...format Vinyl Records Music is delivered to its audience through various formats. Each format has its period of dominance and then with the natural process of technology evolving, the once considered latest and greatest music format is often seen as obsolete. The vinyl record in today’s society is viewed as an obsolete music format. However due to new trends and nostalgia it is slowing resurfacing from its after-life. This essay discuses the vinyl record, its history and its current role in consumer lives through a socio-cultural approach. The vinyl record was first introduced in 1930 by RCA Victor. RCA is mostly commonly known as the Radio Corporation of America, which is the flagship label of Sony Music Entertainment. The production in 1930 was for the long-playing music record included the advantage of a lower surface noise and was a durable material. The first commercially produced record was 12 inches in its diameter with a playback of 33 revolutions per minute (rpm). A vinyl record, also commonly called records or gramophone record uses a spiral groove that runs from the outer edge of the disc to the center to record and play back sound. During playback the sound causes a stylus to vibrate at certain frequencies while it engraves the vinyl. When the needle is placed into the record's groove, it will vibrate at the same frequencies and re-create the sound that was recorded. Sound quality of music on vinyl is much dependant on the quality of the vinyl itself. In...
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...rich and more affordable where anyone can record their music and offer it on the web for the whole world to enjoy. This medium convergence has closed the gap between musicians and listeners and brought forth a famine in the recording industry, which in turn, has brought new opportunities to the dying market. What does this mean to us? In short terms, with new digital formatting software available to anyone, the compression of music waves, and the technological advances, the recording industry is struggling to stay afloat. This statement is pretty remarkable, being that the world’s leading recording engineers are having difficulties keeping business alive with the evolution of technology. It is evident, recording engineers need to step backwards to differentiate themselves and find better innovative ways to keep the recording business profitable. This transformation in the world of recording, is affecting all of us as both consumers and producers of audio content. The following research paper discusses these convergence changes with a short look into the history of the recording industry and the transformations that have come about. Starting with the invention of the phonograph in 1877, by Thomas Edison, sound recording became an entertainment medium that was popular right from the start. As the years progressed and several wars passed, the recording medium adapted to new and innovative heights. With the creation of “records” in...
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................................ 4 Types of Organizational Information Systems. ……...................................... 5 Benefits of the Information Systems ………….................................................. 5 Drawbacks of the Information Systems ………............................................... 6 Proposed Actions ……………………………….......................................................... 6 Closing ………………………………........................................................................... 6 References ………………………………..................................................................... 7 Business Organization The Toy Store will offer solutions in finding the toys that customers have enjoyed for years and viewing them. The store will have worldwide providers that focus on hard to find antique toys for viewing in store and online and purchases. Information systems will provide a way to transfer the critical information to place orders with providers and in the right format to satisfy each customer. This system can be used to develop many diverse areas, plan, and manage the daily operations to nurture the future growth of the company. Information systems are both computer-based and no computer based, but different types are needed to be successful. For this type of business, it would be essential to include a functional area IS system, a transaction processing system, an office automation system, a management information system, a supply chain information system...
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...CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Student absences jeopardize student and school success. Academic achievement scores are correlated with school attendance. Students who are not at school cannot receive instruction. Excessive school absence is a precursor of school dropout and is related to juvenile delinquency. And, because average daily attendance rates are a common determiner of school funding, absences mean that schools have less resources to do the job. Given all this, it is not surprising that reducing school absences is a top priority for many schools. (http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu) Now-a-days intelligent automation has stepped its presence in every field all over the world. This project has a stepping in the attendance and power management of the classrooms in the colleges/schools. The use of low cost technologies for highly reliable applications with the help of newly innovated algorithms makes the automation process to reach the consumers at cheaper and reliable cost. (http://www.muxtronics.com) The widespread of embedded computer networks as part of everyday peoples’ lives is leading the current research towards smart environments and Ambient Intelligence (AmI). AmI is a new information paradigm where people are empowered through a digital environment that is “aware” of their presence and context and is sensitive, adaptive and responsive to their needs. Mark Weiser, described the smart environments as physical worlds that invisibly interact...
