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Just a day past the
GLAMOR "mega series" code was merged
into the mainline X.Org Server as the work of Intel's Eric Anholt, Keith Packard has revived his set of twenty core rendering patches.
Keith wrote to the
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on Tuesday evening, "This replaces all of the X core rendering code in glamor with shiny new stuff. This is the second time around for this code, it now passes the X test suite for Xlib chapter 9 (thanks to Eric's work making that run under piglit). And, it also now runs correctly when debugging with tiny FBOs tiling the pixmaps. There are two core X server bug fixes at the head of this list, followed by some simple fixes to the core of glamor. Then a pile of new rendering code, followed by the removal of some of the old."
is the much talked about X.Org 2D acceleration architecture lately that provides 2D acceleration using OpenGL in a universal way that's independent of any hardware-specific code. The Radeon HD 7000 series and newer uses GLAMOR with having no dedicated 2D code-paths within their driver while this universal means of 2D acceleration over 3D is an optional method for older AMD Radeon GPUs and all Intel graphics processors.
As shown by my recent
Intel SNA vs. UXA vs. GLAMOR benchmarks
(among other recent Phoronix articles), GLAMOR still generates a performance loss compared to hand-tuned 2D back-ends, but with these patches coming out lately -- largely by Keith Packard and Eric Anholt, both of Intel -- there's some significant performance improvements. Some 2D operations with the very latest GLAMOR code is now
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Among the "shiny new stuff" in these 20 patches by Keith Packard is a lot of new code for supporting the generating of OpenGL GLSL shaders on-the-fly, a new method for migrating pixmaps in/out of CPU memory, support for offloading more geometry computations to the GPU, and much more. In the end of the patch series it drops the 2,000+ lines of old rendering code from GLAMOR.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Smothered and outmuscled in his last fight at middleweight, Aaron Simpson played the big-man role against Kenny Robertson. While Simpson couldn't put away the tough Robertson, he physically dominated the fight en route to a unanimous decision. The welterweight bout was part of the main card of Wednesday's UFC on FUEL TV 4 event at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. It aired on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook. read news >>
Aaron "A-Train" Simpson got back on the right track in his welterweight debut with a win over Kenny Robertson at UFC on Fuel TV 4. Retweet this Share on Facebook • Email • StumbleUpon • Reddit • read news >>
UFC officials announced Tuesday that Aaron Simpson will welcome Kenny Robertson back to the Octagon at UFC on Fuel TV 4. read news >>
As expected, Aaron Simpson will still fight at UFC on FUEL TV 4, and onetime UFC vet Kenny Robertson is the lucky recipient of a return trip to the octagon for the matchup. Simpson, of course, was originally expected to face Jon Fitch but a knee injury forced the longtime American Kickboxing Academy member to withdraw from the bout. The new contest was announced on Tuesday's new edition of FUEL TV's "UFC Tonight." read news >>
OMAHA, Neb. - Not even Aaron Simpson's stellar wrestling could overcome Ronny Markes' exceptional size. A former light-heavyweight, the well-rounded Brazilian made a successful middleweight debut and edged Simpson for a close split-decision victory. The main-card bout was part of UFC on FUEL TV 1 at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb. It aired on FUEL TV following a preliminary card on Facebook. read news >>
It was a close fight and the judges saw it the same, but debuting middleweight Ronny Markes did enough to pull out a split decision win over Aaron Simpson. read news >>
STOCKHOLM – In a safe, methodical and workmanlike manner, Gegard Mousasi, to very little surprise, won his UFC debut with a unanimous decision win over short-notice opponent Ilir Latifi. read news >>
STOCKHOLM – It wasn't very pretty, but if Papy Abedi staved off a pink slip, he'll probably take it. Abedi was able to take his fellow Swede, Besam Yousef, down multiple times and got a split decision victory – his first in the UFC. read news >>
Diego Sanchez won a controversial split decision over Takanori Gomi on the main card at UFC on Fuel TV 8 from the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan. read news >>
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MACAU - It may be too early to call it a "career resurgence," but Takanori Gomi at least got the conversation started on Saturday. The Japanese veteran won for the second straight time, taking a "Fight of the Night"-worthy split decision from "TUF 6" winner Mac Danzig. Gomi won with a pair of 29-28 scores. The lightweight bout was part of the main card of Saturday's UFC on FUEL TV 6 event at CotaiArena in Venetian Macau Resort Hotel. It aired on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook. read news >>
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Leadership – Start with Why
To paraphrase Graham, this video is 17 minutes of "Pure Leadership Gold Dust!". Simon Sinek's "Start with Why" TED talk is the third most popular of all time and a must for BUSS4 students. Whilst managing to define the key attribute of successful leaders (he uses Apple, Martin Luther King and the Wright brothers as examples), he also covers the following topics:
- The diffusion of Innovation
- Mission Statements
- Product success and failure
- Product diversification
- Customer and employee loyalty
- The effects of leadership on all functional areas
In addition to its obvious relevance to Business Studies, it's essential viewing for any teacher who strives to the get the best out of every student they teach.
