Essays on Emerging Markets

Globalization is an integration process that occurs across the world and arises from interchange of products, world views, ideas and cultural aspects. The act of globalization can be traced from the old ages to present modern world (Stromquist M. P 2009). It begun with investments, trade, migration and dissemination of knowledge and was further linked with global climatic challenges, cross boundary pollution and sharing of socio-economic resources. Location of globalization begins at the local, national then regional continuum with economic and social relations organized at all stated levels. Modern forms of globalization can be said to have begun during Continue reading...

Introduction

Today’s world is becoming increasing more globalized as new high tech gadgets make it easier to connect with people overseas and around the world, and countries and regions engage in international trade. Globalization is the increased interaction between countries and cultures of different regions as an effect of trade, the media, travel, education, cooperation, and more. Countries and cultures pick up aspects of the culture, politics, economy, values and technology of those with which they interact and assimilate to some extent toward these countries and cultures. Many associate globalization with westernization, however, the two terms are not actually Continue reading...

Violence against women

Research paper proposal
Any act that emotionally, physically or psychologically harms a woman or a girl is violence against the woman or the girl. Despite race, religion and geographic locations, the acts of violence against women are increasing in every corner of the world. However, intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women and girls prevailing in the world. It is one of the serious public health concern and a threat to the women’s rights and to national development.
A. The violence against women has serious health consequences like physical injuries, depression and post-traumatic Continue reading...

Globalization of corporations has led to various pros and cons. Multinational corporations have proved beneficial for the economy and the company’s returns. However, there is more than just the economic perspective of globalization of firms. Most firms have been accused of eco-terrorism, child labor and other unethical issues. Most consumers benefit from cheaper products, but they do not understand what goes on in the production process.
The thesis of my essay is to analyze the unethical issues involved in globalization of companies. These issues include child labor, which is one of the most prevalent ethical issues surrounding the Continue reading...

Countries have always relied on each other for help. At least all countries, at one point in time, in their history, have received foreign aid from another country or an International Financial organization. Foreign aid policies, overtime have had received much criticism and applause in equal measures. It will be discussed in detail, in this discourse, with a focus on the effect of foreign aid in Liberia.
Since the period after the Second World War, foreign aid has become a factor that has informed most developed countries foreign policies. The postwar period was an important time in the development Continue reading...

Cross-listing is a process to access other stock exchange markets to collect the investments. The main advantage of cross-listing for the share-issuing companies is that due to the different business time zones, the companies have the opportunity to trade for more than the normal trading hours available. Therefore, more trading hours allow the companies to complete their ‘right issue campaigns’ in a short time. Another main advantage of cross-listing is that the companies which are listed in different countries are in a position to collect funds in different currencies that reduce their translation and currency risk. Moreover, the list Continue reading...

Facebook acquired the mobile messaging service WhatsApp, a rapidly growing mobile messaging company for close to $19 billion.Facebook’s CEO Mack Zuckerberg stated that the mission of the acquisition was to “make the world more open and connected” (Malik 1). This they aim to do by building services that would enable the sharing of any type of content with any group of people they want. Zuckerberg further stated that WhatsApp would enable them achieve their goal through the continued developing of a service that people around the world would continue loving to use.This move would bring Facebook closer to Continue reading...

Impact of technology and globalization on Samsung

Samsung is a global company and due to the globalization, much exchange of technology within the company’s network has been experienced. Due to this, one of the branches of the corporation, Samsung Electronics emerged winners in 32 design and innovation engineering awards back in 2008. After this, the company has steadily grown through the years. The company has increased its plants and sales network to 61 countries with over 160,000 employees. The level of technology that is being experience in today’s age and era is of great impact to the company as it gives it the Continue reading...

Milestone One:

Introduction
The paper is focused on the difference between developed economies and developing economies. The focus is to look at the gross domestic products (GDP), export rates, and import rates of advanced economies with those from less developed economies. These are compared to see those factors that have resulted in the increasing gap between advanced economies and developing economies. These choices of data are chosen because they are very factual and explain the real world situation. Also, the datasets are useful in giving explanation to the continuous dependence of developing economies on advanced ones.
International trade has continued to Continue reading...

Introduction

However, this industrial revolution led to a series of problems both social and economic. Among these problems was the fact that Britain had become the world’s most urbanized country. This meant that almost half of the population of Britain at this time was living in cities. This led to several social problems mainly in the areas of education, healthcare and housing. There were also several economic problems that would face Britain after 1870. The emergence of new industrial powers in Germany and U.S.A meant that Britain’s industrialization was facing a decline. The UK had for so long Continue reading...

