entrants relatively low. IBM spends large amount of funds annually for R&D‚ in order to constantly introduce new high-technology and innovative products and solutions to market to maintain its’ competitiveness‚Tougher for new entrants to achieve economies of scale due to experience curve effect. In addition‚ Consumers’ preference over established brands‚ long-term relationship and broad product portfolio make IBM the preferred brand. 2.Threat of SubstitutesPropensity to substitute is low for buyers. Threat
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The rise of Christianity put an end to the classical age of Europe with the help of the Romans‚ Christianity spread much faster. Rome was one of the main centers of Christian development. One of the Roman emperors‚ Constantine‚ let freedom of conscience for the people‚ made Christianity on a full legal equality with any religion in Rome‚ and later it was the official religion of the empire. The Roman Empire aid the spread of Christianity in many ways. Because the Romans are tolerate of religion
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A primary factor that led to the rise of Stalin was due to the weakness of Leon Trotsky‚ who was one of the strongest competitors that Stalin faced in succeeding Lenin as leader of the Communist Party. However‚ there are actions taken by Trotsky that weakened himself as an opposition. For example‚ Trotsky believed in permanent revolution‚ and he sought to promote and incite revolutions all over the world. However‚ he failed to convince his fellow Party members of his idea of world revolution. In
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(2014)‚ individuals from Middle East‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ and South American views trust as the initial step in relationship building. In this culture‚ trust is something that needs to be earned through established long term relationships. In contrast‚ low context cultures views learning logical‚ factual and emphasizes learning through the use of explicit instructions and/or explanation (Lamberton & Minor‚ 2014). This can be found in The United States‚ Canada‚ Germany and Switzerland (Lamberton
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The Rise of the Roman Empire started around 133-30 BCE. During this time‚ there were three triumvirs‚ Crassus Gaius Julius Caesar‚ and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. When Crassus died in Parthia‚ in 52 BCE‚ the Senate appointed Pompey as the sole consul of Rome. This broke the Republican rule where there should have been two consul’s not just one. Caesar refused to resigned his position that was ordered from the Senate and seen the moved as a unjust action to oust him from power. He refused to resigned
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I’m writing about raising awareness to low-income children around America that aren’t able to play sports. I have been blessed and lucky: that I had parents that had the resources for me to be able to play at high level of soccer‚ basketball‚ football‚ and lacrosse. You can call me a spoiled brat because I had pirate lessons which consisted $60 per hour (sometimes more) when it came to basketball. I was also able to go to sports camps before the seasons started which gave me an advantage when the
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PRINCIPLE OF MANAGEMENT Management defined Perceptive of Managers: There are many definitions of management but most perceptive managers are convinced that it is an organized effort of people whose purpose is to achieve the objectives and goals of an organization. Of course‚ it is not that simple. To gain a better understanding of management‚ let’s review the ideas and views expressed by academicians and practitioners. Management as a “Process”: McFarland defines management as “A process by which
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5 Investigación de mercados 6.9 Fase cualitativa 6.10 Fase cuantitativa 6.11 Conclusiones y recomendaciones 6 Conclusión 7 Anexo 8 Bibliografía Echo para la IEDE. 1. Introducción Definición del las aerolíneas de low cost Las políticas mundiales de la liberalización del transporte aéreo dieron lugar a la aparición de una competitividad inmensa en la industria aeronáutica ‚y a través del establecimiento de rutas de alta demanda‚ la utilización de aeropuertos segundarios
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Case study 10.1 - THE RISE AND FALL OF WORLCOM Bernie Ebbers built WorldCom‚ Inc. (now part of Verizon‚ Inc.) into one of the world’s largest telecommunications firms. Yet he and chief financial officer (CFO) Scott Sullivan have become better known for creating a massive corporate accounting fraud that lead to the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Two investigate reports and subsequent court cases conclude that WorldCom executives were responsible for billions in fraudulent or unsupported accounting
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Students who are deaf or hard of hearing have diverse opinions about general education (inclusion/mainstream) and deaf school (residential) placements based on their personal experiences. Typically‚ their positive exposures to these placements are what dictate their preferences. Wilson (1997) interviewed 23 deaf students‚ who had prior experiences in general education classes except one‚ about their perspectives on general education setting and deaf school. In general‚ deaf students preferred the
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