... greater management and analysis. According to Hutton long-term policies are more likely to break down and fail, therefore governments prefer short-term. This theory is supported by Summer et al. (Summer et al., 2002) who believe that for long-term environmental solutions to be chosen, careful planning and effective management need to be implemented to ensure a positive outcome. The problem ... suggested that the government struggles with both the short-term need to maintain wealth and job creation, and the long-term responsibility to protect the environment and future generations. Summer...

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... partnership is daunting as the executive's achievement focuses shifts from firm profit or mission accomplishment to balancing that specific goal with successful tackling of that social problem (Savage, et al., 2011) Another reason is that the stakeholder relationship for the collaborative initiative is complex, involving multiple stakeholders with varying interest and goals (Savage ... , et al., 2011). Since the success of social partnership depends on collaborative advantage, managers and executives need to know how to succeed in collaborative endeavors (Harrigan & Newman, 1990). Variou...

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... the 1950s did increase employment in the handloom and small-scale power loom industries, but the export potential of India's textile industry may have been damaged in the process. (Little, et al. 1987) Low productivity- High productivity activities in rural areas generally accrue to the relatively wealthy. Growth of these activities thus tends to increase rural inequality. Because the poor do not ... employment in India. Moreover, there is ample evidence to show that banks, marketing and service centers, training centers, and other support activities tend to locate where infrastructure ...

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... for half of foreign direct investment in China. The Mainland is also a major investor in Hong Kong's economy; it is Hong Kong's third-largest source of direct foreign investment (Roberts et al, 1999). The U.S. is also a significant market and trade partner for Hong Kong; as a whole, it is the second-largest trading partner, second-largest market, and the fourth-largest source of ... its path to open its markets. It is also the culmination of a process of integrating China into the world community that began with Nixon's visit to Beijing in 1972 (Roberts et al, 1999). For China, which is...

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... a market of undifferentiated consumers. Globalization has accelerated the rise of consumerism (Sklair, 1995). The dimensions of global consumerism can be summarized as extension, intensification, velocity, and the structural impacts (Held et al, 1999). Extension refers to the reach of the market or other networks. Intensification refers to the density of the flow of goods, capital, knowledge and communication. Coca-Cola is extensive ... ...

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... marks the start of modern crisis, which originated from the collapse of subprime mortgage lending and securitized products in 2007, followed by recession of various industries in substantial scale (Valdez et al, 2010). During this crisis millions of people lost their jobs, homes, their savings and got into very big debts. Because it is still an enormous problem it is crucial to ... ...

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... the subject, and the direction on which I would like to approach my thesis. In the 19th century the United States rate of growth was over 5% a year. According to Wayne D. Angel et al., chief economist for Bear, Stearns & CO. it's estimated the best we can do is estimated at somewhere between 2 or 3 % a year. (Online) The long term expected growth rate in the United ... ...

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... small economies: D'Cruz and Rugman (1992) criticise the application in Canada (and Rugman and D'Cruz, 1993 propose a Double Diamond model for MNEs to overcome difficulties with Porter's spatial boundaries), Clancy et al. (2001) criticised the application in Ireland, with other national studies supporting these claims. In defence of Porter, Ketelhohn (2002) states "let me be clear in that the notion of a disperse ... ...

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