Harvard Business School 9-794-079 Rev. November 13‚ 2000 Bitter Competition: The Holland Sweetener Company versus NutraSweet (A) In late 1986‚ the Holland Sweetener Company (HSC)‚ based in Maastricht‚ the Netherlands‚ was preparing to enter the European and Canadian aspartame markets. Aspartame‚ a low-calorie‚ high-intensity sweetener‚ had been discovered in 1965 by G.D. Searle & Co.‚ a U.S. pharmaceuticals company. After having secured a number of patents on its discovery‚ Searle had gone on to
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Bitter Competition: The Holland Sweetner Company vs. NutraSweet (A) Jon Bain-Chekal Introduction: The worldwide aspartame market has enjoyed patent protected financial prosperity since the early 1980’s. In 1986 the world demand for aspartame was 5‚730 tons annually with future projected world demand reaching 10‚000 tons annually‚ a 75% increase over 1986 demand. The Monsanto Corporation‚ the current owner of the rights to manufacture aspartame‚ under the brand name NutraSweet (NS)‚ reported 1986
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After reading John Lee’s Six Love Types‚ I found myself identifying with the Agape love style. The main reason why I say this is not because I took the quiz at the end of the article‚ is because I truly believe in making my partner happy‚ this has always been my number one priority. In addition‚ I obtain a great amount of satisfaction when I get to fulfill my wife needs. For example‚ when it comes to choosing an activity or a place to visit‚ I always ask her what she would like to do‚ or if there
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three or even five years. The basic process of planning a budget involves listing the business’s fixed and variable costs on a monthly basis and then deciding on an allocation of funds to reflect the business’s goals. Businesses often use special types of budgets to assess specific areas of operation. A cash flow budget‚ for instance‚ projects business’s cash inflows and outflows over a certain period of time. Its main use is to predict business’s ability to take in more cash than it pays out. The
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EMPLOYEE TURNOVER Employee turnover is sometimes the most expensive part of a business. It is the process of an employee leaving and then having to fill that spot on the workforce. The problem with turnover is that with each new person a corporation or small business hires‚ that small business or corporation is spending sometimes thousands of dollars‚ not to mention countless hours‚ be able to hire‚ train and get the employee used to working within the ranks of your business. This is time and money
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paramount in a political society. Thus briefly stated‚ law may be defined as a general rule of external human action enforced by a sovereign political authority. All other rules of guidance of human action are called laws merely by analogy which Holland calls as “laws so-called.” Law may be described as a normative science‚ that is‚ a science which lays down norms and standards for human behavior in a specified situation or situation enforceable through the
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I - Introduction: Nowadays‚ virtually almost every country in the world has once engaged in trade activities due to the obvious benefit it can bring. Besides‚ free trade activities are also being encouraged in all over the world. However‚ along with these benefits‚ free trade in fact brings plenty problems‚ especially for the developing countries. This paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of free trade in developing countries‚ and provide a pessimistic point of view in the global
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September 2011 Analytical Essay #1 In George H. Jenson and John K. DiTiberio ’s article titled‚ “Personality and Individual Writing Process” they compare someones personality to that of their writing process. Through this examination‚ Jenson and DiTiberio‚ come to realize that while teaching the writing process‚ teachers‚ professors or whom ever is instructing this process should take into consideration the individuals personality types. Determining the students personality can help prevent things
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1. Types of Drama a. Comedy When we talk about comedy‚ we usually refer to plays that are light in tone‚ and that typically have happy endings. The intent of a comedic play is to make the audience laugh. In modern theater‚ there are many different styles of comedy‚ ranging from realistic stories‚ where the humor is derived from real-life situations‚ to outrageous slapstick humor. Is designed to be entertaining and humorous where misfortune ends in triumph or happiness. It presents characters
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The purpose for agreeing realistic targets for work is to keep everyone on task and focused on accomplishing a target that is obtainable‚ not out of reach. This way‚ everyone can contribute effectively and reach targets efficiently instead of struggling to achieve the impossible. The benefits include fast and reliable compliance and completion of tasks at hand. The purpose for agreeing realistic targets for work is to keep everyone on task and focused on accomplishing a target that is obtainable
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