Electric and the Thermidorean Reaction (1981–2004) Pier A. Abetti This case study draws a parallel between the French Revolution and the GE ‘revolution’‚ according to three waves of transformation. We discuss the ‘hard’ effects on GE employees (strategy‚ structure‚ employment‚ rewards) and the ‘soft’ effects (culture‚ work climate‚ indoctrination). In parallel with the French Revolution‚ the retirement of CEO Jack Welch was followed by a ‘Thermidorean reaction’ characterized by the relaxation of
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Are formerly abused children more likely to commit violent crimes? Definition at a minimum: Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death‚ serious physical or emotional harm‚ sexual abuse or exploitation; or an act or failure to act‚ which presents an imminent risk of serious harm. Child abuse is one of the Nation’s most serious concerns. The Children’s Bureau in the Administration on Children‚ Youth and families within Vietnam‚ addresses this important
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Associate Level Material Appendix E Strategies for Gathering and Evaluating Sources Evaluate three sources for your final project by filling in the information below. Your responses here will provide the information you need to complete the annotated bibliography for your Week Three assignment. Source 1 |Source Information | | This source is located at http://www
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music market is a highly competitive market which has exploded with a large number of competitors in the recent years. Players such as iTunes‚ Napster and AmazonMP3 dominate this market with revenues being made by all players in the market exceeding US$4.2 billion in 2009 (http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2010.pdf). The online digital music download market currently consist of 400 legal music services engaged in providing 260 types of products which include music‚ videos‚ mastertones‚ ringtones
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of an important natural resource at a time when it is introducing improved technology. Explain how these events will affect the economy’s production possibility curve (8 marks)? The production possibility curves is a hypothetical representation of the amount of two different goods that can be obtained by shifting resources from the production of one‚ to the production of the other. This essay will take into account the two factors‚ the depletion of the natural resource and the improvement in technology
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Are first-borns more likely to attend Harvard? Between 75% and 80% of students at Harvard are first-borns. Do first-born children work harder academically‚ and so end up overrepresented at top universities? So claims noted philosopher Michael Sandel. But Antony Millner and Raphael Calel find a simple fault in the statistical reasoning and give a more plausible explanation. Michael Sandel’s book Justice1 is a rewarding and accessible account of political philosophy. Based on a course he has
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Name University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Evaluate the opportunity that is identified by Chris and Val in the case using the analytical tools you have covered in class? What Chris and Val discovered was the dry cleaning industry was fragmented‚ low entry barriers and undifferentiated. The duo started off by working with two professional dry cleaning businesses
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PRINCIPLES OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING AN INFORMATION SYSTEM STRATEGY ABSTRACT n n Discuss the general framework to be adopted when adopting an Info system strategy Focus on a five-stage model – An example of possible tools and technics will be discussed – Framework spans • Past • Present • – It incorporates • A plan • Review Chapter 1 Computer Systems – Future Each stage is made up of W3‚ W2‚ W32B (GT)2 W4
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CHAPTER 5 Developing Pricing Strategies and Programs CLASS NOTES OBJECTIVES— § Define the internal factors affecting a firm’s pricing decisions. § Identify the external factors affecting a firm’s pricing decisions. § How do consumers process and evaluate prices? § How should a company set prices initially
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early 1970s‚ and has been administered by the American Strategic Planning Institute since 1975. It was initiated by senior managers at GE who wanted to know why some of their business units were more profitable than the others. With the help of Sidney Schoeffler they set up a research project in which each of their strategic business units reported their performance on dozens of variables. This was then expanded to outside companies in the early 1970s. The initial survey‚ between 1970 and 1983
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