Transparency International

ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT 8 The latest technology buzz around our products invo lves the privacy of customer data. In a recent terrorist case the FBI failed to enlist Ap ple’s help to crack the security of an iPhone 5C and instead used an “outside party” to unlock it (C overt, 2016). We take our customer’s privacy very seriously and if there are companies that have the ability to hack into our devices, this will significantly impact our technology costs and futur e initiatives. 3)…

marked by a pluralism of lifestyles and a diversity of ethnic and cultural outlooks. Despite changes in society, the family remains the most important social reference group. Most people have good vocation training, a high standard of living in international terms and adequate scope for shaping their own personal lives.…

women represent less than a third of Australian parliament, this is still 10 per cent more than in Cambodian National Assembly (Heinrich Boll Foundation, 2013) (Parliament of Australia, 2014). The Cambodian government is also very corrupt – Transparency International ranked it the worst country in Southeast Asia, at 160 out of 177 countries (The Diplomat,…

Similarly to the monarchs the president has very little power in Ireland. Firstly he is the countries representative at international events he is recognised as the formal head of state. He signs bills, calls elections and refers to referendums and appoints the Taoiseach. Executive power is jointly held by the head of the Government, the “Taoiseach”, the deputy prime minister…

drone warfare is ethically wrong, we must look at the political stance of the governments using drone warfare, the society’s responsibility, the ethics of the way that the drone strikes are conducted, the effectiveness of drone warfare and the international irresponsibility and unethical nature of drone strikes. Drone warfare saves the lives of soldiers by placing them out of harms way; this is one of the arguments for…

INTRODUCTION Through this project we have analysed the case of Serendipity Inc., an Indian company that is considering expansion into the overseas market by setting up operations in the Netherlands. The company is aware of the fact that many of its competitors have failed in their overseas expansion attempts mainly due to the cultural differences that come into play. By conducting a thorough exploratory research through online articles, journals and ebooks on cultural differences between India…

HSBC: China Strategy, Emerging Market Strategy and Facing the World Financial Crisis HSBC in China HSBC, in a span of 2 centuries since its inauguration, has tinkered with their strategy in international plain over a variety of ways in concordance to world trends, regulations and knowledge acquired through learning processes and experiences. Within its strategy, growth holds a constant trend as the tip of the spear, as is indicated by the high market development, while variations tend to…

the secrecy was considered as selling out NZ’s sovereignty to the globalization and profit-seeking corporations. Dr Jane Kelsey, a professor at the Auckland University present at the protest predicted that unless there is an intervention by the International Trade Commission to finalize the agreement till August, the current TPPA negotiations are going to hinder back (Coconut spy tempest to TPPA secrecy, 2015). Dr Kelsey’s prediction proved to be correct as later on by the end of July, a…

might be confronted when operating start-up manufacturing company in the United States and internationally. As a company becomes more globalized, it is essential for owners, employers, and employees to understand the business protocol for an international business’ relationships. As an HR consultant the start-up manufacturing company has hired me as the first employee; but, no decision has been made as to what State will be their principal company’s location. However, due to customer’s…

Introduction Australian manufacturing has undergone massive transformations since the 1960s when it dominated the Australian economy forming 28% of the gross domestic product (GDP), or the total value of goods and services produced by a country over a period of time, until present where it only forms 8% of Australia’s GDP (as of 2010-11) . This decline can be seen as the result of structural changes mainly economic liberalisation, or the lessening of government intervention in the economy, since…