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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...

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

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

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...

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

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

helpful to examine the definition of strategic management, as well as one or two models of strategic management. In its mo...

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...

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...

hand, could be considered the brand geared toward young, upwardly mobile individuals who expect good taste in all things, even the...

Now is the time for companies to develop strategic plans that include expansion of facilities, if appropriate, and updating equipm...

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

time to develop programs and implement them. One method of determining what strategic planning is, is to delineate what it ...

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...

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

of decision making need to be appreciated. At the lower level there are operational decisions. These are the decision that are mad...

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

viable. The human resources department is a department that can help to maximise one of the most important resources; human labour...

in an unsatisfactory solution, or is there a problem in the market due to lack of capacity, meaning that a new company will find d...

US Airways became the first airline to seek voluntary bankruptcy protection (Airfinance Journal, 2002). Its primary debt was in ai...