AB311 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Course Outline for Seminar Groups 3, 5 and 8 ONLY Semester 2 of the Academic Year 2012-2013 Instructor: Clive Choo, awechoo@ntu.edu.sg Learning & Teaching Methods This course is structured in a seminar learning format, where a 4-hour seminar is conducted every week for a total of 13 sessions. Each seminar is intended to inform and equip students with the conceptual tools to synthesize, evaluate and analyze strategic or ethical issues. In addition, seminar activities
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The Comparison of JAWS And Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Some films often have themes and messages in them that are only relevant to the time the film was made. One such example is the movie Jaws, which depicts a shark as the main antagonist. For its time the movie was incredibly successful playing upon the fears people had of sharks while swimming. However with awareness of the planet increasing and people understanding that sharks are endangered species which humans are invading their habitat
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United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982 Introduction The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the most comprehensive attempt at creating a unified regime for governance of the rights of nations with respect to the world's oceans. The treaty addresses a number of topics including navigational rights, economic rights, pollution of the seas, conservation of marine life, scientific exploration, piracy, and more. The treaty, one of the longest in history
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ENC 1101 3-23-2011 Final Draft The Bottled Water Deception Have you ever thought twice before taking a sip of that refreshing purified bottle of water? I never did, until the day I learned the truth. Bottled water is everywhere; it’s convenient, and manufacturers have made it their mission to make sure you buy their Natural Spring Water. The quality of the water we drink is essential for a healthy life. Yet the quality of water used for bottled water is only required to be as good as tap water
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1. Compositional Theories of Art Composition: An orderlyarrangement of elements using the principles of design. 2. Rule of Thirds Imagine a grid that splits the frame into thirds both vertically and horizontally. Place the subject along those gridlines. The intersections of the lines are especially compelling places to position your subject.The Biglen Brothers Racing (1873) Thomas Eakins 3. Rule of Thirds Imagine a grid that splits the frame into thirds both vertically and horizontally. Place
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The development and future strategy of Ryanair Ryanair became in 2009 the airline company which carry the most passengers in Europe. That is the result of its strategy which is based on a ‘no frills’ service in order to offer the lower prices. The business model of Ryanair is different from the classic carriers’ in the way that 20% of its revenue is generated from ancillary revenue, such as its “buy on board” program or extra fees for luggage. As we have seen above, the airline industry is very
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competition irrelevant. Porcini’s Porto creates a new segment outside of the three major segments: fast food, single location full-service restaurants and full-service chain restaurants. Porcini’s “new” approach creates a new uncontested market space (Blue Ocean Strategy, W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne). Any alternative means for a person to eat is Porcini’s competition. Porcini’s experience differentiates in an advantageous way from the three major segments. Porcini’s wireless technology creates a quicker
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be the choir. The choir began as boys who accept the discipline of a choir school and acknowledge Jack's position as head choir boy, The boys become hunters, when Jack forces this role upon them. Then, as Jack releases his savage instincts by creating his mask, they become savages. They used to wear identical cloaks and caps, a uniform designed to promote their group identity and hide individuality to make them all the same apart from Jack who was shown to be the 'Leader'. Jack orders the choir
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Red Bull is an Austria-based company started in 1987 by Dietrich Mateschitz that sells one product: an energy drink containing taurine (an amino acid) that’s sold in a slim, silver-colored 8.3-ounce can. The drink has been an enormous hit with the company’s target youth segment around the globe. For the year 2001, Red Bull boasted sales of $51 million in the United States alone and captured 70% of the energy-drink market worldwide. From Stanford University in California to the beaches of Australia
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Must one argue that America was built on the values of freedom? If this is true, which history has already proven it is, then why are we stripping the rights of our youth by requiring them to participate in mandatory volunteering? Before one can even begin to answer this they must also ask what is volunteering? In short it is offering to do something “freely”. Schools should not force our students to participate in volunteering, because they are inevitably causing the youth to be rebellious and devaluing
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