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Marketing strategy for a low-cost breathalyzer product

The overall strategy is to increase awareness of the product, and to increase penetration of the market. The product is a one-time use breathalyzer, a device that gives a reading of blood alcohol content (BAC) to the user.

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Apple's competitive advantages in consumer electronics

The consumer electronics industry is highly competitive. Firms compete both as differentiated players leaning heavily on branding, marketing and technological advantage (Toshiba, HTC, Nokia, Sony, Samsung, HP among others) and there are also a large number of cut-price brands, especially in laptops…

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Postmodernism and critical theory in counterterrorism analysis

Validity of Postmodernism and other Schools of Thought to Counterterrorism and Intelligence The study of counter-terrorism is laden with different perspectives and schools of thought, especially because it deals with the development and planning of strategies intended to counter potential threats…

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Inter-organizational partnerships in human services administration

No individual or entity can every truly accomplish anything on their own; whether or not either party is consciously aware of it, there is always some reliance on the effort and actions of outside individuals involved.

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U.S. government continuity planning since the 1950s

Since the 1950s, continuity planning has been a major part of U.S. government policy. This is because there were concerns that some kind of nuclear attack or natural disaster could have an adverse impact on entire regions of the country.

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Nazi persecution and Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto

Chaim Kaplan, a Jew in World War II-era Poland, discusses the escalating restrictions on the freedom of the Jews in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland after Nazi occupation.

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Competitive advantages in parcel services: UPS versus FedEx

An analysis of the relative strengths and weaknesses of FedEx and UPS is best done in the context of the external environment of the Parcel Services Industry since such an approach will highlight the prospects of each company in the face of external trends such as globalization, mass customization,…

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John Maxwell's "Developing the leaders around you" concepts

John Maxwell's book entitled, "Developing the leaders around you," is a detailed discussion of the important concepts and principles that must be noted by individuals who aspire to become not just effective managers, but also leaders, in an organization.

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Why private sector union membership has declined dramatically

Membership in Private Sector Unions so low? Union membership in the private sector has declined dramatically in recent years, while union membership in the public sector remains fairly steady. In fact over half of current union membership in the U.S. is public sector-related.

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The origins of South African apartheid in economic conflict

Many countries have had systems of racial separation, but perhaps the most widely known and widely reviled system was South Africa's Apartheid system, which separated black Africans from whites.

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