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of Secretary of State William H. Seward (Cohen, 1996). Initially, however, Seward would be ridiculed for the purchase of Alaska. ...

worst period they have faced. To survive there has been increased borrowing, $800 million using the credit line and $200 million...

to sell its own goods; promote the items of its many associated independent resellers; or promote the sites of its several retaile...

on their specific situation. Generally, consolidation can save money for many firms in a variety of industries. For example, Barne...

or technology (Todeva and Knoke, 2001). There are a number of types of strategic alliances, including: * Joint Venture where two o...

Industries was also created in this manner as no single partner in the alliance could afford to undertake the research and develop...

relentlessly targeted Southwest in demarketing efforts, Southwest not only continued to exist. Eventually, it surpassed all of th...

abilities. Of course it requires a full complement of management, accounting and sales personnel; it also employs many types of e...

and Lawson, 2002). As per capita income continues to increase in these emerging markets, however, expenditures on other items beg...

to "expand joint interaction and provide some additional standardization among theaters" (Carpenter, 2003). Overall howeve...

on the Internet (Halligan, 2002). * This marriage also gives Lands End face-to-face consumer exposure wherein consumers can try on...

the values that the brand stands for and create a higher demand for the bikes. The diversification the home market has included el...

sought to return to the original successful methods. Today, the company runs a distant second to leading competitor Dunkin Donuts...

Porter identifies are the existing competitors, the threat of new entrants, substitute products (or services), and the power of pu...

franchise operators easier than would be the case for an unknown brand. Voted as the number one franchise opportunity by Entrepren...

Any strategic human resources plan will need to consider the companys future needs as well as its current ones, and plan for meeti...

of individuals it will need to recruit and to retrain those that the organization wishes to retain as it changes. Technological a...

its base of subscribers for its services. Overall, as the Internet becomes the means of shopping for many consumers, Intern...

of a statistical area that has many goals. In addition to needing to meet specific deadlines to fulfill filing requirements and su...

do quite well, forcing other competitors to keep up with it. One major component of the marketing mix is, of course, the...

two companies, and they are working hard to enable the synergy to lead to a stronger market penetration and more convenience for c...

tag, it is hard to know whether or not the future will be just as kind to this firm that has done well so far. After all, the econ...

In many ways this later strategy may be seen as contradictory, as in the larger markets it may be necessary to tailor operation or...

best of both worlds in times of strong growth. Ireland has immensely favorable policies designed to encourage business inve...

steaks (Tony Romas, 2003). One weekend during the 1970s, Tony Roma and his chef, David Smith, decided to try an experiment - they ...

company, as of 1998, had more than 1700 stores worldwide (Weiss, 1998). By 2003, that total had jumped to approximately 5900 coffe...

analyze, from a managerial perspective, both the benefits and disadvantages of BPR. Like many tools used to increase a companys e...

will conduct a simulated VCA for two companies; Waterford Wedgwood USA, and The Kerry Group. In each of these companies, we will ...

while yet keeping the number of competitors at a manageable level. As a much smaller country (and one other than the US), J...

$26.54 billion, Net income fell by 88% to $1.29 billion (Wall Street Journal, 2003). Social pressures are also leading to a high...