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Brazil aims to receive a niche in the world’s arena. The actions and decisions taken by the government are directed to the improvement and constant progress. According to the recent statistics, Brazil was the seventh country with the largest economy in 2010 (Kieff & Paredes, 2012). The country laid the focus upon the closing industry. Due to the development of the manufacturing segment and the popularity of the clothes and apparel made in Brazil, the domestic market faced a rapid progress. The reason for the development of the textile sector is understandable as the government benefits from the raw material, namely cotton. The primary purpose of the paper is to evaluate the success of the textile industry in Brazil. Textile and Apparel The production of textile and apparel in Brazil comprises three percent of the global production. As the matter of fact, the country takes the first place in textile production across Latin America. Due to this fact, a number of people work in the industry. According to the statistics, almost two million of people worked in the textile production in 2006 (Bruzzi & Gibson, 2013). The most used materials are leather and fibers. It is worth stating that clothes and shoes made in Brazil and valued for high-quality materials. The fashion industry is improving in Brazil, and more than 30,000 of companies provide people with workplaces (Choi & Cheng, 2015). According to the recent researches, the vast majority of workers are women. Since 2007, more than ten billion of dollars were invested in the development of the textile and apparel production. It has already made Brazil one of the most influential retailers. Export As the income of people increases and more people can be considered as the representatives of the middle class, the society faces a bigger demand for designers. Most of the garments presented on the Brazil market are imported from China. The reason for it is obvious as the textile production in Brazil is expensive as well as the labor force. Moreover, the bureaucratic system is one of the most difficult in terms of import and export. That is, the apparel is produced for the domestic market. According to the recent findings, only fifteen percent of the textile production is exported. In contrast to the countries of the Eastern World, Brazil is more orientated to the domestic market, rather than on export. Raw Materials The textile industry in Brazil is beneficially affected by the raw material, cotton (Fleury, 2011). Fabric and thread can be purchased locally, however, for the price-cutting, the materials can be imported from Vietnam or China as the labor force is chipper in the Eastern countries. Import Taxes Brazil is th
Introduction Background to the study Banks constitute an important component in a country’s economic growth and development. Capgemini & Efma (2013) asserts that banks play a significant role in spurring economic growth. For example, banks are a major source of finance for large, together with small and medium enterprises in a country. Additionally, banks are an important source of finance for individual investors. The banking industry is comprised of both private and public organisations. The UAE banking industry has experienced remarkable growth over the past few years due to the high rate of liberalisation. Investors are venturing into the industry to exploit the available market opportunity. The industry has over 50 banks, which illustrates the intensity of competition ( Oxford Business Group 2008). The banking industry has undergone significant growth over the past decade. For example, the total banking sector assets increased from US$ 49 billion to US$ 509 billion during the period ranging between 1995 and 2013 (Sambidge 2013). The UAE banking industry is ranked as the largest in the MENA region [the Middle East and North Africa], which illustrates the high rate of growth in the industry. Even though the financial services sector accounts for only 1.1% of the total employment in the UAE, the sector contributes substantially to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In 2012, the UAE banking industry accounted for 10.2% of the country’s total non-oil GDP. The Emirates National Bank of Dubai (Emirates NBD) is one of the firms that operate in the UAE’s banking industry. The firm is a public limited company, and it was established in 2007. The company is headquartered in Dubai. The firm specialises in the provision of Islamic, consumer, corporate, and treasury banking services. The company has established other branches in Saudi Arabia, UK, Qatar, and the Channel Island. One of the reasons that explain the high rate of industry growth relates to the ad
Abstract This paper discusses the qualitative aspects of the new educational policy in Russia that requires high school seniors to undergo the Unified State Exam (USE). The paper also expounds on what can be considered the USE’s strengths and weaknesses. The 500-word summary of the paper’s main argumentative claims is attached. Brief description One of the main aspects of the process of the education system in Russia is currently reformed was the introduction of the so-called Unified State Exam (USE) in 2001. The USE is best defined as the set of exams that Russian high school students are supposed to pass (with the varying degree of successfulness), in order to be able to obtain their graduation diplomas. Simultaneously, the USE is being used as an alternative to the university-entrance examinations – based upon what happened to be a particular student’s USE-score, universities and