Estimated around 1820‚ Harriet Tubman was born to slave parents on a plantation in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. She began protecting others at a very young age; she was struck on her head while she was protecting another slave from punishment when she was just thirteen years old. As an adult‚ Tubman escaped to the North from her master and continued to come back to the south and aid others through the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was the most effective conductor in the Underground Railroad
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This is a project report on Philips and its entry in the Indian market. This report gives a brief introduction about the history of Philips and how it entered the Indian industry. It also includes the key inventions of Philips for which it is known worldwide. Philips started a campaign named ‘Let’s make things better’ in 1995 which wasn’t a success till the extent Philips expected it to be. This campaign basically focused on providing quality products in order to achieve a tag
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Philip Morris International Inc. - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Philip Morris International Inc. - SWOT Analysis examines the company’s key business structure and operations‚ history and products‚ and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy. Philip Morris International (PMI) is one of the world’s leading tobacco companies. It is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products
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Harriet Tubman -Born: Between 1820 and 1825 in Dorchester County‚ Maryland‚ U.S.A. (Birth records were not kept for slaves and Tubman was born as a slave). -Death: March 10th 1913‚ Auburn‚ New-York -Family Ben Ross (father): Ben was released from slavery at the age of forty-five. Harriet Greene (mother): No details. -Childhood: In Dorchester country‚ Tubman was often beaten and whipped by most of her slave owners. As a young child‚ she suffered a terrible head injury while trying
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Production management: Innovation and Research & Development: PHILIPS History of the company The company was founded in 1891 by Gerard Philips in Eindhoven‚ the Netherlands.Its first products were light bulbs ’and other electrotechnical equipment’. Its first factory remains as a museum. In 1914 it opened a research lab to improve its light bulbs and venture into new technologies. Thus‚ its research and innovation journey began. In the 1920s‚ the company started to manufacture other
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Harriet Tubman Summary of Harriet Tubman: “Some linked her to Joan of Arc for her charisma and simple faith. She had a dream and visions‚ and extraordinary things happened to her. She led a charmed life through incredible dangers” (http://www.harriettubman.com/callhermoses.html). Harriet Ross Tubman was born in the Bucktown district of Dorchester County‚ Maryland. As an illiterate slave she escaped to freedom in 1849. “For the next 11 years she returned to the South 19 times to lead more than
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born as a slaveBorn a slave‚ Harriet Tubman iscan be defined as a self-liberated abolitionist who is hthat is honored for saving hundreds of slaves and helping them reach freedom. Harriet Tubman struggled through her early years working as a slave for plantation owners. Harriet wapossessed ves very little worth to anyone‚ she never got the respect or companionship that which a person needs. She faced discrimination‚ racism‚ and torture from all of her owners. Harriet Tuman dealt with Overcoming various
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Philips vs. Matsushita Case Greg Tensa 1. How did Philips become the leading consumer electronics company in the world post war era? What distinctive competencies did they build? What incompetancies did they build? Prior to World War II‚ Philips had created a culture of embracing technical innovation. On the production side‚ Philips was a leader in industrial research‚ and scrapped old plants in favor of new machines or factories whenever advances were made. On the product side‚ strong
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International Marketing Strategy: Philips Case 1: What are the key success factors (KSF’s) in the male shaving market? How are they different from the female shaving market? 2: How can Philips increase the worldwide share of ”dry shaving”? 3: How will you characterize and explain the cross-national advertising ”rowing boat” campaign? 4: Who are the target groups for the: a) ”rowing boat” advertising campaign b) ”gift” advertising campaign c) WilliansF1 advertising campaign
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1. How would you describe Marlboro ’s competitive position in early 1993? Marlboro‚ the leading cigarette brand for Philip Morris‚ was the dominant player in the premium priced market. While RJR was the second largest player in the market‚ RJR’s cigarette brands were fragmented. At the end of 1992‚ Marlboro had 24.4% unit market share‚ while each of the RJR brand cigarettes had less than 7% market share. Philip Morris‚ at 53% operating contribution margin‚ was significantly more profitable than
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