Video Case Studies Samples For Students

Upon watching 50 advertisements late in the evening last night, I noticed several similarities, and I categorized the patterns into five groups. The firstare cars. The second arethe animals, and the third is family. Next are the visual ads and the last are the sexy ads. These are based on the image and identification stages of decoding advertisements.
The first object, cars, is quite evident in its use. The ads are basically selling car brands. Thus, the ad frames are mainly composed of the car brand swiftly running on long-winded highways and the surroundings becoming blurry (“Hyundai Elantra ...

Video in Opera Stage

Introduction
Advances in technology and the corresponding creation of digital technologies have significantly impacted the performing arts (Poole & Ho, 2011). Opera has not escaped the technological advancements and as such, new forms of opera have emerged in both digital and virtual formats (Symonds & Karantonis, 2013). Salter (2010) explains that since the 1990s, the scenography of opera has emerged with technological advancements transforming stages into video and monitor accompaniments. The obvious payoff is an enhanced experiential, virtual reality of the opera’s stage. The new technologies blur the lines between the opera’s stage and the motion picture common in ...

Video Game Violence and its effects on children

Abstract
This was a single subject case study to evaluate the effects of video games on children. In this study, a case of 14- year- old boy was evaluated to check whether the problems he faced were the result of long- term exposure to video games. The 14- year- old boy was administered with sedatives and anticoagulants to treat deep vein thrombosis. He underwent FMRI scans, cognitive inhibition- counting test and emotional interference tests designed to see his brain activity and response to different stimulus. The FMRI scans and the results of the tests were recorded and compared with the ...

Abstract

This paper seeks to examine what constitutes artificial intelligence, the principles behind it, its application, and the cases whereby artificial intelligence has proved to be a success. On a broad scale, this paper finds that artificial intelligence is a relatively new field, but its outcomes are promising. Creators of artificially intelligent systems aim to make machines capable of making independent decisions, and artificially intelligent objects heavily rely on agents to be able to make the independent decisions. Artificial intelligence is widely applied in various fields such as medicine, banking and the video gaming industry among others. Future forecasts prove that artificial intelligence ...

Atari Rapid Growth

Atari’s rapid growth is attributed to the decision of its founder to transform the traditional gaming machines into a smaller home machine. Bushnell compressed the coin-operated Pong game into a smaller home system. The Atari 2600 was the most successful home based gaming system that used cartridge.

How Did Ninitendo Successfully Recreate the Home Video Game Business Following the Atari - Era Boom and Bust?

After the boom and bust of the Atari, Nintendo focused on a diversification strategy. Initially, the company focused on the production of playing cards before the diversification to the production of the video game business. As such, the organization acquired a licensing to produce video games from Magnafox, which led to ...

Individual Questions for Case Analysis

Introduction
Activision was one of the leaders in content development and publisher of interactive software for various game platforms. It had generated $1510 million revenue in the year 2007 with record increase in net income by 115%. Company’s success lies in the creating sequels.
Vivendi Games was one of the diversified groups of companies in the entertainment industry. It acquired two video game developer companies mainly Sierra and Blizzard in the year 1998. Blizzard was known for its subscription based business model. This case is based on the merger of Activision and Blizzard which created a unique ...

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Introduction

Netflix is considered one of the most successful e-commerce ventures. Starting from 1997, when the video rental market was dominated by Blockbuster Video, the company created an alternative delivery service model that used the US Postal Service to deliver and get back rental movie DVDs from a central distribution center, thus avoiding the overheads, costs and potential revenue losses created by having individual stores in specific locations. By targeting the growing DVD market which was small then but grew rapidly to cover 37 per cent of households in 2002, it avoided competition with Blockbuster and simultaneously cut costs, ...

Question 1:

I realized various benefits of video conferencing in the medicine field by reading the given case study. Video conferencing is one of the greatest opportunities to the patients, especially those who demand for immediate treatments. Although the case is about stroke patients, however, the technology is in general very easy and speedy to facilitate the patients with care. The hospitals will become able to communicate with the experts and specialists to provide the healthcare service to the patients. The source of the diagnosis would not be much of care to me if I had confidence in the competency of ...

