full swing was the cold war. At the time‚ WW2 had ended and the United States and the Soviet Union were two competing major forces of power. They competed‚ politically‚ economically‚ militarily and finally technologically. When the Russians managed to put a satellite‚ “Sputnik” into space‚ the United States opened up Nasa and the space race had begun. Both nations raced to reach supremacy in space and the ultimate goal was to put a man on the moon. Whichever nation managed to do this first would have
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Case study BIGGER ISN’T ALWAYS BETTTER! Andres Pires opened his automobile parts store‚ Quickly Auto Parts‚ 5 yrs ago‚ in a mid-sized city located in southern Mindanao. Having worked for an automobile dealership‚ first as a technician‚ and later as the parts department manager‚ for over 15 yrs‚ Andres had learned the many nuances of the fiercely competitive automobile servicing business. He had developed many contracts with dealers and service technicians‚ which came in really handy when establishing
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Case 1 Peaceful Rest Motor Lodge MKT 521 Name: Suparna Banik CWID: 50208459 Tristan Knaus‚ proprietor of the motel named Peaceful Rest Motor Lodge‚ has been experiencing challenges regarding growing of his business. Profit of the Peaceful Rest Motor Lodge has been downsizing because of
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‘If the Rest was necessary for the political‚ economic and social formation of the West‚ it was also essential to the West’s formation of both its own sense of itself – a ‘western’ identity – and of western forms of knowledge’ (Stuart Hall‚ ‘The West and the Rest: discourse and power’‚ in Formations of modernity‚ Stuart Hall and Bram Gieben (eds)‚ 1992‚ p. 138). Discuss with reference to the history of anthropology. The idea of ‘the west’ or ‘western’ culture is vague and has been for centuries
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historical pieces of artwork were not located in their homeland. Currently‚ they are being preserved and stored within the British Museum where they are displayed for many tourists and travelers from all around the world to see. Greece has requested to have them returned‚ which has in turn created an international conflict between England and Greece. Just like any conflict‚ there are two sides to every story‚ but it is within those stories that a clear answer emerges. It is simple in answer‚ however it is
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They showed great courage when they went back on the boat to get the rest of the resources because they were running low on food and wanted to see if any animals survived the wreck. Another time they showed courage was when they went hunting for food and did not know what kind of animals could have jumped out and attacked them. It also took courage to stay on the island for so long with nothing to do but hope that they would get out of there alive. They stayed
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CASE 2/ Fiat Chrysler alliance 1/ Strengths and weaknesses of Fiat GM alliance Fiat was close to bankruptcy (no sustainable position) ; GM took 20% and Fiat received a put option ; explain ? Relations deteriorated (operations phase)‚ GM became less interested : Alliance was not equal ; The gross of the company has been different (different cycle and country) ; 2/ Strengths and weaknesses of Chrysler Daimler alliance Merger of equals‚ however Daimler baught Chrysler for bn$ 36 ; isnt’ it surprising
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Review Questions Chapter 2: What is a business case? How does a business case affect an IT project? A business plan that forecasts costs and revenues for a particular project over several years‚ especially to attract financing. It affects because it would say whether the IT project is good enough to go or should it be abandoned. So for any company can save money. What is a SWOT analysis and why is it important? A SWOT analysis is to study any factor affecting any company and
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If Joey is removed from school‚ he will be unable to maintain consistency. In addition‚ the learning lost in those three days at school cannot be made up in its entirety. It is also clear that Joey’s home life is complicated‚ and by having Joey stay at home for three days my increase the chances of abuse from Joey’s mother and stepfather. Joey must be in a safe environment that will help him to grow academically‚ socially‚ and emotionally. Completing an in school suspension would take Joey
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I´ll put the kettle on The thing what people really enjoy during travelling to other countries is watching and experiencing the culture. Many people know the British culture for its tea drinking. But only a few know that the preparation of tea will tell something about your lawyer in society. From the way you prepare your tea and the number of spoons of sugar you put in your tea‚ the British can trace your status. While in other countries tea drinking is seen as a social gathering and a way of
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