DIVERSIFICATION AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION Anil M. Pandya and Narendar V. Rao Abstract Diversification is a strategic option that many managers use to improve their firms’ performance. This interdisciplinary research attempts to verify whether firm level diversification has any impact on performance. The study finds that on average‚ diversified firms show better performance compared to undiversified firms on both risk and return dimensions. It also tests the robustness of these
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1. When Annie Dillard says “I’ll do it in the evenings‚ after skiing‚ or on the way home from the bank…” she is referring to writing‚ and how writing is something that you have to take on completely and make it your whole life. 2. The most climactic event of Dillard’s narrative is when the female moth goes into the flame of the candle and her body is shriveling and crumbling away. She connects it with what she sees in the bathroom because the hollow body of the female moth didn’t crumble and became
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The Resources of the Firm These resources may be divided by 3 categories 1. Tangible resources include land‚ buildings‚ plant and machinery. Example‚ Toyota’s Tangible resources It is not different from other companies‚ such as Financial: the ability to raise funds‚ a loan and issue stock to raise capital. Technological: patents‚ trademarks and copyright and trade secrets‚ etc. Physical: such as buildings‚ machinery‚ plant‚ equipment‚ research and development as well as all raw materials
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Chapter 1: Global marketing in the firm I. Introduction to globalization Globalization: reflects the trend of firms buying‚ developing producing and selling products and service in most countries and regions of the world. Benefits for the firm which do an international expansion: New and potentially more profitable markets Increase the firm’s competitiveness Facilitates access to new product ideas‚ manufacturing innovations and the latest technology Internalization: doing business in many
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merging into a global marketplace in which the tastes and preferences of consumers in different nations are beginning to converge Implications: today’s firm operates in an environment that offers more opportunities‚ but is also more complex and competitive than that faced a generation ago The globalization of production tendency among many firms to source goods and services from different locations around the globe in an attempt to take advantage of national differences in the cost and quality
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Manufacturing and Service Technologies technology refers to the work processes‚ techniques‚ machines‚ and actions used to transform organizational inputs into outputs. One important theme in this chapter is how core technology influences organization structure. Understanding core technology provides insight into how an organization can be structured for efficient performance. Core technology is the work process that is directly related to the organization’s mission. A non-core technology is a department
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productivity and profitability According to Tangen (2005:728) profitability is most of time confused with productivity. It is described that profitability considers the monetarily effects‚ while productivity considers the real progression that takes place among purely physical phenomena. Profitability can be defined as the relationship of money between the output and input‚ thus including the influence of price-factors. Pekuri‚ Haapasalo and Herrala (2011:41)‚ states that profitability is a critical
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Can Profitability and Morality Co-exist? Business Ethics and Corporate Governance INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ETHICS What is Business?? Business is a legally recognized organizational entity existing within an economically free country designed to sell goods and/or services to consumers or other businesses‚ usually in an effort to generate profit. It is a commercial activity engaged in as a means of livelihood or profit‚ or an entity which engages in such activities. What is Ethics? Ethics are
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will discuss the small firm effect as an anomaly which counter-argues the efficient market hypothesis in relate to the capital assets pricing model. Furthermore‚ the supporting evidence and influence of this anomaly will be included in the essay. Moreover‚ the reason of existence and profitability will be discussed. At last‚ a conclusion about whether or not to use this anomaly earn profit will be provided. Explanation of small firm effect and its methodologies Small firm effect refers to a situation
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MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS PROJECT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We would like to take this opportunity to thank Prof. Jhonson for all his help and support throughout this project and for giving us a chance to identify the Investment opportunity in the Banking Industry and decide whether a given bank is good for investment or not. TABLE OF CONTENTS SR. NO. TOPIC PAGE NO. 1 INTRODUCTION – KARUR VYSYA BANK 4 2 BALANCE SHEET AND PROFIT & LOSS ANALYSIS 5
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