...For the week 4 lecture, we first reviewed the breakdown of the Final Exam which is going to be a similar breakdown as the Midterm exam. Then, the focus of the class was going over more practical aspects of marketing. The lecture was focused on the three case studies about Costco, Dove, and L’Oreal which was very interesting. First off in discussing Costco and after reviewing the case study their mission is to always provide great quality goods and services at the lowest prices possible. Costco, over the years has continued to provide quality manufacturers together to give great products to their customers. According to the reading, in comparison to stores such as Wal-Mart that has up to 150,000 SKUs, Costco has 4,000 SKUs that they focus on because they only provide the fastest –selling flavors, sizes, models and colors. Overall, their business model focuses on a high volume of sales, rapid inventory turnover, very low prices, and better product manageability. Costco has such a great business model because they work with manufacturers directly which cuts out the middle man and also creates a more efficient process. It also eliminates many additional costs having to use a distributor. I found it very interesting that of Costco’s 4,000 SKUs, 3,000 of them come from Staples and the rest from the the Costco “Treasure Hunt” of special temporarily offered items. I did not realize that this was the case for Costco but it has proven to be very successful because Costco is able to provide...
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...and how New York streets had a decline of crimes within five years by quick improvements by the police. Gladwell relates to these dramatic changes with logical changes for example of how rain became snow by only a slight decrease of 34 degrees to 31 degrees. Chapter one: Gladwell claims that there are only three rules of epidemics. They are Law of the Few, the Stickiness Factor, and the Power of Context. They were based off the examples of dramatic change he has shown. He...
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...Reading about anxiety in chapter four was interesting to me. Anxiety is the central nervous system’s physiological and emotional response to a vague sense of threat or danger (fundamentals of abnormal psychology seventh edition; Ronald J Comer). I never knew that anxiety was a disorder, and that anxiety disorder was considered a mental disorder. Not only is anxiety disorder a mental disorder, but it is the Most common mental disorder in the United states. I also learned that more African Americans suffer from anxiety 30 percent more than white Americans. Things like income, discrimination, and the environment are all factors. I would have never thought that being anxious was considered a mental disorder. I have always thought that feeling...
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...After reading Chapter 4 of Italy Today, I learned that the United States and Italy have had a long relationship. They withstood the highs and lows of historical events, political agendas, and wars. The perspective Italians had on America was one of intrigue and strength. The author writes, “The Italians perceived America, from the time of its first discovery, as an Eden, a recovery of innocence. Europeans in the age of discovery needed to believe that somewhere there was a land free from the plagues and famines, the dynasties and social classes, and the hypocrisies and cynicism of the Old World. For Italians, America was that land” (116). Italy and the US have a very close-knit connection because of the two cooperating in the UN, combating drug trafficking and terrorism, and post 9-11 redevelopments. Even President Bush and Berlusconi had similar positions in running their nations. Communism and fascism seemed to be the only threats to US and Italy’s relationship. The American government were invested in seeing their allies attentive to the spread of communism. From Mussolini’s fascist push to Gronchi’s unhappiness within the alliance,...
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...In “Chapter 4” Irene Hunt focuses on the boys’ hunt for food and shelter, in their poor and cold environment. Josh makes the point that his dreams and interest are now gone. He now puts full attention to finding food for himself, and his little brother. As they journey through cities, some people are kind enough to give them food, and some will not give food. Therefore, Josh would have to go through the garbage to get food. It makes Josh ashamed, so he never allows Joey to go with him to the garbage. However, Joey is more favorable and attractive when it comes to begging for food. Even though the two boys are going through tough times, they still manage to survive. The brothers want to give up as they continue traveling. However, there are...
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...1. In Chapter 4, Mike Rose discusses the time he spent in graduate school. Although Rose was succeeding in the classroom, there was something that left him feeling empty and isolated. Beginning with his study of Maslow’s works, Rose was pulled toward the field of psychology. Because of this, Rose decided to take a leave of absence from his graduate studies to focus on psychology. Rose introduces the reader to another part of his education. This part of his education was made up of letters sent to and from the friends he had made during his undergraduate studies. Although informal, this type of education would come of great benefit to Rose, helping his writing grow and flourish. At the end of the chapter, Rose explains that graduate work in...
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...Chapter three is the first of the narratives, and describes the work Ann Preston, who was a graduate of the first class of the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, and eventually became the professor of physiology at the school, and later a dean. Most of her writing was anonymous, a strategy referred to as “cross dressing,” as she presented herself as a “regular” (male) physician, and was only distinguishable as a woman by her work in prevention and hygiene which were considered to be feminine interests at the time. Wells argues that this strategy was functional in protecting the integrity of the college, but had personal and professional costs for Preston. In chapter four, Wells compares theses written by the female students of the Women’s...
