current asset ratio along with their acid test ratio from the years 2003 to 2004. The acid test ratio shows whether a firm has enough short terms assets to cover its long-term liabilities without having to sell its stock. The Current Asset Ratio shows that ability for a firm to pay its short-term obligations. With both of these having an increase‚ this is a good thing for each firm in terms of being in a good position to be able to make the profit or have the ability to make a profit. GSK have
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Culture‚ Institutions and International Strategy. For those firms who want to expand their business internationally‚ it is inevitable for them to face the cultural challenge. This article stresses the impact of culture on international operation as well. According to institutional-based view‚ informal and formal institutions have their own way to reduce risk. For informal ones‚ they rely on relational contact which is informal relationship based and personalized exchange. What is more‚ Human capital
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of different markets that the firm and the competitors are jointly involved with. It also pertains to the degree of importance of the individual markets to each. There are many firms competing against one another in many markets and this engages them in multimarket competition. Firms with more multimarket contacts is less likely to initiate an attack‚ but more likely to respond aggressively when they are attacked. The degree of multimarket contact between two firms determines whether they are direct
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Over the years there have been numerous articles written about the importance of working capital management regarding the profitability of a firm (Shin and Soenen‚ 1998; Deloof‚ 2003; Garcia-Tereul and Martinez- Solano‚ 2007; Raheman and Nasr‚ 2007; Mathuva‚ 2009; Dong and Su‚ 2010). Various authors have conducted researches in different countries on employing working capital in an optimal way in order to pursue profitability. But some authors still have different findings on how working capital
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Borrowing will increase value of the firm through the tax shield that borrowing brings. Thus‚ the increase value of the firm will increase the value of equity and create value to shareholders. {draw:frame} {draw:frame} *If leverage affects value‚ then s*hould* it* cause changes in either the discount rate of the firm (i.e.‚ it’s WACC) or the cash flows of the firm. Leverage affects value through the change in WACC not in the cash flows of the firm. WACC = (Wd (1-t) Kd) + (We * Ke). With
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of the firm it serves. The AIS has close relationship with the organization of the firm and its physical operations or process. The firm itself is a system with its own environment. Many of the business and accounting events that are captured and processed by the AIS arise within the environment of the business firm. There are three subsystem of the firm: organizational‚ operational and information. These subsystems are interlinked. Systems Characteristic of Business Firms A business firm is a system
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productivity of economy. This is primarily because SMEs are been considered as having a key role to play in providing new products. Take UK for example‚ SMEs have become more and more dynamic. SMEs have enjoyed higher productivity growth than large firms since 1998‚ and the proportion of SME employers reporting that they have undertaken either product or service innovation in the past 12 months has increased from 32% in 2005 to 48% in 2006(BERR‚2002). An important aspect of SMEs‚ especially for
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good tool to examine the internal environment of a firm. They state that VRIO “stands for four questions one must ask about a resource or capability to determine its competitive potential: 1. The Question of Value: Does a resource enable a firm to exploit an environmental opportunity‚ and/or neutralize an environmental threat? 2. The Question of Rarity: Is a resource currently controlled by only a small number of competing firms? [are the resources used to make the products/services
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The Five Drivers of Revenue Growth for Professional Services A Leader’s Guide to Increasing Revenue Mike Schultz‚ Co‐President John Doerr‚ Co‐President Robert Croston‚ Vice President Wellesley Hills Group 600 Worcester Road Framingham‚ MA 01702 www.whillsgroup.com (508) 626‐9991 A Wellesley Hills Group White Paper Table of Contents Part I: The White Paper Growth Opportunities All Around..............................................................................
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Assessing the political environment is an important part in any business decision. Laws and regulations passed by either local‚ regional and central government bodies can affect foreign firms’ operations. Also‚ firms are comfortable assessing the political climates in their home countries. However‚ assessing the political climates in other countries is still problematic. Classification and description of political risks When doing international business‚ the manager may face several types of financial
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