Final Year Core Unit Corporate & Global Strategy Hemis Code: 5J3060 UNIT HANDBOOK 2011/2012 Tutors: Maria Allen Room 901d 0161 247 6527 m.allen@mmu.ac.uk Carole Forbes Room 901a 0161 247 3830 c.forbes@mmu.ac.uk Dr. Panagiotis Kokkalis Room 808a 0161 247 6641 p.kokkalis@mmu.ac.uk Rationale Strategic management has become an integral mechanism for firms operating in the global economy‚ which is characterised by its high level of integration and cross-national operation
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Video case chapter 5 1. An understanding of consumer behavior helped Best Buy grow from a small specialty audio retailer to the world’s largest consumer electronics retailer by “trying to keep our ear to the railroad tracks” which means they listen to the customer to be able to change on a dime when a customer wants us to tailor that experience a certain way and provide certain shopping experiences and certain services. 2. The advantages and disadvantages of using “customer centricity” to create
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Homework Assignment 1: MC 3. (A) MC 4. (D) MC 5. (B) 1) What are the three major business activities of a company that are motivated and shaped by planning activities? Explain each activity. Investing Activities: consists of the acquiring and disposing of assets needed to produce and sell a company’s products or services. These assets may be long-term or short-term assets depending on the nature of the company. Financing Activities: the methods companies use to fund the investments in assets
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Chapter 5: The Educator as Leader *E J Van Niekerk (1995) definition: “leadership is about inspiring persons or groups to such an extent that they willingly and enthusiastically work to accomplish set aims” 1. The functional tasks of the educator as leader Educators core functions include; They educate through their teaching activities which include the subject didactic but also the They see that the school’s function of effective teaching and learning is done They introduce learners to various
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1/24/14 Group theory Chapter 4 & 5 Quiz 1. The willingness to risk benefical or harmful consequences a) Acceptance b) Resolution c) *Openness* d) Influence 2. Define acceptance a) Being trusting and trustworthy b) *The expectation that you are going to behave cooperatively* c) Highly cohesive groups are characterized d) Members of a group to motivate them to work 3. When all slots are open‚ every group member can communicate directly with every other member. a) *Communication
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Corporate Governance and CSR: A Tool for Financial Manager Presented by: Nelson Monis INTRODUCTION “Good governance is integral to the very existence of a company. It inspires and strengthens investor’s confidence by ensuring company’s commitment to higher growth and profits. Corporate governance is nothing more than how a corporation is administered or controlled. Corporate governance takes into consideration company stakeholders as governmental participants‚ the principle participants being shareholders
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FIN 534 (Strayer) Financial Management Week 9 Quiz 8 Question 1 2 out of 2 points Which of the following statements about dividend policies is correct? Answer Selected Answer: The clientele effect suggests that companies should follow a stable dividend policy. Correct Answer: The clientele effect suggests that companies should follow a stable dividend policy. Question 2 2 out of 2 points If a firm adheres strictly to the residual dividend policy‚ the issuance of new common stock
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Chapter 5 In chapter five of Food Inc. writer Robert Bryce writes about the negative consequences government mandated ethanol has had and will result in. He presents information on many studies that show ethanol production causing increased food costs‚ while also decreasing the amount of corn available for food use. Increased air pollution‚ increased water consumption‚ and increased water pollution are also some of the negative consequences laid out of ethanol production. Ethanol has been sold
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Ethics Considerations in Financial Management Ethics assists individuals in deciding when an act is moral or immoral‚ right or wrong. Ethics can be grounded in natural law‚ religious tenets‚ parental and family influence‚ educational experiences‚ life experiences‚ and cultural and societal expectations. The days of when people were simply trusted to always do the right thing are over with ENRON and WorldCom and the devastation that followed in the business world you are now guilty until proven
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AP World History Chapter 5 – Age of Empires: Rome & Han China Med Name:_______________________ Chapter Objectives: When you finish studying this chapter each student should: Be able to analyze the causes of the rise‚ the stability‚ and the decline of the Roman and Han empires in terms of their respective geographical locations‚ natural resources‚ economic base‚ administrative structures‚ and ideological systems. Understand the political evolution of the Roman state from the Republic to the
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