...What is your industry? Accommodation and Food Services Environmental Force Issues Competitive I used to think that restaurants are just opening their doors waiting for customers. But in fact, if you want to make a restaurant popular, you have to be very serious about quality management. The reasons people go out to eat are food and dining environment. They refer to the quality of food and quality of services and beautification. Since restaurants build their reputation on word of mouth, they have to keep customers’ satisfaction on both aspects. To ensure the quality of food, a restaurant keeps their eyes on the cooking materials, the skills of chefs, and the cleanness of the kitchen. In addition, the tastes of dishes have to adjust based on customers’ needs. On the other hand, the quality of decoration and services can distinguish a restaurant from other competitors. Every experience for customers is crucial and his employees should try their best to make the experience wonderful. Cultural, Demographic and Social Trends The challenge to keep up with ever-changing consumer habits is critical for a successful restaurant business. Pressure to improve the nutritional value of restaurant cost will play a big role in the restaurant industry. Another growing influence on the industry is the rapid growth of different heritages in the United States will continue to drive demand for more ethnically diverse foods. Technology We are seeing iPads as menus invade the kitchen...
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...and services. This company affirms the traditional definition of sustainability from the World Commission of Environment and Development as “… the ability of current generations to meet their needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.” The following review discusses the evolution of their sustainability principles and broad plans for implementation. In the 1980s the environmental concerns were primarily pollution control and prevention with a focus on reducing emissions from existing manufacturing processes. During this period the company made significant improvement in pollution control and prevention, risk management, and facility improvements such as reducing toxic materials and emissions. In the 1990s the focus shifted to product stewardship, which emphasizes earlier intervention to minimize environmental impacts associated with the full life cycle of a product. The product stewardship function focused on developing global processes for tracking and managing regulatory compliance issues, customer inquiry response systems, information management, public policy shaping, product take-back programs, green packaging, and integrating “design for the environment” and life cycle analysis into product development processes. Today the company realizes that pollution prevention and product stewardship have become baseline market expectations and that to be an environmental leader in this century, a company needs to integrate environmental sustainability...
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...Acknowledgement Introduction Method of Environment Scanning Environmental Scanning Cycle Particular PAGE NO. 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 14 20 23 REMAR KS Structure of Environment Scanning Importance of environment Scanning How companies Handling Environment Scanning Literature Review Factor Affecting Environment Scanning © ARUN GULERIA | arun_guleria@ymail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I take this opportunity to offer my deep gratitude to all those who have extended their valued support and advice to complete this term paper. I cannot in full measure, reciprocate the kindness showed and contribution made by various persons in this endeavor. I acknowledge my sincere thanks to Miss. NAVNEET KAUR (Faculty Member) who stood by me as a pillar of strength throughout the course of work and under whose mature guidance the term paper arrives out successfully. I am grateful to his valuable suggestions. © ARUN GULERIA | arun_guleria@ymail.com ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING Environmental scanning is a process of gathering, analyzing, and dispensing information for tactical or strategic purposes. The environmental scanning process entails obtaining both factual and subjective information on the business environments in which a company is operating or considering entering. Environmental scanning is the process in which a firm continually collects and evaluates information about its external environment. There are six main categories of environmental data to consider when evaluating marketing decisions....
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...Lamont Introduction The business sector is generally targeted on environmental responsibility. This article assesses if firms can be encouraged in taking on more responsibility to their customers and stakeholders by analysing current and possible methods. In economics the cost to the environment is categorized by social costs and externalities in the supply and demand model. The key of getting to the business sector is to not only take on more of the social costs away from consumers in the market but to also reduce them out of the market completely. The costs of economic activity have a negative externality or social cost and whilst much of it is currently borne by the environment and stakeholders, it could also be passed onto the business sector. A Stakeholder is “a person, group or organization that has interest or concern in an organization. Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies” (businessdictionary.com, 2012) which together with consumers are usually unfortunate in bearing the negative environmental effects from business activities. Supporters of environmentalism argue more can be done by firms to be more environmentally responsible. Climate change amongst a host of other environmental problems is largely blamed on the business sector. The article will critically assess the effects of what is being done to encourage firms’ environmental responsibility in the business sector. Recommendations for encouraging...
