Literature Review on Strategic Management with Emphasis on Porter’s Theories as Applied in Current Decision Making Abstract This review provides an overview of a few of the key topics that have defined the strategic management field since the later twentieth century. Strategic planning‚ strategic planning frameworks and strategy implementation issues are discussed both from a historical and modern perspective. Michael Porter’s frameworks and generic strategy provide an excellent backdrop
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Souiden‚ et‚ al (2006) postulate that further in-depth studies are needed to investigate how branding can assist companies to achieve their organisational presence in the marketplace. Consequently‚ as there is inadequate research on branding literature‚ this study helped to establish a comprehensive understanding regarding the effectiveness of branding for small independent organisations. Therefore‚ this management report addressed the main research question of ‘how can small independent businesses
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What Treatment does the Military recommend and utilize for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? What Treatment does the Military Recommend and Utilize for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Throughout the history of the United States military there is one constant - war. Time after time we have sent men and women into battle‚ and unfortunately‚ often a different person returns home. Many of these soldiers who deploy overseas to serve their country and
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PHILIPPINE GOVT TO USE CENTRAL PAYROLL SYSTEM By Adrienne Valdez | 2 October 2011 Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary‚ Florencio Abad‚ recently announced a central payroll system‚ included in the national payment portal to be launched next year. Under the national payment portal‚ the DBM will eventually take over the distribution of salary of government employees‚ while the specific government agency is tasked only to prepare its employees’ payroll. “By next year‚ the National
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CMC in Language Learning and Teaching Chen Y. H. (2005‚ March). Computer mediated communication: The use of CMC to develop EFL learners’ communicative competence. Asian EFL Journal‚ 7 (1). Retrieve November 09‚ 2007 from http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/march_05_yhc.php Chen’s purpose in this article is to suggest the integration of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) into EFL learning in order to promote learners’ linguistic and pragmatic competence. She first bring out the failure of
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* [1900:] Maxwelton‚ the estate of a family of rank‚ is beautifully situated on the banks of the valley of the Cairn‚ in Dumfriesshire; and there is the scene of the song. Sir Robert Laurie‚ the first Baronet of the Maxwelton family - so created in 1685 - by his second wife‚ Jean‚ a daughter of Riddell of Minto‚ had three sons and four daughters‚ of whom Annie‚ the youngest‚ was much celebrated for her beauty. She made a conquest of William Douglas of Fingland‚ a cadet of the Queensberry family
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http://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-disadvantages-traditional-file-organization-41400.html Advantages & Disadvantages of Traditional File Organization Traditional file organization describes storing data in paper files‚ within folders and filing cabinets. Electronic file organization is a common alternative to paper filing; each system has its benefits and drawbacks. Data Security Traditional file organization has security advantages over electronic filing‚ but it also has its disadvantages
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B. Age Some researches highlighted that demographic variables have certain influences on the purchase decision (Puelles et al.‚ 1997; Burton et al.‚ 1998; and Ronjan‚ 2003). Like in the studies made by Javier‚ Cataluna‚ Navarro-Garcia‚ Phau (1999)‚ Rui Huang‚ Jeffrey‚ Villas Boas‚ (2006)‚ Rani (2009)‚ Ioan (2009) and Jones (2010)‚ shows that one demographic variable that greatly influence repurchasing decisions is age. Researchers cluster the respondents by age in order to know what ages in the
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Journal of Hospitality Financial Management The Professional Refereed Journal of the Association of Hospitality Financial Management Educators Volume 13 | Issue 1 Article 26 1-1-2005 Ratio Analysis for the Hospitality Industry: A cross Sector Comparison of Financial Trends in the Lodging‚ Restaurant‚ Airline and Amusement Sectors Woo Gon Kim Baker Ayoun Recommended Citation Kim‚ Woo Gon and Ayoun‚ Baker (2005) "Ratio Analysis for the Hospitality Industry: A cross Sector Comparison of
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Ethics in the Hospitality Industry: Review and Research Agenda Mouna Knani1 1 Faculty of Business Administration‚ Laval University‚ Canada Correspondence: Mouna Knani‚ Faculty of Business Administration‚ Laval University‚ Quebec‚ QC‚ G1V 0A6‚ Canada. E-mail: mouna.knani.1@ulaval.ca Received: October 9‚ 2013 Accepted: January 6‚ 2014 Online Published: February 21‚ 2014 doi:10.5539/ijbm.v9n3p1 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v9n3p1 Abstract Practitioners in the hospitality sector rate ethics
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