To accompany the talk, I've created a worksheet which refers to some of brands students may be studying in anticipation for the big exam!
Offer your employees $2000 to quit!
An intriguing concept that seems to be catching on; Zappos (and now Amazon) give their new recruits "the offer"; telling the new workers that the company will pay them over $2000 to quit if they're not sure they'll be happy at the company.
Whilst it initially seems open to abuse, it's actually a strategic masterpiece in which the advantages far outweigh the drawbacks. Thus far less than 3% of newbies have taken the offer, and so $2000 is a small price to pay to weed out the employees who are only there for the money. By contrast, those who decline the offer show that they are bought-in to the Zappos culture, which has led to Fortune ranking them amongst the best 100 companies to work for.
Attached is a research task that asks students to evaluate the above strategy and gives great infographics and articles which demonstrate the importance of culture and a happy workforce.
A fantastic concept for students to discuss and an amazing business to research.
Dowty Rising like a Phoenix from The Ashes?
Since 1937, Dowty Rotol have been building propellers for aircraft at its plant in Gloucestershire. Its output was for aircraft powered by Rolls Royce or Bristol aero engines. Earlier this week a huge fire destroyed much of its Staverton factory.
read more...»How important is pay as a motivator?
Does it make sense for a business to pay its staff as little as possible, in order to cut costs and be able to compete, or to raise wages in order to stimulate greater motivation, and gain employee loyalty? In part one of The Price on Inequality on Tuesday, Robert Peston was looking at the widening gap between the highest income earners and the rest of us, arguing that while income and wealth inequality was seen as 'almost a good thing in the 1980's', it is now being seen as almost the greatest economic problem facing us. An article in The New Yorker, 'The Return of Fair Wages', examines a similar theme, looking at a decision by an American company to substantially raise the wages of their lowest-paid employees. Since 2000, 'real' wages in the US have hardly changed, while many US employers are making decent profits and the incomes of the top 1% have risen by nearly 60%. Mark Bertolini, CEO of Aetna (a medical insurance company) has announced that the company's lowest-paid workers will get a substantial raise—from twelve to sixteen dollars an hour, in some cases—as well as improved medical coverage. This article offers some interesting comment on why it is worth while paying employees a little more.
read more...»Never mind the price cuts
Headlines about Tesco's latest price cuts and trading figures (down by 0.2% on like for like sales) mask some other significant actions.
read more...»How extraordinary, how exceptional, how unusual.
The run up to Christmas has been seen as a good time to bury bad financial news, however Tesco's auditors, Price WaterhouseCoopers now face an inquiry over the preparation and auditing of Tesco accounts from 2012 onwards. The Financial Reporting Council is the independent disciplinary body for UK accountants and actuaries.
It is possible that this inquiry could lead to pressure to break up the oligopolistic nature of auditing, currently dominated by 'The Big Four', viz. Deloittes, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PWC. Ultimately it is up to the politicians to decide that this sector needs to be shaken up.
2014 has been a particularly grim year for Tesco, and it's new CEO, Dave Lewis, still faces the challenge of restoring shareholder and customer confidence.
The way to an employee's heart - through his stomach?
