...In recent years, internet piracy or "file sharing" of copyrighted material has gained much popularity. It is a topic that has incessantly sparked debate and has even received global attention. Although on the surface the act of file sharing may seem harmless, it is far from it. Each year, film and record production companies as well as software and video game development companies suffer from billions of dollars in lost profits. This loss comes as a direct result of internet piracy. Many agree that file sharing is unethical and consider it to be no different than downright theft. On the other hand, there are those that support file sharing and claim that their actions are easily justified and ethical. This essay will provide a brief overview and history of file sharing, will consider the arguments of each side, and will offer my personal observations and stance on the issue. File sharing, put simply, is the process of making available and distributing files via the internet. Many freely developed applications have been made available that simplify this process, providing the ability to easily search for, download, and upload any piece of digital content imaginable. These applications are commonly referred to as P2P or peer-to-peer applications as they allow individuals (peers) to directly connect with other peers to share files. By themselves, such applications are useless; a central network must be available that allows each peer to see one another. These networks...
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...camera simplified the photo taking process (Williams, C. 2013) Kodak’s main focus was photography and imaging. They had an array of products that ranged from photography equipment, film, paper and color chemicals. In the1980’s, Kodak’s market share reached 90%. This was a very special moment in the company’s history. Kodak developed the first concept of the digital camera in 1975. Their executives could not imagine the world without traditional film; unfortunately, the idea was dropped because they feared it would threaten the company’s film business. Digital cameras would become common; the technology started to spread and film sales dropped considerably at the late 1990’s. Kodak made a slow transition to digital technology. Unfortunately, their competitors adapted to change. This lead to Kodak’s loss of market shares both in the United States and worldwide. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. After one year of continuous battle to keep the company prosperous, the court approved financing for them. Kodak sold many of its patents to groups of companies such as; Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others (Snyder, 2013). Fujifilm which is a Japanese company was founded in 1934 (Tsurumi, Y 1999). Popularity for Fujifilm grew at an enormous rate. They were in second place in the United States in film usage. Eventually, they began selling globally. Fujifilm made bold moves in American...
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...into four business groups – Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group and Hansol Group. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in the production of consumer electronic products. It operates in three business divisions: consumer electronics (CE) division, which involves in the color televisions (CTVs), monitors, printers, air conditioners, refrigerators, laundry machines and others; information technology & mobile communications (IM) division, which involves in the production of computers, handhold phones (HHPs), network systems, digital cameras and others, as well as device solutions (DM) division, which is divided into semiconductor and display business parts, providing dynamic random access memories (DRAMs), flashes, thin film transistor-liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCDs) and others. The Company distributes its products within domestic market and to overseas markets. On September 2, 2014, it announced that it has acquired PrinterOn, engaged in mobile cloud printing solutions based in Ontario. For over 70 years, Samsung has...
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...------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- BFP110 Professional Development 1 - ------------------------------------------------- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Assessment 3A: Case Study Project Report ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Where in the World is Disney? ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Project Team Members: ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Melike Yoldas: 3809324 ------------------------------------------------- Matthew Rawnsley ------------------------------------------------- Alex Baird : 3912569 ------------------------------------------------- Rhianon Damas : 3798429 ------------------------------------------------- Tom O’Dea : 3925731 ------------------------------------------------- Poh Yueng Zhen ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ...
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...Business, Government, and Society MGT 430 Term Research Paper Television Media Yolanda Scott Sunday, December 13th, 2009 Table of Contents History of the Television…………………………………………………………Pages 3-6 Stakeholders of the Industry……………………………………………………...Pages 6-8 Role of the Industry………………………………………………………………Pages 8-13 Ethics of the Industry……………………………………………………………..Page 14 Rating of the Industry…………………………………………………………….Page 14-15 Accomplishments………………………………………………………………...Page 15-16 Comparison to Saint Leo Values…………………………………………………Page 16-17 When I think of the T.V. Media industry several things come to mind involving the history of how it came along being that I will only be thirty years old next week and much older it is than I. Television is an invention that came about years before my time and it is one of those things in life that I have become a custom to always having and not knowing anything different. There was a time when televisions did not exist and the radio was all that was around. Then the television came around but not in the color version that we are all used to but in black and white and remote controls were not a part of the standard television package like now. Remote controls came years later once televisions were upgraded to color. We have come a long way in the innovative upgrades of televisions because now we have plasma and HDTV flat panel televisions with advanced remote controls...
