for the modern organization. However‚ Dr. Yogesh Malhotra (2003)‚ the founding Chairman and Chief Knowledge Architect of the BRINT Institute‚ LLC‚ says that “knowledge is the ultimate competitive advantage only if understood from an action-oriented perspective. <….> Only translating information <…> into actionable value propositions can assure competitive advantage”. One way of emphasizing learning and turning knowledge into action is through the development of a learning organization (Gardiner et
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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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“Offshore Outsourcing” En la actualidad existe un sin número de ventajas y desventajas del concepto conocido “off-shore outsourcing”. Detrás de cada iniciativa es una decisión compleja seleccionar el tipo de modelo a utilizar de “offshore outsourcing” para que de los resultados esperados por la organización. Seleccionar el modelo apropiado es un aspecto determinante para desarrollar el plan de outsourcing. El proceso envuelve factores como‚ la estrategia de negocio‚ selección del país y la
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why not? 1.1 The definition of WACC Weighted average cost of capital(WACC)‚ is a weighted-computational method of analyzing the cost of capital based on the whole capital structure of a firm. The result of WACC is the rate a firm use to monitor the application of the current assets because it represents the return the firm MUST get. For example this rate could be used as the discount rate of evaluating an investment‚ and maintaining the price of firm’s stock. 1.2 Analysis of Johanna Cohen’s
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KINETIC STUDY OF LIQUID-PHASE ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL OF HEAVY METAL IONS BY ALMOND TREE (TERMINALIA CATAPPA L.) LEAVES WASTE ABSTRACT. The kinetic sorption of five metal ions - Al3+‚ Cr6*‚ Zn2+‚ Ag+ and Mn2+ - from aqueous solution onto almond tree leaves (ATL) waste in single component system has been studied. The experimental data was analyzed in terms of intraparticle diffusion and rate of adsorption‚ thus comparing transport mechanism and chemical sorption processes. The sorption rates based on
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Nike is the leading footwear company in the world. PEST Analysis sums up how the company’s business strategies fare in the macro environmental level. Nike‚ Inc. is an incorporated company that designs‚ develops and markets worldwide athletic footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessories. Nike employs both traditional and non-traditional distribution channels in almost 200 countries with primary market regions in the United States‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific‚ and the Americas. Nike has some 20‚000 retailers
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we used market value based on the share price of Nike on July 5‚ 2001and number of shares outstanding‚ which resulted in the weights of debt and equity of 10.2% and 89.8% respectively (see Exhibit 2). Cost of Debt: Cost of debt was calculated by Ms. Cohen by finding the historical interest rate of 2.7% and tax rate of 38%. We agree with her estimation of the tax rate of 38%‚ but calculated a cost of debt of 7.17% based on the market price of Nike bonds and finding their yield to maturity (see Exhibit
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of text mining in this case was CRM focused and dealt with the process of how HP employed SAS Text Miner to determine what its most valuable customers were discussing and then how to develop new customer service strategies based on the recurring themes extracted from text mining. In HP’s case they wanted to monitor public insights and opinions (i.e. review sites‚ blogs) and bring science to customer relationships. How do you think text mining techniques could be used in other businesses? Measuring
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Outsourcing Report Bangladesh Aspect Executive Summary Now-a-days companies are heavily involved in the Offshore Outsourcing process because of the heavy competition in the market. Cost saving along with the qualitative services has been the main aim for many of the companies. With the help of Offshore Development services companies can concentrate on their business goals more effectively. For many companies Offshore Outsourcing has been the most critical component of their main business
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theory of property rights and the theory of finance to develop a theory of the ownership structure of the firm. We focus in this paper on the behavioral implications of the property rights specified in the contracts between the owners and managers of the firm. The possibility of monitoring the behavior of the company by means of review of controls has stayed aside in this analysis. In the activity they can use resources for changing the opportunity that the owner possesses to receive the not pecuniary
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