Historically‚ What Were Apple’s Major Competitive Advantages? According to Hill‚ J.(2008:75) that the roots of competitive advantage is strategies‚ the root of strategies is distinctive competencies‚ the roots of distinctive competencies are resources and capabilities. Competitive advantage lead to superior profitability. So‚ talking about competitive advantages means about strategies‚ distinctive competencies‚ capabilities and resources. There are two types of competitive advantages: differentiation
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Motivating Employees Case Study Penny Abate MGT/312 07/06/2015 Kathy Maas Motivating Employees Case Study Managers at SAS recognize that employees are SAS’s most valuable asset; and if they keep their employees motivated and satisfied with a good work/life balance it will increase efficiency‚ quality‚ and productivity. In order to do this a company must utilize both intrinsic (internal or intangible rewards) and extrinsic (external or tangible rewards) motivations. Most people have a combination
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What are the factors affecting the Return of REITs? REITs unit holders are subject to similar risks as holders of other diversified asset portfolios. Some of the factors which affect returns on REITs are : 1.Demographics Demographics are the data that describes the composition of a population‚ such as age‚ race‚ gender‚ income‚ migration patterns and population growth. These statistics are an often overlooked but significant factor that affects how real estate is priced and what types of properties
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The modern world we live in is constantly changing. The environment‚ economy and people are forever evolving. However‚ most human beings dislike change and despite the risk involved do not change until there are very few alternate options. Many factors can motivate a person to change. The type of people and the type of relationships a person may have with the people they surround themselves with can influence change. The type of people a person surrounds himself with can influence their feelings
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Silk Road. p. 37 Linchpin of greatest trade route becomes farthest border of imperial powers. P. 39 Ultima Thule: a place so remote that it delineates the outer limits of geography and the edge of civilization . P. 39 Portraying the Geography behind the headlines Maps show us where Maps provide information Maps define space and place Maps compare data Maps delineate regions Maps illustrate patters maps show changes Maps document spatial relations KEY WORDS Bamyan (Bamian) Baluchi
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In chapter 12‚ “The South Expands: Slavery and Society” many of the main themes are about slavery and the idea of ‘ad infinitum’. Ad infinitum was very prominent in the Carolinas and the idea itself was a paradox. “To sell cotton in order to buy negroes - to make more cotton to buy more negroes” which left a large amount of the plantation owners ruthlessly pushing their slaves to work harder. A slave by the name of “Biddy Mason” had a rather unique life as an African American. Biddy’s experiences
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What were the African reactions to slave trade? (The question requires for you to describe the reaction of Africans from the point of views of peoples‚ individuals and captives). The Atlantic slave trade which was inevitably began by the Portuguese‚ but later in time taken over by the English‚ was the sale and exploitation of African slaves by Europeans that occurred in and throughout the Atlantic Ocean from the 15th century to the 19th century. Most slaves were transported from West Africa and
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How far were ideological factors responsible for Stalin’s decision to replace the NEP with the collectivisation of agriculture and the Five Year Plans? I believe that ideological factor were responsible for Stalin’s decision to replace the NEP with the collectivisation of agriculture and the Five Year Plans as Stalin was disgruntled by the peasants work ethic and continuingly wanted to become more communist and ideological issues were the main contributors that‚ if changed would make a vast difference
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:Davis Period 2 6.1 HW 1. What was the primary goal of Progressive Era muckrakers? A muckraker seeks to expose corruption of businesses or government to the public. The term originates with writers of the Progressive movement within the United States who wanted to expose corruption and scandals in government and business. Muckrakers often wrote about the wretchedness of urban life and poverty‚ and against the established institutions of society‚ such as big business. They were often accused of being
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politically as we have been successful in battles and wars. Our motives for invading and expanding are examined as we examine our successes throughout the New Era and the World Wars. America had wanted to expand outward and was imperializing surrounding countries for economic and political domination. There were three major terms of U.S. foreign relations. The first is the Monroe Doctrine of 1823‚ which expanded hemispheric relations and created an agreement of not invading European countries as long as they
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