Essays on Sector

The Australian stock exchange has been established to economically assist the investors by bring to together in one market the investors who have the capital and the companies in need of capital in a highly liquid and well regulated market. In this case the companies are assisted to raise capital while the investors are given the chance to create and accumulate their wealth. Investors have a pool of more than 2000 listed companies to invest in. Amcor ltd, APA ltd, amp ltd, ASX ltd, Asciano ltd and Suncorp ltd are some of the companies listed in the ASX; each ...

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Pedagogy has been defined variously by different researchers but for the purposes of this paper pedagogy will simply be defined as the science and the art of teaching. As such pedagogy encompasses the content taught/learned (what), the approaches of teaching and learning (how) and the philosophy and underpinning values (why)[ CITATION An05 \l 1033 ]. The most useful pedagogical approach in the VET sector is the so called ‘learners and learning at the centre’ which places the learner at the centre of the learning process. The approach focuses on empowering the actor not only to be a disengaged-passive ...

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This work is about the implementation and use of the Human Resource Information Systems (HRISs) in various organizations. It investigates the effectiveness of HRISs and how the systems meet the demands of the users. The study was conducted by TNS on behalf of the CIPD’s and 317 organizations were involved.

A questionnaire was sent to 4000 Human Resource professionals and only 317 respondents were received. This means that only 8% of the sample responded. Statistically, this is a misrepresentation, and the findings cannot be taken as perfectly representing the actual ground situation. The study explored various uses ...

For many sectors, 2020 has been a dramatic year. The global pandemic of coronavirus has upended markets by slashing consumption and demand, stunning growth, and even threatening the existence of many companies. The energy sector also experienced a slump in prices and demand. However, those challenges came with a silver lining where it was least expected – in the renewable energy sector. ...

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Vocational Education and Training (VET) is a fairly new educational concept that teaches the students skills required for performing a particular job[ CITATION Yin06 \l 1033 ]. In the last few decades Vocational Education and Training has changed focus from simply preparing the students for jobs that demanded less than a degree to a broader preparation that incorporate academic, vocational and technical skills development for more competitive professions or advanced degree[ CITATION Yin06 \l 1033 ]. Socioeconomic as well as political forces have contributed to major changes in the Vocational Education and Training system in Australia. With the diversification of ...

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Achieving sound financial condition is a major focus for many organizations as it is through continual buying from customers that an organization can grow. Online banking has been identified as an effective strategy of achieving customer loyalty by delivering the best service or quality product in the banking sector. It is however worth noting that very little research has been conducted on application of online banking in the banking sector across the globe with the changing time. E-Banking or online banking seeks to produce quality the first time saves time that is often wasted on correcting mistakes hence can be used by banks to deliver timely services and in the process help build customer loyalty. This study seeks to investigate the effect of online banking on economic and financial condition of bank in emerging markets.

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The countries covering the South East Asia region have had a population surge during the past decade and at the same time the population is expected to continue increasing by around 25% of the current figures. This overly populated region is hence subjected to high degree for demand of commodities in order the needs of the consumers can be met. The high number of citizens in the particular countries has also resulted in the increase of waste materials released to the environment either in solid, liquid or even gaseous forms. The high demand for goods and services have burdened the resources and environment leading to the need for the planning in order to reduce the rate of population growth while at the same time ensuring that the habitat remains conducive to every living thing but most important the human race.

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Question 1 Performance appraisal is a process by which the job performance of certain employees is evaluated by the corresponding supervisor or managers. The evaluation is mostly based on the basis of quantity, quality, time and cost all in relation to the concerned occupation. This strategy is very vital in its application especially in the health sector. The fact that employees know what is expected of them by the management enhances impeccability in their respective undertakings (Fallon & McConell, 2007, p 33). The ripple effect of this undertaking is that the health sector will experience better results from the workforce. ...

Information technology is fast gaining popularity in its practice. Institutions and cooperates are in cooperating and effectively practicing the use of information technology in their undertakings. Integrating the use of information in the health sector has also been in the rise recently. This process is very vital due to a number of reasons. Health care institutions and hospitals in general have upgraded from the manual modes of work transmissions to the use of computers and other information technology gadgets (Currie & Finnegan, 2011, p 148). The role of information technology in the health care sector is massive. Its consequent importance ...

