[pic] Scarcity‚ Choice and Opportunity Cost 1. What are resources? Describe two different types of resources. Resources are anything provided by nature or previous generations that can be used directly or indirectly to satisfy human wants. Capital resources include machinery‚ equipment‚ and structures used to produce other goods and services. Human resources include labor‚ skills‚ and knowledge. Products of nature can also be used as resources. Difficulty: E
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Taco Bell‚ Chipotle has relatively low brand recognition and fewer locations globally (Table 1). Taco bell has implemented an international expansion strategy with 350 international locations in more than 20 countries. Another major competitor‚ Qdoba Mexican Grill‚ has begun to expand internationally with locations in the District of Columbia and Canada. International expansion is a key success factor for companies in the fast-food industry. As the market leader in the fast-casual sector‚ creating a
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Module #7 Jacqueline Alkire Choice Hotel’s dominant product technology is their central reservation system (CRS) used in the industry in which it’s based. Choice has been innovative in this aspect of technology since it was the first in the industry to create its own reservation system called ChoiceADVANTAGE. This enabled the company to be first in customization and customer-need oriented‚ where as other did not. Customization in this crucial technology is important because it could be
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Name University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Evaluate the opportunity that is identified by Chris and Val in the case using the analytical tools you have covered in class? What Chris and Val discovered was the dry cleaning industry was fragmented‚ low entry barriers and undifferentiated. The duo started off by working with two professional dry cleaning businesses where
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CASE 4 Giordano: Positioning for International Expansion Company Background Giordano was founded in Hong Kong by Jimmy Lai in 1980. In 1981‚ it opened its first retail store in Hong Kong and began to expand its market by distributing Giordano merchandise in Taiwan through a joint venture. In 1985‚ it opened its first retail outlet in Singapore. Responding to slow sales‚ in 1987 Giordano changed its positioning strategy. Until 1987‚ it had sold exclusively men’s casual apparel. When Lai and his
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negative impacts that high-stakes testing has on students. At the end of this presentation‚ the audience will be better informed of the negative impacts that high-stakes testing has on students to aid in their critical testing and educational decisions that impact students. A2. Audience: Teachers‚ School Administrators‚ School Board Members‚ Educational Policy Makers A3. Significance: To make important educational leaders fully aware of the negative impacts that high-stakes testing has on the
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In the pre-1990’s era P&G found their international expansion through the use of a localization strategy. They did develop many of their products in Cincinnati‚ but they relied on their semi-autonomous subsidiaries to manufacture‚ market and customize many of their products for the local markets their served. This model started to show signs of strain when many of the trade barriers that existed‚ specifically between European countries were lifted. This created an increase in competition‚ and
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High-Stakes Testing: A Tool for Improvement Tania-Farzeen Mian EDUC 606-D09 LUO Dr. Steven McDonald Since the early 60’s varying attempts have been made to improve the education system of America. After the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law was passed in 2002‚ all students in public schools started to get tested and the results were used to measure the success of the school and district. “High-stakes testing‚ by its very definition‚ is the most extreme form of testing‚ for it results
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| Case Study Four | S&S Air International? | | | 5/7/2011 | The business world is highly competitive‚ changes quickly and is filled with risks and rewards. The international business world is no different! Things can change on the international stage in the time it takes to get a cup of tea! S&S Air has been in discussions with a dealer in Europe to sell the company’s model known as “The Eagle”. The dealer‚ Amalie Diefenbaker‚ has told S&S Air that she will pay the
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JOLLIBEE FOODS CORPORATION: INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION A Case Study CASE BACKGROUND Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) is the most successful fast food chain in the Philippines. It started out as an ice cream parlor owned by the Tan family‚ headed by Tony Tan Caktiong (TTC) as President. Brought about by oil crisis which doubled the price of ice cream‚ JFC diversified into hamburgers in the year 1977. Jollibee’s philosophy is epitomized by “Five Fs” – Friendliness‚ Flavorful food‚
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