Would free food make you work harder? Google think that it would, and so do many other employers. Is it true that Google have a rule that no employee should ever be more than 150 feet from a food outlet in the office? There is the story in this article, of an employee in California who practically moved into the office, sleeping in his car just outside and living on the perks and extras available in the building, which he managed to do for a full 60 weeks.
read more...»Leadership and Strategy - Moya Greene at the Privatised Royal Mail
The strategic challenges facing Royal Mail and its renowned CEO Moya Greene are explored in this superb FT video report (below) from Andrew Hill which takes a look at Royal Mail just a year after the business was privatised.
read more...»Tesco's fall from grace
Tesco's share price slid again today, although the firm has announced that the new Finance Director Alan Stewart started work three months earlier than expected.
read more...»Every little counts against Tesco
News about Tesco's troubles comes thick and fast, today's bad news about overstating profits has wiped off 11.59% of the share price. It fell by 26 pence to £2.03.
read more...»The Perfect BUSS1 Video – Steve Jobs Billion Dollar Hippy
The story of Apple, from inception up until 2011, is told beautifully in this 50 minute BBC documentary (available on Netflix or via this link) and literally covers all 15 sections in the BUSS1 specification (and quite a few from BUSS2 too). As an added bonus, I've created this 30-question worksheet to keep students focused.
A fantastic insight into one of the biggest companies in the world, a ready-made lesson... and chance for you to put your feet up for an hour!
Hope it helps!
CSR - Unilever's Strategy & Culture of Sustainability
A superb article here from The Economist that should be essential reading for all students required to develop their understanding of corporate social responsibility ("CSR") and, specifically, the concept of sustainability.
read more...»Revision Presentation - Business Ethics
This updated and extended revision presentation introduces the concept of business ethics. The distinction between ethical and legal behaviour is examined as are the potential benefits and drawbacks of ethical behaviour. Some topical examples of business ethics in action are also provided.
read more...»Leadership & Change: Sergio Marchionne Drives Culture Change to Turnaround Chrysler and Fiat
If business students are looking for a different example of how effective leadership can drive successful change, then they should add Sergio Marchionne to their research.
Sergio Marchionne was initially best-known for leading the turnaround of the Italian automotive group Fiat. More recently, Marchionne has led the transformation of US automotive group Chrysler, taking Chrysler from the brink of bankruptcy at the lowest point of the financial crisis in 2008/9 to profitability.
Marchionne took over as CEO of Fiat in 2004 and was able to return the struggling Italian car manufacturer to profitability with two years. He first connected with Chrysler when a strategic alliance was formed between Chrysler and Fiat (who took a 20% shareholding) as part of a US government-backed rescue of Chrysler as it tried to avoid bankruptcy. When Chrysler was able to pay off various US government loans in 2011, Fiat was left with a stake of over 50%. Since then, Fiat have been negotiating with a Chrysler employee trust in the US (which holds a substantial remainder of the shares in Chrysler) to complete a full takeover. A deal was finally agreed in early 2014 with the formalities now being completed.
read more...»New Leadership - Can the Soap Man Save Tesco?
This will be a dynamic business story that will be essential for business students to follow closely over the coming months. Tesco has announced the appointment of Dave Lewis to replace Philip Clarke as CEO with effect from 1 October 2014.
This decision is significant for many reasons, not the least that Dave Lewis has never been a retailer, nor has he ever been a CEO. Nevertheless, Lewis was the man that Tesco wanted (he was headhunted) and he has a superb track record at Unilever, one of the world's leading multinationals in the FMCG sector ("fast-moving consumer goods").
read more...»GSK - The Only Way is Ethics?
Has it all gone horribly wrong for UK-based global pharmaceutical giant GSK? Profits might be rising, but there still seems to be a nasty smell about the way GSK does business.
That's bad news for GSK shareholders and stakeholders, but good news for business students. GSK has quickly become one of the very best examples of the potential costs and reputational damage that can arise when business ethics are seemingly ignored by parts of a complex multinational organisation.
read more...»From Startup to Global Competitor - Insights into Xiaomi
This is a terrific article from BusinessWeek on the growth strategy of Xiaomi, a Chinese business that is fast-becoming one of the countries best-known global brands.
Lots in the article (and the related video which I have added further below) for business students to note - I have jotted down some of the things I spotted below.
