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  • Southwest Airlines Corp. Culture

    Southwest Airlines Corp. Culture

    The topic chosen was Southwest Airlines because of its prevalent and lengthy history of successful entrepreneurship and presence in the airline industry. It has been successful in its ability to attain success in many facets of the economy. From implementing an innovative marketing structure to effectively managing its workforce, Southwest has been the pioneer in many forms of creativity and innovation in the industry. In addition, it is an excellent topic for the theme of

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    Essay Length: 1,762 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Recording Industry

    The Recording Industry

    The Recording Industry We all listen to music wether we want to or not. Its in our homes, watching TV, driving in our car, going to the store, its unavoidable. Then why is the recording Industry trying to make people feel guilty about burning "illegal" CDs, when we can go to the mall and hear as much music for free as we want . I for one will never feel guilty because I always support

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    Essay Length: 1,275 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • To What Extent Do the Conventions and Codes of Film Noir Used in Double Indemnity Reflect the Social, Economic and Cultural Content of the Period?

    To What Extent Do the Conventions and Codes of Film Noir Used in Double Indemnity Reflect the Social, Economic and Cultural Content of the Period?

    Double indemnity was made just after the war, during a period of time where men felt insecure, as women had become more powerful and independent. This is represented in the film by a negative portrayal of Phyllis. A common type of woman featuring in noir films is the femme fatale, which challenges the most traditional role of the woman and the nuclear family. She refuses to play the role of devoted wife and loving mother

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    Essay Length: 742 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Max
  • Hertz Industrial Analysis

    Hertz Industrial Analysis

    Analysing an E-Business Contents Part 1: Industry Analysis 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Visual Design 1.3 Usability and Navigation 1.4 Content Quality 1.5 Value proposition of benefits Part 2: Choosing a Business 2.1 Business Selection Part 3: Analysing an e-business 3.1 Organisational Processes 3.2 Business Relationships 3.3 Revenue Model 3.4 Customer Service Life Cycle 3.5 Distribution Channels 3.6 Supply Chain 3.7 Website Promotions 3.8 Customer Support 3.9 Website Importance 3.10 E-business Challenges & Limitations Part 4: Reference

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    Essay Length: 2,867 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Industry Analysis and Generic Competitive Strategies

    Industry Analysis and Generic Competitive Strategies

    Industry Analysis and Generic Competitive Strategies Professor Michael Porter suggests that strategy formulation requires an analysis of the attractiveness of an industry and the company’s position within that industry. This analysis becomes the basis for formulating generic strategies. Industry Analysis In the analysis of the industry, Porter identified five forces: 1) the competition among companies (21 the threat of new companies entering the market. (3) the possibility of using substitute products or services, (4) the

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    Essay Length: 323 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Bred
  • Decline in the American Automobile Industry

    Decline in the American Automobile Industry

    The American automobile industry has continued to see a consistent downfall in sales. Recently making up about one quarter of the nation’s economy, the decline in the industry has proved to be a major issue in the United States. Ford is still reeling, after a crisis that saw its chief executive dumped and the young great-grandson of Henry Ford take the wheel. Ford's profits were $7.2 billion in 1999; by 2001 it was losing $5.4

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    Essay Length: 353 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Napster - Treble in the Music Industry

    Napster - Treble in the Music Industry

    Treble in the Music Industry Close to four months ago, when I heard the word ‘Napster’ I thought it was a new phrase for telling people they had nappy hair. I had no idea what it was, but yet I heard everyone around me talking about it, so I surfed on the internet and decided to check it out. I went ahead and downloaded it the program, not knowing four months from now Napster

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    Essay Length: 669 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Mp3 Player Industry Analysis

    Mp3 Player Industry Analysis

    Table of Contents 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 2.0 INDUSTRY FORECAST: OUTLOOK AND TRENDS IN DATA 2 3.0 PORTER'S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 3 COMPETITION IN THE MP3 PLAYER INDUSTRY 3 3.1. Rivalry Among Competing Sellers of MP3 Players 4 3.2 Threat of Potential New Entrants into the Manufacturer of MP3 Players 5 3.3 Firms in Other Industries Offering Substitute Products for MP3 Players 6 3.4 Suppliers of Materials, Parts, Components, or Other Resource Inputs for MP3