Introduction The business Fresh Food is a national company operating in many areas across the United Kingdom. It operates in the tertiary sector as it provides a service to customers and does not create or harvest materials. It is a relatively large company and currently employs 460 people and has a turnover of 18 million per annum. Fresh Food sells a vast variety of products including groceries, drinks, baked food and electrical goods such as phone top-ups, lottery tickets, gas and electric cards. There are a large amount of competitors in the market located all across the country; food ...

Control of imbalances in the global financial markets

Disturbances in the financial markets started before the year 2008. These imbalances were based on some factors that were not effectively addressed before that year. These factors caused imbalances in the sector that relatively brought about instability in the same sector. Global markets around the world moved down the ladder while other financial institutions were at the risk of collapsing. The factors were relatively ignored and consequently brought about instability in the financial markets can be divided into three. The first factor is that, the monetary authorities must regulate ...

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Health Care in Russia vs Health Care in the U.S.

According to the Institute of Medicine of National Academy of Sciences, the United States of America is a single developed industrial country that does not have universal health care. Instead there is a powerful health insurance system, partially funded by government through national programs. As a result 45% of total health care expenditures are spent on these programs (Sultz and Young 154). Unlike the U.S., Russian Federation has free universal medicine, and state constitution guarantees each citizen free health care services. Numerous ...

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Globally poverty has stricken many developing and under developed nations. People are unable to afford their human needs. In many developing countries for example children are unable to enroll and complete basic education, diseases like measles are still causing death and children are still suffering from malnutrition.

The issues which have put poverty on rise world wide are: drug and crime rate, political instability, international debts, investment and trade, climatic changes and globalization, diseases, clean water and sanitation among others. Due to the nature of interrelation of man kind the affected nations and the developed nations have tried ...

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Travel agents help clients with travel arrangements and provide information on destinations, transport expected weather and accommodations. The job of a travel entails several tasks from providing information to advising clients on their travel information. This is just one of the arrays of careers available in the large tourism sector. In order to gain entry and succeed in the profession of travel agents there are certain educational and skills requirements. Most travel agency require that the person seeking the job of the travel agent to at the very minimum posses a certificate or associate degree from a vocational ...

Analysis of health care market in India

Health care companies servicing the health care market in India can be broadly classified into three categories; hospitals, health care insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies. In each of these categories of companies, there are specific companies that have established themselves as market leaders in the provision of health care services in India.

The specific leading hospital companies in India are Apollo Hospitals which operates a chain of hospitals in India’s major cities, Wockhardt Hospitals which also operates a chain of hospitals targeting high ...

Introduction

Labor union can be described as an organization or an association of employees. These employees come together with the aim of advancing their direct and indirect benefits. The direct benefits include wages or salaries, sick off and paid leaves. While the indirect benefits involve security of tenure, better working hours, security in the work place and involvement in decision making. (David .G etal 2004)

Labor unions brought the concept of collective bargaining. Collective bargaining is an agreement between workers representatives and employer representatives. They set terms and conditions of work which are usually in written form. (Gorman, 1976). ...

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Categorization of disasters and their respective management and handling are numerous and unique in a certain ways. The rational and realistic management of different kinds of disasters calls for a pure understanding about various factors. Comprehension of basic causes of various disasters is vital. It follows that the application of various measures on handling and also inhibiting re-occurrence is fully dependent on the knowledge base on the subject matter. Understanding the appropriate technology is also a vital ingredient towards useful emergency management. Of greater importance is the ability of consultation and integration of proper, useful and effective planning ...

Health care spending in USA has been reported to be high than most ...

This paper is going to discuss the European sovereign debt crisis of 2010 to date, and especially the crisis that hit two particular governments in the sovereignty, Greece and Ireland. The two governments have recently received bailouts, or financial support from the EU/ IMF following the two nation’s financial crisis of 2010. The two countries had similarities in regards to the support owing to the fact that the two states had troubles with their government finances. The causes of the troubles, in addition to the terms of the support received by each ...

