Strategic Management Journal‚ Vol. 12‚ 95-1 I7 ( I 991) /----- TOWARDS A DYNAMIC THEORY OF STRATEGY MICHAEL E. PORTER T-- Graduate School of Business Administration‚ Harvard Universitv‚ Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ U.S.A. This paper reviews the progress of the strategy field towards developing a truly dynamic theory of strategy. It separates the theory of strategy into the causes of superior performance at a given period in time (termed the cross-sectional problem) and the dynamic process
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How far do you agree that the main reason that Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in England between 1536 and 1539 was that they were corrupt? At the beginning of Henry VIII’s reign in 1509‚ there were over 800 monasteries in England‚ but by 1540 the majority of these ceased to exist and all that was left of most of them was a ruin. The monasteries were rich and powerful institutions which were loyal to the Pope. From 1536 to 1539‚ Henry VIII‚ and his advisor‚ Thomas Cromwell wanted to close down
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Luis Rodriguez‚ Grillo‚ lived a long life of violence and drug abuse. But‚ there are three major events that lead Grillo to want to live a better life are when he first hurt someone with a weapon‚ almost committed suicide‚ and had enough of the verbal and mental abuse his school would put him through. Grillo’s first violent attack with a weapon changed him. In addition‚ before the incident‚ he use to just fight‚ with his hands. Once he got into an altercation with a weapon he changed the way he carried
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human line‚ there are many different hypothesis that have been made which have been refuted and there are many that is still plausible. That being said‚ there are two major theories behind the evolution for bipedalism that are most commonly referred to and these are Energy efficiency and Pair Bonding. The traditional and the first theory of Bipedalism can be traced to Charles Darwin. Based on his observation‚ he asked the question of advantages of bipedalism versus quadrupeds. His reasoning behind bipedalism
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‘The Final Solution evolved because of the chaotic nature of the Nazi regime in the years 1939-42.’ How far do you agree with this opinion? The Final Solution is the most controversial topic of German History as its origination is not clean cut‚ whilst it would be simple to place emphasis on Hitler and his World View for the destruction of all Jewry there are other factors such as WW2 which must be taken into consideration in analysis of the Final Solution. Other factors include the polarised view
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of the novel fowler is a greatly changed man. Do you agree? In the novel “The Quiet American”‚ which is written by Graham “Vintage” Green‚ follows a man called Thomas Fowler‚ who is a British journalist currently travelling in Vietnam. Thomas Fowler is aged in his fifties or so and his work has been covering the French war in Vietnam. Throughout the book Fowler becomes a greatly changed man‚ through meeting characters and becoming twisted in events. Fowler at the start of the book has no real feeling
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The quote‚ “If you educate a boy‚ you educate an individual but if you educate a girl‚ you educate a nation” originated from an African proverb. It might have originated because of the societal roles of men and women‚ society’s expectations‚ and the contribution each gender has made to the community. Both men and women have educated the nation in many different ways‚ either by contributing to the society‚ or to their families. Hence‚ I disagree with this quote‚ as not all men have never educated
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How Far do our Expectations Influence Observations? Our expectations have played a huge role in the observations we make within our daily lives‚ ranging from insignificant everyday things down to the last detail of a scientific experiment‚ even if we don’t realize it. The results that we desire and expect have influenced our observations to the extent that it is impossible to prove our observations correct without unbiased testimony from another person. This in turn‚ has caused us to observe only
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After World War I America had emerged as the most powerful country. Three major events in the 1920s are Prohibition which started in 1919‚ the Scopes Trial of 1925‚ The Crash of the Stock Market in 1929‚ Economic success which lead to the stock market crash which was a big tragedy for many. Another name for the Scopes Trial was the “Monkey Trial.” The trial began in the city of Dayton. The Scopes Trial was the biggest event for the argument between Creation and Evolution. William Jennings Bryan was
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In ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘Solar’ promiscuity is an important theme in both characters’ pasts that affects their later life. How far do you agree? Promiscuity can be defined as having alternate sexual relations with various people; a trait which both characters can be seen to possess. They contrast in terms of the view that society has upon them. The beginning of the drama ‘A streetcar Named Desire’ (1947) Williams suggests to the audience that Blanche feels as though she has lost everything
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