Answer 1

Yes, I use YouTube. My favorite content on YouTube would be any funny video. Each day numerous funny videos are uploaded on YouTube across the globe. The videos are rejuvenating and are a source of instant entertainment.

Apart from YouTube the other video site that I use is Metacafe. There are around 40 million unique viewers every week on Metacafe. Unlike YouTube, this site does not allow duplicate videos to be uploaded. Another advantage of Metacafe is that if your video gets popular you get paid for it!

Answer 2

YouTube is undoubtedly the most preferred social media platform to post ...

Introduction

Blockbuster LLC first came into existence in 1985 as Blockbuster Video in Dallas, Texas. Its founder, David Cook was a computer programmer whose experience was helpful in inventory activities and in determining which genres of films were the most saleable and rentable. Soon shares in the firm were purchased by a firm called Waste Management, which then initiated the company’s expansion, believing in the on-product model of the firm which then had mass appeal (Hyatt, 2003). Waste Management then purchased the firm and its franchises. After an almost-merger with Viacom, as the company’s share prices fell, Blockbuster ...

The video was taken in Malawi located in the southern part of Africa. The objectives of the video include perfect famine and its effects on the people as well as the responses by those charged with governance. Perfect famine occurs where everything that could go bad goes bad. These include harsh weather conditions, lack of planning of planning by the authorities and also lack of interference by the relevant authorities. Famine occurs when there is no food available for the society to feed on due to unfavorable weather conditions weather conditions.
Poor governance, bad weather, and profiteering have ...

Tsunaya continues to witness increased growth in terms of revenue and profits. By first quarter of 2012 ending March, the company’s revenue had grown to $790 million. This is up from $745 million witnessed in 2001. Tsunaya mainly deals in video rentals, magazine retail and book retails. The company operates through a platform where it encourages loyalty among its customers. Through the T card loyalty membership, the company has managed to have over 35 million subscribers by 2010.
Despite the revenue growth over the past years, Tsutaya can still increase its sales of video rentals, books, and magazines. ...

1. What do you think were the chief factors involved in Mercedes’ decision.

Answer:

The FDI is the abbreviation of the Foreign Direct Investments. It is defined as the person who is the resident of one country and is investing in another country as the foreign investor. The person has the control over the ownership of the business in other country. The investment can be done in the form of the securities, bonds and stocks of the foreign country. The person can have the control over the buildings, technology, investments, profits, etc. of the foreign country. FDI can also be ...

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- Perform a five forces model of competition analysis on the Movie Rental Industry today
- For this industry (not Netflix as a company), rate the power of each force as strong (high), medium, or weak (low) Create one graph or chart that lists the name of each force and your rating.
Rivalry among competing firms – Strong; Bargaining power of buyers – Strong; Threat of new entrants – Moderate Strong; Bargaining power of suppliers – medium; threat of substitute products – medium;
- For each ...

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Video game is an enormous industry, and the initial video games can be dated back 3 decades ago. Since then there has been a drastic change in the gaming technology. Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are the emerging players in this domain, and these companies have not only slowed down the pedal of Mattel, Atari and Coleco, but have also progressed rapidly in other technologies apart from the video games. The lone person who can be credited for the birth of the video game industry is ...

Although most of the systems these days are multi-utility and can be used for various purposes however in order to obtain optimum performance, it is always recommended to choose the configuration of a desktop computer in such a manner that it is specifically assembled to cater according to the customized requirements. In this paper, we will look at the various configurations of systems on the basis of specific requirements provided for the procurement of desktop computer systems within a specified budget of $ 2000.
The first system, which is being prepared, is for the purpose of extensive gaming and entertainment; therefore it ...

Most Australians are unable to practice healthy physical and mental activities mainly because of the fact that they have got more comfortable with playing video games and watching TV. As such, they have given physical exercise a back seat. So this state of affairs leads to the question; what are the barriers to physical activities and how can they be overcome by the affected population?