English

Fighting Superbugs; more refined tactics need to be discovered
Frequent use of antibiotics promotes growth of antibiotic resistant bacteria or superbugs. These bacteria are immune to the strongest medications. Despite the great progress in healthcare and medical technology, antibiotic resistant bacteria still need to be addressed very effectively. Superbugs are at rage against the humankind. An estimated one in twenty, or five percent, of patients now pick up a threatening superbug infection from the hospitals and this number is rising all the time. A recent study has shown that more than 1.7 million patients in the United States develop Continue reading...

Analysis of sample

We see that the most powerful companies are the transitional companies which merge so as to increase their capital and also have the little bit of monopoly power in the industries. This enables them to compete favorably with those companies that are newly established or those that have low capital invested and hence this company continues to be powerful forces in the economy of the world.
The manufacturing industries are concentrated in the developed world. The above map show that there is little or no manufacturing industries in Africa. I do support this because from the map most of Continue reading...

Nestle is a food and beverage company that is principally located in Vevey, Switzerland. The company makes huge profits becoming famous given that it ranks number 39 with Forbes list of most valuable companies (Gleckman, 2013). The company has also become widely disliked due to the many past and partly present scandals and ethically questionable decisions by its marketing and distribution planners. Nestle was the target company of the 1970s accusations that they were making major contributions to unnecessary death and suffering of infants around the world through their aggressive marketing of baby foods in breach of international marketing Continue reading...

Integration of Natural User interfaces for illiterate users

CHAPTER FOUR
CONCLUSION
This chapter has illustrated the results of the research. Using quantitative research methods, the researcher established the depth of use of mobile devices among literate and illiterate users. Results obtained from the study highlight a number of concepts. Mobile device users majorly fall in the 16-55 age groups. Though most of the users know how to read and write, those without any academic qualification equals those with degree/certificate qualifications. Most holders of mobile devices did not report any difficulty in using them while those without the gadgets cite lack of knowledge to using them as the Continue reading...

Introduction

Rising levels of industrialization in Australia has led to increased demand for energy by both the domestic and commercial sectors of the economy. This is due to the fact that energy providing companies are parent firms to numerous firms especially in the manufacturing, processing and motor industries. As a result, it has been stated that energy is the vehicle for driving the economy to heights of economic growth and development. Without energy, rates of economic growth and development would stagnate or even drop in severe circumstances. However, in recent times, there have been intensified calls for energy companies to Continue reading...

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Globalization of corporations has affected the geography, people and the economic system. It is not surprising to understand that globalization has developed across borders to progress in trade; however globalization has not been beneficial for the people as the advantages of globalization are savored only by the corporations. The present approach of globalization has made people lose their national identity. The developed nations, for example, United States is considered to provide good living standards, and job opportunities Continue reading...

Harley Davidson is the world’s leading manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles. The company is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has been producing motorcycles for more than 100 years. The company provides wholesale and retail financing and insurance programs principally to its dealers and customers. It operates in two business divisions: motorcycles and related products and the financial services. The company undertakes strengthening its marketplace position through launching new product, reorganization programs and tactical alliances. The company operates in an industry characterized by fierce competition. Its main competitors include Yamaha and Honda. Initially, the company operated in the United States Continue reading...

Social attitude to abortion is primarily defined by moral norms and traditions of society, living conditions. In recent decades, abortion has become one of the most intensely and diversely debated issues of the moral theory. Defenders of abortion rights and their opponents do not agree among themselves even in the terminology of the dispute. Opponents argue that the problem here is the following: whether or not the embryos should not be killed, like other human beings. Advocates believe the central question here is whether it is possible to force a woman to bear an unwanted fetus even at the Continue reading...

Introduction

Poverty is the deprivation of basic things like money, food or assets that are essential for a normal life. GDP on the other hand is the goods and services produced within the by a country in a year. It is known that with increase in poverty it leads to reduction in output of a country. This is because essential resources that are vital for production are lacking. It also means that human capital is insufficient and consequently the resources needed to stir growth are used to feed and provide for the poor population.
Poverty and unstable GDP are common Continue reading...

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair talks about the poor conditions of immigrant workers in the meat packing industry in Chicago. The place, aptly named Packingtown, is the area where the major meat packing companies were found. This is where Jurgis, his family, and his then girlfriend and later on wife’s family migrated from Lithuania in hopes of a better life. Sinclair discusses in vivid details the hardships that the whole family went through in Chicago as their naivete as immigrants in a foreign country were played on and taken advantage by both the influential and the not so Continue reading...

Abstract

The public sector corruption is an impediment to economic growth and advancement and a focal barrier to effective service delivery. This paper will provide the findings of a chronological review on micro level anti-corruption strategies’ effectiveness that receive implementation in some of the developing countries. The narrative synthesis approach will be employed to synthesize the extracted data. The review will focus on the significance between interventions that created a change in the system’s underlying rules and those that utilized incentives and monitoring mechanisms. Incentive based and monitoring interventions either non-financial or financial have a corruption reduction potential, even Continue reading...

