STRATEGIC ACTIVISM AND NONMARKET STRATEGY David P. Baron and Daniel Diermeier Stanford University and Northwestern University ABSTRACT Activist NGOs have increasingly foregone public politics and turned to private politics to force change in the practices of firms and industries. This paper focuses on private politics‚ activist strategies‚ and nonmarket strategies of targets. A formal theory of an encounter between an activist organization and a target is presented to examine strategies
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Index: ▪ Introduction to castles ▪ Types of castles ▪ Construction of Castles ▪ Castles under Siege ▪ Life in the Medieval Castle ▪ Tonbridge castle (history of Tonbridge castle) Introduction Long before men built such imposing structures as Harlech Castle‚ they constructed other simpler fortifications. In fact‚ men have always built some kind of fortification to protect themselves‚ their families‚ and their tribes against danger‚ whether from animals
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Medieval Pilgrimage In this essay I will discuss how medieval pilgrimages were considered to be a cultural phenomenon. Overall there were many motivations for pilgrims to participate in the act of a pilgrimage. Elaborate excessive artwork led to competitions at pilgrimage sites. Medieval pilgrimages changed Christians along with other religious people‚ spiritually and emotionally. Pilgrims went on journeys that were over long distances that proved to be physical and mental hardships. Before
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Topic: Comment on the representation of sexual passion in ’Dame Sirith’‚ paying special attention to the difference between it and idealized conceptions of country love. Dame Sirith‚ arguably the earliest fabliau in English‚ has often been interpreted as a parody on courtly love. Yet a careful analysis of the dialogues between Margery and Wilekin‚ the two `lovers-to-be’‚ exposes the alleged pervasiveness of the `courtly’ tone of Wilekin’s wooing as a construct of the critics. The poet’s
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Question 1: Income Statement 31-Jan 28-Feb 31-Mar 30-Apr 31-May 30-Jun 31-Jul 31-Aug 30-Sep 31-Oct Sales 55000 82500 110000 137500 165000 192500 220000 247500 275000 302500 Cost of Goods Sold (35000) (52500) (70000) (87500) (105000) (122500) (140000) (157500) (175000) (192500) Gross Profit 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000 80000 90000 100000 110000 Being in Business Cost (10000) (10000) (10000) (10000) (10000) (10000) (10000) (10000)
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the land. This resulted in numerous deaths‚ and‚ in the end‚ almost 25% of the European population had died as a result of the plague. The plague‚ with its many symptoms and ways of spreading‚ ended in many social and economic changes throughout Medieval Europe Most people know a few of the most common symptoms of the Bubonic Plague through the nursery rhyme “Ring around the Rosie.” The song goes‚ “Ring around the rosy‚ pockets full of posy‚ ashes‚ ashes‚ we all fall down.” This explains one of
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However‚ some critics will argue that darkness did not wreak chaos onto mankind; rather‚ it is humankind that is responsible for its own destruction. According to David Spitz‚ “If anything were to go wrong‚ as it tragically did‚ it could only come‚ then‚ from within; the only enemy of man was himself” (Spitz 5). In other words‚ Spitz believes that darkness did not inflict chaos or conflict in the novel. The true source of the destruction was no one other than mankind who was responsible. If mankind
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As industries turn increasingly hostile‚ it is clear that strong brand-building skills are needed to survive and prosper. In David Aaker’s pathbreaking book‚ Managing Brand Equity‚ managers discovered the value of a brand as a strategic asset and a company’s primary source of competitive advantage. Now‚ in this compelling new work‚ Aaker uses real brand-building cases from Saturn‚ General Electric‚ Kodak‚ Healthy Choice‚ McDonald’s‚ and others to demonstrate how strong brands have been created and
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take it all‚ and votes for defeated candidates are simply wasted and do not count anymore. The electoral reform was one of the central objectives of the Liberal Democrats‚ led by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. The referendum gave the victory to David Cameron: the British prime minister who has launched the most savage cut programs in the country since the Second World War. The defeated is‚ above all‚ the Liberal Democrats’ leader who has seen his party being swept away by the polls and witnessed
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in an attempt to gain more power. However‚ some factors led to the decline of power in England as opposed to rise of power in France. English and French kings used common tactics in order to increase their standing in the world. The Church in the Medieval world was the most influential power in Europe‚ to gain the backing of its leader‚ the pope‚ was an incredible boon for a kingdom. King William of England‚ and King Louis IX‚ were two powerful kings who took advantage of the pope’s backing. The descendants
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