UNITED NATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Information Technology‚ Globalization and Social Development Manuel Castells UNRISD Discussion Paper No. 114‚ September 1999 The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is an autonomous agency engaging in multidisciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. Its work is guided by the conviction that‚ for effective development policies to be formulated‚ an understanding
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Without hesitation‚ riding in a bus is the most boring‚ gloomy places I can imagine being in since it has haunted consecutive saturday mornings. I sat eerily awaiting the early 6:00 bus. The hard cheap metal bench rests uneasy beneath me. I loom in darkness seeing as the rising sun hid fearfully beneath the bleak clouds. The only lights in sight are are the dim streetlights across from me and the faint glow from my phone display. Weakly off in the distance the sound of the crosswalk signal rings
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SUBWAY IS HEALTHIER ALTERNATIVE OF FAST FOOD Health is wealth. It is always interesting to find out that‚ which of the products or brands is more superior to another. We try to compare almost everything from major household to this of use in daily life. Here we are discussing about one of the most controversial yet popular topic engulfing major giant in the worldwide fast food chain restaurant. So which one is better? Which one is healthier? Which one offer less calories? Which one will help you
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analysis of Subway Sandwich Introduction: In the summer of 1965‚ Subway began its humble start in the quick service restaurant industry (QSR) in Bridgeport Conn. Fred Deluca was a young man looking for a way to pay for school‚ and Dr. Peter Buck was a man willing to write a one thousand dollar check that started the original Subway Sandwich shop. Today that one-thousand dollar investment is worth 5.7 billion worldwide sales‚ and over 21‚000 shops‚ in 75 countries‚ which makes Subway the largest
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Evolutionary Theory Evolutionary theories are based on the assumption that societies gradually change from simple beginnings into even more complex forms. Early sociologists beginning with Auguste Comte believed that human societies evolve in a unilinear way- that is in one line of development. According to them social change meant progress toward something better. They saw change as positive and beneficial. To them the evolutionary process implied that societies would necessarily reach new and
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A differentiation strategy is “an integrated set of actions taken to produce goods or services (at an acceptable cost) that customers perceive as being different in ways that are important to them” (Hitt‚ Ireland‚ & Hoskisson‚ 2015). Chipotle’s “food with integrity” mission has been a recurring theme since Chipotle’s inception in the 90s. Chipotle focuses on tastier food that is not only made from fresh ingredients‚ but ingredients that are sustainably grown and locally sourced. Chipotle’s customers
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aesthetic representation I was bobbled for weeks trying to come up with a painting? Cooking? Performance? Sculpture? Sewing??? None of those topics were something I felt relating to my view on aesthetic representation and its connections to differentiation. So I decided to think of something I love doing‚ which was spending time with my awesome family. We are all united and all have connections besides the fact that we are related and stuck with each other we are different and learn from one another
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to Bowen (1978)‚ the purpose of the family systems theory is to establish a better level of differentiation with your family of origin‚ which means you have a better level of resolved emotional issues with them. The Differentiation of Self Scale is an important concept in this theory. The two extremes of this scale are people with low levels of differentiation or people with high levels of differentiation. People who are less differentiated from their family of origin have their identities intertwined
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Corporate Strategy of Asian Paints 1 Identification of Industry Dynamics 7 1.1 Industry description 7 1.1.1 Industry Structure- Decorative: 8 1.1.2 Industry Structure-Industrial Paints: 9 1.1.3 Industry Characteristics: 10 1.1.4 Margins and Industry Attractiveness 10 1.1.5 Decorative Paints industry: Working capital intensive 13 1.2 Segmentation 14 1.2.1 Price based segments in architectural paints 15 1.3 Current Scenario 16 1.3.1 Market Size 16 1.3.2 Growth Rates
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Product Positioning A product positioning statement has four main components – the target‚ the frame of reference‚ the differentiation‚ and the reason(s) to believe. THE TARGET The target is who the product is for – who is the target user or customer of the product. The key to a good target definition is to balance being specific with being concise‚ you need to describe the target well enough that they can be identified‚ without being so verbose that your positioning statement goes beyond
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