DE2-106-I DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY Original written by professors David Allen and Arnaud Gorgeon at IE Business School. Original version‚ 21 May 2002. Last revised‚ 20 December 2007. (R.L.) Published by IE Publishing Department. María de Molina 13‚ 28006 – Madrid‚ Spain. ©2002 IE. Total or partial publication of this document without the express‚ written consent of IE is prohibited. INTRODUCTION We are all familiar with the concept of diversification in finance. In this context‚ diversification
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dictate to employees and customers what information should be posted as part of the enterprise social media presence. • If feasible and appropriate‚ ensure that there is a capability to capture and log all communications. A move to a digital business model may increase customer service expectations. • Customer
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Boston Consulting Group Matrix (BCG Matrix) Basic of BCG Bigger the Market share of a product has or faster the Market growth of a product is better for a company Market Growth Rate ? Low High High Market Share Low The BCG model is based on the product life cycle theory that can be used to determine what priorities should be given in the product portfolio of a business unit. To ensure long-term value creation‚ a company should have a portfolio of products that contains both high-growth
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Matrix and Plato’s Republic Plato is known to be one of the greatest philosophers of his time‚ and even still considered to be one of the greatest of today. Many of his works have been used to analyze and answer important philosophical questions and are even used today as the basis of different stories and movies. One example of the use of Plato’s philosophy is the movie The Matrix directed by the Wachowski brothers. The Matrix is a reenactment of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave with
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Composition I 3 October 2012 The Matrix and the Allegory of the Cave What if one were living through life completely bound and facing a reality that doesn’t even exist? The prisoners in Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave" are blind from true reality as well as the people in the movie The Matrix. They are given false images and they accept what their senses are telling them. They believe what they are experiencing is not all that really exists. Plato‚ the ancient Greek philosopher wrote "The Allegory
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Melissa A. Reeves Plato‚ Descartes‚ and The Matrix Essay 02/14/2014 Phil 201-B15 Liberty University Professor Ronald Kuykendall In comparing the movie The Matrix and the readings from Plato and Descartes‚ the major similarity found among the three is deception. It is the deception of the mind that these excerpts deal with. The idea of being in an illusion or reality is addressed. All three take into account sense perceptions. Also‚ all three have an outside influence that is controlling the
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Christian Symbolism in the Matrix Christian symbolism are signified through symbols which expresses an importance of Christian ideas. Occasionally‚ Christian symbolism can found in movies through hidden messages or scenes. In the movie Matrix‚ there a vast variety of Christian symbolism that are expressed or witnessed throughout the movie in form of scenes or dialogues. The Matrix is fantasy/science fiction film made in 1999 directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski. It is essentially about
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Pestel Analysis Political Factors : * War‚ terrorism‚ geopolitical uncertainties; issues beyond company’s ability to control. * 52% of the company’s net sales in 2007 coming from countries outside America. * Manufacturing or logistics might be interrupted by political events in the manufacturing countries. Economic Factors : * Overall global economy outlook is not good. * Inflation reduced consumer’s expenditure on luxuries. * Economic crisis influencing Apple’s retail’s
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Stakeholder Issue/ sub-issues Stand/ Expressed Interest on the Issue Power/Influence Remarks/ Comments Actor (Real character in the film) Group/ Sector 1. Mr. Pesales (Father of farmer who was killed) Farmers or Rural poor sector Death of his son‚ lack of justice Investigate the death of his son‚ Human rights violation Low influence‚ has potential power if he unites and works with farmers’ group 2. Col. Tabora Philippine government; Philippine military Men accused of violating human rights Farmers
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The ultimate fast follower Samsung is better than anybody else at learning from its competitors. "A market reader is sort of the classic fast follower‚" explains Barry Jaruzelski‚ senior partner at Booz&Co and the co-author of the Global Innovation 1000. "It doesn’t mean they ignore their customers‚ but they’re very attuned to what competitors are doing and what other people are bringing to market first and observing what seems to be gaining traction‚ then very rapidly coming up with their own
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