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    Essay Length: 6,135 Words / 25 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Artur
  • Industry Analysis of the Fast Food Industry

    Industry Analysis of the Fast Food Industry

    Industry Analysis of the Fast Food Industry 1. A few of the chief economic and business characteristics of the global fast-food industry are as follows: In the market growth rate the expected food sales is predicted to increase by $208 billion by 2020 with us already being at $800 billion by 2001. Under entry barriers for the fast-food industry the main concerns would be the entry costs, location, capital cost, and licensing. For a

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    Essay Length: 417 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Economic Impact of Equestrian Events

    Economic Impact of Equestrian Events

    The Economic Impact of the Olympic Equestrian Events on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry in Hong Kong In 8th July 2005, when the Secretary for Home Affairs announced Hong Kong’s endorsement by Beijing as the host of the 2008 Olympic equestrian event, he expressed his optimistic anticipation of the economic benefits affiliated1. While the economic impact is still non-quantifiable at present, doubtless, the tourism and hospitality industry, which foreign visitors would first get contact with

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    Essay Length: 395 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • The Industrial Revolution Began in Great Britain

    The Industrial Revolution Began in Great Britain

    The industrial revolution began in Great Britain around 10. Other European nations also were a part of this process. The industrial Revolution began in England because they had the technological ability, the government and a large trade network. Technology started out with wood and steal and later progressed to railroads and the trains. After this, American felt like it needed to less dependent on England and Europe. England and Europe wanted to keep all the

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    Essay Length: 332 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Artur
  • The Economic System of India

    The Economic System of India

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The Indian Automotive Industry after de-licensing in July, 1991 has grown at a spectacular rate of 17% on an average for last few years. The industry has now attained a turnover of Rs. 1,65,000 crores (34 billion USD) and an investment of Rs. 50,000 crores. Over of Rs. 35,000 crores of investment is in pipeline. The industry is providing direct and indirect employment to 1.31 crore people. It is also making a

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    Essay Length: 481 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Mike
  • Dna Chips and the Pharmaceutical Industry

    Dna Chips and the Pharmaceutical Industry

    DNA CHIPS AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION When future historians look back on the greatest scientific advancements of the 20th century, they will without a doubt focus on only three events: the Apollo Moon landing, the invention of the microprocessor, and possibly the greatest scientific endeavor yet, genomics, the science of identifying genes and how they work in humans. It is possibly not a total coincidence then that two of this centuries greatest advancements have

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    Essay Length: 2,752 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Victor
  • Beer Industry Analysis

    Beer Industry Analysis

    All of the Porter’s five forces jointly determine the intensity of the beer industry competition and profitability. The five forces have taken a closer look on why the brewing industry has become more concentrated and key features defining the industries success. Rivalry: The American beer industry includes more than 300 breweries but is dominated by three producers who command approximately 80 percent of the market share. The three power houses are Anheuser-Busch, which has captured

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    Essay Length: 304 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Jack
  • Sabre (american Airlines)

    Sabre (american Airlines)

    American Airlines is the world's largest airline. It serves 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 4,000 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the “oneworld” Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline

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    Essay Length: 275 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Can the Music Industry Change Its Tune

    Can the Music Industry Change Its Tune

    1) The value chain of the music industry includes the artist, recording company, physical product, advertising, distribution, & the retail stores. For many years the music industry has had only one main form of product: CD’s, tapes, or records. However, in the past several years peer to peer networking services such as Gnutella, Napster, & Kazza have created a new form of product: digital copies of the music files. These peer-to-peer networks allow users to

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    Essay Length: 900 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Automobile Industry

    Automobile Industry

    Before an analysis of potential stocks for a portfolio can be undertaken, one must first analyze the environment in which the respective companies conduct their business. First, I want to elaborate on the state of the economy as a whole before I will focus specifically on the automobile industry and its particular role within the American economy at present. Economic Analysis The American economy is entering 1998 in its 8th year of economic expansion. Surprisingly,

