advantages? Use Barney’s framework. Apple thrives in its industry as a result of its competitive advantage over the other companies in the PC‚ smart phone‚ and tablet industries. When looking at apples competitive advantages‚ it is best to consider Barney’s VRIO framework. Barney states that the key components of competitive advantage are value‚ rareness‚ imitability‚ and organization. Apple has mastered capitalizing on these four components of competitive advantage. Apple creates value to its customers
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTINGS Introduction Computer addiction can have a variety of negative effects on a person. The most immediate are social. The user withdraws from friends and family as he spends more and more time on the computer. Relationships begin to wither as the user stops attending social gatherings‚ skips meetings with friends and avoids family members to get more computer time. Even when they do interact with their friends‚ users may become irritable when away from the
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1Chapter 1 The Demand for Audit and Other Assurance Services Review Questions 1-1 The relationship among audit services‚ attestation services‚ and assurance services is reflected in Figure 1-3 on page 13 of the text. An assurance service is an independent professional service to improve the quality of information for decision makers. An attestation service is a form of assurance service in which the CPA firm issues a report about the reliability of an assertion that is the responsibility
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Questions: What do you think was the main reason for Ipone’s success in America? ➢ Innovations ➢ Apple retail stores ➢ Emphasis on design ➢ Digital music player’s success ➢ Successful marketing effort - meet the expectation - mystique ➢ Good service plan (unlimited data with direct internet aceess‚ visual voicemail and a host of other goodies) 4Ps: Product: Fashionable‚ new advantages. Promotion: Tv campaign Price： Consumer psychology Place With tough competition from
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Chapter I The problem and its background 1.1 Introduction A peer group is both a social group and a primary group of people. It may be defined as a group of people who share similarities such as age‚ background‚ and social status. The members of this group are likely to influence the person’s beliefs and behavior. Also‚ a peer group can have a serious effect in an academic status of a person. School is where many children meet peers‚ form friendships‚ and take part in groups. For friendless
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Institute of Technology ECONOMETRIC PAPER Department of Economics College of Business Administration Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology Submitted by: Kent C. Bande Submitted to: Ms. Lady Lou D. Marapao October 2013 Chapter I Introduction Education is an essential basis of good life. Education teaches what man lives and struggles for. It cultivates an integrated life. By so doing‚ it gives significance of life. It is necessary for society. Education fashions and models
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Chapter 1 BANCO DE ORO BDO Unibank‚ Inc. (PSE: BDO)‚ commonly known as Banco de Oro and BDO‚ is the largest bank in the Philippines. It belongs to the SM Group of Companies‚ one of the country’s largest conglomerates owned by tycoon Henry Sy. Following the Banco de Oro-Equitable PCI Bank merger‚ the bank has since become Banco de Oro Unibank‚ Inc. Corporate Profile Banco de Oro is a full-service universal bank. It provides products and services to the retail and corporate markets including lending
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by‚ the school continued to grow in population creating extension classes. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The school was highly recognized by DepEd officials when it won the Regional Most Effective School in 1995 so it eventually represented Region 1 in the search for the National Effective Schools in the Philippines. The latest recognition of the school is being the 2nd Best Implementer of Brigada Eskwela 2014. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY As of date‚ the school has an approximately 2300 students
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CHAPTER 1 AN OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT General Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer on the space provided for. 1. The primary goal of a publicly owned corporation is to ________. a. maximize dividends per share b. maximize shareholder wealth c. maximize earnings per share after taxes d. minimize shareholder risk 2. A financial manager is considering two projects‚ A and B. A is expected to add P5 million to profits this year while B is expected
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Apple Inc. Case Study By: Executive Summary: Apple Inc. is a great computer technology company with a wide range of products that serve to every persons needs. Not only are their products great but so is their customer service as well. They are very loyal to their customers needs and are very good about honoring their warranties which are incredible deals. They are also steadily doing very well with their stocks and their net income over the past years. With their income up 364%
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