Knowledge Based Theory of the Firm by R.M. Grant Assumptions * Firms apply knowledge to the production of good and services * Knowledge is the most strategically important of a firm ’s resources * Knowledge is created and held by individuals‚ not organizations * Firms exist because markets are incapable of coordinating the knowledge of individual specialists. This is the role of the management within a firm. Coordination of Specialized Knowledge While organizational theory
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“Strategy of the Top Six Firms” “There are two broad strategic objectives that each of these companies is engaged in: content and distribution. In terms of content‚ every firm has either developed or acquired significant content brands well known to consumers.” “Radio was the first to fall victim to their crystal-gazing; when it first made its appearance many mistakenly believed that the sale of the radio set and not advertising sales would be the main source of revenue (Schulberg‚ 1994). Later
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Four-Firm Concentration Ratio Definition of the Four- Firm Concentration Ratio This is one of the most common concentration ratios. The four-firm concentration ratio is commonly used to indicate the degree to which an industry is oligopolistic and the extent of market control held by the four largest firms in the industry. How would you describe an industry with 20 firms and the CR is 20% and its implications?
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Independence of outside audit firms has been an ongoing issue for a long time in the US corporate world. The fundamental problem arises for the lack of clarity about whom does the audit firm really works for‚ the shareholders or the client company. According to Anandarajan et all (2008)‚ this lack of clarity has resulted in auditor’s independence being impaired. In the US‚ the client hires‚ pays‚ and fires the auditor and therefore‚ the culture of the auditors serving at the pleasure of the client
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Introduction to IB Tutorial 1 exercise questions Questions: 1. What is a firm specific advantage? An unique strength a firm has that distinguishes him from his rivals‚ and creates a competitive advantage. 2. What is Honda’s FSA? Honda has a very wide range of motorized machines‚ its assortment covers a large group of consumers. 3. What basic but important distinction does Verbeke make? Non-location-bound FSAs versus Location bound FSAs. 4. Why are some FSAs location bound? These FSAs
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Background Odysseus is a medium sized firm‚ relatively new to international business in terms of how to operate outside of its local market where it has been successful by being able to build a niche with its coupling and clutch products. Key Facts: Product • 8 products with 600 sizes and types – small batches of orders (not mass production) • Patents across the globe Sales • Odysseus Flexible coupling product - 33% of sales revenue‚ total from $64M to $169M in 2007 • Largest customer
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Moss and McAdams Accounting Firm Tyrone Adaway BUS 517 Project Management Dr. Flores April 20‚ 2012 1. Explain how you would respond if you were Bruce at the end of the case. I would be furious beyond belief; I would feel very disrespected and unappreciated by the company at the end of this case. To be forced to work with a subpar team member for several months who had shown poor performance and cause my project to run behind‚ only to then be told that not only were they going to remove him
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Project Topic: Profit Maximization of a firm. Profit maximization has always been considered the primary goal of firms.The firm’s owner is the manager of the firm‚ and thus‚ the firm’s owner-manager is assumed to maximize the firm’s short-term profits (current profits and profits in the near future).Today‚ even when the profit maximizing assumption is maintained‚ the notion of profits has been broadened to take into account uncertainty faced by the firm (in realizing profits) and the time value
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A Behavioral Theory of the Firm by Richard M. Cyert and James G. March This book explains the model that the authors created for administrative decision making. The basis for the model the authors created has two main ideas: (1) it includes a comprehensive set of changeable categories; (2) it has a set of relational concepts. The classic model had two basic assumptions. The first assumption is that making money is always the bottom-line and the second is perfect knowledge. The classic theory
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The Big Four Accounting Firms Financial Accounting September 8‚ 2012 In the world of accounting four global firms take the gold. Those are considered “The Big Four”. Over the past twenty years many financial organizations have been established‚ but only the best have survived long enough to be well known across the world. Those four corporations are Deloitte & Touche‚ Pricewaterhouse Coopers‚ Ernst & Young‚ and KPMG. The biggest name in the industry however‚ is Deloitte & Touche
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