Case study: Finland and Nokia 1. How was Finland able to move from a sleepy economy to one of the most competitive nations in the world by the end of the 1990’s? Finland was considered a sleepy country even after their independence from Sweden‚ depending its economy mainly on the Soviet Union by exporting its natural resources. Finland however slowly but constantly developed its economy up to the OECD average‚ following the models of its Nordic neighbors to invest highly in social welfare and
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Michael Porter in his article “The-competitive-advantage-of-nations-(1990)” discusses how a firm or a region can build competitive advantage and strategy. Porter argues that Competitive advantage is often not an outcome of favorable factor and macro-economic conditions as classical economists insists. A nation’s competitiveness depends on the ability of its industries to innovate. Porter introduces the concept of “the diamond of national advantage” - a system that some nations establish for its industries
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image‚ gives higher expectation on girls‚ and contributes to lower one’s self-esteem. First‚ Barbie dolls have an unrealistic physical appearance that creates psychological damages to everyone‚ especially on girls. All of the dolls sold in the market do not have cellulites‚ hanging flabby arms‚ or bulging belly‚ but Barbie have the most remarkable and unimaginable body proportion of them all. Anschutz stated that girls specifically in Western part of the world who owns an
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2. What do we want to learn? What are the key concepts (form‚ function‚ causation‚ change‚ connection‚ perspective‚ responsibility‚ reflection) to be emphasized within this inquiry Key concepts: Form‚ responsibility‚ connection Related concepts: cooperation or conflict‚ interdependence What lines of inquiry will define the scope of the inquiry into the central idea? What teacher questions/provocations will drive these inquiries? Lines of inquiry
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1) The first woman president of India -- Smt. Pratibha Patil 2) The first lady to become "Miss World" -- Rita Faria 3) The first woman judge in Supreme Court -- Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi ...4) The first woman Ambassador -- Miss C.B. Muthamma 5) The first woman Governor of a State in free India -- Mrs. Sarojini Naidu (1925) 6) The first woman Prime Minister -- Mrs. Indira Gandhi 7) The first woman to climb Mount Everest -- Bachhendri Pal The first woman to climb Mount Everest
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In Smarter than You Think describes compares the use of “artificial intelligence” To “intelligence amplification.” Thompson in a way meets in the middle of the public opinion of technology. He points out that humans will more than likely be working side by side with technology
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rate is from $10-$30. Most articles say the same fact multiple times‚ “most marine biologists do their work because they love it - not because they expect to earn a high paycheck.” Jennifer Kennedy. (http://marinelife.about.com/b/2012/05/28/what-is-the-salary-of-a-marine-biologist.htm) Mike Kingsford states the exact reason why I want to be a marine biologist‚ “So many amazing experiences — what do you choose? I have dived through cathedrals of kelp stretching from 30m to the surface. Caves and
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11 do you think that college professional show favoritism among student Teachers respond more to students who express interest in the material taught in class. Nevertheless‚ other teachers are interested in the personal appeals they receive from individual students‚ making extra attention to such students appear discriminative. Therefore‚ I think teachers show favoritism among students because of their relationship in and out of class. Personally‚ I think that it is difficult for teachers
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Case Corporate Bonds – They are More Complex Than You Think 1. How should Jill go about explaining the relationship between coupon rates and bond prices? Why do the coupon rates for the various bonds vary so much? Jill should explain the relationship between coupon rates and bond prices by calculating the price of the bonds‚ which have similar features except coupon rate. Let’s compare ABC Energy issuer with the coupon rate 5% and 0% (the same with rating and YTM) Issuer Maturity Face Value
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For a religious person‚ the fact that life is special leads on to the concept of the sanctity of life. Christianity and Islam both believe that God was responsible for creating life originally‚ so it is like a gift from God‚ so should be preserved and respected. However‚ some others dont believe the same things. Some poeple believe that life forms evolved naturally over millions of years‚ leading to our society today‚ and so if it is not a ’great gift from God’‚ it shouldnt matter as much if a persons
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