Specialization-1 vs. Diversification-0 There is an ongoing debate in the business world between specialization and diversification. Companies like Fitbit and Lululemon benefit from their expertise and innovation in niche markets, whereas companies like PepsiCo and Koch Industries benefit from their diverse product and service lines that appeal to a wide variety of customers in several unrelated markets. So which business strategy is more effective in creating value for the company and its shareholders
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Stephanie Snowden FIN 322 Assignment 1 The State of South Carolina 1. The state of South Carolina is planning to invest state pension money in the stock market as a result of the efforts of city Treasurer Richard Eckstrom who believed that instead of investing the state pension funds exclusively in government and corporate bonds, diversification into equity securities would substantially increase return on investment without substantially increasing risk. 2. Investing in the stock market
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American Naval hero John Paul Jones. Though Jones did reside in the city for two years while the warship America was being outfitted, it is merely a place where he rested. It is a bit of an exaggeration to call the city his home. However, the naval accomplishments that were made by Jones are something that Portsmouth should be honored to have been part of. A local historian in the Portsmouth Herald article reporting on the celebration was quoted with describing Jones as a murderer, pirate, slave
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The film, Still/Here choreographed by Bill T. Jones in 1994 is a remarkable film that Jones first gathered the ideas of when his late partner, Arnie Zane, died from AIDS at the age of 39. Jones then wanted to incorporate the thoughts and emotions that are brought up in the uneventful situations of surviving life threatening illnesses into dance. Still/Here consists of nothing but human feelings that are expressed through rhythmic togetherness on stage to create an amazing array of dance that visually
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http://mathematicalanalysis.com/money/report1/report.html Stock Market Modeling Techniques and Potential Applications [Kevin M. Farnham - 24 April 1999] 0. Introduction Models have been developed that reduce the risk of investing in the U.S. stock market, while increasing long-term returns. Algorithms that evaluate the market's price pattern over a given period were studied in relation to the market's subsequent performance. Various correlations were noted. The correlations were merged
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From: “Destini Miles” <destinione@gmail.com> To: “Kara Rose” < kararose@visiontec.com > CC: “Jessie Megana” < jessiemeganna@visiontec.com> Subject: High-resolution camera WBS Dear Kara and Jessie, Following our meeting on your directive to create a document and or process outlining the product development process for Vision Tec’s new high-resolution camera, I have selected a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to construct the aspects the project. The WBS is essentially, a blueprint
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Environmental Scan Environmental scanning is one function of strategic management of analyzing external factors that can affect an organization. Environmental scanning is to scan the environment to monitor and identify the changes such as new trends that may cause an effect on the organization. In addition, environmental scanning with an internal analysis of the organization strengths, weakness, mission, and vision can assist management to formulate a strategic plan to gain control
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1. Situation Analysis: 1. Current Situation- Market Analysis: Currently we don’t have any competitors. Because, we are the only one in this business. There are an increasing amount of families who have become dependent on two incomes, which has created the necessity of the child care industry. There are over 10 facilities in the area that provide similar services to Rainbow Day Care Center, each of these has a large client base, and a lucrative business. There is no doubt that there is room
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I believe neither Merck nor Pfizer acted ethically or socially responsible during the Vioxx disaster. Evidence suggests that Merck might have knows about the harmful side effects of Vioxx and yet they hesitated for over 3 years to recall the drug. There was also an allegation that the company had manipulated and covered-up the results of the medical trials in their favor. An ethical thing to do would be to simultaneously recall the drug as well as inform the public about the dangers of using Vioxx
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John Paul Jones By:Braxton Behrend “I have not yet begun to fight!” This was a famous quote that Captain John Paul Jones, a naval captain in the Revolutionary War, said during a bloody battle. This report is about the life of this Revolutionary War hero. John Paul Jones was born on July 6, 1747, in Arbigland, Kirkcudbrightshire. His mom’s name was Jean McDuff. His dad was a gardener. He left his family when he was thirteen years old for the naval army. He was an apprentice to the
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