Cosmetic surgery in 50 years times Cosmetic surgery has made a tremendous progress in the last decades due to its high demand‚ achieving a lot of important breakthroughs such as laser and minimally invasive surgery. Undoubtedly‚ it has become increasingly popular. From my point of view‚ there will be significant technological changes in 50 years times. The procedures will be less aggressive with better outcomes. I think it will be more affordable and accepted by the great majority of the society
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The Influence of the external political environment of Uganda on Development projects By Susan Ajambo( Student: Masters in Development Management; University of Agder Norway) Abstract Political factors outside the mangers direct control significantly influence development projects. This paper examines Uganda’s political context and the influence it can have on a project on rural electrification. Such a project can benefit from state support at governmental level in addition to support in identifying
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1.Who are the biggest customers? The most profitable? The most attractive potential customers? Do the customers fall into any logical groups based on needs‚ motivations‚ or characteristics? Please make clear what your answers are based on and state used sources. In the past Nokia customers are consist of high-end‚ mid-end‚ and lower-end customers. But when the market was penetrated by IOS from Apple and Android from Google slowly Nokia is losing their market share. Now their biggest customers
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Impact *that *can change external influences *in *a business There are two kinds of driving forces; Internal driving forces‚ and external driving forces. Internal driving forces are those kinds of things‚ situations‚ or events that occur inside the business‚ and are generally under the control of the company. Examples might be‚ organization of machinery and equipment‚ technological capacity‚ organizational culture‚ management systems‚ etc. External driving forces are those kinds of things‚ situation
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Understanding Organisations: Understanding the internal and external organisational environments This section covers: Organisational theory Organisation structure Centralisation and decentralization Levels of the organization Mintzberg’s nine design parameters Formal organisational relationships Definition of an organisation: Systems of activities and behaviours to enable humans and their machines to accomplish goals and objectives a joint function of human characteristics and the nature
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Internal Analysis Tangible resources Apple’s tangible resources are extensive and widely documented despite the company’s high level of security in matters of design. The value of analysing the tangible assets of the organisation lies in the determination of the potential for the creation of competitive advantage (Grant 2007). In terms of financial resources‚ the case quotes Apple’s market capitalisation is approximately US $550 billion‚ with sales annually over $100 billion. This makes Apple the
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(technological) change‚ thus internal resources and capabilities form the main basis for competitive advantage and strategic orientation. In line with this resource-based view this essay will analyze the company’s resources and capabilities following Porter’s “Value Chain“ approach. Building on this they will be evaluated in terms of relative importance and strengths in order to conclude the main strengths and weaknesses of Genentech and derive strategic implications. 1. Value Chain Analysis Typically‚
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Boeing Internal Analysis Purpose This report discussed the components of internal analysis‚ competitive advantage‚ and strategic competitiveness of Boeing Company. This is done by analyzing the tangible & intangible resources‚ capabilities‚ and core competencies in order to clarify Boeing’s strengths and weaknesses. Resources Exhibit 1 Tangible | Intangible | Manufacturing plants | Boeing’s digital design software | Composite and metal materials | Dynamic assembly line | Headquarters
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The internal environment: * Strategic competitiveness and above – Average returns result when Internal organization (What a firm can do : function of resources‚ capabilities‚ and core competencies) matches External environment ( What a firm might do : function of opportunities in the firm’s external environment → Competitive Advantage * Competitive advantage key points: * No competitive advantage lasts forever. * Over time‚ rival use their own unique resources‚ capabilities‚ and
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Growth “Though stubbornly high unemployment and continued uncertainty over the prospects for job growth will continue to dampen the outlook for industry retail sales growth in 2012‚ the retail industry will still grow at a rate faster than many other industries. This year‚ retail industry sales will rise 3.4 percent to $2.53 trillion*‚ according to the National Retail Federation – slightly lower than the pace of 2011‚ in which sales grew 4.7 percent. Many economists estimate that real U.S. GDP will
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