Introduction

Physical activity is vital requirement if an individual wants to achieve a healthy lifestyle and also proper mental wellbeing. Exercise is a very important and vital part of growth and it is applicable to ...

Q1: Provide at least two examples of EACH type of Intellectual Property.

Patents, copyrights, trade secrets and trademarks are the four forms of intellectual property. Utility, design, and patents are the three kinds of patents. On the other hand, the different forms of trademarks are brands, company names, and logos. On the contrary, the different forms of trade secrets are marketing plans, product formulas and employee rosters. Copyrights take forms in live recordings, photos or artistry (Bouchoux 4).

Q2: How can an intangible asset create value for an organization? Explain with examples.

An intangible asset such as trademark increases the organizational value by safeguarding the company production secrets from being stolen. An example of a trade secret is the coke’s formula. Nonetheless, an intangible ...

1.0 Introduction
TiVo digital video recorder enables the audience to program their own viewing. To subscribe to this service, it is simple since the only requirement is a TiVo black box. This enables one an opportunity to find shows that match interest. One can also connect to a home network to enable the download of movies and television shows, photo viewing, and music downloads. The essence of TiVo is to take control away from networks and place it in the hands of consumers. TiVo Inc develops and markets this product with a bid of restoring fun in television viewing. This paper ...

Introduction

Laws vary from country to country. Even the process of creating, screening, and ultimately approving laws greatly vary from one state to another. And this is because of this reason why laws do not have a general or universally accepted definition. In the United States, there is an organization called, the Federal Register. It acts as the federal state-governed journal that publishes a wide variety of media and publicity services, one of which is the presentation of the proposition of a new rule, or a set of changes that would be applied to an existing one . Internet users who are at the same ...

The upgrade of the school server needed to be done to improve on security and the server space. The project was to last for a period of one month. Presentation to the members had to be made on the importance of carrying out an upgrade. The proposal was either to be done using power point or prezi presentation software. The presentation was to include video of how the server looks and at the same time figures on cost of acquiring the server. The video presentation was to be shared among all members of the panel so that they would make ...

The current paper is committed to the analysis of Nintendo Company’s Wii product. When conducting this analysis, a conclusive description of the company in made. The analysis begins by highlighting its current CEO, total profit and sales, as well as its performance in the industry. To help analyze both internal and external environments of the company, SWOT analysis is undertaken using the information in the case study. The presentation is also devoted to analyzing the competitiveness of the industry where the company operates using the Porter’s five forces model.
Located in Kyoto in Japan, Nintendo has continued ...

- Reed Hasting’s original strategic vision for Netflix was to create a better way to provide home movie services to its customers. Hastings wanted to deliver DVD’s by mail to his customers using the United States Postal Service. In 1997, home movies were only available on VHS, so Hastings recognized a need for his services in the market. There were no companies solely dedicated to the home delivery of DVD’s in the marketplace and Hastings realized that he could create a customer base who wanted these services. Hastings strategy was simple; customers were able to rent a certain number of ...

Age: 27

Introduction
Lady Gaga was born in March 1986 in New York and since she was young she has always displayed her talent in music .Since her high school years, she has always been a provocative and an extremely strange performer. During her high school years, Lady Gaga was frequently mocked and ridiculed because of her personality. In interviews, she has admitted that she was a freak and never fitted in with her peers especially because of her obsession with attention. She has been the kind of person with crazy actions that make her look like she is seeking attention. But ...

Introduction 3

Background information and industry analysis 4
Strategic issues affecting the industry 7
Netflix SWOT analysis 7
Strengths 7
Weaknesses 7
Opportunities 8
Threats 8
Competitor analysis 8
Company business model and environment analysis 10
Conclusion 12

References 13

Introduction
Netflix is the world’s most successful company that specializes in providing rental services for the home movies to various online consumers after paying the required fees for the product. The company has experienced success and failures in their daily operations as a result of internal and external company factors that are the ...

Introduction

Today, social media has become a factor that has a great influence on the global business environment. Social media is a force used to impact the customers' preferences and gather data about their behavior. Many companies have changed the ways they operate to adjust their activities to the current trends on the market, and these trends are heavily influenced by social media. Social media has also changed a lot from the published newspapers to the electronic sources and various social networks. Every day one can witness a great flow of information that is delivered to the global society through ...

