AI & Soc (2014) 29:11–21 DOI 10.1007/s00146-012-0435-x ORIGINAL ARTICLE Authentic virtual others? The promise of post-modern technologies Taylor Dotson Received: 17 May 2012 / Accepted: 18 September 2012 / Published online: 30 September 2012 Ó Springer-Verlag London 2012 Abstract While modern technological development has promised the liberation of humanity from the constraints of the natural world: disease‚ toil‚ hunger and so on‚ postmodern technological developments promise a
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Case study The contents of this case study should be used to illustrate the answers to all five assessments that make up this Unit. Candidates are expected to use additional resources and research in order to answer the questions. ZK Industrial Company Limited are a toy manufacturer based in Shantou‚ Guangdong Province‚ People’s Republic of China. They were established in 1995 and produce a range of toys and gifts‚ undertaking the entire production process from design
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Reliance Industries Limited About Reliance Reliance is India’s largest private sector conglomerate and amongst Fortune Global 500 companies. They enjoy global leadership and are the largest producer of polyester fibre and yarn‚ having the largest refining capacity at any single locations and also have fully integrated operations spanning exploration and production of oil and gas‚ petroleum refining and marketing‚ retail and telecommunication. Mission of RIL for the environment •Use sustainability
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a. Competition situation Product Length Competitor Product width TV/audio/video Television Sharp‚ LG‚ Philips‚ Panasonic‚ Sony Blu-ray Home theater Camera/camcorder Camera Canon‚ SONY‚ NIKON‚ Panasonic‚ Kodak‚ Fuji‚ Olympus Camcorder Home appliance Refrigerator‚ LG‚ SONY‚ Whirlpool‚ Electrolux Washing Machine‚ air conditioner Mobile device Mobile Phone & Smartphone Nokia‚ RIM‚ Apple‚ LG‚ Sony‚ HTC‚ Huawei Tablet Apple Computer/printer
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Summary: Brand Management 2012-2013 (328032) Material included: * Constructs‚ findings & implications from each week’s papers * Lecture Notes & slides summary Table of Contents: page: Week 1: Brand Management 2 Articles 2 Lecture summary 4 Red Bul Case findings 6 Week 2: Brand Positioning 7 Articles 7 Lecture summary 10 Week 3: Special Branding Strategies 13 Articles 13 Lecture summary 17 Week 4:
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company and the owner of the BVLGARI brand: it performs coordination activities in the areas of product development‚ marketing‚ finance‚ information systems and management of human resources of the Bulgari Group. This report seeks out to analyse the various branding policies of BULGARI from both a strategic and tactical perspective in terms of adaptation versus standardisation. It will discuss in detail the various theories of globalisation followed by the brand with main focus on Theodore Levitt’s
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Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Post Graduate Programme Sales and Distribution Management PGP (Term 4) 2014-15 Prof. Avinash Mulky 1. Introduction The quality of sales and distribution management is an important determinant of success in customer acquisition and revenue growth for companies across business sectors. Although some businesses sell directly to their customers using a client acquisition team or company sales force‚ many sales organizations utilize a channel for
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The Himalaya Logo: The Himalaya brand has much in common with the mountain range from which it draws its name. For centuries‚ the Himalayas have been an icon of aspiration and of man’s quest to unlock nature’s secrets. They represent purity and lofty ideals. The fact that several of our herbs are sourced from this region emphasizes our brand’s connection with the Himalayas. The logo is a visual definition of brand identity. The leaf that forms the crossbar of the letter H represents the company’s
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MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTARTION | MARKETING MANAGEMENT | | “Choose one determinant of organizational buyer behavior this can either be an internal or external variable which influences organizational buyer decision making “ | | | SUMBITTED BY:NAME: RAJESH KUMARSTUDENT ID: 0048DODO1112LECTURER: Dr. sYED aBDUL kADIR | | Table of Contents Executive summary 3 1.0 introduction 3 2.0 What is Organizational buying behaviour 3 3.0 Features of Organizational Buying 4
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world’s largest supplies of non alcoholic beverages‚ and chocolate and sugar confectionery. Over the last 34 years‚ Cadbury Schweppes has acquired numerous big name products to help increase their market share. Some of these include Dr. Pepper‚ 7 Up‚ Snapple‚ Hawaiian Punch‚ Hollywood chewing gum and Dentyne. The globalization of the company with the distribution of their products‚ as well as their shares‚ has helped to transform Cadbury Schweppes from two separate companies into a billion dollar business
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