1. Explain Porter’s Diamond Porter introduced group of interconnected firms‚ suppliers‚ related industries‚ institutions. Competitive advantage of nations have been the outcome of four interlinked advanced factors and activities: these interrelated links Factors for Competitive Advantage for the countries or regions in Porter’s Diamond are as follows: 1 Factor conditions - such as skilled labor‚ land‚ natural resources‚ capital and infrastructure. Porter argues that the "key" factors
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What is Good Teaching? What is Teaching? As teachers we may find this bald question strangely difficult to answer. It’s just what we do‚ in lectures‚ classes‚ seminars‚ workshops‚ tutorials‚ others. We study literary text and movements‚ theoretical and critical works‚ performances and so forth. We analyze and discuss them with our students. We try to help our students become better at expressing their thoughts‚ ideas‚ and feelings verbally‚ creatively. What is Good Teaching? Aims/Objectives:
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Diamond in the rough Why Master P is set apart from all the other hard-core rappers? He owns his own music company and built his empire around No Limit (the hottest in the business). He was almost a NBA player‚ and he owns his own line of dolls (the Master P doll). His company makes a net worth each year of $361 million. His record company sold 26 million records in 1998‚ more then any other rap company. He also has made a lot of money in staring and directing in movies that profit at
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Profit Margin = Net Income / Sales 2007 4.524726859 4.50% Return on Assets = a) Net income ÷ Total assets 6.094252729 6.10% b)(Net income ÷ Sales) x (Sales ÷ Total Assets) 6.094252729 6.10% Return on Equity = a) Net Income/Stockholders Equity 16.03851901 16.00% b) Return on Assets/ (1- Dept/Assets) 16.05364436 16% 2008 2009 5.422272581 3.989092813 5.40% 4.00% 7.233719667 5.706886679 7.20% 5.70% 7.233719667 5.706886679 7.20% 5.70% 18.54797792 15.0179937 18.50% 15% 18.46151733
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Jared Diamond and Max Weber both are trying to answer the same question. How did the west become so dominate? Even though they both ask the same question they have very different theories as to how this came about. Weber has a very straight forward religious/cultural view on his theory whereas; diamond believes it all started with geography which lead to economic development. Weber’s argument is that capitalism flourished when the protestant (particularly Calvinism) ethic encouraged large numbers
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What makes a good movie good? Name: Hilal Mohammed I.D no.: 61288 What makes a good movie good? I admire movies and cannot live without them. Some movies taught me important principles in my life‚ some created memories that will never get erased and some made me laugh so hard till I cried; that is why I love movies. However‚ there are several movies that I watched‚ but I do not remember their story at all. For a movie to affect me and stay in my memory‚ it should include three important factors:
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T. S. Eliot’s "The Hollow Men" Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St. Louis‚ Missouri of New England descent‚ on Sept. 26‚ 1888. He entered Harvard University in 1906‚ completed his courses in three years and earned a master’s degree the next year. After a year at the Sorbonne in Paris‚ he returned to Harvard. Further study led him to Merton College‚ Oxford‚ and he decided to stay in England. He worked first as a teacher and then in Lloyd’s Bank until 1925. Then he joined the London publishing
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Polymethylmethacrylate‚ or PMMA for short‚ is a polymer consisting of the monomer methyl methacrylate that has been around since the 1930s1. PMMA is a polymer that has a high impact strength‚ is scratch and shatter resistant‚ and is relatively lightweight1. Because PMMA can also be formed into a transparent thermoplastic and has a glass transitions temperature of 130oC‚ this polymer served as a glass substitute in its early uses1. Other beneficial characteristics of Polymethylmethacrylate include
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Qualities of Good and Useful Design (D) What is good design (Alice R) Shirley Wang Xinyi | Student ID: 13323 | Class: DCT 1C 17th October 2011 Qualities of Good and Useful Design (D) What is good design (Alice R) Shirley Wang Xinyi | Student ID: 13323 | Class: DCT 1C 17th October 2011 Qualities of Good and Useful Design Rawsthorn (2008) stated that ‘Whatever it is‚ and whatever other great qualities it has‚ it can’t be well designed if it doesn’t do something useful.’‚ thus
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2010 ARTH 300 Good and Bad Art While many people disagree about the aspects of good versus bad art‚ famous art historians and critics agree that good art is classified very simply‚ if the viewer experiences a strong emotion‚ whether it is positive or negative‚ it can be considered good art. To really appreciate good art it should draw the viewer in. Art in and of itself is very subjective. People in today’s society are sometimes afraid to express their own opinion of good and bad art in fear
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