Built To Last James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras Chapter 1 The Best of The Best The critical question is not “What’s common across a group of companies?” Rather‚ the critical issues are: “What’s essentially different about these companies? Selected a comparison company for each visionary company. Compare gold medal teams to silver and bronze medal teams whenever possible to give real meaning to our findings. History and Evolution They reflect the accumulation of past events and the shaping force
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TrapEase Case Synopsis: Statement of Problem: * At the present time‚ the immediate surface problem TrapEase is facing is that they not selling their product as fast or in the quantities forecasted to be profitable. * The more important and underlying problem facing TrapEase is (1) whether their identified target market is the most profitable market segment to target their efforts‚ and (2) if their marketing mix strategies are effective in communicating and delivering value to the target
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Summary: Chapters 1-13 - The narrator and protagonist Offred lives in the Republic of Gilead‚ a totalitarian government who controls everything - There is a flashback to Offred’s past which outlines her conditions as a handmaid - Narrator‚ named Offred describes how women lived in the time - Forbidden to talk to each other - Learned to read each other’s lips - Laps around the former football field - Armed guards called Angel’s patrol the outside - Scene changes from the past to the present - “Nicer”
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Chapter 13 Current Liabilities and Contingencies Part A: Current Liabilities * Liabilities and owners’ equity on the right-hand side of the equation represent the two basic sources of the assets on the left-hand side. * Characteristics of Liabilities 1. Are probable‚ future sacrifices of economic benefits. 2. Arise from present obligation (to transfer goods or provide services) to other entities. 3. Result from past transactions or events. * Current Liability * Obligations
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achievements of African Americans. In “The Cruel Hand‚” Anderson examines the threat to the status quo of inequality that the Civil Rights movement posed with the incredible progress in education‚ voting‚ as well as employment that were made; also within chapter four‚ she focuses on the role that the Nixon and the Reagan eras played in undermining the black progress that had been made during the Civil Rights movement and in fueling “white rage.” Both the Nixon and Reagan administrations were able to execute
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The chapter starts out with Nick writing and depicting the burial service two years after Gatsby died. Nick describes the swarms of columnists‚ writers‚ and gossipmongers at the house after the murder. They take the information that they received and write up insane‚ edgy stories about Gatsby and the ways of his relationship to Myrtle and Wilson. Nick feels that Gatsby would not want to have a memorial service alone‚ so he attempts to hold a substantial burial service for him. From Nick’s attempt
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SYNOPSIS OF TELECOM INDUSTRY The rapid growth in Indian telecom industry has been contributing to India’s GDP at large. Telecom industry in India started to set up in a phased approach. Privatisation was gradually introduced‚ first in value-added services‚ followed by cellular and basic services. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)‚ was established to regulate and deal with competition (the service providers). This gradual and thoughtful reform process in India has favoured industry growth
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is loud and constant and always reminding us of its noise. The addition of the visual and olfactory elements provides a very real image of place and empathy in a way that‚ even within the limited sensory possibilities of a black and white‚ silent short film‚ Sheeler and Strand do not portray in Manhatta. The sensory overload of living in the city is particularly clear when Jimmy experiences the entirety of the cityscape from his bed‚ unable to
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Spiritual Leadership Principles of Excellence for Every Believer By J. Oswald Sanders Chapter Summaries 1. An Honorable Ambition To aspire to leadership is an honorable ambition. 1 Timothy 3:1 Should you then seek great things for yourself? Seek them not. Jeremiah 45:5 Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant‚ and whoever wants to be first must be a slave of all. Mark 10:42-44 Most Christians have reservations about aspiring to leadership. They are unsure
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Nathan Gomez APESION or SAVING THE WORMHOLE BILLIONAIRE 1. THE MAKING OF APESION Synopsis: An ambitious programmer goes on a business trip to Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil where he attends a digital company that uses Apesion‚ a telepathic procedure that uploads virtual reality into a person’s mind. Under a dying CEO’s wish‚ he must complete the remaining programming details of the project with the help of an A.I.‚ who acts as the CEO’s successor. Possible MPAA Rating: R (for some violence‚ disturbing
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