The 1920’s and 1980’s are similar in many ways. Their similarities are social‚ economical‚ and political. Some of the similarities between the decades are Prohibition and the War on Drugs‚ the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and 1987‚ and the influence of music on society. Prohibition was passed as the 18th amendment‚ that importing‚ exporting‚ transporting‚ and manufacturing of alcohol was to be put to an end. Prohibition did not achieve its goals. Instead‚ it added to the problems that it intended
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Introduction to Service Dominant (S-D) Logic Recently there has been a shift away from the traditional product-orientated marketing perspective to a more service-orientated one which focuses on “intangible resources‚ the co-creation of value and relationships” (Vargo and Lusch‚ 2004). Merz‚ He & Vargo (2009) commented that goods were a “vehicle for service”‚ and whilst the provision of goods was still an important part of a transaction‚ there will always be some element of intangible service attached
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A BRAND AUDIT PROJECT REPORT ON NOKIA Group: 9 2012 Submitted To: Dr. Tejash Pujara & Dr. BhaveshVanpariya 12/9/2012 INDEX | OBJECTIVE | | SCOPE | | APPROACH | | | | | | | | | | Objectives The objective of the brand audit is to conduct an in-depth examination of a major brand and suggest ways to improve and leverage that brand equity by providing recommendations to the brand concerning how the brand should be managed over the
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Gold Report - 2 Multi Commodity Exchange Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. Malkani Chambers‚ 1st floor‚ Off. Nehru Road‚ Vile Parle (East)‚ Mumbai – 400 099 Tel. No.: 022 – 2616 4146 Fax No.: 022 – 2611 8195 Web: www.mcxindia.com email: info@mcxindia.com Gold Study Gold Production Through History All the gold ever mined would easily fit under the Eiffel Tower‚ forming a cube of nearly 19 m each side! In the last 6‚000 years a little over125‚000 tonnes of gold has been mined. But
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In may 1992 the finnish company Nokia started to focus on telecommunications‚ and they are selling the first GSM-mobilephone. The companies goal in 1994 was to sell about five hundred thousand mobile phones. The goal was pulverised by selling more than twenty million mobile phones. Today‚ Nokia is a world leader in digital technologies‚ including mobile phones‚ tele-communications networks‚ wireless data solutions and multimedia terminals. In 2007 Nokia was worlds number one manufacturer
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grand strategy that involves expansion‚ such as sales revenues‚ market share‚ number of employees etc. Since GM’s goals and objectives fall within these categories‚ it is reasonable to arrive at the conclusion that it is using the grand strategy. 2. Based on the case‚ what is GM’s vision? Do you think it is realistic? Explain. GM’s vision and main focus is to achieve a healthier margin and profit. Although this vision may not be very easy to attain‚ is a very realistic one. In spite of the fact that
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. Porter and National Competitive Advantage i. Introduction. Suggest answer to the question and outline how to validate your suggested answer by clarifying the analytical structure ii. Key Questions. Simply: this is not just a question about Porter. If you are thinking of outlining Porter and little else‚ please think again. Very briefly state what the concepts of national competitiveness and the diamond entail‚ which is naturally connected to the work of Porter. But the question is asking you
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world ’s largest white goods manufacturer since 2010. Haier has built a portfolio of unrelated diversification through mergers and acquisitions and had decentralizing its operational risks. Haier is confronting few strategic issues which might be more rational and effective in its logistics structure‚ competitiveness‚ and the challenges of technological innovation when the unrelated diversification of its business units are into greater expansion. In this study‚ the models like PEST‚ SWOT‚ Porter five
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practices in implementing work-life balance programs. This paper is a humble essay to explore if there are indeed any best practices in implementing work-life balance –a catchphrase which most of the companies love to swear by –and whether a holistic model for efficient work-life balance program can evolve from what the companies at the top are following on the ground. The authors have also tried to present a critique of gaps in current work-life balance programs. The paper raises more questions than
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External Analysis: Porter’s 5 Forces Comparison Nokia vs. Amazon.com Nokia is a multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Finland and engaged in the market of manufacturing of mobile devices and in converging Internet and communications industries‚ with over 132‚000 employees in 120 countries‚ sales in more than 150 countries and global annual revenue of over €42 billion and operating profit of €2 billion as of 2010. Nokia produces a wide range of mobile devices and offers
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