Business report

Financial repression can be seen in many countries. The concept of financial repression was introduced in 1973 by Stanford economists Edward S. Shaw and Ronald I. McKinnon. The term financial repression means a government policy which aims at lowering interest rates and restricting capital movements. The goal of such government policy, which concerns monetary policy, is to reduce the government debt. Such government measurements can be defined as “stealth tax” (Polin 3). The long-term goal of such measurements is to reduce unemployment in the country and to spur the economic growth. It can be said, that such measurements can Continue reading...

Part 2:

 A description of entrepreneurship in three selected countries, including an analysis comparing and contrasting their states of entrepreneurship
An increase in the importance of knowledge as a path way to achieving a competitive advantage in the modern economies is a clear indication that industries are always focused towards more innovations and unrestrained competition in order to achieve high growth rates. The entrepreneurial activity forms the most essential part of any country’s economy in the present global business environment. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEP) conducts a research about the economies of 70 countries worldwide. Out of these countries, this research Continue reading...

Introduction

Overweight and obesity are terms that are used to describe abnormal or excessive fat accumulation to such a level that may negatively affect the health and well-being of an individual (Rossouw, Grant and Vilihjoen, 2012). Over the recent decades obesity and overweight has developed to be a global issue with more and more individuals developing this condition. According to Bahia, Silvia, Barufaldi, de Azevedo, Alves, Pepe and Vianna (2012), in 2005, the World Health Organization indicated that an approximately 1.6 billion adults were overweight and 400 million adults were obese. Additionally, they provided an estimate that by 2015 this Continue reading...

Thesis

This paper is on Evaluation of Acer resources, cost positions and competitiveness. The first section of this paper is on the present state of the firm. The second section of this paper will discuss the important resources and capabilities of Acer. The third section is on the power of Acer’s resources and capabilities. The next section will discuss the strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats posed to Acer. Final section of this paper is on the future of Acer.

Evaluating Acer

Acer is the one of the largest PC manufacturing company in the world with significant growth in emerging markets. Although, Continue reading...

Introduction

The concept of globalization in today’s world is very wide. Globalization is defined as the process of an increased relationship between national economies through international trade, foreign direct investments by multinational firms, and international financial investments (Pugel, 2004). It therefore includes the broadening and speeding up of international interactions from economic, technology, cultural and political aspects of life.
The World Bank defines inequality as the disparity of income and standard of living among nations and their citizens (Birdsall, 2005). Inequality refers to the differences that exist among various groups of people in the society and should not be Continue reading...

Since the ancient times, it is visible that there is always a gap between societies that often divides them into two or more distinct groups. There are countries that have more political and economic capability than other countries, while there are countries that are better in social stability. In terms of people, they are mostly divided through their financial capability, educational attainment and upbringing, which would then determine as to whether or not they can keep up with the modern world. As far as technology is concerned, people are yet again divided over their capacity to know and afford Continue reading...

There is clear positive relationship between imports and rate of economic growth of the country. The trade is considered favorable if the amount realized from the imports is more than the amount that was used to acquire them. Developing countries focus more on exporting their products while the developed countries will import more so that they can comfortably sustain their economy. Imports will always give pressure to the manufacturers to be more innovative on their production and apply methods that cut on costs so as to be able to compete with imports that are usually cheap.
International trade accelerates Continue reading...

Business

Section A
Question 1
The term business culture to a great extend refers to the behaviors of individuals in an organization with regard to the meanings that people attach to their actions in the firm. It includes the organizations values, visions, norms, belief systems and habits etc. It also incorporates collective behaviors on the part of individuals working in the organization. More often than not business culture is passed down from the existing members of the organization onto the incoming or new members. Hence, organizational culture is concerned with perceptions, ways of thinking and feeling which influences business interactions Continue reading...

Global scenario and California

Global scenario and California
Water is a precious nonrenewable resource. It is limited in quantity and serves the entire humanity, and all living beings on earth. A man can survive without water for only three days. Many problems on earth are attributed to increasing population and water scarcity is one of them. The exponential growth of the human population not only endangers other living things on earth but also deprives them of essential requirements like clean water, clean air, and a safe habitat to live. Water as a resource is under threat because it is contaminated, misused, wasted, and Continue reading...

Executive Summary

The athletes industry is highly competitive and unpredictable for organizations that venture. As such, the industry has been dominated by companies such as Adidas and Nike. Accordingly, the aforesaid companies that have sustained market dominance have controlled the sports apparel and footwear sector for decades. As well, the market dominance by the various companies has been as a result of clear comprehension of the market of operation. Nonetheless, Under Amour has emerged as a formidable force within the athletes industry. As a new company with less than 30 years of experience, the organization has been growing tremendously. Accordingly, the Continue reading...