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...Chapter 4 Summary Genes are what makes up who we are as people; they define us. DNA consists of smaller pieces known as genes. Every living human has received genes from both their mother and father to make up their entire DNA. We also possess instructions for making up ourselves as an organism, known as genomes. But what about twins? When an egg splits into two that is what makes identical twins and two babies coming from different eggs creates fraternal twins. Identical twins share more similarities not only in their physical appearance but other ways as well. Adoption is another question many face. Studies have concluded that adoptees resemble more to their biological relatives instead of their adopted family. Genes leave many curious...
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...Atticus shivered as a chilling breeze glided down the deep confines of Maycomb county jail, piercing through the serenity of this peaceful town. It was well past midnight and the gigantic, golden light bulb had switched off long ago. Sluggishly, he paced back and forth, knowing it would be the last of the meetings. Contrasting his heavy and grief-stricken look was the man behind the bars. His emotionless features were tinted with a trace of tiredness. Atticus decided to speak first. “I am sorry, Tom. It wasn’t a successful tribunal.” Tom Robinson stood erect, the stump of his crippled arm causing his powerful shoulders to slant sideways. Having accepted the inevitable fate, he replied in a placid, soothing tone. “It’s alright, sir. There’s nothing you could have done.” Silence dawned. As if on cue, the birds around ceased their captivating croons. Wordlessly, Atticus held out the thick blanket he took from his house. Nodding in gratitude, Tom Robinson took it in with his good arm. “Tom, do you blame me for everything happened?” asked Atticus, as he sat down beside the bars. “No, sir, I am glad to have the finest lawyer around assisting me.” He grinned. Somehow, his optimism made Atticus felt guiltier. Sensing something hot between his eyes, he swivelled round, fighting back the surge of tears attempting to tumble down like a waterfall. Behind him, Tom’s face was contorted agonisingly as he finally understood what it felt like to lose a friend. Being resolute, he spoke in his...
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...Darian Ramage In this chapter I believe the author is trying to put a point across about controlling your mind and having a way to do it. In baseball, things can quickly spin out of control at any point in time. When this happens you really have to bear down and be able to look past the mistake you just made. Even though you made a mistake on a certain you always have to be ready because there is always another play or another at bat. This chapter is pretty much my whole trouble with the game of baseball. When I fail I tend to let things bother me for way to long and I take them to next play. This is where I need to improve on the mental side of the game and realize that all I can do is flush it and move on. Concentrating on the next play and the next at bat is key for me to succeed because when I let mistakes get to me it takes my game down. My plan this year is to have a process to go through when I feel like things are getting out of control so that when they do I can control my mind and still be able to succeed. There is no complex magic formula to succeed in this game and the only way I believe I am going to succeed in this game is controlling the controllables and giving everything I got in what I am doing at that particular moment. The mental side of baseball is the biggest part of a successful player because they are able to flush the bad and realize that the next plan is happening right in front of them. I want to be able to flush my mistakes by a process of thinking...
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...financial management. 2. Understand the international financial environment. 3. Examine exchange rate risk management. 4. Examine foreign investment analysis. 5. Understand options for financing foreign operations. 6. To introduce students to the ethical, global, political, social, legal and regulatory, demographic diversity, environmental, and technological issues as related to an introductory study of multinational corporate finance. ASSESSMENT OF OBJECTIVES: Accomplishment of objectives/learning outcomes will be assessed on the papers, problem sets, participation, article reviews, and summaries. FINAL GRADE: BASED UPON A PERCENTAGE OF THE POINTS YOU EARN FROM THE TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE IN THIS COURSE. TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: ARTICLE REVIEWS (30 pts each) 120 CASE STUDIES 150 PARTICIPATION 40 PROBLEM SETS 50 FOREIGN EXCHANGE SUMMARY 40 400 PROBLEM SETS: Students may work in groups of three or four. The problems will come from questions at the end of the chapter. Randomly, people will be asked to present the problems on the due date and that presentation will be reflected in their participation grade. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SUMMARY: A three to four page summary of what happened in the foreign exchange markets over the previous five weeks. Five people will be selected to present their summary to the class and that presentation will...
