Are the migrant workers competing with locals in China's urban labour market?
Essay - 5 pages - Micro-economy, job-unemployment
At the end of the 1970s, the Communist Party of China (CPC) acknowledged that planned economy had not managed to increase the Chinese standards of living. Consequently, it started to reform the economic system in order to modernize it. The labor market was also not been excluded from such...
Critically assess the role of (ethnic/racial/religious) discrimination in explaining immigrants and ethnic minorities' education and the labour market disadvantage in Western Europe
Case study - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
After World War II and the process of decolonization, European countries were regarded as egalitarian and peaceful societies (Wacquant 2008, p. 15). In a context of economic expansion, the integration of migrants was easier and their aspirations of social mobility were achievable. However, times...
Are the migrant workers competing with locals in China's urban labour market? - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
At the end of the 1970s, the Communist Party of China (CPC) acknowledged that planned economy had not managed to increase the Chinese standards of living. Consequently, it started to reform the economic system in order to modernize it. The labor market was also not been excluded from such...
How firms use efficiency wages to raise employee productivity and how it explains wage stickiness in the labour market
Case study - 4 pages - Management
Some firms will attempt to increase their profits by improving their worker productivity by paying a wage that is above the wage paid by other competing firms. A well known example of the gains from this sort of wage setting is found in third world economies. At the market level wage,...
Working People in Alberta - Alvin Finkel (2012) - Labour Movements in Alberta
Text commentary - 3 pages - Modern history
Working People in Alberta by Alvin Finkel traces the history of labour in the country during the first nation's residence to the current occupants. The book describes the movement from interviews with ordinary citizens, activists, and labour leaders. It also draws inspiration...
Football teams in the stock market
Litterature review - 9 pages - Business strategy
To diversify the football club's ownership and financial base. Thus, it can be interesting for a football club to diversify its economic activities to diminish the sporting uncertainty, making financial results uncertain. Such a strategy was made for instance by the Danish club FC Copenhagen....
The similarities and differences in the development of labour movements in different parts of Canada
Dissertation - 5 pages - Micro-economy, job-unemployment
The labour history of Canada can be traced back several years to 1812 when Halifax formed a union for the tailors. Just four years later, the formation of labour unions was deterred by the Nova Scotian Union which passed the Anti-union Act. Such has been the trend in the Canadian...
The Role of Industrial Production in Labour Organizing
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Modern history
A look back at the development of the labour movement in Niagara can be traced back to the commercial capitalism facilitated by the construction of the well and canal. In this period, the majority of waged workers involved in the construction were unskilled laborers. Their lack of skills...
Belgian Financial Market
Essay - 12 pages - International economy
The financial sector has long been seen as a highly useful and productive area of activity. As a result, it has grown extremely dynamically at times. However, the events of recent years have eroded the sector's former prestige. First the US subprime crisis and then the disruption of the euro...
Over-Education in the Graduate Labor Market
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
This paper discusses the issue of over-education in reference to the labor market in UK. In addition, enough evidence have been provided to show the impacts of graduates' over-education and how they are treated in the labor market in relation to the returns they receive and the...
Strategic Development and Market Entry Plan - Green Gold
Case study - 8 pages - Green marketing
Among many different competitors, Green Gold Limited puts its focus on producing a renewable energy source, Dimethyl Ether (DME), which is an outstanding ecologically friendly product that substitutes the traditional LPG. Since 2020, Green Gold has set its strategic alignment towards precise...
Market Study - Sustainable tourism
Market study - 8 pages - Tourism marketing
The tourist is, according to UNWTO, a traveller who travels away from his usual place of residence for at least one night and a year at most. The tourism market has a significant weight in the world economy, and its influence is not about to end, as it is constantly growing. France is the...
How does the Netherlands establish itself as a leader in the world agricultural market and food industry?
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Agriculture is one of the most strategic sectors in the world today. In addition, the current circumstances linked to global warming require us to question ourselves more and more about new ways of farming to adapt to such a situation that none of us have known before. In addition to agriculture,...
Global oil market price
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
This essay briefly describes the various principles of economics and economic theories that determine the price of the oil in the global market. It describes vividly the major reasons that have led into the decline of the oil substantially over the past 7 years. Therefore, the essay uses...
Report of bottled tap water on the US market
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
We are a big brand of bottled water “Volvetian” and we want to launch a brand of tap water named “Acquasana” (an Italian word), which means healthy water in English. We plan to launch our brand on the US market. We want a premium quality for our bottles so we select an...