We've written before about Xiaomi and it is certainly an important business to watch - take a look at the other business blog articles on Xiaomi.
read more...»Organisational Culture - Problems of Changing Organisational Culture
The key problems in changing organisational culture are outlined in this brief revision note:
read more...»Organisational Culture - Ways of Changing Organisational Culture
In this revision note, we summarise some key points that students might consider when looking at ways of changing organisational culture:
read more...»Organisational Culture: The Reasons for Changes in Organisational Culture
We've summarised below some key points that students should consider when revising the reasons for changes in organisational culture:
read more...»Organisational Culture: The Impact of Organisational Culture on Business Strategies and Performance
This revision note summarises some of the key points that students should consider when looking at the impact of organisational culture on business strategies and performance:
read more...»Organisational Culture: Factors influencing the Culture of an Organisation and Cultural Differences
We've summarised below some key points that students should consider when revising the the factors influencing the culture of an organisation and cultural differences within an organisation:
read more...»Organisational Culture: Tony Hsieh on Zappos, Core Values, Culture and Organisational Structure
If students are looking for a research example of a business that is truly built around a deliberate attempt to create and nurture a strong organisational culture, they need look no further than online shoe retailer Zappos.
Tony Hsieh - the founder of Zappos (bought by Amazon in 2009) wanted to build a business based around a simple idea. That it - if you get the organisational culture right - then everything else that you need to be successful will fall into place.
Is he right?
read more...»Musings on Moyes - leadership, culture and change management.
So it seems two great passions - football and Business Studies - can be combined for Unit 4...at least something good came out of Moyes' reign!
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The value of failure
An item on the BBC website looks like a good source of revision about entrepreneurs and what drives them, and how they respond to failure. Eight high profile entrepreneurs, including Richard Branson, Richard Reed, Liz Earle and angel investor Dale Murray, talk about their biggest failures, and what they have learned from those - so offer plenty of opportunities for the vital Application which students can add to their exam answers. This could be useful for students sitting all four of the BUSS papers, as the examples cover a wide range of business topics, from dealing with suppliers to the risks of entering new markets, and from aspects of leadership to the best way of exiting a business.
The written article uses extracts from an edition of 'On the Money' which was broadcast on Radio 5 on Sunday - and available to listen to on i-player until Sunday 27th April.
Breaking Bad Performance through Strategic Alliance
No doubt like many of you, the bulk of this week (and last) has been spent attempting to get on top of my workload and capitalise upon the opportunity the Easter break has presented. Having said that, work and revision for the June papers is only optimised when effectively combined with an appropriate amount of rest and relaxation. For me that has mainly consisted of over-dosing on the hit TV series Breaking Bad.
read more...»Meet Britain's Best Business Leader - Harriet Green
Students attending our BUSS4 exam coaching workshops will know that I'm a big fan of Harriet Green, the CEO who has done so much to lead the turnaround of Thomas Cook. In fact, I'd almost go as far as to say that Harriet Green is my favourite CEO. Except, of course, that there is Howard Schultz of Starbucks who has long held that position in my mind!
Nevertheless I highly recommend that business students take some time to learn more about the leadership and management style of Harriet Green who was awarded the Leader of the Year accolade at the 2013 National Business Awards.
Here are two articles which I think are pretty accessible to students wanting to undertake this research.
read more...»Starbucks – Technology to order your Coffee… but Never to Serve it
Following on from Jim's blog updating us on Starbucks strategy, here is another great 4 minute CNN video interview with Howard Schultz in which he talks about his app that allows customers to order on-line. The factors leading to this are the rise in internet shopping and subsequent reduction in footfall in shopping centres, but will online-ordering reduce the impact of this? Schultz talks about the need for all retail businesses to completely transform the way they do business, and as always, Starbucks seem to be ahead of the curve.
He explains the benefit of technology and data to help him better meet the needs of the customers (and ultimately shareholders), but is adamant that robots will never serve the coffee as this will detract from the customer experience instead of enhance it.
Another gem of a video that covers strategic planning, innovation, technology and customer service.
Alibaba - Ali you need know!
A combination of excellent news articles from last week have helped my students and I to fully understand the size and scope of Alibaba. Former teacher (and self-confessed technophobe) Jack Ma's online company has experienced exponential growth and led to fear and envy from some of China's (and the world's) biggest companies. However, in his modesty he has described himself as "a blind man riding on a blind tiger", giving him instant legend-status in our eyes!
The attached presentation has videos, hyperlinks and infographics that allow students to focus on the various elements that have led to Alibaba's potential $150bn valuation. Each slide focuses on a different section from the BUSS4 specification thus giving information on leadership, strategy, competition, diversification and the economic (electronic) environment.
