The Core Competence of the Corporation C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel Harvard Business Review 90311 HBR MAY–JUNE 1990 The Core Competence of the Corporation C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel The most powerful way to prevail in global competition is still invisible to many companies. During the 1980s‚ top executives were judged on their ability to restructure‚ declutter‚ and delayer their corporations. In the 1990s‚ they’ll be judged on their ability to identify‚ cultivate‚ and exploit
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Violence in High Schools Columbine High School‚ April 20‚ 1999 was the scene of a massacre‚ but in wake of this massacre America experienced an epiphany. Tragically‚ this was not the last we would here about crimes of a similar nature to this one. From 1996 to 2000 an unprecedented slew of violence occurred. There were twelve incidents which received national coverage and left many millions more questioning what happened‚ what went wrong‚ where did this come from. This clearly marked the social
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outlets (c) conglomerate—unrelated businesses 2. By accepting cash in exchange for the net assets of the company‚ the seller would have to recognize an immediate taxable gain. However‚ if the seller were to accept common stock of another corporation instead‚ the seller could construct the transaction as a tax-free reorganization. The seller could then account for the transaction as a tax-free exchange. The seller would not pay taxes until the shares received were sold. 3. Identifiable assets
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Final Solutions is about Ramnik Gandhi‚ a liberal‚ his devout Hindu wife‚ his mother who has been traumatised by the Partition and his daughter. One night‚ after communal riots break out and a Hindu priest is killed‚ two Muslim boys seek shelter in the Gandhi home. One of the boys is ashamed of his religion and has changed his name from Babban to Bobby. The other‚ Javed‚ expresses pride in being a Muslim. He is also easily incensed and might just have been responsible for the murder
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new market segment?The purpose of this memo is to help the executives of Ducati to make the optimumdecision for Ducati’s future success. This memo contains the industry analysis‚ as well as aninternal strategic analysis‚ company performance‚ and solutions and recommendations. Thisindustry is divided into 4 segments. Ducati’s dominating segment is the sport sector. Ducatimanaged to utilize its differentiation strategy by taking into account of the industry’s drivingforces. The cruiser segment is one
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Programming Solution Proposal PRG 211 Programming Solution Proposal As Head Coach of the Saint Joseph’s Catholic Prep School Knights basketball team‚ there is a constant need for developing players that have never played before and allowing experienced players the ability to compete to win. The dilemma that these two goals create is the balancing act that must be done in order to ensure both types of players are allowed to grow and develop but at the same time be able to compete for a championship
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The Corporation: A Book Review Joel Bakan’s book‚ The Corporation: the Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power‚ is a decisive look into the mind of the corporation‚ or big business. It outlines the importance of profit in business and how ruthless corporations are willing to be in order to bring in substantial revenue. The book uses a historical timeframe to portray the ruthlessness of business ever since the idea of the corporation arose in the 17th century. It provides an insight into a world
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SYS702 PROBLEM SOLVING FORMALISMS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LECTURE 1: UNDERSTANDING IT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF SYSTEMS Systems Science Perspective IT and Problem Solving Socio-technical Systems SYS702 Jan-Apr2011 Prepare by Nor Laila Md Noor 2 LEARNING OUTCOMES • Upon completion of this topic‚ students will be able to: • Demonstrate a good understanding of the systems science perspective in contrast with the computer science perspective. • Demonstrate a good understanding
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Solutions for serious and popular crimes Almost everyone in American realizes that we have a crime problem. Being a criminal justice major‚ I will deal with crime my whole career. Cities have the highest crime rate‚ but small towns shouldn’t be overlooked. Crime is like an iceberg‚ with only the tip of it being what is reported. Some criminals that are reported just serve half of their sentence. Punishment for a serious crime in American needs to be swift and sure‚ especially for homicides and drug
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Target Corporation Financial Analysis Introduction: There are many aspects to my analysis for Target Corporation that I will examine to develop Target’s vision for past‚ present and future performance. What are the different levels that we need to look at to develop the analytic conclusion for Target that will meet our needs and expectations for this analysis? I will be examining Target’s business strategy‚ performing an accounting analysis by examining their accounting policies and recasting
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