The link between product quality and customer loyalty is evident: when a product satisfies customer's needs, and thereafter, a customers communicates the positive aspect of that products to others, thus showing a high degree of [...]
This essay examines credit card processes nowadays and tries to predicate the future of the credit card system. The credit cards make transacting of business very convenient.
The researchers suggest that the lack of attention to this step can be due to the lack of the knowledge of effective methodology.
Price elasticity of demand It submits to the extent of receptiveness in demand side quantity in relation to price. The variation caused by the price factor in the demand side can be associated to variations [...]
This is one of the indicators economists observe to foresee the possibility of the economy diving in to a recession, or is already on the way to recession.
With the current crisis in Europe, the main challenge in handling the situation remains to be the uncertainty of what would happen if big banks were to be capitalized like it was done in the [...]
In the world today, there are very many companies that have become obsolete and they have shrunk their market share because many other companies have emerged thereby taking the market share that was previously occupied [...]
Consequently, this growth and development has made marketing of financial services by marketers in the financial sector to consumers to be rapid and proficient when compared to other channels.
The opposite trends in the cost of mortgage credit and the housing prices also made the home owners participate more in the market since the risk of default was much lower.
This is an advantage to the employee because when it comes to firing employees, the first people to go are those that the employer does not know.
The problem when looking at this situation based on the findings of Country Report is that while having housing surplus would be fine if such housing were created in order to meet expected demand within [...]
From the article, Seib identifies a number of issues that contribute to the problem of the long-term unemployed. This has adverse effects on the ability of such children to get employed in future.
In this study, the researcher formulates the problem of examining the role of country of origin, ethnocentrism and animosity in promoting consumer trust.
Increase in the GDP as a result of increase in Consumption, Investment, and Government expenditure improves the standard of living since services or goods are readily available for consumption by the private and public sectors.
The Basel III toughens the bank capital needs and institutes new regulatory needs on the liquidity of the bank as well as the bank leverage.
Supply, on the other hand, is the amount of products that sellers are able and willing to take to the market and sell. In the event that the demand and supply changes, there will be [...]
In essence, the objective of providing for Medicaid and Medicare is to eradicate poverty and promote income equality in the country.
The last reason for growth of SR has to do with emergence of global standard-setting institutions, which in one way or the other are becoming avenues setting standards for organizations to comply with in regard [...]
The position of this country in the period of 1960s and 1980s has already discussed in section of economic history of South Korea; however, this part concentrates more on the position of this country on [...]
The following diagram indicates the SML, which explains the CAPM functions based on Markowitz portfolio theory, the risk of an asset in a portfolio is the covariance of that asset with the market portfolio m.
The unemployment rate increased due to various reasons such as uncertainty arising from the slow growth in the economy, current slide in the stock market and the debt crisis from the European region, which spooked [...]
GDP measures the nation's total spending on newly-manufactured services and goods or all income received from the services and goods manufactured; therefore, GDP is market price of final services and goods manufactured in a nation [...]
The economic analysis of the article will give the strength and the weakness of the monetary policy in the domestic capital and the foreign exchange markets.
In theory, risk free rate in taken to be the least returns on investment desirable for an investor and has no risk unless the rate of risk for that investment is lower than the returns.
Ecological economics sees the economy as a subsystem of the wider ecosystem and puts a lot of emphasis upon the preservation of the natural capital.
The problem of underfunding of small businesses has implications to the financial stability of the small businesses sector and the economy at large.
The article, "The State of Economics", is an article that discusses the turmoil between economists of the current age in trying to reconcile economic principles with both the classical and Keynesian economic theories of the [...]
The report contains valuable statistics data of the tax rates and entrepreneurs' opinions of the current policies which can be recommended to small business owners for enhancing their understanding of the current situation in the [...]
The subsidy of public goods by government According to Johnson and Whitehead article titled "the subsidy of public goods by government", the rush to build arenas and sports stadiums were witnessed in the 1990s.
Two factors that may influence the use of wood in the firm include government policies and the price of substitute input, which in this case is plastic. This will therefore make the price elasticity of [...]