New York and London cities have various major similarities and differences as well. Looking at the similarities versus the differences, both would be said to be equal in number. New York and London cities can be broadly compared and contrasted with regard to various aspects available in the two different cities.

One of the major similarities between the two cities is that they are both the overall capital cities of their respective countries, that is, the United States and the United Kingdom consecutively. They are both the major economic hubs of their respective countries. Most of the gross domestic ...

Economic growth is a crucial factor in every country; hence, many resources are channelled towards the improvement of the economy. With economic growth, the citizenry of a given nation stand to benefit as their lives are improved in all spheres, since they are able to secure jobs more easily, save for the future and live a decent life[ CITATION Aut01 \l 1033 ]. The paper is focused on the economic growth of Canada with specific reference to the staple theory of economic growth. The theory is of the idea that, economic growth is dependent on the primary means of ...

Contactless payments such as the use of near field communication (NFL) have been developing over the last few years and have evolved into reliable and secure methods of payment which are gaining acceptance from both buyers and vendors. The contactless mode of payment uses a short range frequency identification chip (RFID) to transfer data embedded electronically in microchips attached to a mobile device such as a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant or a credit or a debit card. The major difference with the contact based mode of ...

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Computer Aided Design (CAD) involves the use of computers in the construction industry to perform design jobs. ICT is widely used in the construction industry due to the several advantages that it has over the manual applications. Information technology involves the use of hardware, software and liveware that work together in order to store, retrieve and manipulate data in a computer system. The main purpose of an IT system is to process data and give out the results as information. Information technology is very useful in the day to day activities of human life. ICT is being utilized ...

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Currently, some companies compel individuals to get everything at the cheapest price. Such companies include the Wal-Mart. This is the main reason why several jobs are sent overseas. For instance, Wal-Mart Corporation highly expanded that the manufacturers were told how much they would be paid for their own products. This made the manufacturers to send their manufacturing jobs overseas so as to meet the Wal-Mart pricing. This cheap labor that is available overseas makes more companies to follow the footsteps of Wal-Mart. This in turn results into loss of jobs to several ...

Operation costs

Following the current shortages in nurses, hospitals, home health-cares and other economic sectors have really faced a number of financial impacts. These impacts emerge mainly due to nurse turn over. To begin with, shortage in nurses has led to increased operation costs in the health care sector. This is because these institutions tend to use higher wages so as to attract back those who fear being in this industry due to initial low payments. Similarly the cost go high when higher wages are used as a tool for ...

The problem of chemical waste disposal has for a long time been a dilemma for the industrial sector. In ancient times, small industries, such as smelting and cloth making, had some wastes to dispose, and this was also a problem (Martin and Schinzinger 54). In modern industries, chemical engineering is a vital sector of each and every industry dealing with any chemical, either as a raw material, a byproduct, a product, or another item used in the production process.

Although several advances have been reached to improve chemical engineering in all industries, and laws are established to guide the ...

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“Breast cancer is classified by diverse schemata.” Explains; Ivan. &. Lakhmi. (2010) “every phase influence treatment reaction and prognosis. The breast cancer can be categorized in different stages by; pathology, receptor status, grade and the presence. The initial stage (stage 0) is a pre-malignant disease or marker. The second stage (stages 1-3) this are early cancer which is potentially curable. The last stage is called the advanced stage (stage 4) it is also called metastatic cancer. At this stage the cancer is incurable.” (Ivan. &. Lakhmi. 2010)

Ivan & Lakhimi (2010) further explains that “the initial symptom ...

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Canada is known as a diverse multicultural society with its main reliance on immigration to prop up the population and has become ethnically diverse through the growth of the visible minority population. Every year Canada welcomes 225,000 immigrants. Recent demographic census of Canada suggests that over the next decade visible minorities will represent almost a quarter of the population of Canada and half of the population of Toronto and Vancouver. Andrew Cardozo and Ravi Pandaker argue that issues related to ethnicity should be treated in the policy foreground (Cardozo and Pandaker, 7). This ...

