“TYPES OF ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES” Types of Alternative Strategies In APA Style Chikita Martin Herzing University Strategic Management Alternative Strategies There are 11 alternative strategies; forward integration which means gaining ownership or increased control over distributors and retailers‚ backward integration which is seeking ownership or increased control of a firm’s suppliers‚ horizontal integration which is seeking ownership or increased control over competitors‚ market penetration
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The Policy Goals of Regulation It is commonly understood that financial regulation should be designed to achieve certain key policy goals‚ including: (a)safety and soundness of financial institutions‚(b) mitigation of systemic risk‚ (c) fairness and efficiency of markets‚ and (d) the protection of customers and investors. These broad goals‚ while clearly important‚ do not take into account an additional factor that has come to be regarded as critical in any well-functioning regulatory system; namely
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An investment that is not one of the three traditional asset types (stocks‚ bonds and cash). Most alternative investment assets are held by institutional investors or accredited‚ high-net-worth individuals because of their complex nature‚ limited regulations and relative lack of liquidity. Alternative investments include hedge funds‚ managed futures‚ real estate‚ commodities and derivatives contracts. Definition of ’Hedge Fund’ An aggressively managed portfolio of investments that uses advanced
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City of Stonnington Market Outlook/ Opportunities The size of Prahran is approximately 2 square kilometres. It has 6 parks covering 4% of total area. In 2006 the population of Prahran was 10‚658 people and by 2011 it has 11‚190 people‚ showing a growth of 4% in the area. Around 50% of Prahran’s population is aged 20-39. Each year the area attracts significant numbers of young people between the ages of 15-29. The inner urban lifestyle is attractive to these younger people. Prahran has a reasonably
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Lecture 11: Handout The Regulation of Banks Date: 28 April 2004 Module: International Banking Why Regulate Banks? Banks are intermediaries between money suppliers and those who need money. Commercial banks are most heavily regulated financial institutions. Five main reasons for regulation: I. The first is to ensure the safety and soundness of banks. The purpose is to maintain I) domestic and II) international confidence‚ III) protect depositors and ultimately taxpayers
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Advertising Regulation Abstract This paper argues for regulation of advertising. It focuses on deceptive‚ unfair‚ and misleading advertisements. It rejects the argument that self-regulation or social regulation is sufficient. The paper points out that in fields of health related products and advertising to children there is need for strong government regulation. The laws and regulations that stipulate the ways in which products can be advertised in a country are referred to as Advertising
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Ruth N. Bolton & Matthew B. Myers Price-Based Global Market Segmentation for Services In business-to-business marketing‚ managers are often tasked with developing effective global pricing strategies for customers characterized by different cultures and different utilities for product attributes. The challenges of formulating international pricing schedules are especially evident in global markets for service offerings‚ where intensive customer contact‚ extensive customization requirements‚ and
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Internet challenges the right to freedom of expression. On the one hand‚ Internet empowers freedom of expression by providing individuals with new means of expressions. On the other hand‚ the free flow of information has raised the call for content regulation‚ not least to restrict minors’ access to potentially harmful information. This schism has led to legal attempts to regulate content and to new selfregulatory schemes implemented by private parties. The attempts to regulate content raise the question
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COUNTRY: CANADA Table of Contents 1 Country‚ Politics and Industry Background 1.1 Brief on Political System Resource: wikipedia Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Canada is a federal state that is governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. It is a bilingual nation with both English and French as official languages at the federal level. Canada has strong democratic
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with specific extra feature offerings such as text-based web browsing and a QWERTY keyboard. Because the smartphone is still relatively young and constantly being innovated‚ there is no clear consensus on how to define what phone is a smartphone or not. The smartphone industry will be extremely significant as to how the entire voice communication industry’s landscape turns out. So‚ I will be evaluating the current structure of the smartphone market in the voice communication industry in the United
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