Groupon: A comprehensive Strategy TM583 – Course Project By Jesse Marcano Cory Shenault Clifton Leonard Table of Contents Introduction 2 Section 1 - Strategy 3 Section 2 – Core Competencies 6 Section 3 – Industry Dynamics 10 Section 4 – Technology Sourcing and Internal Innovation 13 Section 5 – Product Development Strategy 16 Section 6 – Strategy to Protect Innovations 17 Conclusion 20 Bibliography 20 Introduction Groupon did not invent the daily deal website; however
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Literature Review WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Every business needs funds for two purposes for its establishment and to carry out its day-to-day operations. Long terms funds are required to create production facilities through purchase of fixed assets such as plant and machinery‚ land‚ building‚ etc. Investments in these assets represent that part of firm’s capital which is blocked on permanent or fixed basis and is called fixed capital. Funds are also needed for short-term purpose for the purchase
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Comprehensive Study on Cybercrime Draft—February 2013 Front cover photo credits (left to right): ©iStockphoto.com/TommL ©iStockphoto.com/mikewesson ©iStockphoto.com/polygraphus UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME Vienna Comprehensive Study on Cybercrime Draft February 2013 UNITED NATIONS New York‚ 2013 © United © 2013‚ United Nations Office on Drugs andworldwide. Copyright Nations‚ February 2013. All rights reserved Crime ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT What is an Organization? An organization is a collection of people who work together to achieve individual and organizational goals. What is Organizational Behavior? Organizational behavior (OB) is the study of factors that affect how individuals and groups act in organizations and how organizations manage their environments What is Management? Management is the process of planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling an organization’s human
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Exam International Economics Academic Year 2011 -2012 Questions and Answers Question 1 Chapter 5 Suppose‚ as a result of various dynamic factors associated with exposure to international competition‚ Albania’s economy grew‚ and is now represented by the rightmost product ion possibility frontier in the figure above. a) If its point of production with trade was point c‚ would you consider this growth to be export -biased or import biased? b) If Albania were a large country with respect to
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Fancy Distributing Company of Atlanta sells fans and heaters to retail outlets throughout the Southeast. Joe Fancy‚ the president of the company‚ is thinking about changing the firm’s credit policy to attract customers away from competitors. The present policy calls for 1/10‚ net 30 cash discount. The new policy would call for a 5/10‚ net 45 cash discount. Currently‚ 35 percent of Fancy customers are taking the discount‚ and it is anticipated that this number would go up to 65 percent with the new
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for the 4th year students COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS of Text 1 “Doctor in the House” by R.Gordon Developed and compiled by Zhikhareva N.A.‚ Bezhinar I.S. Assignments in Interpretation I. Plot and Plot structure Read more: (Borisova – pp.10-16) Study Supplement 2 and answer the following questions: 1. What type of conflict is the
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The word philosophy‚’ by definition‚ is extremely vague and ambiguous. It can be related to anything to do with thought‚ perception‚ and even basic human existence. Therefore‚ in defining philosophy‚ perhaps it is easier to simply state what it may or may not involve rather than trying to find a concrete and simplified definition. <br> <br>Philosophy includes the studies of logic‚ ethics‚ aesthetics‚ metaphysics‚ and epistemology. Logic deals with the principles and systems of reasoning. It is
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Risk Sensitive Land-use Planning Case Studies 1 2 THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN OF DAGUPAN CITY‚ PHILIPPINES ‚ Introduction One of the most commonly used planning tools is the comprehensive plan. Variations of this plan may come under the guise of general plans‚ structural plans‚ and strategic plans. The overall goal of these plans is to guide the future growth and development of the city over a specified period of time and promote the desirable land use pattern that will support the socio-economic
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Memorandum –to-the- File: Comprehensive Income Date: June 5‚ 2013 RE: Question about the definition or example of comprehensive income. Facts: I have been contacted by my client who has asked the question about the definition or example of comprehensive income. In recent years‚ there is increased use of fair values for measuring assets and liabilities. Furthermore‚ possible reporting of gains and losses related to fair value has placed a strain on income reporting. Because fair values are
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