1. What is a renewable resource? Why is ethanol described as a renewable resource? * A renewable resource is a natural resource with the ability to reproduce through biological or natural processes and replenished with the passage of time. Renewable resources are part of our natural environment and form our eco-system. * Ethanol fuel is ethanol (ethyl alcohol)‚ the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It is most often used as a motor fuel‚ mainly as a biofuel additive
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He wouldn’t be able to take them all on by himself‚ and Zurok was only two years old by now. Zurok had never seen a battle until this day. There was no time to waste‚ they had to save their herd and rid of these bandits. The battle had lasted for what seemed like an eternity. It was right before Zurok had been knocked out cold that he witnessed the lead band stallion knocking his father to the ground. He knew before he closed his eyes that his sire was gone and so was the
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However‚ after reading the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel‚ one begins to question the depths of the superficial dictionary definition. In Elie’s memoir‚ he is able to show the capability of evil within mankind by describing his experiences through one of the most horrific events in history. The three strongest cases which show what evil is capable of‚ occurs in the early and final chapters. In the earlier chapters‚ the actions of the homosexual camp leader and the execution of the “sad-eyed angel” clearly
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Value-Chain Analysis to Identify Resources and Capabilities at Under Armour The resource-based view (RBV) of a firm lies primarily in the application of bundle of valuable interchangeable and intangible or tangible resources at the firm’s disposal. For a firm to transform a short-run competitive advantage into a sustained competitive advantage requires these resources be heterogeneous and immobile. This is perhaps the biggest struggle Under Armour faces – the challenge of maintaining a differentiated
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Resources Capabilities Core Competencies How does it help Healthymagination? Did it fit? Jeff Immelt • Possess excellent leadership skills to provide a clear direction for the company in the expansion of Healthymagination. • Is decisive in making important decisions. He is competent in managing GE. • Is adventurous to come out with Healthymagination even though he knew that healthcare is not strength of GE. He has succeeded in utilizing GE’s available resources to promote Healthymagination.
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Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/csr.251 Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility: A ‘Dynamic Capabilities’ Perspective Venugopal Ramachandran* Insitute for Financial Management and Research‚ Chennai‚ India ABSTRACT In this paper‚ strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) is defined on the basis of Porter’s theory of competitive advantage. Two kinds of dynamic capabilities are proposed as the precursors to strategic CSR success and operationalized in terms of two sets of associated
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Executive Summary This report has been designed to identify Amazon’s strategy between 2007-2010 and also to pinpoint the company’s strategic capabilities. Internal and External analysis reveals Amazon’s position against its competitors as well as sources of value creation and cost reduction in its value chain. Amazon.com is a leading e-retailer and is a globally recognized brand‚ but is facing increasing competition from bricks and mortar companies setting up an online presence and current e-retailers
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Maleigha King Final English Paper Wilson 11-28-09 "Men act; Women appear" John Berger once stated‚ "men act; women appear. Men look at women. Women watch themselves being looked at." Berger describes this sort of duality of existence in a women wherein she is constantly conscious and concerned with mannerisms; basically‚ there is always a part of her that it outside of herself and watching with self-discriminating attitude. (1) A women is "the surveyor and the surveyed." (1) This quote can
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Amartya Sen‚ an Indian economist and political philosopher‚ first articulated the “The Capability Approach” in the late 1970s and 1980s in order to create an alternative and new framework of thinking and evaluating issues of poverty‚ development‚ well-being and equality by embracing complexity‚ plurality and individualism with the aim to not overlook anything. Through his creation of the Capability Approach‚ Sen shows that his primary concern is to create a pluralistic conception of poverty and development
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After initially reading about the Tabasco sauce intervention I was kind of shocked. This seemed to be very unethical at first. However after they furthered explained the purpose of the intervention and highlighted the helpful effects of the intervention my opinioned changed. Though I would want to explore a more effective way that doesn’t make question is this technique unethical. At first I thought they were just spraying tabasco sauce into Sam mouth‚ which seemed very unethical because given his
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