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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Case Study 1 Cemex: A DIGITAL FIRM IN THE MAKING 1. How did digital technology transform the way Cemex ran its business? In previous years when Cemex began‚ the business’ operations ran without the use of digital technology‚ they used telephones as a communication medium between customers and employees. However‚ this proved to be futile because it was very time consuming and costly to Cemex. Phone lines were jammed as customers‚ truckers and dispatchers tried to get orders
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Professionalism at a Law Firm CS204/Professional Presence Introduction In a competitive‚ global economy it has become evident that the differences leading to organizational success have become smaller and smaller. Organizations have to work to set themselves apart in many ways beyond offering a quality product or service. For example‚ a professional appearance and behavior can help set apart different organizations. In the extremely competitive legal industry‚ professionalism
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DIDEM OZTURK 110604108 SUBMITTED TO: CAN KARAŞIKLI / ÇİĞDEM ASARKAYA BUS 521 ASSIGNMENT 4 (CHAPTER 7) The short term activities of firms are buying raw materials‚ paying cash‚ manufacturing the product‚ selling the product and collecting cash. During the payment‚ the cash need occurs. Cash need should be covered by going into a debt. Cash budget is a primary tool in short-term financial planning. It is prepared after the operating budgets (sales‚ manufacturing expenses
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Financial Crises and Firm Performance Financial crises • Financial crises could happen anywhere‚ although emerging markets tended to be more seriously afflicted in recent times • Companies operating in a region where a financial crisis had broken out could undergo corporate disasters as a result. • The following sections describe what happened during three major financial crises in the late 1990s and early 2000s‚ and how the business sectors of the regions were affected. • The best-known of
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Milton Friedman’s Goal of the Firm Milton Friedman’s Goal of the Firm BA 540 Abstract This paper is written in order to discuss Milton Friedman’s Goal of the Firm. It will discuss it’s relevancy as it applies to understanding the purpose of a business in society. It will also converse whether or not government and society has a place in expanding the Friedman Discussion. Milton Friedman Goal of the Firm Milton Friedman argued that a business’s only goal is to generate shareholder
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Business Environment Political Stability Necessary For A Firm AAMIL KOLSAWALA F.Y.B.M.S 39 HAMZA RINGWALA F.Y.B.M.S 04 ASHFAQ MALKANI F.Y.B.M.S 38 MOIZ JETAJI F.Y.B.M.S 10 FATEMA SEVWALA F.Y.B.M.S 26 INTRODUCTION Amul is an Indian dairy cooperative‚ based at Anand in the state of Gujarat‚ India. The word Amul is derived from the Sanskrit word Amulya‚ meaning invaluable. The co-operative is sometimes referred to
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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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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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sellers b. significant nonprice competition among firms c. a standardized product produced by firms d. no barriers to entry e. no barriers to exit 4. Firms in a perfectly competitive market cannot influence a. the quantity of the good that they produce b. how much labor to use in production c. how much capital to employ in production d. the level of advertising that they use e. the price of the product they sell 5. Firms are assumed to be price takers in a perfectly competitive
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