According to Johnson‚ Scholes and Whittington (2008)‚ core competencies refers to “the skills and abilities by which resources are deployed through an organisation’s activities and processes such as to achieve competitive advantage in ways that others cannot imitate or obtain”. Developed by Hamel and Prahalad in 1990‚ simply stated‚ (a) it provides customers with major benefits‚ (b) it is difficult to imitate and (c) it can be leveraged in many products and markets. Differentiated from regular competencies
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4050 SEPTEMBER 18‚ 2009 TIMOTHY A. LUEHRMAN JOEL L. HEILPRIN Mercury Athletic Footwear: Valuing the Opportunity In March 2007‚ John Liedtke‚ the head of business development for Active Gear‚ Inc.‚ a privately held footwear company‚ was contemplating an acquisition opportunity. West Coast Fashions‚ Inc. (WCF)‚ a large designer and marketer of men’s and women’s branded apparel had recently announced plans for a strategic reorganization. The plan called for a divestiture of certain non-core
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pursue a career in private equity/venture capital. For some time I had wanted to be involved in this challenging and entrepreneurial environment. I’m more rewarded by working alongside small companies responsible for creating jobs and commercializing new technologies. I also know that to become more efficient and effective in the industry I need to advance my skills in certain areas. One of my goals for the program is to improve my analytical and quantitative skills. My undergraduate degree in Business
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The most amazing place that I ever visited is New York. It is also called the city that never sleeps‚ The capital of the world‚ The big apple or Empire city. This city has many places to visit‚ some of these places are: The famous statue of liberty‚ The Empire State Building‚ Central Park‚ Times Square‚ the popular 5th Avenue‚ and more places. I will talk about those in this essay. Also i will explain why New York is the most amazing city I’ve ever been. I will talk about the places that
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A New Business In A New Town Xu Xingpeng Raffles Design Institute Executive This marketing report is about the feasibility of opening a Tea house in at Huali Road‚ Zhujiang Newtown‚ CBD‚ Tianhe‚ Guangzhou‚ Guangdong‚ China. This report includes the introduction of tea‚ location and Tea house. Following the marketing research problem and marketing research objectives‚ the researcher has researched this survey by questionnaire. After analyzing the results of questionnaire‚ the conclusion
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New Home‚ New Life At a young age growing up and being on my own was all I dreamed of until that day arrived. Growing up and moving away‚ I thought I had reached the ultimate marking point in my life. In reality it was just the beginning to the life I controlled. My emotions were rolling in realization that freedom was soon going to be in my grasp as I packed up my room ‚ started the route to my future‚ and began the slow process of settling into my new home which was the most exciting and frightening
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steroids. You might see ads for these on the Internet or in the back of sports or body building magazines. Some have been banned in the United States while others are still legal. Legal or illegal‚ these supplements can cause health problems. Kids should not take any steroid supplement‚ even those that are still on the market. Dangers of Steroids Anabolic steroids cause many different types of problems. Less serious side effects include acne‚ oily hair‚ purple or red spots on the body‚ swelling
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more important “S” – SAFETY and SYNERGY – that we need to follow. Eliminate hazards and always ensure SAFETY in our workplaces. And through SYNERGY‚ other departments and Operating Centres should learn from one another and work cohesively to incorporate 5S into our daily work regimens. With these‚ we should be able to
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realistic picture of what they are reading. Literary devices benefit war literature by painting a picture in your mind‚ so you can visualize what horrific events the soldiers are going through. All Quiet on the Western Front and “Dulce Et Decorum Est” exploit literary devices to affirm the horrors of war. Erich Maria Remarque and Wilfred Owen emphasize poetic language with the use of personification‚ simile‚ and imagery. An idea or animal that is nonhuman‚ is bequeathed with human virtues. In Erich Maria
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about to sail to the New World from Spain on your old reliable ship. You wonder what you are going to find and what you are going to do if you meet any Native Americans. Then you think about the past‚ and in the past what has happened when cultures collide to get you to that day. So what happens when cultures collide? Is it always battles? do new cultures always form? The advances of technology help reach new cultures like how the compass and caravel helped get to the New World. Then when Christopher
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