The main advantage of using the agents to enter the market is their wide knowledge and expertise of the foreign market hence providing a smooth landing board for the firm.
To be the highly coveted market in the European region it has the most developed industrial economy and it places it as the leading competitor in the telecom market.
The standard deviations of the per capita consumption of beer, income, price of beer, price of wine and price of spirits are 13.
Economist and financial analysts argue that the stability and the value strength of the currency have been a liability and an asset to the members' states.
The increase in rates also affects companies in the housing sector because the increase in rates leads to a decline in the number of people who apply for mortgages: the opposite causes more people to [...]
There are many costs related to the production and the consumption of gases. The above policies, market structure policies and environment policies would reduce externalities due to production and emission of gases.
As a matter of fact, the global financial crisis is still playing out and that is why this has been explained in an easy to understand language that can not present a problem to anybody.
As the larger company makes it possible for the smaller company to access the already developed market, the new venturing company must show creativity in using the market for its gain and the benefit of [...]
The BACS system is very essential in the treasury management system due to the vital role it plays: The ACH system is called BACS and operated by bankers automated clearing services which is part of [...]
When offering loans, a bank has to gauge the chances of success of the loan; the same happens with mortgage financing; the following are the factors that need to be considered: Borrowers Information When evaluating [...]
The borrower should study the interest rates charged on loans and mortgages to determine the type of risk that they will pursue when they borrow funds from the lending institutions.
This means that the fiscal policy adopted mainly tends to increase the desire for investors to invest and the available market to have the power to purchase.
This has been through the removal of international trade barriers that used to limit the movement of people, information, goods and services through the rapid development of innovation and the resultant technological progress. He describes [...]
SERVQUAL is a representation of service quality as a gap between the client's expectation of service being offered and the client's perception of the received service, requiring that the respondents answer questions regarding their expectations [...]
This piece of work gives a critical discussion of the various factors that are associated with the rapid economic growth in China in the last three decades and their implications in the country as well [...]
Monetary policies on the other hand are policies used by the reserve bank of Australia to monitor the flow of money in the economy.
The economic growth in Australia is aimed at reducing the unemployment rates in the future. The country has succeeded in achieving economic growth and prosperity in the face of the global recession.
The policies have seen reduced rates in taxation, privatized the governmental enterprises and changed the structure of the enterprises. The main challenge is that the electorate and the legislature have sometimes used the policies for [...]
It reports the decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to suspend interest rates even as the economy is faced with inflation and a concern over the chaotic world markets. Holding on the interest rates [...]
The first limitation of GDP as an economic welfare indicator is that it measures overall economic activity of a nation, which indirectly indicate welfare of the population.
The economic downturn of the 1970s added to momentous changes in the institutional structures of the U.S.economic system. One of the major developments in economic theory during the economic crisis in 1970s was the emergence [...]
According to the Lyons article, the availability of land, cheap labor and rent rates when evaluated in dollar terms, encouraged foreign investments and tourists partly contributing to the increase in the value of the Brazilian [...]
The shopping experience is portrayed by the shopping malls as an experience that is both pleasurable and interesting ignoring the dark side of shopping; the economic aspects of recreational shopping culture.
Moreover, the company has been described to have one of the best in flight entertainment packages in the world; besides, emirate Airlines provides affordable and fast air travel to its customers Of course, a direct [...]
Consumer behaviour is equally important to marketers because it determines the products, the price, the distribution, and the advertisements that are appropriate in a specific market segment.
The intensification of child prostitution is largely associated with the growing industry in Thailand, the relegated position of women in the Thai society due to Thai Buddhism and the culture of recreational sex.
Within the sphere of employment relations, states working in collaboration with the employers form and set mechanisms that see the introduction of collective bargaining approaches in matters relating to the interests of the parties represented [...]
Wells Fargo's main goal following the merger, according to Phil Smith, is "to expand the investment banking arm so that its footprint is comparable to the commercial business, which is one of the top two [...]
In other words, the recession will tend to reduce the overall level of spending. Since the demand for their products will tend to be lower in a recession.
