onto the street directly in front of him. Earlier that morning‚ the Archduke narrowly survived an assassination attempt by other members of the Black Hand in the form of a hurled explosive device. Princip approached and fired two shots with an FN model 1910 .380 cal pistol‚ fatally wounding both Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia. This assassination is widely cited as the event that sparked the outbreak of World War I. However‚ to attribute the most devastating war in human history at that point
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According to the first class‚ the power point showed that the pharmaceutical industry is the most profitable industry. Based on the Porter’s five forces model‚ there are convincing explanation why the pharmaceutical industry has big profitability. For the threat of new entrants perspective‚ it is high. The pharmaceutical industry has a big barrier to prevent newcomers to enter this industry such as R&D costs‚ patents limitation‚ the long length of clinical time‚ the percentage of FDA to approve drug
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As previously mentioned‚ we will be using focus groups as our method of gathering data. The site/date that we will be using for our focus groups is our classroom on the 17th of November‚ and will consist of our classmates willing to participate in our focus group. For our second focus group‚ we have not set a date/location‚ but soon will‚ and will have participants who are all CI students between the ages of nineteen and twenty-six years old. The site what we will be using will hopefully be a classroom
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that defines our research inquiry is directly related to Integral leadership. Singh-Sengupta (2010) has proposed a level 5 model of integral leadership‚ which starts from the sensual level and goes up to the holistic level leadership. Her work is inspired by the work of Indian philosopher‚ Sri Aurobindo in a conventional way. According to the level 5 integral leadership model the communion of mind body and spirit brings a unique energy in the individual that the leader gain by focusing on his/her
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Case #34: Lease versus Buy Analysis Why Buy It When You Can Lease It? David Bajak Katrina Bishop Gary Hsieh Question 1: What are the different kinds of leases available and which one would be best suited for Paulo’s restaurant? Explain why? There are two major types of leases: operating lease and financial lease. An operating lease places the responsibility of maintenance and repairs on the lessor‚ has a life span of no more than 5 years‚ and is usually cancellable.
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Focus Groups An overview Submitted to: Prof. Schaff By: Muhammad F Balouch Id # 617531 University of Bridgeport Executive Summary ..3 Introduction ...4 History of Focus Group .5 Rational and Uses of Focus Group 5 Conducting a Focus Group Study ..7 Running a Focus Group ..8 Analysis and Writing Up . 8
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Porter’s Five Forces Model of Industry Structure An industry is a group of firms that market products which are close substitutes for each other (e.g. car industry‚ travel industry). Some industries are more profitable than others. Why? The answer lies in understanding the dynamics of competitive structure in an industry. The most influential analytical model for assessing the nature of competition in an industry is Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model‚ which is described below: Porter explains
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PORTER’S FIVE FORCES Threat of new entrants Existence of barriers to entry are low Few new firms can enter and non-performing firms can exit easily 3D printing will lower barriers to market entry and will enable innovative start-ups to target the market using crowd-funding.. Free R&D also dramatically lowers the barriers to entry. Capital requirements - Lower costs of technology equipment. First‚ AM reduces the capital required to achieve economies of scale. Second‚ it increases flexibility and
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Case: Porter Airlines Group: Issues: The issues facing Porter Airlines are whether or not the existing business model will remain valid during ongoing operations. The company needs to plan their expansion strategy and decide on how aggressively it can enter competitive markets. Analysis: Porter Airlines competitive position lies in its dominant position at YTZ as it is close to downtown Toronto‚ and is very attractive and attracts a higher yields ($/RPM – revenue per passenger mile).
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The trans theoretical model (TTM) (Prochaska and DiClemente‚ 1979) proposed that any health behavior change is not automatic but it involves progress through five stages of change. The individual’s cognitive level and behavior decisions differ from each of the five stages. Trans theoretical model interventions are mostly delivered by first identifying the stage in which the individual is present and his/her willingness to change. These changes could be lifestyle changes. The TTM is based on the
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