in other industries. To the economist‚ a threat of substitutes exists when a product’s demand is affected by the price change of a substitute product. A product’s price elasticity is affected by substitute products - as more substitutes become available‚ the demand becomes more elastic since customers have more alternatives. A close substitute product constrains the ability of firms in an industry to raise prices. The competition engendered by a Threat of Substitute comes from products outside
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The Taliban is arguably one of the biggest hybrid threats that US forces face today. Every soldier knows them as our enemy. But what is their history? How have they been able to sustain themselves for so long? These are some of the questions I will try to answer while highlighting the threat they pose internally in Afghanistan and abroad. The first thought that comes to mind when thinking about the Taliban is terrorist organization. One cannot forget‚ however‚ that the Taliban was the recognized
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Name: Maricar A. Magale Section & Schedule: A3; MTh 10:30am-12pm Threats of Biodiversity “The loss of biological diversity is second only to nuclear warfare in its threat to human and other life on this planet.” - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Biodiversity is the variability among living organisms from all sources‚ including inter alia [among other things]‚ terrestrial‚ marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity
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a CBRN weapon and where it would most likely be used if it was procured. The prospects for a group such as Al-Qaeda or other non-state actor to obtain and use a CBRN weapon are relatively low both within the United States and abroad‚ however the threat is not non-existent. As noted by Sinai (2007)‚ there are four major security issues including the terrorist groups themselves‚ weapon proliferation/acquisition by these groups‚ safe havens in weak‚ failed‚ and/or failing states‚ and permissive conditions
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Giorgia Laird‚ Holly Adams‚ Prao Vikitsreth‚ Ella Chambers‚ EmmaJane Littler Threats to Antarctica Antarctica has a brutal climate; it is the coldest‚ windiest‚ most deserted place on earth. Due to the continent’s inhospitality‚ only select species can live there‚ including phytoplankton‚ krill and squid at the bottom of the food web‚ and killer whales‚ blue whales and seals at the top‚ and it is also home to penguins‚ and several types of fish. However this harsh environment is also considered
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FINAL DISSERTATION TO EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF INNOVATION ON MOBILE PHONE TECHNOLOGY – A COMPETITIVE CASE STUDY OF VODAFONE AND O2 SUBMITTED BY HAMMAD RAZA BITE ID: 40907 Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the MBA Innovative Management In collaboration with Coventry University and the British Institute of Technology & E-commerce August 2011 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL August 15‚ 2011 Dr. Hasan Gilani Project Supervisor Coventry University Dear Sir:
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Mumbai company cons HSBC of Rs 330 crore MUMBAI: The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Mumbai police have registered a Rs 330 crore cheating and forgery case against a city-based company and its representatives on Tuesday for duping HSBC by securing investment with fake promises. The accused told the bank that they entered into contract with BBC to upgrade their entire library from 2-D to 3-D. The accused wanted to purchase technical equipment and programs for it and asked for the money. They submitted
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research paper is to illustrate most common network threats and provide solution to protect users from threats‚ hackers and ensures that the data travelling across the networks is safe. Introduction: Computer and network security is a new and fast moving Technology and as such‚ is still being defined and most probably will always be “still defined”. Security incidents are rising at an alarming rate every year [Figure - 1]. As the complexity of the threats increases‚ so do the security measures required
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nditions‚ in 2008‚ Best Buy Co. asked its employees toseparate from the company on voluntary basis (ecoustics‚ 2008). This strategy allowed thecompany to settle down in the market to some extent. By the end of fiscal year 2008‚ its revenueshowed remarkable stability and consistency proving the decision of cutting down work forcewas right (ecoustics‚ 2008).Corporate partnership with C P W has helped the company to perform better in the adverseconditions of the economy and markets. Early this year
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CYBERTHREATS in PC and Smartphones Cyber threats: denial-of-service attacks‚ worms‚ viruses‚ and Trojan horses Objective no 1. Identify the different types of cyber threats in personal computer and smartphones. DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACKS A denial-of-service (DoS) attack‚ or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack‚ consists of making repeated requests of a computer system or network‚ thereby overloading it and denying legitimate users access to it. Because computers are limited in the number
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