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...AN ORGANISATION STUDY REPORT ON RASHTRA DEEPIKA. LTD. KOTTAYAM, KERALA SUBMITTED TO MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY, KOTTAYAM in partial fulfillment of the 3rd semester requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Business Administration of the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam SUBMITTED BY Ms. KELEN JAMES REG.NO. 21942 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Prof. Siby Joseph Faculty, BIMS 2010-2012 DECLARATION I, Kelen James hereby declare that this project report entitled “ORGANISATION STUDY AT RASHTRADEEPIKA.. LTD.” has been prepared by me during the year 2010 – 2011, under the guidance of Mr. SIBY JOSEPH, Department of Management Studies, BIMS, Changanacherry. I also hereby declare that this project report has not been submitted to any other University or Institute for the award of any degree or diploma. Changanacherry Kelen James 13 - 06 - 2011 Acknowledgement First of all I would like to thank God Almighty for His love, mercy and abundant grace that he has showered upon me during my project period and preparing the report. I would like to thank the Principal of St.Berchmans College, Fr. Tommy Padinjareeveetil for all his support and encouragement. I express my gratitude to Head of the Department Dr. Mathew Joseph and my project guide Mr. Siby Joseph for helping me for helping me and guiding me throughout the course of work and for having helping me...
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...INDUSTRIAL PROFILE Man’s urge to communicate with ones neighbours led to the development of languages as well as newspapers. In the past new stories were revealed by word of mouth than through the written materials. An American Dramatist Arthur Miller says, "A good newspaper is a nation talking to itself”. The earliest version on a newspaper was a daily sheet published in 59 BC in Rome called 'Acta Diurna' (daily even). The earliest known printer newspaper was in Beijing in 748 AD. The 1700 were a century in which market elements were created that encouraged the development of daily newspapers. The first daily newspaper was 'The Daily Courant' in London 1702. Newspaper and Newspaper advertising have been the most important tools in shaping the growth and development of the modern society. More than anything, they have been very instrumental in bridging communication gap between people and contribute to the air of awareness in a society. One of the most crucial tasks of the newspaper industry is to contribute towards the economic and industrial development of a country through the assimilation of people's thoughts and opinions. WORLD SCENARIO The first newspaper in the world of which there is a record was 'Pecking Gazette' published between AD 600's and 900's China. It was printed by wood block, the kind of printing invented by the Chinese in the year 594. Less than* 100 years after Johannes Guttenberg developed printing press in year in 1447, there appeared...
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...LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL July28, 2012 To, Rezaul Karim Lecturer Department of Finance and Banking Carmichael College, Rangpur Subject: Submission of Assignment on “ Service rendering quality of Grameenphone ” Dear Sir, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the guidance and support you have provided me during the course of this report. Without your help, this report would have been impossible to complete. With deep gratitude, I also acknowledge the help provided by Mr. Shariful Huq, Customer Development Manager Grameen phone Ltd. To prepare the report I collected what I believe to be most relevant information to make my report as analytical and reliable as possible. I have concentrated my best effort to achieve the objectives of the report and hope that my endeavor will serve the purpose. The practical knowledge and experience gathered during report preparation will immeasurably help in my future professional life. I request you to excuse me for any mistake that may occur in the report despite of our best effort. I would really appreciate it you enlighten me with your thoughts and views regarding the report. Also, if you wish to enquire about an aspect of my report, I would gladly answer your queries. Thank you again for your support and patience. Yours Sincerely Md. Saju Eslam Roll No: 8368435 Reg. No: Session: 2012-2013 BBA (Hon’s) 2nd Year Department...
