Indonesia - Asia’s Stumbling Giant 1. What Political factors explain Indonesia’s poor economic performance? What economic factors? Are these two related? Political factors are corruption and red tape‚ absolutism and crony capitalism. Economic factors are poor infrastructure and fleeing of foreign companies from the country decreasing the foreign investments in the country and increasing the unemployment rate in the country. The political and economic factors that hinder growth in Indonesia
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Harnischfeger Corporation‚ a large New York Stock Exchange company‚ faced a financial crisis in 1982. New management was appointed to turn the company around and as part of its restructuring strategy‚ the new management team made a number of financial reporting policy changes and accounting estimates in fiscal year 1984. Listed below are all of the changes and analysis on whether they might be real earnings management activities. In addition‚ the effect of these changes on the company’s revenue‚
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Course: Biopure Corporation 1. Decision: Biopure should launch Oxyglobin at a price of $200 immediately in the market. The early introduction of Oxyglobin may jeopardize the ability to set a high price for Hemopure‚ but the benefits of introduction will outweigh the risks. 2. Recommendation: Biopure should price Oxyglobin at $200 per unit. At the same time‚ it should enlarge the production capacity as soon as possible to satisfy the potential market demand for Hempure. As for the distribution
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On the cusp of the 1990’s‚ Randall’s Department stores encountered a quandary surrounding their pricing strategies: Should they continue to pursue Every Day Low Pricing strategies coupled with frequent promotions or determine a narrow focus on one or the other? If this is preferable‚ then which one will reap the biggest benefits for the department store? Competitors were aggressively promoted their established brand promotions with more fervor than ever‚ and Randall’s was slipping in market dominance
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Godzilla vs. the Giant Scissors: Cutting the Antiwar Heart out of a Classic Brent Staples wrote a very interesting article that caught my attention. It is about Godzilla and how the American cinemas took Godzilla and hid its true meaning. Even pop culture can relay moralistic messages by using tone‚ purpose‚ and subliminal. Pop culture such as movies‚ books‚ music‚ and television shows‚ normally are about fictitious things that we watch to get away from our everyday lives. Some on the other
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Conclusion In conclusion‚ the medical profession has made a giant leap in medical advancement by the invention of the vaccination and the practice of variolation. We quickly embraced the practice soon after introduction; for a while it was a privilege only the wealthy could afford. Present day organizations have rallied for the protection of all socioeconomic groups and across the age spectrum. Throughout the practice of medicine‚ countless hours of research and billions of dollars in studies have
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Case 5-1 Stern Corporation (a) Individuel Case Study After the controller of Stern Corporation had ascertained the changes in accounts receivable and the allowance for doubtful accounts in 1998‚ a similar analysis was made of property‚ plant‚ and equipment and accumulated depreciation accounts. Again the controller examined the December 31‚ 1997‚ balance sheet [see Exhibit 1 of Stern Corporation (A)]. Also reviewed were the following company transactions that were found to be applicable to these
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I observed one 7-eleven store located in Taft Avenue. I noticed that the location of this particular convenience store is very strategic. For one‚ it is located around the University Belt. Furthermore‚ it is situated just below a condominium. I noticed that most of the tenants of this condominium are either students or young professionals. I was informed that the management of the condominium does not allow the tenants to use “gasul” to prevent accidental fire. This knowledge came very
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Statewide Development Corporation has built a very large apartment complex in Gainesville‚ FL. As part of the student-oriented marketing strategy that has been developed‚ it is stated that if any problems with plumbing or air conditioning are experienced‚ a maintenance person will begin working on the problem within one hour. If a tenant must wait more than one hour for the repairperson to arrive‚ a $10 deduction from the monthly rent will be made for each additional hour of time waiting. An answering
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H-E-B H-E-B is a popular grocery store in the community of Houston‚ TX. There are many aspects of H-E-B that appeal to the consumers in my area. Some good qualities of H-E-B are competitive pricing‚ friendly customer service‚ cleanliness‚ and a large variety of products. These positive qualities all come together to provide the consumer with an enjoyable shopping experience. H-E-B‚ which stands for Howard E. Butt‚ first began in as a small‚ family-owned store in 1905 in Kerrville‚ TX. Now H-E-B
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