PHILPS Consumer Electronics division set up a joint taskforce to create a new audio format (i.e. Compact Discs) and thereon in 1984‚ the second wave of PAP’s were born with SONY introducing the “DISCMAN”‚ a portable CD player. Further‚ in the 1990’s with computers becoming truly “personal” and with the wide spread adoption of the internet‚ music and its consumption too became revolutionized. The revolution was primarily on account of the introduction of a sharable digital audio format called MP
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Rural places do not offer the same level of choice and in very isolated areas and one might be forced to commute long distances to find even a remote selection of the diversity found in urban centers. Still‚ despite this lack of choice‚ there are a number of positive sides to rural living in terms of quality of life. For instance‚ living in a rural area allows residents to enjoy the natural world more easily instead of having to go to parks. In addition‚ people do not have to fight with the daily
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Economists are of the view that the social responsibility of business should be limited to its economic duty. Discuss. In broad terms‚ social responsibility is an ethical theory that an entity‚ be it a company or an individual has an obligation to conduct its activities to benefit society at large. Carroll‚ in his 1991 article "The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility‚ identifies four areas that make up a corporate social responsibility pyramid: legal‚ economic‚ ethical and philanthropic
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Compulsory Licensing: The Indian Scenario- Patent v/s Patient ABSTRACT: Compulsory licenses are involuntary contracts between willing buyer and unwilling seller imposed or enforced by the state. A compulsory license is a legal instrument designed to force intellectual property owners to license out their statutorily granted right to interested third parties capable of manufacturing the patented product at cheaper prices. Countries such as Brazil‚ Thailand and India have used the policy to procure
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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT V/S RURAL ECONOMY Infrastructure is of great importance for an economy and without developing of proper infrastructure no country can ensure its economic growth. The development of infrastructure in any economy is directly related to the economic welfare
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Holes Essay- Fate v/s Free Will Redemption? Destiny? "Holes" (by Louis Sachar) is an engrossing novel that revolves around these. In fact‚ everything‚ for whatever the reason might be‚ seems to line up‚ linking many generations and histories together through "Stanley Yelnats IV"‚ the protagonist. Nevertheless‚ he doesn’t know about it! Nor does he know that his endeavors have actually reformed him into a better person. This essay will now explore and examine how Stanley‚ unaware of what he was actually
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Case Paper McDonald’s/Burger King Analysis Sunny Kumar Overview McDonald’s and Burger King have competed as the top two fast food chains in the nation since the middle of the twentieth century. Both of these companies established a strategy built around delivering food at a fast pace and in a consistent quality. The cases at hand revolve around one McDonald’s and one Burger King‚ both located in Hillybourne‚ so as to provide a level backdrop to compare the two restaurants in more depth
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Store Wars – Will Unorgainsed Retail‚ retain their leadership or will Organised Retail have the last laugh. 1. Background and history of retail in India 2. Omnipresent web of Kirana stores in India 3. Legendary unorganised retail shops 4. Origin of Organised retail in India 5. Blitzkrieg growth of Organised retail in India 6. Chink in the kiranas armour (People had another choice‚ increase in market share of organised retail and slight decrease in the growth of kiranas) 7. Ammunition and
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1. INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING RESEARCH Market research is any organized effort to gather information about markets or customers. It is a very important component of business strategy. The term is commonly interchanged with marketing research; however‚ expert practitioners may wish to draw a distinction‚ in that marketing research is concerned specifically about marketing processes‚ while market research is concerned specifically with markets. Market research as defined by the ICC/ESOMAR
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Name: Yashasvi ram v.s Case Study The root problem in this case is that the company here has the decentralized autonomy of the business units‚ but there is a lack of coordination between operating groups. To compensate this‚ Al was appointed as CIO to coordinate different I/T approaches of the business units and to advise the executive committee on the strategic aspect of I/T. But another problem here apart from the
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