LofN - The Basics Key Syllabus Questions To what extent was the League of Nations a success? What were the aims‚ strengths and weaknesses of the organisation? Successes and failures of peacekeeping during the 1920’s The agencies of the League What was the impact of the Great Depression? Failures of the League during the 1930’s – Manchuria and Abyssinia Intrinsic problems with the League - always very likely to fail! Confused aims Fourteen Points (Jan 1918) - President Wilson had called
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Lego case study 1. How did the information systems and the organization design changes implemented by Knudstorp align with the changes in business strategy? Ever since LEGO started experiencing double digit annual sales growth‚ (by launching new toy games‚ branded theme parks‚ entering the video game sector‚ introducing mobile applications‚ introducing toys for girls‚ etc.) they realized they needed a model that was standardized‚ modular and scalable. Hence‚ allowing them to expand to
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League of Nations Background 0 America entered World War One in 1917. The country as a whole and the president - Woodrow Wilson in particular - was horrified by the slaughter that had taken place in what was meant to be a civilised part of the world. The only way to avoid a repetition of such a disaster‚ was to create an international body whose sole purpose was to maintain world peace and which would sort out international disputes as and when they occurred. This would be the task of the
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Negro Baseball Leagues Baseball is known as one of America’s favorite pastimes. A fun filled family outing would include a picnic and a trip to see their favorite Major League Baseball team play. The faces of the children would light up when they caught a foul ball. This pastime of "baseball" was one of segregation and a naïve sense of enjoyment‚ for the "baseball" that they knew was a game of only Caucasian Americans. Little did they know‚ some of the most talented players were African-American
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Who doesn’t like Lego? Obviously the developers knew the answer to this question and this is why they came up with this interesting new game where everything and anything is possible. Lego Worlds takes the player to a journey in medieval times where everything is made entirely from Lego. You have the freedom to build‚ paint‚ move‚ copy‚ paste and even destroy anything. The sky is the limit when it comes to Lego and what you can do with them. Two games in one: Lego Worlds is actually made up from
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As LEGO industry is continuously developing more innovated ideas to expand their product lines for their global buyers‚ it is my job to analyze their position in determining how to maintain market dominance in the building toy market as well in their financial success within the industry. By using Michael Porter’s Five Forces model‚ I was able to present the competitive set for LEGO building blocks and its recent product advancements. Looking at LEGO in the competitive set as a whole‚ we note that
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The Arab League. The Arab League is a regional organization that was founded on March 22‚ 1945. The league’s function is to promote political cooperation among it’s member states‚ and to deal with disputes or any breaches of peace in the region. The league’s official name is the League of Arab States. The founding members of the league are: Egypt‚ Syria‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Iraq‚ Jordan‚ and Yemen. Membership in the League was later extended to Algeria‚ Bahrain‚ Djibouti‚ Kuwait‚ Libya‚
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toy companies‚ and the difficulty of manufacturing economically. After this crisis‚ Lego was able to pick themselves back up and become innovators around technology‚ mass customization‚ and community to enhance and extend its customer reach. To start off their prosperity‚ they were awarded $178 million from the CEO’s family. This allowed much breathing space for which the company could make a turnaround. Lego workers knew that they had to rationalize and cut costs in areas like supply chain and
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lost about 500 players to the service‚ the question that haunted the baseball fans was‚ would baseball survive the war? The players were trading in their major league uniforms to fight for another team. The war claimed talents like Joe DiMaggio‚ Ted Williams‚ and Bob Feller. Team owners come up with a solution to halt a shut down. A League of Their Own‚ directed by Penny Marshall and released July 1‚ 1992‚ was a portrayal of the baseball debacle that happened during World War II. Columbia Pictures
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sanitaire had been created in Asia Minor. If the Persians wanted to return to Europe‚ they first had to occupy the towns of the liberated Ionian Greeks. The Athenians had a different perspective. They felt related to the Ionians‚ and in their view‚ security could only be reached when their compatriots were safe as well. Therefore‚ they continued the struggle and founded the Delian League. From the very first beginning‚ there appears to have been an element of rivalry with Sparta‚ as is suggested by
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