colleges are able to qualify him/her for enrollment automatically. Structurally speaking, the USE consists of three ‘blocks’. Block A – contains questions with four or five possible answers to them (out of which, one is correct). Students are expected to pick the right answer. Block B – contains questions that need to be answered, as briefly as possible (usually, with the mean of using a few words/digits). Block C – contains assignments for the evaluation of students’ ability to come up with the expanded elaborations on whatever happened to be the subject matter in question, such as asking the concerned would-be graduates to write an essay on the topic provided. Within the USE, each of the given answers/completed assignments is evaluated on a 1 to 100 point scale. There are also ‘maximum’ and ‘minimum’ of points that students may score while addressing questions/assignments, related to each of the studied disciplines. The actual process of calculating what happened to be a particular student’s ‘final score’ is thoroughly computerized, which in turn is supposed to ensure the process’s fairness. The regional specifics of where in Russia the USE takes place have only a minor effect on the actual content of the contained questions/assignments, as it is solely the country’s Ministry of Education, which remains in control of how the USE is being designed. Nevertheless, it now became a commonplace practice for the exam’s history-related questions to be ‘locally reflective’ to an extent. The outcomes of the USE can be disputed, within a matter of 2 days, after their public announcement takes place. Ever since 2009, Russian students have been required to pass two primary exams, in order to be able to obtain their high school diplomas – in Russian language/literature and Mathematics (Zamyatin, 2012, p. 38). In case when a student fails at passing these two particular exams, he or
Partners In Health is a charitable organization that has been active since 1987 in Boston. This organization has its headquarter in Boston US with the branches worldwide with the staff strength of 11,000 people. The organization employs various staff members who work and are trained in medical sector. In order for them to work harmonious in local community, most to the staff members are sourced within ht community under which they work. “ Partners In Health was formally founded in 1987 by Paul Farmer, Thomas J. White, and Todd McCormack, joined soon thereafter by Ophelia Dahl and Jim Yong Kim.” (Partners In Health, History, 2010). The organization strives to come neat to their goals ever since the creation of this organization. It is also affiliated with other institute such as Harvard Medical School and other sister organizations with whom we cooperate in order to achieve our aim. The main objective of PIH to provide health facilities to the poor regions of the world, the organization is active in 12 countries around the world. Their focus is not limited to providing the health facilities; they also work on awareness programs that highlight the plight of the health sector of the poor regions of the world and conducting studies and research regarding diseases and their effective treatments. Partners In Health has a vision of going back to the roots and a mission statement of providing medical and moral support to the poor. The organization is not only a charity but also an organization that work with local people to provide the services. The main objective of the company is not to provide funds for charity but to pressurizing medical service providers and manufacturers to reduce the cost of drugs and services. This means that they do anything within their reach to pressurize companies reduce prices to benefit the local man (Partners In Health, Vision,2010). Values The values of this organization is to help local community in empowering hem self through identification of the causes of diseases in a society and helping them to eradicate by sharing information about how to eradicate them. The main function of Partners In Health is to provide health care to the poor communities. We have been able to achieve this goal through service, training, advocacy, and research, and by establishing long-term relationships with other sister organizations. We strive to achieve two goals: to distribute the benefits of modern medical science to those in most need of them, and to serve as an antidote to despair (Partners In Health, Vision, 2010). We have also integrated modern technology to help us better manage our resources and donations. We cannot claim a certain time or date in which we implemented technology in our organization. Technology has pretty much been a part of our organizational objectives. Strategic planning model By implementing the following facilities, we can g
