...Spain is a beautiful country with alluring geography. It borders Portugal and France by mountainous regions. Since it is fairly big, there are four main land regions. It’s a country with Spanish as their main language. Spain is best known for their Mediterranean beaches, architecture, flamenco-which is their traditional form of dance, and their “Siestas”, which are their daily breaks/naps. Spaniards take their siestas very seriously; during the siestas, almost all shops, government offices, and local offices are shut down so that everyone gets a nap. Not only are they serious about their siestas, but are very serious about the government. Just from reading this, would you like to learn more? One reason Spain so beautiful, is its location....
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...The viceroyalty of Spain was established in the 1500’s. I got this from the Latin America and Canada book. On page 241, it says “During the 1500’s two viceroyalties were established in Latin America…” The land(s) that Viceroyalty of Spain include Mexico and Latin America. I got this from the Latin America and Canada book.On page 242 On page 242 in the map. According the encyclopedia britannica it says”....upper and lower California, the area that is now the central and southwestern portion of the United States, and territory eastward along the Gulf of Mexico to Florida.” Three things that the Viceroyalty of Spain did was they held Inca and Aztecs people as slaves. The also had missions to convert people into christianity and had Encomiendas...
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...Americans) view Muslims as inferior to the Christian man. From the earliest days of Muslim practice, to the period of Muslim rule in Spain, to present-day society, Christians and Muslims have struggled to coexist in a frenzied world. Through arguments seen in Muslim Spain, as well as arguments seen by Fundamentalist Christians such as Franklin Graham today, it is clear that the modern-day Fundamentalist...
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...Quantitative Methods | Question No. & Title: | “Critique of Quantitative Methods Journal Paper” | “Critique of Quantitative Methods Journal Paper” Why Are Some Subsidiaries of Multinationals the Source of Novel Practices while Others Are Not? National, Corporate and Functional Influences. This paper aims to establish the analysis of a unique international data set in four host countries like Canada. Ireland, Spain and UK. The study examines the argument that various, rather than single, proof are required to understand the factors promoting or retarding the diffusion of human resource practices within multinational companies. Multinational companies are progressively powerful and effective in Europe and worldwide. They are the main factor of the world and regional economies. MNCs are familiar with the sharing of organizational practices to foreign subsidiaries with the rest of the company. Organizational practices can be shown as important resources and abilities to produce and develop through the firm. “The key part of MNC’s is the diffusion of human resource practices to develop at the international level at the diverse capabilities and knowledge that they possess at subsidiary level.” The article examines the diffusion of HR practices from the foreign operations of MNCs to the rest of the firm. The term for this is reverse diffusion. In these case the main focus of research which are related to MNC’s is that the direction of the diffusion is inverted. It was...
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...be mentioned. They do not learn, however, that World War II era Spain—because Spain was neither an ally or a foe during the war—went through enormous conflict of its own. The three-year Spanish Civil War and the fascist dictatorship that followed are largely kept out of the American history books. Yet, the world is privy to much of its legacy through literature, art, film, and personal memory. Spain certainly remembers three hellish years of war and thirty six years of repression under Generalisimo Fransisco Franco, but how is General Franco remembered by the rest of the world? What legacy did he leave internationally? 2 It is a confused and varied one: to those closest to him he was a husband, father, and statesman; to Hitler, he was an obstacle on the road to world domination; to the Jews who fled from Hitler he was a hero; but to the many Spanish minorities and to his opponents in the Spanish Civil War he was a monster. 3 The answers to the questions posed are addressed in a variety of sources. One of these sources is the book Hitler Stopped by Franco, by Jane and Burt Boyar, who write a relatively straightforward book that explores many positive sides of Franco’s character. An alternative, contemporary view of the dictator, Franco: A Concise Biography written by Gabrielle Hodges focuses on the negative legacy of General Franco. This side of Franco rears its head in many other sources, including Hitler and Spain: The Nazi Role in the Spanish Civil War 936-939, a monograph...
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...SAMPLE Research Proposal Letter (Business Letter Format)-remove before printing Sally Smith 2007 Lake Circle Vestavia Hills, AL 35216 smith1@gmail.com 28 October 2009 Mrs. Jackson Spain Park High School 4700 Jaguar Drive Hoover, AL 35242 mjackson@hoover.k12.al.us Dear Mrs. Jackson: Every year I have the wonderful opportunity to write a research paper for English. (Your person’s name), the person who… (briefly state their scandal), will be the focus of my upcoming paper. *Here is where you need to add two to three sentences of additional information about the person to prove to me that you know their scandal.* I will compare/contrast how Hester Prynne and (your person’s name) were both shunned by scandal. Remember to remove the * and any of my notes! I understand that the research paper is to be my own personal work. I am not permitted to have the same modern individual as anyone else in the class. Plagiarism is the action of using, without due acknowledgement, the thoughts, scholarship, or inventions of another person. I agree to provide enough information in my paper so that the reader can identify and refer to all the sources I have used in writing my research paper. I will turn in photocopies of all sources. I understand that all word-for-word quotations, any summaries, and any borrowed ideas that are paraphrased or mentioned must have cited sources. I understand that plagiarism or turning in another person’s work at Spain Park High School will result...
