Assess the view that the owners of mass media corporations control media output and serve mainly ruling-class interests. (33 marks) AO1: Knowledge and Understanding (15 marks) Lower in the band 1. students will present an answer based on very limited knowledge and understanding of the mass media and ownership issues rather than based on sociological arguments or evidence. There will be only a peripheral link to the question. At this level there will be little evidence that the student
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Because in a foreign country‚ Since customers are willing to spend their money on the best products‚ the multinational companies need to keep the strong competitors at bay so they must to produce really high standard goods. Secondly‚ multinational corporations play a big role in creating employment in the foreign countries. Because of their many shops ‚ they employ local people in those countries to work for the factories Even when using methods such as sweat shops and childlabour its still especially
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Desperate Air Corporation (DAC) have some serious problems on their hands‚ however if the situation is handled with care and honest communications‚ the transaction can be negotiated as a win/win for both parties. Although the lawyer indicated disclosure is not within the company’s legal requirements‚ my initial gut reaction raised ethical red flags. I examined this dilemma using the Eight Steps to Sound Ethical Decision Making in Business and formulated the ethical decision is to disclose the
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Business Strategy Assignment This essay will follow the course of identifying the key areas of the core competency theory that the article entitled ‘The Core Competence of the Corporation ’‚ written by Prahalad and Hamel‚ explores as well as positioning the concepts in the wider debate of theory‚ comparing and contrasting with other ideas from strategic theory. Secondly‚ this piece will look at some underlying assumptions of the business world that the article formulates when looking upon its
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History of The Intel Corporation The Intel Corporation is the largest manufacturer of computer devices in the world. In this research paper I will discuss where‚ ehrn‚ and how Intel was founded‚ the immediate effects that Intel made on the market‚ their marketing strategies‚ their competition‚ and finally‚ what Intel plans to do in the future. Intel didn’t just start out of thin air‚ it was created after Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore first founded Fairchild Semiconductor with six other colleagues
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SWOT Analysis Strengths • Target Corporation is the second larges retailer after Wal-Mart in US. • Huge market share in US. • Large number of retail networks around 1500 stores. • Increase sales after each year. • Target stores have variety of products which includes clothing‚ shoes‚ jewelry‚ health and beauty products‚ electronics‚ compact discs‚ DVDs‚ bedding‚ kitchen supplies‚ sporting goods‚ toys‚ pet supplies‚ automotive supplies‚ and hardware supplies. • It provides very good shopping
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Dell was not the first to pursue the build to order idea‚ but he was the first to make it successful. In 1988‚ Pc’s Limited became the Dell Computer Corporation. By 1992‚ Dell made Fortune magazine’s top 500 of the world’s largest companies. Dell surpassed Compaq in 1999 as the largest seller of computer in the U. S. In 2003‚ the Dell Computer Corporation became Dell Inc. after the company expanded into the multimedia market. In 2007‚ Dell Inc. ranked 34th largest company worldwide by Fortune magazine
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Case: Innovation at 3M Corporation What had been 3M’s traditional approach to innovation? Product developers at 3M generally relied on more traditional methods of seeking marketing input. They collect data from sales representatives‚ focus groups‚ customer evaluations‚ site visits‚ and data on risk factors for diseases. Product developers mainly focused on finding new angel or twist on early trends and basically didn’t have direct access to customers. In 3M‚ Sales representatives contacted with
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THE MERIT CORPORATION Family-owned and -operated for three generations‚ the Merit Corporation manufactured and sold children’s furniture. John Kirschner‚ Merit’s CEO and grandson of the company’s founder‚ was actively involved with every aspect of the firm’s operations. Now‚ as he was considering early retirement in the next few years‚ he began to think about his legacy for the future. Merit’s headquarters and the biggest of its three manufacturing plants were located in an industrial park 10 miles
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To: Executive‚ Zoecon Corporation From: Date: Thursday‚ February 17‚ 2005 Subject: Strike Roach Ender Introduction Projected Industry Consumers Professional Projected Growth Rate of 10% annually Projected growth rate of 8% annually Projected sales of $4.4 million Projected sales of $2.7 billion Flea IGR Introduction Similar Scenario Great success of introduction of flea IGR PRECOR into PCO‚ veterinary and pet store markets. In 1980 Zoecon broke into the supermarket
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