DIVERSIFICATION AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION Anil M. Pandya and Narendar V. Rao Abstract Diversification is a strategic option that many managers use to improve their firms’ performance. This interdisciplinary research attempts to verify whether firm level diversification has any impact on performance. The study finds that on average‚ diversified firms show better performance compared to undiversified firms on both risk and return dimensions. It also tests the robustness of these
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BRAND MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE National Capital Reg - Quezon City‚ Ortigas‚ San Juan‚ Manila Responsibilities: * Ensures healthy inventory level; responsible in forecasting and allocation of stocks * Maintains profitability; computes for Dealer Price and Suggested Retail Price with acceptable margins * Manages expectations of suppliers and maintains healthy relationship with supplier representatives * Develops programs & activities to establish brand * Trains Channel Sales Officers
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Building a Leadership Brand by Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood You want your leaders to be the kind of people who embody the promises your company makes to its customers. To build this capability‚ follow these five principles. Quick: What do the following firms have in common? General Electric‚ whose motto is “imagination at work‚” is a diversified company with $163 billion in annual revenue. It is famous for developing leaders who are dedicated to turning imaginative ideas into leading products
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Unit 33: Small Business Enterprise H/601/1098 Mohamed Shifaz Sarooj BM K33 ICBT Kandy Campus Submitted to: Mr. Subodha Perera Date of Submission: 28/11/2014 Small Business Enterprise Individual Assignment Acknowledgement I would like to thank my lecturer Mr. Subodha Perera for providing me the knowledge on Small Business Enterprise and guiding me through this assignment. Kids Selection has my gratitude for providing me with the necessary information about their organization which I have used
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Day’s Work Presented to: Dr. Dora hajj najjar Presented by: Paulmarie yammine ID:A1111377 Date: 24/11/2014 1.The people-related problems or issues Ann Wood faced during the day include the resignations of two employees during the past 24 hours and the discovery of employees receiving 7% less compensation for similar work within
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Small Pox Small pox‚ which was once the most feared disease known by mankind started out in the days of Christopher Columbus. The disease set out to change the lives of the people in the worse way. It became known as an epidemic disease that ended up killing hundreds of people. Small pox started out in Hispaniola and because of no cure‚ it traveled to the island of Puerto Rico‚ and then Cuba. It was only a matter of time until it spread to the mainland‚ somewhere in America. In the Middle
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moral character. Good role modeling in the classrooms and out in the communities is important in moral education because through role playing and discussions students could see how their actions and decisions affect others in the society. Thus‚ it has been noted that morals are “caught‚ not taught‚” and “classroom life is saturated with moral meaning that shapes students ’ character and moral development. Serious societies since the time of Plato have made moral education a deliberate aim of schooling
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17/10/2012 Team Building & Meetings PRINCIPLES OF MOTIVATION PHD: Varela Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage‚ both because it is powerful and so rare. Objective & content Learn to work in teams effectively Make your meetings work for you “Education is not the filling of a pail‚ but the lighting of a fire." 1 17/10/2012 Methodology You learn through your own experience‚ you learn praticing what
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Corporate Strategy During the late 1990’s‚ Gucci portrayed the characteristics of a firm with a differentiated business-level strategy. Gucci provides value to their customers with high quality luxury goods which consist of unique product features in relation to their rival competitors. One example of Gucci’s distinct quality is the prestigious image of their brand name using the famous “GG” logo on their items. Gucci is a successful firm in the luxury goods industry with
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THE CASE OF THE UNEQUAL OPPORTUNITY * By Mary C. Gentile Roles: The Voice of The Case Study (THE CASE) • Laura Wollen (LAURA)‚ group Marketing Director‚ ARPCO‚ Inc. • A manufacturer of small electrical tools and appliances • David Abbott (DAVID)‚ Mary’s counterpart at ARPCO in London. • Charles Lewis (CHARLES)‚ a product manager working under Laura. • Ralph Jordan (RALPH)‚ Laura’s divisional vice president. THE CASE: Laura Wollen‚ group marketing director
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