QUESTION 1 In a BCG Matrix‚ all divisions are called question marks‚ stars‚ cash cows or dogs. Define each of these terms. Question Marks division is Quadrant I have a low relative market share position‚ yet they compete in a high-growth industry. Generally these firms’ cash needs are high and their cash generation is low. These businesses are called question marks because the organization must decide whether to strengthen them by pursuing an intensive strategy (market penetration‚ market development
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Microeconomics Chapter 21: The theory of consumer choice After developing the basic theory of consumer choice‚ we apply it to three questions about households decisions 1) Do all demand curves slope downward? 2) How do wages affect labour supply? 3) How do interest rates affect households saving? The budget constraint: What the consumer can afford -People consume less than they desire because their spending is constrained or limited by their income Budget constraint: the limit on
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Chapter One: The Nature and Value of Strategic management: * Managers must manager internal activities along with responding to problems posed by the immediate and remote external environments * Immediate external environment: competitors‚ suppliers‚ increasingly scarce resources‚ gov agencies‚ regulations‚ shifts in customer preference * Remote external: economic‚ social‚ political‚ technology‚ * Must be anticipated monitored‚ assessed and incorporated into decision
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Theoretical Framework Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model and Bioecological Model suggest that the developing child (e.g.‚ students‚ teachers) can be influenced by the environment. These environments included but not limited to the developing child’s home‚ school‚ and family (Bronfenbrenner‚ 1994; Bronfenbrenner‚ 1995). The Ecological Model and Bioecological Model can help explain differences between students’ and teachers’ perceptions. In the microsystem‚ for example‚ Bronfenbrenner states that
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802.11 a/b/g/n-The collective name for the IEEE 802.11 standards for local wireless networking‚ which is the technical name for Wi-Fi. AES-An encryption standard used by WPA2 and is currently the strongest encryption standard used by Wi-Fi. Alternate IP address-When configuring TCP/IP in Windows‚ the static IP address that Windows uses if it cannot lease an IP address from a DHCP server. Anycast address-Using TCP/IP version 6‚ a type of IP address used by routers and identifies multiple destinations
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active in development of enterprises involving several commodities and products for last ten years. MEDEP primarily focuses on creating and sustaining micro entrepreneurs through their integration into the value chains and upgrading activities. In this context MEDEP initiated Value Chain Analyses of six selected commodities / products (Allo‚ Dhaka‚ Incense sticks‚ Orange‚ Lapsi‚ and Chyuri / herbal soap.
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9/10/2014 1 CORRECT Multiple Choice Quiz Gilgamesh was A) a king of the city-state of Uruk. B) the hero in a popular Mesopotamian epic. C) a warrior in conflict with the city of Kish. D) the legendary loyal friend of Enkidu. E) All these answers are correct. 2 CORRECT Which of the following is NOT true of the land called Mesopotamia? A) It lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. B) It is a land of abundant rainfall and fertile plains. C) It is located in modern-day Iraq. D) It was the
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8.4 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) The human population is approximately ________. A) 1.5 million B) 6.5 million C) 1.5 billion D) 6.7 billion E) 10 billion Answer: D Diff: 1 Objective: 8.1 Scope of human population growth 2) During which time period did the world’s population more than double? A) 1750–1800 B) 1800–1850 C) 1850–1900 D) 1900–1950 E) 1950–2000 Answer: E Diff: 2 Objective: 8.1 Scope of human population growth 3) If a population
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Chapter 1 Strategic Management Process and its Components - Definition: o Art and science of formulating‚ implementing‚ and evaluating cross-functional decisions that enable an organization to achieve its objectives - Involves the full set of: o Commitments o Decisions o Actions - Required to achieve o Competitive advantage o Superior performance - Components o Vision o Strategy o Implementation Industrial Organization Model - External Environment o Examine the external environment
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A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE STRATEGIC CHOICES OF TELKOM AND WHETHER THEY ARE APPROPRIATE OR NOT According to Grant (2010:23) an organisation strategy can be identified or located in three places: in the heads of the chief executive and senior managers‚ in their articulation of strategy speeches and written documents and decisions through which strategy is enacted. From the Telkom view‚ the strategy statements can be identified in its vision‚ mission and values. These are as follows: Vision
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