International Business: Establishing an International Outlet
Fletcher International Exports is a sheep meat processing company. Founded by Roger Fletcher in the mid-1970s, they are now the largest exporter of sheep and lamb products in Australia. They operate two abattoirs in Dubbo, New South Wales and Narrikup, Western Australia that process 9,000 lamb and sheep each day. In October 2012 they decided to expand their business into India, becoming the first Australian company to enter the Indian market. This report will discuss in detail
- current and possible trade agreements between Australia and India,
- the consumer culture and product suitability for Fletcher Exports in India,
- current and alternate strategies for success in exporting to India,
- the strengths and weaknesses of using a Distributor Evaluator,
- and recommendations for success in the Indian marketplace moving forward.
Christian Integration: What We Do Defines What We Worship
David Foster Wallace once said, “There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.” But how can we know what we are worshipping? Evidence for this answer is found in our pursuits. We all pursue some vision of “the good life” and each of our visions is a telos, or end (Smith, 2009, p. 52). Our view of human flourishing will ultimately move and motivate the way we live our life, because we will live to pursue this end in everything we do (Smith, 2009, p. 54).
As humans we are unable to serve two masters, and therefore we cannot pursue two teloses (Matthew 6:24). In this essay I will argue that what we do defines what we worship by analysing four example teloses: safety, happiness, image, and God. Each telos can be split into the pursuit of two or three relating themes (see Figure 1). The purpose of this essay is to provide evidence for what it looks like to worship each telos, and to explain how the worship of the first three teloses counters the worship of God.
As humans we are unable to serve two masters, and therefore we cannot pursue two teloses (Matthew 6:24). In this essay I will argue that what we do defines what we worship by analysing four example teloses: safety, happiness, image, and God. Each telos can be split into the pursuit of two or three relating themes (see Figure 1). The purpose of this essay is to provide evidence for what it looks like to worship each telos, and to explain how the worship of the first three teloses counters the worship of God.
Economics: Policy Analysis of Australia
This paper analyzes the policies of Australia through study of the country’s overall GDP by examining its components and composition, the country’s global integration by examining its debt, investments, and net exports, and its macroeconomic policy by examining fiscal and monetary policy.