I started this particular project with an internship at the European Commission in Beijing, China. Experiencing China's enormous growth myself in the last seven months it was clear to me that China will have an even greater impact on both the economic and political agendas of the Western world and its …

This thesis is to carry out research on how to maintain stable development for Shengteng Titanium Company in the time of global financial crisis. It is divided into two main parts. The research of the first part is about the China's titanium industry, and the second part is specific in Shengteng Titanium …

Alteya is a small, private, Bulgarian company which was founded in 1999. Its high quality products are certified by many different international organizations. It manufactures products based on lavender and rose oils such as pure essential oils, cosmetics, perfumes etc. Alteya sells them via e-commerce …

Sub-national authorities [SNAs] have seen a great development in their influence in the European up from the 1980s, due to several processes at work in Europe. Multi-level governance [MLG], a theory derived from studies on European Integration, explains for instance the changing interaction between different …

In November 2006, SOMO published a report that criticised labour conditions in Nokia's factories in Asia. This report revealed conditions where workers work up to 72 hours a week with compulsory overtime, have insecure employment contracts and work in unsafe factories, where no or inadequate protection …

Chapter overview 1. About the Company This first chapter will further introduce Nedcars Autoverhuur and will more thoroughly discuss personnel, the company's values, and its mission. Also it will introduce its current customers. It will serve as the context of this thesis. 2. Situation Analysis In the …

In the past years there have been many affairs involving ministerial responsibility. Sometimes the ministers had to resign and sometimes they resigned themselves. The fire at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport which caused two ministers to resign, gave me reason to do research on this subject and to find out …

Indonesia's decentralization in the form of regional autonomy has opened many new opportunities for the people. Especially in the regions, higher authority allowed local governments to develop their regions and increase the people's welfare. Despite a number of positive developments, there are many problems …

Economic underdevelopment in sub-Saharan Africa has a long history. Two centuries of globalization has left sub-Saharan Africa lagging far behind in its economic development - its income is twenty five times smaller than the income of the USA, the richest economy in the world. This unfavorable situation …

Today, the Darfur conflict is considered to be one of the worst happenings of the present day world, with millions suffering without a home, shelter, water, or food. Children languish without security, education, nutrition and more than anything else, without any hope of safety or a positive future. …