Assignment 1: Week 2 Topic: “The Internet and its Effect on the Music Industry Value Chain” National University MGT/602: Strategic Decision-Making in Global Business Instructor: Prof. July 17‚ 2009 The purpose of this paper is to explain why the growing popularity of downloading music from the Internet gave rise to a new music industry value chain that differs considerably from the traditional value chain. The internet has helped usher in the "New Age of music/media access”.
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Tracing commodity chain will enable us to understand the flow of goods more precisely (Leslie and Reimer‚ 1999). Each part of the process‚ from design through production‚ distribution and consumption‚ represents a discrete link in the chain. A pair of denim jeans can be a simple example of the commodity chain. On the process of finished products‚ the process may start at growing cotton in India. Then‚ those cottons
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Coach‚ Mentor: Is there a difference? By Matt M. Starcevich‚ Ph.D. CEO Center For Coaching & Mentoring‚ Inc. In 1998 we conducted an on-line survey to define what partners felt were the attributes of effective mentoring relationships (see http://coachingandmentoring.com/mentsurvey.htm.) A resounding YES came from responses to this open-ended question: Is there a difference between a mentor‚ coach‚ and supervisor? These differences are summarized in Table 1: |Table 1: Differences between Mentoring
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Chapter 6 The Time Value of Money-Annuities and Other Topics 6.1 Annuities 1) You wish to borrow $2‚000 to be repaid in 12 monthly installments of $189.12. The annual interest rate is: A) 24%. B) 8%. C) 18%. D) 12%. 2) If you have $20‚000 in an account earning 8% annually‚ what constant amount could you withdraw each year and have nothing remaining at the end of five years? A) $3‚525.62 B) $5‚008.76 C) $3‚408.88 D) $2‚465. 3) If you invest $750 every six months at 8% compounded semi-annually
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Volcom Inc. SWOT Volcom was acquired by PPR in May 2011‚ I did the analysis from the standpoint that Volcom’s management still remained independent. 1) Volcom’s advertising and promotional strategy consisted of athlete sponsorship‚ print advertisements‚ branded events‚ online marketing‚ branded retail stores‚ music‚ film‚ and the Featured Artist Series. The company has stayed true to its board sport heritage since day-one recognizing a portion of their customers to be "poseurs" or groups of people
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Managing the International Value Chain in the Automotive Industry Strategy‚ Structure‚ and Culture Stefan Schmid‚ Philipp Grosche Table of contents Foreword Authors Acknowledgments International value chains: Current trends and future needs‚ as exemplified by the automotive industry 1. Internationalizationofthevaluechainintheautomotiveindustry 2. Configurationandcoordinationascrucialdimensionsinshapinginternational valuechains 3. Bestpracticesandoptionsformanagingtheinternationalvaluechain
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Chain of command is important in a police agency and a must have. Without the chain of command I do not believe the structure and integrity of the department would be as thick with good officers and high moral standards. The leadership is placed in a position due to their experience and ability to lead by example. Our chain of command in Knox County‚ starts with the sheriff and then is followed by a number of chiefs‚ captains‚ lieutenants‚ sergeants‚ corporals‚ patrolman‚ and correction officers
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External Environment Five Forces Analysis – Luxury accessories Force Threat level (high or low) The Threat of Substitutes High Substitutes include: Counterfeiters‚ Not using luxury accesories High Power of Buyers High Many buyers relative to rivals? Yes -> Low Need the item? No -> High Have all the information? Yes ->High Lots of substitutes? Yes ->High Product performance is critical? Yes ->High Product differentiation is possible? Yes->Low The Threat of Entrants High‚ but not
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town of Messina‚ along with the football team‚ has come back to say their good byes to the legendary Coach Eddie Rake. The football players‚ as well as many people in the town‚ have always seen Coach Eddie Rake as a fatherly figure. As people come to say their goodbyes‚ you can certainly see the grief on their faces. Coach Eddie Rake was very loved and appreciated in the town. Everyone knew who Coach Eddie Rake was because of all the wins on the football field at Messina High. Eddie Rake coached the
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FORECAST PROCESS IMPROVEMENT • LESSONS FROM SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES THE VALUE OF INFORMATION SHARING IN THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN: TWO CASE STUDIES Tonya Boone and Ram Ganeshan PREVIEW Retail supply chains are complex‚ with each company in the chain having multiple echelons of distribution. Forecasting and requirements planning are further challenged by managers’ reliance on “local” rather than chain-wide retail demand to make key operational decisions. A frequent consequence is the bullwhip effect
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