Knowledge Based Theory of the Firm by R.M. Grant Assumptions * Firms apply knowledge to the production of good and services * Knowledge is the most strategically important of a firm ’s resources * Knowledge is created and held by individuals‚ not organizations * Firms exist because markets are incapable of coordinating the knowledge of individual specialists. This is the role of the management within a firm. Coordination of Specialized Knowledge While organizational theory
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»The effects of corruption on firm performance« Ljubljana‚ 27.5.2014 ABSTRACT In this seminar project we are going to present some of the basics of the effects that corruption has on firm performance. At the beginning of the paper we are going to describe the spread of corruption across companies‚ its consequences and why it is good to avoid it in general. Examples supporting those facts will be provided. We are going to mention some concrete effects on firms‚ most of which are negative
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Communicative Language Teaching The Advantages and Disadvantages of Communicative Language Teaching By HAH Introduction The focus of this essay is to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). In doing so‚ it is important to first clarify the meaning of CLT and it’s place in the ongoing history of language teaching methodology. CLT is generally accepted as the most recognized‚ contemporary approach to language
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Research Topic: FDI Impact on Firm Performance Research Question: Impact of Inward FDI on Firm Performance across Sectors: Evidence from Uzbekistan Research Objectives: • Determine the link between inward FDI and performance of domestic companies in Uzbekistan • Distinguish between vertical and horizontal spillover effects of FDI in firm performance • Develop hypothesis and test it to estimate the strength of impact of inward FDI on specified economic variables • Make policy
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But what is the advantage and disadvantage of playing computer games? II. Statement of the problem - What are the benefits of playing computer games in students of Quezon City Polytechnic University Batasan Branch? - What is the percentage of the students who prefer that computer games is an advantage? - What is the percentage of the students who prefer that computer games is an disadvantage? - What is the percentage of the students who believe that it’s an advantage in a way it relieves
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Case Study 1 Cemex: A DIGITAL FIRM IN THE MAKING 1. How did digital technology transform the way Cemex ran its business? In previous years when Cemex began‚ the business’ operations ran without the use of digital technology‚ they used telephones as a communication medium between customers and employees. However‚ this proved to be futile because it was very time consuming and costly to Cemex. Phone lines were jammed as customers‚ truckers and dispatchers tried to get orders
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References: Ameer R.‚ Ramli F. and Zakaria H. (2010). A new perspective on board composition and firm performance in an emerging market. Emerald Group Publishing Limited‚ ISSN‚ 10‚ 647-661. Andres Pablo de‚ Azofra V. and Lopez F. (2005). Corporate Boards in OECD Countries: size‚ composition‚ functioning and effectiveness. Corporate Governance‚ 13 (2)‚ 197-210. Bhattacherjee Anol (2nd Ed.).(2012). Social Science Research: Principles
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Financial Crises and Firm Performance Financial crises • Financial crises could happen anywhere‚ although emerging markets tended to be more seriously afflicted in recent times • Companies operating in a region where a financial crisis had broken out could undergo corporate disasters as a result. • The following sections describe what happened during three major financial crises in the late 1990s and early 2000s‚ and how the business sectors of the regions were affected. • The best-known of
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Resume: Human Resource Management Practice and Firm Performance By : Syndicate 2 Human resource management Practices (HRMP) to have positive influence and give impacting on organizational performance through a “high road” approach which has become a key element in HR literature. High road approach means that some HRMP are universalistic‚ appropriate and advantageous for all firms. According to universalistic perspective‚ there is a simple direct relationship between HRMP and organizational performance
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Description of the company 1.1. History and evolution Ernst & Young is one of the largest firms in the world‚ offering an array of financial services including tax‚ transaction and advisory services. The company’s roots date back to the 19th century‚ when Arthur Young and Alwin C Ernst each founded an accounting firm. Arthur Young was born in Glasgow‚ Scotland but he moved to the US to pursue his career in accounting and in 1906 he formed an accounting firm‚ Arthur Young & Company‚ with his brother
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