Strengths1) Facebook ’s head count was just under 4‚000 employees‚ which is up 50% from last year.2) Facebook’s monthly active users grew 29% from last year to 955 million users. | Weaknesses1) Net loss $157 million overall.2) FB’s IPO fizzled on a combination of technical glitches and overhyped expectations.3) Costs and expenses nearly tripled from a year ago to $1.93 billion due to $1.3 billion of stock-based compensation and related payroll expenses.4) Facebook is struggling to meet
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A capital market is a market for securities (debt or equity)‚ where business enterprises (companies) and governments can raise long-term funds. It is defined as a market in which money is provided for periods longer than a year. Capital markets may be classified as primary markets and secondary markets. In primary markets‚ new stock or bond issues are sold to investors via a mechanism known as underwriting. In the secondary markets‚ existing securities are sold and bought among
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Monstrous Debt Pakistan’s chief problem is a monstrous debt. Without monetary resources with which to fight the numerous problems of the nation‚ Pakistan remains overpopulated and poor. | Sources of debt | Large military spending | Long‚ costly war with India | | | Trade imbalance | Imports exceed exports | | | Power/Fossil fuel issues | | | Debt controls budget | Loans total 25% of revenues | | Loan repayments equal 50% of expenditures | | | Social‚ economic‚ and
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1 Sustainable Competitive Advantage Resources are the assets‚ capabilities‚ processes‚ information‚ and knowledge that an organization controls. Firms use their resources to improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Resources are critical to organizational strategy because they can help companies create and sustain an advantage over competitors.3 Organizations can achieve a competitive advantage by using their resources to provide greater value for customers than competitors can. For
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Market analysis for McDonalds and KFC The long journey of the burger brand started in 1940‚ when two brothers‚ Dick and Mac McDonald opened the first McDonalds restaurant in San Bernardino‚ California. Initially‚ they owned a hotdog stand‚ but after establishing the restaurant they served around 25 items‚ which were mostly barbequed. It became a popular and profitable teen hangout. In 1948‚ the brothers closed and reopened the restaurant to sell only hamburgers‚ milkshakes and French fries. Nowadays
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University of Asia and the Pacific School of Economics A Study on the Correlation between Fertility Behaviour and the Conditions of Labour Market‚ Capital Market and Legal Structure in Developing Countries Final Paper in Social Economics Course Submitted By: Gregorio A. Mabbagu Jose Romano S. Mira Erica Myra P. Yap Submitted to: Ms. Jovi Dacanay Faculty‚ School of Economics April 1‚ 2012 1 We dedicate this study to those unwanted babies who left our world very early…
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Competitive Advantage and Sustainability Analysis � INTRODUCTION Costco Wholesale opened its first store in Seattle‚ Washington in 1983. Founders Jeff Brotman and Jim Sinegal had a simple yet powerful idea: allow people to save on basic necessities and consumer staples while taking advantage of special offers on high-end luxury items and durable goods. With $71 billion in sales and more than $1 billion in net income for their latest fiscal year‚ Costco is the leading player in the warehouse club
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A good competitive strategy does not only focus on the making strategy of company itself‚ but also have to emphasis on creating a competitive advantage over competitors. A company should first perform a detailed situation analysis (e.g. SWOT Analysis) and competitor analysis. In addition‚ a company would also need to analyze the macro-environment of the related industry using the model such as Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model. After all‚ the good competitive strategy developed should be best “fit”
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Convections Currents The main idea that I would like you to get from this set of notes is that convection currents are a swirling motion of a fluid that needs a heat source and a cold source to work. The rest of the notes will deal with supporting this idea and giving some examples of convections currents here on earth. Once the earth collects enough material it will start to get so heavy that it compresses inward toward the center of gravity a lot. This smashing of
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Pre-Existing Conditions By Submitted to the Division of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for MBA 512: Health Policy and Law Shepherd University April 13‚ 2010 Abstract Imagine paying $500‚ $600‚ $700‚ or $1‚000 monthly for health care insurance only to realize these payments were for naught. The health care insurance provider that received these monthly installments has decided whatever is ailing you will not be covered due to a pre-existing medical
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