Discuss the relevance of the ten schools of strategy formulation‚ as outlines by Henry Mintzberg and Joseph Lampel‚ to the focus on strategic management within the Hong Kong lifelong education sector. 1. Introduction During the past 4 decades‚ Hong Kong’s economy has transformed rapidly‚ from manufacturing moving to financial and service base. To meeting up the challenge of globalization and economic competition among other countries‚ Lifelong learning and education becomes vital importance of cultivating
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China vs. The world: Whose technology is it? Executive summary China‚ the country with incredible fast-growing speed of development‚ now is becoming more attractive to Western investing companies than ever. China governments know that and they try to take advantage over that point by forcing the multinational companies to share technology in the exchange of future investing opportunities. This strategy has created a lot of argument and discontent between China government and foreign companies
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Seamus Heaney Exam Question Lewis Alcorn 5T Seamus Heaney is one of the most popular poets alive today. Discuss and explain why you think this is so. Seamus Heaney is widely recognized as one of the major poets of the twentieth century. A native of Northern Ireland‚ Heaney currently lives in Dublin. Heaney taught at Harvard University from 1985 to 2006‚ where he was a Visiting Professor‚ and then Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University (1985-1997) and Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Abortion: One of the Most Controversial Topics Today In the early American Colonies‚ English Common Law was adopted by the United States‚ which declared abortion forbidden. The procedure was ruled a misdemeanor if performed before quickening‚ which meant "feeling life‚" and a felony if performed after quickening. In the early 1800s‚ it was discovered that life begins at conception and not when the mother "feels life." Eighty-five percent of the states had laws that made all abortions a felony
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Why do you think Frankenstein has become such an important reference in the modern world? As a 19th Century text‚ Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley‚ has remained remarkably relevant to today’s society. Due to the context written in the middle of the industrial revolution era‚ the novel embodies a strong message as well as a clear warning as to the dangerous repercussions of using science to continue or enhance life. The text has had the ability to play on societal fears towards scientific discovery
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Porter five forces. Potential new entrants. The home furnishing market is a big market with many players. IKEA is one of the biggest players in the market especially in Europe. The threats of new entrants is reduced by the tremendous amount of money needed to start up a home furnishing shop. IKEA has a big advantage to other home furnishing shops‚ they don’t just sell furnish but also kitchen and home accessories. But IKEA doesn’t reach small town and villages‚ here is a change for new entrants
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PORTERS FIVE FORCES Threat of new entrants: Since nokia was a profitable market. It becomes bait and other companies would like to join. Unless the new entry firms can be blocked‚ the revenue or profit will reduce. However in other to be able to compete with established firms‚ new entrants will need to invest highly in technology and marketing. Hence the threat of new entrants is very low. Power of suppliers: Nokia has a number of suppliers who provide them with equipment’s. Hence nokia could
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Porter Five Forces Analysis of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Assignment Presented to: Date: 29/08/2013 Introduction The Porter’s Five Forces is a simple tools and powerful tool that make you understand that where the actual power lies in the industry. It makes you understand the weight of industry’s current position and the future strength and position of that industry. If you have clear understanding of industry that where the power lies you can get good
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heavy indebtedness. viii. Any other relevant point. Any three points to be explained. 3x1=3 OR i. The export market collapsed and the local market shrunk. ii. Imported cotton goods were cheaper and Indian weavers could not compete with them. iii. Procuring raw cotton of good quality was very difficult because the prices were very high. iv. The market was flooded with machine made goods. 12 v. Any other relevant point. Any three points. 3x1=3 OR
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Why are most countries mixed economies? Nowadays‚ most countries prefer to have joint economic systems‚ of both planned and market systems which is known as mixed economy. “ In a mixed economy‚ the government and private sector interact in solving economic problems” (David B‚ 2009:327). In other words‚ mixed economy is a combination of market economy and centrally planned economy. “A market economy is an economy in which decisions about production and consumption are made by individual producers
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