Hope it helps.
If you can't think of anything inspirational to say, let Google do the work for you
I talk way too much in lessons, I can't help it. So, to reduce my word emissions, my students and I collated a handful of concise quotes from artist, sportsman, writers, leaders and businessmen on the topics below. Some are great, many are cheesy, but they make for a good display and help students find links between business studies, entrepreneurship and the other subjects they are studying.
Even St Anthony can't change the culture at Barclays
In 2012 Anthony Jenkins (nicknamed "Saint Anthony") succeeded Bob Diamond and promised to clean up Barclays and eradicate the worst excesses of the banking industry. Speaking to those who received huge bonuses for unscrupulous behaviour, he said "my message is simple: Barclays is not the place for you. The rules have changed. You won't feel comfortable at Barclays and, to be frank, we won't feel comfortable with you as colleagues".
Despite this, profit dropping 32% to £5.2bn, and making 3,700 jobs cuts last year:
- Jenkin's himself pocketed just under £5m in shares
- Staff paid over £1m increased from 428 to 481.
- The bonus pool increased 10% to 2.4b
The justification for this? Many senior traders have left, or threatened to do so, and to keep hold of the top earners, he had to offer top pay. Had he not, the investment wing of Barclays would have plunged into a "death spiral", with staff and high-value customers going elsewhere.
This is part of the bigger issue regarding European Commission's rule to reduce banking bonuses, how George Osborne is fighting the decision and why, it would seem, he really didn't need to as bosses of RBS (81% owned by tax payers) and HSBC also side-stepped the rule by giving large "fixed pay allowances" in the form of shares.
This story always provides great impetus for emotive debate on BUSS4 topics such as government intervention, culture, pay and leadership.
Connect the 3 stories using Business Studies terminology
What do Kanye West, a Flappy Bird and American footballers have in common?
I had no idea either, but it was interesting to have a go. I saw these three news stories this week and they seemed to cover the full gamut from money, sport, culture, fashion, business and (most importantly for the students) trainers.
read more...»Apple v Samsung Research task
Does the combination of Apple's falling sharing price and market share, their perceived lack of innovation post-Jobs and Samsung's cross-licensing deal with Google spell trouble for Apple?
Attached is a 10 slide PowerPoint (Apple_V_Samsung_Research.ppt ) with infographics, hyperlinks, videos and questions that can be used to help students research the two tech giants.
As with the "Will Google rule the world" post, the lesson covers most of the following BUSS4 topics:
- Mission statements & corporate objectives
- Globalisation and emerging markets
- Technological change
- Leadership
- Culture
Hope it helps!
Will Google rule the Earth? An interactive case study on growth and change management
Google's $3.2 billion purchase of Nest and current shopping spree into all things futuristic has made for an excellent BUSS4 case study. Attached is a 10 slide PowerPoint (Google_mergers_and_acquisitions.pptx) with videos, articles, hyper links and questions that can either be used as a homework task to start students on the road of research, a lesson in which students work independently and focus on the sections they find most interesting, or a catalyst for discussion about the similarities of Google, 1984 and Brave New World.
Whilst it focuses on acquisitions, by the end of the lesson all students were able to analyse Google in relation to the following BUSS4 topics:
- Mission statements, corporate aims and strategy
- Globalisation
- Government intervention (or Google's intervention with the government)
- Growth
- Leadership
- Culture
- Managing change
Most amusing is the Daily Mash's vision of a world run by Google... as if we have a choice!
Samsung: Boston Matrix, Culture and Dividend Yield
These two pieces of video evidence on South Korean multinational giant Samsung are pure business studies gold - particularly for students preparing their evidence for AQA BUSS4.
