explore the goals and objectives of firms in various industries and the manner in which these firms can achieve these goals. Analyses of the industry‚ interfirm rivalry and firm specific competitive advantage are the key components of the course. The course initially focuses on strategy at the business level and then moves on to multi-business firms. The class formally covers the following conceptual areas: - The concept of strategy Industry analysis Firm resources and capabilities Business
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Q2. Discuss two personal factors and two external factors that could influence a child or young person’s development. A2. A personal factor that may influence a Childs development would be being born with or later developing a brain tumour. Brain
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government trade policy – the interests of producers (businesses and their employees) or those of consumers? Trade policy is a collection of rules and regulations when pertain to trade. Every nation has some form of trade policy‚ to help a nation’s international trade run more smoothly by setting clear standards and goals which can be understood by potential partner. Trade policy is a part of import and export taxes‚ tariffs‚ inspection regulations and quotas. The purpose of trade policy is to protect
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The traditional profit maximizing theories of the firm have been criticised for being unrealistic. As a result‚ alternative theories of the firm were introduced (Sloman & Sutcliffe‚ 2001). One of the alternative theories of the firm is Growth maximization. Following are the main motives for the firms to grow: The cost motive: A growth maximising firm can lower its long run average costs by exploiting economies of scale and economies of scope. Economies of scale come into effect when increasing
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Chapter 6: “What Do Firms Try to Maximize‚ if Anything?” Introduction Do firms really maximize profit? This question has been under debate since the 1940s and 1950s‚ when a wide number of mainstream neoclassical economists defended the assumption against a group of institutional economists that questioned the assumption as the norm in the industry. On the side of the neoclassical economists were Fritz Machlup and Milton Friedman‚ with institutional economists Richard A. Lester and Garnder C
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In 1966‚ Robert Kennedy said‚ “It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped” (Kennedy). Robert Kennedy’s progressive ideas and unbiased point of view shaped his career as Attorney General under his brother‚ President John F. Kennedy. From 1961 until 1964‚ RFK served as Attorney General; he was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan in 1968 while running for President. Kennedy applied his authority as Attorney General to improve civil rights while reducing poverty and
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Managerial Theories of Firm Marris and Williamson’s Models Marris’ Managerial Thesis of Firm Marris has put forth a significant thesis of firm as per which the managers do not optimise profits but in its place as per him‚ they look for to optimise profits balanced rate of increase of the firm. Optimisation of balanced rate of increase of the firm entails optimisation of the rate of increase of demand for the commodities of the firm and rate of increase of capital supply. If I symbolises
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SERVICE FIRM COMPETITIVENESS Service firms must constantly improve themselves about quality and productivity in order to compete with rivals. Chase & Hayes created a table to describe the role of operations in the strategic development of service firms. This is an illustration of productivity and quality development. This table categorizes service firms into 4 stages of development according to their competitiveness. This table does not mean that services have to start at stage 1. A firm may start
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marks) The law firm of Smith‚ Jones‚ and Greene provides accounting service for some of its clients. The person who handles this service and her secretary cost the law firm an average of $80‚000 per year in salary and benefits. Furthermore‚ the law firm incurs an additional charge of $50 per client for computer time‚ postage‚ and supplies. Clients are charged $300 a year for these accounting services. a) Determine the cost‚ revenue‚ and profit functions for the law firm in terms of the number
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the model was that there were no economic profits in the long run. In a monopoly‚ the firm typically earns a positive economic profit. Why is there this difference? The lack of barriers to entry will allow competitors to enter the market unil economic profit is zero. These firms are price takers‚ and they cannot affect prices because their demand curve is horizontal. (4 marks) 2. Assume that a single firm in a pure competitive industry has a fixed cost of $6500 and variable costs as indicated
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