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    Essay Length: 10,460 Words / 42 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • Sears and the Dishwasher Industry

    Sears and the Dishwasher Industry

    Where should Sears source the dishwashers from? Sears is the giant leading broad line retailer providing merchandise and related services. In keeping with its sourcing philosophy, Sears generally prefers to work with one, rather than multiple suppliers. When the supplier does not offer a specific type of appliance, Sears would source it somewhere else. Sears’ objective is to share as much as possible of the production and assembly process with the suppliers’ products. Based on

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    Essay Length: 414 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Role of Surface Engineering in the Automotive Industry

    The Role of Surface Engineering in the Automotive Industry

    The Role of Surface Engineering in the Automotive Industry The subject of surface engineering in the automotive industry has developed significantly in the last decade. A large driving force for the need for surface treatments has been energy consumption. 30 per cent of all energy consumed in the European Union derives from transportation activities, relying solely on fossil fuels. Due to this, and the push to reduce the emissions of polluting gases, car manufacturers must

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    Essay Length: 273 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Yan
  • Economic Effects on U.S. Economy of Removing All Import Restraints

    Economic Effects on U.S. Economy of Removing All Import Restraints

    1. Introduction During the recent decades the world economy has seen rapid growth which was mainly due to the increasing international trade. The rising international trade results from the technological development but also from the reduction of trade barriers, or liberalization. Indeed, liberalization is a very powerful tool to promote economic growth and development and what is also very important to reduce poverty. The evidence on this is clear. No country in the recent decades

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    Essay Length: 1,741 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Bred
  • Economic Policy in Downtown Development

    Economic Policy in Downtown Development

    When the Heer’s Tower closed down in the 1960's, the downtown area of Springfield, MO. lost a major economic and entertaining element. Since then, Springfield has been planning and working to get back a lot of the status that it once had. The city government had to bring attractions and business in the form of new business’s to spur development to accommodate the 151,580 citizens that reside in the small city. Mayor Tom Carlson

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    Essay Length: 2,022 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Steve
  • Overview of Key Economic Questions and Systems Within Australia

    Overview of Key Economic Questions and Systems Within Australia

    The types of economic systems used all over the world differ from country to country. In this day in age Australia needs good management in production, distribution and consumption; a good economic system. Everyone has wants and needs but as scarcity is the fundamental economic problem facing all societies the wants and needs of everyone is limited. The factors of production and resources are land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship. How efficiently these are used determines

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    Essay Length: 506 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution (Extra Credit) The era known as the Industrial Revolution was a period in which fundamental changes occurred in agriculture, textile, metal manufacture, transportation, economic policies and the social structure in England. This period is appropriately labeled “revolution,” for it thoroughly changed the old manner of doing things and bringing up new techniques. Constantly improving the ways in which things were made, which had effects of cutting costs and improving quality and efficiency was

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    Essay Length: 800 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Industry Average

    Industry Average

    *Industry Averages-SIC #2711 (Newspaper Publishing) Common Size Balance Sheet Ratios % Assets: Cash & Equivalents 8.6 Accounts/Trade Receivables (net) 15.0 Inventory 5.7 All other current assets 2.0 Total current assets 31.2 Fixed Assets (net) 33.6 Intangibles (net) 23.0 All other non-current assets 12.1 Total Assets 100.0 Liabilities: Notes Payable-Short-term 2.6 Current Maturities of long-term debt 4.6 Accounts/Trade Payables 9.0 Income Taxes Payable .2 All other current liabilities 10.9 Total current liabilities 27.2 Long-term debt 34.7

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    Essay Length: 399 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Transition to Industry Maturity

    The Transition to Industry Maturity

    The transition to maturity in industries is always a critical period, as fundamental changes take place in the companies’ competitive environment. This change require companies to take difficult strategic responses in order retain market share competitiveness. As Slowing demand generates head-to-head competition for market share, buyers are more sophisticated, driving harder bargain on repeat purchases. The companies put greater emphasis on cost & service due to the fact that in this transition to industry maturity,

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    Essay Length: 254 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Mikki