The Refus Global In the 1950’s, Duplessis and is government called “Union National’’ were in power in Quebec province. That period was called the great Darkness because instead of taking a step forward like most countries, Quebec took a big leap back. A lot of people fought back and tried to take him out in order to stop de conservatism and to follow the path that the rest of the world was following. Some of those recalcitrant were the authors of The Total Refusal, an important book in which figured
lesson. The Total Refusal (or Refus global in French) changed the
Under Armour has severely limited its product offerings due to its primary target market, which is geared mainly towards male athletes, aged 12-24. Their lack of diversity is a notable competitive disadvantage to industry rivals Nike and Adidas. However, we have recently witnessed the growth in demand for athletic-wear apparel - 6% (Marc Bain), as well as the growth in female sports engagement across the United States (Statista). A potential strategic alternative could be to significantly expand
Religion, Poverty, and Wealth Christians believe strongly in world equality, as they feel that they have a responsibility to care for the poor and needy. These responsibilities are based upon the five key Christian ideas 1. Stewardship Genesis (1: 28 – 31) In this story God creates Adam and Eve. He builds a beautiful house and a beautiful garden with trees laden with ripe and delicious fruit for them to live in. ‘Pick the fruit and eat it freely,’ God told
Ahead of our call, here is an outline of our initial thinking on themes and issues to explore in the qualitative interviews. This is based on our thinking to date about the aims the project and our reading of your existing research. It would be useful to get your take on the ideas, and then we can turn these into a discussion guide for the interviews. Overall thoughts It is worth flagging a few overall points and observations: This research needs to balance your larger, company-wide goal –
markets, capture the global scale, play “global chess”. • Global scanning: global intelligence scan, access scare knowledge. b. • Market and resource seeking: “this motivation was particularly strong for companies that had some intrinsic advantage, typically related to their technology and brand recognition, which gave them a competitive advantage in offshore markets” (Bartlett & Beamish, 2014). • Competitive positioning: “the most controversial of the many global competitive strategic
farther for his personal fulfillment. Today, we face a similar situation in which we are seemingly unwilling to help ourselves out of a possibly disastrous problem of global temperature rise. For as long as human beings have been in
When the topic of global warming comes up in conversation many people either groan and avoid conversation, or don their dueling gloves and prepare for a heated debate. Some people feel guilty and concerned; some simply do not care. Different points of view yield different stances on the subject. Coming from the scientific and environmental points of view, myrmecologist Edward O. Wilson discusses the severity of global warming, some of the threads of thought that oppose his own, and some of the consequences
harmful effects on the planet, and the human race is actually making progress in reducing emissions and replacing the trees that are constantly cut down. However, not all options are being pursued. Reasons for this go beyond the general skepticism of global warming and the like. There is both economic and political favorability in environmental negligence, and behind every one of these reasons, one simple truth
temperatures on record. As the average global temperature soars, there are floods, droughts, unusually cold winters, forest fires, and huge storms. Are all of these horrors being caused by human-induced global warming? The source of global warming is a very controversial topic. Some scientists think that global warming is a natural part of the Earth’s cycle because the Earth has always had natural heating and cooling cycles. Other scientists believe that global warming is caused by humans dut to