De Beers case In the few past years‚ the industry of diamond evolved a lot. Even if De Beers was the juggernaut of this industry‚ it has to evolve has well to keep its competitive position. What used to be its unique resources and distinctive competences and how De Beers decided to make it evolve? First of all‚ let’s studying the physical resources of De Beers. The company used to have the monopole of rough diamonds : it owned 80% of the world production 15 years ago but now it produces less
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In Manha de carnival by sigman and bonfa‚ I think there are two musical ideas‚ A and B. Idea A is played from the beginning until 1:19. The rhythm is being repeated by percussion instruments with a flowy melody played by piano‚ brass and woodwind instruments. Idea B begins at 1:20 with a saxophone improvised solo and as it progresses‚ the notes appear to get shorter and scattered‚ similar to how jazz sounds. The sax solo continues until 2:19‚ followed by a piano solo‚ following the same idea B. Percussion
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------------------------------------------------- Toepassing 1. De Europese luchtvaart-industrie Lees onderstaande beschrijving van de ontwikkelingen in de Europese luchtvaart-industrie in de periode 1990-heden: - Bespreek aan de hand van het competitie-model van Porter (1980) welke krachten een invloed hebben gehad op de winstgevendheid van de industrie in de periode 1990-heden. - Duidt voor elke kracht aan wat de verwachte impact is (positief/negatief) op de winstgevendheid van de industrie. The European Airline
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It is important to note that‚ de-extinction is the act of cloning currently living species and bringing species that once lived on the Earth back to life. This process involves containing the extinct species’ DNA and mixing it with the currently living species’ DNA. The surrogate species
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The poem‚ "Musee des Beaux Arts" written by Auden‚ is a poem that explores how people respond to tragedy and the struggles that they go through in life experiences. The poem’s title is French for ’Museum of Fine Arts’ which is located in Brussels. The poem is written in a way that it seems that it is two separate poems. "Musee des Beaux Arts" is a poem written in free verse. This means that the poem is "free" of meter‚ regular rhythm‚ or a rhyme scheme. This poem has varying line lengths and
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De Vaca’s journey as depicted in his narrative offers an in-depth look into the lives of the natives who he calls Indians throughout his writing. Being European‚ he found the behavior of the Native Americans as peculiar and interesting and goes ahead to discuss it in his narratives. De Vaca speaks of how the native Americans who he calls Indians greet each other. This he sees in how they greet him and his entourage after he returns. The welcoming and greeting was a huge celebration of dance and music
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Paul de Gelder Sometimes people are forced to undertake a difficult change in their lives. This is evident in the feature article Paul de Gelder composed by Caitlin Chang where various language and visual techniques have been combined to portray how events can effect and force upon change in an individual’s life. Throughout the article‚ first person point of view “I” has been used and repeated to assist readers in understanding de Gelder’s life and issues he has had to face along the way. It
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De la Torre a) Why is corporate finance important to all managers? * It is important for the decisions taken in the company‚ investment decisions and financing decisions. * Every decision taken in the company has a financial impact. * Investment projects‚ how much to invest and what assets to invest. * To raise the necessary cash * To increase the shareholders’ stake in the firm. b) Describe the organizational forms a company might have as it evolves from a start-up
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Prescribed Question: How does the text conform‚ or deviate from‚ the conventions of a short story and for what purpose? Guy de Maupassant has a dark humor and likes to see Mathilde and her husband struggle. In The Necklace a women named Mathilde is lended a diamond necklace for a ball by a women named Madame Forestier. When she and her husband get home from the ball‚ they realize the diamond necklace is missing. Instead of telling Madame Forestier she lost her necklace‚ Mathilde and her
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No Subject The story “No Subject by Carolina De Robertis” starts when a chemist receives an email from his daughter. He is surprised because has not seen her for years‚ and the subject in the e-mail reads . There is an attachment: a little paper clip hovers beside her name. He decides does not open that e-mail‚ so he prefers go away because he wants evade his daughter e-mail. Then‚ he goes and makes his scape because he does not want knows about his daughter‚ and he feels angry because she has appeared
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