RIZAL’S GRAND TOUR OF EUROPE WITH VIOLA (1887) •May 11‚ 1887 - Rizal and Viola left Berlin by train •Dresden- one of the best cities in Germany •Prometheus Bound -painting wherein Rizal was deeply impressed •Teschen (now Decin‚ Czechoslovakia) - next stopover after leaving Dresedn LEITMERITZ: •At 1:30pm of May 13‚ 1887 - the train‚ with Rizal and Viola on board‚ arrived at the railroad station of Leitmeritz‚ Bohemia-for the first time‚ the two great scholars—Rizal and Blumentritt—met
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VI. Strategic control 13 1. Critical issue: Swatch fails to create a distinctive image in the customer’s mind. 13 2. Financial analysis 13 VII. Recommendations for future action 15 The Swatch Revolution The Swatch comes out in Switzerland to contrast the crisis of the national watch industry blew up in the 70s because of the arrival of hundreds of quartz watches at a low price‚ coming from Japan and from Hong Kong‚ and for the decision to adopt not the quartz technology the Swedishes
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Swatch and the Global Watch Industry In the 1980’s‚ Swiss watchmakers began to realize they needed to change their business model to fit into a new global market place. They needed to not only change their views of the market but the infrastructure of watch manufacturing. In order to compete on a global level they needed to improve their technology‚ design products that would appeal to new markets and be able to compete with other companies on quality and cost. During this time‚ a merger of two
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relations‚ flexibility of wage determination‚ rigidity of employment index‚ hiring and firing practices‚ redundancy costs‚ pay and productivity‚ reliance on professional management‚ brain drain and women in labour force. As per WEF’s latest rankings‚ Switzerland was placed as the world’s most competitive economy for the fourth year running‚ while
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dollars in New Zealand with a 2-year bond‚ the bond’s price should be 114.53. The first coupon payment is $21.2 in NZD‚ and the second payment would be the sum of second coupon payment plus the principle—135.7 million in NZD. The cost of debt in Switzerland is 4.0%. In the Swiss currency‚ $65 UDS converted to Swiss franc is 99.5 million in CHF. The first coupon payment should be 4.5 million and the second payment is roughly about 104 million in CHF. If the company were to raise USD debt in the EURObond
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portable stove (réchaud)‚ and eaten by dipping long-stemmed forks with bread into the cheese. It was promoted as a Swiss national dish by the Swiss Cheese Union (Schweizerische Käseunion) in the 1930s but its origins stem from an area that covers Switzerland‚ France (Rhone Alps) and Italy (Piedmont and Aosta valley). Hotchpotch is a dish of boiled and mashed potatoes‚ carrots and onions with a long history in traditional Dutch cuisine. Lebkuchen is a traditional German baked Christmas treat‚ somewhat
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Duerrenmatt describes "The Visit" as a "tragic comedy" that offers a pessimistic social vision of post-war Europe‚ and especially of Switzerland. A criticism of Swiss neutrality during World War II‚ the rise of fascism‚ the 1950s rise of capitalism‚ and the general corruptibility of justice‚ "The Visit" powerfully asks whether it is possible to buy justice on the one hand‚ and whether murder and personal revenge can constitute justice on the other. The play’s power is drawn particularly from the
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broadcasting with the programming in newly developed countries. I have been assigned to lead a study group to six European countries to gather first-hand information on this topic. We will be visiting England‚ France‚ Germany‚ Poland‚ Italy‚ and Switzerland on August 24 through September 3. In addition to myself our group will consist of the following members: Name|Organization|Location| Katherine Grant|WPQR-TV|Los Angeles‚ CA| Arkady Gromov|National Public Radio|Washington‚ DC| Manual Cruz|Miami
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see some of the famous landmarks the countries hold. If I went I would want to see landmarks such as the leaning tower of Pisa in Italy‚ the Eiffel tower in France‚ and the Colosseum in Italy. Also‚ if I were to go to Europe I would want to go to Switzerland or Italy to go skiing. I would want to go skiing in the Alps because I have heard its one of the best places to ski in the world. Another reason I want to go to Europe is to try different types of food from different countries. Some food I want
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plus 140 kiosks. The stores‚ kiosks‚ etc. are present in around 40 countries around the world‚ such as: Austria‚ Belgium‚ Finland‚ France‚ Germany‚ Greece‚ Italy‚ Luxemburg‚ the Netherlands‚ Norway‚ Poland‚ Portugal‚ Russia‚ Spain‚ Sweden‚ Switzerland‚ UK‚ Ireland‚ Brazil‚ Canada‚ etc. As mentioned earlier‚ the Swatch Group operates in three business segments: watches‚ jewelry and electronic systems. The first two segments engage in the marketing of finished watches and jewelry. The manufacture
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