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...Impact of the Internet on the Music Industry: Downloadable Music VS. Records Table of Contents * Introduction 3 * Music Label Industry Analysis 5 * EMI Group Unlimited Business Description 7 * Record Label Business Model 8 * Record Label History 10 * Record Label SWOT Analysis 11 * Downloadable Music Business Description 14 * Downloadable Music Business Model 14 * Downloadable Music History 15 * Competing Online Services 15 * Financial Analysis 16 * The Future of The Music Industry 19 * Conclusion 21 * References 21 The Impact of the Internet on the Music Industry: The Record Label VS. Downloadable Music It was only a short time ago that record stores like Specs and FYE were littered across the country, stocked from wall to wall with all the latest albums from your favorite bands and all sorts of music paraphernalia. People like me would have stacks of compact discs or binders full of the music they owned ready to go wherever they went. Before them there were cassette tapes, and before that vinyl records. If you were lucky enough to be a signed musician, you were a star destined for fame and fortune with thousands if not millions of loyal supporters buying your album and following you on tour. Most importantly for the purpose of this paper, the record labels were some of the wealthiest companies in the entertainment...
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...Synopsis: | This unit develops an understanding of electrostatics by the use of demonstrations, simulations, and modeling. The general theme is that the current model of matter consisting of electrically neutral atoms composed of charged particles is integral to the understanding of electrical forces. The lesson begins with traditional activities of charging objects by friction and comparing electrostatic forces to magnetostatic forces. The traditional experiments are explained in terms of the model of an atom, and the “attract and repel force rules” are explored and expanded. Devices to create, store, and measure charge are utilized in experiments. The formal theory of Coulomb’s law is introduced, and problems are assigned utilizing that theory. Elements of the historical development of electrostatics and planetary model of the atom are researched, and students have an assignment describing contributions of historically important scientists. Additional concepts of electric fields, potential difference, and properties of conductors and insulators are developed through experiment, demonstration, and discussion. TEKS: |P.5 |The student knows the nature of forces in the physical world. The student is expected to: | |P.5A |Research and describe the historical development of the concepts...
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...Harvard Referencing Style July 2015 Harvard Referencing Style What is it? Academic writing requires authors to support their arguments with reference to other published work or experimental results/findings. A reference system will perform three essential tasks: Enable you to acknowledge other authors’ ideas (avoid plagiarism). Enable a reader to quickly locate the source of the material you refer to so they can consult it if they wish. Indicate to the reader the scope and depth of your research. The Harvard style is a widely used referencing system to help you achieve these objectives. How do I use the Harvard Referencing Style? The Harvard style involves two tasks: How you refer to other authors in the body of your text (in-text citation). How you compile a list of reference sources at the end of your text (reference list). What does it look like? Here is an extract showing what in-text citations look like in the Harvard Style It has been claimed that due to funding being almost exclusively available from the Irish Film Board (IFB), Irish film makers are restricted to the type of Ireland they can depict in their work (MacDougall, 2009). Jervir (2011) argues that subjects such as Northern Ireland are disproportionately represented as these are key areas of interest to the IFB. Here is an example of what a Reference List looks like in the Harvard Style Hayes, B. C., McAllister, I. and Dowds, L. (2011) 'Depicting...
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...are rethinking their business in terms of the new culture of the Internet and capabilities. They are using the Web to buy supplies from suppliers, to make sales promotions, and to do the marketing research. In order to understand the moral, ethical and legal issue, it’s necessary to fully understand the advantages and disadvantages compared to the traditional business (The Economist, 2000b). For the buyers, the main advantage is the sale price will be 9% - 16% lower than in brick-and-mortar store (Varian, 2000). Other factors such as vast goods and services offering are also benefits. However, there is a drawback for some people; the cheaper prices are superficially an advantage because online shopping could not provide them with a gratifying social contract. For the seller, there are two significant advantages which should not be forgotten. It can allow interactive communication among user and distance-collapsing. Companies do not have to pay for the higher rent for the retail stores and warehouses. Most e-business companies use the computer to cut the cost of employees’ wages. Companies do not have to wait for cash as they can use electronic payment. There is also a disadvantage which is hard to improve. The products consumers would like to purchase online are low-touch goods like books and CDs. Also, some of the services are welcome, which can be digitalized like e-ticket and financial services. Some high-touch goods like foods and clothes are hard to sell. The e-business...
