”Dancing to Nat King Cole” by James Wall Title: “Dancing to Nat King Cole” by James Wall Plot The story is about a couple‚ Charles and Katherine Simpson. They are having lunch with their grown up daughter‚ Rebecca‚ at their usual restaurant The Angel. Rebecca asks her mother how Charles is doing because Rebecca thinks he is doing worse than last time. Katherine says that he is fine. But actually he is doing weird things in the house like clears unfinished plates away or cleaning kitchen surfaces
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To what extent is an individual’s sense of belonging determined by external forces. Support your response by close reference to how ideas about belonging are represented in your prescribed text and at least one other related text of your own choosing. To a large extent external forces will influence an individual’s sense of belonging‚ however to a small extent internal forces also have an impact. This is reflected in the prescribed text “The Simple Gift” by Steven Herrick and the related texts
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J.C. Penney is a retail outlet that operates in many locations globally. It deals with product lines such as clothing‚ footwear‚ beauty products‚ electronics‚ and jewelry. There are several changes that have taken place in the macro environment that promises to increase the fortunes of the company. The advertisement in technology is one single important factor that has increased the performance of the business (Ali‚ 2007). The company has an elaborate website through which it uses to tap the
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The Political-Legal Environment consists of laws and their interpretations that require firms to operate under competitive conditions and to protect consumer rights for example‚ Health and Safety and Consumer Protection. Government regulations are the forces that combat unfair business practices and serve as a guideline to avoid such discrepancies. There are four historical phases the government regulations falls into: • Antimonopoly period of the late 19th and early 20th centuries • Protecting
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THE CURRENT EXTERNAL INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT FOR TRAVEL AGENCY BUSINESS IN NEW ZEALAND Executive summary This report provides an analysis of the current external industry environment for travel agency businesses in New Zealand. The research outlines the important factors for the business environment in terms of P.E.S.T and Porter’s 5 Forces. Under these two types of analyses‚ P.E.S.T analysis points out that Profitability and Marketing are the two key findings in Economic Factors while Information Communication
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External communication Communication with people outside the company is called “external communication”. Supervisors communicate with sources outside the organization‚ such as vendors and customers. External communication comprehends all information developed by the company‚ which is related to its activity that is released in the press‚ for public knowledge. Such information is crucial in order to promote the company’s image. External Communication is used for: 1. Through ensuring the information
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The sociocultural environment encapsulates demand and tastes‚ which vary with fashion‚ disposable income‚ and general changes‚ can again provide both opportunities and threats for particular companies (Thompson‚ 2002; Pearce and Robinson‚ 2005). Over-time most products change from being a novelty to a situation of market saturation‚ and as this happens pricing and promotion strategies have to change. Similarly‚ some products and services will sell around the world with little variation‚ but these
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To have success in a competitive environment you have to have the right mindset. Managers often view the competitive environment as a hostile battle for dominance. According to Michael Porter this is the wrong way to view the competitive market. A company should aim to be unique not the best. The heart of competition is creating value‚ and not beating the rivals. (Magretta and Porter‚ 2011) This should be Ford’s focus moving forward. The Aluminum body truck is a good example of being unique and
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The ‘environment’ is everything happening in the world outside that is relevant to your business. As Baines(2011) describe : “The operating environment for all organisations is never static and seldom entirely predictable‚ and can therefore profoundly affect a company’s course of action.” Only after examine the nature of the marketing environment‚ we can therefore set up appropriate marketing strategies for organisation. Generally‚ the marketing environment can be classified into three levels: the
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Environmental scanning External environment a. Social b. Political c. Economics d. Natural e. Technological f. Competitive forces analysis The industry’s competition is that Pepsi and Coke was often interchangeably by many consumers expressing their interest in a soft drink. Pepsi in particular‚ is a fierce competitor in the beverage industries with two growing categories which are water and sport drinks. i. Bargaining power of suppliers The main ingredients for Coca-Cola syrup include
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