Business Tourism as an Industry Driver Lilla Széplaki DISSERTATION FOR BA (HONS) IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT OXFORD BROOKS UNIVERSITY AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL – BUDAPEST 2007/2012 1 Acknowledgements Hereby, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the Sales team of the Budapest Marriott Hotel, who gave their assistance informing me about all the needed data. I would like to thank to the people with whom I have had interview and also for my former colleagues from
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Supermarkets versus local shops Allam Ahmed SPRU – Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore a number of marketing issues, such as consumer buyer behaviour and distribution channels, in relation to buying halal meat (HM) from local shops versus supermarkets in the UK. Design/methodology/approach – A consumer survey (300 participants) and observation of three local halal shops and a Morrisons supermarket
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Table of Content RYANAIR THE COMPANY 3 Section A 4 Slow Growth 4 The impact of slow growth on the industry 4 Taxation 4 ECONOMIC FACTORS 5 Unemployment 5 GNP trends 5 Inflation 5 Exchange rates 5 Interest rates 6 Security Factors 6 The Threat of close substitutes and rivals 7 HIGH FIXED COSTS; 7 AIRPORTS 7 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES 9 Threat of new entrants 9 Suppliers: 9 Buyers: 9 Substitutes: 9 Competitive rivalry: 9 Section B 10 Firm Infrastructure 10
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resulting from the take-over by Burns Philp in the USA. Uncle Tobys is a leading brand of Goodman Fielder, which is a division of Burns Philp Company Ltd. Until 2002, Uncle Tobys had the second greatest share of the RTE market by value with 20.3% in 2001, but has since slipped to third place at 15.9% in 2003 and is now behind Sanitarium (17.2%) and Kellogg’s (55.4%). Contributing factors were issues such as high debt and lack of effective IMC strategy. However, it is anticipated that efficiency gains
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30 Directors’ Remuneration Report 36 Independent auditors’ report to the members of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 37 Group income statement 37 Group statement of recognised income and expense 38 Group balance sheet 39 Group cash flow statement 40 Notes to the accounts 71 Five year summary 72 Parent company – independent auditors’ report to the members of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 73 Parent company accounting policies 74 Parent company balance sheet 75 Notes to the parent company accounts
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not face any detrimental consequences. Total Quality Management (TQM) plays a big role in promoting these results. Total Quality Management seems to be a confusing term for the layperson. TQM is a philosophy advocated by Dr. Edward Deming, an international quality management expert. It was widely accepted by Japan from 1950 onwards. Since then many organizations around the world have adopted TQM or similar organisational processing methodologies. There have been many successes but also many reported
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KOLEJ UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN Faculty of Accountancy, Finance & Business Academic Year 2014/2015 ( SEMESTER 1 ) Executive Summary Marks & Spencer is a company which had a history of 56 years and operating till now. The co-founder is actually Michael Marks and later joined by Thomas Spencer in 1894 to create Marks & Spencer. The main product which produced by Marks & Spencer is clothing line and then expand to food industries. Marks & Spencer are successful because
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The Making of a Successful Duty-Free Retail in the newly privatised International Airports in India – ‘Major Challenges and Strategies’ Vinay Bhuwania M.M.S., University of Mumbai Dissertation presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MSc. In Retail Management, University of Stirling University of Stirling 2006-2007 Declaration VINAY BHUWANIA 1. I confirm I have submitted an electronic version of the dissertation and give my permission for the Department
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Financial Accounting for Decision Makers Visit the Financial Accounting for Decision Makers, sixth edition Companion Website at www.pearsoned.co.uk/atrillmclaney to find valuable student learning material including: G G G G G Self assessment questions to test your learning A study guide to aid self-learning Revision questions and exercises to help you check your understanding Extensive links to valuable resources on the web Comments on case studies to aid interpretative and analytical skills
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Sumons INTERNSHIP REPORT ON “Foreign Exchange Activities” of Jamuna Bank Limited at Malibagh Branch,Dhaka Date of Submission April, 2011 STAMFORD UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH INTERNSHIP REPORT ON “Foreign Exchange Activities” of Jamuna Bank Limited PREPARED FOR .................................. .................................. ................................. ................................. PREPARED BY Lutfur Nahar ...................................... Batch:
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