Argentina is located in the southeastern part of South America. Its neighboring countries are Brazil, Paraguay, Chile and Uruguay. The size in square kilometers of Argentina is 2,736, 690.00. In 2012, the recorded population of people in Argentina was 41.3 million. Argentina is a federal presidential representative democratic Republic. The President of Argentina is The head of Government and Head of State. Legislative power is vested in the Argentine National Congress and the president. The Judiciary in Argentina is independent of the Legislature and the Executive. The country holds regular elections on n a multi-party system. The Head Continue reading...

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Introduction

Tuberculosis or TB refers to a common, deadly, and infectious disease that is caused by a number of mycobacteria strains (Kumar, et al., 2007). The most common mycobacterium that causes TB is the Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB usually affects the lungs, although it is also possible for the other body parts to be affected. The disease uses air as the medium of spreading the infection when infected people sneeze, cough or transmit fluids from the respiratory organs through air. Some of the symptoms associated with the different TB variant, as well as TB stages, include chills, loss of Continue reading...

An overview of the challenges faced in Zanzibar as well as in one other exemplar "developing country" as regards the evolution, and adoption of IT/Corporate Governance standards in the public sector
E-governance entails the adoption of acceptable information and communication technologies by the government with an aim of achieving efficiency and effectiveness in all government sectors. However, the process of adopting IT standards faces numerous challenges. Zanzibar is one among the developing nations in which the challenges are evident, a fact that limit the extent to which coherent information systems are beneficial to the government. Zanzibar’s public sector Continue reading...

Currency Hedging

Introduction
Currency risk is an intrinsic aspect in the foreign market. The enterprises that operate in this environment have a variety of derivative instruments that can be used in connection with these risks. Managing these risks requires enterprise wide coordination otherwise; these international exposures will affect the value of the currency. Therefore, global equity portfolio managers have resulted in a variety of methods to currency hedging to manage the uncertainties in the foreign market. This is so because currency hedging reduces the financial risk, which occurs in the foreign market. Therefore, the paper will evaluate the currency hedging and Continue reading...

Introduction

In the modern world, human trafficking is a problem that causes humanitarian concern. Victims of human trafficking have endured unimaginable suffering. Humanitarian aid workers have often been on the forefront to salvage the situation. However, their efforts have been frustrated since some law enforcement agents and politicians support this illegal activity. The fight against human trafficking in the United States can be traced back to 1999 when the Congress raised an alarm over the issue. Unfortunately, the vice still persists although the number of victims has reduced. This therefore raises several questions about human trafficking as it affects the Continue reading...

Ghana and Nigeria are two adjoining African states, which have achieved so much based on economic growth. There are great similarities between the economies of these two countries. This is so because they are the primary producer at about the same stage of development based on per capita income. In both countries, agriculture accounts the greatest percentage in the GDP because they depend significantly on the export of agriculture products. Therefore, external trade plays an equally important part of the economies of the two countries. However, the political stability and proper governance have been the key driver of economic Continue reading...

Introduction

Heineken is one of the largest alcoholic beverage makers in the world. Beer is the main product that earns the maximum revenue and maximum profit for Heineken. Beer industry is the largest in the world in the alcoholic beverage industry. As estimated in 2013, beer industry globally is more than $500 billion dollar industry (Huffington Post, 2013). There are thousands of microbreweries and local players in this market. Still the top 10 players control more than 60% of the market share. However, the beer market has reached a saturation point in most part of the developed world, and hence Continue reading...

Recommendations for AbbVie’s Overdependence on Humira

Patent Cliff and AbbVie
Patent Cliff, referred as drop in sales after the patent expires, is a global revenue threat to major pharmaceutical companies. Around 45% revenue dependence on a single medicine, Humira, by AbbVie is quite high in comparison with the industry, and the company can face major drop in revenue after the year 2016. As this product is currently a hit in the market, there are already many companies who have developed a biosimiliar of this medicine. These biosimiliars will be launched in the market after the patent expiry in 2016. Apart from major drop in revenue, Continue reading...

Return on investments

This metric measures the amount of revenue that a particular marketing campaign adopted by Heineken in different market regions and segment generates (Heineken, 2014). Venturing in to emerging markets has far higher implications. In 2011, the Middle East, Asia pacific Latin America and Africa accounted for 43% of the total volumes of the company compared to the 2006 21% volumes. This clearly implies that there is greater potential for excellence in these new markets. As such, the return on investment is high. This should be compared to the cost of running the campaign in order to determine if the Continue reading...