Risk analysis

Foundation Batum is committed at ensuring that a large portion of the people in Africa benefit from the services offered to the women in the society. The realization of the dreams and the achievement of the goals set up in this business plan are likely to be achieved within the time frame set, and with the resources that have been identified at the start up. However, the organization operates in a business, professional and geographical environment that is quite challenging, and where new challenges as well as risks are likely to occur at any time. Thus, it has been realized that the organization could benefit more towards achieving its goals if it focuses on effective ways of evaluating the risks and determining the most possible methods of coping with these challenges. Such an organization will benefit people ethe HRM, where neighborhood was sawn three years ago.

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To give the president proper strategies, we must first understand the efforts he has put in the relevant fields and the current situation in those fields. We must also understand what America needs in future so as to advise the president appropriately. ...

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Technology is an essential aspect in the management of different sectors of any country’s economy. The health care sector is one of the important fields in which requires technology for the execution of various tasks as far as offering health care services is concerned. Technology in the health care sector is applied in areas such as performing x ray scans, the use of laser beams to eliminate cancerous cells amongst other areas. Additionally, technology is applied in this sector when it comes to the storage and retrieval of patient records. In this case an improvised data base system could be relevant. In the United States of America, a national data base for the Nurses Association of America is a good example of how technology is applied in the field of nursing as a health care component. The national data base has great significance in the Nurses’ Association because it collects nurse sensitive data from all the hospitals in the United States of America.

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Introduction and general statement.

The action of applying rationality in handling certain pertinent issues in life and especially in the world of business has proved to be a vital step in ensuring learning and improvement. Exercising a critical analysis of a document, journal or any literary work helps one to come up with varied ideas on top of those presented in the material or materials being reviewed. In connection to the above introduction, this paper shall comprise a critical review of two journals. The journals both handle the same issue or topic but then, they have a considerable amount ...

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Gilbert Siegel is a professor, director, and associate dean, in the University of Southern Carolina. Most of the academic works by Siegel have been in the field of public management, with a particular major emphasis on the sector of human resource management. Gilbert Siegel is the author of the research material on Human Resource Development for Emergency Management. Other successfully written publications by the same author include, “Public Employee Compensation, Mass Interviewing and the Marshalling of Ideas to Improve Performance, and Public Personnel Administration: Concepts and Practices.

The main focus of the Siegel’s publication on Human Resource ...

Westernization refers to the process by which the western culture is assimilated and absorbed into another culture. It is the social process in which the customs and practices of the so called western civilization becomes the order of the day in a different culture.

It is the process of absorbing one cultural group into another and assimilating it in away that they, to some extend show your culture and practices in them. Westernization is also called occidentalisation i.e. a process by which societies adopt the Western culture in such matters as technology, industry, politics, lifestyle, economics, language, law, ...

In corporate chain stores and huge corporations, workers get frustrated as a result of several unjust treatments. A good percentage of the employees are forced to be part-time workers since these companies want to pay for as little benefits as possible. Such companies are also temporarily understaffed making many of their employees to work overtime which, in most cases, is not paid. Failure of the employees to complete their tasks directly results into loss of that particular job. This compels the workers to go extra miles even if it means working overtime, with very poor benefits. In these ...

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Technology is the application of knowledge as the main tool in order to solve a problem. Technology has had a very big impact in the development of the world in various areas. These include; construction, medical and information fields. (Goyder, 2004) International division of labor is as a result of globalization. It occurs when process of production is no longer confined to national economies. This has led to global industrial shifts whereby production processes are relocated from the developed countries to developing countries. This is so as companies ...

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Apprentices and trainees currently represent 25 per cent of the 1.7 million students enrolled in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system and 3.8 percent of the entire workers (NCVER, 2010). More than 13 per cent of the entire Australian workforce comprises of 1.2 million workers in the technical and trade sector (Expert Panel, 2011: 8). Therefore, the quality and effectiveness of the Australian Apprenticeships systems will impact on the productivity of the wider Australian economy. For decades, Australians have completed apprenticeships and traineeships that have provided pathways into satisfying and rewarding careers in ...

