economics

Political Marks ‘disappointed’ with China’s rejection of an industry alliance 19 June 2014 Last updated at 02:14 BEST Plans for a new international shipping alliance to cut costs have been rejected by China. Already approved by the US and the ELI, the so-called “UP Network” was meant to operate in a similar way to code-sharing […]

Main economic features of an Oligopoly and key economic theories of price fixing. This part of the coursework aims to identify and explain the main economic features of an Oligopoly and also the key economic theories which influence the price of a product or service. This part deals with the theoretical aspects of Oligopoly and […]

Porter’s five-force tool is a very strong and important tool for assessing the Balance of Power in a Business Situation. The tool is very useful tool during business planning process since it helps determine the current returns from a business products and the potential income from any products the company is planning to start producing […]

STEEPLES is another interpretation which includes pretty well everything except the kitchen sink: Political, Economic, Social and Technological – plus Ecological or Environmental, Ethical, Demographic and Legal. It’s a matter of personal choice, but for most situations the original PEST analysis model arguably covers all of the ‘additional’ factors within the original four main sections. […]

These unambiguous human resource functions have been premeditated cautiously in order to amplify the probability that disruptive technology will be developed and/or put into operation. Human resource systems also considerably influence disruptive technology. These effects come about through recognizing disruptive technology as an organizational objective, encouraging the growth and operation of disruptive technology, gratifying employees […]

The exposure to climate alteration is considered to be high in developing states due to societal, economic and environmental conditions that amplify susceptibleness to negative impacts and lend to low capacity to get by with and accommodate to climate jeopardies. In add-on, projected impacts of clime alteration by and large are more inauspicious for low […]

Globalization brings together people and systems despite the distance across the globe. Companies all over the world leverage on this upward trend by introducing integration and standardization amongst markets and divisions. It is a natural fact that companies then need to understand how one product may or may not fit the preferences of a given […]