holding coins. In British English‚ it is still used to refer to a small coin bag. A "handbag" is a larger needed accessory‚ that holds items beyond currency‚ such as a woman’s personal items and emergency items to survive on. American English typically uses the terms "purse" and "handbag" interchangeably. The term "handbag" began appearing in the early 1900s. Initially‚ it was most often used to refer to men’s hand-luggage. Women’s accessory bags grew larger and more complex during that period‚ and the
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Use Cases CIS 210 Professor: Use Cases Introduction As an intern software developer for a retail bank‚ you have been tasked with developing use cases to support the ATM service. Body Describe a use case‚ complete with typical and alternate courses‚ that documents the event of a bank customer withdrawing money from an ATM. This use case describes how the Bank Customer uses the ATM to withdraw money his/her bank account. The actors are the bank customer and the bank. Some of the preconditions
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Jun Liang Date: 2/16/2012 Case Study: O-Fold: A Good Business Opportunity Reline on the giving research data and information‚ the business model Alex should pursue is Use a Crawl-Walk-Run Strategy. The advantage to choosing this business model is lowest risk. There is no need for a huge star-up cost‚ and it fits Alex’s current financial situation. Second advantage of Crawl-Walk-Run strategy is‚ it gives Alex’s time to do market research for his invention. One of the reason many small business
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jacob stevens P R I S O N S O F T H E S TAT E L E S S The Derelictions of UNHCR T here are currently over 20 million people ‘of concern’ to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Just over half of those are internally displaced or stateless‚ with 8 million having fled across an international border. Established in 1950‚ unhcr was charged by the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees with the protection of their interests: full political and economic rights in
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Faculty of Business‚ Economics and Statistics Business Strategy Winter Semester 2014 Group assignment Patagonia and the outdoor apparel industry Vienna 5th of December Analysis of outdoor apparel industry Outdoor apparel is a rapidly growing segment of the global sport clothes market‚ which develops technologically in an ongoing way. One of the leaders on this market is an american apparel brand Patagonia‚ which was established in 1972. This company produces high-performance‚ but fully
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Five P’s of Strategy Alicia Wiley AH543 Healthcare Strategic Mgmt January 25‚ 2015 Henry Mintzberg has proposed the concept of strategy by defining 5 Ps (Mintzberg‚ 1987). Each of the 5 Ps is a different approach to strategy. They are plan‚ ploy‚ pattern‚ position and perspective. Plan Strategy is a plan or future course of action that is consciously intended to deal with the situation and acts as a guideline (Mintzberg‚ 1987). This means that any act done purposefully and carefully
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To F--S S. O--D BY: Edgar Allan Poe In the poem To F--S S. O--D‚ Edgar Allan Poe takes a break from his usual depressed eeriness and reveals a softer‚ more hopeful side. Through his use of diction and allusion Poe creates a tone of support and encouragement. The simplistic make-up of the poem paired with the to-the-point message conveys how simple it is to let yourself be loved. The diction Poe uses throughout the poem plays an important role in the overall interpretation and meaning. The
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The impact of brand extensions on brand personality: experimental evidence Adamantios Diamantopoulos University of Vienna‚ Vienna‚ Austria‚ and Brand extensions 129 Received April 2004 Gareth Smith and Ian Grime Loughborough University‚ Loughborough‚ UK Abstract Purpose – To investigate empirically the impact of brand extensions on brand personality‚ using Aaker’s scale to measure the latter. Design/methodology/approach – Experimental study manipulating extension fit (good/poor fit)‚
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WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION GLOBAL PROCUREMENT | Cost Analysis | | | | | Whirlpool is the world’s largest producer and marketer of small and large home appliances such as mixers‚ food processors‚ washing machines‚ refrigerators‚ air conditioners‚ etc. Whirlpool also has a long standing relationship with Sears‚ which sells Whirlpool products under the brand name Kenmore. In addition to its North American presence (both manufacturing and sales)‚ Whirlpool also has a strong presence in Mexico‚ and
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------------------------------------------------- 2. Pricing Strategy ------------------------------------------------- 3. Fighting competition through innovation & branding ------------------------------------------------- 4. People ------------------------------------------------- I previously worked for the home appliance industry Whirlpool Corporation for about six years. The corporate office of Whirlpool is in Benton Harbor‚ Michigan in the United States. Whirlpool transformed itself from a regional
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