.... produce it or because it want´s to give greater variety to certain areas of the market. This last case should be like a stimuli for national producers to produce more and with a better quality and to find ways of having lower costs of production. This aims come to light because, as foreign products enter the market, they may be of a better quality and even cheaper than the national ones. Now, the consumers will have more possibilities to choose from and, it is very probbable that they will choose the cheaper and brand new products. So, if national producers don´t do anything in order to improve thier products, then they will be in danger of going to bankruptcy. As a ....

.... the company’s $47.1 billion of sales in its latest financial year, will remain with Hewlett-Packard Co., including its printing and computer division. The measurement company, which has not yet been named, will comprise Hewlett-Packard’s test-and-measurement components, chemical analysis and medical businesses.” The guidelines for the split is based on financial analysis gathered over the last two accounting years. The company’s stock price growth has lagged behind the overall stock market with in this time period and HP stated “that revenue growth was weak and reported softness in some of its business.” The buzz on Wall Street is one of enthusiasm over the p ....

.... 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 openness to foreign products and a strong interest in things international. All types of international cuisine can b ....

.... association with local fire departments. Weekly safety inspections and drills are also a part of the overall safety precautions. takes the needed precautions to guarantee their employees safety. will graciously provide employment and needed products for the local economy. Most of these employees will be community members who will work hard to ensure the safety of this plant. This chemical plant will provide jobs for over seven hundred people, including jobs like; chemical and mechanical engineers, support staff, shipping operators, administrators and other specialists. Another estimated three hundred skilled workers such as carpenters, welders, pipefitters, and othe ....

.... of the expenditure model, C+I+G+(X-M) are: C = Consumption I = Investment G = Government Purchases (X-M) = Net Exports It is important to note that because they are not recorded, household production and the underground economy are not included in Gross Domestic Product, nor are improvements to the quality of goods and services. The Gross Domestic Product Index is a useful measure of a nation’s productivity. The United States baseline year for current measures of Gross Domestic Product is 1987. (McEachern, 168) Consumption The model defines consumption as the total annual expenditures for goods and services by households. Examples of this component ar ....

.... and that cannot be excused. There have been facts which prove that there have been decreases in the fish population and in the aquatic life in the regions where the oil companies have been. The negligence of these companies can be shown in different fields. There have been many incidents in the oil field industry dating back to January 28 1969, in Santa Barbara. This may have been a long time ago but this was a disaster this country has never seen. On the 28 a well burst on the Santa Barbara Channel. It "raged for ten days and killed 3 crewmen".(Easton,10) There were major problems stopping this rig and no matter what happened there was already enough damage do ....

.... in an oligopolistic market - where the actions of one firm will subsequently effect the other firms in the industry. This results in each oligopolist watching its competitors closely, and is a method of competition between the firms, other than by price wars. The Kinked Demand Curve, is the economical graph that shows why oligopolists tend to adopt a common price -to achieve the greatest price and output. The Hilmer committe, estabilished 1993, is a government body who acts in the interests of recommendations of National Competition policies. In 1995, the Trade Practises Act (T.P.A.) was introduced. The T.P.A. sets out the general responsibilities of sellers, such as th ....

.... operating this way. An example is the Sony Walkman. Sony captured the market with this overnight success and enjoyed market dominance for years. The problem in operating this was is the cost of investments in products that don’t work. Sony is willing to write off these investments and feels that its success in products that do work far exceeds poor investments. This may work well in a market with minimal competition, but Sony is not in such a market. Consumer electronics is becoming increasingly competitive and cost driven. Companies must have a balance of creating products for an existing market as well as creating markets for new product. Morita once said, “We d ....