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...MARKET ANALYSIS CHAPTER 3 THE CHANGING MARKET ENVIRONMENT Recession-hit Aga trials green energy Introduction 3.1 A framework for macro-environmental analysis . 3.2 The economic and political environment 3.3 The social and cultural environment 3.4 The technological environment 3.5 Changes in marketing infrastructure and practices 3.6 New strategies for changing macroenvironments 3.7 The Five Forces model of industry competition 3.8 The product life cycle 3.9 Strategic groups 3.10 Industry evolution and forecasting 3.11 Environmental stability 3.12 SPACE analysis 3.13 The Advantage Matrix Summary Case study: Food group shifts strategy to volume growth PART1 MARKETING STRATEGY CHAPTER 1 MARKET-LED STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Puma gives the boot to cardboard shoeboxes . 4 Introduction 5 1.1 The marketing concept and market orientation 6 1.2 The resource-based view of marketing 12 14 1.3 Organisational stakeholders 1.4 Marketing fundamentals 19 1.5 The role of marketing in leading strategic management 23 Summary 25 Case study: Consumer trust sees John Lewis set retail pace 25 54 54 55 56 57 59 62 64 65 68 71 74 77 79 81 83 84 85 CHAPTER 2 STRATEGIC MARKETING PLANNING Asos founder turns to online homeware Introduction 2.1 Defining the business purpose or mission 2.2 The marketing strategy process 2.3 Establishing the core strategy 2.4 Creation of the competitive positioning 2.5 Implementation Summary Case study: iPhone 27 27 28 29 32 33 42 45 49 49 CHAPTER 4...
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...tc160 full course latest all discussions and all assignments Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/tc160-full-course-latest-discussions-assignments/ week 1 Communication Technology (graded) Communication technology has evolved from cave paintings to smartphones. Select a communication technology, define it, and tell us the impact it had on society. Be sure to select a technology that has not been discussed already by another student. Our goal here is to explore as many different communication technologies as we can so that we can fully assess its impact on our world through all phases and types of communications. Digital Entertainment and its Impact (graded) Digital entertainment is any type of digital media used to entertain us, such as images, videos, audio files, and so forth. Select a type of digital media, define it, explain how it is used, and discuss its impact on society. Consider ethical, legal, medical, political, and social impacts. In your discussion, also consider age and gender. Finally, discuss how digital entertainment affects our communication. week 2 Freedom on the Internet (graded) The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the The Freenet Projectare two organizations whose purpose is to protect freedom on the Internet. Explore these organizations' websites and learn more about them. Select one to write about in your post. Tell us what the organization is working on or what it has accomplished in the past...
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...tc160 full course latest all discussions and all assignments Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/tc160-full-course-latest-discussions-assignments/ week 1 Communication Technology (graded) Communication technology has evolved from cave paintings to smartphones. Select a communication technology, define it, and tell us the impact it had on society. Be sure to select a technology that has not been discussed already by another student. Our goal here is to explore as many different communication technologies as we can so that we can fully assess its impact on our world through all phases and types of communications. Digital Entertainment and its Impact (graded) Digital entertainment is any type of digital media used to entertain us, such as images, videos, audio files, and so forth. Select a type of digital media, define it, explain how it is used, and discuss its impact on society. Consider ethical, legal, medical, political, and social impacts. In your discussion, also consider age and gender. Finally, discuss how digital entertainment affects our communication. week 2 Freedom on the Internet (graded) The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the The Freenet Projectare two organizations whose purpose is to protect freedom on the Internet. Explore these organizations' websites and learn more about them. Select one to write about in your post. Tell us what the organization is working on or what it has accomplished in the past...
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...tables (if any) f. List of Figures (if any) g. List of Annexes/Appendices 2.0 THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3.1 Highlights 2.1.1 Project Background Name of the Proposed project: Type of Business Organization: Location: Proponents: 2.1.2 Management Feasibility Summary 2.1.3 Marketing Feasibility Summary 2.1.4 Technical Feasibility Summary 2.1.5 Financial Feasibility Summary 2.1.6 Socio-Economic Feasibility Summary 2.1 Conclusions (state here, the chances of implementing your project; the advantages of implementing it; and your final analysis and conclusion of the feasibility of your project) 2 Project Background 3.2 Project Proponents Name Address % Ownership 3.3 Proposed Name of the Business/Logo * Here you could state the reason/s four your choice of name or the significance of the name and the logo chosen 3.4 Type of Business Organization * State here if your proposed project is a Single Proprietorship, a Limited or General Partnership, a Corporation, a Subsidiary/Branch/ohers. Indicate the reasons for your choice. 3.4 Location of Head Office, Manufacturing Plant, Store/Outlet Location Chapter 2: Project Background and History A. Project Proponents B. Proposed Name of the Firm/Project &...
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