1 Sustainable Competitive Advantage Resources are the assets‚ capabilities‚ processes‚ information‚ and knowledge that an organization controls. Firms use their resources to improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Resources are critical to organizational strategy because they can help companies create and sustain an advantage over competitors.3 Organizations can achieve a competitive advantage by using their resources to provide greater value for customers than competitors can. For
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as a method of enforcement. Overpowering is used by the government on its own citizens in order to conceal the facts and not acknowledge the true. The totalitarian authorities in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) by George Orwell and the film Brazil (1985) directed by Terry Gilliam‚ consistently enforce overpowering in order to accept dictatorial policies and to manipulate the citizens. The other sources‚ “Zim Govt Found Responsible for Torture in Landmark Ruling”(2013) similarly describes the
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at propelling the organization into a sustainable corporation. Among the strategic issues affecting sustainability are identified as obesity‚ advertisements targeting children‚ environmental pollution and treatments of animals. These and others factors have pressured McDonald’s to shift to a more socially responsible position‚ as evident in its current corporate social responsibility practices. The study ends with recommendations geared towards a sustainable corporation. 2. Introduction
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Alternative Energy Alternative Energy whether used for transportation or utilities such as generating electricity for home or business is a very significant subject going on right now because of the benefits it would provide for us‚ such as environmental‚ economic‚ job security and energy security. I believe alternative energy would be beneficial to our society‚ especially if it is used in transport; there is many other better‚ leaner and reusable energy sources out there‚ for example fuel for
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in such a way that limits the possibility of argumentive outbreaks. The NGT should produce a good mixture of quality ideas and help everyone to feel the involvement of working together as a group. The article‚ Nominal Group Technique: An Alternative to Brainstorming‚ lists some basic steps to follow when using this technique. The steps are (1) Individuals should be groups by five or six people. (2) Position question in open-ended format‚ ex: How can we best facilitate new changes within departments
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Population distribution of Brazil: Brazil is a LEDC with most of its population living in coastal areas‚ with the south being more densely populated. Density: 22/km2 Population: 205‚716‚890 Climate: mostly tropical‚ but temperate in south (cooler in summer‚ warmer in winter) -North-west: covered in tropical rainforest‚ hot and humid climate‚ poor soils‚ little known natural resources‚ difficult transport‚ lacks basic services such as health care‚ education and electricity. High birth/death/IMR
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lectures‚ have coffee night and much more. They have different cultures every time. International House had culture events on different cultures like: China‚ Brazil‚ Japanese‚ French‚ Nepali‚ German‚ India‚ and many more. I have been to many of these culture events. One event in particular that I had been to recently is Brazil culture night. Brazil culture night was held on Wednesday‚ March 14‚ 2012. The doors opened at 6:00 but the actual event started at 6:30 and it lasted until 8:30. The event was
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Telefónica and Telecommunications: An In-depth Look at Chile and Brazil Telefónica is a multinational broadband and telecommunications company‚ that is mainly present in the United States‚ South America‚ and Europe. Since its creation in Spain in 1924‚ Telefónica has grown into the 5th largest mobile network provider in the world. The most prominent services that Telefónica offers include fixed and mobile telephony‚ Internet services‚ and digital television. While Telefónica offers a variety of
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Creating a Sustainable Environment The terms Sustainable and Sustainability are used to describe many different approaches toward improving our way of life. Sustainability is a way to develop the environment without harming it‚ creating a system that keeps its self-feasible for future needs. Thus‚ sustainability means taking the long-term view of how our actions affect future generations and making sure we do not deplete resources or cause pollution at rates faster than the earth is able to renew
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Through out recorded history‚ people of various cultures have relied on what Western medical practitioners today call alternative medicine. People use these treatments and therapies in a variety of different ways. The most common form of alternative medicine that is the most widely used is herbal medicines. Herbs have been used for thousands of years through out the world. There are records of the Egyptians using them in 1 600 BC‚ and scriptures that date back to the Yin dynasty in 1 500 BC (3)
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