resources which have alternative uses, for the production of goods for present and future consumption. Political economy is another name for economics. “Polis” in Greek means a State. The early writers used the term “Political Economy” for the management of the State. A person who runs a family is expected to make the best use of the income of the household. Similarly, the State is expected to get the maximum benefit for the society. Hence the term “Political Economy”. The existence of human
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1956, General Motors produced the first OS for its IBM 704 series mainframe. Since then companies around the world, both big and small, have been tirelessly researched, testing, and releasing newer and faster operating systems for the world to use. Among these are systems developed by/for UNIX, Linux, Microsoft, and Apple. In fact, it’s safe to say that these four companies have a monopoly on all current technology used in both the military, corporate, and private sectors all around the world. UNIX
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“A critical component of any winning business is an HR function that improves business results. I highly recommend this book to HR and business leaders everywhere.” —William S. Allen, Senior VP, Group HR, AP Moller-Maersk AS, Copenhagen, Denmark “Got business? This book does. By asking (and answering) the tough questions about HR relevance for line managers, shareholders, and customers, readers will clearly understand the why, how, and what of HR transformation.” —Rich Baird, Joint U.S. and
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SPOTLIGHT ON HOW TO MANAGE DISRUPTION Spotlight ARTWORK Henrique Oliveira, Tapumes Rice Gallery, Houston, 2009, plywood 4.7 x 13.4 x 2m It’s not enough to know that a threat is coming. You need to know whether it’s coming right for you. by Maxwell Wessel and Clayton M. Christensen 56 Harvard Business Review December 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY: NASH BAKER Surviving Disruption HBR.ORG Maxwell Wessel is a fellow at the Forum for Growth and Innovation and a senior researcher at Harvard Business
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you pay a lot extra. | Cost | Very, very expensive, only affordable by large companies. | Getting cheaper by the day. | A PC only requires an inexpensive card to be added to it to connect it to a network. | Components need to be much more compact, so there is a price overhead when compared to a PCof equivalent power. | In relative terms expensive when compares to a PC. | Typical Users | Only used by large companies including banks, building societies etc. | Home users, large and small offer users
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Facebook to post pictures of the dog resting on a pink blanket and keeping company with a pair of stuffed animals. Your Resume Is Useless Unless It Answers This 1 Question If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know how keenly we believe there’s no such thing as a generic or one-size-fits-all resume If your resume is to be powerfully persuasive, it must speak directly to its intended reader. Its effectiveness hinges on how well it answers the following critical concern: What are the positive
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differentiated political and social cultural circumstance are also shaped (Coe, Dicken and Hess, 2008). Considering the consumer electronic industry in particular, what we can see now is that numerous branded firms has evolved as the leading force, such as Apple, Microsoft and HP. Meanwhile, amount of emerging economies became to participate into this industry more and more, therefore turning GPNs into a more complex concept in current globalisation. Since then, there are increasing considerations and discussion
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whether you intend to work in field of the marketing or not. Marketing is part of all of our lives and touches us in some way every day. To be successful each company that deals with customers on a daily basis must not only be customer-driven, but customer-obsessed. The best way to achieve this objective is to develop a sound marketing function within the organization. To be understandable and lively means that we need to communicate you. We start every chapter with learning objectives. The most important
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competitive world, a brilliant business model alone does not create a sustainable advantage, unless it is supplemented by operational excellence, the continuous identification and adoption of best practices. By any measure, the Dell Computer Corporation’s direct sales model is one of the most successful strategic innovations of the past 15 years. With the deceptively simple concept ............................... L a w rence M. Fisher has covered technology for The New York Times for more than a decade
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This research aims to analyze and evaluate the perception that each of the 3 strongest Juice brands carry – Shezan All Pure, Fruitien and Nestlé Fruita Vitals. A survey was conducted of a 100 respondents in Islamabad to assess the Perceived and Actual Value of the said brands. The methodology and the findings are elaborated in this research paper. Consumer Brand Perception A comparative study of consumer Brand Perception of Shezan All Pure, Fruitien
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