The company that I am going to discuss in this case study is the IT firm ‘Microsoft’. Microsoft was originally founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975. It is a public multinational corporation which is headquartered in Redmond‚ Washington in the USA. Its aims are to develop‚ manufacture‚ license and support a wide range of products and services that are related to computing through its various product divisions. Microsoft is an example of a well-known monopolistic power. A monopoly exists when
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Question Explain how the role of research in business‚ describe why entrepreneurs need to understand research method‚ identify the managerial values of business research and how business research helps managers to plan strategies. Specify various types of research‚ describe and give an example of each type. There are at least 6 stages of research process‚ identify and explain all of the stage. Define research topic‚ formulate attributes of a good research topic‚ and give examples of research
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Hofstede’s Five Aspects of Culture Hofstede ’s cultural factors Explanations > Culture > Hofstede ’s cultural factors Power | Self | Gender | Predictability | Time | So what? Geert Hofstede‚ a Dutch cultural anthropologist‚ analyzed cultures along five dimensions. He rated 58 countries on each dimension on a scale from 1 to 100. Power Hofstede named this Power Distance (PD or PDI). It is the extent to which less powerful members expect and accept unequal power distribution.
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Welcome back to the Alan and Calvin podcast on 69.9 FM radio. Today we’re focusing upon culture in music‚ specifically in film. We’ve watched every movie for the past 200 years and have ranked each song from first to last; these songs vary from genres such as hip-hop to classical German folk music. In this podcast‚ we will focus upon two specific songs that have influenced culture through their musical relevance. The first song we are looking at is Space Jam by Quad City DJ’s‚ featured in the movie
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Applications Assignment 1. Take a look at the material on sensation seeking on page 286 (Ch. 11). Do you consider yourself a sensation seeker? Why or why not? What are the advantages and disadvantages of your level of sensation seeking? I do not see myself as a sensation seeker. First reason is because I’m not the type that is a high risk thrill seeker because I am afraid of getting hurt. My level of sensation seeker isn’t to high. Some advantages of being a sensation seeker is the thrill and
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that lend themselves well to lists. 3. When done‚ submit your document‚ and the Project® mpp file to the Assessment assignment for Week 5. 4. Submit your Certificate of Originality with the assignment. Thanks for giving this your best effort! Case Study Business Background: Elegant Lighting is a growing‚ 10-year old company in a large metropolitan area. They have three retail stores and a regional warehouse that receives all inventory and distributes that inventory to its three stores. The regional
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Create a Customer Centric Culture Table of Contents Cover page .…………………………………………………….…….……….1 Table of Contents .....…………………………………………………..…………….2 Abstract …..…………………………………………….………………….3 Define the customer service culture ……………6 Communicate the culture …..……….10 Recruit to grow the culture ….….…….14 Empower Employees .…………..19 Visible and Accessible ….………..23 Recognize and reward action …………...27 Conclusion …….……
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Material Appendix C Microsoft® PowerPoint® Tutorial In the online classroom environment at Axia College of University of Phoenix‚ you will create Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations. (If you do not already have the software‚ make sure you get access to it.) This tutorial gives you the very basics for starting up with the program. Getting Started • Open Microsoft® PowerPoint®. • Start a new presentation: Click on Blank Presentation‚ then OK. • Choosing a slide layout: Click on
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What is Business Ethics? Business Ethics is the behavior that a business adheres to in its daily dealings with the world. The ethics of a particular business can be diverse. They apply not only to how the business interacts with the world at large‚ but also to their one-on-one dealings with a single customer. In the body of the essay will get into the importance of business‚ weaknesses of a business‚ and 5 strengths for a business and how to make the strength better (Center 2012). Ethics concern
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Week 8 Product Life Cycle Homework Directions: Using the structure below [and you may need more bullets for each marketing mix element]‚ find a real world [non-text] example for each stage of the product life cycle and identify the marketing mix elements for that stage. Introduction Example: Smart Car Product Strategy Engineered and designed to help you master your city “Fun wheel drive”- targeting young‚ environmentally conscience adults‚ interested in spending less on gas and more on “fun”
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