Reputation Concerns of Independent Directors: Evidence from Individual Director Voting1 Wei Jiang2 Columbia Business School Hualin Wan3 Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce Shan Zhao4 Shanghai University of Finance and Economics This Draft: July 2012 1 The authors benefit from discussions with seminar and conference participants at ESCP Europe‚ EM Lyon‚ Grenoble School of Management‚ Reims Management School‚ the
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Gautrain Management Agency Gautrain is Africa’s first world-class‚ modern mass rapid transit rail and bus service for Gauteng‚ a province regarded as the economic heartland of South Africa‚ which links Johannesburg‚ Pretoria‚ and OR Tambo International Airport. It was built to relieve the traffic congestion in the Johannesburg–Pretoria traffic corridor and offer commuters a viable alternative to road transport‚ as Johannesburg has limited public transport infrastructure. The project was completed
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for the month. 3. Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory and of the units transferred out to the next department. 4. Prepare a cost reconciliation report for the month. Comprehensive Problem—Weighted-Average Method Honeybutter. Inc.. manufactures a product that goes through two departments prior to completion—the Mixing Department followed by the Packaging Department. The follow ing information js available about work in the first department‚ the Mixing Department‚ during June
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Economists assume that any decision maker a consumer‚ the manager of a business firm‚ or officials in a government agency tries to make the best out of any situation. More specifically‚ we assume that consumers strive to maximize their utility a quantitative measure of their well-being or satisfaction. Anything that makes the consumer better off is assumed to raise his utility. Anything that makes the consumer worse off will decrease his utility. Are you troubled by this assumption? Many people are
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ends‚ and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance." This is that moment. And the utterances are music to the ears of consumer marketers‚ especially lifestyle brands. The ’youth’ market they’ve been chasing all these years finally has a credit card with no supervised spending limit. The impact of consumerism by ’indies’ - financially independent young people - is clearly visible. "We have tripled our sales in Bangalore city in the last three years‚" says Shumone Chatterjee‚ marketing
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Case 11 Teaching Note Gap Inc. in 2010: Is the Turnaround Strategy Working? Teaching Outline and Analysis 1. What does a five-forces analysis reveal about the strength of competition in the U.S. family clothing stores industry? In leading the class discussion of the five-forces analysis‚ we encourage you to direct the attention of students to Figures 3.3‚ 3.4‚ 3.5‚ 3.6‚ 3.7‚ and 3.8 in Chapter 3 to support their analysis. 11-1 Case 11 Teaching Note Gap Inc. in 2010: Is the Turnaround
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Agency And Discrimination Law - You Decide Travis J. Washington MGMT 520 Q1. CEO of TEDDY’S SUPPLIES Memo To: CEO of Teddy’s Supplies From: Legal Counsel CC: Travis Washington Re: Termination of Miss Virginia Pollard Date: April 3‚ 2015 as the employer of Virginia Pollard‚ Teddy’s Supplies is liable for gender discrimination which is a violation of Title VII. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits any form of employment discrimination against new applicant workers
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Social Agency Paper Oakland University Overview For my agency paper‚ I chose Adult Well Being Services in Detroit‚ Michigan. According to the website‚ the agency “works closely with some of our community ’s most vulnerable adults‚ their families and caregivers to provide them the support they need to live independently and with dignity” (awbs.org). Some of these issues involve mental health‚ substance abuse‚ developmental disabilities‚ aging concerns‚ HIV/AIDS‚ other medical issues
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manager‚ such as Lew Frankfort‚ chairman and CEO of Coach‚ Inc.‚ aims to build a luxury brand like Coach‚ he invests millions of dollars in setting up a series of business strategies‚ including advertising on television‚ organizing fashion shows‚ and gaining the approval of fashion designers. These actions are decided based on how a luxury brand is built; essentially‚ the brand will guide the future steps of the company to a certain degree. Coach‚ Inc. is different from other more expensive luxury brands
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Consumer Debt Teiagie Torrence FP101 November 22‚ 2012 Renee’ Tolbert Do you know the laws and guidelines considering consumer debt for you state? If not‚ you might want to perform research and learn all about them. Consumer debt regulations vary from state to state along with the statute of limitations. As a resident of North Carolina‚ I learned a lot about consumer debt guidelines and the statute of limitation and how important it is to make sure I stay on top of the game when it comes to
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