Response Paper #11: Mikhail M. Bakhtin Three important points on the biography of the critic include: 1). According to Wikipedia: Bakhtin was a Russian philosopher‚ literary critic‚ semiotician‚ and scholar who worked on literary theory‚ ethics‚ and the philosopher of language (n.p). 2). According to Biography.com: In 1929 he was exiled from Vitsyebsk to Kazakhstan. Known for Problems of Dostoevsky ’s Poetics‚ his ideas influenced Western thinking in cultural history‚ linguistics‚ literary
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The HP-COMPAQ Merger “A hi-tech giant or another merger fiasco” 1 Executive Summary. The world’s largest corporate Information Technology merger began in September 2001 when HP announced that they would acquire Compaq in an all stock purchase valued at $25 billion. Over an 8 month period ending in May 2002‚ the merger passed shareholder and regulatory approval with the end result being one company. The new HP has annual sales of approximately $90 billion which is comparable to IBM‚ and an
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2. Individual Level M-PESA’s initial individual level business model focused on the person-to-person transfers‚ but it has grown to include person-to-business and business to business transactions. The former transaction‚ person to person‚ is for facilitating individual’s access to financial services like mobile money transfer and the latter is for mobile payment involving business. Person to Business (P2B) and Business to Business (B2B) M-PESA has evolved into a payment platform that lets businesses
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creation process organised or managed? I have chosen to research the food department of Marks & Spencer in order to gain an insight into what strategies they use in an attempt to gain competitive advantage. Marks & Spencer have outlined the following as their core values Quality Value Service Innovation and Trust As a company it is vital that they keep in mind these core values when they are deciding which strategies to employ. To begin I will carry out a SWOT analysis‚ as
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Products range they deal in H&M brand deals in: • Assecories • Suitning for women& men • High volume fashion basics for men&women • Swimwear • Nightwear • Underwear • Ladies Footwear • Cosmetics • Childrenwear • Children apparel 2. Identify Customers (Consumers) H&M brand’s customers are: • Men • Women • Teenagers • Children 3. Identify Means of Competition (Why will consumer buy the products??) H&M retail stores have products that are High Fashionable & Quality at low prices. H&M has advanced technology
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&mHistory of H&M H & M‚ (Hennes & Mauritz AB) is a Swedish multinational retail-clothing company‚ known for its trendy fashion clothing for men‚ women‚ teenagers and children. It started out as a single womenswear store in 1947‚ and subsequently transformed to a global company offering fashion for the whole family‚ and their home. The business concept is to give the customer unbeatable value by offering fashion and quality at the best price. H&M ensures the best price by having
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competencies. (35%) Question 3. Based on these competencies identify the generic competitive strategy which H&M is pursuing. (10%) Question 4. It is suggested in the case study that the fashion industry is full of companies that have confidently expanded into international markets but later have been forced to retreat. Analyze the international strategy choice being pursued by H&M and assess the extent to which this is appropriate for its future development. (25%) Appendix Global FactorsLocal
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Problem 4: H&M and Burberry’s non-current assets Question 1 (a) Ratio of land‚ buildings and equipment to sales H&M: (420+222+7134) / 78346 = 9.9% Burberry: (58.2+99.2) / 995.4 = 15.8% (b) Ratio of depreciation to sales H&M: (14+1750) / 78346 = 2.25% Burberry: (1.9+27)/ 995.4 = 2.9% The above ratios can be used to measure the efficiency of a firm’s investment policy. Burberry has a higher land‚ buildings and equipment to sales ratio as well as a higher depreciation to sales ratio.
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Stoning of Soraya M. Summary | Krystal Andazola | Sociology 1301- SarlesApril 24‚ 2013 | | | | The story of Soraya M. brings light to world were a women’s voice is not heard. When viewing this film one must think of women in our own lives‚ what value we put on our loved ones as the value we put on one self. Assuming you have seen the movie‚ read the novel‚ I will give a brief summary of a witness account to an unspeakable injustice of an innocent woman‚ as I would like to focus
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H&M is currently structured as a matrix organisation this is due to their widespread departments all over the world. A matrix organisation is horizontally laid out and product-based. The standard way of managing a matrix-organised company is to have their employees report to more than one manager at a time. It is common to different managers to come together in order to accomplish a common goal and avoid duplications of for example products‚ marketing and human recourse etc. Thanks to this the
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