getting a favorable tenure decision‚ I spend two years to complete a 25 page manuscript‚ which including 5 pages of caveats. Recently‚ the editor requested me to limit the manuscripts to 20 pages. It is impossible to shorten other places. As the auditor of manuscripts‚ I am in a dilemma. I am considering whether to eliminate 5 pages of caveats or not. If I choose to satisfy editor’s requirement and cut 5 pages of caveats‚ I may face the result of possible misunderstanding from readers. Appropriate findings
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Alina Belkina 1. Short overview of LUKOIL Industry Oil and gas Founded 1991 Headquarters Moscow‚ Russia CEO Vagit Alekperov Products Petroleum‚ Natural gas‚ Petrochemicals Revenue Increase US$ 139.2 billion (2012) Net income Increase US$ 11. billion (2012) Employees 150‚000 LUKOIL‚ a vertically integrated oil company‚ and carries out exploration‚ acquisition‚ integration and subsequent efficient development of oil and gas fields outside the Russian Federation to facilitate the
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iPhone 5 or Nexus 5 A huge argument in the smartphone industry is the debate as to whether Android or iOS is superior. This debate can lead to heated arguments and even using colorful language. A good comparison of smartphones is to compare the Google Nexus 5 to the Apple iPhone 5. Although the iPhone 5 has great features‚ the Nexus 5 is superior in various ways because of the freedom to control your own devices software‚ ease of use for media formats‚ and hardware specifications. Google’s Android
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continually competing against each other in terms of prices‚ technology‚ in-flight entertainment‚ customer services and many more areas. The net result of this competition between companies is an overall slow market growth rate. One of the forces that Porter describes is Entry into the industry. In the world today‚ the airline industry is so saturated that there is hardly space for a newcomer even to squeeze its way in. The biggest for this is the cost of entry. The airline industry is one of the most
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Michael E. Porter’s five forces framework is used to evaluate the competitiveness‚ and hence the attractiveness and profitability of different markets and market segments. It is important for business managers to realize that a 5 forces analysis should be conducted at the level of strategic business units (SBUs)‚ and not at the level of the whole organization. Many larger companies have several SBUs conducting business in different markets that serve many different customer segments. Likewise
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DKK 37.1bn Operating profit DKK 4bn See page 28 for regional performance. 47% OF TOTAL VOLUME % Operating profit Share of operating profit* DKKbn 5 4 3 2 1 0 60 50 40 30 20 10 07 * Before not allocated expenses and other activities (rhs) 20 20 08 Eastern Europe Operating profit Share of operating profit* DKKbn 5 4 3 2 1 0 % 50 40 30 20 10 0 43% OF TOTAL VOLUME Beer volume 46.8m hl Net revenue DKK 19.1bn Operating profit DKK 4.1bn See page 32 for regional performance
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Case Analysis Outline Case Name: Chiquita Brands International SECTION 2 Industry Analysis: Tools for assessing opportunities and threats in the industry (task) environment. Porter’s 5 Forces Driving Industry Competition: 1. Threat of New Entrants It has proved to be difficult for new companies to enter the banana industry. Therefore‚ there is no strong threat of new entrants into the market. This is due to several factors and entry barriers that exist. These include: a. Banana industry
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PT Activity 5.5.1: Basic Access Control Lists Topology Diagram Addressing Table Device R1 R2 R3 Interface IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Fa0/0 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0 N/A Fa0/1 192.168.11.1 255.255.255.0 N/A S0/0/0 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.252 N/A Fa0/0 192.168.20.1 255.255.255.0 N/A S0/0/0 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.252 N/A S0/0/1 10.2.2.1 255.255.255.252 N/A Lo0 209.165.200.225 255.255.255.224 N/A Fa0/0 192.168.30.1 255.255.255.0 N/A S0/0/1 10.2.2.2 255
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analyzing the multiple sources of Samsung’s competitive advantage you are invited to make recommendations about how Samsung should respond to the growing Chinese threat of entry. It should be noted that for the father of Competitive Strategy‚ Michael Porter‚ it was axiomatic that firms could not pursue both lowest cost and differentiation strategies simultaneously. His research showed that firms that tried to bridge this contradiction became "stuck in the middle"‚ doomed to lower than average profits
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Isolation and identification of pathogenic bacteria associated with frozen mackerel fish (Scomber scombrus) in a humid tropical environment Eze‚ E. I. 1 ‚ Echezona‚ B. C. 1 * and Uzodinma‚ E. C. 2 1 Department of Crop Science‚ University of Nigeria‚ Nsukka‚ Nigeria. 2 Department of Science Laboratory Technology‚ University of Nigeria‚ Nsukka‚ Nigeria. Accepted 8 January‚ 2010 Aquaculture products can harbour pathogenic bacteria which are part of the natural micro-flora of the environment. An in-vitro
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