The environment has a lot of impacts on people’s way of life and the health factor in general. A physical environment littered with solid and fluid waste, always results to serious health concern. Poor disposal of solid waste besides being a health hazard causes an eyesore to the surrounding (California Newsreel, 2008). The same waste may also result to accidents on roads and even in the residential homes. Socially, an environment that is constantly in violence is not a very good one to bring up a child. Children brought up in such environment may end up being very violent and easily irritated ...

Rapid Freight is experiencing major technological challenges following its successful expansion and rapid growth over the past few years. The company needs to rapidly incorporate networking solutions into their system. Some of the challenges ailing the company include keeping customers informed about on-time delivery; the demand on its wide area network (WAN) keeps on exceeding capacity; the company’s main data center keeps suffering network outages and spontaneous downtime; the ISDN telephone system in the company keeps on failing. Rapid Freight wants to have the ability to monitor, supervise and manage all the data and voice services. Rapid Freight ...

Introduction

Successful new product development is the priority for all organizations and this is the section where most of the revenue is spent as well, however there are times when the products introduced to the market are not successful in attracting the customers and regardless of the efforts placed by the organization there is a huge hit to the cost, labor, time and motivation. [ CITATION Fin08 \l 1033 ]
There are multiple factors that can attract or detract the customers, and a small miss can lead to a great loss and negative voice of customer (VOC) so is there a way to know before ...

When a video of SAE student chanting a racist fraternity song surfaced the internet, it was met by a different reaction from all the world (CNN). The unpopular video was put up on YouTube by an anonymous person whose motive was not known. Maybe it was for fun, or it was uploaded to make people aware that racism still exists and is here with us to stay. The student in the infamous video was thrown out of school in the middle of the night by an infuriated University of Oklahoma President David Boren. This course of action was also ...

Introduction

Starbucks is inarguably the largest coffee house in the world. The company has had a holiday-themed coffee cup since 1997. The festive cups have had different designs over the years, including snowflakes, reindeer, ornaments and more symbols associated with the Christmas season. However, in 2015, the company opted for a simpler look without the holiday symbols on the cup. The unveiling of these cups is usually a big deal even with countdowns on their website. The design of the 2015 cup in October was described as “a two-toned somber design, with a bright poppy color on top that shades ...

Introduction

LEGO Group, a well-known family-owned firm, was started in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. It started with making wooden toys in Dutch province of Billund. The company continues to be handed over from one family son to another though it changed to making plastic brinks and toys. Its motto has been “Only the best is enough.” Since its launch, Lego continued to have relatively high sales and profitability until the rise of electronic entertainment that made its sales to grow sluggishly. It, therefore, increased innovation and diversified from historical core products, an attempt which failed. It also experimented with ...

Sephora Direct Analysis

Introduction
Sephora was started in France in 1969 as a single perfume shop. By 2010, Sephora had nearly 1000 stores in 23 countries, of which 450 were in the US and Canada. It has a retail presence in 36 states.

Sephora’s Marketing Objectives for 2011:

After looking into the case study of Sephora following marketing objectives can be analyzed for 2011:
- Increasing the product awareness among the targeted and potential customers
- Encouraging customers through attractive means to buy the product.
- The main objective of the company must be to focus on the social media platform and focus on increasing ...

Introduction

Nicholas Kurzon’s ‘Sight Unseen’ is an ethnographic documentary film, having claimed about a dozen local and international film distinctions. The documentary focuses on ‘Bali’, an Island Province of Indonesia. Bali has metamorphosed into a great international tourist fascination. The main impetus behind this charisma is that Bali has been encountering a process of ‘Balinese Globalization’. Globalization can be defined as the process of international integration of ideas, politics, economy and products with the inherited cultural change appeal of the mentioned items. Increasing global adherence and appreciation for Democracy, Capitalism, Free Trade, coupled with the resultant advancements in means of communication and ...

