reserved 0263-7863/96 $15.00 + 0.00 0263-7863(95)00067-4 London Ambulance Service computer-aided despatch system* Michael Hougham Greenlands Management and Engineering Consultants‚ Great Missenden‚ HP16 OJT‚ UK This paper illustrates the dangers of trying to implement high technology projects‚ without sufficient technical research and development‚ adequate management organisation and due regard to social factors. The London Ambulance Service is the largest in the world. During the early 1990s‚ it
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Philips vs. Matsushita Case Greg Tensa 1. How did Philips become the leading consumer electronics company in the world post war era? What distinctive competencies did they build? What incompetancies did they build? Prior to World War II‚ Philips had created a culture of embracing technical innovation. On the production side‚ Philips was a leader in industrial research‚ and scrapped old plants in favor of new machines or factories whenever advances were made. On the product side‚ strong
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But in reality‚ Boo ends up being a good person. Accordingly‚ he gave Jem and Scout many small little gifts via the knothole in the tree. These gifts inlcuded “Indian Pennies”‚ gum‚ and small carvings of Jem and Scout themselves. Additionally‚ he went out of his way to help the kids. When Jem was trying to escape from the place after attempting a glance through the window‚ his pants got caught in the fence‚ and he was forced to pull out without them. Surprisingly‚ he found that when he went back
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Stanza forms and images in Philip Larkin The various fields of art‚ just as all ways of life‚ in the twentieth century were deeply impacted by the horrifying experiences of the two world wars and especially the second one. English poetry was not an exception either. "Among the poets of this time there is often a sense of tiredness‚ of things being worn out‚ and of helplessness in the face of world events which they had no power to change or influence‚ so that the strongest poems are often those
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declared ignorance. And the Greeks used to say that he forced his way out of the state‚ and hence‚ he should stay out of it. And in the Apology‚ he says that his Divine mission has robbed him – of time and opportunity to do something that was of actual use – and declares that it is necessary to live as a private person. Regardless of such implications‚ Socrates still lived a very good life – and did not hold back from living the way he really wanted to live his life. It is also very
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Group paper assignment on Philip Green 346SAM Exploring Entrepreneurship Group Members: Adriana Costescu‚ Devika Srivastava‚ Kosusol Choudhury‚ Mohsin Araf Word Count: 3220 Deadline: 13th of March Introduction ‘Philip Green is one of the most controversial and colourful businessmen in Britain. A little over a decade ago he was a tag – trader‚ a mere millionaire and barely known. Today he is worth over £4.5 billion and is estimated to be Britain’s
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1. How would you describe Marlboro ’s competitive position in early 1993? Marlboro‚ the leading cigarette brand for Philip Morris‚ was the dominant player in the premium priced market. While RJR was the second largest player in the market‚ RJR’s cigarette brands were fragmented. At the end of 1992‚ Marlboro had 24.4% unit market share‚ while each of the RJR brand cigarettes had less than 7% market share. Philip Morris‚ at 53% operating contribution margin‚ was significantly more profitable than
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Erik Irre April 26‚ 1999 "Fools and Kings" Shakespeare’s dynamic use of irony in King Lear aids the microcosmic illustration of not only 16th century Britain‚ but of all times and places. The theme that best develops this illustration is the discussion of fools and their foolishness. This discussion allows Shakespeare not only to portray human nature‚ but also to elicit a sort of Socratic introspection into the nature of society’s own ignorance as well. One type of fool that Shakespeare
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CAN-CAN А. Vivante “I’m going to go for a drive" he said to his wife. "I’ll be back in an hour or two." He didn’t often leave the house for more than the few minutes it took him to go to the post office or to a store‚ but spent his time hanging around‚ doing odds jobs — Mr. Fix-it his wife called him — and also‚ though not nearly enough of it‚ painting — which he made his living from. "Ail right‚" his wife said brightly‚ as though he were doing her a favor. As a matter of fact
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Philip Anderson spent most of his career in the brokerage business. He has worked 21 years at Stuart & Co as manager. According to him‚ in the brokerage industry‚ advisors need to provide unbiased financial advice but he realised that it was for the most part wrong. Indeed‚ company’s benefits are sometimes more important than satisfying clients expectations. The vision of being a broker in Stuart & Co appeared to be closer to the vision of Philip Anderson. Effectively‚ Stuart & Co “was a firm that
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