China’s Development Model: An Alternative Strategy for Technological Catch-Up Working paper Xielin LIU Visiting Professor Institute of Innovation Research Hitotsubashi University liuxielin@hotmail.com March 22， 2005 Abstract The context in which Chinese firms and‚ as a nation‚ China is attempting to catch-up is fundamentally different that that facing earlier latercomers such as Japan and Korea. This paper contrasts these contexts and describes an alternative model of catch-up that can be
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Segmentation and Target Market MKT/571 Segmentation and Target Market The fitness industry in the United States has grown greatly as more individuals are exposed to healthy living as a lifestyle. Rather than simply attracting athletes‚ fitness facilities are recognizable service providers to all demographics. As a result‚ the job outlook for personal trainers and exercise instructors is good. According to the “Bureau of Labor Statistics” (2014) website‚ “employees of fitness trainers and
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The alternative forms of tourism combine tourist products or separate tourist services different from the mass tourism by means of supply‚ organization and the human resource involved. These are rural‚ ecotourism‚ adventure (biking‚ horseback riding‚ snowshoeing‚ ski mountaineering‚ rafting‚ diving‚ caving‚ climbing)‚ thematic tourism – connected with the cultural and historical heritage‚ the esoteric‚ religion‚ wine‚ traditional cuisine‚ ethnography and traditional music and handicrafts. Sustainable
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Outline Case: Bis Corporation What is logistics network configuration? Methodology Modeling Data Aggregation Validation Solution Techniques Case: the Bis Corporation Background Produce & distribute soft drinks 2 manufacturing plant 120‚000 account (retailers and stores)‚ all over the US 3 existing warehouse (Chicago‚ Dallas‚ Sacramento) 20% gross margin $1‚000 for each SKU (stock-keeping unit) for all products Current distribution strategy (designed 15
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Japan. Looking across the global automotive industry landscape‚ the premium automobile manufacturer from Munich has the most to lose‚ should the integrity of its brand begin to falter. Yet recent changes in BMW’s product development and marketing strategy leave us wondering whether the Bavarians are deliberately veering from their familiar route‚ or if they will in fact be caught off-guard as this otherwise finely-tuned machine drifts into another lane. The Brand in Context First‚ let’s take a look
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Lakes‚ Troubled Waters. Toronto‚ Ont: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. (AV 363.73940977 G78) • Kalin‚ A. & Westfall‚ M. (1997) Asia’s Water Crisis: the struggle within each drop. Manila‚ Philippines: Asian Development Bank. (AV 363.61095 A83) • University of Leeds (1982) Water Treatment: from reservoir to consumer. Leeds: Leeds University Television. (AV 628.162 W32) • Urban Scientific Educational Research Inc. (1979) The Alternative is Conservation. Washington D.C.: Urban Scientific Educational
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Board for the company′s operations. It sets targets and formulates strategies for achieving these targets. AT A GLANCE | Founded | March 1834 | Incorporated | September 1968 | Listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange | November 1976 | Shareholder Information(as of September 30‚ 2012) Number of shareholders Percentage holding 1 to 1‚000 shares Foreign ownership(common‚ preferred A‚B&voting) Mitsubishi Corporation | 7‚253 88.12% 29.63% 10.63% | |
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Deborah Falcon 091457 TH151 – P First Term Paper The chapter that I chose to reflect on for this paper is Chapter 8 from C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity: The Shocking Alternative. For most part‚ the heaviest question asked throughout this chapter is why evil exists‚ and why God allowed it to exist. A human being who is probably sick and tired of all the evil and suffering in the world would say that if only evil can just stop existing – if only suffering would stop. If only human beings
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Is alternative medicine effective or ineffective? Since the beginning of time there have been various cultures that have counted on what modern Western physicians refer to as alternative medicine. Before modern Western medicine became what it is today every illness was treated by some sort of natural remedy or alternative medicine. The debate still continues today whether or not alternative medicine is effective or if they are temporary solutions that will eventually lead to a turning towards Western
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Analysis Target Corporation I Introduction Target is America ’s second-largest general merchandise retailer‚ with over 1‚100 stores across the country; it employs over 220‚000 people. It has recently begun electronic marketing through its Target.com subsidiary. (Pergiovanni‚ PG). This paper is a SWOT analysis of the corporation. It concentrates on the Target stores themselves. II Strengths I ’ve scanned a listing of newspaper articles with "Target Corporation" as
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