Every now and then i see one or the other organisation opposing the metro. No doubt they entitled to their views‚ but do they ever see the benefits any metro brings to cities‚(especillay the crowded ones like bangalore‚ mumbai etc) Let me quote a few points from PIB regarding the delhi metro‚ i am sure such benefits will accrue to bangalore also once the metro is complete „« Fuel cost saving: The annual saving on account of reduced fuel consumption will be Rs.180.89 crore in 2009‚ more than double
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COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Companies all seek a competitive advantage‚ as that will give them the opportunity to sustain profits that exceeds the average in their industry. The three major competitive advantages are differentiation‚ cost and response. Companies can therefore either gain a competitive advantage by offering a unique product differentiation‚ by offering similar products at a lower cost or by offering products at a time and place where the customer are in need of the product. Differentiation:
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“A firm that already has sustained competitive advantage in its domestic market may not have the same advantage in an overseas market. Discuss the issues that this creates for a firm‚ and how it might exploit its resource advantages to secure successful market entry and create competitive advantage in a new overseas market.” With the global trade network more integrated‚ according to Pearce and Robinson (2009)‚ firms tend to enter foreign market to gain more profit due to the maturity of domestic
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Competitive Advantage: Question 1/2: A competitive advantage is a position that a firm occupies in its competitive landscape. Cost advantage Cost advantage A firm possesses a sustainable competitive advantage when it has value-creating processes and positions that cannot be duplicated or imitated by others‚ that lead to the production of above normal rents‚ in that it provides a long-term advantage that is not easily replicated. Sources of competitive advantage: Competitive advantage Competitive
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Advantages: Theoretically‚ there are many benefits that can be achieved through a communist society. Communist ideology supports widespread universal social welfare. Improvements in public health and education‚ provision of child care‚ provision of state-directed social services‚ and provision of social benefits will‚ theoretically‚ help to raise labor productivity and advance a society in its development. Communist ideology advocates universal education with a focus on developing the proletariat
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BIOLOGY 101 COURSE SYLLABUS FOR FALL 2012 Course Description Biology 101 is the first of a two-semester introductory course sequence designed primarily for science majors. It covers some central concepts in biology. Topics include molecules‚ cells‚ enzymes‚ photosynthesis‚ cellular respiration‚ cellular reproduction‚ genetics‚ and biotechnology. The laboratory includes basic laboratory skills such as safety‚ microscope use‚ and measurement‚ and it reinforces topics discussed in lecture
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The advantages of the constitution monarchy - Continuity: elected governments come and go‚ but the king or queen remains. This continuity makes for stable regime. - Political neutrality: there are benefits from keeping the head of state out of party politics- the crown is above the temporary squabble of the political parties. - Experience: a monarch who’s reigned for more than a few years can have a valuable perspective and deeper knowledge of affairs than a politician who’s only been in power
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Adolf Hitler‚ in my opinion‚ wouldn’t have risen to power if not for Germany’s unfortunate situation at the time (1919-1923). He was‚ as some people say‚ a "fiery speaker"‚ but his speeches clearly reflected certain madness in him. Hitler’s rise to power was influenced mostly by Germany’s Economic crash‚ the stain on their reputation and of course‚ his aggressive‚ yet convincing speeches and various deeds he used to gain popularitry. Hitler and his National Socialist workers Party had a plan of
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//~‘L~ FIRST-MOVER ADVANTAGES Marvin B. Lieberman David B. Montgomery’ October 1987 Research Paper No. 969 1The authors are‚ respectively‚ Assistant Professor of Business Policy‚ and Robert A. Magowan Professor of Marketing‚ at the Stanford Business School. We thank Piet Vanden Abeele‚ Rajiv Lal‚ Mark Satterthwaite and Birger Wernerfelt for helpfiul discussions on earlier drafts. The Strategic Management Program at Stanford Business School provided financial support. / ~‘N ~ Abstract
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The Advantages of being multilingual The world we live in is rapidly growing into an enormous melting pot and most of us are very aware of the fact that the ability to speak a foreign language has never been as vital as it has been in the 21st century. Learning a new language offers many new career opportunities as well as other advantages which are often ignored. Among the less obvious benefits is the change in perspective one will gain from seeing the world through different eyes. Every language
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