W. L. Gore has nearly 10,000 employees and more than $3 billion in annual revenues, but, as noted earlier, uses an extremely organic organizational structure. Employees have no bosses, participate on teams, and often create roles for themselves to fill functional gaps within the company.
If Simone tells Rural Investments Inc. that the land she is trying to sell them will be worth twice a much next year she is giving an estimate or an opinion of that. There is not factual evidence presented to state that the 300-acre farm is going to be worth more in upcoming years. The farm can also depreciate and lose value, so there is no way to truly know until it comes time to sell the land.
<span>Well practiced activities are most likely to improve when performed in front of an audience. On the flip side, if an activity is ill-practiced, the performer is more likely to flub the performance. But practice enhances performance, and so anyone wanting to demonstrate a good show of something should practice it intently beforehand.</span>
The resource based model.
The resource based approach says organizations should look inside their company for sources of improvement and competitive advantage rather than looking outside to their environment (such as their industry).
