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One of the biggest let down of the year was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. For me it’s was so- so, and missed a lot of opportunities. Last week the director's cut can out on digital download, and later in the month Blu-ray and DVD will be in stores. The question the nerd community is asking is if Batman v Superman: Ultimate Edition better than the Theatrical cut? Yes and no. Upon a second viewing of the movie, I liked it a little more. The cut clarifies many plot points many viewers had…

To begin with, Bath and Body Works, exploits the stress of American Society as a way to induce consumers who lead hectic and occupied lives into their store. One way in which the famous business does this is by its display of its seasonal or new products which can be immediately located as soon as one walks inside. Soonly after walking in, I am greeted by an employee who leads me to the stores newest products, which includes a variety from candles to hand soaps to lotions and bath bombs. The…

TABLE OF CONTENTS NETFLIX, INC. 1 Company Images Montage 1 INTRODUCTION 2 Purpose Statement 2 Company Profile: Netflix, Inc. 3 Industry Profile: Video Tape and Disc Rental 4 INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS 8 Resources 8 Capabilities 11 Core Competencies and Distinctive Competencies 14 Value Chain Analysis 17 Weighted Competitive Strength Assessment 30 SWOT Analysis 33 REFERENCES 34 APPENDIX 36…

In today’s society, people demand the best on the market when it comes to entertainment, and one of America’s favorite forms of entertainment is watching television. Two very popular services offered are Direct TV and Netflix, and both have proved to satisfy their customers in some way or another, but at different costs. In fact, when it comes to television entertainment, families spend their money unwisely without pondering the pros and the cons of each service. With no doubt, Netflix is the…

In 2003 a film was released which one critic called “The Citezen Kane of bad movies”. This is no hyperbole. It was riddled with non-sequetors, plot holes the size of the Pacific Ocean and acting that made the local middle school drama club blush. It was dubbed “The Room” and was the brainchild of a one Tommy Wiseau, a man of unknown origins who financed the entire endeavor himself. Wiseau “wrote”, directed and starred in the drama about deceipt, relationships and spoons. When it was release,…

I walk into the old thrift shop on the corner which smells like a nursing home. I'm not sure why it smells like it. I'm not sure why it always smells that way, it could be the clerk who is around late 70s or early 80s. I walk around just browsing the aisles, just looking for something. “What are you doing?” The clerk asks me as I see a pair of jeans. “Looking ma'am.” I make my way to a jewelry case and I see a silver ring, which looks rather nice. “Can I see this ring?” I ask the clerk.…

Due to lack of corporate foresight, several companies have failed to proceed further in their endeavors to serve the world with their product or services. This reminds me of a very flagrant example that I will talk about and how it could have been otherwise. The company that I will like to tals about today is the movie rental giant Blockbuster. Back in the days, Blockbuster was the primary DVD and Video Cassette rental in USA. Due to lack of corporate foresight, in 2010, it filed for bankruptcy…

Interventions that will stick Tanya Ewing Roosevelt University October 09, 2015 OD TRDV 435 Statement of the Problem Helping Hands is a local non-for profit organization which was founded in the 1980s to assist poverty stricken people to teach them how to learn how to handle their finances and maybe become financially able to have a home. (Anderson, 2012, p.281). Judy Thornson who is the executive director of the…

When new industries prosper and disrupt the old, the old are then forced to adapt to the new market or fail. For example, when the new television streaming company, Netflix, began to flourish, the old Blockbuster failed to adapt and many stores went out of business. Innovation happens through a creative process, design thinking, that challenges the way things have been done in the past. In CAD Monkeys, Warren Berger defines design thinking as a way to view things sideways, how to reframe,…

and shortly after WW1. The Wagner Act, was passed in 1935 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Second New Deal”. The act provided that a company could lawfully agree to be any of the following: 1. A closed shop, which employees must be members of the union. 2. A union shop, which allows employees for hiring non-union employees, provided that the employees join the union in a timely…