For Case Study 9 (Apple Inc. in 2011)‚ the following questions are to be answered within 4-6 pages: 1. What are the chief elements of Apple’s overall competitive strategy? How well do the pieces fit together? Is the strategy evolving? 2. What are the key elements of Apple’s strategy in computers‚ personal media players‚ tablet computers‚ and smartphones? Have its strategies in its core businesses yielded success? Explain. 3. What does a competitive strength assessment reveal about Apple’s
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Carnival Cruise Lines case Questions 1. What global forces have contributed to the growth of the cruise industry? Two major factors that have contributed to the growth of the cruise industry are the change in the competitive environment brought about by the advent of transoceanic airline service and increasing discretionary incomes. As demand for liner travel declined in response to the development of less expensive and much faster air service‚ shipping lines were forced to respond to
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The movie I chose was “Walk the Line”. The biography chronicles the early lives of Johnny and June Carter Cash and the struggles they dealt with in their personal lives and careers. Johnny (or J.R. as he was originally named) was one of Ray and Carrie Cash’s seven children and grew up on a poor cotton farm in rural Arkansas. As the movie begins‚ it introduces the viewer to Johnny’s mother‚ who taught him to sing gospel songs‚ his father‚ who was a heavy drinker and verbally abusive at times to
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Over two thousand years ago‚ two of the most influential thinkers in world history formed contrasting ideas on the concept of the soul. On one hand‚ Plato’s idea of the soul was created based on his theory of forms‚ as illustrated through a conceptual apparatus called “The Divided Line”. In this diagram‚ concepts of the absolute‚ such as the essence of absolute good‚ come from forms and ideas‚ which are eventually processed into the physical world as images in our minds. These images can then once
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3HRC - Understanding Organisations and the Role of Human Resources - Activity 2 The following report contains information on how Human Resources support the organisation‚ line managers and staff. Human resources can be seen as a medium between employee and employer to maintain that all policies and procedures are completed correctly and fairly. Looking after your workforce‚ but complying with business strategy to ensure business goals and objectives are achieved. During the time of your employment
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manager performs to entrust others with responsibility and authority and to create accountability for results. It is an activity of the organizing function. scalar principle (chain of command) a clear definition of authority in the organization. This authority flows down the chain of command from the top level to the first or lowest level in the organization. centralization occurs in an organization when a limited amount of authority is delegated. decentralization occurs when a significant amount
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Career Opportunities in Hospitality Industry Cruise Line Hotel Director - The Hotel Director oversees the whole Hotel Operations including the Guest Services department‚ the Food and Beverage department‚ the Housekeeping department‚ and the Entertainment department. Marketing and Revenue Manager - Oversees all the revenues onboard the ship and helps implement strategies to increase onboard sales within various departments. Candidate works closely with the Hotel Director and Cruise Director as
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England where she attended Cambridge University‚ She commutated to America where she then attended Brown University and later the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Independent Study Program. Since the mid-1990s‚ Sarah Morris has been making abstract paintings and films‚ both her professions have tied closely together. Her studies in film theory and political philosophy have greatly impacted her art. Sarah Morris’s work has revolved around the built environment. Focusing on the urban experience‚ she
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By establishing a lab that utilized scientific methods to study the human mind and behavior‚ Wundt took psychology from a mixture of philosophy and biology and made it a unique fieBy establishing a lab that utilized scientific methods to study the human mind and behavior‚ Wundt took psychology from a mixture of philosophy and biology and made it a unique field of study. Wundt later wrote the Principles of Physiological Psychology (1874)‚ which helped establish experimental procedures in psychological
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Significant Lines for Discussion Chapter 16: America’s Gilded Age‚ 1870-1890 Thorstein Veblen‚ Excerpts from The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) * “By a further refinement‚ wealth acquired passively by transmission from ancestors or other antecedents presently becomes even more honorific than wealth acquired by the possessor’s own effort.” Luther Standing Bear‚ excerpt from My People the Sioux (1928) * “These people cared nothing for us‚ and it meant nothing for them to take our
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