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However, he also competed within his own company, and competed with the Lisa team to ship his product faster. Although the Lisa shipped first, it ultimately flopped because of its modest features, and Apple was left to rely on the Macintosh for its future. Meanwhile, Jobs insisted on having full control of every aspect of the Macintosh project. “Jobs…

Ancilla Flemens Professor Christina Holmes WGSS 362A: Feminist Approaches to Environmentalism Friday, November 15, 2017 Finding Environmental Justice in Our Skin Care Routines “Environmental justice, environmental health, climate change, plastic pollution, and other movements stress that the human is “trans-corporeal,” inseparable from substances and materials that cross through bodies and environments. Thinking of oneself as utterly exposed to toxins and climates makes environmentalism…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…

However, the large drop in PalmKid’s contribution margin per unit combined with a decrease in the actual number of PalmPro units sold as well as a drop in the actual contribution margin per unit below budget, led to the total contribution margin being much lower than budgeted. Other factors could be discussed here––for example, it seems that the PalmKid did not achieve much success with a three digit price point––selling price was budgeted at $149 but dropped to $102. At the same time,…