STUDIES A LEVEL RESOURCES. 2008 SPECIFICATION Product orientation‚ market orientation and asset-led marketing. When a business bases it’s marketing mix on what the business sees as it’s internal strengths‚ the business’s marketing is said to be ’product orientated’. When a business bases it’s marketing mix on it’s perception of what the market wants‚ the business’s marketing is said to be ’market led’‚ or ’market orientated’. Asset led marketing uses product strengths such as the name and brand image
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Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow‚ Corporate Finance‚ and Takeovers Michael C. Jensen Harvard Business School MJensen@hbs.edu Abstract The interests and incentives of managers and shareholders conflict over such issues as the optimal size of the firm and the payment of cash to shareholders. These conflicts are especially severe in firms with large free cash flows—more cash than profitable investment opportunities. The theory developed here explains 1) the benefits of debt in reducing agency
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acknowledged. Student Signature: Date: Student Registration Number: Student email address : Programme : Masters MBA Year/Level : 7 Academic Year : 2013/14 Trimester : 1 Module title : Achieving Corporate Success Assignment no. : 1 Marketing Management Module code: BUS 747 Word guide: 2000 Percentage Weighting of this assignment for the module: 50% Issue date : Return date : Lecturer : Second marker : Notes for students : 1. Hard copy of assignment should be stapled
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Ways to Overcome Thefts in Neighbourhood Nowadays‚ there are so many theft has happen at our neighbourhood. This problem may make a bad thought about our neigbourhood. In my opinion‚ this problem should not happen to our peacefully neighbourhood. So‚ we have to overcome this problem before it getting worst. In this essay‚ I will discuss about the ways to overcome theft problem. First and foremost‚ our neighbourhood seems really remote at night. This situation may be used by thieves to theft at
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The Influence of Customer Satisfaction and Switching Costs on Customer Retention: A Survey of Retail Internet Banking Users in Hong Kong WONGChjBo BSc(Hons)‚ MBA‚ MA‚ MSc Student ID No. 9911675L International Graduate School of Management Division of Business and Enterprise University of South Australia A Thesis submitted in total fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Business and Management 24 January 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No.
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economics and business decision-making‚ sunk costs are retrospective (past) costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered. Sunk costs are sometimes contrasted with prospective costs‚ which are future costs that may be incurred or changed if an action is taken. Both retrospective and prospective costs may be either fixed (continuous for as long as the business is in operation and unaffected by output volume) or variable (dependent on volume) costs. Note‚ however‚ that many economists consider
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statements is true? The costs of attracting a new customer have been found to be up to six times higher than the costs of retaining old ones 5. Which of these is not part of the marketing concept? Matching competitors’ offering 6. What is the purpose of production orientation focus? The purpose of the organisation is to manufacture the highest quality products 7. Which of these is not a feature of a market driven business? They stick with the same products 8. Why do marketing-orientated companies
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information to customers easily. * MARKETING * What is marketing? * Creating consumer wants & satisfying it * Finding ways to satisfy customers effectively & efficiently. * Is to be defined as value delivering process. * Definition * Kotler “Marketing is a social & managerial process by which individuals & groups obtain what they need and want through creating‚ offering and exchanging products of value with others”. * AMA “ Marketing is the process of planning & executing
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corporations have to take. Cost analysis is one of the factors that should be taken into consideration while evaluating financial and investment decisions. This paper reviews the concept of cost analysis‚ how it is used in decision making‚ and how firms usually involve cost analysis in evaluating different projects. Furthermore‚ the paper discusses some of the main concepts that are derived from cost analysis such as cost allocation‚ cost-effectiveness analysis‚ and cost-benefit analysis. In addition
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under efficient operating conditions absorption costing all manufacturing costs are assigned to products: direct material‚ direct labour‚ variable and fixed manufacturing overhead acceptable quality level (AQL) the defect rate at which total quality costs are minimised account classification method (or account analysis) the process in which managers use their judgement to classify costs as fixed‚ variable or semivariable costs accounting rate of return (or simple rate of return‚ rate of return on assets
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