Chapter 23 Multiple Choice Questions Name: ____________________________________________________________ 1) The term sustainability refers to ________. A) maintaining resource use at current or higher levels B) keeping the natural environment and human society in a happy‚ healthy and functional state C) holding or increasing the current quality of human life D) always focusing on fulfilling short‑term needs E) opposing change from current
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Threat of new entrants In the porter’s five forces‚ threat of new entrants refers to the threat of new competitors pose to existing competitors in an industry. A profitable industry will attract more competitors looking to achieve profits and If it’s easy for these new entrants to enter the market‚ if entry barriers are low this poses a threat to the firms already competing in that market. More competition or increased production capacity without the concurrent increase in the consumer demand
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Eli Rex PS 2713/GE 2713 Dr. Jerry Emison‚ Mr. Robert Green September 28‚ 2013 Is There a Nuclear Arms Threat? America has been considered a “superpower” state for decades. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “superpower” as “an extremely powerful nation‚ especially one capable of influencing international events and the acts and policies of less powerful nations.” The earning of the title superpower comes with some benefits and disadvantages. Certain benefits America possesses is:
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Sustainability for our Civilization Sustainability is a major conflict our civilization has run in too. If humanity wants to perish we should continue what we are doing ‚but I doubt people want to lose this civilization. We have to factor in what we need to do in order to get over this wall we have run into. The greatest threats to sustainability is oil and deforestation because if these problems were fixed it would fix other threats facing us right now. These can be the biggest threat we have
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Cato Corporation Competitive Threats • The Company must be able to anticipate‚ identify and respond to rapidly changing fashion trends and customer demands in a quickly as possible. The Cato Corporation’s business and results of operations could suffer materially. • Existing and increased competition in the women’s retail apparel industry may negatively impact the business‚ results of operations‚ financial condition and market share. • Failure to protect the trademarks and other intellectual property
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potentially resulting in lost productivity. A Threat is a potential for violation of security‚ which exists when there is a circumstance‚ capability‚ action‚ or event that could violate security and cause harm. That is‚ a threat is a possible danger that might develop defencelessness. A threat can be either intentional (e.g.‚ an individual cracker) or "accidental" (e.g.‚ the possibility of a computer malfunctioning). [pic] security threats Virus Attack A virus is a small piece
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Personal Development & Careers Task 7 Environmental Sustainability in Audi AG By 1213666 To: Romas Malevicius 22.11.2012 Table of contents List of Figures Summary Introduction 1 Audi AG Sustainability Procedures 1.1 Technologies 1.2 Waste & water management 2. Sustainability as a part of Audi’s CSR 2.1 Audi Environmental Foundation 2.2 Environmental Pact for Bavaria & EMAS 2.4 Recognition 3. Criticism 3.1 General criticism towards the automobile
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even more pronounced until that they have become a threat to humanity. Rachel Carson‚ a marine biologist and conservationist‚ once said‚ “It is a curious situation that the sea‚ from which life first arose should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea‚ though changed in a sinister way‚ will continue to exist; the threat is rather to life itself.” Therefore‚ I strongly agree with the notion that science is threat to humanity. Despite the fact that Science has
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Threat deterrence is an important factor in keeping an area safe. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) defines threat deterrence as “The threat of force in order to discourage an opponent from taking an unwelcome action.” The pure deterrence of an armed staff is enough to spark the purest of human instinct‚ survive. Our military is a perfect example of a proper deterrence of threat. Fear of retaliation is why people don’t commit homicides and mass shootings inside of police stations and
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According to TC 7-100‚ a hybrid threat is defined as‚ “the diverse and dynamic combination of regular forces‚ irregular forces‚ and/or criminal elements all unified to achieve mutually benefitting effects”. This is an accurate description of the relationship between the ISIS‚ South China Sea pirates‚ and the diverse terrorist groups located in Indonesia. Conditions for a merger of bad-intentioned groups in the region backed by an increasing wage gap and a lack of options lead Indonesians into a
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