… has been an essential basis for the growth and survival of firms in the last half of the twentieth century, due to the vulnerability of the single-business firms to the fast and unexpected changes in the environment (Ansoff, 1965;…

… of Contents 1.<Tab/>Abstract 2.<Tab/>Introduction 3.<Tab/>Methodology / Procedure 4.<Tab/>Definition 4.1<Tab/>What is Value-Added? 4.2<Tab/>How is it measured? 5.&am…

… the University of Phoenix I participated in a simulation to demonstrate fiscal policy. During this simulation I discovered several topics relating to what I was learning in the text. Some that I will discuss further are limitations of fiscal policy,…

… drive your car, take the bus, hop on the train, or take a most...but most people like to fly. Airplanes give us the ability to travel long distances in only a fraction of the time it would take by any other form of transportation. The costs of air…

… is treated unfavorably based on prejudice, usually against their membership of a socially distinct group or category. Such categories include ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, age, and disability. Discrimination…

… a country must either adopt, or be seen as moving toward, the following golden rules: making the private sector the primary engine of its economic growth, maintaining a low rate of inflation and price stability, shrinking the size of its state…

… Porter's 5 Forces model (5F) can be used to analyse the strategic business dynamics of the European Forestry/Paper sector in the post 2004 European Union. 5F is an analytical framework, which allows competitive dynamics to be systematically appraised…

… Stores is an irresistible retail force that has yet to meet any immovable objects. Bigger than Carrefour, Royal Ahold and Kroger combined, it is world's # 1 retailer, with more than 4800 stores. Nearly 75% of its stores are in the US, but Wal-mart…

… development (NPD) can be described to start and end with the customer (Slack et al., 2004). However, the focus on NPD has evolved over the years, from having an internal company view to external market view. The article titled, Customer Support…

… a doubt, the fastest growing economy in the world today. Companies from around the world have wanted to tap into China's market to cash in on the tremendous success that it continues to experience. There had been many restrictions for foreign companies…