Assignment 2 (a)Outline the main forms of flexibility as defined in Atkinson’s (1984) model of the flexible firm (b) What are some of the strengths and weaknesses of the Atkinson model? ANSWER PLAN: Introduction/Background o What are the aims of flexibility o Guest (1987) de-centralisation helps to create flexibility o What are the main forms of flexibility that modern organisation need Body: 4 types of flexibility o Functional/Temporal/Numerical/Financial Body 2: Atkinson’s
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Part (a) This accounting firm is named as Chapman and French‚ and its office is located on Suite B3‚ 2 Central Avenue‚ THORNLEIGH NSW 2120. There is an online website for researchers or clients‚ and the address is http://www.chapmanandfrench.com.au/. They are chartered accountants with 7 members‚ and they are people of 2 directors‚ a consultant‚ a financial planner‚ an accountant‚ an administration supporter‚ and a receptionist. There were several explorations for the career or employment opportunities
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Essay #5 Firms of Endearment by Raj Sisodia‚ Jag Sheth‚ and David Wolfe argues the idea of humanistic companies‚ meaning businesses that “seek to maximize their value to society as a whole‚ not just to their shareholders” (Sheth‚ Sisodia & Wolfe‚ 2014‚ p. 3). These companies wish to contribute to a higher meaning in society and take this endearment approach to create value outside of providing a product or service for financial gain. While humanism does focus on the potential for compassion‚ the
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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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05/08/2012 Last topic: THEORY OF THE FIRM Topic 5 Market Structures (I) Nature of the firm Theory of production Fixed v/s Variable factors Time periods Product concepts – TR‚ AR‚ and MR Product curves & Economic intuition Theory of costs – Short Run TC‚ FC and VC (AFC‚ AVC and SAC) SAC and SMC Cost curves & Economic intuition Relationship between product and cost curves Theory of costs – Long Run TC LAC and LMC Cost curves & Economic intuition Economies and Diseconomies of scale Theory
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Objective function of firm: y-w-β+κ‚ for which β=ũy‚κ=dka Production Function: y=ka The objective function of firm has been added two functions based on the basic model‚ -β and +κ‚ showing the cost and the benefit of non monetary rewards respectively. They are allocated in the firm’s objective function‚ because the firm is the sender of the rewards‚ which the firm will have a cost and benefit of the reward from the worker. β is a negative function‚ since it is the cost of non monetary rewards
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-ve effects on the environment f ll the ? of all th resources y your fi consumes? firm What Wh t are th -ve effects on the environment the ff t th i t of all the products your firm produces? What is your firm doing to repair the damage done t th environment over th p t X y to the i t the past years? ? Wh t i your firm doing to avoid damaging fi d i g t id d gi g What is y the environment in the future? What is your firm doing to promote environmental awareness amongst employees and the p g p y public
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12-Sep-13 Objectives of firms 1. Profit Maximisation In neo-classical economics it is assumed that the interest of owners or shareholders are the most important. Just as consumers attempt to maximise utility‚ shareholders main motivation is to maximise their gain firm the company. Therefore‚ one of the main objectives of firms is to maximise profit. Profit is the reward for the risk-bearing function of the entrepreneur. The firm is in equilibrium‚ and is maximising profit‚ when it
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Economics – Features of Partnership Firms There are different forms of business organizations and a partnership firm is one among such organizations. Partnership is the relationship between two or more persons who have agreed to share the profits of the business carried on by all or any one or more of them acting for all. The following are the characteristics or features of any partnership firm: 1. Contract: It is formed on voluntary basis by means of an agreement agreed between two or more
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Ethics Of Movie "The Firm" The ethical climate of The Firm was mixed up and hostile at times. Certain characters had good morals and values. The law firm itself appeared at the beginning of the movie as a family oriented company and held values to which would follow this thinking. However‚ even before the lead character‚ Mitch McDeere‚ decided to take the job‚ certain questionable elements about the law firm are revealed that indicate that the firm’s ethics are out of line. A few of these elements
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