.... perceived as less sophisticated than Japanese and European food products, in product formulation or packaging. Also, U.S. products are considered not as safe as domestics ones, due to the use of pesticides and chemical additives and the partiality of the Japanese consumer to purchase Japanese items. The reason for the large volume of exporting to Japan is due to United State's comparative advantages. Food products are very expensive to produce in Japan. Japan's current labor shortage, combined with import restrictions and domestic price stabilization programs, have driven up domestic production costs. The Japanese food consumption pattern consist of an op .....

.... million; Outdoor advertising - $19 million; TV - $275.5 million; Radio - $42.7 million; Collateral - $9.5 million; Consumer publication - $57 million; and cable TV - $23.75 million. Nowadays, the average percentage of earning for advertising agencies is approximately between .05% to 1% of the total billings. With a billing of $475 million, it would be logical to assume that Hal Riney & Partners earns approximately $2.375 million to $4.75 million. With the acquisition of several new accounts including Acer Group and Sprint Spectrum, Hal Riney’s billing is now approaching $600 million. Management Profiles - The chairman and CEO of Hal Riney & Partners, Inc .....

.... between jobs. It also applies to young people trying to find their first time job, language disabilities and lack of skills, including literacy. Frictional employment of this kind increases every year. The effects of this kind of is that there are more and more young job seekers out there, while the average level of formal education and job expectations of these new entrants to the labour force is very high. But the most important effect of all is the reduction in the rate of growth of new job opportunities. Frictional can only be reduced by better career counseling, guiding school leavers into areas which have great number of jobs, by offering .....

.... should be. Is the company as an entity liable or do you look into individual employees within that company? From an ethical perspective one would have to look at the mitigating factors of both the employees and their superiors along with the role of others in the failure of these components. Next you would have to analyze the final ruling from a corporate perspective and then we must examine the macro issue of corporate responsibility in order to attempt to find a resolution for cases like these. The first mitigating factor involved in the National Semiconductor case is the uncertainty, on the part of the employees, on the duties that the .....

.... Pelagic species - those which live in the near-surface layers of the oceans, this include several species of herring, tuna, salmon, anchovies, pilchard, sardines, menhaden, and mackerel. Demersal species - fish that live in the near-bottom layers of the ocean, this includes cod, sole, halibut, haddock, hake, and flounder. Large catches are also made of a group of fish classed commercially as SHELLFISH - shrimp, lobster, scallops, oysters, clams, crabs, mussels, and squid. WHALING was once a major part of the fishing industry. Overfishing has endangered many whale numbers, however, and the field has lessened in importance. Almost all large pelagic and dem .....

.... be said to be in a period of slight recession because there is a downswing in economic activity. To confirm a true recovery, "an economy must show no growth for two consecutive quarters." However, Canada is not in a true recession because there was a 3.0% growth in the third quarter, compared to 2.2% in the second quarter. Eventhough it is not true recession, the slow growth is a sure sign of a slight one. Low inflation is also is also prevalent and is symptomatic of a weak economy. A low inflation rate of 1.4% in November 1996 does not provide much of an indication for economic growth and expansion. A shrinking positive balance of payments indicates thes .....

.... which is available for agriculture, is vast, young, and rich in nutrients. Currently Diversified Agriculture employs 2700 direct workers and affects another 2800 indirectly. There is also 69,000 acres of recent sugar cane land available and highly assessable for potential farming of tropical fruits. Hawaii needs to export. There is nothing better than to bring money here to the local economy where it can cycle with in, and around the islands. Our state government needs to streamline this problem concerning the fruit fly. The people of Hawaii are natural farmers, and ranchers. The way I see it is, it is essential for the economy to grow, given its curre .....

.... tons in 1996-97, while 1997-98 saw a decline to 194.1 mln tons. The share of Gross Domestic Savings (GDS) to GDP increased to 26.1% in 1996-97 from 25.3 in 1995-96. Prior to this, the savings had stagnated at 22-23% during the entire period of 1989-95. Gross Fiscal Deficit of the Government of India, as a percentage of GDP, has diminished from 6.1% in 1994-95 to 4.9% in 1996-97 and was targeted down further to 4.5% for 1997-98, according to the 1997-98 budgetary estimates. But due to the Central Government’s turnover and runaway Government non-plan expenditure, it is estimated to have ballooned to 6.1% of the GDP. The rate of inflation, measured by the Whole .....