models. Funambol provides an interesting example of an optimized business model, able to leverage the open source advantage in an emerging market. The paper is structured in three main parts: the first one aims at outlining the research hypothesis and methodology. The second part identifies the unique competitive factors distinguishing open source business and the main business implications. The final part focuses on the analysis of the Funambol business case. Fabrizio Capobianco Funambol Inc
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ECOFORUM [Volume 3, Issue 2 (5), 2014] WHAT DO WE KNOW FROM EPRG MODEL? Krzysztof DRACHAL Warsaw University of Technology, Poland k.drachal@mini.pw.edu.pl Abstract The aim of this paper is to present the fundamental ideas behind EPRG model. They are discussed with some illustrating examples. Moreover, some attention is drawn on the evolution from one orientation to another. In particular, the geocentric orientation is widely discussed. General Electric is studied in more details as a
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Study 1 1. Q: Define economic system. What is the relation between culture and economics? A: An economic system consists of the structure and processes that a country uses to allocate its resources and conduct its commercial activities. A nation’s economy tends to express individual or group values as reflected in its history and culture. However, no economy is focused entirely on the group at the expense of individuals or vice versa. 2. Q: What is a centrally planned economy? Describe the
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Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and National Australia Bank, which dominate Australian banking market. They are individually and collectively huge compared with the size of banking system and their total assets are vast compared with GDP. These four banks occupy 75% of the total banking assets and 80% of the residential mortgage market (Jang & Sheridan 2012, p3). Also, due to there are no mergers and acquisitions between top four banks, the major financial institutions
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(Singapore Telecommunications Limited, referred to as SingTel, AFP) was established in 1879, is a wholly-owned by Singapore government-owned company, it is Singapore's largest telecommunications companies. Singapore Telecom to increase strongly in markets outside of Singapore, and a partial stake in the operator, including the Australian carriers Optus's 100% stake in 2000, the British Cable and Wireless Optus, and other shareholders of the shares. Singapore Telecom a majority stake is controlled by
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attention from academics despite popular interest: learning by supplying. Using a detailed panel dataset on supply relationships in the mobile telecommunications industry, we address the following questions: What factors contribute to a firm’s ability to learn by supplying and build technological and market capabilities? Does it matter to whom the firm supplies? Is involvement in product design important, or is manufacturing the key locus of learning? How does a supplier’s initial resource endowment play
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The feasibility for SONY to develop low-end versions of its video games in UK market from the perspective of marketing 2.0 Aims and objectives: 1. Obtain a preliminary understanding of the target market environment of SONY (1) Understand the basic development conditions of the UK game market. Is it a mature market or an emerging one? (2) Understand SONY's main products in the UK game market. Is there a market for lower-end video game products of SONY? (3) Understand the sales of SONY’s video
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one of the most popular hardware and software companies in the world today. It is also the most innovative and competitive corporation in the technology industry. The Apple Corporation created mainly technological products that are available in the market these days. The company is famous for its quality and high technology innovations. Besides the current fame of the Apple Computer, Inc., like any other companies, it continuously experiences instability and uncertainty. Apple Corporation undergoes
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using colourful icon with two bulls in opposition and a memorable tag line; ‘Red Bull gives you wings’. Through creative marketing and sponsorship it has linked itself with extreme sports, innovative music and art, all aimed squarely at the youth market (Dahlen, Lange and Smith, 2010). This brief examines brand development, which strategies have helped it to success and where the brand goes from here as it faces the prospect of losing its cuttingedge image while continuing largely with only one
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the spectrum range of coffee flavors to differentiate themselves from their competitors. This allows them to create a unique taste, which can only be found at Starbucks. Starbucks also offers baked goods, sandwiches, with such a wide variety of characteristics of goods available for sale Starbucks to stand out from the competition. For the industry trends of Starbucks, to keep the leading position in the coffee industry, they can keep increase the number of their stores in America, and also they can
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