In the article‚ the authors introduce a new approach to strategic management called the "Resource Based View of the Firm" RVB. RVB attempts to develop a business model framework that helps describe how a company ’s resources drive its performance in a dynamic competitive environment. This approach integrates the internal analysis of the company (i.e. core competencies) with the external analysis of the industry and the competitive environment (i.e. Porter ’s Five Force Model). The article argues
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Why The Soviets Invaded Afghanistan There were several reasons for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan‚ which were given by both by the communist party to its Soviet citizens‚ and ones not disclosed to the public. Soviets were told that the invasion was about the liberation of the Afghan communists‚ and it was imperative to generate more communist states. The Russian government also began to portray the war as a war against Islamic fundamentalism. They had a real fear of having an extremist
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Political Views in Russia Russia from 1850 to 1917 was littered with numerous political views that ranged across the whole political spectrum. The vast bulk of Russians in the 19th century were extremely poor; a few were extremely rich. The educated middle class were small in number and invariably outside of politics. Though small in number‚ the middle class did have one great advantage it was an educated class and many in the middle class saw that Russia could not carry on as it was before Alexander
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GEO-101-004 Dr. Hellrigel European Union & Supranationalism The European Union is an economic and political union started by six countries in 1950 and now up to 27 different countries. Supranationalism is a voluntary association in economic‚ political‚ or cultural spheres of three or more independent states willing to yield some measure of sovereignty for their mutual benefits. (Regions pg.56) These are two major modern transformations for Europe‚ which link up with each other because of
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1990’s Hip Hop experienced a lot of diversity in terms of style‚ dance and rapping. In the east coast nas‚jay z and biggie were popular. In the west coast‚snoop dogg‚ tupac‚ and dr.dre were popular. The group that represented the south was outkast. The
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country to industrialise defeat in the Second World War would be certain. The purges also offered small opening for peasants and workers to become involved in the running of the USSR. Industrialization had a devastating impact on the people of the Soviet Union‚ although the country benefited from the modernization. In 1927 the Gosplan (the state planning commission) developed a series of plans to drastically transform the economy. These plans aimed to ensure that the workers reached certain goals. Industry
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Individual In History The grey war The beginning of the Soviet war in Afghanistan in 1979 marked a new phase in the Cold War‚ the effects of which would continue to cast a shadow over modern politics into the next millennium. The Soviet-Afghan war was driven by the persistent personalities of US National Security Advisor‚ Zbigniew Brzezinski‚ his puppet president‚ Jimmy Carter‚ and Soviet leader‚ Leonid Brezhnev. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan flipped Cold War politics on its head. The
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BOOM AND BUST IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS In 1997 Michael O’Dell‚ the chief scientist at World-Com‚ which owned the largest network of “Internet backbone” fiber optic cable in the world‚ stated that data traffic over the Internet was doubling every hundred days. This implied a growth rate of over 1‚000 percent a year. O’Dell went on to day that there was not enough fiber optic capacity to go around‚ and that “demand will far outstrip supply for the foreseeable future.” Electrified by this potential
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fail‚ and the Bolsheviks succeed‚ in 1917? During 1917 the political system of Russia‚ and the political opinions of its public‚ began to change. The First World War was deeply taking its toll‚ with the casualties running into millions‚ and food shortages were reaching crisis levels across Russia. Presided over by the Provisional Government‚ who had little support and even less real power‚ the people of Russia became restless. In October‚ the animosity between Government and populace came to a head
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1945. Topics such as the Cold War‚ McCarthyism‚ Civil Rights and the Vietnam War all put in to place a chain of events that have made our country what it is today. This paper will review a few of the social‚ economic and political events between 1950 through 1990 that had a powerful impact on the American people and their decade. 1950’s Cold War Ideology‚ McCarthyism and Eisenhower’s politics Cold War ideology crystallized after the end of World War II. During this war the US had alliances with
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