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IBM's strategic transformation from hardware to software and services

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is one of the largest and well-known enterprises worldwide. The company's success is based on its tradition, innovation capabilities, and high quality products and services.

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Reagan's presidency and 1980s teen comedy and drama narratives

The objective of this work is to take a closer look into popular movies in the 1980s and the role Ronald Reagan's presidency played in them.

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James Meredith's fight to desegregate the University of Mississippi

James Meredith [...] James Meredith's role in the Black Student Movement and the Civil Rights Movement. In 1962, James Meredith attempted to enter the University of Mississippi to study law. He faced a long and very bitter struggle to enter the University (Ole Miss), because he was black.

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Darden Restaurants: business strategy and competitive positioning

Though the economy has been experiencing accelerating inflation of the consumer goods prices due to growing oil prices and economic slowdown, Darden company has managed to decrease the costs of selling their goods while increasing total sales.

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Interorganizational knowledge management and competitive advantage in automotive manufacturing

The automotive industry's use of knowledge management is progressing from creating and sustaining knowledge systems designed to support the major phases of product development, supplier management, production and service to a more strategic approach of supporting interorganizational learning…

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Henry Ford and Adolf Hitler as twentieth-century entrepreneurs

Today, given their impact on the generations that followed, it is reasonable to suggest that two of the most influential individuals of the 20th century were Henry Ford and Adolf Hitler.

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Norway's reluctance to join the European Union

When Norway gained its independent from Sweden in 1905, (the country having been ceded to Sweden by Denmark in 1814) creating its own monarchy and political governing body, the mood of the Norwegian people was really one of isolationism (Burch, 2005, 2).

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Financial aid and funding options for international students at U.S. universities

The objective of this work is to research the financial aid and funding similarities and differences for international students at private vs. public colleges and universities in the United States.

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Hunger as a critical social issue affecting millions of Americans

There is a general idea about hunger, which is most of the times associated with the least developed countries in the world. Few people, however, actually see hunger as being a problem in the U.S.

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Strategic analysis tools and their application to Nike

The present paper aims at offering an overview over the main tools used by companies in deciding their strategic approach to the markets, as demanded by their objectives.

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