1) On the 12th of September 2 trains collided. The engineer of the train 111 was Robert M. Sanchez who from the early age was interested in this sphere. He did his best to fulfill his dream, he got hired to Metrolink, but on the 12th of September in 2008 he had his last commute route. There are some causes of the Metrolink accident.Sanchez was inattentive (before he had received several discipline letters for not following the rules). He wasn’t supposed to use his cell phone at work but he did (Sanchez texted to one teenager who was a ...

Akamai Technologies needs to expand disperse its servers to various geographical regions in order to cater for the rapidly growing market demand for the internet. The congestion of the users of the internet is due to the increasing number of the people who have access to the internet compared to the rate at which the internet is expanding in capacity. The rate of users of the internet is highly increasing compared to the rate at which the internet is expanding its capacity. The main contributor to this effect is the rapid advancements in technology for instance, easy access to ...

Starbucks to Offer Brand Visa Card,” by Julie Jargon, WSJ, March 24, 2016.

Initiatives Starbucks announced at their recent shareholders’ meeting
In their recent shareholders’ meeting, Starbucks announced several marketing initiatives that would be adopted in a bid to enhance the business’ marketing competitiveness and customer attraction as well as retention.
The company announced the adoption of a new loyalty program by the introduction of a “Branded prepaid Visa card”, by the year end, that would enable the customers using it to earn reward points from the company coffee shops. The new card would be used at any retail outlets that accept such and the points earned would eventually be redeemable in ...

Introduction

Homelessness is not an isolated case in the United States. There are many individuals who experience homelessness, in other countries, especially in developing countries. This paper will likewise discuss a video clip by Blanton that was released in 2009 regarding homelessness and my reflection on the said topic.

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The thing that impacted me the most in the video was when she narrated how she was judged by people around her when she started living in her van. It was disappointing to know that instead of helping her, many people would judge her living situation. It seems to me that ...

Walt Disney is a company which has had the fortune to stay as amongst the most recognized brands throughout the world. Their business strategy has been simple -- focus on the making Disney a family brand, and grow exponentially in every aspect of the media and entertainment industry. Hence, the company began in the line of expanding their business vertically, thereby becoming a self sustained company and brand all over the world. To begin with, the company started with being an animation picture producing company. As its characters, Mickey Mouse and others grew famous and began to be recognized ...

Issues in Psychology: Hypothetical Case Study in Two-Stage Life Development

Abstract
The psychological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral crisis of traumatic interruptions during developmental periods in counseling and therapy, calls for the use of mental health support, assessments, and interventions. The present hypothetical case study seeks to direct (a) an explanation of two consecutive stages of mental development post-9/11 trauma for a male adolescent from 14 years of age to 28 years of age, (b) discuss overview of background of the case and situation, (c) scan the description, impact, and implication of client problem with inclusion of current state, (d) use of theories to compile the hypothetical case study from a perspective of a ...

1). What is the objective of the Great Game of Life (GGOL) Program?
The Great Game of Life (GGOL) is an exceptional program that is primarily geared towards change. The main objective of the game is to “foster individual growth to help people make better choices in order to live a better life through choosing growth over fear” (Edmondson & Cascario, 2007, p. 6). Further, the main aim of the program is to educate targeted employees to attain their full potential starting on an individual level and then progressively reaching the full potential collectively at a team level. The game actively ...

This video talks about the ever-growing effect of the human race on nature and on the resources that are available to the human race on this planet. First the video talks about how much resources are consumed to produce the everyday goods that people use, and this translates to a lot of trees, water, and other materials. There is special emphasis on the amount of candy and sugar people consume annually, and this also results in the use of an enormous amount of resources. The way goods travel around the world seems to be wasteful also in terms of resources. ...

- Definition of Utilitarianism and an example from the case study
Utilitarianism is the set ethics that includes actions that maximizes the society wellness and reduces problems (Sen, Bernard & Bernard 13). A good example in the case study is the elimination of plastic bags where many countries untake a firm stand against the use of the plastic bags and they impose high tax on them, thereby giving protection to the whole country.
- Trade-off between using plastic bag and not using them as in the case study
The use of plastic bag comes with various negative cost, ...

