Danielle Sherstad Merle Alix English II 30 January 2015 Rhetorical Analysis of “The Rose-Elf” The Rose-Elf “Written by Hans Christian Anderson” is one of his lesser known pieces of literature but like so many of his works he tells quite an interesting and sad story that ends with justice done. There are many meanings that one could take from the story; ones of revenge‚ romance or that no matter how small one is they are important‚ but one of the more prominent themes is one of life. Such as the
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Running head: SEARS CORE COMPETENCIES EXAMINED Sears Core Competencies Examined July 8‚ 2012 Sears Core Competencies Examined All companies have core competencies that they use to differentiate their company‚ product‚ or service from the competition‚ Sears is no exception. Also‚ it is common for a company’s core competencies to change‚ as their industry progresses through phases and shifts its emphasis between product and process innovations (Regis University‚ 2011)‚ Sears is no exception. Yet
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Sears Vs. Walmart Financial Performance Comparison Profit Margin Profit Margin‚ Sears Co. | | 1997 | | 1996 | | 1995 | Net income | 1‚188 | -6.53% | 1‚271 | -29.43% | 1‚801 | Total revenues | 36‚371 | 7.76% | 33‚751 | 8.41% | 31‚133 | Profit Margin | 3.27% | | 3.77% | | 5.78% | This Profit Margin ratio is acceptable‚ though not high. The result means that for each dollar of sales at Sears Co.‚ the company earns only 3.27 cents in 1997‚ compared to 3.77 cents and 5.78 cents in 1996 and 1995 respectively
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Kmart and Sears: Still Stuck In The Middle? On January 22‚ 2002‚ Kmart Corporation became the largest retailer in U.S. history to seek bankruptcy protection. Kmart management said that they would outline a plan for repaying Kmart’s creditors‚ reducing its size‚ and restructuring its business so that it could leave court protection as a viable competitor in discount mass-marketretailing. Emerging from bankruptcy in May 2003‚ Kmart still lacked a business strategy to succeed in an extremely competitive
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Matrix (External Factor Evaluation). Retrieved from http://www.maxi-pedia.com/EFE matrix external. Mourdoukoutas‚ P. (2012‚ February 2). Will Sears Survive Another Strategic Mistake?. Forbes Magazine‚ Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2012/02/25/ will-sears-survive-another-strategic-mistake. Sears Holdings. (2012‚ May 17). Sears Holdings Reports First Quarter 2012 Results. Retrieved from http://www.searsholdings.com/invest.
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presented on the Analysis for ROE with regards to Sears of 51.4% for 1996 and of 22% for 1997 are deceiving. Even though they are shown above the ones from Wal-Mart of 35.7 % for 1997 and 19.8 % for 1998 this doesn’t mean they have a healthier financial and more stable company than Wal-Mart. When we take apart the ROE number into its parts we can see a really high leverage from Sears. Wal-Mart with just a few points below the ROE from Sears when analyzed seems more solid and stable. Lets remember
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Change Initiative George Tautz Grand Canyon University Organizational Development & Change MGT 623 Dr. Kensler March 17‚ 2010 Change Initiative Organizational change is a necessary outcome when considering various scenarios contributing to the resulting vision. Perplexing as it may seem‚ change initiatives don’t always result in positive outcomes. In fact‚ many never succeed. As a change agent‚ one should always have formulated a vision of what change will “look” like for the organization
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Sears Case StudyBy: Manish AgarwalFor: Prof. Kara LombardiDate: 06/25/2012 | Evolutionary or revolutionary? Sears needed a huge strategic and behavior change to transform the organization for profit making business i.e. employee-customer-profit model. One of the key objectives Sears identified was to improve customer experience via employee behavioral change. In order to leap from billions of dollars in loses to millions of dollars in profit in few years can only be described as
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Thesis: the encounter between the Sears Catalog and the american consumer had an economic impact on urban expansion because the catalog provided houses for people to move West‚ affected the general stores‚ and changed the lives of farmers. The Sears Catalog was the biggest catalog of its time that allowed anyone to buy anything. The company was founded over 100 years ago in 1886. It was over 100 pages‚ the options were endless. The Sears Catalog ended up selling over 11 million dollars of products
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A strength of Sears is their brand. It has been around for a while and still has loyal customers that people trust and believe in. Another strength is they have many stores in many locations. Sears has many weaknesses. They aren’t getting customers into their stores due to e-commerce. According to an IBIS World report‚ “Sears Holdings Corporation‚ for example‚ has operated at a loss throughout the entire five-year period‚ and several reports describe the company as at risk of declaring bankruptcy
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