HBS Case: AQUALISA QUARTZ – SIMPLY A BETTER SHOWER. 1. (A) After spending 5.8 million developing the Quartz‚ the product is definitely worth the investment because (1) The Quartz is the product that answer directly to the customer needs and wants. Most consumers need and want the product that can fix the problems – poor pressure‚ fluctuations in pressure and tolerance in using. (2) Choosing a shower brand depends mostly on which brand plumbers are familiar to so with new technology of the
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considering expertise in the branch. Also Kartik and Aravind believe that Proteon is willing to take a smaller equity position than other firms. The downside is that Proteon proposed a license arrangement so that they could begin distributing Rice-Active themselves and that they are already thinking about how to buy Naturi.
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al. (1992) have constructed a model that breaks down counselor competence (which they term ‘counselor self-efficacy’) into five areas: micro-skills‚ process‚ dealing with difficult clients’ behaviours‚ cultural competence and awareness of values. Active listening is a fundamental skill‚ together with encouraging clients to talk by asking open questions while keeping the client’s responses on track. The counselor also needs to listen to what is not being said‚ whether through omission or expressed
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Midland Resources 1. How are Mortensen’s estimates of Midland’s costs of capital used? How‚ if at all‚ should these anticipated uses affect the calculations? The cost of capital is the minimum acceptable rate of return for new investments in the corporation. Estimates of Midland’s cost of capital are used in many analysis within Midland‚ including asset appraisal for both capital budgeting and financial accounting‚ performance assessments‚ M&A proposals‚ and stock repurchase decisions. These
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-MFS- 1. Does the MFS system have weak or strong pay-to-performance? What type of behavior does the MFS system motivate? Basically‚ culture of MFS is focused on teamwork and community so that MFS manages their employees very fair and its compensation system also reflects this characteristic. For sustaining this team –based culture of MFS‚ which don’t prefer star(anti star culture)‚ MFS assesses their employees to the ways that not only fund-performance(performance factor) but also contribution
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1.i. Test Marketing Expense: These can be identified as sunk costs‚ using the with-or-without test. These costs were undertaken to determine whether the Super project was feasible‚ and would exist even if the project were deemed unfeasible. 1.ii. Overhead Expenses: Mr. Sanberg proposed to include these in the fully allocated method used in Alternative III. However‚ we believe that these expenses have already been attributed to the Jell-O line of products‚ and the data does not explicitly provide
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communication. Active listening provides people with opportunity to understand the speaker to be able to respond and form opinions about what’s being conveyed. I was part of the ESL program for the first two years of High School. After I got out of the ESL program‚ I started tutoring and encouraging other students in the program. Counseling them required me to become skilled at listening to be able to advise them better. Becoming an active listener requires knowing the definition of active listening‚
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Active ingredient: Hydrochloric Acid Trade name: Lysol Brand Disinfectant Toilet Bowl Cleaner‚ Stain Fighter Manufacturer’s name: Reckitt Benckiser‚ Inc. Toxic Effects: irritation of the nasopharynx‚ burns on the skin and eyes‚ andblindness; chronic exposure causes tooth discoloration‚ dermatitis‚ and sensitivity to light. Individuals who ingest the substance have coughing‚ vomiting‚ chest pain‚ shortness of breath‚ and burns of the esophagus and stomach. Antidotes: Treatment involves removal
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HBS CASE: THE FASHION CHANNEL Answers by Chenghao Zheng (Chuck) 1. What insight do you get from the consumer and market data? TFC’s revenue for 2006: $310.6 million ($80 million from affiliate fees and $230.6 million from ad sales) Strength: the only network dedicated exclusively to fashion‚ with up-to-date and entertaining information broadcast 24/7 Weakness: no detailed segmentation‚ branding‚ or positioning strategy According to customer analysis: there are four groups of customers‚ Fashionistas
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Active Immunity The production of antibodies against a specific agent by the immune system is known as active immunity. This particular immunity process is there to keep you healthy. Active immunnity can be acquired in two ways: naturally by contracting an infectious disease or artificially by receiving a vaccination. Active immunity is natural and permanent; protecting individuals from disease their entire lives. This process can take place quickly by large amounts of medicines at one time
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