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...the use of languages other than Spanish, and how often non-Spanish journals are referred to. The results show that (a) these journals find it difficult to attract foreign scholars, (b) open-language policies have had a limited effect, and (c) internationality is constrained to the Spanish geolinguistic region. Keywords: internationality, local journals, Spanish scholarly journals, journal evaluation, communication sciences introduction The impact of published research is measured by means of well-established tools; one such tool is the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). However, in the field of communication studies — and in fact in all the social sciences — the SSCI does not take account of all the research published; this is particularly visible in cases where research is published in languages other than English. For example, in 2009, only 81 out of the 1585 articles (5.11 per cent) indexed in the Communication category of the SSCI were not written in English. In the context of these facts, analysing the research published in a certain language, such as Spanish, becomes a valid task, especially since Spanish is the second most-used language in the Communication category of SSCI with 64 articles. By looking at how journals are published in languages other than English, and thus achieve a degree of internationality, we can add to our knowledge about patterns in scholarly...
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...| 1. Do discriminatory attitudes to older workers at work affect their retirement intentions? Type: Research paper Author(s): Pierre-Jean Messe Source: International Journal of Manpower Volume: 33 Issue: 4 2012AbstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether employers’ attitudes towards older workers, especially regarding promotions, really affect their retirement intentions, distinguishing between men and women. Design/methodology/approach – First, the author uses the 1992 wave of the Health and Retirement Study to estimate, through a Fields decomposition, the relative contribution of the feeling of an older worker to be discriminated against regarding promotions; and to explain the self-reported probability to work full time after 62, decomposing by gender. Second, using the two first waves of HRS, the author removes any bias due to time-constant unobserved heterogeneity, to test whether the individual feeling of being passed over for promotion may be misreported, owing to a strong preference for leisure. Finally, the author examines the effect of a change in this variable over time on the intentions to exit early. Findings – The Fields decomposition shows that feeling passed over for promotion plays a non-negligible role to predict retirement plans but only for women. In addition, using panel data allows a misreporting bias to be exhibited that may lead to underestimating of the negative effect of discriminatory practices towards older workers on their...
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...SPAIN: FROM ECONOMIC CRISES TO TOURISM COMPETITIVENESS José Francisco Perles-Ribes* (corresponding autor) (jose.perles@ua.es) Ana Belén Ramón-Rodríguez* (anar@ua.es) Antonio Rubia-Serrano** (antonio.rubia@ua.es) Luis Moreno-Izquierdo* (luis.moreno@ua.es) *Department of Applied Economic Analysis, University of Alicante ** Department of Financial Economics and Accounting, University of Alicante Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences University of Alicante Campus San Vicente del Raspeig 03080 Alicante Tel: 96 590 36 09 Fax: 96 590 93 22 Corresponding author details: José Francisco Perles-Ribes (jose.perles@ua.es or jfperles@gmail.com) Particular adress: Urb. Manzanera 13-R 03710 Calpe (Alicante) Tlf: +34 635 617 159 SPAIN: FROM ECONOMIC CRISES TO TOURISM COMPETITIVENESS Abstract: This paper considers the influence of economic crises on Spain’s tourism competitiveness. This competitiveness is measured by its share in world tourism. Analysing a period of forty years, the permanent effects of temporary or structural economic crises on competitiveness are observed. Furthermore, it identifies the economic transmission mechanisms operating and links them to the most relevant explanatory models of tourism destination competitiveness. The main conclusion obtained is that the effects of shocks on competitiveness are not neutral and that the negative effects are more persistent in highly intensive crises. This effect works through two basic transmission mechanisms: the...
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...Study Manuel Joglar M00057903 BADM 5600: Entrepreneurial Strategy Prof. Dr. Milan Historical Background: Autonomous region of Spain with strong distinctive cultural roots, an autonomous government with a vision of important economic and social development, have made this region become a leader among other regions of Spain and some countries in Europe. The Basque region has been characterized by its history of maintaining a progressive vision of economic development, where the government has always played an important role, establishing plans and designing strategies for the development of industries in their economy. In the middle ages the development of the iron, shipbuilding industries and arms subsequently laid the foundation for the growth of the economy. The geographical location of the region gives an additional advantage because it has ports and navigable estuaries which facilitate trade, plus it is on the trade route between Spain and northern Europe. Because this development was one of the most important of the time in Spain, the Basques developed laws , and began to establish schools for research and development that attracted many European scientists. During the Industrial Revolution, large investments in transportation, communications and schools were made. Entrepreneurs began to modernize traditional industries and new industries such as paper, textile and food and drink were created. The development of the Bessemer process for making steel increased the demand for...
