| Critically discuss the importance of resource-based sources of competitive advantage in one of the industries studied on this module. You should discuss a range of companies. ‘Competitive advantage’ is when a firm sustains profits that exceed the average for its industry. The goal of much of business strategy is to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Porter identified two basic types of competitive advantage; cost and differentiation. These two advantages are known as ‘positional
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Earth’s Rotation Earth ’s rotation is the rotation of the solid Earth around its own axis. The Earth rotates from the west towards the east. As viewed from the North Star or polestar Polaris‚ the Earth turns counter-clockwise. The North Pole‚ also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole‚ is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth ’s axis of rotation meets its surface. This point is distinct from the Earth ’s North Magnetic Pole. The South Pole is the other point
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Completion Problems (Elasticity) 1. A steel wire of length 4.7m and cross-sectional area 3×10-5m2 stretches by the same amount as a copper wire of length 3.5m and cross-sectional area of 4×10–5m2 under a given load. What is the ratio of the Young’s modulus of steel to that of copper? For Steel l1= 4.7 m‚ a1 = 3.0 x 10-5 m2 Y1= Fl1/a1∆l Y1= (F x 4.7m)/ (3.0 x 10-5 x ∆l) For Copper L2=3.5 m‚ a2 = 4.0 x 10-5 m2 Y2= (F x 3.5m)/ (4.0 x 10-5 x ∆l) Dividing Steel by Copper Y1/ Y2
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Chapter 9 Problems 1‚ 2‚ 3 = straightforward‚ intermediate‚ challenging Section 9.1 Linear Momentum and its Conservation 1. A 3.00-kg particle has a velocity of [pic]. (a) Find its x and y components of momentum. (b) Find the magnitude and direction of its momentum. 2. A 0.100-kg ball is thrown straight up into the air with an initial speed of 15.0 m/s. Find the momentum of the ball (a) at its maximum height and (b) halfway up to its maximum height. 3. How fast can you set the Earth
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forget the extra nonsense‚ and the unpredictability of a personal craftsman. They figured out how to do it in a fraction of the time and cost if we use simple‚ smooth‚ uniform surfaces. By the middle of the 1800’s‚ the industrial revolution was in full swing. Every industry sought automation by the use of
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our case we’re trying to show that the acceleration of a body in free-fall is constant. • You are examining a relationship. This is what you do if you don’t have a theory. For example if you measure the time it takes a pendulum to make one swing as you vary the size of the swing‚ but without having a theory or formula that allows you to make a prediction in advance. • You are measuring a
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IMAGE Of NURSES IN THE MEDIA The image of nursing as portrayed by the media swings like a pendulum in between negative and positive attributes. However‚ most times‚ the portrayal is more on the negative side. Most nurses will readily agree to the fact that the way the media paints the profession is way beyond what they believe in or practice. Indeed‚ it falls short of fair and truthful image. In as much as all other media- newspaper‚ TV ‚Radio‚ Internet services e.t.c are to an extent guilty
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1975 B1 - Class A 2kilogram block is released from rest at the top of a curved incline in the shape of a quarter of a circle of radius R. The block then slides onto a horizontal plane where it finally comes to rest 8 meters from the beginning of the plane. The curved incline is frictionless‚ but there is an 8newton force of friction on the block while it slides horizontally. Assume g = 10 meters per second2. a. Determine the magnitude of the acceleration of the block while it slides along
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1 Numerical Methods for Differential Equations 1 2 NUMERICAL METHODS FOR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS Introduction Differential equations can describe nearly all systems undergoing change. They are ubiquitous is science and engineering as well as economics‚ social science‚ biology‚ business‚ health care‚ etc. Many mathematicians have studied the nature of these equations for hundreds of years and there are many well-developed solution techniques. Often‚ systems described by differential
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and having no consequences. Early and frequent teenage sexual activity is linked to personal‚ family‚ peer and educational characteristics. * Describe Piaget’s formal operational stage. What is hypothetico-deductive thinking? Describe the pendulum problem that is often used to test this type of
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