The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales An Empirical Analysis * Felix Oberholzer Koleman Strumpf Harvard Business School UNC Chapel Hill foberholzer@hbs.edu cigar@unc.edu March 2004 Abstract A longstanding economic question is the appropriate level of protection for intellectual property. The Internet has drastically lowered the cost of copying information goods and provides a natural crucible to assess the implications of reduced protection. We consider the specific
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understand the importance of how you will choose to organize your business from different types of business structures such as sole proprietorship‚ partnership and corporation. This week you will see a brief explanation of each as well as advantages and disadvantage of each of the business structures. Personal Business Structure Sole proprietorships are the simplest of all legal structures but they also lack many of the legal and financial protections of other business. The advantages of a sole
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What is Minority Protection? The protection afforded to minority shareholders by which to assert the rights of the company in an action for a wrong that is alleged to have been done to the company by the majority. Bit of history: Under the law as it stood until recently‚ aggrieved minority shareholders generally found it easier to kill off the company by petitioning for its winding up under the just and equitable ground. This was because of the procedural obstacles established in Foss v Harbottle
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HRM – 300 The decision of which internal pay structure to use and the process used to design it matters greatly to an organization. “Research suggests that attending to the fairness of the design process and the approach chosen‚ is likely to achieve employee and management commitment‚ trust‚ and acceptance of the results” (Milkovich‚ Newman‚ & Gerhart 2011‚ pg.150). There are two types of approaches; job-based and person-based (which is split between skills and competency). Job-based
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY AND REGULATION FOR SOUTH AFRICAN BANKING INSTITUTIONS By WESLEY NAIDU Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MAGISTER COMMERCII in FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCES In the FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES At the UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA SUPERVISOR: Prof. JOHANNES HvH DE WET November 2011 -i- ABSTRACT The topic of capital structure has been one that has plagued the academic world for a number of years
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What is structure and agency? How does this framework help us in political analysis? For it is part and parcel of daily experience to feel both free and enchained‚ capable of shaping our own future and yet confronted by towering‚ seemingly impersonal constraints. Consequently in facing up to the problem of structure and agency social theorists are not just addressing crucial technical problems in the study of society‚ they are also confronting the most pressing social problem of the human condition
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2013 Lovely Professional University KRRISH RAJ reg no-11102594 [TERM PAPER ON FILE SYSTEMS] Detailed study and comparison of various file systems including FAT‚NTFS ‚RAID and EXT SUBMITTED TO :- Mr. AmritPal Singh ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to thank my teacher for assigning me the topic ( Comparison of various File Systems) . I would also like to thank for providing me with the necessary details which were required for the completion of the term paper. I would also like to thank
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Title Legal Matter Management for the Government and Public Sector | Legal Files Software Keywords Legal matter management‚ reporting‚ public sector‚ government‚ municipalities Meta Description Legal Files Software explains why government and public sectors need a legal matter management and reporting tool to stay organized and efficient. Legal Matter Management for the Government and Public Sector By Matt Ryan‚ Legal Files Software Senior Consultant Managing what matters in public sector and government
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1. Bargaining structure – the resulting organizational structure for the collective bargaining process. 2. Pattern bargaining – the union bargains exclusively with that target company until an agreement is reached. 3. Bargaining power – a popular conceptualization is “the ability to secure another’s agreement on one’s own terms.” 4. Bargaining environment – is the diverse set of external influences on labor and management as they sit at a bargaining table negotiating a contract. 5
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Starbucks The company I would like to talk about is Starbucks. Restructuring: A company’s individual organizational structure is a formal composition of task and reporting relationships that allows the company to control‚ coordinate‚ and motivate employees so a common goal can be achieved (Bateman & Snell‚ 2009‚ p.505). Starbucks last structure is a matrix structure to maximize communication. It was implemented in 2008 to strengthen partnerships‚ and improve customer service. Starbucks
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