Intermediate Macroeconomics 311 (Professor Gordon) Final Examination Fall‚ 2009 YOUR NAME:________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS 1. The exam lasts 2 hours. 2. The exam is worth 120 points in total: 30 points for the multiple choice questions‚ 60 points for the analytical questions‚ and 30 points for the essays. 3. Write your answers to Part A (the multiple choice section) in the blanks on page 1. You won’t get credit for circled answers in the multiple choice section
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2) Sustainability is coming‚ and operations leaders need to understand how to implement it within their organization in a manner that pays for itself. Good corporate citizenship is nice‚ but you’ve got to be able to sharpen your operation with your sustainability efforts as well. Turning it into a business model improvement rather than a cost item can be a challenge. 3) Learning the Genius of AND (borrowed from Jim Collins‚ "Built to Last") - having operational excellence AND innovation‚ sustainability
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STARBUCKS The story about success and the company that had a vision Subject:Human Resources Management LIST OF CONTENTS: 1)INTRODUCTION 2)COMPANY PRESENTATION AS A KEY TO ATTRACT SUITABLE CANDIDATE 3)THE TYPE OF WORK DESIGNED ADOPTED BY THE COMPANY‚ AND ROOM AND SCOPE FOR CHANGE 4)MAIN CRITERIA ADOPTED FOR SELECTION AND CAREER 5)CONCLUSION 6)BIBLIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION There are many reasons why I chose to cover
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What is the purpose of business? Discuss. INTRODUCTION 1 At a dinner party a doctor‚ a lawyer and a businessman are sitting around the table chatting and talking about their life and work. At one point another man approaches the table and asks the three men what the purpose of their jobs is. The doctor immediately responds that he wants to help people and save life. The lawyer takes over and says he fights for justice and equality but when it comes to the businessman to answer the question
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Case Study: Starbucks Internal Environment: IFAS a. Corporate Structure i. Howard Schultz is the chairman and chief global strategist. They have a lean corporate structure that allows a lot of money to go to employee health benefits and future growth. Employees are called “partners†Store managers are called weekly to be applauded for good work. The success of the company is directly related to its corporate structure. ii. It is not clear from the case‚ however‚ I believe that Starbucks has a corporate
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Starbucks Schultz created a “third place”‚ among home and work‚ that people could come‚ relax and socialize. His prototype was the coffee shops he saw in Italy and he wanted create the same culture in United States. Also‚ at the time‚ coffee consumption was declining‚ so this was a quite radical idea. The goal was to create a coffee culture‚ offering people a variety of quailty coffees in a friendly and sociable environment. The service was also very important. They needed to combine this coffee
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BIRCH PAPER COMPANY CASE ANALYSIS Executive Summary Birch Paper Company is a medium sized‚ partly-integrated paper company. It produces white and craft papers and paperboard. It has four producing divisions and a timberland division – The Thompson division converts the paperboard output into corrugated box and prints and colors the outside surface of the box. The Northern division produces the paper box‚ while the Southern division supplies the corrugating medium and inner and outer liners. Timberland
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Pacific Coffee is the competitors of Starbucks. Pacific Coffee is another rather recognized coffee shop in Hong Kong which established earlier and it already quite well known by Hong Kong people. Pacific Coffee provides a classy and comfortable environment for customers prefers individual and quiet conversational coffee appreciation. On the other hand‚ Starbucks are doing an everyday lifestyle fashion. The "I need a coffee" type would probably prefer Starbucks while the "not in a hurry" type would
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2006 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT Embracing Corporate and Boardroom Diversity IN ASSOCIATION WITH I n today’s globally inter-connected world‚ companies are finding that having a diverse board of directors is as critical to business strategy as revenue and productivity goals. It’s not just a gesture–it’s smart business. But embracing diversity means more than meeting a quota or hanging a plaque promoting diversity values in the halls of corporate headquarters. Diversity must be integrated throughout
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Alternative Energy Sources In the world today‚ alternative energy sources are becoming more and more of a necessity. Right now‚ the world’s energy demand is greatly increasing mostly because of population growth. Even though the rate of population growth is very diverse in different countries‚ the world’s population doubles about every thirty years. The world energy use is doubling every fourteen years (Hodgson). Still‚ the main energy source is oil. The other primary source of energy is coal and
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