Mostly used in accessories, footwear, and clothing, fashion is a term used to refer to a current popular trend or style. Fashion is the current trend of a person and it mostly concentrates on the outside appearance of people. Most people express their personality through fashion while others use it to hide a fact concerning a certain aspect of their lives. Different people give a hidden message in fashion through makeup, clothes, shoes, accessories, and of late, phones. Designers are the key players in fashion matters and they are able to direct and influence fashion in many ways. Celebrities, opinion leaders, and store buyers work together with designers to influence direction of fashion. Fashion across the world has its major centers at places where designers and manufactures of clothes and accessories work. The major centers include in Milan, Paris, and New York among others. Fashion applies to the current situation and it usually changes with time as people and circumstances change. Environmental situations and seasons are among the reasons that lead to changes in fashion. A certain style or trend is usually popular for a given period, after which designers come up with other new trends. Fashions may change as many times as possible, but it goes round and round in circles because only a few things change in fashion. After a couple of years, fashion goes back to where it started. Clothes fashion history The first fashion designer lived between 1826 and 1895 and he found corking success in the field, although he was not a dressmaker. During this time, customers did not have an option, but they used what was available in fashion. With the success of the first designer, many designers came up and consulted artists to sketch designs. With the help of artists, designers put their designs on paper and interested customers ordered for the designed clothes. Sketching thus became one of the most important things in clothing design. Most financially stable people preferred to make orders rather than buy complete ready-made garments. Paris and London were the prime places where fashion shows took place. Such places always had new designs thus designers from other countries visited Paris and London fashion shows for new styles and ideas. In the 1900s, the fashionable women wore Belle Époque dresses, which were almost similar to the ones worn in the 1850s. In 1910s, the fashionable dress had a few changes, which made it a little different in that, the waist was not as tight as Belle was. The dress was more soft, fluid, and lithe, and it was later styled in a simple way. The former design required a woman to look for help, because it was hard to wear it and remove without help. The similarities in the dresses showed that the fashion was the same, apart from some few additions, giving evidence that fashion goes round in circles. During this time, the new fashion replace
I could never have thought that the world’s economy could be brought down on its knees in such a short while if you would have asked me before the economic crisis hit. Yet again, it’s not like there was a war looming in the air to contribute to this or anything. My view is that the great depression of the 1930s could be excused because the globe was just coming to form the repercussions of the First World War, and again the Second World War was just lingering in the air. Many parties are to blame for the global economic crisis. These range from the economists with their low forecasts to central banks with poor policies through regulatory institutions that could not develop proper frameworks to govern the innovations in the financial markets. Financial institutions are also to blame for entering into hapless deals that almost brought the global economy tumbling in doom. Blame time is over, and the blame game is not equally going to take the global economy to higher heights. Lessons and a myriad of them, for that matter, have been drawn to our attention as individuals, governments, institutions, and businesses. However, these lessons can only be beneficial when a proper review of the leading causes, effects, and effectiveness of the remedies is evaluated. My honest opinion would then be that teams of professionals be set up to look at all these items and then come up with policies that will be able to maneuver around such challenges in the future. I have personally been able to make several inferences from the causes of the effects and the strategies that governments tried to apply to alleviate the situation. My approach to personal finances, business approach, and home establishments has been renewed. For example, at my privately owned equity firm where I work, I realized that the types of assets held by an organization are fundamental. I would not have made this statement this authoritatively had the financial crisis not occurred. Financial institutions lost a great deal as relates to toxic assets and bad loans. In as much as a business and as an individual, I do have assets; I believe the levels of asset volatility need to be weighed first. In as much as toxic assets need to form the asset structure, they should be held in moderation. Being in a buy out firm in France, I noted with keen interest that speculators were venturing into buyouts at this particular time. This was the case because some investors could not foresee that this crunch was going to last long. This speculation made persons buy firms at an overvalued price only to realize that the crisis was ongoing and were making losses. From this, I believed that during such swings in the economic cycle, getting into buy out was tantamount to gambling. Further, organizations venturing into the buyout would end up in worse situations since they would have to offset the debt they had incurred before launching the buyout. Secondly, they would have to bear the losses that the firms that they were acquiring were making. This also applies to real-life scenarios in my life. As a person, I have come to realize that I should not make snap decisions
