that a firm’s objective should follow the shareholder wealth maximization (SWM) model. More specifically‚ the firm should strive to maximize the return to shareholders‚ as measured by the sum of capital gains and dividends‚ for a given level of risk. Alternatively‚ the firm should maximize the risk to shareholders for a given rate of return (Moffett‚ Stonehill‚ & Eiteman‚ (2012)‚ pg. 31). Basically the SWM model says that markets are efficient. The reasoning is that it assumes that the share
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Shawney et al. (2011) introduced a tool that can be used to look for opportunities to innovate. The ‘innovation radar’ has 12 key dimensions‚ namely: offerings‚ platform‚ solutions‚ customers‚ customer experience‚ values capture‚ processes‚ organization‚ supply chain‚ presence‚ networking and brand. Next‚ this paper will apply some of these key dimensions to an innovative firm. The innovative firm I would like to discuss is Ikea Ikea has been able to provide customers with a wide portfolio of
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THE BUSINESS PROCESS: A business process is a sequence of steps performed for a given purpose. Based on this generic definition‚ a business process considered within the framework of trade facilitation can be defined as: A chain of logically connected activities to move goods and related information across borders from buyer to seller and to provide related services. * A process has a definite starting point-the time‚ place‚ and point of input. * The input is transformed into output
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working for a local shoe store called Toulouse‚ which allowed him to consider the possibilities of this amazing market. “I was sixteen years old‚” he recalled in an interview with Johanna Berkman for New York Magazine. “My boss was 26. He had his own business. He was this really cool guy. He drove a Mercedes. He was my idol.” After graduating from High School‚ Madden made his way down to the University of Miami in Florida. Life was grand‚ only for a short period of time before his irate father reused
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fighter ever created. The F-35’s shape and antennas allow it to have Very Low Observable (VLO) stealth capability. The aircraft is also extremely agile‚ giving it a tactical advantage over other aircraft in the sky. The F-35 includes a helmet mounted display system that uses sensors to allow the pilot have a 360 field of view. Additionally‚ the network capabilities within the plane allow sensor information to be transmitted to military commanders and controllers. 4. How is the F-35 assembled and who
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Business Model Comparison MGT/401 Business Model Comparison The transportation and logistics industry is a six hundred and seventy billion dollar a year industry according to SJ Consulting Group. A logistics company helps transport people‚ cargo‚ and merchandise‚ by land‚ or sea. It consists of many channels of transportation‚ which include freight trains‚ cargo ships‚ and planes. Logistics and transportation companies are an important part of everyday business and life. The need of exports
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as something original‚ and I knew that if I did make that choice I would be disappointed in myself. One theory that came to mind regarding this dilemma is the Blanchard-Peale Model‚ which is broken down into three sections: 1. Is it legal? 2. Is it balanced? 3. How does it make me feel? Applying this model to my situation‚ I realized that it wasn’t really until the third step that the ethical issue came into play. First‚ I know that reusing one of my own papers is not unlawful. However
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Introduction Patagonia is a unique company‚ not because its owner is environmentally conscientious but because the company itself goes over and beyond the legally required compliance in caring for the society‚ the employees and the environment. In fact its mission statement clearly shows its focus on the environment stating “Build the best product‚ cause no unnecessary harm‚ use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis”. (Patagonia‚ 2015) The company started because
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foreign trades. IFP‚ Indonesia is one of foreign timber logging operate in Kalimantan (Borneo) island. With Kristin Daniel as the planner manager since 2001. IFP Ltd did business more than 25 countries in the world but Indonesia is the only one country it has business in South East Asia. The company has original business in trading coal‚ metals and shipping industry. SWOT ANALYSIS Strength The company use simplest technology and labour work intensive. Where support government program
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Artifact-Centric Business Process Models: Brief Survey of Research Results and Challenges Richard Hull IBM T.J. Watson Research Center‚ Yorktown Heights‚ NY‚ USA Abstract. A data-centric approach to business process and workflow modeling has been emerging over the past several years. This short paper presents a structured framework for a class of data-centric business process models‚ which are based on “business artifacts”. The paper provides a brief survey of research results on artifact-centric
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