Transformations in Ovid Transformations from one shape or form into another are the central theme in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The popularity and timelessness of this work stems from the manner of story telling. Ovid takes stories relevant to his culture and time period‚ and weaves them together into one work with a connecting theme of transformation throughout. The thread of humor that runs through Metamorphoses is consistent with the satire and commentary of the work. The theme is presented
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PRESENTS SOCIAL BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION 2013 Dear Social Business Enthusiasts‚ Yunus Centre is proud to announce the launch of the 4th Annual Social Business Plan Competition 2013. This competition is designed for university level students to showcase their entrepreneurial skills and creativity to generate solutions for pressing social problems in a business way-the Social Business way! As Professor MuhammadYunus points out‚ today’s generation of young people are more aware of social problems
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About the case: This case basically talks about how CIGNA group introduced business reengineering into its organization five year ago and saved more than 100 million dollar. This business reengineering journey started by small pilot project and it was big hit. Then organization ramped up from this success‚ exchange their ideas‚ experiences and learning from this project into larger and more complex parts of the organization. Later on‚ all the nine division challenged to the match of CIGNA RE.
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market. Opportunities The major opportunities for IBM come with the frequent changes in technology. In a technologically driven society‚ new products are launched frequently. These open new markets for the corporation to develop and thus increase revenues. As it has huge strength in its innovation and development the opportunity is rife for IBM to enter these markets. Threats The main threats to IBM are its competitors and the industry IBM is in. As with the growth of any industry‚ the competition
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V-Guard Industries Ltd. generates greater efficiency with IBM and SAP Founded in 1977 as a small manufacturing unit‚ V-Guard Industries Ltd. (V-Guard) has grown to become one of the largest electrical appliance manufacturers in India. The company reported revenues of more than $126 million for the 2010 to 2011 financial year‚ and a 43 percent increase in net sales during the same period. V-Guard manufactures electrical products‚ including voltage stabilizers‚ wiring cables‚ pumps‚ motors‚ solar
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Business is for Everybody’s Benefit A business should not just look to increase profits for the stockholders but more so look at the well being of the customers‚ employees‚ suppliers‚ investors‚ vendors‚ communities‚ and the environment. Some businesses might argue that putting the investors first will lead to a more successful company. Businesses do not flourish by putting all of their attention on just the shareholders alone. As T.J. Rogers‚ founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor‚ explains
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7 Business Development Marketing Tips for Social Media by Patrick Zuluaga‚ PMZ Marketing You would have heard so many marketing experts telling everyone to use social media as part of their promotional marketing mix. The Internet is flooded with information on using FaceBook‚ Twitter and other social media sites. Numerous articles have been written on how using social media can help promote your brand image and how it can generate web traffic for your main business website. Keep in mind that
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LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BUSINESS & LAW Business Strategy Questions Section 1 To what extent has Ryanair’s strategic growth been internally or externally driven? Section 2 Referring to the Ryanair case‚ critically discuss the extent to which low cost competitive strategies are sustainable. SWOT Analysis: Firm’s strategy should take external opportunities and threats and internal strengths and weaknesses into account. This is done by SWOT Analysis. The SWOT-Analysis
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Transformation at the IRS Article written by: Amy Edmondson & Frances Frei In the article “Transformation at the IRS”‚ authors Amy Edmondson and Frances Frei provide an in-depth analysis of the recent transformation that has taken place within the Internal Revenue Service. Their report consisted of a brief synopsis of the problems that the IRS was facing in the late 1980s and 1990s and the solutions that were adopted during the Clinton administration to solve them. By global comparison‚ the
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non-oil company in Texas (behind AT&T) and the largest company in the Austin area Dell traces its origins to 1984‚ when Michael Dell created PCs Limited while a student at the University of Texas at Austin. The dorm-room headquartered company sold IBM PC-compatible computers built from stock components. Michael Dell started trading in the belief that by selling personal computer systems directly to
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