In ancient civilizations it was believed that the Earth was the center of the Universe (Geocentric model). This was the accepted belief at the time. Many philosophers and scientists wrote works based on the Geocentric model. The understanding that the Earth being the center of the universe began to change as scientists (Copernicus‚ Galileo and Kepler) researched‚ used mathematics and physics. The findings of there work led to the belief that the Sun was the center of the Universe
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5. Describe the competitive environment of the industry and how it relates to LEGO’s strategic choices. LEGO is one of the major players in its industry as it is the world’s largest manufacturer of toys in terms of sales. The environment is highly competitive and recently was largely affected by the financial crises. Since 1958‚ LEGO’s core and original product‚ composed of bricks with interlocking tubes‚ has represented a competitive advantage for the company. However‚ as the company operates
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To view one’s own culture as the universal by which all others are judged would be ultimately subjective‚ as our perceptions of cultural differences are shaped largely by our immersion in our own culture. An ethnocentric approach stems from judging an alternate culture in relation to one’s own pre-conceived cultural values‚ held to be superior; the parallax phenomenon‚ the inability to escape our own biases‚ prevents objective analysis of different cultures. A cultural relativist maintains the post-modernist
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discrimination‚ stereotype and even phobias. One of these discriminatory behaviors is ethnocentrism. Our world has many cultures each with its own unique practices and beliefs and when a person fails to recognize these practices as normal‚ they are being ethnocentric. Ethnocentrism is when a person views the world from the perspective of their own culture hence anything that is not practiced in their own group is abnormal to them. These individuals are viewing other cultures in an etic way and are being superior
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Nicolaus Copernicus to be accepted by the general public. The greatest power in the middle ages was vested in the church. The church was the first to assume the earth being the center of the universe‚ and all humans at that time believed that the geocentric theory was the truth. Copernicus‚ an expert in astronomy‚ however‚ has casted doubt on the church’s idea and came out with the theory of heliocentricism after series of experiments. What he did at that time was obviously challenging the authority
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Atlas Eléctrica recommendation: External strategy: 1) Buy La Indeca and the store chain La Curacao: - Why: To keep market shares and leadership in Central America‚ deeper market coverage. - How: Take long-term loans - Alternative: It will kill the company if other competitors buy La Indeca (Mabe‚ Whirlpool‚ LG‚ Samsung in Mexico)they would take market shares from Atlas Eléctrica and by the time wipe out the company from Central America where Atlas Eléctrica has the biggest market
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[pic] Environmental Factors Affecting Human Resource Planning Student ID: 11466728 Student name: Aline Ferreira Zwierzinski HRM 210 Assignment 3 Lecturer: Victor Libdy September 3rd‚ 2012 Human resource planning (HRP) is an essential activity that ensures that the exact number of necessary people with the required skills and knowledge are available in the future in order to assist organisations in achieving strategic
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ethnocentrism. Is it ethnocentric to be nationalistic? • What does ethnocentrism mean?
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Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies” was a book that challenged the way people think and made them rethink what they knew as fact. When Copernicus was born on February 19‚ 1473‚ there was only one view/model of the universe‚ which was Ptolemy’s model. His Geocentric Universal model‚ where the earth is the center of the universe and everything rotates around us‚ there was no question that this was fact. That was the case until Copernicus came and opened their minds to another possibility. Copernicus was a man
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day‚ using a line through the north and south pole as an axis. The stars closest to the equator appeared to rise and fall the greatest distance‚ but each star circled back to its rising point each day.[2] The second common notion supporting the geocentric model was that the Earth does not seem to move from the perspective of an Earth bound observer‚ and that it is solid‚ stable‚ and unmoving. In other words‚ it is completely at rest. ------------------------------------------------- PTOLEMAIC
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