Samsung is a highly diversified multinational that is the most significant firm in the South Korean economy. It has achieved a strong record of improved profitability, quarter after quarter, as demand for its product portfolio has grown, particularly mobile devices. However, in January 2014 it announced that it expected to suffer a fall in profits, It expects to make an operating profit of 8.3 trillion won ($7.8bn; £4.8bn) for the last quarter of 2013, down 18% from the previous three months.
read more...»Insights into the 'Culture' of business organisations
There's just been a terrific book review in The Economist picking up on a great topic: corporate culture. The term is on everybody's lips at the moment, helped by the current Leonardo DiCaprio movie 'Wolves of Wall Street', which is said to present a damning picture of the behaviour of some US banks.
read more...»Strategies for Success - a Retail Turnaround at Bonmarche
A terrific example here of how a return to core, basic retailing skills has enabled fashion retailer Bonmarche to turn around its performance and future.
read more...»Co-Op Bank Elastic Ethics, Political Interference & Blind Regulators
The recent trouble at the Co-Op Bank Group highlight numerous weaknesses amongst the management which have damaged its ethical reputation and USP. "Friendly" banks – that is, a wide variety of types owned by members and customers rather than shareholders – are hugely popular around the world, with an estimated 20 per cent of the market for deposits and loans in Europe alone.
read more...»RIP The Co-Op's Ethics - no flowers by request
How far is corporate culture a source of strength and weakness?
Last week The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited One Angel Square in Manchester to open the world's "greenest" office, the new £100 m 14-storey headquarters of The Co-Operative Group. Yet within 72 hours, celebrations turned to dismay when The Mail on Sunday printed a story linking The Reverend Paul Flowers, a former Co-Op Bank Chairman with illicit drug use.
read more...»Is luck an essential ingredient in entrepreneurship?
Entrepreneurship, finance, research, corporate culture, marketing, product development, changing management structures are all part of the ingredients in this BBC entrepreneurship feature about the development of Charlie Bingham's Foods.
read more...»A Golden Hour on Radio 4 Archive
"The 20th Century was about dozens of markets of millions of consumers. The 21st Century is about millions of markets of dozens of consumers."
So said Joe Kraus, founder of a search engine called Excite in the middle of the 1990s. Never heard of it? That's not surprising; in 1999 it was a $6.7bn enterprise with hundreds of employees, but a year later the dot-com bubble burst and it disappeared from the market place. But this quote is one of in an article about Peter Day's Radio 4 Archive programme to be broadcast tonight, and already recommended by Michael Owen in his blog below; forgive me for this repetition, but this is such a brilliant article that it really merits a second look, and hopefully between us we will convince you of that!
read more...»Maslow and the pyramid that beguiled business
I think it is always hard for students to remember which of the motivation theories is which - whose was the one with the two factors, who was that one with the lightbulbs, and who was the one with the triangle? This article about Maslow might help a bit, as it gives some interesting background on the man and his theory, and adds a bit of Application in the form of business examples for each of the five layers, and also the results of Maslow's own research into people who he viewed as 'self-actualisers'.
There is even an accompanying 30-minute programme, broadcast on Radio 4's 'Health Check' series during the summer, which includes interviews with some of those who worked with the man himself at Brandeis University outside Boston, where Maslow was founding Professor of Psychology.
Can Ryanair Change its Corporate Culture with the Same Leadership?
Could Ryanair be about to make a concerted effort to change its organisational culture? Can the low-cost airline soften its corporate image and improve its customer service performance at the same time?
That appears to be the plan following comments made by Michael O'Leary, Ryanair's controversial Founder and CEO, at the recent Ryanair AGM.
read more...»Alibaba Beats Amazon to the E-Commerce Prize in China
Say the word e-commerce in the US, UK and many other developed economies and one word usually comes to mind – Amazon. The Seattle-based multinational claims to be the world's largest online retailer. It has highly diversified operations that have taken the business well beyond the original proposition - selling books online. CEO and Founder Jeff Bezos launched Amazon.com in 1995 and over the next two decades Amazon has expanded its retail websites to dominate the market in Canada, the UK, France, Germany and elsewhere.
However, in China, say e-commerce and a different "A" word is on everyone's lips. Alibaba is a private Chinese company that is now the largest business-to-business and consumer-to-consumer company in the world. Amazon might dominate global business-to-consumer online retailing. But, in China, Amazon has a very small market share and it is Alibaba that dominates.
In fact, Alibaba can legitimately claim to be the world's leading e-commerce business. Reports suggest that Alibaba handled total sales of $170 billion in 2012 – which is more than the transaction value handled by Amazon ($96bn) and eBay ($75bn) combined!
After more than eight years of effort, Amazon has less than 1 per cent of China's $196bn e-commerce market. Alibaba is estimated to have a market share of nearer 75 per cent.
