WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS ? APPROVAL SHEET ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES ABSTRACT This descriptive study of 184 small firms identified strategies most frequently used by their managers. These strategies were identified using the Entrepreneurial Strategy Matrix, a situational model in which the identification of levels of innovation and risk lead to prescriptions of appropriate strategies. Concurrently
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Table of Contents 1 Executive Summary 2 CSR Background 2.1 Definition of CSR 2.2 Evolution of CSR 2.3 Emergence of CSR 3 Literature Review 3.1 Carroll's CSR Pyramid 3.2 Purpose of the firm and how that shapes views on CSR 3.3 Arguments for and against CSR 3.3.1 Arguments Against 3.3.2 Arguments For 3.3.3 Summary of the key debates 4 Methodology 5 CSR at Apple Inc. 5.1 Apple's profile 5.2 Reasons to engage in CSR 5.3 CSR policies at Apple Inc. 5.4 Type of CSR approach taken by
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9-295-121 REV: NOVEMBER 6, 2001 Microsoft/Intuit The Decision In the fall of 1994 William Gates, chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corp., was considering the possible acquisition of Intuit Corp. Intuit marketed the leading personal finance software product called Quicken. Two years earlier Gates had met with Scott Cook, chairman of Intuit, to discuss the possibility of completing an acquisition. In the interim, Cook had further consolidated Intuit’s domination of the personal financial software
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digital age. The great era of the iPod, the discovery of the digital hub and Apple’s move into the mainstream consumer market with the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. It has many great examples for enthusiasts of marketing, leadership, organization, financial analysis and strategic management. The story begins almost ten years ago. In 2001, Apple sales fell by a third and the company reported an operating loss of $350 million some 6% of sales. The company was thought by many to be in trouble. In the
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0007-070X.htm Marketing of halal meat in the United Kingdom Supermarkets versus local shops Allam Ahmed SPRU – Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore a number of marketing issues, such as consumer buyer behaviour and distribution channels, in relation to buying halal meat (HM) from local shops versus supermarkets
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Marketing Management 522 Prof. James Frazee Marketing Plan: Actify - Energizing Chewing Gum By: Sarah Riney, Aneri Modi and Purvi Shah 02.24.2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Description/ Situation Analysis 4 Mission Statement 5 SWOT Analysis 6 Target Market 7 Competition 10 Cost of Goods Analysis/Pricing 13 Channels of Distribution 15 Advertising/Promotion Programs 17 Financial Overview
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9-295-121 REV: NOVEMBER 6, 2001 Microsoft/Intuit The Decision In the fall of 1994 William Gates, chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corp., was considering the possible acquisition of Intuit Corp. Intuit marketed the leading personal finance software product called Quicken. Two years earlier Gates had met with Scott Cook, chairman of Intuit, to discuss the possibility of completing an acquisition. In the interim, Cook had further consolidated Intuit’s domination of the personal financial software
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Exam Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. A characteristic or quality describing an entity is called a(n): 1. _______ A) attribute. B) key field. C) tuple. D) field. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 230 2. The data hierarchy goes from bits and bytes to: 2. _______ A) fields, records, files, and databases. B)
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digital age. The great era of the iPod, the discovery of the digital hub and Apple’s move into the mainstream consumer market with the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. It has many great examples for enthusiasts of marketing, leadership, organization, financial analysis and strategic management. The story begins almost ten years ago. In 2001, Apple sales fell by a third and the company reported an operating loss of $350 million some 6% of sales. The company was thought by many to be in trouble. In the
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digital age. The great era of the iPod, the discovery of the digital hub and Apple’s move into the mainstream consumer market with the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. It has many great examples for enthusiasts of marketing, leadership, organization, financial analysis and strategic management. The story begins almost ten years ago. In 2001, Apple sales fell by a third and the company reported an operating loss of $350 million some 6% of sales. The company was thought by many to be in trouble. In the
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