made contributions to the field are Michael Dell and Andy Grove. Michael Dell is the founder and CEO of Dell Computers. Andy Grove the former CEO and cofounder of Intel. How these two men got started in their perspective fields and the obstacles they have overcame to make their companies on the Fortune 500 list. We will compare their styles‚ changes they made‚ and how they kept their companies on top of their perspective fields. Michael Dell started his computer company in college dorm
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future. Lastly‚ the threat of substitutes was low but growing. Consumers were becoming reliant on PC’s as they became commodities but new technologies such as laptops‚ PDA’s‚ and smartphones among others were slowly emerging. Business Model Although Dell sold to a diverse range of customer segments‚ they generally targeted the
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MARIA ELENA Case Study 1 a. Summary of the case: Maria Elena works as a cleaner in your home You find her quite pleasant but of late she seems to be restless so you decide to find out the reason for it and you are shocked Her story in short goes this way .Maria Elena is an illegal immigrant who lives in San Jose with her husband and 2 children in a run down apartment with two other couples. Maria and her husband Luis heard of how good everything was in the USA from a cousin and decide
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"YOU WON’T FIND THE GREAT STORY OF HUMAN COURAGE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR." ANNA FUNDER’S GREAT VICTORY IS THAT SHE DOES. DISCUSS. Anna Funder’s 2002 work of literary journalism‚ _Stasiland_‚ relates her journey through a "land gone wrong"‚ the German Democratic Republic. Separated by the Berlin Wall and political ideology‚ East Germans lived under the ubiquitous and omniscient control of the Stasi‚ the secret police‚ whose "job it was to know everything about everyone". Throughout her quest‚ Funder
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Maria Montessori’s Science of Pedagogy L. K. Brendtro Augustana College Abstract In this article‚ the author explains how Maria Montessori is best known for her radical contribution in the education for disadvantaged children. Montessori used her scientific skills as a medical physician to develop a new science of pedagogy that has helped in the transformation of education indelibly. By studying how children learn‚ Montessori was able to show educators that even students with disadvantages
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Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) OBJECTIVE Antyodaya Anna yojana has been launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on the 25th December‚2000. This scheme reflects the commitment of the Government of India to ensure food security for all create a hunger free India in the next five years and to reform and improve the Public Distribution System so as to serve the poorest of the poor in rural and urban areas. It is for the poorest of poor that the Antyodya Anna Yojana has been
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Week Six Case Analysis: Dell Direct and Not-So-Direct MRKT 5000 Online Course Julia Huelsmann Dell Direct and Not-So-Direct Case Summary: When the Texas-based Dell computer company started in 1984‚ its creator Michael Dell was interested in having a completely different distribution approach from his competitors. In order to keep costs low‚ minimize inventory costs and cater to customer needs‚ Dell sold directly to customers. By 1997‚ Dell’s distribution model was working extremely
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Real world situation – Dell Inc. Dell Inc. was founded in 1984 by Michael S. Dell‚ who developed the supply chain formula‚ which would end up making Dell one of the world leaders in PC sales. When applying the resource-based view and the VRIN-framework to Dell‚ it becomes clear that Dell has a definite competitive advantage. Dell’s success-formula combines several resources which are “unique‚ valuable to customers‚ and difficult to imitate”. What makes Dell so special‚ is the fact that it does
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March 4‚ 2011 Case-Revitalizing Dell I. Diagnosis Question 1: The most critical shifts in Dell’s contextual factors‚ including industry dynamics‚ trends‚ technology changes and shift of the competitive landscape are following: The industry has changed significantly over the last 20 years. The traditional business model in the PC industry was inside-out‚ supplying machines based on orders from distribution‚ resell and retail channels‚ thus following the indirect selling concept. Dell’s direct
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I. INTRODUCTION 1. About the company Dell Inc. (formerly Dell Computer) is an American multinational computer technology corporation based in Round Rock‚ Texas‚ United States‚ that develops‚ sells‚ repairs and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder‚ Michael Dell‚ the company is one of the largest technological corporations in the world‚ employing more than 103‚300 people worldwide. Dell is listed at number 44 in the Fortune 500 list. It is the
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