honour or reputation of the author. Designated person authorising scanning: Anne Petrie Module title: Strategic management (accounting‚ economics and finance) Module number: UMSD7U-15-3 Extract Author: Ghoshal‚ S and Ackenhusen‚ M Extract title: Case 10: Canon: Competing on Capabilities Book Author/Editor: De Wit‚ B & Meyer‚ R Year Published: 1998 Book title: Strategy: process‚ content‚ context: an international perspective Edition: 2nd Publisher: International Thomson Business Press‚ London Page
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the mid sixteenth century a silver mine located at Potosi‚ South America was formed. This silver mine was one of the few major silver mines in the world‚ the others located in Northern Central America and Southern Japan. This certain mine was known for its distinctive rich black flint. Extensive excavation required more than three-thousand Indians to work away with picks and hammers to break up the ore and bring it up to the surface. Just after refining the ore‚ the silver is shipped to Spain then from
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rise in silver production was beneficial to the middle-men who made the trade possible‚ but eventually weakened the states that supplied and likewise received silver. It was fairly common believe in China that with arrival of large amounts of silver would bring prosperity; but with such an extreme amount of this precious metal coming into one are caused problems. The Ming Dynasty declared that all taxes must be payed in silver. This created great disruption in the economy since silver coins were
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The Silver Donkey‚ a tale of a young English soldier who fled the chaos of the first world war to be founded by two French sister‚ Marcelle and Coco. Lieutenant Shepard is temporarily blind and has walked away from the war as he found it too hard to bear. The two sisters hide and feed the soldier and in return of their kindness‚ he tells the sister marvellous tales‚ each story connected to the keepsake he carries in his pocket: a perfect tiny silver donkey. The lieutenant‚ himself longs to cross
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though they were independent companies. y Parts transferred in pre-negotiated prices y If the divisions could not agree on a price they could submit the dispute to the finance staff for arbitration. Source Determination y The product division doesnǯt have the power to decide whether to buy parts from within the company or from outside without the permission of the manufacturing division. y The purchasing staff; taking the manufacturers side in almost every case y Price settlement compared to
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‘The Silver Sword’ is about a Polish family separated during the Second World War and trying to find each other again when the war is over. a simple enough story‚. This is a fictionalised but apparently based on fact story suitable for upper primary students. The story opens with Joseph Balicki‚ the father‚ escaping from a prison camp in the Polish mountains. He was the headmaster of a primary school in Warsaw until the Nazis arrested him in 1940 for turning a picture of Hitler to the wall. He
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Introduction Technology in household appliances and entertainment systems is making the lives of consumers more convenient‚ and comfortable while remaining attainable to the masses. However associated with this technology is cost. Cost to the user‚ cost the environment‚ and cost to the future. Some of this technology has been used to increase efficiency‚ therefore reducing the costs. This increase in efficiency is a strong selling point allowing companies to market long term savings for the consumer
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SILVER SWORD Joseph Balicki was a Polish man who was married to Margrit from Switzerland. Together‚ they had three children. When the second world war began the Nazis took Joseph to prison in the mountains. Their children were very young when the Nazis attacked them: Ruth was thirteen‚ Edek was eleven‚ and Bronia was three. Joseph Balicki frequently tried to escape‚ however the guards always caught him. For this‚ they locked him in a room alone. But‚ he had a plan. When the guard came to deliver
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Company Introduction NetApp‚ in the past called Network Appliance‚ Inc.‚ is a company founded 24 years ago in 1992 by David Hitz‚ James Lau and Michael Malcolm headquartered in Sunnyvale‚ California‚ USA‚ which has over 12.000 employees worldwide and 150 offices around the world. NetApp is one of the companies that work on providing computer storage and data management solutions to make things easier for their customers. (NetApp‚ 2016) NetApp storage systems are hardware and software based data storage
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Food Preparation Appliances in Brazil Feb 18‚ 2015 – Navi Mumbai‚ India: Marketreportsonbrazil.com presents a report on “Food Preparation Appliances in Brazil.” Food Preparation Appliances in Brazil report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. Summary Within food preparation appliances‚ the growing success of “gourmet kitchens” continued to drive growth of the category‚ which increased in volume sales by 10% in 2014. The kitchen is enhancing its importance
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