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...Disaster in Franklin County Tina Wixon 324986 Western Governors University-Washington Community Health Nursing Subdomain 725.8.8 Disaster in Franklin County Section A. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has a large Chain of command. At the head is the EOC Commander, who receives information from the other parts of the chain, and is responsible for relaying that information to other agencies, and also the Homeland Security agency (formerly Federal Emergency Management Agency). The Safety Officer is in charge of making sure safety policies are followed, and also for relaying what safety equipment might be needed. This person also keeps track and investigates injuries reported as a result of rescue operations. The Liaison Officer answers questions and provides briefings for the other agencies during this emergency. This person is the main point of contact for other agencies. This role takes the pressure off of the agency commander, diverting attention and questions to the liaison officer. The Public Information Officer gathers together the proper health information needed and ensures that the public is informed of pertinent health information specific to the emergency. This person also ensures that everyone has the same information and is aware of which information is to be disseminated to the public. The Legal Officer will ensure that the legal aspects of emergency operations are followed. This will include following and enforcing the contractual obligations...
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...Basic Issues in Environmental Science What do you understand by the terms environment, ecosystem and development? 1 Key themes to the study of Environmental Science are: • Human Population growth is the major contributor to environmental problems • Sustainability is the key to future availability of resources and environmental consequences • Global perspective is needed to solve many environmental problems • Industrial development and urbanization have serious environmental consequences • People and nature are interrelated and share a common history • Any solution to environmental issues requires consideration of both knowledge from science and values 2 Population Growth Most of the environmental problems (such as air pollution, waste generation etc) result from high population growth. An urban world has many negative impacts: •Rivers and coast lines are affected •Agricultural areas •Loss are affected of endangered species •Wetlands are filled in; and so forth. 3 Population Growth is causing the expansion of urban areas and industrial growth Also affecting sustainability: At present living environmental resources are being harvested more than its replenishment rate— what will happen in future? Can you define the following terms? • Sustainable resource harvest • Sustainable ecosystem 4 Understanding the concept of sustainable development • First defined in ‘Our Common Future’, a 1987 report of the World...
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...Socio-economic vulnerabilities and impacts The foregoing discussion of the indicators of environmental change and human driving forces has already alluded to some socioeconomic impacts of environmental changes. In fact, some of the second- or third-order changes in the status of environmental resources are manifestations of impacts of people's adjustment to environmental changes. For such reasons, at times it is difficult to separate precisely the impacts of environmental changes as causes of socio-economic disruptions from the environmental changes as consequences of socioeconomic adjustment. Similarly, at times it is difficult to separate the socio-economic impacts resulting from environmental changes and those resulting from the forces underlying environmental change. Such dilemmas prevail because socio-economic impacts are products of overall transformation processes, which involve simultaneously both the environmental variables and the factors affecting them. Hence, we may talk more comfortably about the socioeconomic impacts of change (i.e. transformation process) with a special focus on the environmental components of this transformation. Accordingly, in the first place, the transformation processes have disrupted the overall production base and interlinkages of land-based activities, which evolved through adaptations to specific conditions of mountain habitats (tables 4.7-4.10). Ineffectiveness or infeasibility of several traditional production and resource-management...