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...The 2011 Barcelona European Academic Conference Barcelona, Spain 2011 A Study Of Consumer Behavior Of Elderly Consumers With Special Reference To Green Products S.D.Singh, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, India ABSTRACT This paper focuses on studying the consumer behavior of elderly customers for green products, the so called ‘environmental friendly products.’ The researcher also highlights the emerging awareness of elderly consumers about the green products. This concern has started showing the trends in their purchasing patterns. This paper also identifies the factors affecting their buying behavior. Keywords: Green marketing; Green Products; Consumer behavior INTRODUCTION According to American Marketing Association (AMA), Green marketing is the marketing of products that are presumed to be environmentally safe. Thus, Green marketing incorporates a broad range of activities, including product modification, changes to the packaging as well as modifying advertizing. Hence, green marketing refers to holistic marketing concept wherein the production, marketing, consumption and disposal of products and services happen in a manner that is less detrimental to the environment. Over the years, a majority of consumers have realized that their behavior had a direct impact on environment. There is a growing amount of evidence indicating that consumers are choosing products or avoiding others based on their impact on the natural environment. Consumer behavior is the study of how...
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...A cross-national validation of the consumer-based brand equity scale Isabel Buil Department of Economy and Business Studies, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain Leslie de Chernatony Birmingham Business School, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, and ´ Eva Martınez Department of Economy and Business Studies, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain Abstract Purpose – This study seeks to investigate the measurement invariance of the consumer-based brand equity scale across two samples of UK and Spanish consumers. Design/methodology/approach – Brand equity was conceptualised as a multi-dimensional concept consisting of brand awareness, perceived quality, brand associations and brand loyalty. To test the brand equity scale cross-nationally a survey was undertaken in the UK and Spain. Measurement invariance was assessed using multi-group confirmatory factor analysis. Findings – The brand equity scale was invariant across the two countries. Results show that the consumer-based brand equity scale has similar dimensionality and factor structure across countries. In addition, consumers respond to the items of brand equity in the same way, which allows meaningful comparison of scores. Research limitations/implications – Future research could examine the cross-national generalisability of the brand equity scale using other countries’ products and services. Practical implications – Given that the brand equity scale is invariant across countries, researchers and international...
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...Union dissolved (Esipova & Ray). In fact, according to surveys conducted by Gallup, a research-based global-management consulting company, former Soviets believe that the Soviet breakup has done more harm than good, because the breakup lead to economic instability (Odobescu). According to the Public Affairs polling agency of Romania, “more than 53% of Romanians… would prefer to live once again...
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...Divided Spirits written by Sarah Bowen goes on to tell us the story about the Tequila and Mezcal Industry through her research and time spent in Mexico. This paper will compare her research of Mezcal and Tequila to the Olive Oil industry in Spain. The historical, cultural and environmental associations between food and place will be summarized, compared and contrasted between the two industries. The marketing, branding and regulations will be discussed as well as how the producers fit into the political and economic power scheme. I have chosen to compare the Olive Oil industry of Spain to the Mezcal industry of Mexico, because the production systems are very similar. Both countries have designation of origins in place, both with compliments...
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...Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain) | Citation: | Mónica Gómez Suárez, (2005) "Shelf space assigned to store and national brands: A neural networks analysis", International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, Vol. 33 Iss: 11, pp.858 - 878 | Keywords: | Generics, Labelling, Merchandising, Neural nets, Product management, Shelf space, Spain | Article type: | Research paper | DOI: | 10.1108/09590550510629437 (Permanent URL) | Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited | Abstract: | Purpose – To empirically analyse the relationship between the shelf space assigned to brands and several factors related to store management. Design/methodology/approach – The data come from a study of 40 product categories in a sample of superstores in Spain. The variables are: shelf space occupied by private labels, private labels market share, number of promotions, assortment (number of brands and number of varieties) and prices gap between private labels and national brands. A neural network analysis is then applied to the data. Methodologically, this method is shown to have better predictive power than a multiple regression. Findings – There is a direct relationship between the space occupied by store brands and the market share, and an indirect relationship between the space and the price differential gap, the number of national brands and the range of choice. Research limitations/implications – The main limitation of this research is the time spent on collecting the...
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