preservation. In The Savage Mind‚ Claude Lévi-Strauss focuses on the theory of mythical thinking. Strauss analyzes and discusses society and how its structure is a result of mythical thinking. Strauss spends a lot of time focusing on two particular forms of thinking‚ “bricoleur” thinking and engineer thinking. According to Strauss’ definition of an engineer and a bricoleur‚ I would argue that Durkheim’s theory only favors the thinking of an engineer where as Strauss’ theory favors the thinking of a bricoleur
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synonymous with “jeans.” In the past several years however this strong brand recognition has failed to translate into sales growth and in fact the company has seen a progressive decline over the last 5 years. Faced with the declining sales‚ Levi Strauss & Co.’s CEO‚ Phil Marineau‚ has been considering selling a Levi’s brand to mass discount retailer‚ Wal-Mart. Bad idea. Clearly this would be brand suicide or‚ brandicide if you will‚ sacrificing long-term survival for short-term growth. Levi’s
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I Archana. R. Gorur of 5thB.com (h) was working as an intern in Levi’s Strauss India Ltd. (LSIL) for duration of 6 weeks from april 16th to may 31st 2012. I was working in the finance department in the accounts receivables section. i have done the following work in the company * Reconciliation of shortages * Dilution Expenses (Sales support) * Hybrid rent * EOSS * Additional Margin * Fixed Support * Promotional Schemes While doing the reconciliation of
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In 2002‚ CEO of Levi Strauss‚ Phil Marineau was faced with a tough decision: whether he should sell product at Wal-Mart. In the last five years‚ Levi-Strauss had lost sales and had to close US plants to move production to cheaper offshore areas. Levi’s really needed to revive the brand image to gain back some lost sales and was using marketing to create new advertisements and product placement to broaden their target market. Levi’s had tough competition on every level of the price-point spectrum
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Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss was born in Munich‚ Germany on June 11‚ 1864. He was an accomplished conductor and composer who began composing in the late Romantic era. Richard Strauss received his musical education from his father‚ Franz‚ who was also an accomplished musician and composer. Franz played several instruments but primarily the French horn. Richard wrote his first music at the age of six. As a child he attended Munich Court Orchestra rehearsals and also got private lessons
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Intercultural Management Case study: Kelly’s Assignment in Japan Read the case: Kelly’s Assignment in Japan (Chapter 9 pages: 363-365) posted on Connect learning platform –study reflectively and identify the characters and the principal issues in this case. Answer the following questions: 1. ------------------------------------------------- Drawing from you understanding on the assigned readings (Deresky)‚ explain the clashes in cultural‚ customs‚ and experiences that occurred in this situation
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Stress reduction In the 21th century‚ the pace of life‚ especially in big cities‚ speeds up and impacts people’s quality of life. This is usually followed by enormous pressure which will cause many bad behaviors‚ no appetite and even life-threatening diseases. So how to reduce stress is a noteworthy issue to discuss. Today’s society has many accidents caused by unreleased pressure‚ this overwhelming force is also the origin of social problem. Thus‚ I will provide with my opinion about stress and
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In Barry Strauss’‚ “The Trojan War: A New History”‚ he discusses a topic that has been talked about for thousands of years‚ yet is able to bring new interpretations and arguments about it. While Strauss shows that many of the accepted ideas about the Trojan War can be disproved‚ he also fails to support his claims with adequate historical references and analyzes. To begin the book‚ Strauss introduces Helen of Troy. Helen was the wife of King Menelaus and had attracted the attention of the Prince
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Japan earthquake and tsunami - 2011 Japan is an island nation located in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean‚ it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan‚ China‚ North Korea‚ South Korea and Russia. Japan is an archipelago of 6‚852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Kyushu and Shikoku‚ together comprising about ninety-seven percent of Japan’s land area. Japan is a major economic power and has the 3rd largest nominal GDP Its GDP per capita is $34‚739 or the 25th highest in the
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Merrill Lynch in Japan Case Study Merrill Lynch is an investment banking business and the world’s largest underwriter of debt and equity. Merrill Lynch’s investment banking operations has had a long global reach and is looking to reside in Japan. In this paper I will describe the legal‚ cultural‚ and ethical challenges that may confront Merrill Lynch in this case study as well as the various roles that the Japanese government will play and examine some of the strategic and operational challenges
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