Perfect competition

Life can be a run or a race, and there is no wrong way to run it. Some people need to race to hear the cheering, see the crowd, and fill the demand for competition. They need to struggle and fight for their life, for if they don’t try win what was the point of running in the first place. Others run to enjoy running, to feel the weather on their skin, get lost in thought, and listen the beat of their heart. That is the difference between racing and going for a run. People race to win, but people…

FFA Chapter is in. To reach my final goal of making it to the National FFA Convention, I needed to get to regions, advance to State, and place first as a team. After we win the State competition, we then would be competing…

There are many issues I would like to see changed in my lifetime. These fall under categories like social, economical and political changes. However, one issue that I passionately want terminated within my life is the usage of sweatshops. Sweatshops are utilized around the globe for the profit of wealthy individuals. Those in poorer countries are exploited to the highest degree for their work. Within my lifetime I aim to see the end of sweatshop labour. Conditions present in sweatshops are…

1) How hungry are the competitors? In a competitive bidding market environment, companies are always hungry. To begin with, the downtown industrial building construction business was a multi-million dollar market and showed a great scope for: increased business, follow on projects and venturing into new fields. Most companies are always competitive and are hungry to win the contracts in order to: • Stay alive in business and avoid going into bankruptcy – Pioneer needed to win one or two…

A man for all seasons, as demonstrated through the common man in the play by Richard Bolt, is a person with the ability to change their “self” in order to adapt to multiple situations. Literally, this person loves all the seasons, but not because he has an equal affinity for blooming flowers, surfing, pumpkin spiced lattes, and skiing. This person changes parts of their self or identity in order to embody a lover of each season. Where they might love summer because their favorite weather is hot…

Pink tax is when companies charge extra for female products. This also includes personal hygiene products such as sanitary pads and tampons which are considered an unessential item rather than basic necessity goods. To put it in simpler terms, we can say that it costs more money to look “feminine”. Price discrimination often takes place as diverse groups have dissimilar price elasticities for a particular product. That is an elaborative means of saying that they are more or less price sensitive.…

Grant Enterprises is considering an opportunity cost, “where one will choose one alternative over another and are relevant costs for decision-making purposes” (Sawyer, Jackson & Jenkins, 2013, p. 10). What elements will management need to consider to make a relevant decision about a new product? Marketing could survey the marketplace to get a fill for how a new product could be received. This data would be useful in determining a possible price; manufacturer suggested retail price range,…

On April 20, 2015, thousands of runners will line up for the start to travel the 26-mile route of the 2015 Boston Marathon, but did you know the history of the Boston Marathon is over 100-years old? The Boston Athletic Association has organized this famous marathon since Patriot’s Day in 1897, thus making it the oldest and most well-known yearly marathon, and one with a rich and exciting history. Fewer than 20 participants ran in that very first Boston Marathon, making the history of the Boston…

“Competition in the United States and among the world economics has increased significantly during the past couple decades, especially in industries such as; banking, financing, and air transportation. Corporate competition creates performance and cost pressure, which have a ripple effect on people and their behavior at work” (Nelson &Quick, 2013). With our current economic environment it is no longer acceptable to do what you have always done within your company, even if what you did for that…

Alfie Kohn, an author and lecturer, contends that “competition by its very nature is always unhealthy.” The author believes that the cost of competition is incalculable. Kohn illustrates his point with explaining on how you can never enjoy real satisfaction when you compare yourself to others. Kohn says “[he] is perpetually insecure and… perpetually anxious”. I respect Kohn’s point, but disagree. Thought history, competition has been a driving force. In the humble beginnings of Rome there was a…