They then formed a non-formal financial institution that had the mandate of offering loans to farmers, but then the loans came with very high interest rates such that the farmers were unable to repay the [...]
Such was the experience that the economy of the United States faced in the year 2009 following the crisis that was realized in the housing market.
Through globalization, Australia has realized a rapid growth of industrial competition hence increasing both the quality and the quantity of production, and the consumers are left to enjoy the lower prices for the goods they [...]
The trend of the federal revenues as projected by the body for the time period ranging from the year 2008 up to the year 2019 also describes the same percentage of individual income tax in [...]
The ever changing market and technology has brought in a real forecast in the capitalization and elevation of Future Orientation, and this brings in the likelihood of Australia following the paradigm of America and other [...]
Evaluations of different perspectives of the process and feedback concerning the viability of the purchase are required to warrant the real purchase.
Foreign direct investment refers to the net flow of investment to a foreign country with the aim of acquiring a long term interest in the management and operation of a business entity in that country.
The period in the slowdown of an economy is named the contraction; the recession is the period when the economy is at the bottom.
The rate of interest will lower to such an extent that the aggregate demand will start to rise until it is equalized with the addition supply of funding.
The resources that the bank has been advancing to poor countries have been termed as insufficient and this is an issue that needs to be looked at.
During the Cold War period, the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic had different economic systems of capitalism and communism respectively, but with time, the two economic systems have been merging.
In regard to its role in determining the amount of money circulating in the economy as well as how the money moves around, the central bank is the sole issuer of national currency in England [...]
The issuers of a bond are mainly comprised of the self-governing governments together with their agencies, the local government, the corporations and the supernatural bodies e.g.the IMF and the World Bank.
The major limitation of the insurance programs policy is that the employees have to make regular contributions of some amount to the program.
There are a lot of efforts to induce synergy in the national innovation systems and this is as far as the automobiles industry in the two countries is concerned.
The theory of purchasing power parity is based on the premise that the price of identical goods in different markets or countries has the same value, when it is expressed in terms of a single [...]
The primary medium-term goal of the Australian monetary policy is to counter inflation, so an inflation mark is therefore the focus of the monetary policy approach."The Governor and the Treasurer have concurred that the appropriate [...]
The tax rate has been reduced to stimulate the economy and this is one of the factors that have made the country a good investment destination for foreign investors.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss how unionization has impacted retail food industry and the role of labor unions in shaping retail food industry and current business conditions for Publix.
The US mortgage crisis that was the genesis of the financial crisis is blamed on the laxity of law enforcers or failure of the laws that have governed the financial market in the US.
In the 1960s, the country suffered an economic crisis which was believed to have been caused by corruption and inflation in the country.
The heath infrastructures of the country are not adequate to meet the demand of the facilities in the economy; there is a deficit of trained personnel and physical infrastructures.
The present day Denmark consist of Jutland Peninsula and Danish Isle which joined Denmark as a result of several cessions of territories of which Sweden which was part of the Danish territories but later on [...]
In fact, China and the USA are one of the most successful examples of how it is possible to integrate cultures and demands and achieve positive results in the chosen spheres.
Crisis of the magnitude that was experienced is a real threat to the economy of any country and it is imperative for people to learn as much as they can to avoid the circumstance that [...]
To analyze why unemployment is set to rise in the UK To illustrate the true level of unemployment in UK To evaluate how technology affects unemployment in UK To analyze how inflation affects UK unemployment [...]
The value and the integrity of the human resource management are virtues that are reflected to the employees and the entire company.
However, a common feature of all the main objectives of different NGOs is the fact that they tend to empower people in the areas in which they operate and improve the quality of life of [...]
After collecting all the necessary data, the purchasing team processes it and translates it into the information, which can be helpful for the identification of possible improvements in the purchasing patterns, the choice of the [...]
The economic implications of the co-operative retailing modelling were that it led to the growth of the business thereby causing its expansion in the retail landscape.