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...E.I Du Pont Nemours Principles of Management MGT 212 Nathan Butterbaugh December 2011 I. Purpose/Objective Through an in depth analysis of DuPont I plan on utilizing the principles and concepts studied throughout the textbook to break down the structure and provide a tangible valuation on how management works to stimulate the future growth of the company. With a tough several years embroiled in a downturned economy, a focus will be put on how DuPont has responded and adapted through its management style and implementation of strategies to maintain profitability and realign themselves with the market. II. Introduction/ History E. I. Du Pont De Nemours was founded in 1805 and was incorporated in Wilmington Delaware in 1915. The company first produced high-grade powder used in explosives. However, by the early 1900’s, the company shifted their focus to chemicals and energy to meet escalating needs by consumers and businesses. Today, DuPont is a world leader in science and innovation across a range of disciplines, including agriculture and industrial biotechnology, chemistry, biology, materials science and manufacturing. As of December 2010, according to the annual 10-K, DuPont employs over 60,000 people, amassed revenue of 322.7 billion with profits of just over 3 billion. The company has a diversified portfolio of business segments that range from seed production to auto paint-coatings...
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...S T R A T E G Y – II S T R A T E G Y – II S T R A T E G Y – II S T R A T E G Y – II S T R A T E G Y – II www.ibscdc.org 1 Transformation Corporate Transformation Korean Air: Chairman/CEO Yang-Ho Cho’s Radical Transformation A series of fatal accidents, coupled with operational inefficiencies snowballed Korean Air into troubled times. Then, at the beginning of the 21st century, its CEO/ Chairman, Yang-Ho Cho undertook various transformation initiatives - for instance, improving service quality and safety standards, technology integration, upgrading pilot training, better business focus; putting in place a professional management team, improving corporate image through sponsorship marketing, etc. He gave a new corporate direction in the form of '10,10,10' goal. However, Korean Air is held up by a slew of challenges. Among which are inefficiencies of - Chaebol system of management, possible clash of its cargo business with its own shipping company, limited focus on the domestic market and growing competition from LCCs. How would Korean Air manage growth as a family-owned conglomerate? The case offers enriching scope for analysing a family business’s turnaround strategies, with all the legacy costs involved. Pedagogical Objectives • To discuss the (operational) dynamics of Korean Chaebols - their influence/ effects on the country’s industrial sector and the economy as a whole • To analyse how family-owned businesses manage the transition phase - from a supplier-driven...
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...HENRY'S DAUGHTERS by Paul Martin Great Projects Film Company 594 9th Avenue, 2cd Floor New York NY 10036 212 581 1700 HENRY’S DAUGHTERS SCRIPT – Version 7.0 - Page 1 of 25 1 MONTAGE OF PHOTOS 1 2 EXT. HENRY’S BOAT’S BRIDGE, DAY NARRATOR #2 This is Henry. He’s done well for himself - first as a professional engineer and now as a semiretired lobbyist for a select group of transportation companies. He lost his wife, the mother of his two daughters, to a heart attack when she was just fifty-five. 3 INT. STATE DOT, DAY NARRATOR #2 This is his elder daughter Laura. She’s close to her dad. She’s an engineer, with her professional engineer’s license, for the state department of transportation. The gossip at the DOT is that her quick rise has had more to do with her father’s connections than her skills. 4 INT. TEST GARAGE, DAY NARRATOR #2 This is Julie. She is eleven years younger than her sister. Henry tends to coddle her. Following the family into engineering by recently completing her degree, Julie has accepted a year-long contract with OUTOCAR. She’s going to be living with her sister while working at her first job. 5 EXT. HENRY’S BOAT, DAY NARRATOR #2 This, then, is the story of Henry and his daughters and the complications that arise as they all work - at different levels, on different tasks, and for different people - on the same project. 6 EXT. HENRY’S BOAT’S BRIDGE, SUNSET BOB Okay, guys. You’ve wined me and dined me. We’ve gone fishing. Now, tell me about this halfbaked...
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...Chapter- 1 Introduction and Design of the chapter ▪ Introduction ▪ Scope of the study ▪ Objectives of the study ▪ Methodology ▪ Limitation of the study 1.1 Introduction: A bank is a financial institution, where people secure their money and use this institution as a source of possible finance. Banking in the form in which it exists nowadays is comparatively of recent origin. Before the advent of modern banking, direct finance, where the owner of capital deals directly with the user of capital, was the customary mode of transference of funds from savers to investors. Now, banks are engaged in various functions i.e., receiving, collecting, transferring, paying, lending, investing, dealing, exchanging, and servicing money and claims to money both locally and internationally. Bangladesh is a country suffering from immense social, political, economic and environmental issues and these issues need to be addressed for the overall development of this country. However, we all know that the people of the whole world are concerned about the environmental degradation, especially the rising of global temperature and thereby melting of glaciers and ice-berg in the polar region and consequently rising of sea level, which will directly affect the low lying countries...
