QUIZ ON CONCEPTS OF DEMAND‚ SUPPLY AND MARKET PRICE 1. THE LAW OF DEMAND SUGGESTS THAT AN INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF GOOD X DECREASES THE DEMAND FOR GOOD X. True False [1 pts.] 2. A DEMAND CURVE SHOWS THE [1 pts.] AMOUNTS OF GOODS THAT SELLERS SELL WHEN INCOME‚ PRICES OF RELATED GOODS‚ AND EXPECTATIONS CHANGE. True False 3. AN INCREASE IN THE WAGES OF COAL [1 pts.] MINERS DOES NOT CAUSE A DECREASE IN THE SUPPLY OF COAL. True False 4. THE LAW OF SUPPLY SUGGESTS THAT THE ELIMINATION
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growing problem in the music‚ computer software‚ videogame and film industries. Digital piracy includes the purchase of counterfeit products at a discount to the price of the copyrighted product‚ and illegal file sharing of copyright material over peer-to-peer computer networks. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) claims that about 34% of all recorded music products sold worldwide in 2004 were pirated copies and that piracy costs the industry over $4.6 billion per annum
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Instructor Guo Ji Public email bnuwec@gmail.com‚ PIN interbusiness Contact Information guoji@bnu.edu.cn Course Prerequisites Micro and Macro Course Description This course is an introduction to international business with an emphasis on the contemporary issues of China. The basic content of the course includes (1) an overview of the means of conducting international business‚ with an emphasis on what makes international different from domestic (2) the effects of the social systems within countries
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THE GLOBAL FORCES AND THE EUROPEAN BREWING INDUSTRY Using PESTEL analysis can help to highlight the biggest influences on the strategy of the organization‚ both currently and in the future. These influences can be both positive and negative. In addition‚ influences often cross the divide between the six headings; the important point is that they appear somewhere in the analysis. The key is to identify and concentrate upon those factors or trends likely to have the biggest impact upon the future
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Case Study: Five Industry Forces Anonymous Principles of Management November 8th‚ 2011 In this case study‚ I have chosen to use the mobile phone industry to analyze‚ with Apple as the main company. Using the five (5) industry forces‚ I will analyze whether or not I believe this is a good industry to enter and how demographics have an effect on this industry. Apple developed the iPhone which is a touch screen smart phone that operates on the Apple mobile Operating System (OS). The most recent
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1.Use Porter’s five forces of competition’ framework to show how the structure of the airline industry has caused low profitability during the past twenty years. Below are Porter’s five forces of competition. In them you will understand what has caused low profitability. The bargaining power of suppliers: Labor is the airline industry’s largest single expense. Most airline workers belong to one of a dozen unions‚ which give the airline workers strong power in negotiations with the airlines. Airline
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Social stratification is a characteristic of all society. We have also seen that classes and individuals are rated high or low on the basis of characteristics possessed by them according to the social value scale. Any change in the value scale or any change in the characteristics results in a change in the status of different classes. Thus different occupations are held in different degrees of esteem in different societies or within the society at different times‚ The members of the priestly class
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Five Forces Analysis of PC Industry Threats of Entry The threats of new entrants in the PC industry are low in the U.S. market. The advanced technology is required to make and design PC. The US PC market was dominated by a few big names in year 2007‚ for example HP‚ Dell‚ Apple‚ and they have their own differentiate products. It is thus hard for new competitor to break into the established brand and customer loyalty. Each firm has contract or has built tight relationship with its suppliers
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Macro environments relates to the larger forces that have an impact on society as a whole and not just on one or a few organizations. A single organization cannot usually have a significant impact on these forces and therefore can only adapt its marketing mix to account for the opportunities and threats that arise. The company’s macro-environment consists of six major forces that impact on organizations. The six major forces are demographic trends‚ economic trends‚ natural trends‚ technological
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MBA Industry and Porter’s Five Forces MBA Industry: The MBA school industry includes universities and colleges that offer academic courses and grant graduate degrees. The general requirement for admission is a bachelor’s degree and GMAT® scores. Some schools and programs also require prior employment experience. Instruction is typically provided on physical campuses‚ although online education and other unconventional approaches are gaining popularity. For purposes of this paper‚ for-profit institutions
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