grammar through songs and rhymes Some rules for teaching grammar 2 3 6 10 15 21 25 27 28 31 1 What is Grammar? • • Language user’s subconscious internal system Linguists’ attempt to codify or describe that system • Sounds of language • Structure and form of words • Arrangement of words into larger units • Meanings of language • Functions of language & its use in context • • • • • Phonology Morphology Syntax Semantics Pragmatics • • “Grammar is the business of taking a language
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Characteristics of Service Quality to Delight Customers A customer of The Container Store completed her purchase and headed for her car, children in tow. She placed her package on the ground as she put the children in the car and then drove off forgetting the package. Realizing her mistake just a few minutes late, she returned to the parking lot, but the package was gone. She re-entered the store hoping that someone had turned in her package, but no one had. Salesperson James Castleberry remembered
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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 system, or transmitted, in any form, or
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like person visiting a doctor is also a service. A service is consumed at the point of sale and does not result ownership. A product is material or tangible in nature, can be touched, can be stored, and a product can also be owned, but it is not so in case of a service. Defining Service Services include all economic activities whose output is not a physical product or construction, is generally consumed at the time it is produced, and added value in forms (such as convenience, amusement, timeless,
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bring foresight and knowledge, deep functional expertise, and a practical approach to building capabilities and delivering real impact. We work closely with our clients to create and deliver essential advantage. For our management magazine strategy+business, visit www.strategy-business.com. Visit www.booz.com/cn to learn more about Booz & Company in Greater China. CONTACT INFORMATION Hong Kong/Shanghai Edward Tse Partner edward.tse@booz.com McLean Justin Zubrod Stuttgart Partner justin
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18 September 2014 18 September 2014 08 Fall 08 Fall Exercise A - Starbucks in US: strategies and core competencies GROUP 6 Exercise A - Starbucks in US: strategies and core competencies GROUP 6 Thijs Bavelaar - 091698 Carlijn Swagemakers - 120014 Sam Verlaat - 111449 Bas Vliegen - 122959 Thijs Bavelaar - 091698 Carlijn Swagemakers - 120014 Sam Verlaat - 111449 Bas Vliegen - 122959 Executive summary Within this report the Starbuck’s Corporation
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3/17/09 15:15 r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r rr ECONOMIES AND SCOPE OF SCALE 2 r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r rr F ew concepts in microeconomics, if any, are more fundamental to business strategy than economies of scale and the closely related economies of scope. Economies of scale allow some firms to achieve a cost advantage over their rivals. Economies of scale are a key determinant of market structure and entry. Even the internal
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Doing Business in Vietnam: 2009 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. & FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 2008. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. • • • • • • • • • • Chapter 1: Doing Business In Vietnam Chapter 2: Political and Economic Environment Chapter 3: Selling U.S. Products and Services Chapter 4: Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment Chapter 5: Trade Regulations and Standards Chapter
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COMPANY PROFILE Of Beximco Group Introduction: BEXIMCO Group is the largest private sector industrial conglomerate in Bangladesh engaged in diverse business areas. BEXIMCO comprises of five publicly listed companies and sixteen private companies. The Group turnover in 2008 was BDT 18.5 billion. BEXIMCO employs 35,000 people and has 230,000 shareholders. BEXIMCOs shares constitute 4.84% of the market capitalization of DSE History
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Assignment Name : HND IN MARKETING PRINCIPLES Student Name : IGOR Student ID : XXXXX Semester : XXXXX CONTENTS PAGE Introduction 02 A Brief Overview of Nike, Inc. 02 A Brief History 02 Section LO1 - Process of marketing 03 Elements of marketing process 03 Costs and benefits of marketing 04 Section LO2 - Segmenting, Targeting and Positioning 05 Macro and Micro environments factors that influence marketing 05 Segmenting strategies 05 Targeting strategy 06 Buyers’ behaviour
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