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...Japanese Robotics Rough Draft Team B Heather Jones, Robert Hiser (Team Lead), George Dyakovetsky (Editor), Jerry Hornbogen, Edward (Andy) Felchak, Tricia Creek November 12, 2011 DeVry University Table of contents Contents Introduction 3 Culture of Japan 4 Overview of Japanese Robotics 9 Impact of Technology on the Culture 12 The Japanese Robot Economy 15 Japanese Robotic R & D Economy 17 Sales of Robotic Technology 18 The Workforce Economy 19 Economic Conclusion 20 Government Impacts 21 Public Projects Impact 22 Economics Impact 23 Technology Impacts 23 Moral and Ethical Consideration 24 Positive Impact 24 Negative Impact 25 Conclusion 27 References 28 Introduction Robots of any style and kind have been on people’s minds since the beginning of the technological ages. We see through time where our imaginations have expended when it comes to think about Robots and what we think they will become. We used to think of Robots as multiple armed machines that could cook eggs, pour coffee, and flip eggs. These robots would mimic human behaviors and motions. Then we see cartoons of robots that gave us dreams of robot maids and robot machines that would supply us with any food of our choice, and have it fully cooked, and delivered through a tube. However, now-a-days, we have evolved to higher technology and have even greater imaginations (Niku, 2001). Although, there is one country that surpasses all when it comes to robots and robotics...
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...Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Situation Analysis Product & Service Market Market Trends and Growth Distribution Network Competitive Current Financial Situation Historical Marketing Efforts Macroenvironment SWOT Analysis Internal External SWOT Action Plan Campaign Objectives and Critical Issues Marketing Communications Marketing Strategy Target Market Positioning Marketing Mix Creative Strategy Strategy Statements Tactics Advertising Tactics Public Relations Tactics Digital Tactics Promotional Tactics Market Research Quantitative Qualitative Implications Internal Communications Timeline Budget & ROI Evaluation Conclusion Appendix MENU Feature Survey Instrument 3 5 7 8 10 11 12 17 18 21 23 23 24 26 28 28 28 29 31 33 34 37 39 41 43 43 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 2 Executive Summary Wegmans Food Markets is a grocery retailer that has enjoyed considerable and enduring success while displaying wisdom through adaptability. Based on an evaluation of the company’s sales, markets, as well as consumer trends, an integrated marketing communications plan has been developed for the implementation of a campaign to capitalize on the growing demand for organic food in Wegmans’ New York State markets. While Wegmans serves market areas in six states, this IMC plan is focused on the regions of New York in which Wegmans operates; Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Southern Tier and Finger Lakes. As the focus of this plan is simply expanding...
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...3M Marketing Audit Jeremiah Lindgren University of Mary 3M Marketing Audit 3M was founded in 1902 in Two Harbors, Minnesota by five businessmen, with diverse occupations, who wanted to mine a mineral deposit for grinding-wheel abrasives (3M, 2012). The founders did what many others did in that time and that was incorporate first and investigate later so soon after their start the company moved to Duluth, Minnesota to focus on sandpaper products because the mineral deposit was of little value (3M, 2012). 3M struggled for many years, then they got the quality production and supply chain down they attracted new investors. The company moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1910 and in 1916 they paid their first dividends of 6 cents a share (3M, 2012). In 2004, their sales topped $20 billion for the first time and currently they are in 25 different countries worldwide. When most people think of 3M they think of Post-It notes and Scotch tape but 3M actually has many other businesses besides office supplies (3M, 2012). They currently have a very high technology platform which gives them the ability to have a graphics business that people rely on every day along with an electronic and communication business that contribute reliable sources of electrical power to markets around the world (3M, 2012). They supply innovative and reliable products that are used by health care professionals. These products make them a global leader in medical and oral care products, and drug deliver and...
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