Case #1. Zipcar: Refining The Business Model The objectives of this case: The Zipcar case was developed to permit students to closely track the development and evolution of a company’s business model in the very early stages of its life. The case describes the development of Zipcar‚ a car-sharing service located in Boston‚ but with national ambitions. The case includes the very first version of a financial model for the business‚ a version that was developed after significantly more research
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Because both my parents came from China‚ I took Chinese. But I cannot read or write Chinese and barely speak it. I love my North American citizenship. I don’t’ mind being called a "banana‚" yellow on the outside and white on the inside. I’m proud I’m a banana. After all‚ in Canada and the United States‚ native Indians are "apples" (red outside‚ white inside); blacks are "Oreo cookies" (black and white); and Chinese are "bananas." These metaphors assume‚ both rightly and wrongly‚ that the culture
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Missy (Melissa) Hanson Dr. Brooke Kowalke Shakespeare Literature 20 February 2015 Response Paper for The Tempest Throughout William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tempest‚ many different themes and motifs are present. However‚ power and gender roles strongly influence the directionality of the plot. Specifically‚ the characters Prospero and Sycorax tend to represent two opposing ideas of what it means to be male versus a female and to have power versus not having power. The patriarchy is one that seems
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sites. Navigation between the pages is easily managed with the use of the sidebar. AMISHWARES.COM has no additional resources to assist customers with a live chat or blog. With this limitation‚ customer satisfaction is hard to follow giving customers no benefits of returning to the website. Additionally‚ without benefits for customers‚ the website is restrictive future brand loyalty. AMISHWARES.COM has limited social media integration. AMISHWARES.COM has a Facebook page which is not linked to its
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By Wendy –Zara exericse 1 Q5. Who are the customer ? The target market is broad‚ women‚ men‚ children that likes fashion and is sensitive to fashion. Q6 .Who are the customers‚ and what product/ service attributes do they consider important? The target market is very broad‚ Zara do not define their target by segmenting ages and lifestyles like what traditional retailers are doing. Its target market is working in big cities‚ with mid range income‚ a young‚ educated person that likes
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READING PASSAGE 1 Lost for Words Many minority languages are on the danger list.In the Native American Navajo nation which sprawls across four states in the American south-west‚ the native language is dying. Most of its speakers are middle-age or elderly. Although many students take classes in Navajo‚ the schools are run in English. Street sign‚ supermarket goods and even their own newspaper are all in English. Not surprisingly‚ linguists doubt that any native speakers of Navajo will remain in
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Approach to Ethical Decision Making Tasha L. Thomas 01/22/2012 Abstract Ethics is the branch of philosophy that examines questions of morality‚ or right and wrong. In this paper we will discuss the philosophical approaches used in ethical decision making. The two approaches that will be elaborated on are the utilitarian approach and the universal approach. Several questions will be addressed‚ (1) what is the utilitarian and universal approach? (2) How do we use them in the ethical decision making
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sensibleness of the question but tJre fact that‚ when addressed to me‚ it’s being asked of a writer who has taught writing‚ on and off‚ for almost twenty -What years. would it say about mq my students‚ and the hours’wete spent in the classroom if I said drat any attempt to teach the writing of fiction is a complete waste of timl? I should probably just go ahead and admit that lve been com mi tting criminal fraud. to f-l an creative *iting be taught? t ] rt" " r."roo.6l" qu"Jtiorr‚ but no matter how \-/
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Unit 2: Reading Sciences This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals: 21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and analysis‚ use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills‚ and assess and validate information. Introduction Science is an integral part of our daily lives. Regardless of the career you pursue‚ you need to have sound knowledge of the sciences to be a responsible global citizen of the twenty-first century. Such knowledge will help you understand
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My Mission is to create an environment where sneakers are not just something to put on your feet. Sneakers are not a fad. Sneakers are a way a life and is a sub culture of hip hop fashion. My goal is to turn this lifestyle into a business and contribute to the sneaker world by promoting and customizing kick’s to keep this movement positive forward direction. I am creating a sneaker customization service that will also double as a sneaker store. The customization service will be available to
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