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...Why do organisations need change? Table of contents Introduction Why do organisations need change Environmental pressures for change The promotion of innovative change Innovation and change case examples Recommendations Conclusions Annex 1 - Defining the Four Antecedent Processors 3 4 6 10 11 14 16 17 2 Introduction This report sets out to explain why organisations need change. Faced with dynamic economies and increased competition, more and more companies are struggling to establish dominance, gain market share, and in some cases, ensure their survival. Management must understand that the key to competitive success is to change the way the organisation functions. To assist in the need to change proposition theoretical frameworks and tools will used with supporting case examples to better illustrate why organisations need change. 3 Why do organisations need change? Organisations need change for a wide range of reasons. Organisations are never perfect and should be constantly changing to make themselves into significantly better companies (Porter 2005 ; Thompson et al. 2010). For example working practices may need updating to gain efficiencies, staff skills may need improving, customer service response times could be shortened, customers demanding a product or service you do not currently provide, new technology may produce improvements in efficiency, costs could be reduced, innovative new products may be possible to increase revenues and profit. This is by no means an...
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...Paper to be presented at the DRUID Summer Conference 2007 on APPROPRIABILITY, PROXIMITY, ROUTINES AND INNOVATION Copenhagen, CBS, Denmark, June 18 - 20, 2007 ENTERING A MATURE INDUSTRY THROUGH INNOVATION: APPLE S IPHONE STRATEGY Joel West San José State University joel.west@sjsu.edu *Michael Mace Rubicon Consulting mike@rubiconconsulting.com Abstract: Innovation competencies are valuable in emergent and high-growth phases of the lifetime of a product or industry segment. For mature industries, researchers have emphasized strengths in operations and execution, with the implication that innovation-oriented companies must enter early in the product lifecycle or not at all. Here we examine the decision of Apple Inc. to enter the mobile handset business. We link the iPhone entry strategy to its historic competencies and the industry context of commodization and convergence. From this we offer conclusions about openness in mobile phones and prospects for a single dominant design for convergence devices. JEL - codes: O30, L16, L1 Entering a Mature Industry Through Innovation: Apple’s iPhone Strategy Submitted to DRUID Summer Conference 2007 February 28, 2007 Abstract Innovation competencies are valuable in emergent and high-growth phases of the lifetime of a given product or industry segment. For mature industries, researchers have emphasized strengths in operations and execution, with the implication that innovation-oriented companies must enter early in the product...
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...Research Paper It’s more fun in CAVITE Table of Contents Focus Topic: The promotional practices/strategies in promoting tourism industry in Cavite Thesis Statement: Promoting the tourism industry can enhance/improve the increase the number of tourist. Statement of Problem: What is the history about Cavite? What is the basic facts about Cavite? What is the different tourist spot in Cavite? Why you should not go to Cavite? Why you should go to Cavite? What is the different things you should try in Cavite? CAVITE I. INTRODUCTION The province of Cavite abounds with historic sites and landmarks; museums, world class golf courses, outstanding gardens and facilities for leisure. It is the birthplace of a number of Filipino heroes and it has an interesting range of sites associated with the Philippine Revolution. Found in the province is the residence of the first president of the Republic, Gen Emilio Aguinaldo, which was also the site of the proclamation of independence from Spain on June 12, 1898. Cavite teems with natural resources and unique landscapes. It is home to Tagaytay City, which is situated 2,500 feet above sea level and a popular summer and holiday destination. The highway drive offers a breathtaking sight of the world-famous Taal Volcano and Lake which is a crater within...
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...HANDS-ON DATABASE AN INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT Steve Conger Seattle Central Community College Prentice Hall Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Editor in Chief: Eric Svendsen Executive Editor: Bob Horan Product Development Manager: Ashley Santora Editorial Project Manager: Kelly Loftus Editorial Assistant: Jason Calcaño Director of Marketing: Patrice Lumumba Jones Senior Marketing Manager: Anne Fahlgren Marketing Assistant: Melinda Jensen Production Project Manager: Renata Butera Creative Art Director: Jayne Conte Cover Designer: Suzanne Behnke Cover Art: Kheng Guan Toh/Fotolia, Inc Media Editor: Denise Vaughn Media Project Manager: Lisa Rinaldi Full-Service Project Management: Chitra Sundarajan/Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd. Printer/Binder: Edwards Brothers Cover Printer: Lehigh-Phoenix Color/Hagerstown Text Font: Palatino Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A. and other countries. Screen shots and icons reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Corporation. This book is not sponsored or endorsed by or affiliated with the Microsoft Corporation. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle...
