True/False Questions 1. The standard deviation of any normal random variable is always equal to one. Answer: False Type: Concept Difficulty: Easy 2. For any normal random variable‚ the probability that the random variable will equal one is always zero. Answer: True Type: Concept Difficulty: Medium 3. The graph of a standard normal random variable is always symmetric. Answer: True Type: Concept Difficulty: Easy 4. The formula will convert any normal
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P3 P3 - Describe how two businesses are organised. Sainsbury’s The purpose of Sainsbury’s is to serve its customers. The primary objective of any business is make money and invest. If it doesn’t do that it can’t exist. Sainsbury’s is a major retailer in grocery and general retailing. As Sainsbury is a profit-based business‚ its maximises their sales and profit‚ expanding to maintain its competitiveness in addition to outshining competitor. Sainsbury’s focus on shareholders with progressive
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T.C. İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ İŞLETME FAKÜLTESİ MANAGEMENT PROJESİ MAYIS 2013 HISTORY OF COMPANY Yesil Yaprak Commercial Garment Insdustry‚ which became operational in 1977‚ is a fully integrated plant that covers all manufacturing stages from processing of raw material cotton to the finished product. The company has three brand as of ‘ Alamode‚ Avante and Byblos’ which its products. . The company’s foundation has been established by Soner Yeşilyaprak The company renewed the fabric factory
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ASSESSMENT 2: Decision-making in a business scenario Introduction Due to one American sporting apparel enterprise‚ which is assumed to be called the Wave Company‚ has entered its bottleneck of reaching the limits of growth‚ this report focus on that‚ as one CEO‚ how I will decide on the markets to expand to and ensure the success of this new business. Firstly‚ it provides an overview of situations this company faces and some detail information. Secondly‚ it uses one critical thinking tool‚ one
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A global business strategy can be described as the strategies that a business has when they are serving customers around the world or operating in a global business environment (EconomyWatch‚ 2010). Global business strategies are closely related to the long and short term goals of an organization. Generally‚ short term goals deal with improving the day to day operations of the business. The long term goals on the other hand‚ deal with increasing profits and sales to strengthen the organization
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COST CLASSIFICATION ASSIGNMENT To classify the various costs would first of all require a definition between the two types of accounting that practically all businesses have to face and a number of key terms which are equally important. These are management accounting and financial accounting. 1. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANAGEMENT & FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: Management accounting is concerned with decision making‚ cost apportionment‚ planning and control. It is based within the organisation and is
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1. Q: What do you think were the chief factors involved in Mercedes’ decision to undertake FDI in the United States rather than build the M-class in Germany? A: First‚ Mercedes undertook FDI to become more in tune with the U.S. market—they needed to fully understand consumers in order to produce cars that U.S. consumers would buy. Second‚ Mercedes chose the southern United States over a new plant in Germany because the cost of labor was lower than that in Germany. Third‚ Alabama offered an attractive
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Faculty of Management Studies‚ Sri University‚ Cuttack‚ Odisha‚ India. STRATEGY MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT LIFEBOUY CASE SUBMITTED BY: GAYATRI SONGAONKAR SUBMITTED TO: SOMNATH DUTTA Transformations of Lifebuoy in India Lifebuoy hai jahan tandrusti hai wahan (1964) Indicate the specific change From a disinfectant to Healthy Soap. What prompted lifebuoy to do so? (If reactive what was the stimulus? If proactive what was the intention?) Proactive- It was first targeted at men and masculine
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Companies use BCG analysis in brand marketing‚ product management‚ portfolio and strategic management to help them develop their various businesses or products. It involves classifying products into four (4) categories based on two (2) dimensions which are their relative market share and market growth rate. Question 1. Dogs: hold low market share compared to competitors and operate in
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Severstal strategic analysis External environmental analysis Porter’s five forces Yips globalisation strategy Current strategy Industry life cycle Market segmentation Severstal acquisition activities BCG MATRIX Ansoff matrix Stakeholder analysis Conclusion Appendix References Introduction: This assignment is based on one of the biggest steel company in the world it is known as Severstal. This company was founded in 1955 by Cherepovets
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