International Journal of Business and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 13 [Special Issue - July 2011] THE EFFECT OF BUSINESS STRATEGY AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ON MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS: A STUDY OF MALAYSIAN HOTELS Sofiah Md Auzair Senior Lecturer School of Accounting Faculty of Economics and Management Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia‚ Malaysia E-mail: sofiah@.ukm.my‚ phone: 03-89213745 Abstract This study was undertaken to investigate the use of Management Control Systems (MCS) in Malaysian hotels
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10 STEPS TO PLAN AN EVENT A BASIC PROCEDURAL OUTLINE TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANNING AN EVENT OR ACTIVITY STEP 1 STEP 2 Identify what type of event/activity you would like to do. Determine the goals of the event and what you would like to accomplish. Define your objectives and outcomes of the event or activity. Identify the target audience and event emphasis: Education‚ Health etc. STEP 3 STEP 4 Decide on a date and time for the event or activity. Consider locations and types of facilities to host event
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QUARTEY ISAAC 01125369D HND ACCOUNTANCY 2 PART TIME MAY 18‚ 2014. ASSIGNMENT ENTREPRENEURS ARE BORN AND MADE There are two sides to every debate‚ and the "what makes an entrepreneur" argument has raged for decades with neither side able to conclusively prove their case. There are many who believe that an entrepreneur must possess personality traits such as vision‚ passion and drive that are innate and cannot be taught. Others argue that the skills of evaluating opportunities‚ motivating people
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Drones are unique and come with their own unique benefits and problems. There are many uses and benefits of using drones such as the efficiency‚ affordability‚ and reliability‚ but with those benefits come some concerns and problems such as privacy and regulation difficulties. These complications cannot get in the way of the potential that drones possess to change the future for the betterment of mankind. Moreover‚ drones have been used throughout the world and they cannot come to a stop now. The
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Family Dynamics and the Changing Home Environment: Infancy through Adolescence Liberty University Counseling 502 Dr. Jimmy Myers Cynthia S. Dawkins December 4‚ 2011 Abstract Changes in the home environment such as marital conflict‚ divorce and poor parenting can adversely affect family dynamics‚ and children especially‚ can develop both mental and physical health problems. Research finds a correlation between parental separation and the internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors
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Few entrepreneurs survive the transition from start-up to conglomerate. Of those‚ only a fraction go on to lead their company past the billion-dollar mark. And of those‚ only one man has directed a company to publicly traded worth of about half a trillion dollars-when compared to nations‚ his company boasts the ninth largest economy in the world. At 44‚ he may be the richest man in history‚ worth approximately $77 billion. He’s also created more millionaires than anyone in the history of business
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External analysis How can a smartphone company use external analysis to gain competitive advantage? 1. Apply 5 forces model for the smartphone industry According to Hill and Jones‚ the five forces model serves the purpose to identify opportunities and threats in the external business environment‚ by analysing “competitive forces” (Hill & Jones‚ 2012‚ p. 42). Once created by Michel E. Porter this particular framework functioned as a useful tool for managers to approach the external analysis
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Natural-Born Entrepreneur by Dan Bricklin Reprint r0108b HBR Case Study r0108a What a Star –What a Jerk Sarah Cliffe First Person r0108b Natural-Born Entrepreneur Dan Bricklin Different Voice r0108c Is Success a Sin? A Conversation with the Reverend Peter J. Gomes In Praise of Middle Managers r0108d Quy Nguyen Huy The Superefficient Company r0108e Michael Hammer The Weird Rules of Creativity r0108f Robert I. Sutton What You Don’t Know r0108g About Making Decisions David A. Garvin
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Introduction "Entrepreneurs are born not made" There are two sides to every debate‚ and the "what makes an entrepreneur" argument has raged for decades with neither side able to conclusively prove their case. There are many who believe that an entrepreneur must possess personality traits such as vision‚ passion and drive that are innate and cannot be taught. Others argue that the skills of evaluating opportunities‚ motivating people and operating a business are easily passed on to eager students
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we are presented with five individuals who all made their fortune in real estate in Memphis‚ TN – each with different personality traits and by following different career/education paths. Abe‚ as described‚ most strongly matches the passionate entrepreneur type. He is known as the “do it right” guy and has consistently been fair and conscientious in his business practice. It’s also possible that some of his success is rooted in his race. Being the only African-American in the example‚ it’s possible
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