Q3. What was IBM’s horizontal scope in 2005? Using the four tests for horizontal scope‚ comment thereon in terms of any divestments you would recommend. Explain your strategic rationale. Answer- The horizontal scope of a company guides it in terms of which industry it should compete in. IBM’s horizontal scope in 2005 ranged from Computer technologies (as the core competency) to Business consulting‚ research and development. Acquisition and alliances with PWC‚Nextel‚ Mayo and Boeing were another highlighting
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The `Box Room’ by Liz Lochhead is a poem which describes a girl’s stay at her boyfriend’s childhood home‚ and her encounter with the boyfriend’s mother. As the poem title suggests the girl is to spend the weekend in the Box Room‚ which was her boyfriend’s room as he lived and grew up in the family home. This essay will look at the theme of relationships by examining the conflict between the boyfriend’s mother and the girlfriend by using word choice and minor sentences. The poet uses minor sentences
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Nolan Hall GW 140 20 February 2012 Box Jellyfish: Nothing Square About It For many people‚ water is a source of relaxation and comfort‚ while others believe that it can be dangerous and deceiving‚ but often times people do not look at what lives among it. Whether it is a body of fresh water‚ or a body of salt water‚ many creatures lurk among the depths of seas‚ oceans‚ lakes‚ and rivers without gaining the attention of human beings. With this‚ a plethora of sea creatures that tend to remain hidden
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Characters Box Trolls was an interesting movie with an immense amount of insight to leadership and followership. The characters included: the box trolls (who humans looked down on)‚ the man with the red hat (who was driven by greed)‚ The lordship who wore a white hat‚ his daughter Winnie and the boy who was raised by the box trolls. The principles or ethics portrayed in the movie are valuable lessons. For instance‚ the Box troll’s exterminators kept following a questionable leadership. If a follower
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Box Man Final Draft We come alone in this world and one day we will be alone once again; therefore‚ we must formulate the choice to achieve things ourselves. That is why in the essay “The Box Man”‚ Barbara Lazear Ascher writes about the evening customs of diverse people that live alone and by observing these people‚ reflects on the nature of solitude. She demonstrates that solidity doesn’t necessarily mean being lonely‚ just alone and explains how lonely and alone are unlike. Ascher uses the rhetorical
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Based on the episode of Pandora’s Box from PBS‚ Dr. Watson explains his unconventional views about the future of DNA technology. In the video‚ Watson covers many different topics regarding the evolution and future for the human race‚ through DNA technology and gene enhancing. Some of the topics that Dr. Watson discussed were genetic engineering‚ eugenics‚ and genetic injustice. With these topics‚ many moral and ethical views arose from society regarding the issues with using DNA technology. Dr
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Direct Shear Box Test Contents Introduction Objective Apparatus Description of Test Results Calculations Relevance to Geotechnics Soil Description and Conclusion References Introduction Shear strength is the property that enables a material to remain in equilibrium when its surface is not level. (Smith‚ 2006) The direct shear test is used to determine the shear strength of soils on a predetermined failure surface. This test is used to measure the shearing resistance‚ undrained shear
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Moving to a new country People move to an other country for many reasons: to escape from their exausting routine‚ a career change‚ health purpose‚ but for me it was as part of an University exchange. I’m a moroccan student who live in South Korea since August 2012‚ and I was suprised of some aspects of this country. I had some experiences that bring me to ask myself new questions and even let me confused sometimes. In fact‚ there are three things that impressed me most: their similarities‚ their
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Box Room 2010. Q5 Choose a poem in which the creation of mood or atmosphere is an important feature. Show how the poet creates a mood or atmosphere‚ and discuss its importance in your appreciation of the poem as a whole. A poem which I recently studied was Box Room by Liz Lochhead. This poem focuses on the recount of a girlfriend meeting her boyfriends’ mother for the very first time. For the duration of her stay‚ the
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Running head: The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies July 12‚ 2004 Abstract This paper covers the basic concepts of Management by Objectives (MBO). It also covers a how a founding father of would define MBO. It gives a brief description of the two men that developed the concept. It explains the steps that are essential in the MBO process as well as gives the benefits and criticisms associated with Management by Objectives.
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