a useful starting point in the analysis of the environment. His arguments are based on exaggerated phenomena. Factors that determine a sector’s profitability could be enriched with the innovation that prevails in the particular sector. Originality/value – An attempt to criticize Porter’s thoughts regarding internet and industry structure and to enrich the Porter’s five forces model with the ‘‘power of innovation’’. Keywords Internet, Market forces, Economics, Innovation Paper type Viewpoint Introduction
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board is actively working on the C round,” Sayre said. “We’d better get this funding closed; I don’t think the NASDAQ is going to hold up.” Papa knew that his CFO shared Sayre’s concerns. To an even greater extent, so did he (see Exhibit 1 for NASDAQ values), because not only had the NASDAQ fallen, but so had the number of venture deals and the amount of money invested in them (see Exhibit 2). That afternoon, he and the board of his infrastructure software firm would have to decide between two term sheets
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of future winners? We quickly realized that our project scope needed to be broader to cover all of the megatrends we indentified and address them as it pertains to specific geographic regions of the world. Cars being mass produced on the assembly line will be a thing of the past. The commercials today for Buick of not ‘driving your father’s Buick’ will even be more pronounced in 2025. In fact, my father would have thought he was living in a science fiction movie! The mantra of ‘have it your way’
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EVALUATING QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS Abstract Purpose Despite the abundance of research on quality management there is no universal consensus on how best to measure quality in higher education. This paper undertakes a critical evaluation of the different methods used to assess the quality of provision in higher education departments in the UK. Methodology Drawing on relevant literature, the authors develop a quality audit tool that incorporates all
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9-805-124 REV: JUNE 7, 2006 STEPHEN P. BRADLEY, THOMAS R. EISENMANN MASAKO EGAWA, AKIKO KANNO NTT DoCoMo, Inc.: Mobile FeliCa With more than 49 million customers and a market share of 56% in Japan, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. was the world’s second-largest and Japan’s top mobile communications company. Nevertheless, DoCoMo faced several challenges in its core business in December 2004. First, with nearly two-thirds of the Japanese population already owning a mobile phone, the market was becoming
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QUESTION 1: THERE IS NO SUCH A THING AS GLOBAL PUBLIC RELATIONS-ONLY LOCAL PUBLIC RELATIONS.DISCUSS “It is widely accepted amongst economists that since World War II, the world has been integrated into a single market by lowering trade and investment” (Hill, 2001, p.17). Under this lowering integrated and interdependent world economy, often described as “global economy,” individuals’ nation’s economic gains are much greater than the losses through free flow of goods, services
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CONCEPT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY In the era of digital economy or the so-called information age, the words information and communication technology have become a byword or a common terminology. This is particularly true among users and enthusiasts where computers and telecommunication systems are part of the provisions of the workplace. The term information and communication technology refers to a collective and generic term that covers the broad range of systems, devices
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TATA & CORUS: A Case of Acquisition “There are not many opportunities for producers in emerging low-cost markets to gain access to the markets of Europe other than by acquiring a company like Corus,” John Quigley (Editor, Industry Publication Steel week) Thousands of Indians didn’t offer prayers for Tata Steel to clinch the deal for the AngloDutch steel maker Corus, as they have for the recovery of hospitalized Bollywood superstars. Nor did they erect 40-foot billboards of a smiling Ratan Tata
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rP os t 9-699-022 REV: MAY 6, 2002 ROBERT D. AUSTIN RICHARD L. NOLAN MARK J. COTTELEER Cisco Systems, Inc.: Implementing ERP History of Cisco op yo Pete Solvik, Cisco Systems chief information officer (CIO), considered the last remaining line item of his ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) implementation budget. Cisco had a history of rewarding performance with cash bonuses, but the amount allocated for rewarding the ERP team, over $200,000, was unprecedented. To be sure
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Included in the International Serial Directories Indexed & Listed at: Ulrich's Periodicals Directory ©, ProQuest, U.S.A., EBSCO Publishing, U.S.A., Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities, U.S.A., Open J-Gage, India [link of the same is duly available at Inflibnet of University Grants Commission (U.G.C.)], Index Copernicus Publishers Panel, Poland with IC Value of 5.09 & number of libraries all around the world. Circulated all over the world & Google has verified that scholars of more than
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