capital management efficiency in telecommunication equipment industry”‚ River Academic Journal‚ Vol. 3 No. 2‚ pp. 1-10. Gill‚ A. and Mathur‚ N. (2011)‚ “The impact of board size‚ CEO duality‚ and corporate liquidity on the profitability of Canadian service firms”‚ Journal of Applied Finance and Banking‚ Vol. 1 No. 3‚ pp. 83-95. Gill‚ A. and Shah‚ C. (2012)‚ “Determinants of corporate cash holdings: evidence from Canada”‚ International Journal of Economics and Finance‚ Vol. 4 No. 1‚ pp. 70-9. Harford
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Period 6 Cuba Known as the first island Christopher Columbus landed on in 1492 claiming the discovery of America‚ Cuba was already inhabited by native Indians. Most of the native Indians soon died off due to disease brought over by the European sailors and settlers. The island came under Spanish rule and African slaves were brought in to work the coffee and sugarcane plantations that supplied a third of the world’s demand at that time. Havana became the capital city from which annual treasure
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Federal Express – delivering the goods Kevan Scholes This case study looks at how new business models can create vast improvements in competitiveness. However‚ the models must be suited to the business environment at the time and will have a ‘shelf-life’ as the business environment changes. The case study looks at one on the world’s most successful adopters of a new business model that transformed the airfreight and package delivery sectors worldwide. But the advent of the internet in the mid-1990s
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Hyderabad (IMT‚HYD) from November 2013 to March 2014. HBR Spotlight The 21st Century Supply Chain COPYRIGHT © 2004 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Managing the modern supply chain is a job that involves specialists in manufacturing‚ purchasing‚ and distribution‚ of course. But today it is also vital to the work of chief financial officers‚ chief information officers‚ operations and customer service executives‚ and certainly chief executives. Changes
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www.hbr.org Even as companies are being told that the future lies in globalization‚ some are severely punished for their international moves. A simple test can help you decide what makes strategic sense for your organization. When You Shouldn’t Go Global by Marcus Alexander and Harry Korine Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 When You Shouldn’t Go Global 8 Further
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long-term customers was becoming a challenge. During a delivery run yesterday‚ driver Joe Stevens had noticed a competitor’s sales manager talking with the general manager of Saver Superstore‚ one of JBI’s largest customers. Then‚ that morning‚ Johnson’s sales manager‚ Marsha Ketchum‚ had mentioned that‚ during her visit with the same general manager on Wednesday‚ he was starting to make some noises about wanting to negotiate a lower price. This could cause a dilemma because this customer had been
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Customer Service Policy Mission Statement My customer service mission would be to go above and beyond the customer’s expectations and achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction to maximize the long-term growth and success of the company. We will provide a superior customer service experience and build a corporate culture that is focused on delivering quality customer service to maintain customer loyalty. Customer Retention/Loyalty The importance of customer retention to the organization
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AO4 Planning Customer Service Standards Planning customer service standards is important for both the company and the customer as it ensures that the service received is consistent throughout the company. It is important to show consistency throughout the company as it ensures that everybody knows the standard of the service to be given and prevents poor customer service from being carried out which can affect the company. Another reason why it is important to set customer service standards is
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Culture Through a Customer Service Excellence Lens Sian Thomas. B.A. (Hons) Business and Management‚ Customer Service Excellence module‚ Level 6 Keywords: Customer Service Excellence‚ Culture‚ Understanding‚ Impact | Introduction The purpose of this research is to evaluate the importance of understanding culture in order to deliver customer service excellence from both an organisational perspective and the perspective of the customer. This paper will apply customer service excellence theory
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NEW YORK -- Your best customer just complained about an employee’s phone manners. Or maybe it was the turnaround time on an order. Or maybe your Web site isn’t very customer friendly. These are customer service problems crying out for a solution. But if you really want to address your service issues‚ forget a quick-fix approach. Your small business and your customers will be better off if you look at service from a holistic point of view‚ one that includes all your employees‚ your internal processes
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