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... either for the purpose of education or debate, and a scientific tradition was built around the testing ofthe premises which either supported or attacked the truth and validity ofthe implicit ... 3.1 Traditional criticisms ofthe case study Criticism ofthe case study as a research strategy is often directed at many levels, from the most practical to the most abstract In this section ... claim that the use of case studies is only limited by lack of understanding ofthe types of applications, the types of research questions best addressed (as opposed to other strategies) and the type...
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... also the exposure to those factors that limit it—whether cultural, political, financial or simply practical—and that to the extent that the notion is used to justify canons, institutions and the ... amount of theory could ever transfigure objects that did not participate in their own transfiguration That is, if we return to the thought experiment ofthe Manhattan Telephone Directory, what we ... focus— to use the language of Ted Cohen—for an 'intimate community', can they forge—to use the language of Danto himself—an artworld.14 In the case ofthe latter, the concern that motivates the...
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... represent an essential focus ofthe management attention 30 TheValueof Arts for Business It is far beyond the intention of this book to attempt to provide a definition of emotions or to attempt their ... not only to produce outputs that meet market demand, but also to guarantee the optimisation ofthe ratio between the produced outputs and the resources used as inputs.3 The minimisation ofthe ... viii Thevalueof Arts-based Initiatives in business Introduction The benefits of ABIs for organisations The Arts Value Matrix: mapping thevalueof ABIs The polyvalent nature ofthe impact of ABIs...
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... relative to comparable companies and the market around the date of each acquisition In fact, when the team calculated the impact of these declines on the total valueof EG, they realized that the ... better job than they now of communicating with the market and other players about thevalueof their plans and strategies But first they need to become value managers themselves, and to understand ... activities and thevalueof nonoperating investments Exhibit 2.7 shows the ' 'value buildup" the team used to compare the total value to EG's market value They noticed several points immediately...
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