listening to his piece‚ 4’33” I felt somewhat uncomfortable. Even though we learned about the piece before listening to it‚ I was still expecting music. I like the quote you included. We are taught to not appreciate silence or the idea of silence. John Cage presented many ideas that challenge what society tell us to believe. I really appreciated the piece 4’33” and Cage’s other pieces because it allowed me to question my thoughts and previous notions of what music is supposed to be. I think it is important
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John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5‚ 1912 – August 12‚ 1992) was an American composer. A pioneer of chance music‚ electronic music and non-standard use of musical instruments‚ Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde and‚ in the opinion of many‚ the most influential American composer of the 20th century.[1][2] He was also instrumental in the development of modern dance‚ mostly through his association with choreographer Merce Cunningham‚ who was also Cage’s romantic partner for
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Cage‚ one of the most revered composers of the 20th century‚ changed how people understood the meaning of music. His experimental‚ controversial musical philosophies exposed the contradictions between the definition of sound and the definition of music. Although it is challenging to explain the broad concepts of sound and music‚ Cage asserts that both music and sound do not require meaning to be memorable and bring pleasure. Although I personally disagree with this philosophy‚ I believe his unorthodox
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Information Technology Management CEMEX : GLOBAL GROWTH THROUGH SUPERIOR INFORMATION CAPABILITIES Team No. 8 : Q1) How do you describe IT impact Map for CEMEX? 1)Picture 1. The impact of IT on Strategy and Operations ▪ Description Goals Support Local Improvements Core Business Improvement Activities - Building and acquiring plants. - Diversifying business into mining‚ hotels and petrochemical. - Developing information technology. - Investing in a satellite telecommunication
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QUESTION 3 Read the management Focus on Cemex and then answer the following question: a. Which theoretical explanation‚ or explanations‚ of FDI best explains Cemex’s FDI? b. What value does Cemex bring to a host economy? Can you see any potential drawbacks of Cemex’s inward investment in an economy? c. Cemex has a strong preference for acquisition over greenfield ventures as an entry mode. Why? d. Why do you think Cemex decided to exit Indonesia after failing to gain majority control of Semen
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theoretical explanation of FDI best explains Cemex’s FDI? The theory that best explains Cemex’s foreign direct investment (FDI) activity is that of internalization due to limitations of licensing or also known as the market imperfection approach. Cemex wanted to expand horizontally because it wanted to reduce its reliance on its home market and provide some stability in the demand for their product. Also‚ they saw opportunities abroad and it could provide their service‚ which required building
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This case study is about CEMEX‚ a Mexican firm that emerged from being a family owned business to a multinational giant‚ becoming world’s third largest cement company. The case focuses on the strategy adapted by CEMEX‚ its globalization and how it was attained. The case also discusses about the cement industry in general and international competition within the industry. ISSUES ADDRESSED Issues discussed in the below analysis are the following: Motivation that drove CEMEX abroad. Means by which
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CEMEX In little more than a decade‚ Mexico’s largest cement manufacturer‚ Cemex‚ has transformed itself from a primarily Mexican operation into the third largest cement company in the world behind Holcim of Switzerland and Lafarge Group of France with 2004 sales of $7.1 billion and more than $2billion in cash flow. Cemex has long been a power house in Mexico and currently controls more than 60% of the market for cement in that country. Cemex’s domestic success has been based in large part on an obsession
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CEMEX: TRANSFORMING A BASIC INDUSTRY COMPANY Case Study Questions 1. How is CEMEX Mexico providing added value to its customers? R: As cement is a commodity market‚ CEMEX realized that they should provide added value by developing customer services and offering solutions for the needs/wants of their customers. See Appendix 1: CEMEX - Customer Services 2. How has CEMEX developed and leveraged its strengths to enhance its market position and profitability? R: The Company was extremely
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. Cemex has a stronger preference for acquisition over greenfield ventures as an entry mode. Why? Cemex believed that it could create significant value by acquiring inefficient cement companies in other markets and transferring it skills in customer service marketing information and technology and production management to those units . Also they want to be a unique company in worlwide. Therefore they need to purchase all the competitor companies and converted their sysytem to them. d.Why do
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