How World War One changed United States Society

Early 1900s was a time of great changes in the United States. At the time, United States was considered the world leader because the country was changing rapidly. This was the progressive era when United States became highly industrialized. People from all over the world moved to the country because of the better opportunities available there. United States implemented the isolation policy prior to world war one. The country did not want to be involved in any war at the time. However, circumstances forced the country to get to ...

European business and politics are too close are often in closed and corrupt relationships." Discuss with reference to at least three corruption cases. The current businesses and politics are almost becoming the same in terms of practices and responsibilities. The developing culture of globalization needs strong connections for one to survive in the ever-demanding field of business. Individuals and organizations have found it too challenging to venture into the world of business and succeed without the help of some political figures. In other words those involved in businesses need to get the assistance of the politicians to enable them ...

Economic Environment of Peru

In recent years the economy of Peru has been showing an excellent performance and was regarded as one of the most fast growing economies both in the Latin America and all over the world. Even in 2009 when most of the countries registered the fall of major macroeconomic indicators due to the international financial crisis, Peru still demonstrated a slight GDP growth at a rate of about 1% (Memoria 2009,13). The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Peru in its economic and social outlook published in October 2010 claimed that “Peru overcame ...

China

China comes second after the United States in the list of having the biggest economy. Its economy is known for growing at a high speed in the past three decades. China is also known for importing and exporting goods at a high rate in the world. The country usually trade with nations like America, Japan, and Germany among others, which create over half of China’s trade in the international market. In 2010, investments from other nations into the country were over $100 billion and Chinese oversea organizations brought $59 billion, an incidence that has never ...

Introduction

Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances. Telecommunications involve the use of visual signals or audio messages. Information transmission is a very important factor. Telecommunications aids sharing of knowledge, information and ideas. In wartimes, telecommunications played a very important role in ensuring that there was coordination amongst the warring groups. Telecommunications offer a better way to relay messages to each other. (Reo, 1994)

Old methods of relaying messages

Communication has been existing since time immemorial. Old methods of relaying information that was also used during wartime include:

Using ...

Managed Health Executive (October 2010). State of the Industry 2011. Managed Health Executive (October 2010) pp13-22

This study was carried out by MHE (Managed Health Executive) so as to forecast the future of the healthcare system’s future which is changing dramatically. This was done by carrying out a survey amongst readers of MHE. Approximately 650 readers took part in the 2011 State of the Industry Survey. This was carried out electronically using electronic invitations. The readers were from various sectors of the industry and included health plan consultants, providers, administrative firms, managers and employers in ...

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Drilling for oil is a hazardous job that can sometimes created massive environmental disaster. Because of the high marketable profit that oil offers safety laws are ignore at crucial times. Consequently, oil spills among other accidents happened destroying ecosystems, harming animal life and sometimes human loses. Oil spills not only harm animal life but can also destroy the economy of a given region and create physical and psychological problems for the residents of those areas. Deep Water Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is one among many spills ...

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The nature of underdevelopment in poor countries has been one of the contentious social issues in recent times. Each country has its own version as to why it is underdeveloped. Colombia is a third world country and is ranked amongst the underdeveloped countries in the world. Being located in Latin America, Colombia borders other third world countries like Brazil and Venezuela. However, it is illogical to assume that the general problems that are associated with underdevelopment in Latin America are a replica of underdevelopment in Colombia. The following research and discussion offers insightful information ...

The economic crisis of 2008

The economic crisis of 2008 was preceded by an economic boom in commodity goods and real estate markets. The price of oil has risen to some of its highest price ever and there was a real estate bubble in many countries in the few years preceding 2008 and during the early part of 2008. These, together with a rise in inflation have been cited as the economic imbalances that preceded the 2008 economic crisis. The real cause of the 2008 economic crisis has been difficult to pin point. The high amount of ...

The depression of 1930’s was known as the great depression because its ripples were felt in all countries of the word. It originated from United States and its spread was attributed to the forged relationship between United States and European economies. The further spread to primary producing countries is attributed to the trade interrelation which had developed between these countries and the already developed countries. The primary producing nations included Latin America, Asia and Africa states. This depression strongly pressed countries like Britain and Germany because they had a lot of loans obtained from United States. Employment in ...

