defined as the resources and competences (strategic assets) of an organisation needed for it to survive and prosper. Resources are physical and intangible assets a company has such as plant‚ people and finance for physical and information‚ reputation and knowledge for intangible. Competences mean the skills and abilities by which resources are deployed effectively through an organisation’s activities and processes. These capabilities can be divided into two groups‚ threshold or unique and core. Threshold
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proceeding to checkout and payment methods Visible and reputable secure online payment facilities Clear information about delivery logistics and tracking your item door to door How does the firm survive competition? Should position itself as being unique from competitors Competitive pricing/ flexible payment methods (credit terms) Quick online pathway to goods/services Firms need to be organised technically in order to handle increased business generated by the website‚ reducing maintenance and
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29 September 2013 What are the Unique Traits of Athenian Democracy? There are several traits that make Athenian democracy unique not only in the ancient world but also in the modern world as well. For the first time in recorded history‚ citizens had a say in what laws were to govern them . Democracy was an unknown and alien concept in the ancient world‚ and Athenians knew that their political process was different in and they were intensely proud of it. “Our form of government does not enter
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became the thirteenth colony in North America. Following the colonization of Georgia‚ Savannah was constructed the following year. James Oglethorpe‚ a hardy solider‚ became the commander of the colony after being appointed by the King. Georgia was unique to the English colonies because of the area it resided in. Georgia was used as a military buffer that would provide protection to South Carolina from the Spanish. This was deemed necessary after the Spanish had threatened Charleston on multiple occasions
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some of the best authors there is to date. Emily Dickinson was born on December 10‚ 1830‚ in Amherst‚ Massachusetts. Dickinson is considered one of the best poets from her time. Every poet has something that makes them unique and different from one another and what made Emily unique was the way she wrote her poems in incomplete sentences as well as how she explained herself through writing. As Allen Tate states‚ “Dickinson’s poems do not encompass a wide range of experience; instead
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SUBJECT : HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT TITLE : FUNCTIONS OF HRM SEMESTER : MARCH – JULY 2013 “ MH HOTEL ” PREPARED BY : WOON WANG THONG SHENG (03DIMT12-0077) LEE ZUN ONN (03DIMT12-0080) GOH TEIK HAN (03DIBA12-0177) ARTHUR CHIN CHEE HAO (03DIBA12-0178) PREPARED FOR : MR KARUSIVA Executive Summary Names of students that went to interview: Arthur Chin Woon wang thong sheng Goh teik han Lee zun onn Location:
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Option #3 You ask me why am I unique? The Trials and tribulations I have experienced and the people that were placed in my life is what molded me to be the man I am today. Growing up in Birmingham‚ AL I witnessed violence‚ drug addiction‚ and even death at an early age. Coming from a under performing household that is without a father figure made living comfortably impossible. Every week me and my brothers would see the "cable man"‚ "water man"‚ or the "electric man" come turn off our appliances
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The Yasuni National Park is a nature preserve in the country of Ecuador that houses a section of the Amazon rainforest (Cite). It is about 3‚793 square miles large and is one of the most biodiverse locations in the world. It is home to hundreds of different species of birds‚ reptiles‚ amphibians‚ and many other types of animals‚ hundreds of thousands of diverse plant species‚ and multiple tribes living in voluntary isolation. It is also estimated that there are more tree‚ shrub and liana species
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differentiators. As progressive technology advance‚ it enhances Amazon market and allows Amazon to be lauded for its recommendations engine‚ and subsequently‚ contextual purchasing capabilities‚ and of course the shopping experiences. All these factors are crucial to keep their customers coming back for more. A new research from Forrester indicates shows that 30 percent of consumers now begin their buying process researching on Amazon as opposed to Google‚ indicating Amazon’s authority as an all-in-one
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the loss of biodiversity in the Amazon? Introduction The Amazon rainforest is the world’s greatest remaining natural resource‚ and the most powerful and bio actively diverse natural wonder on the planet. Its size is so great that if the Amazonian were to be a country‚ it would be the ninth largest in the world. It covers more than 1.2 billion acres of land‚ and has approximately 6.47 square kilometres of rainforest; making up 54% of the word’s rainforests. The Amazon rainforest is known as the Earth’s
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