In the industry, it is known as refranchising, and the strategy is based on the idea that franchisees will tend to run a tighter ship than a company-owned operation.
With respect to the screen I mentioned in opening paragraph, the screening strategy is based on the scorecard in my new book, Better Good than Lucky, I will provide a thorough discussion of the screen, which I personally use, in the December issue of the AAII Journal, including the changes I made from the version covered in the July 2010 First Cut column.
In my last post, I noted that the DOD strategy is based on flawed assumptions about the nature of both cyberspace and information, the result of which is a narrow focus on threats to technological infrastructure above all else.
ABB, a Swiss-Swedish engineering conglomerate, has based its entire strategy on the cross-fertilisation of ideas among employees from different countries.
The company's growth strategy is based on attracting the middle class with new shops in malls and suburban supermarkets.
While Buffett was speaking in generalities, it got me wondering how ADM, GD, and EXC stacked up against my Buffett-inspired Guru Strategy, which is based on the approach Buffett used to build his empire (a strategy that Mary Buffett, his former colleague and daughter-in-law, disclosed in her book Buffettology).
But the way Mr Osborne sees it, the coalition's strategy in 2010 was based on the idea that the hole in Britain's public finances would not fix itself, and could fatally damage the country's standing in world markets, if left to fester.
It is common for these funds to charge a performance fee, based on the success they have pursuing their investment strategy, in addition to an asset-based management fee, based on the amount of money provided by investors.
One thing is already very clear: the strategy based on insulting UKIP is over.
Cisco is also achieving a high score based on the William O'Neil strategy, which looks at a host of growth and momentum criteria.
The strategy based on the Peter Lynch approach gives the stock two thumbs up and considers the company a "fast grower, " with earnings up 29.2%, based on the average of the three- and four-year historical EPS growth rates.
The government's counter-terrorism strategy is based on what officials call the "Four Ps" - prevent, pursue, protect and prepare.
"The Security Council encourages the international community to provide support to resolve the crisis in Mali and the Sahel region based on an integrated strategy for immediate and long term needs, encompassing security, development and humanitarian issues, " the council statement read.
But in a global economy based on knowledge, based on innovation, no development strategy can be based solely upon what comes out of the ground.
We need a working consensus on the strategy and then we need to mobilize based upon that strategy.
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In fact, it's possible that both companies chose the correct strategy based on individual needs.
However, the strategy was based on a set of policies, operational concepts, technological advantages, and assumptions about adversary behavior that were subject to change.
Now, investing in companies based on insider transactions is not a new strategy and empirical data on the success of this type of investing is uneven.
His strategy was based on the fixing of three-month swaps pegged to Euribor -- the euro-based interbank lending rate set in Brussels by averaging 44 banks' submissions, regulators have said.
Cooper and Nemerever's strategy is based on the premise that honoring a contract is paramount for any country in the global economy, and restructuring a loan can be seen in that spirit.
Launching on Feb. 4 is Fire Emblem Awakening, a fantasy turn-based strategy game for Nintendo 3DS. On the same day, Nintendo will release a special bundle of the Nintendo 3DS system that has Fire Emblem Awakening pre-installed on the hardware.
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The Obama administration has based medium and long-term strategy for job growth on expansion of the middle class, by advancing policies designed to widen opportunities and toughen workplace protections for employees.
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However, there remains a critical shortage of skilled trainers, which if not addressed urgently could undermine the entire transition process that the current strategy is based on.
The Zweig strategy, based on my understanding, likes stocks with fairly low price-to-earnings multiples, but not so low (below 5) that one has to wonder if there's something really wrong with the company.
But wildlife management officials and conservationists say the aerial hunting strategy is based on myth and not science.
If part of your investing strategy this year is based on the presidential cycle, you need to acknowledge that things are not going as planned.
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However, the downside of a strategy based entirely on fear is that even if it succeeds now, it won't help to define the proper terms for a genuine solution in the future.
In addition to maneuvering our investment strategy based on where we are in the economic cycle, a large part of our success has been based on anticipating market events before they are generally recognized.
Such scenarios will be possible only because all Cisco's video products are based on the same platform, called Medianet, says Tony Bates, one of the executives overseeing the firm's video strategy.
One such challenge was whether the United States, with a military strategy based on credible nuclear deterrence, could maintain a highly reliable stockpile of nuclear weapons indefinitely without testing.
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