The use of force is Prerogative of law enforcement officials. Sometimes using force becomes necessary but it should not be exercised unnecessarily or exceed the limit. Authorities, in no case, should exercise excessive force and doing so is a criminal offence. Law enforcement authorities though do not hesitate from using excessive force and the same was evident from the incidents that took place in Los Angeles County where numerous prisoners were beaten severely by deputy of sheriff department.
Videos show how inmates were screaming while and after beaten up by deputy of sheriff department and his men. They were ...

Q1 four main products of Google

The four main products of Google are desktop products, mobile products, web products and hardware products. Desktop products from Google include stand alone and desktop extensions. Google chrome which a s web browser, the application that allows users to use satellite in virtual viewing of the earth through imagery and photography Google Earth and the video hosting site YouTube are some of the stand alone products from Google. Google toolbar such as browser toolbar is an extension of the Google desktop products. Mobile products are all the mobile applications that are supported by Google. The product that is available for ...

I Have A Dream
Watching the video March on Washington made the fight for equality in 1963 seem more awe-inspiring. Martin Luther King’s speech, when I read it seemed a little too political and really focused more on the history of discrimination on the black people. Seeing the people march and sing almost in perfect unison sends a message that the American people really wanted change, and they did something about it. Take note that in the video, it was clear that not only the Negros were fighting for their cause but there were also white people who fought ...

It is the case that more often than not, heinous acts are committed in private or away from the public eye. Nevertheless, there are numerous situations where such acts are committed in public places where people witness the acts but fail to do anything to stop the perpetrator. These are persons who have been referred to as bystanders. This term has been used to define them as they are not part of the “confrontation” or “encounter” between the parties in question. These are persons who are simply going about their duties but happen to witness an act which ideally ...

New Tax Havens for US Multinationals

The US tax code encourages multinational corporations to move their productive operations out of the country. Findings from the video indicate that the reason to shift operations to international destinations is in part due to the need to find favorable tax rates and as well, due to the desire to satisfy the aspirations of shareholders. Despite the attempts by the Obama Administration to clamp down international tax evasion, many a multinational corporation is unwilling to submit taxes earned on foreign profits. The international tax rates are competitive enough to lure US multinationals to shift their operational activities to low-tax countries. ...

Internet conferencing is an aspect of technology that has been in existence, not for long. However, a part of the whole package of internet-based conferencing, called web conferencing had been in existence long before the use of the internet came into the picture. Web conferencing has all to do with audio and video communications on the web making live meetings and calls possible over the web. This is considered a cost effective means of communication mostly within the internal, but not excluding the external environments of a company in a bid to eliminate the physical meetings that may inconvenience other plans or lead ...

Ethics in the use of artistic material from the Internet

Use of Internet based services has been on a tremendous rise in the world. This has been contributed by advances in the technological world. Use of Internet has been embraced in various dimensions. For instance, people use Internet based services to disseminate information from one individual to another. In addition, it has been used in as a way of expression. For example, creation and upload of video clips and pictures which are objected in creating certain awareness. However, the form and technique of Internet usage has brought various contentious ethical and moral issues (Lawrence & Weber, 2011).

According to the theory of ...

Introduction

A national organization operating in the United States has offices in all four time zones in the country. The organization wishes to complete an important and confidential project within the next three and a half months. The completion of the project will require the formation of a virtual team comprising of mostly senior managers and directors from all major business departments of the organization. For the project to be a success, a team charter needs to be created to direct the different team members on what is required of them. Also, since the team members will be working from ...

Issues in Business: Case Analysis – Risk Analysis

Issues in Business: Case Analysis – Risk Analysis

Introduction

The case study under analysis herein, assumes a larger business venture of an online streaming video service Netflix. The company, as any other commercial enterprise, needs to secure its online proprietary data, as well as protect its software learning environment from unpaid subscribers, or unauthorized hackers. Historically, the company just started one year ago, in the context of the case study. The perspective of this written report is from a consultant. According to Gill (2012) IT risk lays at the heart of business, although many treat this aspect “as an afterthought,” and ...

