Case 1-1: E-Centives‚ Inc‚ - Raising Capital in Switzerland On October 3‚ 2000‚ E-Centives‚ incorporated in the United States‚ made an initial public offering on the Swiss Stock Exchange’s New Market. The company raised approximately US $ 40 million. The E-Centives offering circular stated that no offers or sales of the company’s common stock would be made in the United States‚ and that there would be no public market for the common stock in the United States after the offering. THE SWISS EXCHANGES’S
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PERFORMANCE DURING DIFFICULT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS For the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) John Kitching Robert Blackburn David Smallbone Small Business Research Centre‚ Kingston University Sarah Dixon School of Management‚ Bath University June 2009 URN 09/1031 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i 1. INTRODUCTION‚ RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND METHODS 1 2. RESEARCH CONTEXT 1 2.1 Defining Difficult Economic Conditions 1 2.2 The
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What economic factors appear to have contributed the most recent (2008/09) recession in the UK economy? In 2008-2009 there had been a decline in the UK economy GDP for 6 consecutive quarters due to many economic factors. An overall summary of the factors to have caused the recession are: the decrease in production and construction output & weaker service industries distribution. The first the factor contributing to the recession was the subprime credit crunch crisis. ‘The credit crunch refers
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1. Concept 1) What is global sourcing? Global sourcing is defined as the process of identifying‚ developing‚ and utilizing the source of supply for the enterprise through expanding purchasing activities internationally. It is a part of post reengineering activities which is an useful measure of cutting cost. Global sourcing is a typical example of foreign construction outsourcing firms which process construction by distributing each process of construction work to vendors instead of running on
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DEPENDENCY THEORY: - Economic development theorists over the last few centuries have developed models for explaining the “undeveloped-ness” of countries in the third world countries. From Durkheim to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)‚ we have‚ time after time‚ come to witness the rise and fall of development theories and their explanations for the predicament that many poor countries face. Dependency theory has (more so than others) lasted a great deal of time in the framework of the international
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Impact of 4G Technology on Commercial Interactions‚ Economic Growth‚ and US Competitiveness Venkat Professor Course 22nd November 2011 Research Question How is 4G technology going to impact on commercial interactions‚ economic growth‚ and US competitiveness? Introduction In a bid to sustain the achievements made in the era of 3G technologies and foster efforts of economic recovery‚ the United States of America should stay abreast with
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Chapter 1 The Big Ideas in Economics Think of why some goods should be allocated by money while some not. Why demand curve is downward sloping? Two effects: 1.Substitution effect (dominent) 2.Income effect (small) The demand&supply curve can be read horizontally or vertically. You should be familiar with both ways of reading. Chapter 3 Supply&Demand Concepts: 1.A normal good: a good for which demand increases when income increases. An inferior good: a good for which demand decreases
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How Should the U.S. Government Spend Tax Dollars during Economic Hardship? In a plunging economy the world is weathering I’m inclined to stress the importance of how taxpayers’ dollars are spent. I believe that taxpayer’s funds should be used to better everyone’s situation and used where there is the most need. Due to the recession that the United States government has been plagued by due to unaccounted revenue‚ therefore‚ resulting in a negative lash back. Therefore‚ the government is forced
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Economics 247 Assignment 1 Version A This assignment has a maximum total of 100 marks and is worth 10% of your total grade for this course. You should complete it after completing your course work for Units 1 through 5. Answer each question clearly and concisely. 1. a. 3/3Define opportunity cost‚ and explain its importance in economics. (3 marks) -The opportunity cost of something is what you must give up of one thing‚ in order to get it. Opportunity cost is a key concept of
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during the Gulf war and recession in 1990-92‚ it took them four years to return to profit‚ even though traffic recovered within a year. The industry experienced a profit slump. From 1994 to 1997‚ airlines have had to recognize the need for radical change to ensure their survival and prosperity‚ after what happened last in the last four years. Many have tried to cut costs aggressively‚ to reduce capacity growth and to increase load factors. At a time of renewed economic growth‚ such actions have
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