A new cosmetic product by Nuxe in the market of the Middle East
Case study - 20 pages - Brand management
With high purchasing power, the Middle East inhabitants are very big consumers of beauty products including organic beauty products linked with the well being of the skin. Our targets are Arab rich men carrying about their appearance and well-being who have to find our product where they are...
E-Recruitment and the labor market
Essay - 14 pages - Human resources
E-recruitment could be defined as the use of internet for recruiting. E-recruitment is recent in France. It was created during 2000's and is yet to evolve to become the first media used by French people to their job seek. E-recruitment mainly consists of spreading job offers on websites...
The labor market in Spain - publié le 19/01/2009
Essay - 13 pages - Human resources
Today, a lot of desires or worries of the European population are linked with the employment. From the question “What would you do when you grown up?” to the social claims and the general strikes. The reason is simple: a job provides a means to live but above all, work is presented as a...
The labor market in Spain
Essay - 19 pages - Economy general
Today, a lot of desires or worries of the European population are linked with the employment. From the question “What would you do when you grown up?” to the social claims and the general strikes. The reason is simple: a job provides a means to live but above all, work is presented as a...
Why do firms alter labour hours just before employment?
Case study - 4 pages - Management
The model of labour demand in terms of hours worked by employees assumes that firms instantly adjust their employment when the economic environment or business cycle changes. A firm looking to change the size of its work force will always find that it is costly to make spontaneous changes...
Football teams in stock market: litterature review
Dissertation - 14 pages - Business strategy
Ce document est une revue de littérature de mémoire, qui répond à la problématique suivante : in a diversified portfolio, what is the impact of football stocks of France, Germany, Italia on the risk adjusted return? Voici le plan de ce texte : Introduction : 1. Some characteristics of the...
Where would you place New Labour on the ideological spectrum? - published: 09/01/2009
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
Since its foundation in 1900, the British Labour Party has been in power eleven times, and has had five Prime Ministers. It was founded as a social-democratic party, close to the unions and advocating the rights of the working class. On June 2001, led by Tony Blair, it won its second...
In order to promote the wealth of nations, what should be the relationship between the visible hand of the state and the invisible hand of the market? - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 8 pages - Economy general
The decline of social democracy in Europe during the last decade is one of the examples which seem to show that there is no other global alternative for a state regulation under the market in the globalisation context. The predominance of the market in a political economy is not...
The launch of a new product on the Algerian market (Sagem mobile phones)
Market study - 38 pages - Business strategy
This report mainly focuses on Algeria as an emerging market, mobile phone as a product and Sagem as a French company. This report includes a detailed study of the marketing strategy and the economic conditions in Algeria and also analysis of the product and the services that Sagem offers...
The Polish market
Market study - 7 pages - International marketing
Poland is the sixth-largest country in Europe. After 15 years of courageous economic and political reforms, Poland has strengthened its position as one of the fastest growing countries of central and Eastern Europe. As a member of the EU, NATO and OECD, Poland is a trustworthy and reliable...
European labor markets: Characteristics and operation (including the role of trade unions and long term unemployment); impact of European integration and migration
Essay - 7 pages - Economic politics
The labor market is truly a special market because labor is not like any goods. Labor market involves particular regulations and arrangements because what is sold is people's time and skills. Besides the economic goal of performance there is also a social requirement to...
The global youth market (with a case study about Converse) - publié le 20/01/2009
Market study - 30 pages - Services marketing
Hassan and Prevel in 1991, defined the global marketing segmentation ‘as the process of identifying specific segments- whether they be country groups or individual consumer groups- of potential consumers with homogeneous attributes who are likely to exhibit similar responses to a company's...
How were the 2006 labour protests seen in France and abroad?
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
On 9 December 1905, a law was passed in France separating the church and the state. However, today in the United States of America, the President takes an oath on the Bible to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies both foreign and domestic. To the French, it may sound...
Where would you place New Labour on the ideological spectrum?
Worksheets - 5 pages - Political science
Since its foundation in 1900, the British Labour Party has been in power eleven times, and has had five Prime Ministers. It was founded as a social-democratic party, close to the unions and advocating the rights of the working class. On June 2001, led by Tony Blair, it won its second...
In order to promote the wealth of nations, what should be the relationship between the visible hand of the state and the invisible hand of the market?
Essay - 8 pages - Economy general
The decline of social democracy in Europe during the last decade is one of the examples which seem to show that there is no other global alternative for a state regulation under the market in the globalisation context. The predominance of the market in a political economy is not...
