was in the right or wrong of bombing Hiroshima. I argue that the US shouldn’t have attacked Hiroshima the way they did. The politicians in power when this traumatic event occurred could have agreed to a different course of action instead of dropping an atomic bomb to Hiroshima. Therefore‚ instead of thinking about the long-term effects and coming up with a reasonable solution to end the war‚ the politicians in power chose the easy route. Bomb! Particularly‚
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What does it take to be charismatic leader? Charisma is at any rate very useful and significant tool to become successful. Whilst some people argue that charisma is somehow inborn‚ others disagree. They believe that anyone can become a charismatic leader. However‚ it might require some time and energy. Charismatic leaders can have a huge impact on their followers’ performance and also on formation of their opinions and attitudes. With charisma you become more influential and inspiring. Furthermore
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IKEA case study 1. What are IKEA ’s firm-specific advantages? Country-specific advantage? Oversea investing is mainly due to that the transnational corporation has the firm-specific advantage‚ for example‚ the brand reputation‚ production tec.‚ scale economy‚ marketing strategy‚ and so on. That is why when firm can’t gain big profits by exporting directly or patent authorization‚ foreign investment is more comparative within those firm-specific advantages. This firm-advantage is referring
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IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad. IKEA is a home furnishings retailer unlike any other. It was founded on the basis of low cost and it offers modern and stylish furniture for all types of people at affordable prices. IKEA’s unique way of shopping‚ store layout‚ and do-it-yourself approach continues to help maintain their popularity. 1)Given the SWOT analysis presented in the case‚ what are IKEA’s key competitive advantages? What strategic focus should the company take as
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Derick McQuaide Ikea Case: Note on Marketing Strategy Framework Ikea’s differentiation strategy of offering high quality furniture at prices lower than competitors has led to its success as the top furniture retailer. They have designed their price reduction strategies in a way that makes it very difficult for competitors to copy furniture or business ideas and have a similar success rate. After reaching global sales of twelve billion dollars‚ Ikea was recognized as the top furniture retailer in
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MANAGEMENT SCIENCE informs Vol. 50‚ No. 1‚ January 2004‚ pp. 48–63 issn 0025-1909 eissn 1526-5501 04 5001 0048 ® doi 10.1287/mnsc.1030.0154 © 2004 INFORMS Coordinating Contracts for Decentralized Supply Chains with Retailer Promotional Effort Harish Krishnan Sauder School of Business‚ University of British Columbia‚ Vancouver‚ British Columbia‚ Canada V6T 1Z2‚ harish.krishnan@sauder.ubc.ca Roman Kapuscinski University of Michigan Business School‚ Ann Arbor‚ Michigan 48109
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1. What are IKEA’s firm-specific advantages? Country - specific advantages? IKEA’s firm and country specific advantages could be the following: IKEA sells the same furniture all over the world‚ so IKEA rips huge economies of scale from the size of its stores and the big production runs necessary to stock them. IKEA also offers a low competitive price because of the economies of scale (30% lower than competitors) Exclusive relationship between IKEA and its suppliers‚ offering modern and exclusive
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Balanced Scorecard IKEA About the company IKEA is a Swedish company registered in the Netherlands that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture‚ appliances and home accessories. As of January 2008‚ the company is the world’s largest furniture retailer. Founded in Sweden in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad‚ who was listed as one of the world’s richest people in 2013‚ the company’s name is an acronym that consists of the initials of‚ Ingvar Kamprad‚ Elmtaryd (the farm where he grew
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Post 3 - Why You Should Take Self-Assessments I thought it was also important to understand why it is important to take self-assessments. I personally have done many self-assessments. I have done them mostly at work. I have done them also in my personal life. I have found some in magazines on relationships‚ for example. What I find is very key is to be as honest with the self-assessment as possible. If you just try to answer the way someone wants you to‚ it will come back to bite you later one.
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What Should A Billionaire Give and What Should You? Not everyone can write a big check to their favorite donation foundation‚ but everyone should give something to someone that is worst off than they are themselves. Billionaires like Bill Gates give millions to charity year after year; yet we still see and talk about the same things that are wrong with the world year after year as well. Those millions of dollars are sent to other countries to try to get them on their feet. But‚ millions of people
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