acrobats‚ and gymnasts banded together and formed the forerunner of Cirque du Soleil. The group toured Quebec and Ontario and then the United States‚ starting at the Los Angeles Arts Festival. In1992‚ Cirque performed in Asia for the first time. Since 1984‚ Cirque du Soleil has produced many shows; it now employs more than 2100 employees worldwide‚ including 500 artists‚ artisans‚ designers‚ technicians and employees. Cirque du Soleil’s employees all seek to contribute artistic works hat “invoke the
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1. Based on what you read in the case‚ outline a rudimentary SWOT analysis for Cirque Du Soleil. A: Strengths: Every show in 20 years has produced a profit‚ encourages creativity‚ niche‚ financially strong‚ well known‚ great marketing‚ technology‚ database of 20‚000 potential employees‚ shows have a long run (10 to 12 years)‚ talent scouts recruit from all over the world‚ creative‚ leadership. Creative production staff. Great locations. Excellent leadership. B: Weaknesses: High turnover (people
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a) Background and Motivation The Cirque du Soleil‚ the arguably most famous circus in the world‚ has been founded in 1984‚ in Quebec‚ Canada. The two initiators of this company‚ Guy Laliberté and Daniel Gauthier‚ have always seen circus with a modern eye. Effectively‚ their power of creativity and their visionary ideas have been the key ingredients to make this circus a global empire. The comparative advantage which makes the Cirque du Soleil so unassailable is its creative inspiration and the perfection
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Fiber optic communication ABSTRACT FIBRE-OPTICS COMMUNICATION Most reference materials that discuss the historical perspective mention about Indian smoke signals. None of these primitive systems was secure due to the spreading of the unguided light. Ideally‚ a communication system should be secure and should not require installation of a cumbersome physical media. Fiber optics satisfied these desires‚ and as early as 1958‚ fiber-optic equipment was being focused for use in the factory. The fiber-optic
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Case Study Thirteen: The anatomy of a strike – British Airways and Unite The industrial dispute between British Airways and Unite (the UK general union with over two million members) in the spring of 2010 provides a fascinating insight into the anatomy of an industrial dispute involving not only an employer and its employees‚ but also the government‚ political parties‚ customers and the media. BA employs about 13‚500 flight attendants of whom about 12‚000 are members of Unite. In February 2010
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Cirque du Soleil is the subject of this year’s selected case! Over the last 24 hours‚ the teams have been analyzing the entertainment company’s partnership with MGM casinos‚ while the Cirque looks to enter new markets at Tokyo Disney Resort‚ Macao and Dubai World. They will have to recommend a sustainable model that can be as profitable as its relationship with MGM Mirage. The following summary is officially made available to the public attending the presentations as of Saturday March 27 at 9:00am
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Case Analysis Report on: Compagnie du Froid Executive Summary This case study describes an ice cream manufacturer‚ Compagnie du Froid S.A.‚ founded by Jacques Truman’s father in 1985. It is a major competitor in the industry during summer and has presence in France‚ Italy and Spain. Compagnie du Froid practices decentralization in its organization‚ where each region is managed by a competent manager empowered to make business decisions in the best interest of the company. Traditionally‚ the
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calculations should Juan do in order to get a good grasp of what is going onwith Quickfix’s performance? Juan should calculate the various liquidity‚ leverage‚ profitability‚ activity‚ and coverageratios for at least a three-year period. In addition‚ a Du Pont analysis of the return onequity will help determine what has affected the profitability of the company. 4.Juan knows that he should compare Quickfix’s condition with an appropriatebenchmark. How should he go about obtaining the necessary comparison
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FIBER-OPTIC COMMUNICATION Introduction Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fiber. The light forms an electromagnetic waves that is modulated to carry information. First developed in the 1970s‚ fiber-optic communication system have revolutionized the telecommunication industry and have played a major role in the advent of the information over age. Because of its advantages over electrical
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Copper vs Fiber Some advantages of Copper Cabling are Power over Ethernet this gives you the ability to power phones‚ surveillance cameras‚ Wireless Access Points‚ and many other devices right through the networking cable itself. That means that you don’t have to schedule an electrician in to run power to your surveillance cameras to power them. Another advantage is the ability to have an emergency power supply that will continue powering mission critical devices even if your electricity goes
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