Strategic planning entails laying out the procedures that employees should follow to achieve the goals of an organization. All the departments within an organization are required to apply the stipulated procedures. However, the following are the various factors that affect strategic planning: (1) leadership; (2) organizational culture; (3) size of the organization; (4) expertise of the planners; and (5) environment. This paper will highlight the impact of these factors on strategic planning and explain how the responsibilities are shared. According to Bryson (2011), every organization has its own unique strategic plan and that is why there are several options to choose. First, a strategic plan can be drafted according to the ambitions of the organization. In this model of planning, ambitions are identified and allocated a specific period within which they must be accomplished. In order to beat the deadline the tasks are allocated to different persons depending on their skills. The second model tackles issues that are facing the organization. The issues here can be challenges or crises. In this model, the organization prepares to tackle any forth-coming challenge that might interfere with its operations. Strategic planning is an inclusive task because all organs of the organization carry it out. The leaders are the ones who have the mandate of initiating strategic planning. This is because they are expected to have a clear vision of the future. The employees are important because they are the ones who implement the plan. Sometimes strategic planning can be induced by suggestions made by employees during formal meetings. However, this is common in issue-based strategic planning. The leadership of the organization can have either a positive or a negative impact on strategic planning depending on its stand. Additionally, the leadership of the organization is under obligation to come up with a realistic plan and then avail the resources that are needed to implement the plan. Similarly, the same organ should support the other members of the organization to prepare for the implementation process. This team is also setting the standards that are to be observed during the execution period. Before the leaders draft a plan, they must analyze the organization by evaluating its strengths and weaknesses. This is because the plan may fail to bring the desired results if the organization does not have the necessary strengths. The leaders should consider the size of the organization because some models are best suited for large organizations and thus, they may not work in a relatively small organization. Besides, understanding the size of the organization will help in estimating the resources that will be required. It is also important to consider the environment of the organization. The environment could be an obstacle to the implementation process and hence the organization must adjust itself to the changes of the environment. Heizer and
I believe that negotiation is a kind of necessity, a continuous process, and a form of art (Gates 1). However, as soon as I got an opportunity to be a negotiator and use all my skills and knowledge to succeed in negotiations, I realized that it is not enough to know some terms and understand their explanations. It is more important to realize the essence of a negotiating process and get ready for several unpredictable turns of events. However, negotiation should be regarded as an unavoidable part of a business or personal life or a kind of an obstacle that should be overcome (Wheeler 76). The current memo is proof that negotiation may take place anywhere and anytime. People may or may not be prepared for negotiations; still, they cannot neglect the fact that their knowledge and abilities to support the chosen position can define the quality and outcomes of the negotiations. Dayton/Northern Pines negotiations turned out to be very complicated, and both parties were too aggressive in supporting their positions and ideas. The negotiation experience got helped me realize that negotiation is a kind of advertising of personal ideas and offers. There are two or more parties that have something in mind and want to share their positions with other people to prove their position as the only correct one. At the same time, to negotiate means to give something, as well as to take something (Maiese par. 2). There are many ways of how to organize negotiations, explain their importance, and prove their correctness. However, one of the first steps that should be taken is the creation of a strategy to rely on (Shell 127). Among the variety of options available to negotiators, I like the one offered by Hedges in Forbes: “You don’t have to put all of your cards on the table at the outset. Simply putting something of yourself out there” (par. 6). It helps me choose one of the most powerful tactics for my team and me. To be successful in negotiations, it is not correct to simply support or deny something. It is more effective to communicate, share information, and underline how crucial different facts can be. The attention to the examples, personal experience, and the opinions of different people should help to prove the appropriateness of the chosen position. The aggressive nature of negotiations has bothered me a lot. I have read a lot about different aspects of negotiation, and aggression was defined as one of the reasons why gossips in negotiations could take place (Jeuken, Beersma, Velden and Dijkstra 137). I wanted to overcome the aggressive factors and tried to substitute its premises with some other options like the alternatives, captivating examples, and the promotion of trust in the relationship that could be developed based on the negotiations. In general, the possibility to negotiate and support the chosen position is a good chance to comprehend personal skills and abilities. To participate in negotiations is not the same as to take a test. It touches upon some personal aspects and attitudes and makes the negotiator find a practical application to the theoretical knowl