Ningbo United Products wants to expand its line of business from solely business to business to a company that also has a business to consumer branch. They found a product, the foldable solar panel, that they want to do that with. The purpose of this report is to find out the market potential for the …

NOOSA-Amsterdam (followed: NA) has been expanding rapidly since the 1st year of its existence in 2008. As being a western brand, the question gained: How can we prepare for the upcoming markets in Asia? What do we have to change in terms of our current marketing communication strategy? In this thesis, …

Investigate condition of water quality and quantity in the Chao River. Explore the main elements that influence the river and measures to improve the condition. The Chao river is located in Chengde, one of the headwaters of Beijing.

Multinational Enterprises (MNE) have various motivations for complying with human rights. Those motivations can be categorized into two distinct categories. The first of these entails benefits to the company, and are thus economic motivations. This group includes issues such as a stable business environment, …

This thesis aims to test the credibility of the Responsibility to Protect principle ("R2P") by looking at how the principle was applied in Libya and addressing the question of why R2P was not applied in Syria. The first part of the thesis is about the origins and definition of R2P. The second part compares …

According to the Dutch parliament, Holland is still recovering from the Euro crisis. The Euro crisis starts with the malfunctioning tax system of Greece and the consequences are felt throughout the whole of Europe. It is a very difficult time for companies and especially for exporting companies. However, …

Seemingly, there is a general belief that successful business deals are partly based on cultural awareness, sensitivity and understanding. Although the terms may imply similar definitions, they have slightly different meanings which seem to reflect distinct degrees of knowledge regarding cultural differences. …

This paper revisits how and why new multinational knowledge-based strategies and multi-level governmental policies influence the upgrading process of regions in developing economies. Automotive multinationals traditionally exploited local asset conditions, but it is shown that they have also been contributing …

This research was done in the Land Dynamic group of Wageningen University between February and June of 2012. The research is mainly focused on analysis of whether land use/cover change (LUCC) influences sediment discharge and stream flow in the upstream regions of the Beiluo River, China. Five methods …