Mattel Property‚ Plant‚ and Equipment Property‚ plant‚ and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 10 to 40 years for buildings‚ 3 to 10 years for machinery and equipment‚ and 10 to 20 years‚ not to exceed the lease term‚ for leasehold improvements. Tools‚ dies‚ and molds are amortized using the straight-line method over 3 years. Estimated useful lives are periodically reviewed
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.‚ May 2002 Robert M. Grant Wal-Mart Stores 1. TO WHAT EXTENT IS WAL-MART’S PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTABLE TO INDUSTRY ATTRACTIVENESS AND TO WHAT EXTENT TO COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE? A company has a competitive advantage over its rivals when its profitability is greater than the average profitability of all companies in its industry. It has a sustained competitive advantage when it is able to maintain above-average profitability
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Corporate Governance Emerald Article: Corporate socialresponsibility and labor turnover Donald F. Vitaliano Article information: To cite this document: Donald F. Vitaliano‚ (2010)‚"Corporate social responsibility and labor turnover"‚ Corporate Governance‚ Vol. 10 Iss: 5 pp. 563 - 573 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14720701011085544 Downloaded on: 09-11-2012 References: This document contains references to 22 other documents Citations: This document has been cited
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Berkshire Hathaway From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Type Public (NYSE: BRKA‚ NYSE: BRKB) Founded 1839 (as Valley Falls Company) Founder Warren Buffett Headquarters Omaha‚ Nebraska Area served USA Key people Warren E. Buffett (Chairman) & (CEO) Charles T. Munger (Vice Chairman) Industry Property and casualty insurance‚ Diversified investments Products Conglomerate focused on insurance Market cap US$ 196
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Record: 1 Title: What Is Strategy? Authors: Porter‚ Michael E.1 Source: Harvard Business Review; Nov/Dec96‚ Vol. 74 Issue 6‚ p61-78‚ 18p‚ 1 Black and White Photograph‚ 3 Diagrams‚ 1 Graph Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *STRATEGIC planning *ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness *MARKET positioning *COMPETITION *BUSINESS planning *INDUSTRIAL management *ORGANIZATIONAL
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Discover Your Products’ Hidden Potential by Ian C. MacMillan and Rita Gunther McGrath A simple matrix helps you identify the attributes that will make your goods and services most competitive. Why did a minor math error that would occur only once every 27‚000 years so enrage customers that it briefly threatened to derail Intel’s Pentium chip? And how could a feature as trivial as an inexpensive cup holder swing millions of customers to purchase a $17‚000 automobile—particularly when only
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For the exclusive use of J. CO www.hbr.org What Is Strategy? by Michael E. Porter Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 What Is Strategy? 21 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Reprint 96608 This document is authorized for use only by James Co in Food and Agribusiness Strategic
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Effectuation NEW HORIZONS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP This important series is designed to make a significant contribution to the development of Entrepreneurship Studies. As this field has expanded dramatically in recent years‚ the series will provide an invaluable forum for the publication of high-quality works of scholarship and show the diversity of issues and practices around the world. The main emphasis of the series is on the development and application of new and original ideas in Entrepreneurship
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For the exclusive use of W. Zhou‚ 2015. MH0023 0 0 7 7645065 MARNE L. ART HAUD- DAY FRA NK T. ROT HAE RME L Best Buy’s Turn-Around Strategy (2013) CEO HUBERT JOLY BREATHED A SIGH OF RELIEF as he reviewed the 2012 end-of-year holiday revenue figures for Best Buy. After perhaps the most tumultuous year ever in the life of the company‚ he knew the numbers could be much worse. Despite being the world’s largest retailer of consumer electronics with $50 billion in annual sales‚ Best Buy’s financial
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22865_05_c05_p132-172.qxd 10/2/06 1:55 PM Page 132 Making Automobile and Housing Decisions CHAPTER 5 L E A R N I N G G O A L S LG1 Implement a plan to research and select a new or used automobile. Decide whether to buy or lease a car. p. 132 LG2 p. 140 LG3 Identify housing alternatives‚ assess the rental option‚ and perform a rent-or-buy analysis. Evaluate the benefits and costs of home ownership and estimate how much you can afford for a home. Describe the home-buying
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