Competing on Resources Key ideas from the Harvard Business Review article By David J. Collis‚ Cynthia A. Montgomery The Idea in Brief What gives your company a competitive edge? Your strategically valuable resources -- the ones enabling your enterprise to perform activities better or more cheaply than rivals. These can be physical assets (a prime location)‚ intangible assets (a strong brand)‚ or capabilities (a brilliant manufacturing process). For example‚ Japanese auto companies have consistently
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COURSE: AED 150-3 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN ADULT EDUCATION NAME & SURNAME: ‘MAMOTHEO SEHLABANE STUDENT NO. 201305539 TAKE-HOME ASSIGNMENT 15TH SEPTEMBER 2013 FACILITATOR: MR LESOLE KOLOBE QUESTION 1 WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT Queen Mamohato is the last born daughter of Principal Chief Lerotholi Mojela of Tebang‚ Mafeteng. She attended the following schools‚ Phoqoane Primary‚ Mafeteng Controlled School and finished her Secondary education at Basutoland High School. In 1961
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individuals. Despite the presence of absolute liberty‚ Hobbes felt the state of nature was “Solitary‚ poor‚ hasty‚ brutish and short.” Therefore‚ people surrender a portion of their liberty in order to secure protection from others. The Social Contract- Hobbes describes society and government as the product of an unwritten “Social Contract” where individuals within that society agree to relinquish their personal liberty and obey the laws of society in exchange for the protection of their rights
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perceived only one change in the whole history of the planet Earth. Describe this change and explain what would have been responsible for it. a. Eiseley says they would be able to “discern a subtle change in the light emanating from our planet”. What Eiseley is talking about is the evolution of earth from a place with red deserts like Mars and blackness of naked basalt to that of a green planet enveloped in plants. 2. What was the soundless‚ violent explosion that Eiseley refers to? Why could
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Name: Anjeli Marcos Teacher: Mrs Dillon Due Date: Monday 3 June‚ 2013 Word Length: _____ There are many important issues discussed in public policy nowadays. One of these issues is organ donation. The organ donation has been widely debated in many countries for long time. It is an important issue because it concerns basic moral and human rights. This issue is put into different lights including government and religion; and those of equality‚ constitutionality
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with swollen nerves. This makes the vision impaired and lead to permanent blindness at the end stages. Fig 1: A diabetic retinal image taken from a fundus camera ISSN: 2231-2803 To detect the diabetic retina at an early stage it is important to adopt an enhanced image processing tool for the detection of even small clots for an early diagnosis. Atul Kumar[2] identified
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meanings. Consider what you have read about the symbolic nature of language‚ and discuss the following points: How does language: • allow self-reflection? There are two aspects of the self-aspects of the self. There is the I‚ which is spontaneous‚ creative self. The I acts impulsively in response to inner needs and desires‚ regardless of social norms. The me is the socially conscious part of the part of the self that monitors and moderates. The I’s impulses is impervious of others. The I may want
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Name of Student Professor New Testament 102 7 February 2013 The Beginnings of Christianity The study of religion not only entails understanding ancient teachings and manuscripts; an all encompassing understanding of religion‚ Christianity in particular‚ includes the origins of the religion itself. It is for this reason interest in the setting in which Christianity grew is of most importance. Religious beliefs of the Jewish people‚ widespread hellenization‚ philosophy and the history of the
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article is well-known‚ controversial‚ and heartless when it comes to juveniles. This article contends that the juvenile justice system has been in place since 1899 which it should be abolished‚ and juveniles should be tried as adults in adult court. Some arguments against the equal treatment of adults and juveniles in criminal court‚ Barry Feld think that juveniles are different from adults and that the “sound bites” such as “adult time for adult crime” are wrong. As we follow further this essay‚ we
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The Hatfields and McCoys-a comparison to Romeo and Juliet “To be or not to be?” I for one say not to be. Both Juliet and Rosanna McCoy rushed into love. I mean really‚ how can you fall totally in love with somebody you do not know at all? For Juliet she had said “my ears have not yet drunk a hundred words of thy tongues uttering‚ yet I know the sound.” (ACT II) Juliet was saying she has not heard Romeo speak 100 words yet she is totally in love with him. With Rosanna McCoy she did not say
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