TYPES OF CORPORATE DIVERSIFICATION When a firm chooses to diversify‚ it faces a decision as to how related the new business(es) is(are) to the existing businesses of the firm. When Charles Bluhdorn was CEO of a company called Gulf+Western in the 1950s‚ he diversified into a host of industries: motion pictures (Paramount Pictures‚ the makers of The Godfather‚ Chinatown‚ and other movies)‚ clothing‚ cigars‚ zinc mines‚ auto parts‚ and sugar‚ among others! In contrast‚ a company such as Cooper
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Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies Examine Apple’s current position on the company’s ethical and social responsibilities‚ and determine whether or not the company has met these responsibilities. Provide two (2) examples that support your position. In addition to maximizing profits‚ one of the main objectives to many corporations today is to be well known for their responsible management and ethical performance. Apple is one of the most important companies throughout the world because
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Working Paper Series British Airways and Balmer’s AC3ID Test of Corporate Brand Management Professor John M T Balmer Dr Helen Stuart Working Paper No 04/26 July 2004 The working papers are produced by the Bradford University School of Management and are to be circulated for discussion purposes only. Their contents should be considered to be preliminary. The papers are expected to be published in due course‚ in a revised form and should not be quoted without the author’s permission. W O R
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LEADERSHIP‚ GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS ASSIGNMENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLAN Table of Contents | Page | 1. Introduction | 3 | 2. Literature Review | 3 | 2.1 The nature of leadership | 3 | 2.2 Leadership theories | 3 | 2.3 Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid Model | 4 | 2.3.1 The Managerial Grid Concept | 4 | 2.3.2 Five different leadership styles | 4 | 2.3.3 Strengths and Weaknesses of the
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Movie Review: Freedom Writers We are here! And we matter! With the help of their English teacher‚ the high school students‚ known as Freedom Writers‚ at Woodrow Wilson High set out to prove their significance in the world. In 2007‚ Paramount Picture studio released the drama Freedom Writers‚ directed by screenwriter Richard LaGravenese‚ and starring Hilary Swank‚ Scott Glenn‚ Patrick Dempsey‚ along with young unknowns in the student roles. The film portrays the real-life Erin Gruwell‚ a white
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The leader’s role in effective governance of organisations Assignment 1 Report by : Jorge Andres Cuellar Student Id : S0224193 Subject : LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE Course Code : MGMT20152 Tutor: Grace Phan-Athiroj Central Queensland University Sydney January 2012 Since last decade there are major interest in executive directors’ role to achieve a high status and be recognized into organisations‚ universities and other entities. Nowadays‚ words as leadership‚ quality‚ and management have
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Recently the terms "governance" and "good governance" are being increasingly used in development literature. Bad governance is being increasingly regarded as one of the root causes of all evil within our societies. Simply put "governance" means: the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented). Since governance is the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented‚ an analysis of governance focuses on the formal
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Marketing: An Integrative Framework Isabelle Maignan Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam‚ the Netherlands O. C. Ferrell Colorado State University This article introduces a conceptualization of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that emphasizes the role and potential contribution of the marketing discipline. The proposed framework first depicts CSR initiatives as the actions undertaken to display conformity to both organizational and stakeholder norms. Then
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shareholders lose their investments‚ and societies lose key parts of their economic infrastructure‚ have you noticed that it often appears that the senior directors involved walk away with a clear conscience and they seem to be unaffected by the corporate collapses they have created. They present themselves as glibly unbothered by the chaos around them‚ unconcerned about those who have lost their jobs‚ savings and investments‚ and lacking any regrets about what they have done. Some of these individuals
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Lecture 1: The advantages of forming a corporation are: * Reduction of personal liability. A sole proprietor has unlimited liability * Taxes. Forming a corporation may mean that more expenses can be considered business expenses and be deducted from the company’s income. * Improved credibility. The business may have increased credibility in the business world compared to a sole proprietorship. * Ability to attract investment. Corporations can raise capital through the sale of equity
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