being one company. The new HP has annual sales of approximately $90 billion which is comparable to IBM‚ and an operating incom e of almost $4 billion. The merger was led by Carly Fiorina‚ the chairwoman and CEO of HP. The president of the new HP was Michael Capellas who was the former chairman and CEO of the old HP and who has recently resigned and is now the CEO of World Com. Overall‚ many analysts were critical of the merger from the beginning since both Compaq and HP were struggling companies before
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The video on The Family System Theory and Kenneth Hardy was hosted by Hosts Jon Carlson and Diane Kjos. They discussed family systems therapy‚ then invited the family therapist Kenneth Hardy out to explain his expertise on how became a family system therapist and his it works in relation to human behaviors. Dr. Hardy interviewed Phili who struggled with issue in his relationship with his wife and parents. He tries to avoid conflict of unintended immense tension and creating a rift in his marriage
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education and school students. The company Marks & Spencer (M&S) is one of the UK’s leading retailers of clothing‚ food‚ home products and financial services. Ten million people shop each week in over 375 M&S stores in the UK. In addition M&S has 155 stores managed under franchise in 28 territories‚ mostly in Europe‚ the Middle East‚ Asia and the Far East‚ as well as stores in the Republic of Ireland‚ Hong Kong and a US supermarket group‚ Kings Super Markets. The company is structured in business units
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mobile commerce (M-Commerce). M-Commerce is buying and selling goods using wireless technology through handled devices such as mobile phones and personal digital equipment’s.( Abbott‚ 200). Some examples of m-commerce include purchasing of airline tickets‚ buying movie tickets‚ banking using mobile and etc. We can say that m-commerce is competing with e-commerce as there are more mobile phone users now days compared to internet users. There is a lot of scope in the growth of m-commerce in various
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Marquis M. Converse is an entrepreneur‚ founder of Converse. About Converse Converse origins of the company date back to 1908 when Marquis M. Converse opened the factory in Massachusetts called Converse Rubber Shoe Company. The factory initially produced only rubber soles for all types of footwear since 1915‚ however‚ focused on the production of tennis shoes from her and moved smoothly to produce shoes for basketball. And here starts writing legend. Year 1917‚ the year he saw the light of day Converse
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Analysis of Kenneth Burke’s “Literature as Equipment for Living” In the article‚ “Literature as Equipment for Living”‚ author Kenneth Burke proposes that pieces of literature can help guide readers through situations they encounter in everyday life. Burke suggests that literature can provide readers with strategies for dealing with real life situations. To help explain this opinion to the reader‚ Burke begins his article with an analysis of proverbs. He then explains his method of classifying
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its understanding of customer‚ a company develops its marketing mix. Marketing creation of customer interest and retention of customers if this can be done at a profit. H&M spends a hefty 4 percent of revenue on marketing as valuable investment. At current sale level‚ the chain is the largest apparel retailer in Europe. H&M is not just a store chain; it is a money-making machine. The marketing orientation vs production orientation Marketing orientation companies focus on customer needs like firms
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Response Paper #11: Mikhail M. Bakhtin Three important points on the biography of the critic include: 1). According to Wikipedia: Bakhtin was a Russian philosopher‚ literary critic‚ semiotician‚ and scholar who worked on literary theory‚ ethics‚ and the philosopher of language (n.p). 2). According to Biography.com: In 1929 he was exiled from Vitsyebsk to Kazakhstan. Known for Problems of Dostoevsky ’s Poetics‚ his ideas influenced Western thinking in cultural history‚ linguistics‚ literary
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Artemis Sportswear Company Research Paper The current state of sportswear companies has evolved in to several powerhouses that populate the majority of the market today. These companies spend an exorbitant amount of money on sales‚ marketing‚ and even operational expenses. They also spend money on consultants who recommend cost cutting measures while maintaining profit and revenue targets. Most people are familiar with companies such as Nike‚ Adidas‚ Reebok‚ and even Puma. However‚ one will
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The Kardell paper mill was established at the turn of the century on the Cherokee River in southeastern Ontario by the Kardell family. By 1985‚ the Kardell Paper Co. had outgrown its original mill and had encompassed several facilities in different locations‚ generating total revenues of $1.7 billion per year. The original mill continued to function and was the firm’s largest profit center. The Kardell family no longer owned shares in the firm‚ which had become a publicly traded company whose shares
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