Giovanni Boccaccio The Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio is best known for the Decameron. For his Latin works and his role in reviving Hellenistic learning in Florence‚ he may be considered one of the early humanists. The culture of Giovanni Boccaccio is rooted in the Middle Ages‚ but his conception of life points forward to the Renaissance. Boccaccio ’s work reflects both his middleclass mercantile background and the chivalric ideals of the Neapolitan court‚ where he spent his youth. He strove
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Ducati Corse: The Making of a Grand Prix Motorcyle Ducati Corse‚ a subsidiary of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A‚ was responsible for managing the activities of the Ducati racing teams. Historically‚ Ducati had been the dominant force in the Superbike Circuit winning 13 titles since 1990. Until recently‚ Ducati was only part of the World Superbike series. But a recent rule by FIM (in 2001) permitting the use of 4-stroke engine in bikes as against 2-stroke engines‚ which was a mandate earlier (for MotoGP)
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------------------------------------------------- Subject: Ducati This memo will serve to identify the resources‚ capabilities and activities that are central to the competitive advantage of Ducati. Also included is an attempt to summarize the strategy essence of the firm as well as to suggest a thesis statement for Ducati. Ducati’s best resources center on their brand name (dating back to 1926)‚ their signature Desmodromic valve distribution system‚ and their collection of top-notch engineers
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In the summer of 1996 Frederico Minoli was appointed as the CEO of Ducati in order to lead the company into a new era of profitability and to establish Ducati as a brand to contend in the sports motorcycle segment. Minoli was faced with a company which‚ despite having a team of top engineers‚ had gained a reputation for average quality as a result of inefficient production and poor management. It was Minoli whom later described Ducati’s top management as operating in “a structured chaos”‚ as he believed
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manufacturing industry so attractive? Ducati has found major success in the motorcycle industry with its stylish and performance driven vehicles. Although several competitors have decided to leave the industry‚ Ducati believes the industry to be attractive for several reasons. The fact that a Ducati product is a niche product works towards the company’s favor. As any niche product‚ the consumer’s are very particular about purchasing the Ducati brand and the Ducati brand only. This creates a set of consumers
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Business analysis of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. February 13‚ 2011 This analysis will focus on three famous motorcycle brands - Ducati‚ Honda and Yamaha which have been operating in the motorcycle business for decades. Competition in the industry is high and in order to succeed manufacturers have to manufacture premium quality motorcycles for the same target group. At first sight it might seem that the three brands are identical but a more detailed analysis indicates that there are significant
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Introduction Ducati nearly faced on bankruptcy 1996 though it has good reputation on the famous mechanical system and its unique extreme performance. In the fierce competition with the domination by Japanese companies with high technology‚ it is difficult to survive or even recover from bankruptcy. Fortunately‚ the explosive growth and profitability occurred from 1997 led by the CEO‚ Federico Minoli. This document is the case study of Ducati recovering to a position owing a certain amount of market
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Nikki Giovanni Nikki Giovanni has evolved as writer; naturalist and a modernist later. Naturalism was a literary movement that was taking place from the 1880s to 1940s that used detailed realism to suggest that social conditions‚ heredity‚ and environment had inescapable force in shaping human character. Giovanni shows naturalism in her works "Poem (No Name No. 2)"‚ and “[Untitled] (For Margaret Danner)”. Just to give a little background on modernism‚ Modernism is when writers proclaimed a new
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Courage Award‚ National Association of Radio and Television Announcers Award for Best Spoken Word Album‚ and the ALC Lifetime Achievement Award (Giovanni 1). These are a small portion of her numerous accomplishments. But‚ who is Nikki Giovanni and how did she become such a decorated and recognized poet? Nikki Giovanni was born Yolande Cornelia Giovanni Jr.‚ 7 June 1943 in Knoxville‚ Tennessee. At a young age she considered herself a dreamer. She loved reading books and some of her favorite authors
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Analysis of External Environment of Ducati (Answer of Q. 2) In classical strategy literature‚ competitive advantage of a company is generally attributed to the management’s ability to position the company’s assets against some external context (Mintzberg et al‚ 2005 & Juga‚ 1999). This external context is referred (Porter‚ 2004) as external environment for a particular company. According to Johnson et al (2008:54)‚ the environment is what gives organisations their means of survival.” So‚ it
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