University‚ Ahmedabad – MBA Programme Details of the Courses Offered Annexure E Course Code: C101 Economics for Managers (EFM) 1. Course Objective This course is designed to impart knowledge of the concepts and principles of Economics‚ which govern the functioning of a firm/organisation under different market conditions. It further aims at enhancing the understanding capabilities of students about macro–economic principles and decision making by business and government. 2. Course Duration The course will
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Piedra P4 09/12/13 Chapter 1: The Power of Markets 1. What are the two basic assumptions that economists make about individuals and firms? First‚ we assume that all of these entities have unlimited wants. This assumption forms the basis of economics. It is the study of how entities try to fulfill these unlimited wants when confronted with limited resources. Second‚ we assume that all of these entities are rational actors. We assume that they typically act in ways that will help to achieve
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Managerial economics is a science that deals with the application of various economics theories‚ principles‚ concepts and techniques to business management in order to solve business and management problems It deals with the practical application of economic theory and methodology to decision-making problems faced by private‚ public and non profit making organizations.. In the words of Spencer and Seigelman "Managerial Economics is the integration of economic theory with business practice for
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A. Introduction 1. What is economics? Economics is the study of how societies choose to use scarce productive resources that have alternative uses‚ to produce commodities of various kinds‚ and to distribute them among different groups. We study economics to understand not only the world we live in but also the many potential worlds that reformers are constantly proposing to us. 2. Goods are scarce because people desire much more than the economy can produce. Economic goods are scarce‚ not free‚
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ref=MjBfMDZfMTFfMTNfMV8yN18xNzI0OTk= Economic growth and economic development Like the infrastructure development‚ improvement of legal mechanism Can now be regarded as the most important precondition for sustainable Growth‚ a stronger economy‚ and pro-people system of governance‚ Writes M S Siddiqui Economic development generally refers to sustained and concerted actions‚ taken by the policy-makers and communities‚ which promote the standard of living and economic health
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THE PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF DIFFERENT COSTS 2.2 THE FACTORS INFLUENCING OPTIMUM SIZE AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY RELATIONSHIPS 2.3 UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELEVANCE AND LIMITATIONS OF ECONOMIC THEORY TO MANAGE DECISIONS 3. CONCLUSION 1. INTRODUCTION: From the economic perspective‚ there are a full range of wants from individuals‚ firms and government but there is only a few number of resources or factors of production such as land‚ labour‚ capital and enterprise. The
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completely fair‚ but it is the most stable and best option compared to a communist system. Chapter 2: Incentives Matter 4. Explain how each of the following relates to efficient outcomes in a market economy: adverse selection‚ “perverse incentives”‚ principal-agent problem‚ and the prisoner’s dilemma. Adverse selection hinders efficient outcomes in a market economy because it involves one party in an economic action having less information than the other‚ therefore it might agree to buy a
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Profit Maximiser MR = MC An industry can be defined from two criteria: - similarity of products - similarity of economic activities A Sport industry can be defined as a cluster of firms that: - produce sport activities - provide products and services - trade and sell products Meeks ‘3-Sector’ Model of the sport industry: Sector #1: Sports Entertainment Sector #2: Sports Products Sector #3: Sports Support Organisations Li‚ Hofacre and Mahoneys ‘2-Sector’ Model of the sport industry:
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------------------------------------------------- Economic policy Economic policy refers to the actions that governments take in the economic field. It covers the systems for setting interest rates and government budget as well as the labor market‚ national ownership‚ and many other areas of government interventions into the economy. Such policies are often influenced by international institutions like the International Monetary Fund or World Bank as well as political beliefs and the consequent policies of parties
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[pic][pic] [pic] Economics of Adidas by Georgi Kolev Sem03 2011 Table of Contents: 1. Traditional organization forms of a company and kinds of risks involved in each of the different forms. 3 2. Factors in the economic environment influencing the business of Adidas© 4 3. Adidas© and Porter’s 5 Forces model. 5 -3.1 Major factors from each force and how they influence the industry. 5 1. Traditional organization forms of a company and kinds of risks involved in each of
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