Chapter 5: Internal Scanning: Organizational Analysis 5.1 A Resource-Based Approach to Organizational Analysis Analysts must also look within the corporation itself to identify internal strategic factors—critical strengths and weaknesses that are likely to determine whether a firm will be able to take advantages of opportunities while avoiding threats Core and Distinctive Competencies Types of resources Tangible Assets- plant‚ equipment‚ finances‚ and location Human Assets- number of
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Chapter 5 Social • Major population boom! o by 1775 there were 2.5 million people in 13 colonies o youthful and growing quickly • they were slowly moving westward past the Alleghenies • most populous colonies o Virginia o Massachusetts o Pennsylvania o North Carolina o Maryland • Cities o Philadelphia o New York o Boston o Charleston • Many races settled in America o Germans – fled religious persecution‚ for economy‚ and fleeing war mainly in Pennsylvania – Lutheran‚ very loyal
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Chapter 5 Obtaining energy and nutrients for life CHAPTER REVIEW Key words absorption alimentary canal amylase anus autotrophic autotrophs bile bile duct bolus carnivores cellular respiration chloroplasts chyme colon cystic fibrosis digestion digestive system duodenum emulsification enzymes faeces foregut fermenters gall bladder gastric juice herbivores heterotrophic heterotrophs hindgut fermenters ileum jejunum lacteals large intestine liver mucus oesophagus omnivores pancreas pepsin
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industry in the next 3-5 years? 5. What is Netflix’s strategy? Which of the five generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 5 most closely fit the competitive approach that Netflix is taking? What type of competitive advantage is Netflix trying to achieve? 6. What does a SWOT analysis of Netflix reveal about the overall attractiveness of its situation? 7. What is your appraisal of Netflix’s operating and financial performance based on the data in case Exhibits 2‚ 3‚ and 4? What
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CHAPTER 10: RACE AND ETHNICITY Key 1. A social category of people who share a common culture‚ language‚ national background or religion is referred to as a(n) _____. A. minority group B. dominant group C. racial group D. ethnic group 2. In order for a group to be considered an ethnic group they must A. look different than the members of other ethnic groups. B. speak the same language as other members of the group. C. share an identity they see as different from that of others on society. D
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material used for Windmill Turbine Blades -A Life Cycle Analysis with sustainable perspective B1‚ December 2009 Teksam Primary Supervisor: Inger Stauning Secondary Supervisor: Bent Søndergård Group Members: Yinyao Qin Jie Xu Yu Zhang 1 / 55 Abstract: A mass of studies about windmill turbine blades have been addressed in the recent few decades. This report focus on the development of using bamboo composite materials for producing windmill turbine blades related to the life cycle assessment
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Chapter Five Summary There are comparatively few rules to violate‚ and people are socialized into long standing traditions in a communal society. Because associated societies are complex‚ they require many laws and rules. Also‚ they are impersonal‚ and tradition is not adequate to prevent deviance. However‚ many associational societies are diverse‚ and the mix of ethnicities‚ language‚ and regional differences requires coordination‚ which in turn requires laws and rules. The focus in an associational
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Chapter 5 Outline The Triumph of the British Empire A fragile peace King George’s War failed to establish either Britain or France as the dominant power in North America‚ and each side soon began preparations for another war. The Ohio valley became the tinderbox for conflict. It was the subject of competing claims by Virginia‚ Pennsylvania‚ France‚ and the Six Nations Iroquois‚ as well as by the Native Americans who actually lived there. Seeking to drive traders from the River valley‚ the
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refers to the pronunciation differences of a standard language‚ a dialect‚ in addition to pronunciation variation‚ has distinctive grammar and vocabulary. Example: The word “y’all” is used in the south‚ almost specifically to that group of people. 5. Nostratic - hypothesized ancestral language of Proto-Indo-European‚ as well as other ancestral language families. Example: The language from which the Proto-Indo-European languages derived. 6. standard language - variant of a language that a country’s
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account for its merchandise. On May 1‚ it returned $50 of merchandise due to a defect. Assuming that the purchase was originally bought on credit‚ demonstrate the required journal entry. -Account Payable DR: 50 -Merchandise inventory CR: 50 On June 5‚ X-mart purchased $400 of merchandise with terms of 2/10‚ n/30. If payment is made on June 11‚ calculate the purchase discount that may be taken by X-mart. 400*.02=$8 FOB destination: The seller is responsible for the shipping costs of merchandise sold
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