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...ENTRY STRATEGY INTO VIETNAMESE ENVIRONMENTAL MARKET A CASE STUDY OF ALTECH ENVIRONMENT PTE LTD by Dang Tran Bao Hanh A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Business Administration Examination Committee Dr. Do Ba Khang (Chairman) Dr. Fredric W. Swierczek Dr. Lalit M Johri Nationality Vietnamese Previous degree Graduate Diploma in Business Administration SAV Program Scholarship Donor Government of Switzerland/ Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SAV program) Asian Institute of Technology School of Management Bangkok, Thailand April, 2000 Acknowledgment It is a rare pleasure for me to express my profound gratitude and thanks to Dr. Do Ba Khang, advisor to this research, for his valuable guidance, explicit direction, and encouragement throughout this research. I also want to give my sincere thanks to Dr. Fred and Dr. Johri for serving as members of the examination committee together with their constructive and useful advice. My acknowledgements are due to Swiss - AIT - Vietnam Management Development Program and Swiss Government who gave me a great chance to participate in MBA study by providing financial support. My special thanks also go to the management of Altech Pte Ltd Company, especially Mr. Goh Boh Chung, for providing me helpful information and giving...
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...University of Phoenix Material Environmental Science and Human Population Worksheet Using the textbooks, the University Library, or other resources, answer each of the following questions in 100 to 200 words. 1. What would you include in a brief summary on the history of the modern environmental movement, from the 1960s to the present? In a brief summary on the history of the modern environmental movement from the 1960s to the present, its focus was on a few prominent environmental issues and disasters. The environmental movement has evolved significantly in the last five decades. Today, many of the rallying points of the environmental movement have become ingrained into American society. Air and water quality standards are regulated for the public good, endangered and threatened species are protected, and chemicals and products go through a rigorous testing process to determine potential health and environmental threats. Today the environmental movement in America is divided into three levels: local, national, and international 2. Explain the primary concern over exponential population growth. What promotes exponential population growth? What constrains exponential population growth? 3. What is carrying capacity? Compare predictions for human population growth in developed countries versus developing countries. What will occur if carrying capacity is exceeded? ...
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...Material Environmental Movement Matrix Choose five items from the following list and identify their significance during the 1970s: • Cuyahoga River, OH (Cleveland) fire 1969 • Love Canal • Silent Spring • Population Bomb • Endangered Species Act (1966, 1969, & 1973) • Clean Water Act (1972, 1977) • Conservationism vs. environmentalism • Acid rain • Ozone layer • Rainforests • Depletion of fossil fuels • Climate change Event Significance Silent Spring The publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring in 1962 marked the beginning of modern environmentalism. Carson, known as the “godmother of modern environmentalism, impacted the American public’s consciousness with her detailed exposition on the dangers of environmental pollution to human health. By examining the ecological impacts of hazardous substances that pollute both the natural and human environments, like pesticides, Carson fundamentally altered the way Americans perceived the environment and the dangers of toxins to themselves. Conservationism vs. environmentalism By the 1870s, resource exploitation dominated development patterns in the West. Natural resources were devoured by destructive practices in mining, overgrazing, timber cutting, monocrop planting, and speculation in land and water rights. In 1902, for example, the Reclamation Act established the Reclamation Service, whose mission was to accomplish “the reclamation and settlement of the arid lands. The Reclamation Service promoted...
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...‘BANK OF BHUTAN LIMITED, AN INTERNAL SCANNING STRATEGY’ CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1. Introduction Bank of Bhutan Limited was incorporated by Royal Charter, 1986 and is now incorporated under the Companies Act of Kingdom of Bhutan 2000 and Financial Institution Act of Kingdom of Bhutan, 1992. The Bank was established as the public sector commercial bank until the establishment of the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan. Until then they served the function of central bank in the Bhutan. The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan is the Central Bank of Bhutan, which was established in 1982 and is responsible for the regulating the financial sector and formulating the monetary policies in Bhutan. Bank of Bhutan started with only 20 account holders and currently has about 150,000 accounts. The bank was established with a paid-up capital of Nu 2.5 million. Though the bank was established in May 1968, due to non-convertibility of the local currency the desired pace of growth could not be achieved. Consequently, in 1971, a team of banking experts from India and the representatives from Royal Government of Bhutan recommended for collaboration with the State Bank of India (SBI). SBI was identified as partner in management and share holding. Accordingly, Bank of Bhutan was reconstituted under the Royal Charter of bank of Bhutan (1972) inducting State bank of India as partner in capital (in the ratio of 60:40) and the management of Bank of Bhutan. The SBI share in Bank of Bhutan was reduced...
