Directional Policy Matrix 1. Introduction Many large companies comprise several distinct divisions or strategic business units (SBUs). So one of the challenges facing the parent company of a multi-divisional company is to allocate resources to each division. So in order to make wise decisions on resource allocation‚ is there a tool that can assist senior executives determine the direction for each division or SBU? Actually there are two tools‚ the BCG matrix and the Directional Policy Matrix (DPM). We have
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You are required to prepare an investigative report on a recent corporate scandal that involved improper accounting practices or any form of financial scandal. Your report must include the following: an overview of the corporation a description of the scandal methodology - explaining the specific accounting impropriety that the company used. an explanation of how the firm managed to hide their accounting improprieties a discussion of who the scandal effected - both inside‚ and outside
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Reaction Essay: The Corporation The documentary The Corporation‚ directed by Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar and produced in 2004‚ although bias‚ opens many doors for discussion in regard to capitalism and the role of corporations in our lives. I found the documentary to be presented professionally‚ and filled with legitimate facts more so than extreme opinion. The documentary truly outlines the "all-pervasive" role the corporation has taken as the "world’s dominant institution". The film opens
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Evaluation Matrix The EFE indicates there are significant revenue opportunities in meeting the needs of aging leisure-oriented Baby-boomers (BBs)‚ and the young Generation-Y (GY)‚ who desire fashionable sportswear and are Internet savvy. Two significant threats to the industry are the disruption in product supply from foreign manufacturers such as Indonesia where there is political unrest and not keeping pace with rapid changes in consumer preferences. CPM: Competitive Profile Matrix Nike is a
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Corporation – A separate legal entity that has an existence at law that is separable from those who form it. It is a separate legal entity in the sense that it has an existence at law‚ but no material existence. * It is separate and distinct from its shareholders * A properly authorized agent may bind the corporation in contract with third parties. * Shareholders possess limited liability for the debts of the corporation‚ and creditors may look only to the assets of the corporation to
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liability of the shareholders. However‚ under certain circumstances the corporate entity may be disregarded. This is also known as piercing the corporate veil and is the most frequent method for holding the shareholders liable for the acts of a corporation. Corporate officers‚ directors and controlling shareholders have a general fiduciary duty of loyalty and care which should govern all their corporate conduct. Unless they breach that duty by gross negligence or acts in bad faith‚ they usually will
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McKinsey Matrix QuickMBA / Strategy / GE-McKinsey Matrix GE / McKinsey Matrix In consulting engagements with General Electric in the 1970’s‚ McKinsey & Company developed a nine-cell portfolio matrix as a tool for screening GE’s large portfolio of strategic business units (SBU). This business screen became known as the GE/McKinsey Matrix and is shown below: GE / McKinsey Matrix Business Unit Strength High High Medium Low Medium Low The GE / McKinsey matrix is similar to the BCG growth-share
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Matrix Algebra http://elearning.usm.my Md Harashid bin Haron‚ Ph.D. Accounting Section‚ School of Management‚ Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)‚ 11800 Pulau Pinang‚ Malaysia Email: harashid@usm.my ; mdharashid@gmail.com Matrices? A rectangular array of numbers consisting m horizontal rows and n vertical columns. 5 3 4 2 2 1 6 4 2 A= 5 3 4 2 2 1 6 4 2 A has a size of 3 x 3; 3 x 3 matrix; 3 rows and 3 columns (row is specified
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Within The Matrix‚ Free will and fate work together to maintain the delicate balance between the Matrix and the real world‚ fate being what is instilled in the humans stuck inside the Matrix‚ and free will for those who get out. In the Matrix‚ the computer generated world in which humans "live"‚ it appears that fate is the driving force of the simulation. This is due to the fact that the computer system is prewritten‚ predesigned‚ and already programed for each individual. However‚ free will begins
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4151 The Matrix directly relates to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. In both works‚ discovering the truth about reality is the major concept. In the cave‚ men are chained up and all they know is shadows of puppets that are displayed before them‚ illuminated by a fire that blazes in the distance. These shadows that the men see on the wall are all they know; this is reality to them. Much like in The Matrix how the people that are in the "Matrix" are unaware of that they are living in a world that doesn’t
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