* Capital requirements * Access to distribution channels Force 2: Threat of substitutes Every top decision maker has to ask: How easy can our product or service be substituted? The following needs to be analyzed: * How much does it cost the customer to switch to competing products or services? * How likely are customers to switch? * What is the price-performance trade-off of substitutes? If a product can be easily substituted‚ then it is a threat to the company because
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Heritage Doll Company: Capital Budgeting In mid-September of 2010/ Emily Harris‚ vice president of New Heritage Doll Company’s production division‚ was weighing project proposals for the company’s upcoming capital budgeting meetings in October. Two proposals stood out based on their potential to strengthen the division’s innovative product lines and drive future growth. However‚ due to constraints on financial and managerial resources‚ Harris knew it was possible that the firm’s capital budgeting
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What are the main characteristics of ‘emerging markets’? Introduction During the changing of world economy‚ it is increasingly common to hear the term ‘emerging markets’ and from news and report. In the mid-1980s‚ the term ‘emerging markets’ was created by the World Bank‚ and has significant influence on the global business world nowadays (Gwynne‚ Klak and Shaw 2003). To raise investor’s attention to those developing countries‚ there are numerous characteristics springing up which are given by
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successful in their businesses in order to survive in competitive business environments such as construction. The construction industry is changing constantly with the developments of new business methods and technologies [2]. Thus‚ construction companies have to adopt these applications and develop appropriate strategies to be more competitive in this industry and get success in their businesses. There are many definitions of success. Traditionally‚ it is defined as the degree to which goals
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What Factors Affect Motorcycle Insurance Rates‚ should helmets be considered? By Eddie Wenzel and Vincent Starkson Group 18 Dr. Zhang Fall 2012 10:00 AM Section Purchasing motorcycle insurance is not the same as purchasing car insurance because different factors will affect the premium. Both you and your motorcycle will be considered by the insurance company‚ and there are several ways you can decrease your motorcycle insurance. The following are the most common factors that
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In Harper Lee’s "To Kill A Mockingbird" dignity is a main factor to the characters who gather enough courage to face their greatest fears‚ Atticus Finch‚ Tom Robinson and Ms. Dubose portray this more than any other characters. Atticus accepts a case to defend a black man against the pressures of a racist community‚ knowing it’s the right thing to do. Tom Robinson asks for Atticus’ defence although the verdict is almost indefinitely against him just for being a black man. He will not let the society
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1. What are the main factors/HRM procedures that have contributed to the success of Google?2. Describe some of the negative aspects of Google’s culture. Do you think Google need to change its culture-and‚ if so‚ in what ways?IntroductionIn 1998‚ Google.com establish by two Stanford students abolished their postgraduate study. Now become worldwide biggest search engine on the internet with 82 million users per month have access to more than 8 billion web pages. Larry Page and Sergey Brin opened their
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Reaction paper #1 Maria Camila González Gómez Organizational Theory External factors When mentioning external factors that conspire to affect an organization we can take into account environmental uncertainty‚ organizational size and structure‚ government‚ raw materials‚ human resources‚ markets‚ economic conditions of the country‚ financial resources‚ technology‚ and a few more that truly create a challenging and complex operating environment. And the real impact is that all of them affect organizational
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of that day. Opie Taylor on this day had slid down the embankment on a flattened cardboard into the water and never resurface. He was later found deceased from drowning in the ditch. QUESTION PRESENTED Can a landowner be held liable under the "attractive nuisance" doctrine for an accidental death that occurs on the premises? BRIEF ANSWER No‚ the child or any of the children that were present was not trespassing and the child was of age to understand danger. The landowner did have a duty to care
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Ideology‚ and Discrimination in the United States‚ believes that accents identify nationalities‚ socio-economic status‚ social class and more characteristics of speakers. (Lippi-Green‚ 1997) This study aims to investigate the most recognizable and attractive accent to English learners (Non-native speakers) among 10 different accents (American‚ British‚ Chinese‚ French‚ Indian‚ Irish‚ Italian‚ Russian‚ Scottish and Spanish). It is hypothesized that both male and female non-native speakers are attracted
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