To put this into perspective, China's e-commerce market is already the largest in the world and by 2020 is forecast to be bigger than the existing markets in the USA, UK, Japan, Germany and France combined. So Alibaba's market share of over 70% makes it a very big player indeed.
read more...»Nokia: Elop Raises the White Flag and Sells to Microsoft
It's all over for Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and his 32,000 employees in the core of Nokia - their mobile phones (handset) business. After several years of struggling to turn the business around in the face of intensive competition from Apple, Samsung, Google, Huawei and others, Elop has decided the best option is to sell the business to Microsoft.
read more...»What Does it take to be a Successful Leader? Advice from the CEOs
This short BBC clip is an excellent introduction to some of the key skills and abilities that are required to be the leader of a complex business.
read more...»Less is more: everyone advised to pause for thought
Over the summer I've kept spotting reference to an article that appeared in The Economist that has caused me to smile and reflect. With a busy term coming up, the advice seems very welcome: the biggest problem in the business world is too many distractions and interruptions, too many things done for the sake of form, and altogether too much busy-ness.
I'm well aware of my own time wasting habits, and I see plenty of it going on around me too. Here are some of the key points that are raised:
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Farewell Steve Ballmer - CEO of Microsoft
Microsoft has announced that its CEO Steve Ballmer will retire from the business within the next 12 months. The Microsoft share price rose 9% on news of the announcement which might tell you something about how investors feel about how Ballmer has performed as CEO in recent years!
Lots will be written about Ballmer's time at Microsoft and the resulting strategic review which the business will inevitably conduct when a new CEO is appointed.
However, for now, enjoy a selection of videos which show Steve Ballmer in action! He has certainly attracted lots of attention for his unusual leadership style!
read more...»Leadership at Apple - Tim Cook's Quiet Cultural Revolution
I highly recommend teachers and students reading this new profile of Apple CEO Tim Cook. It is packed with insights into the leadership challenges faced by Cook, his leadership style and the link with organisational culture change at Apple.
read more...»Profit v Principles: The Rise of Corporate Social Responsibility
This 5 minute video from the excellent Andrew Hill of the FT should be required viewing for every advanced business student.
With an increasing number of companies refocusing their priorities beyond profit and towards the welfare of their suppliers, employees and the planet, Andrew Hill, management editor of the FT, asks what the repercussions are for business. Superb.
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Compute 2-D discrete convolution of two input matrices
H = vision.Convolver returns a System object, H, that performs two-dimensional convolution on two inputs.
H = vision.Convolver(Name,Value) returns a 2-D convolution System object, H, with each specified property set to the specified value. You can specify additional name-value pair arguments in any order as (Name1, Value1,...,NameN,ValueN).
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clone | Create 2-D convolver object with same property values |
getNumInputs | Number of expected inputs to step method |
getNumOutputs | Number of outputs from step method |
isLocked | Locked status for input attributes and nontunable properties |
release | Allow property value and input characteristics changes |
step | Compute 2-D convolution of input matrices |
Compute the 2D convolution of two matrices.
hconv2d = vision.Convolver; x1 = [1 2;2 1]; x2 = [1 -1;-1 1]; y = step(hconv2d, x1, x2)
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An Interleaver With Arbitrary Passband Width Ratio Based on Hybrid Structure of Microring and Mach–Zehnder Interferometer
Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 31, Issue 10, pp. 1538-1543 (2013)
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In order to improve transmission efficiency of optical-fiber communication system for hybrid 10 G/40 G system presently, and hybrid 40 G/100 G system in the future, a planar lightwave circuit-based optical interleaver with arbitrary passband width ratio is proposed and investigated, which is based on hybrid structure of microring and Mach–Zehnder interferometer and offers the advantages of compactness, ruggedness, and better compatibility with other integrated optical circuits. Most importantly, the interleaver we proposed can realize the 3-dB passband width ratio between two output ports from equal to any unequal proportion just by adjusting coupling coefficients of couplers involved. The simulation results of symmetrical and asymmetrical output spectra are presented and all of them are with a channel isolation more than 45 dB and a flat-top passband. Furthermore, the effects of some key parameters on the characteristics of output spectra are also analyzed.
Jin Xing Li and KaiXin Chen, "An Interleaver With Arbitrary Passband Width Ratio Based on Hybrid Structure of
Microring and Mach–Zehnder Interferometer," J. Lightwave Technol. 31, 1538-1543 (2013)
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