A. FIRM AND ITS OBJECTIVE: Conventional theory of firm assumes profit maximization is the sole objective of business firms. But recent researches on this issue reveal that the objectives the firms pursue are more than one. Some important objectives‚ other than profit maximization are: (a) Maximization of the sales revenue (b) Maximization of firm’s growth rate (c) Maximization of Managers utility function (d) Making satisfactory rate of Profit (e) Long run Survival of the firm (f) Entry-prevention
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messenger company in the United States has grown into a billion dollar corporation. FedEx Corporation was founded in 1971 as the first next day air supplier and today profits are also in the billions. Which leads us to the question‚ which one of these companies are better managed and which one is the better investment? The companies’ financials stack up like this: UPS has annual revenues of $36 billion‚ while FedEx has $26 billion. But UPS has a market capitalization‚ or total stock market value‚
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Strategic & Financial Objectives of TATA Motors‚Intel Coorparation and Lufthansa Tata Motors Tata Motors has agreed on a joint venture with Chery Automobiles in China for Jaguar Land Rover. China has been formalised to develop‚ manufacture and sell certain Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles and jointly branded vehicles for the Chinese market -Strategic Objective The Tata Motors Group employed 62‚716 permanent employees (previous year: 58‚618 employees) as of the year end out of which 56‚393 employees
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Investment Objectives Investment objectives cover how we accomplish most financial goals. These investment objectives are important because certain products and strategies work for one objective‚ but may produce poor results for another objective. It is quite likely you will use several of these investment objectives simultaneously to accomplish different objectives without any conflict. The other five specific objectives are stated below. Capital Appreciation Capital appreciation is
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main competitors in the package delivery industry: Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) and United Parcel Service of America‚ Inc. (UPS). Studying FedEx‚ UPS and their competitive relationship gives a good insight for the companies’ and industry’s future. The two companies have different strategic goals and are operating in the same industry but in different main markets: FedEx is working on "producing outstanding financial returns" and focuses on the profitability of overnight air market whereas UPS
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What are the objectives of business? Every business enterprise has certain objectives which regulate and generate its activities. Objectives are needed in every area where performance and results directly affect survival and prosperity of a business. Various objectives of business may be classified into four broad categories as follows: 1. Economic Objectives: Business is basically an economic activity. Therefore‚ its primary objectives are economic in nature. The main economic objectives of business
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Aims and objectives Aims The users for whom actuarial information is created can place a high degree of reliance on its relevance‚ transparency of assumptions‚ completeness and comprehensibility‚ including the communication of any uncertainty inherent in the information. Actuarial information addresses the needs of its users‚ is of high quality and supports good governance if it is: relevant‚ transparent and complete; and communicated comprehensibly. Relevant actuarial information makes effective
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Objectives of Firms Introduction to Business Objectives Standard theory assumes that businesses have sufficient information‚ market power and (importantly) motivation to set prices for their products that maximise profits This assumption is now heavily criticised by economists who have studied the organisation and objectives of modern-day corporations. Not only do most businesses frequently move away from pure profit-seeking behaviour‚ many are organised and operated in a way where profit is not the
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[Type the company name] FedEx vs. UPS Brief History of FedEx & UPS In 2004‚ the U.S. and China agreed to increase their air transportation flights‚ which delivered their goods between one another. This agreement represented the most dramatic liberalization of air traffic in the history of the two nations‚ and therefore FedEx Corporation and United Parcel Service‚ Inc. (UPS)‚ the only domestic cargo carriers who were permitted to serve
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Conflicting Objectives Stacy Monroe BUS 631 May 08‚ 2011 Buyers and Suppliers Relationship A buyers and suppliers relationship is often conflicting but their main objective is for each party to maximize its time‚ resources as well s their cash investments (Ireton‚ 2007). Sometimes these relationships have competing priorities and much like a marriage‚ will put a strain on the relationship. Each is dependent on the other in some way. According to our text‚ to determine whether a particular
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