This has led to the evolution of healthcare economics as the costs for accessing medication shift from one sector of the economy to the other. Macroeconomics relates to the expenditure of the government and the [...]
Purpose and Scope of the Research The general goal of this research will be to assess and design demand factors in order to promote Ryanair air transport services.
Legally, international trade promotes the development of common laws between trading partners and in the process contributes to the development of legal systems.
The purpose of this essay is to account for the truth of the claim that "The management of housing finance is the key to successful housing organizations".
The methodology of study includes the review of the articles devoted to the anti-smoking measures of the Federal Government and application of economic theories to them.
Conventionally, the roles of trade unions have been to safeguard jobs and to protect the real earning of workers, provide them security and better working conditions and to struggle against mistreatment and uncertainty in order [...]
When determining the amount of premiums to be paying for a certain period, the insurer considers the age of the insured, the amount of guarantee sum that he want to take and the risk factor.
The countries stability of the banking sector was also seen in the change in banking activities over the period of global financial crisis, the country recorded the worst banking growth rate in the years between [...]
Nonetheless, this form of FDI is underpinned by one main challenge in the sense that the marketing points being targeted in the foreign country may not be compatible with the location where FDI is to [...]
The preliminary categorization of the small and medium enterprises was based on: Location of the enterprise The category of industry that the enterprise participates in The size of the enterprise The age of the enterprise [...]
Principles of individual decision making entails the principle of tradeoffs, the principle of opportunity cost, the principle of rational margin and the principle of incentives The principle of trade-offs According to the principle, a decision [...]
In the current context, fraud is the intentional act of a misrepresentation of the financial statements which basically amounts to deliberate dishonesty, cheating and stealing. First is the dependence on the internal controls of the [...]
Because the nominal exchange rate can be termed as the actual exchange quotation, it is the more important for a country's ability to export and import goods and services.
The research focuses on the discussion of the effects of the budget-less economic uncertainty. Hilton emphasises that the sales department failed to fill the 10,000 units paid by the clients because the marketing department did [...]
However, these interventions were only felt in the short run but failed to avert the direction of the Yen in the long-run.
Of all the schools of thought, the neoclassical school of thought has had the most influence in my way of thinking.
India's slow rate of poverty reduction compared to China is due to the differences in their approach to the economy. Improving the living conditions and general well being of the people is not only the [...]
Statement of the problem There are no clear data and information to coin to the impact of free trade on developing countries.
In this arrangement the shareholders are recompensed in two ways; the first one is the almost immediate tax savings while the other one is the probable huge returns in the case that the firm discovers [...]
This problem coupled with the issue of seasonality that is experienced in the tourism sector, limits the ability of many tourism operators to give good quality services that the market demands.
To set international prices a company has to consider total costs incurred to deliver the commodity to the market; after accounting for all the process, then a margin of profit is added on the cost [...]
Dividend policy refers to the strategies and policies a company adopts in deciding the amount to be paid out to the shareholders, this is in terms of dividends.
Bianco explained that one of the reasons that caused the crisis was the escalated increase in the housing value. This was followed by a drastic fall in the value and prices of houses.
Below is a discussion of the Germans national innovation system The national innovation system in German has over the last years paid much attention in the accumulation of knowledge. Mobility of labor in the national [...]
In regard to the article by Davis, it is reported that most of the times; Africans have the illusion that the informal sector which requires little capital to start and mostly dominated by women in [...]
On the other hand, justifies the development of cultural capital by the common observation of the characteristics of capital assets in numerous cultural phenomena such as heritage buildings and works of art.
In the UK this control is limited to the provisions of the Estate Agents Act of 1979 and the Property Misdescriptions Act of 1991.
Every government has the sole objective of improving the level of economic development and improving the livelihood d of its citizens. In addition, innovation has led to the improvement of the standards of living.
They have a staff that includes editors and others who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the publishing house.[1] This means that publishing is not only about books but also about the business of [...]
The bill has the support of Republican lawmakers who have the numbers in both the state Assembly and the Senate to pass it.
The major reason behind the crisis can be traced on the exposure of the Eurozone countries to the US subprime problem.