contextual factors‚ including industry dynamics‚ trends‚ technology changes and shift of the competitive landscape are following: The industry has changed significantly over the last 20 years. The traditional business model in the PC industry was inside-out‚ supplying machines based on orders from distribution‚ resell and retail channels‚ thus following the indirect selling concept. Dell’s direct model was at this time a new‚ challenging concept‚ taking orders directly from the end-consumer‚ and thereby
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May 30‚ 2013 Humanities: Chapter 4 Ancient Greece Democracy: Then and Now In modern conversation‚ when people hear the word democracy‚ most people immediately think of the late 1700’s when a group of people in what is today the United States of America‚ separated themselves from a tyrannical king in England‚ declared their independence from his rule‚ and fought a war to defend their right to be free. Many people associate the type of Government these brave American’s created as a new idea of
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HBR: “Introducing New Coke Case”: Discussion Questions: Directions: You are to write a report on the HBR Coke Case. The report consists of 10 questions. Each question is worth 10 points. Please write in a Q & A format and not essay. Questions: 1. What is the case about? Write a ½ page executive summary of the case which includes at least 3 consumer behavior theories that are evident in this case. Ans: In the late 80s‚ Pepsi market share was catching up with Coca-cola at
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If you need to obtain a bail bond in order to get yourself or someone you know out of jail‚ and you choose to use a bail bond company to help you pay the bond‚ you’ll want to make sure that you are working with a respectable bail bond company. Here are three tips that will help ensure that your bail bond transaction is above board. Make Sure They Are Licensed The first thing you should ask to see when working with a bail bond agency is their license. They should have a license that identifies them
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Marginalization: Then and Now Everybody has been an outsider at some point of their lives. However‚ most likely the discrimination was only aimed at an individual person. In our past and even today‚ marginalization was aimed at an entire race or group of people. African Americans and the elderly were some of the main groups marginalized in the past. The main groups segregated today are people of Middle Eastern origins and people in the gay and lesbian community. Many works of literature have addressed
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Technology in Education‚ Then and Now Technology is changing the way we live and do work‚ but it’s also transforming the way we learn. Technology has proven to be a key device used to increase efficiency in education. While 10 years went by in grade school‚ from 2001 to 2013‚ the amount of technology used in faculties changed drastically. This brought the percent of uneducated citizens to an all time low. There is no doubt that technology itself has only positive impacts on how efficiently we
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1984 AND NOW 1984 : Newspeak Now : Politically Correct speech 1984 : The red sash of the Junior Anti-Sex League Now : The red ribbon of the Anti-Aids celibacy league 1984 : Telescreens in every room. The programming runs 24 hours a day‚ and the proles have no way of turning their screens off. Now : Televisions in every room. The programming runs 24 hours a day‚ and the proles rarely turn their screens off. 1984 : Telescreens in all public and private places‚ so the populace could be
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Organic vs. Manufactured: Music Then & Now There are so many differences between music then and now. Music in the 60’s and 70’s was so much simpler. It was fueled by peace‚ love and drugs. Much more pure and organic. Music today‚ although entertaining‚ has lost itself in the pre-fabricated money machine. It is fueled by notoriety and fame. Lyrics‚ appearances‚ and the reasons behind making music are not the same now as they were back then. The 60’s and 70’s were a time of revolution
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Employee Empowerment for Sustainable Design Elli Verhulst Norwegian University of Science and Technology‚ Norway University of Antwerp‚ Belgium Casper Boks Norwegian University of Science and Technology‚ Norway In sustainable product development literature the main focus has traditionally been on developing tools and methods to integrate sustainability in company processes. Attention was given mostly to technical aspects of products and processes‚ while the role of the individual employee and how
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mean by “rooted within yourself”? It means to inhabit your body fully. To always have some of your attention in the inner energy field of your body. To feel the body from within‚ so to speak. Body awareness keeps you present. It anchors you in the Now Already for most humans‚ the only respite they find from their own minds is to occasionally revert to a level of consciousness below thought. Everyone does that every night during sleep. But this also happens to some extent through sex‚ alcohol
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