THE EFFECTS OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE‚ BOARD EFFECTIVENESS AND MANAGERIAL DISCRETION ON PERFORMANCE OF LISTED COMPANIES IN KENYA ONGORE‚ VINCENT OKOTH Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph D) in Business Administration‚ School of Business‚ University of Nairobi‚ Kenya. 2008. DECLARATION I declare that this thesis is my original work and‚ to the best of my knowledge‚ has not been submitted to any university for a degree
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Therefore‚ understand the cultures of different ethnic groups is essential in doing business. According to Jodie R. Gorrill‚ in Malaysia‚ a predominantly Muslim country‚ a businessperson should perceive to understand Malay’s customs and taboos. For example‚ Fridays are a particularly religious day of the week for Malays and the business meeting should not be arranged at this time. Instead of this‚ when entertaining Malay associates (who are Muslim)‚ avoid conducting business on Friday or during the
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Business Structures Krista Harvell FINANCE 571 July 01‚ 2013 Mario Ducret Business Structures There are four main forms of business structures. The structures of business differentiate based on liability‚ tax implications‚ and what type of business is being evaluated when determining what structure to use. This paper will cover the advantages and disadvantages within the four types of business structures; Limited Liability Corporations‚ Corporations‚ Partnerships‚ and Sole Proprietorships
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Brazil – Group Assignment Intercultural Business 3.0 Brazil’s Business Culture The culture and etiquette in Brazil vary a lot from the culture and etiquette in most of Europe‚ they’re more similar to the ones you find in India. It’s a country where family is highly valued and nepotism is the leading model in business. The most prevalent obstacle you will meet will be the “Custo Brasil” which stands for the extra costs business in Brazil brings e.g. corruption. In north the businesspeople
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Indonesia and its Business Culture Religion and culture: -Most Indonesian businessmen are Chinese and mostly non-Muslim. -Many are Christians but because Indonesia is dominated by Muslims‚ it could be offensive and impolite to eat during the fasting hours of Ramadan. -Superstitions: There are many superstitions in Indonesia due to the folklores and belief in Black Magic. One such superstition is to avoid making payments at night as it is believed that it may lead to bankruptcy of business failure.
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Columbia‚ Quebec‚ Ontario etc. and three territories that Yukon‚ Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Canada is a federal state governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy‚ with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. Canadian culture is a diverse fusion of indigenous‚ French and British traditions that have been significantly broadened by a wave of immigration from Europe and Asia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The country is officially bilingual and multicultural at
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Performance Management- Measuring Performance Measuring performance is a step which every organization used to measure aspects of performance that are important for achieving competitive advantage’s (DE Cieri‚ Krama‚ 2005‚ pg 325). More specifically‚ it enables company to perform better asset management‚ increase ability to capture customer value‚ impact on organizational reputation‚ and improved measures of organizational knowledge (Robbins‚ 2006‚ pg 552). Asset management is the basic procedure
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There are various number of problems that exsist in the chip’s current business process.they are‚ Heavily depend on paper based manual methods for the most essential departments Ex:- purchasing material‚ controlling production‚ satisfying customer orders etc.. Less contribution and effort by top level management in to developing a better organized business process. Chip’s business strategy is centred on differentiating based on quality and customer responsiveness. But this strategy has
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Rivalry 1. Market structure and industry concentration 2. Product differentiation 3. Diversity of opponents 4. Tradition of strategic responses 5. Ease of entry & exit 4. Buyer Power 1. Scale and scope of buyer 2. Price sensitivity and switching cost 3. Buyer’s ability of backward integration 4. Cost structure of buyer 5. Buyer’s industry structure 5. Supplier Power 1. Scale and scope of supplier 2. Supplier’s ability of forward integration 3. Supplier’s industry structure Industry Characteristics
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(Master of Business Administration) Subject- Business Statistics Q1. What do you mean by sample survey? What are the different sampling methods? Briefly describe them. Ans. Sample is a finite subset of a population drawn from it to estimate the characteristic of the population. Sampling is a tool which enables us to draw conclusions about characteristics of the population. Survey Sampling describes the process of selecting a sample of elements from a target population in order to conduct
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