spanned from 1914-1918 was caused by long standing and unspoken alliances and tensions that dated back to 1880. The first main alliance was the Triple alliance composed of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy. The second association was made up by France‚ Great Britain‚ and Russia and were known as the Triple entente. These alliances may have been one cause of the outbreak of WW1. Therefore the underlying causes of WW1 were militarism‚ alliances‚ and imperialism. Militarism is defined as “a belief or
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Case Memo: Zara Fast Fashion 1. With which of the international competitors listed in the case is it most interesting to compare Inditex’s financial results? Why? What do comparisons indicate about Inditex’s relative operating economics? Indeed comparing the financial performance of Inditex with the key competitors‚ Inditex was the most profitable company in terms of ROIC. In terms of revenues‚ income and size‚ H&M shows that it is the most interesting to compare. Inditex has a store number
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Competitors’ customers Even though Zara can survive with the highest market share in the clothing market‚ still there are those competitors out there that Zara might gain more of their customers if it applied new marketing strategies . There’ 4 main competitors that the company should consider‚ including H&M‚ Mango‚ Uniqlo and Gap. For H&M ‚it has the customers that are mostly similar to Zara which mostly are women that are into fashionable clothes‚ want to follow the trends but are more price-conscious
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Jan. 29‚ 2013 Zara International Business Problem Productivity is the best word to describe the approach of merchants during the classical era. Merchants believed that being strong in productivity would bring higher profits. It sounded so simple and unbelievable from the very different and complex businesses today. However‚ businesses cannot forget the significance of productivity even centuries after it was first thought of. After reading the article about Zara International‚ I was very
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The Pre WW1 Alliances Dreikaiserbund 1872 Also known as the League of the Three Emperors (1872) Bismarck’s aim for forming this League was to isolate France by making friends with Austria and Russia. The partners were Kaiser William I of Germany‚ Czar Alexander II of Russia and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. These three rulers agreed: (i) to maintain the existing territorial arrangements in Europe; (ii) to resist the spread of revolutionary (e.g. socialist) movements; and (iii) to consult one
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Executive Summary Spanish Inditex’s most successful retail clothing store Zara is known all across the world for its trendy apparel (Mcafee‚ Dessain‚ & Sjoman‚ 2004). The company has been very successful throughout the years but management has recently decided that the IT infrastructure may need updating. The store currently runs off of a POS system supported by DOS‚ which has not been supported by Microsoft for several years (Ferdows‚ Lewis‚ & Machuca‚ 2004). The POS system has been working flawlessly
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During the course of this semester‚ I was able to visit the Alliance Airport located in Fort Worth‚ TX.The airport is owned by the city of Fort Worth and serviced by a private company called Alliance Air Services ("Fort Worth Alliance Airport"‚ n.d.). Alliance Airport serves some corporate aviation however‚ they support mostly cargo and military aviation. Alliance Airport has set up an agreement with Station 35 which is located on the airport premises that they will provide services to the airport
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World War I is known as The Great War. It was an international war between aligned countries. A sense of nationalism‚ imperialism‚ alliances and militarism caused tension between the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. The Triple Alliance was made up of Germany‚ Austria and Italy. England‚ France‚ and Russia made up the Triple Entente. One action caused a chain of reactions that caused each country to become involved for their own reasons. World War I all started with an assassination. The
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the alliance formed? The dual alliance was formed in the year 1879. The German chancellor Otto Von Bismarck was responsible for forming the alliance as he strove to form stronger links with Austria-Hungary. The secret treaty stated that both nations would agree to help each other if attacked by Russia but that they would remain neutral if there was an attack on another power such as France. Question 6: Which nation joined the dual alliance in 1882 and transformed it into a triple alliance? In 1882
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Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………Pg 1 The Working Alliance Concept………………………………………………………Pg 1-2 Assessing the Establishment of the Working Alliance……………………………....Pg 2 A solid foundation - The Core Conditions of Rogers……………………………………………………...Pg 2-3 Practicalities of initial meetings & establishing collaboration regarding bonds‚ goals and tasks………...Pg 3 Is the therapeutic relationship positive? - Attending to the transference configuration………………….Pg 3-4 What is the attachment
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