Memorandum To: David Perdue‚ Chief Executive Officer‚ and Dollar General From: Senior Advisor‚ Kenbex Consulting Date: November 9‚ 2010 Re: Does Dollar General have the right strategy to maintain a competitive advantage in their market? Executive Summary The primary aim of this Memorandum is to determine if Dollar General currently uses the right strategies to maintain and sustain competitive advantage in this industry. In addition‚ Kenbex Consulting will be looking into the issue
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Common types of hazards Use these notes to help you identify and assess hazards that might occur in your workplace. Chemical hazards Chemicals can affect the skin by contact or the body either through the digestive system or through the lungs if air is contaminated with chemicals‚ vapour‚ mist or dust. There can be an acute (immediate) effect‚ or a chronic (medium to long-term) effect from the accumulation of chemicals or substances in or on the body. Noise hazards Excessive noise can disrupt
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whether or not the author accomplished his goal‚ I am hard-pressed to make that determination‚ mainly due to my lack of experience in the procedure. However‚ I did find the explanation of the openness model convincing and somewhat refreshing to me. Dynamic omniscience‚ however‚ is a concept that may pose some challenges for many people; nevertheless‚ it is intellectually conceivable. Even though the “openness” label is new
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Dollar General SWOT Dollar General Corp. is a chain of variety stores operating in 35 U.S. states. The chain operates over 9‚000 stores and its headquarters is located in Goodlettsville‚ TennesseeStrengths Strengths Unlike its competitors‚ Dollar General place new stores within the communities. Dollar General feels that filling the role of the “neighborhood store” is a big part of its success. In some cases‚ stores are within a few city blocks of each other. Dollar General typically serves communities
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explanation. If this fails‚ try to pinpoint the problem of your arguer’s position. You might spot the problem of logic that prevents further exploration and attempt to inform your arguer about his fallacy. The following briefly describes some of the most common fallacies: ad hominem: Latin for "to the man." An arguer who uses ad hominems attacks the person instead of the argument. Whenever an arguer cannot defend his position with evidence‚ facts or reason‚ he or she may resort to attacking an opponent
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It is important to understand group dynamics in the business world because most businesses require that in order to function large numbers of employees must work together in order to achieve goals for the organization. Groups can take many forms. We will examine different types of groups and how they are designed. Group designs are based on the following principles: Introspection. Engaging in self-evaluation and a gap analysis of one ’s leadership profile with peers adds a special dimension
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Common Law Assignment Answer 1: There is no enforceable contract between Joanna and Rita because under Contract Law it is stated that the first requirement for any valid contract to become existent is an agreement that contains the elements of “offer” and an “acceptance”. In the case provided‚ Joanna did put forth an offer for Rita who then laid a condition of accepting the offer‚ therefore a counter-offer; also Rita had not yet accepted the offer completely. She stated in her response‚ that
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Dynamic characters are changed by the characters and events that occur in the play or book. In The Crucible‚ two characters that change for the better are Reverend Hale and John Proctor. They both go on a journey of self due to the hysteria of The Salem Witch Trials. The community had fallen into mass panic over a group of girls who convicted dozens of innocent people of witchcraft. Throughout the book‚ they become more suspicious of the girls and take a more active role in trying to convince people
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Date: April 30th 2013 Dollar General Business Proposal Executive Summary Our group performed an analysis of Dollar General’s external and internal environment‚ which included a Porters Five Forces breakdown. Those findings as well as analysis on the company’s financial statements formed the basis for our recommendations. We considered several alternative growth strategies for Dollar General to implement. Those strategies are‚ international expansion‚ continued domestic expansion‚ internal
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Project – Organization Dynamics Guidelines: • Group Size: 4 (Preferred) • Avoid repetition of case study • Presentation Time: 30 Min (20 min for presentation and 10 min for discussion) Case Study 1: AQUARIUS ADVERTISING AGENCY – Group 1 completed 1. Analyze Aquarius with respect to the five contextual variables. How would you describe the environment‚ goals‚ culture‚ size‚ and technology for Aquarius? 2. Design a new organization structure that takes into consideration
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