Competitive Advantage of Nations Michael E. Porter Harvard Business Review 90211 HBR MARCH±APRIL 1990 The Competitive Advantage of Nations Michael E. Porter National prosperity is created‚ not inherited. It does not grow out of a country’s natural endowments‚ its labor pool‚ its interest rates‚ or its currency’s value‚ as classical economics insists. A nation’s competitiveness depends on the capacity of its industry to innovate and upgrade. Companies gain advantage against
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How do you design and conduct a specific training program ? Answer : To design a program a trainer has to assess several factors. First the trainer should understand the need of the training. Then assess the training needs. Finally‚ according to the assessment‚ design a specific type of training programme. The training and development programme for workers‚ supervisors and mangers has to design separately. Programme Designing. The designing of the programme for the workers is normally done
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shareholders a higher returns‚ as well as creating the best interest for the stakeholders. This essay will discuss on the topic of resources and capabilities of BAT and how these competences have successfully helped the company to sustain its competitive advantage. Resource-based view of the company Over the past decades‚ there is an obvious revitalization of interest on how a firm’s
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UNIT 75 HSC3029 Support individuals with specific communication needs Learning Outcomes for 1.1/1.2/1.5 will be cross referenced into Unit HSC21 and LD201 1.3 In the table below list features in the environment that may help or hinder communication. Then describe in detail how these features may help or hinder communication. Features in the environment How may this help or hinder communication? Lighting People with a hearing or sight impairment need good lighting as they may need
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Suppose that Scottish workers can produce 40 scones per hour or two sweaters per our. A. Which country has the absolute advantage in production of each good? Which country has the comparative advantage? England has the complete advantage when making scones. However‚ Scotland has complete advantage when producing sweaters. England has comparative advantage in scone production. Scotland has comparative advantage in sweater production. B. If England and Scotland decided to trade‚ which commodity will
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absorb radio waves to a far greater extent than adults. Legal Issues Mobile phones come with cameras and hence this has led to hundreds of thousands of cases pending in courts about privacy problems. There have been instances in the past‚ in countries like Saudi Arabia‚ Japan‚ Korea‚ where a ban was imposed on camera phones‚ making it a strict rule to sell only those cell phones that come with an appreciable click sound! Moreover‚ crime rate has also increased with miscreants like robbers and
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and want to eat fast food at prices that are competitive and provide best value for the customer’s money. One of McDonald’s competitive advantages is its focus on consistency of quality‚ production of food and use of raw materials all around the world. The world recognition associated with the brand McDonald’s itself is also one of McDonald’s competitive advantages. We strive to be cost leaders and offer our food at prices that cannot be matched by our competitors. In order to do this‚ your store
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Question Why did the Malaysian Government introduce National Service? Discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of National Service. Which do you support? Why? Contents 1. Introduction : page 2 2. Advantages versus Disadvantages : page 3 to 6 3. Discussion : page 7 4. Conclusion : page 7 5. Appendix A: Summary of Major Incidents : page 8 6. Appendix B: Newspaper Cutting on a Coma Case : page 9 7. Appendix C: A General Time Table of PLKN
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Criminal Investigator Specific Purpose: I love to solve mysterious‚ and investing in finding answers. Introduction Attention Material: Reasons for wanting to become a Criminal Investigator‚ what motivated me in wanting to be in the Criminal Justice System. Thesis Statements: What is a Criminal Investigator‚ what are the duties‚ do you have to go to school‚ if you do what classes are required and what kind of degree would you need? Preview: First‚ I will discuss what a Criminal Investigator
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and learning factors that may possibly affect the learning process. Client-Specific Factors Before teaching it is important to know whether the client has any vision or hearing problems‚ and if so to accommodate to the client’s needs. Specific client factors that will influence the clients learning and the effectiveness of teaching include cultural diversity because by tailoring teaching interventions to meet the specific cultural needs and resources of the clients is key to improving outcomes through
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