Essays on Domestic Environment

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Domestic Environment and Impact of Government Regulations Anheuser-bush is a major brewer in the US (50% market share). In the US, brewing industry accounts for 1.5% of GDP or $198bn (MarketLine, 2014, p. 3). The recent global recession affected US significantly and this negatively affected beer industry. For instance, beer sales, reduced by 2.2% in the US and consumers became cost conscious during the economic downturn. There is also stiff competition and there are many players in the beer industry. In 2010, the traditional brewers were 20 and the craft/ Specialty brewers were 1,599. Nevertheless, the main competitor ...

Intelligence Reform Law

The enactment of the intelligence reform law in 2004 was a move towards revamping the intelligence community, especially after the terrorist attacks of 2001 on US landmarks and symbols of their economy. The reform law saw commissioning of the Director of National Intelligence office. The activities envisioned in the new law saw the most significant restructuring of the Intelligence Community in over half a century. As a result of this, civil and private liberties and education for members of the intelligence community were instituted. Their scope was also widened in order to prevent such attacks on US soil or its overseas interests.

International/Domestic Environment

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Abstract

Cargo transport is generally the transportation of goods over varying regions with commercial instincts. There are different modes of transportation employed to ensure successful mobility of goods. The mode to be used varies mainly on the type and size of goods, region over which the goods are to be transported, cost and to some extent the urgency required. Logistics generally refers to all the processes involved in the transportation of physical goods from their point of production or original locality to the intended destination. Different products possess different forms of logistics. In essence, the logistics differ for different products ...

Qwest Communications Company

Company Description

In USA Qwest communications began operation in 1996 as telecommunication carrier (Network World, 2001). It is an auxiliary and major functional company of CenturyLink serving fourteen US western states that are: Oregon, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Minnesota, Iowa, Idaho, and New Mexico. It is headquartered in Denver, Colorado at 1801 California Street the second largest building in the city. The company started to operate as CenturyLink as from April 2011 and is currently ranked as the third largest US telecommunication company (qwest). In the industry it concentrates in telephony, ...