Implications Of Students Volunteering For Nonprofit Organizations To Satisfy A Service Learning Requirement Of Their Educational Institution

Internship, sometimes referred to as attachment, is a program where students are engaged in organizations that deal in their areas of academic or professional specialization in order to gain skills and experience as an institutional requirement or just to enhance their career prospects. Non- profit making organizations are institutions that carry on business with intentions of serving the society but without the core intention of making profit as opposed to other conventional businesses. There are several implications of student volunteers for non-profit organizations as requirement in their learning institutions. These implications are cross cutting and affect both the students ...

Strategic management is the set of actions and organizational decision that determine the long-run running of an organization. It involves all the four functions of management. Strategic policies provide a common vision for the whole association. The strategic management procedure is a series of steps that devices the strategic planning, execution and evaluation (Gilkey, 1999).

An individual’s level of education and experience influences the position that one gets in a not for-profit organization. The position can either be managerial or non-managerial in nature. This position in turn influences the role one plays in the organization. Management positions can be classified into top managers, middle managers and first line managers (Murray, 1997). Top managers provide overall leadership for the organization. They develop goals and objectives as well as the strategies to meet them. Top managers spent most of their time in planning and leading as well as communicating with stakeholders. Conceptual, multicultural and strategic action competencies are crucial for top management.

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McDonaldization concept was first put into application by Henry Ford in his assembly line so as to increase the production of automobiles. This concept was then later applied by George Ritzer to express sociological events in society. The concept is used to refer to the replacement of sensibly consistent rules for traditional or rather irrational rules. In other words McDonaldization is a rationalization process at acute levels. To be more specific, according to George Ritzer it is the process that has led to the principles of fast-food restaurant dominating most sectors of the American society and the entire world at large, (Ritzer, 2010). In application, the process involves breaking of tasks into smaller tasks levels that are then rationalized to find a single method of completing each task efficiently.

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The real estate industry faced severe challenges in 2008 with the financial crisis in America. Many people lost their homes being unable to pay the mortgage payments. Businesses incurred losses as the prices of houses plummeted down. However in 2010 and 2011 the real estate market has been picking up in the region though at a slow pace (Taylor, 8). The states of New York and New Jersey have been lagging behind in the real estate recovery. Slow growth has been predicted for 2011 for Northern and Central Jersey (Benziga, 11). Due to job cuts and the reorganization of financial firms, there has been a lower demand for commercial real estate. These states are lagging behind the other states in terms of economic recovery. Overall the economy has been showing positive signs and the real estate market is bound to improve.

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AllSport Ltd is a leading sports retail store based in the United Kingdom. It was started in February 2008 with one store in London. It has since expanded to four other locations around the UK. AllSport Ltd retails a wide range of sporting gear and equipment. The company is also engaged in the production of selected sporting gear. This report was compiled so as to examine the various aspects involved in creating and running a business. The roles of various managers were examined and SWOT and Pestle analyses carried out to examine the company position. It was found that AllSport was in a good position to grow and establish a solid brand presence in the UK and in Europe. It was recommended that management should use the analyses to establish weak points within the company and correct them to build a more successful business.

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According to the World Food Programme (2012), almost 870 million people do not have the capacity to eat enough, majority of them living in developing countries. At least 564 million of the world’s hungry people currently reside in Asia or Oceania. In terms of gender, women comprise 60% of the entire number of the world’s hungry. Children have also been a victim of hunger around the globe as it fostered malnutrition and under nutrition, killing five million kids under the age of five from developing nations (World Food Programme, 2012). There have been proposals that most of the nations having problems producing food alternatives such as the use of GMOs or Genetically Modified Organisms for food production. While GMOs could indeed resolve the problem of global food production to satiate world hunger, the drastic environmental and physical effects it could bestow on any country that would harvest GMOs can both contaminate and foster disease for biodiversity and the planet.

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The journey to being enterprising is not easy. It involves a lot of effort from the entrepreneur (Justin). This report focuses on two entrepreneurs in the same industry. It investigates their background of each of the entrepreneurs so as to be able to determine the success factors in their life. Besides, it gives a comparison and a contrast of these entrepreneurs and above all the obstacles that they had to overcome before achieving their success. ...