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run on something other than the vacuum tubes that kept their larger cousins going. Along came the semiconductor - a wafer, or "chi...

based on a mark-to-market approach, that inventory is worth (or not) a certain amount. Whos to say that it might be worth more (or...

quickly, there are always new ideas on the horizon. It is not as if Fedex is just waiting for something new to arise from the hea...

Slow but steady growth in the industry characterized the 2000s ("Industry Snapshot," 2008). Examples of serious competitors, other...

an individual, there is a sense that the goal of the company is to profit and so, ethics has to be weighted against making money. ...

mind, lets take a look at Safeco Corp. and the industry in which it operates. Located in Washington State (Seattle), Safeco sells ...

What about principles that could be used to prioritize implementation steps that are necessary to accomplish the strategic objecti...

occurs, the domino effect that follows can be completely ruinous to those who are within the path of consequences, otherwise known...

a case study involving IBM. This model considers four building blocks of an organization: critical tasks are those action items an...

satisfy customers; aspects of business which are often seen as diametrically opposed. As a small company trying to break into new ...

warning to management of any external changes to market conditions. Therefore, it is an approach that allows for relevant informat...

Coates (1985) looked at the idea of an environmental scan more detail, and identified four goals; the first is the detection of m...

5-year IT strategic plan that is updated annually. The plan maintains continued alignment with and adherence to the VAs larger st...

and profits. The grand strategy is one of innovation and marketing. The company seeks to continually develop new products manag...

needs the information about the market launch compete effectively. Coates (1985) looked at this in more detail, but the practice o...

Expedia is a well known online company selling a wide range of travel services form airline and hotel rooms so insurance and attra...

The oil industry already was operating under pressure before adding the complications of the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005. In th...

paper recommends several strategies for the future, but the first recommendation is for change in Southwests mission statement. T...

Large organizations recognize the need to have a digital presence today. They may approach it differently but they are looking tow...

Deutsche Bank has become a financial institution. The writer looks at the way this occurred; based on a case provided by the stude...

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the analysis of descriptive statistics. Analysis of histograms is also carried out....

The paper starts by looking at how statistical testing may be used to determine of there is a difference in behavior of three diff...

The writer examines the external influences which impact on the electronics firm Samsung. The competitive environment is examined ...

Coca Cola may be the leader in the soft drinks market, but it is in second place in the global alterative beverage market, and thi...

The writer uses statistics in a case designed to show how statistical analysis can help with the decision making process. Nyke, a ...

The writer looks at two research papers that used meta-analysis as methodology, but are presented in very different ways. The two ...

This essay provides analysis of several aspects of this 1940 screwball comedy directed by Howard Hawks. The analysis focuses on as...

The concepts of opportunity cost and of marginalism are found in the field of public policy analysis. The writer explores the con...

The writer looks at a range of three different tools which can be used as a framework to examine an organization. McKinsey's 7 S's...

Stakeholders who are interested in a firms ability to repay debts may look at both the financial performance of the firm as the c...