rain_c02_034-069hr.qxd 28-09-2009 13:18 Page 34 CHAPTER 2 1. Describe the components of computer-based information systems. 2. Describe the various types of information systems by breadth of support. 3. Identify the major information systems that support each organizational level. 4. Describe strategic information systems (SISs) and explain their advantages. 5. Describe Porter’s competitive forces model and his value chain model and explain how IT helps companies improve their competitive
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PART ONE • UNDERSTANDING SERVICES SERVICES IN THE MODERN ECONOMY As consumers, we use services every day. Turning on a light, watching TV, talking on the telephone, riding a bus, visiting the dentist, mailing a letter, getting a haircut, refueling a car, writing a check, or sending clothes to the cleaners are all examples of service consumption at the individual level. T h e institution at which you are studying is itself a c o m p l e x service organization. In addition to educational services
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TLFeBOOK Blue Ocean Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant H A R VA R D B U S I N E S S S C H O O L P R E S S BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( W. Chan Kim Renée Mauborgne Copyright 2005 Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 09 08 07 06 05 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval
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Creating a Customer-Centered Organization A Harvard Business Review Insight Center Report sponsored by The HBR Insight Center is an interactive resource that highlights the emerging thinking around today’s most important issues. In this installment of the series, Harvard Business Review focused on how managers are turning their companies into customer-focused organizations. The growing obsession with customer excellence is driven, in part, by technology. Today customers can obtain and exchange
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Additionally, students will explore the evolution of international trade from past to present, with a focus on how firms and professionals can better understand today’s complex global business arena by understanding the impact of political and legal factors. The section concludes with a chapter on understanding how cultures are defined and the impact on business interactions and practices with tangible tips for negotiating across cultures. WHERE? Section two develops student knowledge about key facets
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The Economic Impact of Civil Aviation on the U.S. Economy August 2011 Contents 3 4 6 6 8 12 18 18 19 19 20 20 25 26 28 30 32 36 38 38 40 40 42 44 48 Foreword Overview Introduction Economic Impact of Civil Aviation Highlights Current Outlook Impact of the Recession on U.S. Airlines, Coping Strategies and Future Outlook National Impact of U.S. Civil Aviation Methodology Types of Economic Impacts Measures of Economic Impacts Update Results Aviation’s Contribution to Gross Domestic Product Real
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CONTENTS Introduction Part One: Foundations Chapter One: Introduction to Advertising 1 Chapter Two: Advertising’s Role in Marketing 34 Chapter Three: Advertising and Society 68 Part Two: Planning and Strategy Chapter Four: How Advertising Works 103 Chapter Five: The Consumer Audience 135 Chapter Six: Strategic Research 169 Chapter Seven: Strategic Planning 205 Part Three: Effective Advertising Media Chapter Eight: Print and Out-of-Home Media 239 Chapter
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Innovation Strategies for the Global Recession A Special Report from Chuck Frey of InnovationTools.com and Renee Hopkins Callahan of Innosight December 8, 2008 Innovating in a Recession Page 2 Executive Summary As the global economy slowly slides into recession, organizations face new challenges and opportunities. In today's interconnected world, it's impractical for companies to suspend their innovation initiatives until the worst of the storm blows over. To do so is to risk being
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