Current Issue : October - December Volume : 2013 Issue Number : 4 Articles : 6 Articles
Design plays a very important role in Vietnam�s craft sector. Attractive craft design can help add\r\nvalue to the country�s craft products. In a highly competitive craft market, craft design is\r\nconsidered a key competitive edge for craft companies to secure a position in the international\r\nmarket. Vietnam�s craft design sector remains underdeveloped. The sector is characterised by a\r\nlack of market networks and innovations, low levels of design capacity, environmental problems\r\nand improper design processes. This paper contains a quantitative study of 305 companies and\r\nin-depth interviews with different stakeholders such as business owners, business support\r\norganisations, designers and buyers in the country�s craft industries. Data from 305\r\nquestionnaires revealed the significant positive relationship between market demand and craft\r\ndesign. This study also found that if the environment becomes increasingly polluted, companies\r\nwill be compelled to care more about greener, more environmentally friendly craft design....
The present work provides an empirical analysis of the extent to which stronger intellectual property rights (IPRs) influence economic growth of our country. Instruments of IPR are considered to achieve social, economical and technological advancement of country in all aspects. Intellectual Property Rights are patents, copyrights, trademarks, geographical indicators, protection of undisclosed information, layout designs of integrated circuits, industrial designs and traditional knowledge that are recognized by the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights agreement (TRIPS) and governed by the WTO (World Trading Organization). Where the economy of country can be accessed through EAGLEs economic concept and the law develop by Zipf’s and Gibrat’s. India signed General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1994 agreeing to implement IPR in all fields of technology. Results indicate that patent protection enhances innovation and ultimately economic growth of India and led to conduct innovative programmes....
There is a widespread belief that the Internet provides real opportunities for democratization and\r\npolitical transformation, especially in authoritarian regimes characterized by a strong restriction\r\non freedom of speech and expression and inability of civic engagement and participation. Such role\r\nhas been clearly witnessed with the rise of the Arab spring in general, and in Egypt in particular.\r\nDuring the 18 days of the Egyptian revolution starting on 25th January 2011, and afterwards, the\r\nInternet proved to be an important tool in mobilizing people, coordinating between protestors and\r\ndocumenting and publishing facts that occurred on the ground during the revolution. However,\r\nsuch optimistic view cannot be supported unconditionally due to several reasons related to the\r\nuniqueness of each country. This paper therefore attempts to critically examine the potential of the\r\nInternet on the political transformation in Egypt taking into consideration a full context covering\r\neconomical, political, technological and social dimensions. Studying these various aspects would\r\nhighlight the challenges and opportunities that affect the Internet in changing the political situation\r\nduring the transitional period the country is going through....
Forecastingdemandisacrucialissuefordriving\r\nefficientoperationsmanagementplans.Thisisespecially\r\nthe case in the fashion industry, where demand\r\nuncertainty, lack of historical data and seasonal trends\r\nusuallycoexist.Manyapproachestothisissuehavebeen\r\nproposed in the literature over the past few decades. In\r\nthis paper, forecasting methods are compared with the\r\naimoflinkingapproachestothemarketfeatures....
The case examines the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and cause-related\r\nmarketing (CM) in current business. The analysis shows that CSR in developing countries is\r\nnot yet as widely practiced as in developed countries. Because of the popularity and rise of\r\nCSR campaigns, companies in developed countries have difficulties to differentiate themselves\r\nthrough ordinary CSR activities and some have moved to CM instead. CM campaigns have\r\nbeen found to increase consumer participation and loyalty. Based on an accompanied\r\nshopping study that was conducted in Germany and previously published research, a national\r\nGerman CM campaign of the company HARIBO is discussed. Consumers who bought a bag of\r\ngummy bears supported the campaign with 1 cent per consumed bag. Once ââ??¬ 1mio was\r\ncollected, HARIBO doubled the donation sum to support 16 social projects targeting children\r\nin need. Five success indicators are introduced to evaluate the HARIBO campaign and the\r\nlessons learnt for developing countries....
International tests of the suitability of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) found that the minimum\r\nreturn required by investors implied by the model exceeded the risk-free proxy yield. In contrast, similar\r\ntests in South Africa found that the minimum required return was not significantly different from the\r\nrisk-free proxy return. This study sought to resolve this apparent anomaly by employing direct and\r\nindirect approaches to estimate the minimum return required by investors. It found that, in keeping with\r\ninternational evidence, the minimum required rate of return exceeded that of the risk-free rate proxy;\r\nwhilst the minimum-variance zero-beta portfolio return closely approximated the minimum required\r\nreturn. The implications of these findings for researchers and practitioners using the CAPM are\r\ndiscussed....
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