The line and staff activity has been debated for many years. One of the earliest expositions in line-staff activities dates back to 1911‚ in the military’s plan to simplify shop work (Fisch‚ 1961). These two activities are often perceived as one process; however they are not the same. There are fundamental differences between line and staff activity. These two functions cross over in organizations including health care‚ manufacturing‚ and service organizations. The line does not have direct authority
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Case Synopsis: Western Agencies Ltd. is a manufacturers’ agent representing several men’s manufacturers in Western Canada and Pacific Northwest of the United States. Jack Arthurs is an employee who was assigned several large accounts and later acquired nearly 1/3 of the company’s non-voting stock. Jack Arthurs was considered the “number 1 man” under the previous president and founder Mr. A.B Jackson. The problem began when Eaton’s changed their buying strategy‚ and Arthurs openly complained to the
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shareholder information Just Group has established a Shareholder Information Line which Just Group shareholders may call if they have any queries in relation to Premier’s Offer. The telephone number for the Shareholder Information Line is 1300 780 445 (for calls made from within Australia) or +612 8280 7106 (for calls made from outside Australia). Just Group notifies shareholders that calls to the Shareholder Information Line may be tape recorded‚ indexed and stored. Further information relating to
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Case #02: Kota Fibres LTD. (Questions for Case Preparation) The following questions will help you in the preparation and analysis of this case. Use these questions as a guide in your study of the case. However‚ do not limit yourselves to these questions only‚ but rather allow yourselves to expand your thinking and analysis of this case. 1. How did Mehta construct his financial forecast? Using the financial forecast‚ prepare to show the “cash cycle” of the firm (i.e.‚ the flow of funds through
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References: Anderson‚ E.W. (1994)‚ “Cross-category variation in customer satisfaction and retention”‚ Marketing Letters‚ Vol Antonides‚ G.‚ Verhoef‚ P.C. and Van Aalst‚ M. (2002)‚ “Consumer perception and evaluation of waiting time: a field experiment”‚ Journal of Consumer Psychology‚ Vol Baker‚ J. and Cameron‚ M. (1996)‚ “The effects of the service environment
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Strategic Leadership at Comfort Ltd Explain the change process in Comfort Ltd from a strategic leadership point of view. Efficiency and process reliability: A strategic move in order to make efficient use of the resources was to produce the new product in the existing plant with the existing equipment. This efficiency is however lost and it takes a lot of time and effort to customize the product into this line. The CEO misjudged the adaptation of the equipment to fit the new products. In order
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BILLABONG INTERNATIONAL LTD Completed as part of the requirements for ‘Corporate Finance’‚ 25765 Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Executive Summary 1 3.0 Capital Structure 2 3.1 Types of Funding Utilised by Billabong 3 3.2 Recent trend in the level of leverage 3 3.3 Capital expenditure and financing: 5 3.4 Capital Structure of Similar Firms 6 3.5 Company Characteristics and Leverage policy 7 3.5.1 Taxes 8 3.5.2 Trade off Model 8 3.5.3 Pecking Order of Financing Choices 9 3.5.4 Signalling
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INDUSTRIAL VISIT REPORT ON BALAJI WAFERS PVT. LTD. PREPARED BY: VYAS NIRAJ M CLASS :- S.Y.B.B.A. ACADEMIC YEAR :- 2006 – 2007 ROLL NO :- 55 SEAT NO :- COLLEGE :- CHRIST COLLEGE -:SUBMITTED TO:- SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY‚ RAJKOT. -:GUIDED BY:- Ms. VINITA AGRAWAL. Ms. DARSHITA GANATRA DECLARATION I‚ the undersigned‚ VYAS NIRAJ M. a student of S.Y.B.B.A. here by declare that the project work presented in this report is my own work and has been carried out
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The Law of Line Extension Definition The Law of Line Extension has been created with the belief that a company should not overextend themselves to the point that they want to encompass an entire market of many different products at the cost of losing their market share. Many companies are able to rise to the top of their market to become first in class for their product. There are times when a product or the company that has created and established a first in class product begins to achieve a
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[公司法]B.I.S. CONSULTANTS LTD. v DAO HENG BANK LTD.[诉讼].[香港] [案件事实]Facts: The plaintiff brought these proceedings in order to obtain an account from the defendant for the proceeds of sale of a property‚ formerly owned by the plaintiff‚ sold in a mortgagee sale by the defendant‚ pursuant to orders in separate proceedings between the same parties. The plaintiff sought an order for interim payment‚ under R.S.C Order 29‚ rules 10 and 12‚ of part of the proceeds of sale which was surplus to the amount claimed by the mortgagee
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