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Michael Porter in his study of national competitive advantage, Michael Porter identified four sources or determinants that can affect the global competitiveness of companies located in particular countries .These four sources are: factor endowments; demand conditions; related and supporting industries; and the strategy, structure and rivalry of the companies located in a country.Porter created a model linking these four sources in a diamond (see figure 1 below) and argued that firms are most…

The Perspective of a Photographer In the documentary, “The Salt of the Earth,” Juliano Salgado gives the audience a look into the life and career of his father, Sebastiao Salgado, a successful photographer. Sebastiao Salgado began his career as an economist who traveled to countries bordering Brazil. While traveling, he studied different societies and the nature that provided the basic needs for these societies. He would take photographs of the people and their ecosystem to give insight into…

Question NO 4 How did Mackinder’s observation of ongoing conflict between sea-based and land-based power influence the development of British foreign policy? To explain this essay question about Mackinder’s observation of ongoing conflict between sea-based and land-based power influence the development of British foreign policy; Mackinder is extensively supposed as the most authoritative defender of established geopolitics, and his lessons about the Pivot of British History and Heartland are…

The two articles are similar in that they both discuss power. Halasz and Kaufman’s article talks about the theory of cultural capital and symbolic violence. Which emphasizes that those with the most knowledge have the most power. This is similar to Gebhard’s article as the Canadian government were the ones with knowledge and power when they decided to remove Aboriginal peoples from their homes and communities and send them to residential schools. This process of educating Aboriginals according…

Lauryn Hall Mr. Martin World History CP One Child Policy Was the one child policy in china actually useful? In my opinion the one child policy was a good idea because of what the statistics. They show the decline of their population and with that there is less production of materials that make their pollutions, and there was a lot more resources because they were not burning them up as fast. The question is was the one child policy worth it? Yes, this policy that was placed in the 1960s cut…

aside the questions of legality, what moral arguments can be given for and against dumping? What is your position on dumping and what principles and values do you base it on? Should we have laws prohibiting more types of dumping? Must this be an international effort, and if so, how do you do it? a. The moral arguments that can be given for dumping is it is beneficial for third world countries who typically couldn’t afford these products without them being dumped. The moral arguments that can…

Slave trade among Europe and other countries was done to support the economy. People were a good that could be caught at little cost and sold to different countries for profit and be exchanged between slave traders. Despite the fact that Europe's concept of expanding their riches through slave exchange may have been helpful in principle, it was not as much of an advantage as intended. In The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings, Olaudah Equiano recalls his voyage from Africa to Europe and…

In her work, “Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128,” Annalee Saxenian observes the economic development of two very distinct regions, as aforementioned in the title, Silicon Valley and Route 128. Although, much of domestic economic growth can be witnessed at the regional level; the course of economic development is as distinct as the regions themselves. It’s no secret that Silicon Valley turned out to be the more successful of the two. With the use of…

The sharing of ideas leads to homogenization in fashion brands At present, globalization has caused different parts of the world to become connected as one place. Along with the advancement in technology, transportation systems bring both people and goods from one place to another place. As Water said, globalization has become not only a major historical process that has a great impact on culture but the central substance of contemporary culture (2002). By sharing ideas, people can enjoy the…

Meetings are unavoidable in all social structures no matter profitable or non-profitable. Meeting is defined as an act or process of coming together as an assembly for a common purpose (Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2010)). Meetings can be categorized into two: formal and informal. Formal meetings means, meetings involving persons that representing a formal entities such as business entities, government entities, and NGO. Informal meetings are family meetings and friends meetings. Meeting and…