“a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (such as networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be quickly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.”14 The emergence of cloud computing is transforming the way organizations purchase and manage computing resources,17 providing a fundamentally different IT model in which a cloud provider might be responsible for a range
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www.ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 5, No. 7; July 2010 Competitive Advantages and Strategic Information Systems Mahmood Hemmatfar, Ph. D. Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University, Brojerd Branch, Iran Mahdi Salehi, Ph. D. (Corresponding author) Assistant Prof. Department of Accounting and Management Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran Tel: 98-912-1425-323 E-mail: Mahdi_salehi54@yahoo.com Marziyeh Bayat, Ph. D. Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University
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This requires viewing people as human assets, not costs as for organization. Looking at people as assets is part of contemporary human resource management and human capital management. No organization can function properly without the presence of human resource deparment.This is because human resource department of an organization performs a variety of function or activities that are essential for an organization. The most important function of a human resource department is to hire the right people
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Purpose and principles: Multinational companies recognize that human resources play an important role in developing and sustaining a competitive advantage in today’s highly competitive global business environment. As a result, Multinational companies increasingly use expatriates on short-term and long-term international job assignments for a variety of purposes, such as to acquire and transfer knowledge, to manage a foreign subsidiary, to fill a staffing need, to maintain communication, coordination
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intentions in regarding the use of its organizational talent to gain a competitive advantage in the Do It Yourself Industry. The first of these is to ingrain the importance of corporate success through human capital. In the current economic environment, corporate success and growth; even survival, is dependent on the firm's ability to create employees that are motivated, skilled, and committed. The concept of how important human capital is to corporate success can be summed up with a quote from Nobel
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Attractiveness of the Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Competitive Strategies . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Giffgaff financial analysis . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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QUIZ: WHY THE CONCEPT OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IS CENTRAL TO THE STUDY OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, AND EXAMINE THE USE OF PORTER’S GENERIC STRATEGEIS BY COMPANIES TO COMPETE. KEY TERMS Competitive advantage. This is the favourable position an organization seeks in order to be more profitable than its competitors. Strategic management. It is the systematic analysis of the factors associated with customers and competitors (the external environment) and the organization itself (the internal environment)
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Research Method One 7th July, 2016 Accra, Ghana How do you choose a good research topic? Give 5 examples of a good research topic and justify your choices, i.e. problem issues in each topic and why they must be researched upon. (Not less than 2000 words). 1. Research defined The Oxford English Dictionary, 2002, defines research as ‘the systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions’. According to Zina
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Introduction………………………………………………………………………1 2. Resources: what makes them strategic?.....................................................1 1. Characteristics of Strategic Resources………………………..…………2 3. Strategic value of Information Technology………………………….………..2 4. The evolution of the IT function in business………………………………...4 5. Using IT to gain Sustainable Competitive advantage………...……………7 6. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………
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Tesco Tesco was established by Jack Cohen in 1919, as a market stall. The name first appeared in 1924, after Cohen bought the shipment from T.E.Stockwell, he combined the initials with his surname to form tes-co. The first store was opened in 1929 in, Burnt Oak, Middlesex. The business expanded at a very fast rate and by 1939 Tesco had over 100 stores. The diversification of Tesco was seen geographically and also in areas like clothing, electronics, furniture, petrol, software, financial services
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