Effects of Mega Events on Host Country’s Image: Image of China after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Abstract Mega events have intrigued the academia because of the huge impact they have on the host countries. Not only do mega events catalyse urban regeneration, they also have the ability to command international media’s attention. Furthermore, nations have been known to use mega events such as the Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, and World Fair to rebuild image and draw in tourists to serve the
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Copenhagen Business School Cand. Merc. M. Sc. IBS - International Business Department of International economics and management, 15 June 2012 Strategic Analysis of the Geox Group Councellor: Bersant Hobdari, Copenhagen Business School Student name: Valeria Serra N. of pages: 79.7 Total n. of characters: 181,415 N. of characters (without figures): 165,415 N. of figures: 20 Executive Summary The purpose of this thesis is evaluating the sources of the extraordinary success of the Italian
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Board of Directors (As of March 31, 2011) R N Tata (Chairman) S Ramadorai (Vice Chairman) N Chandrasekaran (CEO & Managing Director) Aman Mehta V Thyagarajan Prof. Clayton M Christensen Dr. Ron Sommer Laura M Cha S Mahalingam (CFO & Executive Director) Phiroz Vandrevala (Executive Director) Dr. Vijay Kelkar Ishaat Hussain Company Secretary Suprakash Mukhopadhyay Statutory Auditors Deloitte Haskins & Sells US GAAP Auditors Deloitte Haskins & Sells Registered Office 9th Floor, Nirmal
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Market Report Plus 2013 27th Edition June 2013 Edited by Leah Tutt ISBN 978-1-78304-020-9 Hotels Hotels Foreword In today’s competitive business environment, knowledge and understanding of your marketplace is essential. With over 30 years’ experience producing highly respected off-the-shelf publications, Key Note has built a reputation as the number one source of UK market information. Below are just a few of the comments our business partners and clients have made on Key Note’s range
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30 GOOD PRACTICE CASE STUDIES IN UNIVERSITY-BUSINESS COOPERATION PART OF THE DG EDUCATION AND CULTURE STUDY ON THE COOPERATION BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS IN EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Education and Culture Directorate C: Lifelong learning: higher education and international affairs European Institute of Innovation and Technology; economic partnership Public open tender EAC/37/2009: CONTENTS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION
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Table 1 Selected Interest Rates (Per cent) 2008 2009 2010 /1 2011 /2 2012 /2 Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Treasury Bill Issue Rate 8.50 8.30 8.80 8.70 4.00 7.40 6.40 6.40 1.49 3.05 5.23 9.10 8.89 8.83 9.32 15.67 14.92 14.98 13.08 11.82 Monetary Policy Rate 3/ 9.50 10.25 9.75 9.75 9.75 8.00
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Elsevier Butterworth–Heinemann 200 Wheeler Road, Burlington, MA 01803, USA Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK Copyright © 2005, Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department
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