Amanda Todd was subjected to a series of escalating events beginning with cyber bullying, then escalating to verbal and physical threats, then ultimately a physical assault (Todd, 2012). As a result, the young woman developed symptoms of anxiety and depression, was alienated by and isolated from friends, and endured feelings of guilt and shame.
As anyone so young, Amanda lacked the coping skills to manage these issues on her own, but fear and shame kept her from reporting the some of the most severe of the incidents (Todd, 2012). Amanda moved from one school to another, and ultimately moved ...

Introduction

TiVo Company is renowned for the pioneering of Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) technology and the TV category back in 2007. Despite its innovative reputation and loyal customers, TiVo faces financial hurdles in its profits. TiVo did not have any competition in the market a couple of years after its inception in 2000. However, the company’s customer base has drastically dropped after entry of various firms in the industry.

Chicken-and-egg problem discussed in this case

The chicken-and-egg problem with the TiVo is that interactive television (ITV) raised concerns regarding the production, development and its adoption. There is inadequate compelling content in the Set-Top Box (STB) ...

In comparison to the 1980’s, juvenile delinquency has been on the rise throughout the 1990’s and 2000’s. Personality traits and psychological theories explain delinquent behaviour among the juveniles. Psychological issues such as mental illnesses, dysfunctional homes, and influential songs and videos could have triggered events that led Bale Dale Loukaitis to hold algebra students hostage at the Front Middle School. The Psychiatry and psychoanalytical approach together with general personality trait theories would help understand the underlying factors to Loukaitis’ violent behaviour. To counter delinquency psychodynamic – psychoanalytical theories and personality theories can help identify common delinquents’ characteristic ...

With the rising technological advancement and the need for efficiency in operation for any company, there is always a need for the development of a solution to meet these needs. In the case of Catacombs Inc., there are various technological solutions that will need to be implemented to make it competitive, deliver great customer satisfaction and increase its efficiency. This study is going to discuss the requirement, solution and the cost-benefit analysis of the proposed solution.

Requirements Analysis

The requirements for the company to implement an efficient solution are discussed as below:
There is the robustness requirement in the system. This ...

Royal Reels was falling behind and well-timed rethinking of the business strategy turned out to be a very important step that determined the further development of the company. Royal Reels analyzed the video-reel slot machines that were used for gambling in the USA. They were much better in terms of the customer experience, because they sparked interest, delivered many options, for example the level of risk, and created surprise not only by the possibility to win, but also by some other features such as offering to play “a game within a game” (Grayson 6). So a Gedman’s idea ...

Evaluation of the appropriateness of the treatments in Carter’s 2015 financial statements

Treatment of exclusive rights
Carter capitalised the amount paid for exclusive distribution rights. Distribution rights are intangible assets. In this case, the asset is not internally generated hence it should be capitalised in the year the cost is incurred. If the asset has a definite useful life, it should be amortised over the useful life. When an intangible asset is acquired, its reasonable useful life should be estimated to determine the amortization expense. However, an intangible asset whose useful life is indefinite shall not be subjected to amortization. Instead, it shall be tested for impairment and any losses recognised ...

Introduction

Over the long period of its history casino gambling has been an important source of entertainment, as well as a focus for the government’s regulatory activities, significantly influencing the competition within the industry. According to the information by the PwC, the revenue of the USA-based casinos accounts for 48.9 percent of the revenues of global casino industry. The casino gambling market is characterized with relative stability following the 2008-2010 decline. The major trends of the industry development are an expansion of regional casino markets (e.g., in Pennsylvania), a growing accessibility of gaming for different customer groups, as well ...

Background information on Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza.

When we talk of a well-established business, then with no doubt Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza is one of them; characterising a lot of passion and dedication by the management to its success and satisfaction to its clients. As we look at the background check of the company, it started from a very humble background since it had only one branch in Florida and grew to be 48 successful branches in a span of very few years. All these achievements never gained came on a silver platter since they had to face many challenges, learn many lessons and work ...