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unfashionable or no longer usable) of a product is planned and built into it from its conception. This is done so that in future the consumer feels a need to purchase new products and services that the manufacturer brings out as replacements for the old ones. Consumers sometimes see planned obsolescence as a sinister plot by manufacturers to fleece them. But Philip Kotler, a marketing guru (see article), says: “Much so-called planned obsolescence is the working of the competitive and technological

that is available, chat to any other candidates). ≤     Remember the interview starts from the moment you arrive on the company premises – the receptionist/secretary may be asked what she thought of you. At the interview… ≤     A firm, brief handshake if proffered.  Avoid sweaty palms and a contest of strength! ≤     Sit up straight and look at the interviewer, speak clearly and don’t fidget. ≤     Be yourself – the interviewer wants to find out about you! ≤     Take a copy of

The History of Google Everyone knows the name Google. Whether young or old, computer smart or not this name will pop up in any conversation about computers. Google has created some very impressive milestones of its time and continues to grow rapidly every day.  It all started when Larry Page and Sergey Brin met in Stanford. Larry was 22 and a graduate of University of Michigan was there considering attending the school. And low and behold Sergey, who was 21, was there to show him around. Talk about

can offer to its consumer distributor brands. Marionnaud’ segmentation is women from 15 years old, living mostly in city. Marionnaud tries to evolve with its customers because the company has decided have its own products which are cheaper for younger consumers. Marionnaud targets a new type of clients which are younger and with less money than people over 25 years old. Young people under 25 years old are more and more attracted by luxury cosmetics this is the reason Marionnaud’s distributor brand

the minds of most Russians. “The greatest tragedy of the 20th century” said Vladimir Putin of the fall of the USSR – the one who brought it about, Boris Yeltsin, was also the one who named Putin president. That shows how attitudes change – and how old ones tend to come back. How did it happen – an empire was lost, a social system collapsed, all in the course of a few years and – unique in history – without any bloodshed? Did Gorbachev and Yeltsin plan their actions – or did they at all understand

Gulati (1995), les distances culturelles et organisationnelles tendent à faiblir à travers les années. Un attachement de plus en plus fort se crée entre les partenaires. Ces deux auteurs opposeront deux types d'alliances : Younger strategic alliance Vs Old strategic alliance. En conjonction avec les recherches actuelles et passées, plusieurs chercheurs confirment la nature compétitive du transfert des connaissances ( Nonaka 1994 ; Hamel 1991 ; Prahalad, Hamel & Doz 1999 ; Lyles 1988 ; Pucik1988 ; Kogut

are now dangerously advancing towards Kabul. The situation became sensitive to the ruler of Afghanistan and he had to react. In 1836 he sent a detachment led by his own son, Akbar Khan, in an attempt to stop them. Although he was only nineteen years old, Akbar managed to defeat the Sikhs and killed their commander, Hari Singh Marwa, near Jamrud (a town west of Peshawar). But after this victory, Dost Mohammed did not launch an offensive in Peshawar, which was then yet to reach. Instead, he decided to

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typologies plus ou moins complexes croisant plusieurs critères. Torrès (1999), par exemple, en distinguant entre l’espace de localisation et l’espace de fonctionnement (marché, technologie, approvisionnement) des PME, définit quatre catégories de firmes, les PME locales, « glocales », internationales et globales. Pour les premières, l’approvisionnement et le déploiement des ressources se font au niveau local, régional, ou national. La deuxième catégorie regroupe les PME vendant sur un marché intérieur

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