Through the Years

nothing to envy the largest global firms. They all apply a kind of management own, supposed to guide them to the highest level of performance and profitability. Football accounts for nearly half the economic weight of sport in the world. An estimated 250 billion euros the total of all cash flows that pass in football, both for salaries, transfers, sales of shoes ... This windfall has prompted many lusts and there are very sophisticated marketing strategies that develop. It is the passion for football

counts a lot in the development of a country. It is not only a source of capital but also new opportunities for the country, new sources of employment but mainly it is a source of knowledge, skills and technology. According to ProExport during the past five years, the Colombian economy grew by 4% per year. In 2008, Colombia’s GDP registered an increase of 2,5%, a positive growth during global recession. That is why, I consider important to take a look into the Colombia’s FDI history, the requirements

these memories the ones you use? Who am I? When you come to think about it, I might just be an average student studying at university. Among those other students there is nothing special about me. All of us go to the same lessons, we have a similar social background and we pretty much share the same ideas. Despite those similarities each of us is different. Those differences can be explained by our past, our memories. How come I am this person today? Which memories do I use to be the human being

THE AMERICAN DREAM Who hasn’t heard about it? “The American dream”. Its creed: nothing is impossible, who wants can! A dream based on people’s hope of a better life, a brighter future; on the faith that anyone who has the willpower and works hard enough can enhance his living-standard. Put in other words: anybody’s life is susceptible to become a tale of rags to riches. This faith is something much anchored to US-American society. It is written in the Declaration of Independence itself: “all men

The influence of sustainable development in companies: the example of the giant retailer Carrefour “By acting together, there is real action!” Delphine Stroh, Sustainable Development Manager I - Abstract Sustainable development has become one of the major preoccupations today. Everyone takes it into account, the government, citizens and businesses. Each of these parts influence each other to make the turn, that of building a sustainable society. Companies in particular will need to start

CRUISE LINE Position Summary: Supervises and coordinates activities of a workstation engaged in preparing and cooking soups, meats, vegetables, desserts and other foodstuffs served in a variety of dinning venues onboard the vessel. Qualifications: Good English, four to six years experience cooking and preparing food in a 4 or 5 star hotel, restaurant or high volume food service facility, written references from former employers are preferred, proof of cook apparenticeship completion or equivalency

Mauritania & Western Sahara the ways of the moors The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is where West Africa and the Maghreb meet-a huge, sparsely populated, country – stretching between Morocco and Senegal. Contrary to stereotypical descriptions that portray this chunk of the Western Sahara as being ‘the same as it was centuries ago’, Mauritania, has undergone profound demographic, social, political, and musical transformations over the last forty years. Most of the country is desert and a series

Which ones are the legal challenges that IMC faces according to the lecture? As the importance of the IMC role increased these last years, becoming one of the most important way of marketing, this activity has to find a more specific organization. Indeed, it´s legal environment is not clearly defined. Moreover, as some public relations message, often understood as political message (for example during a political campaign) could be interpreted as commercial messages because of the use of IMC, a legal

endorsement for the next 5 years. In spite of recent accusation concerning Diego Montego, Startex has decided to rely on its soccer star. Startex thinks that recent scandal about his lifestyle and drugs consumption is exaggerated. For Dave Barker, Public Relation officer in Startex Company, ‘Diego Montego is simply enjoying its professional success and tries to stay at the top. His willpower to stay the best is on the lineage of Startex spirit’ For years, Montego has always be the keystone of

L’ignorance Megan Parlowe The novel “Ignorance” by Milan Kundera is a compelling story about the plight of immigration. It exposes immigration through the eyes of an immigrant, and teaches those who are not to try and see through the eyes of another. This novel is chalked full of duality; the state of immigration as ‘others’ see it, and the ‘truth’ of immigration from immigrants themselves. It uses the story of the Odyssey to parallel the themes of leaving and returning, as well as the adventure in between