Essays on Behemoths

The end of the 20th century had hinted towards the tremendous amount of technological advancement that had swept the entire century, eventually resulting in the emergence of newer global markets that are unique and different from the conventional industries as the newly emerged markets were driven by technological sophistication, boundless amount of knowledge, and numerous networks. The industries that became the drivers of the newly emerged global markets were related to the production of information goods like for example, content, software, or distinctive professional expertise. A few pertinent examples of such newly emerged industries are all the Internet-based businesses, ...

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Sony Corporation started planning in 2003 for some big personnel changes, all the way to the top. Their stock had hit a high point in 2001 and was steadily dropping and they decided it was time for changes. By 2003 they were in trouble. Once a nimble young company capable of challenging the behemoths because of their exciting ideas, they had become one of the behemoths. This put them in the awkward position of being a little of everything, but not the best at anything. This is not a good place to be, especially if the company is on the way downhill at ...

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The cruise industry is a hugely important arm for tourism and has grown quite phenomenally in recent years. In fact one can say that this industry is probably the fastest growing one for tourism although bargain airlines and cheap travel also have a huge say in the matter. However one must admit that cruise liners are not something which is relatively new as these have been the case in the past. I remember going to St Nazaire in France some years back, which was an important port for cruise liner departures to the American continent both pre war and even ...