Introduction Terrorism has occurred throughout history many times and we only studied these or watched on TV without thinking about “how much increased the level of terrorist acts?” or “what role is playing terrorism on the political and global sphere?” Today the world is experiencing a global rebirth of attacks. It no longer affects only small societies‚ such as isolated third world countries who fall victim to regular terrorist attacks‚ but the whole world is becoming more familiar with this destroying
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Capabilities Capabilities are valuable‚ rare‚ costly to imitate and non substitutable are core competencies. Core competencies are sources of competitive advantage for the firm over its rivals. A sustained competitive advantage is achieved only when the competitors cannot duplicate the benefits of a firm’s strategy or when they lack the resources to attempt imitation. Sustainable competitive advantage results only when all four criteria are satisfied. For a capability to be a core competence
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Illicit drugs is another name for Illegal or forbidden drugs. Having any type of Illicit Drug in your possession is illegal and if you are caught selling‚ buying‚ using or owning drugs‚ you most likely will go to jail. There are three main categories that these drugs fall under; Stimulant‚ Depressant and Hallucinogens. Some drugs can be a mix of any of these categories because they produce different effects for everybody. --------------- Stimulant Drugs make you feel more alert and awake. They
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Capabilities Analysis What is it? Capabilities analysis helps clarify the major sets of activities‚ skills‚ and resources that drive value to customers. When do we use it? Capabilities analysis can be useful at the time of strategy formulation—when firms are assessing which strategic options are currently feasible—and may be included in a broader process of determining strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats (SWOT). In addition‚ capabilities assessment can be used as an initial
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CSAC05 1/13/07 9:21 Page 123 5 Analyzing Resources and Capabilities Analysts have tended to define assets too narrowly‚ identifying only those that can be measured‚ such as plant and equipment. Yet the intangible assets‚ such as a particular technology‚ accumulated consumer information‚ brand name‚ reputation‚ and corporate culture‚ are invaluable to the firm’s competitive power. In fact‚ these invisible assets are often the only real source of competitive edge that can be sustained over time
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Terrorism For this article terrorism is defined as: The use of violence to physically and psychologically terrorize a population by an individual or a group in order to draw attention to a cause‚ enact political change‚ or gain political power. -------------------------------------------------- State terrorism defines any violent action initiated by an existing government to achieve a particular goal. Most often this goal involves a conflict with another country. Non political terrorism is
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Global Terrorism Terrorism is a big issue all around the world. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror‚ often violent‚ especially as a means of coercion. Also are violent acts which are intended to create fear‚ are perpetrated for a religious‚ political‚ or ideological goal and deliberately target or disregard the safety of civilians. Terrorists use murder‚ kidnapping‚ hijacking‚ and bombing to pursue a political agenda. Terrorists are not just subject in the United States‚ it happens all
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Terrorism "Terrorism" comes from the French word terrorisme‚[12] and originally referred specifically to state terrorism as practiced by the French government during the Reign of terror. The Jacobins cited this precedent when imposing a Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.[14][15] After the Jacobins lost power‚ the word "terrorist" became a term of abuse.[8] Although "terrorism" originally referred to acts committed by a government‚ currently it usually refers to the killing of innocent
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Strategic Capabilities 2011 Introduction Strategy is all about planning the next moves‚ making decisions - how and where to move forward from the current position. In the past‚ strategy was associated mainly with the military sector‚ the top chiefs of command were making tactical choices in order to defeat their rivals and achieve victory. In the business sector the purpose of strategy is in principle the same‚ planning and building a road or path that will lead us to where ever it is
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the twelfth grade‚ about half of adolescents have abused an illicit drug at least once. The most commonly used drug is marijuana but adolescents can find many abused substances‚ such as prescription medications‚ glues‚ and aerosols‚ in the home. According to Erickson’s stages of life during this time is when the subject tries new things and new experiences so it’s only right that this is the age group that the media glamourizes illicit drug usage to. It’s not seen as a risk but more as a way of
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