THE EFFECTS OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE‚ BOARD EFFECTIVENESS AND MANAGERIAL DISCRETION ON PERFORMANCE OF LISTED COMPANIES IN KENYA ONGORE‚ VINCENT OKOTH Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph D) in Business Administration‚ School of Business‚ University of Nairobi‚ Kenya. 2008. DECLARATION I declare that this thesis is my original work and‚ to the best of my knowledge‚ has not been submitted to any university for a degree
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Walmart and Benchmarking Discussion Board 1 Liberty University As the world’s largest retailer‚ Walmart has set the bar in the cost leadership strategy following its motto “Every Day Low Price”. In order to be competitive‚ other retailers have to strive to differentiate or match their prices and they look at Walmart as a benchmark (Yanrong‚ 2013). Being the leader is not good enough though. Walmart must remain dissatisfied with their current results. Melanie Hicks writes
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954) The landmark unanimous ruling in Brown v. Board of Education overturned the “separate but equal” precedent established in Plessy v. Ferguson. With a ruling of 8-1‚ the Plessy v. Ferguson Court purported that as long as the facilities that the two races occupied were equal in quality and accommodations‚ then it was constitutionally permissible for the facilities to be separate. The majority stated that: “The object of the [Fourteenth] amendment was
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SMS Based Wireless E-Notice Board Abstract – In this technical paper sms based wireless e-notice board explains how to establish an effective and reliable communication between a mobile phone and a microcontroller using GSM modem. This GSM based e-notice board has various applications used in several domains including banks‚ stoke exchanges‚ traffic control‚ public advertisements‚ educational sector i.e.‚ in schools and colleges etc. In all the above mentioned applications we will use a GSM
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1.0 Executive Summary Room & Board is successful in domestic furniture retailer. The American furniture retailer has initially developed based on IKEA business model by John Gabbert. He adopted different strategy from other traditional furniture industry. He focuses on high quality and design‚ and became popular and set a high loyal brand in the USA. Room & Board also succeed in implementing entrepreneurial strategies to create value. The company transfer its entrepreneurial ship mind-set to
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“colored bathrooms”. The colored protested and fought for their rights and freedom. They made signs and marched in return of equality. In addition‚ there were many situations where segregation took place. For example‚ the issue versus Brown and the Board of Education and the dilemma between Plessy and Ferguson dealt with segregation. Fortunately‚ segregation doesn’t exist or happen today since America
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believe that you can tell a lot about a person by observing what they wear. Is this true? A man in a nice pressed three-piece suit‚ carrying an expensive briefcase is obviously a businessman‚ right? A woman wearing a long ruffled colorful dress‚ with many jewelry pieces around her neck and wrists and colorful beads braided onto her hair must be a hippy or a gypsy‚ right? It is easy to label people based on how they dressed‚ sometimes too easy. Let’s face it; the first thing you do to a person
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IF YOU THINK YOU CAN‚ YOU CAN “IF YOU THINK YOU CAN‚ YOU CAN” is a common phrase which we often use in vain.It means that if you have will and determination you will always find a way to success. For reaching the peaks of glory you should have a will to cross any hurdle that comes in your way. WINNERS NEVER QUIT AND QUITTERS NEVER WIN. Life’s battles don’t always go To the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins‚ Is the man who thinks he can. Good morning everyone‚
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how it makes YOU. Those simple particles‚ bonded together in such a unique way that it can only create one individual: You. The author says‚ "To begin with‚ for you to be here now trillions of drifting atoms had somehow to assemble in an intricate and intriguingly obliging manner to create you. It’s an arrangement so specialized and particular that it has never been tried before and will only exist this once." (Pg‚ 93) Every person is unique because there always slight differences present even if they
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responsibility (CSR) has encouraged companies to take the interests of all stakeholders into consideration during their decision-making processes instead of making choices based solely upon the interests of shareholders. On the other hand‚ Milton Friedman argues that the only social responsibility that organizations have is to satisfy their owners (i.e. company shareholders) (Williams‚ 2014 p.77). This view is called the shareholder model and it’s all about maximizing profits. Friedman believes
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