: Research and Development Divisional Trend Analysis-The Boeing...
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...Cavite State University Carmona Market drive Carmona Cavite Research Paper CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOTEL AND RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT Submitted by: Gallego Bryan M. BSHRM – 1A Submitted to: Shella Rose Diaz THE HISTORY OF HOTEL & RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT I observed that Travelers throughout the world have always sought hospitable places to rest and eat. Although modern hotels feature conveniences such as televisions, en-suite showers and minibars, they fulfill the same purpose as ancient rooms and boarding houses. The history of hotel and restaurant management goes back many years but has always involved the essential concept of hospitality. The term "hospitality" derives from "hospice," meaning a place of rest for travelers. EUROPE In the Middle Ages, European monasteries and abbeys first opened their doors to offer hospitality to travelers. Over time, business people took over the management of many of these inns. During the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution heralded the opening of hotels in Europe's major cities. The owners of many of these hotels aimed to attract wealthy travelers by building intricate and ornate buildings. Throughout the 20th century, hotels sprang up across Europe in mountain and resort regions. The European hospitality industry is a growing industry and encourages its managers to develop an international approach to hotel and restaurant management. INNS FOR TRAVELERS From the beginning of the enterprising individuals built and developed inns...
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...Summary Within the framework of a good control of his flows, CMA CGM Morocco adopts several procedures to assure the continuity of the circuit of containers, and for a good control of the flows of the full and empty containers. The outstanding containers are a problem for the agency CMA CGM Morocco, engendering additional costs owed in accumulate demurrages and storage expenses. For a better control of flows, I found suitable to use the process approach to describe clearly the various processes import and export for the full and empty containers, so the various procedures organized to assure the continuity of the circuit of containers. Toward the end a dashboard is realized by means of the various indicators, aiming at the availability and at the smugness of containers at the level of deposit to satisfy the customers so to increase the sales force of CMA CGM Morocco as well as the recommendations implementation to decrea1se the number of the outstanding containers for the CMA CGM. Table of contents: Introduction Part 1: The management of the logistic flows of containers to the CMA CGM Chapter 1: The Company Section 1: CMA CGM, 3rd world ship owner 1) The birth of the group CMA CGM 2) History of the CMA CGM 3) The development 4) Setting-up in Morocco 5) Mission of the CMA CGM Section 2: A presentation of the actors of the port of Casablanca: 1) SOMAPORT, agency of exploitation of ports 2) The public actors of the sector of sea...
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...Introduction to corporate portfolio analysis Bashundhara Group is one of the leading corporate giant in the business world. It has started operation “For the People, for the country” as a real estate venture known as “Bashundhara” under the aegis of the Group’s first concern – the East West Property Development (Pvt) Ltd in 1987. This project turned out to be a very successful one and had helped foster the growth of trust and confidence of the urban people in “Bashundhara”. More enterprises were established in the early 1990s, the group experienced this tremendous growth in a span of less than 10 years. The Group now has over 20 major concerns located in different areas of the country. The multi-faceted shopping mall and recreation centre called the Bashundhara City has added glamour to the growth of the group. The Bashundhara City Development Ltd is one step ahead in the longstanding effort to strengthen links with the general people through the unique offering of commercial operations and recreation facilities under single roof. Company summary Bashundhara Group is one of the most prestigious and experienced commercial and industrial conglomerates in Bangladesh. The Group took off from the incipient period after establishment of East West Property Development (Pvt.) Ltd. a real estate concern, which is known as “Bashundhara”. Since inception, Bashundhara Group has been actively contributing to the national as well as global economy by way of effective utilization...
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...Sub Section‐ I Issues by Indian Companies in India This sub‐section attempts to cover the basic concepts and questions related to issuance of securities by unlisted Indian companies1 offering the shares to public and by listed Indian companies2. For full particulars of laws governing primary markets, please refer to the Acts/Regulations/Guidelines appearing in the Legal Framework Section . FAQs are presented under following 12 broad headings. 1. Different kinds of issues 2. Types of offer documents 3. Issue requirements 4. Pricing of the issue 5. Understanding book building 6. Investment in Public/Rights issues 7. Categories of Investors 8. Intermediaries involved in the issue process 9. Guide to understand an offer document 10. SEBI’s role in an issue 11. New terms 12. Additional information 1 2 “Unlisted Company” means a company which is not a listed company. “Listed Company” means a company which has any of its securities offered through an offer document listed on a recognized stock exchange and also includes Public sector Undertakings whose securities are listed on a recognized stock exchange. 1 1. Different kinds of issues What are the different kinds of issues which can be made by an Indian company in India? Primarily, issues made by an Indian company can be classified as Public, Rights, Bonus and ...
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...CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of the study The mass unemployment of qualified and able-bodied men/women has generated much concern all over the world. ILO (2011) noted that despite the rapid recovery in the global economy that took place in 2010, following two years of severely adverse labour market condition, global unemployment remained elevated in 2010. According to ILO (2011) the number of unemployed stood at 205 millions (6.2%) in 2010. The above scenario propelled Nigerian like other nations’ government around the world to take some practical steps towards alleviating unemployment. Despite the frantic efforts towards the eradication of this phenomenon, it is sad to know that Nigerian economy continues to experience increase in unemployment rate. Lack of employment opportunities in Nigeria has resulted in poverty, in turn poverty needs to alienation of poor people from political-economic function of the society. The population of Anambra State according 2006 census is 4,055,048. Out of this figure, 2,500,000 are unemployed amounting to 45% unemployment rate in Anambra State. Lack of employable skills is no doubt, a major contributing factor to the problem of unemployment world over and especially in Nigeria. This is so because, the educational system operated at post-independence era in the country placed emphasis on liberal education rather than acquisition of vocational skills, which prepare the individual for better employment opportunities...
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...World Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 2. No. 6. September 2012 Issue. Pp. 1 – 13 Practice of Corporate Social Responsibility in Islamic Banks of Bangladesh Quazi Sagota Samina* The evolution of Shariah based profit –loss sharing centered Islamic banking, worldwide has changed the thought of financial institutions even of the developed countries in the west. On the other hand the recognition of importance of corporate social activities in the business organizations as well as in financial institutions has accelerated the significance of Islamic banks as in Islam these CSR practice have been emphasized in different ways. Likewise the Islamic financial institutions all over the world, Islamic banks in Bangladesh are also being engaged in various social activities as a part of their responsibilities. In this study it has been tried to find out whether the Islamic Banks of Bangladesh are adhering to the prescribed forms of the CSR activities or not. This paper is mainly designed based on the CSR forms to be followed by Islamic banks as has been prescribed by Farook (2007) in his study “On Corporate Social Responsibility of Islamic Financial Institutions” under the light of Islamic Shariah. The research found compliance to the mandatory forms by the 6 full fledged sample Islamic banks in Bangladesh whereas variety in involvement in recommended forms of CSR activities by considering the scenario of banks from 2007 to 2011. The study also finds a strong positive correlation between CSR...
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