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PORTER’S FIVE FORCES FRAMEWORK A business has to understand the dynamics of its industries and markets in order to compete effectively in the marketplace. Michael Porter has postulated that the intensity of competition in an industry is determined by its underlying economic structure. Porter (1985) defined the forces which drive competition, contending that the competitive…

Chunky Monkey… Half Baked… Phish Food… By now you’re probably thinking “What is this guy talking about?” unless, you’re a fan of the signature Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream flavors that is! The entrepreneur’s I chose as my “entrepreneurial legend” are Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield for their legendary ice cream. The reason I chose…

Pre-Approval This is the first step into home ownership. Many clients thinking looking for a home is the first step then talking a finance company but really this should be the first. During this process there are 3 vital parts we are looking at. We first take all the information of our client for the…

Since the Great Depression of the 1930s, many economists claimed that the financial crisis of 2008 created the most serious economic recession that affected not only America but the global financial system. It is hard to pinpoint the only one reason, however, the housing price boom in 2007-2008 period was the starting point of the…

INTRODUCTION Introduction to Project This Project deals with Various Market Segmentation done in Mobile Industries. This Project mainly focuses on Various Market Segmentation done by Nokia Co. Ltd. in the Market. Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other…

Did you know there are over two million school age children being homeschooled today? The rate has doubled from the 1990s and is still growing (Clemmitt). According to the Department of Education, in Idaho nearly 8,770 out of 313,903 (which is roughly 3%) of school age children (5-17yrs) are homeschooled. This is higher than the…

What words do you think of that associated with America? Equality? Liberty? Justice for all? Now think of The Electoral College. A once-functioning system that is now severely flawed. What words do you associate with it? Unfair? Biased? Problematic? While the system once worked well, it no longer serves our nation’s needs, The Electoral College…

3. Demand and Price Elasticity It is important to understand how price changes affect the demand of fast food especially for firm like McDonald that operates in a Monopolistic Market. When McDonalds offers its discounted Value Meal during lunch and dinner hours, the demand for McDonald’s products will increase. According to the law of demand,…

You are the CEO of a company that has to choose between making a $100 million investment in Russia or Poland. Both investments promise the same long-run return, so your choice is driven by risk considerations. Assess the various risks of doing business in each of these nations. Which investment would you favor and why?…

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, ivory is the ‘hard creamy-white modified dentine that composes the tusks of a tusked mammal’ (‘Ivory’). Yet, elephant ivory also has many other meanings to different groups of individuals. For example, to some people in Africa ivory may signify ‘livelihood’, to some individuals in China it may relate to ‘tradition’,…