UNIT 1: INVESTIGATING HOW BUSINESSES WORK Activity 1: Investigate what a business is and what businesses do (30 marks) RESEARCH (8 hours maximum)/WRITING-UP (4 hours maximum) – deadline 11 January 2013 Full details are given in the Controlled Assessment assignment brief. This is a help sheet based around this. As you will see‚ there are 5 tasks to Activity 1. One is the Bibliography and this should be done as you go along. You will be given a “Research Folder” in which to put all
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social structure and modern cities attracts their attention. Although foreign education standards seem to be attractive‚ they have a lot of disadvantages. The main disadvantages of study abroad for Turkish students are low education standards in state universities and high education costs. Low education standards in foreign state universities are a disadvantage for Turkish students‚ because abroad universities can not provide adequate education standards for them. First‚ as a consequence of professors’
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Dell Computers Issue Identified in the Scenario that is also Facing the Company When Michael Dell started Dell Computer in 1984‚ he believed that by selling personal computer systems directly to customers‚ his company could better understand customers’ needs and provide the most effective computing solutions to meet those needs. During that period‚ competing computer makers experienced poor supply-chain management strategies that usually involved assembling in advance and sending to distribution
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Hausarbeit zum Thema „Adaptive Selling“ Table of Contents List of figures III Relevance of adaptive selling for marketing 1 1 Central concepts in the context of adaptive selling 3 2 Analysis of the research progress regarding adaptive selling 5 Bibliography 16 List of figures Fig. 1: Conceptual framework of Román and Iacobucci……………………………………7 Relevance of adaptive selling for marketing Since the 1970s‚ researchers are trying to understand the various
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Michael Dell is the founder and the chairman of one of the most successful computer companies in the world. He led the company on its way to high growth and profitability. The company was always in the forefront of the direct selling concept and currently dominates the personal computer business. Business the Dell Way‚ by Rebecca Saunders studies the leadership and entrepreneurial skills of Michael Dell and his influence over his organization ’s success. The Book brings into light an array of
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Supply Chain Management Subject HOW DELL IS MANAGING ITS SUPPLY CHAIN Writer Bassam Badran IV Date of delivery 10-10-2012 Due date (submittal) 10-11-2012 Grade 20% References Compiled from several articles in Business Week (1997 through 2001); cio.com (2001); dell.com‚ accessed March 27‚ 2003; Hagel (2002). 1. Principals and Reasons In this project you would understand the concept of managing the supply chain in Dell Computer Company. 2. Results • Dell Supply Chain Components. Knowing
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Dell ‘Kinotop’ – self-charging laptop based on kinetic energy. ‘Kinotop – you care‚ you work‚ you save’ Zoja Micunovic A4021609 MSc Marketing Intake 5 1. Introduction 1 The purpose of this report is to research and evaluate the UK consumer in order to launch an innovative ‘Kinotop’ laptop computer which would expand Dell’s target B2C group and also market share in the UK and establish ‘Dell Kinotop’ as a new ‘must have’ item amongst professionals between the ages of 35-50 which self recharges
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One compromise of the constitution was The Great Compromise‚ or the Connecticut Compromise. The Great Compromise was put into place because the states could not agree upon how they should each be represented in national government. The smaller states did not want representation based on population because they would then have less representatives in government. The larger states believed that because their population was greater they should have more representation for their people. The smaller states
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Americans have always had a choice when it comes to computers‚ but choose wisely not all computers are made the same. Mac and PC rivalry is on the same level as Pepsi vs. Coke. In today’s world‚ owning a computer is an essential part of life. Although there are numerous types of computers that you could own‚ there are two main types to consider‚ A Personal computer or MAC. Everyone has his or her own opinion on which is better. And there are many die-hard fans in each category. You either like
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Question 1 Personal Selling Process My personal selling process consists of the following nine steps: 1. Prospecting 2. Pre-approach 3. Approach 4. Presentation 5. Trial Close 6. Objections 7. Meeting objections 8. The Close 9. Follow up and Service Step 1: Prospecting Prospecting‚ involves the Money‚ Authority‚ Desire (M.A.D) approach. Firstly I analysed my prospective clients to ensure that they had the money‚ authority and desire to purchase the products I was selling. Upon analysis I
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