Subject Area- flipkart.com success story- E commerce and beyond Although India is second largest country in the world‚ it expected retail market is around US$ 450 billion which is way less than US$ 469.3 bn turnover clocked by largest retailer in world “Wal-Mart Inc.” If we take another comparison‚ for the calendar year 2012‚ Amazon.com‚ the largest retail online store in the world‚ posted a turnover of US$ 61.09 billion registering a growth of 27% over the previous year 2011. Now if compare this
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Culture influence could be used as a propaganda tool. People gain their knowledge‚ overall speculation‚ belief and thought via social interaction and media. Propaganda was first initiated in 1662 by Pope Gregory XV when he established “The Sacred Congregation for Propagating the Faith.” Propaganda was then‚ similar to now‚ a given set of information laid in a biased or a misleading way. Propaganda became a great tool for leaders to promote their point of view and to influence the masses. For instance
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unipolar if nobody attacks one state because of that state issuing serious threats. This could make that state extremely powerful. Balance and deterrence are different in that balance contains states possibly allying with one another‚ along with the bandwagon theory. When a state uses deterrence‚ they are not allying with another state‚ more so they are threatening them. Nye & Welch 2). How would you
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their marketing strategies by researching surveys of what their consumers are saying. Who buys their product‚ where they live or what their consumer use the phones for. Since Smartphones are becoming a commodity and competitors have all jumped the bandwagon‚ the companies should instead figure ways that would separate their product from every others’. If Samsung or Apple‚ the two leading Smartphone companies‚ ceased all new technology and rather redesigned and refocused their product‚ it may extend
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Collect requirements * What is the common reason why projects fail? If you take up a moment to Google up reasons for project failure‚ the common reason that you’d find in most of the results is lack of clarity in requirements. Three out of five research findings have reasons related to requirements - * Unclear goals and objectives that change during the project * Incomplete requirements * Poor articulation of user requirements They all indicate the all-important step in ensuring
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Rhetorical Devices and Logical Fallacies Note: This document should only be used as a reference and should not replace assignment guidelines. Common Rhetorical Devices Paradox A statement that initially seems contradictory but actually reveals a truth when viewed in a new context. A paradox can effectively grab a reader’s attention‚ such as in a hook in an opening line. EXAMPLE: Less is more. Point of View The perspective from which a story is told‚ which can color the delivery of the author’s
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We Shall Overcome Propaganda and politics go together like two peas in a pod. George Orwell discusses the marriage of the two in his essay‚ “Politics and the English Language.” Among the most common propaganda techniques Orwell demonstrates‚ the two most prominent political speeches would be meaningless words and pretentious diction. Propaganda techniques are most commonly known as ways to be dishonest or when there is a hidden agenda. However in President Lyndon B. Johnson speech known as “We
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Propaganda refers to the use of communication techniques to affect people’s thinking and behavior. Any technique or action that attempts to influence the emotions‚ attitudes‚ values‚ beliefs‚ or actions of a group can be described as propaganda. Wartime propaganda was made to lure people into contributing to the war in different ways. Propaganda takes on many different forms. Movies would be shown to people in movie theaters. Brochures were handed out to people walking by on the streets or in crowded
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Why Businesses Enter Into Joint Ventures Intense competition has forced many firms to seek competitive advantage beyond their native boundaries. The economic achievement of China during the last two decades has been impressive. As a result‚ China has become the place where many Western companies are eager to gain competitive advantage through the exploitation of its abundant resources. Numerous international companies have been competing for business opportunities in China in the form of JV. As
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John Quincy Adams was a major influence in the history of the United States. John Quincy took part in more important events‚ and held more important positions than any person in United States history. Some of the important positions he held were he was American Ministers to four different European Countries (Hague‚ Prussia‚ Russia and England)‚ a State Senator representing Massachusetts‚ peace negotiator to England‚ a member of the House of Representatives‚ Secretary of the State‚ and President
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