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...Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. E-mail: jollyjacob70@hotmail.com Received: June 13, 2012 doi:10.5539/ass.v8n12p117 Abstract Increasing awareness on the various environmental problems has led a shift in the way consumers go about their life. There has been a change in consumer attitudes towards a green lifestyle. People are actively trying to reduce their impact on the environment. However, this is not widespread and is still evolving. Organizations and business however have seen this change in consumer attitudes and are trying to gain an edge in the competitive market by exploiting the potential in the green market industry. The current study introduces the concept of green marketing and looks into the various ways in which the different consumer attributes are related to the concept of green marketing. A conceptual framework is presented and the information is analyzed on the basis of the framework. Keywords: green marketing, green products, consumer attitude 1. Introduction Today the concept of sustainability is almost ubiquitous by showing application in corporate strategy, consumer choice, student education and academic research. The need for sustainable business practices by corporations around the world is identified to be a result of overall increase in the consumer awareness of lack of environmental protection and...
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...Introduction Business and environment are two aspects which are interlinked which each and other. When we talk about business, we can never neglect the environment factor and vice-versa. If a person opens a business of manufacturing Glue and Adhesives, He has to be aware of the environmental factor. The interaction\relation between environment and business can be positive as well as negative. The positive relation between these two components could be the awareness which is being spread all over the world about the importance of environment in someone's in today's world. Business produces the goods and services that meet our needs, wants and desires. It is this process that has lead to much of the destruction of the environment that has taken place. This damage continues on a daily basis. Purpose There can be little doubt that mankind and indeed the whole planet is facing an environmental crisis. The environment crisis can be seen as global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain, tropical deforestation or top soil erosion. The role of business is playing a crucial role in creating this crisis and what it can do to help protect the environment in the future. So the purpose is to know how the business can help our environment and in which way it can bring up the positive change. The goals are: * To know how the business is affecting the environment. * To know in what way the business can contribute to the society. * To know what is the present scenario of the businesses...
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...food, and medications. They also informed the public on how to obtain help, and possible health/hazard concerns the community may be facing. The public health nurse functions to assure the needs and concerns are met within their scope of practice, by utilization of their assessment skills. The public health nurse also communicates and collaborates with other local health personnel to mobilize available resources required during a disaster. In this simulation, the public health nurse conducted door-to-door interviews of the residents to access their health and safety needs as well as provide immediate assistance. They educated the public not to drink contaminated water or eat spoiled food. The public health personnel coordinated social services, transportation needs, volunteers, as well as outside assistance. In the...
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...closely intertwined in Kenya’s development. Environmental Action Planning is a tool that aims at enhancing the integration of environment into development planning. Meru North District faces many environmental challenges with some being unique to the District. Some of the challenges include; Poverty has lead to the over-use and destruction of environment. Continued reliance on trees for fuel and wetlands for farming and its resources has lead to deforestation and wetland encroachment. Annual flooding continues to destroy property and frustrate farming. The DEAP highlights priority themes and activities for the District towards achieving sustainable development. The report is divided into eight chapters. Chapter one gives the challenges of sustainable development and also describes the rationale for and preparatory process of the DEAP. The chapter introduces the district’s main profile covering the physical features, demographic, agroecological zones, and main environmental issues. Chapter two describes the District’s Environment and Natural resources of Land, Water, Biodiversity (forest, wildlife, and Dry lands biodiversity), wetlands and agriculture, livestock and fisheries. For each resource, major environmental issues, challenges and proposed interventions are identified. Chapter three discusses the Human settlements and infrastructure in Meru North District covering situation analysis, challenges and proposed interventions. Environmental challenges addressed include; waste management...
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