.... why. During this symposium, the major challenges addressed were pay equity, the value of human resources, unity versus diversity, fostering innovation, and Global sensitivity. Now, I don't dispute that these are challenges that we as human resource managers are going to face in the upcoming years but I think that the technology revolution, AIDS, downsizing or outsourcing, and sexual harassment are going to be bigger challenges. The first item that senior human resource managers felt a challenge was pay equity. Specifically, high executive compensation compared to the wages paid to regular employees. It will be a challenge to manage the whole comp .....

.... abandon fixed exchange rates for the baht. This caused the baht to plummet more than 20%. In August of 1997 IMF responded by approving a $17.2 billion bailout package. After investigation by the IMF they concluded that hedge funds also played a role in Thailand's financial crisis. As a result of multibillion-dollar overhang, Thai business remains paralyzed with frozen cash flow. Also affected are the private sectors and the countries banking system. The private sector carries huge debt because of the crisis. Andrew Maule a banking analyst at ABN Amro Asia Securities states, "It's quite realistic to assume that non-performing loans will hit 50 percent. .....

.... | Opel | Peugeot | Plymouth | Pontiac | Porsche | Renault | Rover | Saab | Saturn | Skoda | Studebaker | Subaru | Sunbeam | Suzuki | TVR | Toyota | Trabant | Triumph | Tucker | Vauxhall | Vector | Volkswagen | Volvo * Market structure The type of marketing in which we are concerned with can be categorised as industrial marketing. This means that we are making specialised products that are sold to car companies and manufacturers rather than the general public. The obvious reason for this is that the product is assumed to be fitted onto cars by engineers only. * Industry output Below is the statistics on car production. This information is required a .....

.... already hit. Although his New Deal did not cure it, all the leading economic indicators improved during his tenure. To understand the Great Depression, it is important to know the theories of John Maynard Keynes. Keynes is known as the "father of modern economics" because he was the first to accurately describe some of the causes and cures for recessions and depressions. In a normal economy, Keynes said, there is a circular flow of money. My spending becomes part of your earnings, and your spending becomes part of my earnings. For various reasons, however, this circular flow can falter. People start hoarding money when times become tough; but times become t .....

.... the United States is less assured of late because of storm clouds massing over the Western Pacific and headed our way.” INFLATION Inflation affects everyone and most people are very elated about the recent inflation rates. Labor markets are tight therefor inflation is a threat but because of the biggest drop in energy prices in seven years inflation was practically eliminated. Last year inflation was set at 1.7 percent and most economists don’t expect this to rise above two for this year. Some are even Considering deflation to be the next step. In 1949 and 1955 were the only two other times that the CPI has declined. Despite this obstacle some b .....

.... educational theory to provide as complete a picture as possible of strategy in business. The authors have divided the text into 15 chapters with no further subdivisions. It is possible, however, to group the chapters into specific areas of study. For example, the first chapter, "Business Failure -- Business Success," examines why businesses fail, and provides the reason for continuing with the remainder of the text. The next two chapters focus on the "field of action," including the business environment and the business system. The fourth and fifth chapters introduce strategic management (chapter 4) and the struggle not only to survive, but to pr .....

.... Overall financial stability will lead to a better balance between consumption and saving that will make resources available for investment purposes, reduce changes in the economy created by the inflation in the past, and by the reactions of savers, as well as fostering high and sustainable economic growth; and contribute towards an investor friendly environment that will attract foreign investors to the country. Evidence has suggested that economies perform better, in terms of growth, employment and living standards, in low inflation environments than they do when inflation is persistently high. This evidence is a comparison across countries over lon .....

.... try and force management to agree to a new collective bargaining agreement. Under the law a strike can only occur if the existing collective bargaining agreement has expired and generally strikes do not occur unless labour and management have reached a stalemate in the contract negotiations. Negotiations often stall for a number of reasons, but the most common reasons are wage and benefit levels. Often both sides over estimate the other sides willingness to concede and when both sides have given all they are willing to give without reaching a compromise, a stalemate is reached. During a stalemate both sides try to convince the other that they are unable give an .....