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Research On Third Party Logistics Enterprise Business Process With Container Shipping As Main Transportation Mode, Jiaxu Zhang

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

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Royal Uncertainty: An In-Depth Analysis Of The Potential Affects Of Brexit On The U.K. Art Market, Ashley Solmer

MA Projects

The United Kingdom, most notably London, has been known on the international commerce scene as a pivotal trade center for many centuries acting as a stepping stone from Europe to the Western World. Even though the economic importance of London can be dated back to early times, the inherent popularity of its art market only began flourishing in the late eighteenth century, riding on the back of the already established, but restrictive, art epicenter in Paris. The rise and prominence of Paris’ art market from 17^th to 19^th century eventually came to an end at the heels of …

Birkin Demand: A Sage & Stylish Investment, Brittanny Newsom

MA Projects

Hermès is a French high-fashion luxury goods manufacturer established in 1837. They specialize in leather and lifestyle accessories. Hermès is perhaps best known for selling the Birkin bag, a handmade leather tote sold as a personal accessory. Launched in 1983, the Birkin emerged from an exchange between former Hermès chief executive Jean-Louis Dumas and famous British actress and style icon Jane Birkin.1 The pair were seated next to each other on a flight from Paris back to London. Birkin had placed her flimsy straw carryall in the overhead compartment of her seat, and the contents of her bag spilled out …

Arts In The Hotel Industry: Bridging Creative And Financial Goals For A Twenty-First Century Experience, Yookyoung Kong

MA Projects

The hospitality landscape of cities has changed significantly in recent years: hotels are themselves destinations. The trend is to manage atmospheric interior yet not overwhelming the area with pieces. However, the fine line separating art and design has become increasingly blurry. This article will analyze the implications of displaying world-class contemporary art in hotels. In essence, art has the potential to transform the industry even further. It could even be said that exhibitions can be a boon to hotel business. Furthermore, this paper demonstrates that the emergence of boutique and life hotels will facilitate the movement of displaying artwork in …

Estudio De La Eficiencia De Las Medidas Antidumping A La Importación De Vajillas De Porcelana Procedentes De China En El Periodo Comprendido Entre 2005 A 2015, Adriana Milena Acosta Ortiz, Lina Paola Bustos Castellanos

Finanzas y Comercio Internacional

El presente trabajo, tiene como finalidad evaluar la eficiencia de las medidas antidumping impuestas a las importaciones de vajillas de porcelana, provenientes de la República Popular China. Teniendo en cuenta que, estas son uno de los mecanismos de protección a la producción nacional la cual, se ve afectada por la competencia con precios más bajos. Por tanto, se hará una evaluación de información pertinente, para así, poder determinar si las importaciones que están sujetas al pago de derechos antidumping, han disminuido como se cree y si la medida proteccionista cumple a cabalidad su cometido o principio de resguardo. De igual …

Essays On Networks Of Influence - Discovering Insight Through Social Network Analysis, Kevin D. Mentzer

2016

Social network analysis (SNA) is a set of methods used for the examination of the relations found in social structures. While SNA has been used to study business for over 100 years, with early work showing the structure of organizational charts, it has experienced resurgent interest recently with the advances in computing power that allow for much more complex examination of these networks.

This research demonstrates how the use of SNA yields novel insights in three different situations. In study 1 we apply SNA to take a fresh look at U.S. State gubernatorial power. We introduce and implement a weighted …

Electric Vehicles In Ireland: The Past, The Present And The Future?, Emma Sadleir

Theses

This research is undertaken as part of the researcher’s efforts to achieve a Masters Degree in Business from Cork Institute of Technology. The research topic of Electric Vehicles in Ireland and the concentration on those vehicles exclusively or primarily powered by battery was prompted by interest and curiosity, but with a significant undertone of concern for the environment, all of which led to the research question: Electric Vehicles in Ireland: the past, the present, and the future?

It was not possible to start with a complete void and therefore initially assumptions were made, particularly that serious environmental damage arises from …