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...SAVONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Savonia Business Marketing Plan in Spain of Black Light Discipline Heikki Karvonen Zhao Yunke Gogunskaya Valeriiya Xie Yuanyuan International Business Administration May 2011 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 5 2 TITLE 6 2.2 Subtitle 6 2.2.1 Subtitle 6 3 DISCUSSION 6 3.2 Subtitle 6 3.2.1 Subtitle 6 4 CONCLUSION 7 4.2 Subtitle 7 4.2.1 Subtitle 7 REFERENCES OR BIBLIOGRAPHY (examples) 8 5 APPENDIX 1 Title of Appendix 1 9 6 APPENDIX 2 Title of Appendix 2 10 INTRODUCTION With the development of globalization, our company decides to expand our target market to Spain. To make sure we have enough background knowledge about Spain, our company has done some marketing research, such as questionnaire, telephone interview and face-to-face interview before we dealing with the detailed marketing plan. In this marketing plan, we will present the result of our marketing research, and the analysis of marketing mix. The SWOT analysis is also an essential part of this plan. The insights of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats offer our company a good foundation before implementing the marketing plan. Below is some background information of Black Light Discipline band: Black Light Discipline is a Finnish band founded in 2005 on the idea to make captivating, synth-based grooves with a mix of metal and electro genres...
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...When and how to co-create with customers? Content 1. Appendix D: Transcript symbols1. Introduction 2 2. Description of the Cases 3 2.1 ‘Mensen Zeggen Dingen’ (MZD) 3 2.2 HEMA Design Competition 4 3. Method 4 4. Findings 5 4.1.1 Analysis MZD 5 4.1.2 Analysis HEMA 7 4.2 Advantages of Co-Creation 8 4.3 Disadvantages of Co-Creation 9 5. Conclusion 10 6. Managerial implications and further research 10 References 11 Appendices 12 Appendix A: Transcription interview MZD (In overleg met docent) 12 Appendix B: Transcription Interview Price Winner Design competition HEMA 13 Appendix C: E-mail correspondence HEMA 18 Appendix D: Transcription symbols 20 1. Introduction Nowadays, there is an increasing demand for innovative products. Innovative products have several benefits. One of these is that it facilitates the enhancement of an organisation’s market orientation. Besides, it is needed in order to differentiate itself from their competitors. Lastly, innovation is required in order to achieve long-term performance which ultimately leads to the survival of an organisation (Lecture 1, 2015). Due to this increasing demand, organisations choose more frequently to involve their consumers in the new product development (also known as co-creating). In this report, co-creation was defined as: ‘Any collaborative activity in which one or more customers actively contribute to a new product development process’ (O’Hern and Rindfleisch 2009, p...
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...Dhirubhai Ambani and Reliance "Our dreams have to be bigger. Our ambition higher. Our commitment deeper. And our efforts greater. This is my dream for Reliance and for India." - Dhirubhai Ambani. "The country has lost an iconic proof of what an ordinary Indian fired by the spirit of enterprise and driven by determination, can achieve in his own lifetime. Not only did Ambani build a large and diversified business conglomerate but also inspired many first generation entrepreneurs with his success." - Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, Republic of India. "Dhirubhai built an empire that is rock solid and he will always remain an icon." - Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Vikram Birla Group. The Death of an Icon The 6th of July 2002 was a black day in the Indian corporate history. The Founder and Chairman of the Reliance group of Industries (Reliance), Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani (Dhirubhai) died after a 13 day battle for survival. A perfect combination of entrepreneurship and leadership, Dhirubhai transformed Reliance from a company with a turnover of Rs 640 million in 1976, to one with a turnover of Rs 620 billion in 2002. Starting with a small textile mill in Naroda, in 1966, Dhirubhai took Reliance into various areas like petrochemicals, polyester filament yarn, oil and gas exploration and production, refining and marketing of petroleum, textiles, power, telecom services, information management and financial services (Refer Exhibit I for Reliance Group of Companies)...
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