Chandler Maidlow Ms. Jeffes English IV 17 April 2012 Mass Media: Negative Effect on Sports In today’s culture technology is greater than it has ever been. Instead of a news story being told to a few people‚ we have the ability to stream it anywhere we please so that millions can receive the message all at the same time. This is called mass media. There are many different forms of mass media such as television‚ the internet‚ radio programs‚ newspaper‚ just to name a few. It has shaped
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organization operates and on the organization itself‚ in order to formulate strategy. A number of tools are used in the process of strategic analysis‚ including PEST and/or SWOT analyses‚ and Michael Porter’s five forces model. http://www.bnet.com/topics/strategic+analysis http://www.ehow.com/about_5085518_reason-use-swot-pestle-analysis.html PEST Analysis The PEST analysis is a framework that is used during strategic analysis to scan the external macro-environment in which a firm operates
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each of the three perspectives on competitive advantage. As one of the world’s top three interactive entertainment software companies‚ EA lives and dies by its innovations. Their product lineup includes more than 100 titles such as Battlefield‚ Madden NFL‚ FIFA Soccer‚ Rock Band‚ Need for Speed‚ and The Simpsons. The company created more than 50 best sellers since 1998 with more than 1 million of each copy sold and revenues in 2011 were almost $3.6 billion dollars. EA continues to look for ways to prosper
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popular games. The next perspective is resource-based view (RBV). EA’s resource based view in the past was great until the digital gaming came on board. EA was used to the technology at that time when they were popular for their games such as Madden NFL and Battlefield. It seems they’ve lost their innovative “touch” now that most games are becoming digital and they were not in position to enter into that digital platform and social gaming. EA was known for their resources because they had the human
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results from a blow to the head (“NFL Head Injuries”). The concussion epidemic‚ an ever rising problem in sports today‚ has become very prominent‚ especially in the NFL. With the new research that has surfaced in the last couple years‚ the NFL has received grief for not doing enough about concussions and their risks after the fact. The NFL has not done enough on the topic of concussions considering the fact that the league still continues to face problems. The NFL has continued to remain under fire
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Sustain Competitive Advantage. The Bodhi Tree Group. Accessed on 16th November 2014. Fabrikant‚ G. (1990). "Business People; Son Succeeds Father As Comcast President". New York Times. Accessed on 16th November 2014. Friesner‚ T. (2011). History of SWOT analysis. Marketing Teacher‚ 2000-2010. Heitner‚ D. (2014). Fantasy Sports Service‚ FanDuel‚ Secures $11 Million Investment; Includes Money From Comcast Ventures. Forbes. Accessed on 16th November 2014. Norman‚ P. (2012). "Brian Roberts on His Vision
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Cause and Effects Head Injuries in the NFL Over 60% of NFL players have suffered from at least one concussion in their professional career. The NFL should consider the impact of head injuries that plague many players past and present. Many football players suffer from concussions‚ and may experience CTE chronic traumatic encephalopathy‚ chronic headaches and loss of memory. Over 3‚800 players or families of living and deceased players have now sued the NFL due to head injuries (King). Many concussions
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Managing Change Part III MGT/426 September 13‚ 2013 Managing Change Part III Electronic Arts is one of the leading video game developers within the gaming culture. With development sites located in Canada‚ Florida‚ Texas‚ and Louisiana EA has arguably become the mainstay in the gaming world
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In the past three years‚ the NFL has faced a multitude of lawsuits dealing with the unfair payment of NFL cheerleaders. Multiple different articles support the cheerleaders‚ agreeing that an average of a $1‚000 salary each year is unfair. However‚ other articles are against a higher payment‚ claiming that cheerleaders work because they enjoy the sport‚ rather than for the money. While Megan McArdle’s article‚ “NFL Cheerleaders Don’t Do it for the Money” uses informal diction‚ comparisons to other
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Football League NFL is the highest level of professional play. NFL is represented by 32 clubs‚ which are divided into two conferences; the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). Brian Rolapp‚ senior vice president of NFL media strategy and digital media team has after months of in-depth-research gathered information in order to present a new media marketing strategy at the NFL owners’ meeting to present the new strategic perspectives. The NFL commissioner Roger
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