INDIVIDUALS A group can range in size from two members to thousands of members. Very small collectives‚ such as dyads (two members) and triads (three members) are groups‚ but so are very large collections of people‚ such as mobs‚ crowds‚ and congregations (Simmel‚ 1902). On average‚ however‚ most groups tend to be relatively small in size‚ ranging from two to seven members. One researcher ( J. James‚ 1953)‚ after counting the number of people in 7405 informal‚ spontaneously formed groups found in
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against the worldwide motor industry trend. Net profits rose 0.8% to 1.17 trillion yen ($11bn; £5.85bn)‚ while sales were 7.3% higher at 18.55 trillion yen. Commentators argue that this is because the company has the right mix of products for the markets that it serves. This is an example of very focused segmentation‚ targeting and positioning in a number of countries. In 2003 Toyota knocked its rivals Ford into third spot‚ to become the World’s second largest carmaker with 6.78 million units. The
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financial distress. The theoretical framework offers‚ however‚ few tools for currency risk identification and for choosing a proper hedging instrument. This Thesis seeks to help firms manage risks better by defining the currency risk exposures of a multinational corporation‚ by describing their effects on the cash flows‚ profit and loss and balance sheet of the corporation as well as by comparing the applicability of currency forwards and currency options in hedging these exposures. The exposure framework
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The IOI Group: Creating a Malaysian Palm Oil Multinational The case discusses the story of the IOI Group‚ one of the largest palm oil players in Malaysia‚ which has seen rapid growth in the past two decades. Family-controlled since 1982‚ the IOI Group’s main businesses initially were property and palm plantations. As a relative latecomer in the palm oil industry‚ it grew both organically and through acquisitions‚ and‚ in 2010‚ had sales of about US$4.3 billion and employed 30‚000 people. Over the
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Groups can be defined by either informal groups‚ or formal groups. Formal groups A formal group is set by an official authority or leader designed to complete a specific task or purpose and is strictly regulated by the organisations rules and practices. In a formal group responsibility of an outcome of a task is set usually to the leader‚ discipline and reward is mainly handed down to the leader via the organisation. A formal group is coordinated by activities shared between a number of people
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CentrePiece Spring 2005 Multinational firms are demonised by anti-globalisation campaigners. Yet according to a new book by Tony Venables and colleagues‚ the evidence is that they are generally a force for prosperity in the world economy. Multinationals: heroes or villains of the global economy? F oreign-owned multinationals employ one worker in every five in European manufacturing and one in seven in US manufacturing. They sell one euro in every four of manufactured goods in Europe
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Agency Theory‚ Multinational Corporation‚ and Religiosity Over time‚ the raising issue on agency theory where conflict of interest between shareholders who act as the principal and managers who act as the agent has become a big research topic in corporate governance. Fama and Jensen (1983) argue within large and small organizations there is control instrument that deals with the agency problem caused by the separation of ownership and control. The same issue intensifies within multinational corporations
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influence others) Energetic (high activity level) Persistent Self-confident Tolerant of stress Willing to assume responsibility Clever (intelligent) Conceptually skilled Creative Diplomatic and tactful Fluent in speaking Knowledgeable about group task Organised (administrative ability) Persuasive Socially skilled McCall and Lombardo (1983) researched both success and failure identified four primary traits by which leaders could succeed or ’derail’: Emotional stability and composure:
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July 13‚ 2005 THE SWATCH GROUP: COMPETING IN AN INCREASINGLY GLOBAL MARKET FOR WATCHES Nicholas Hayek and Ernst Thomke formed the Swatch Group (the Group) in 1983 by merging two bankrupt watch-making groups. The merger gave the Group ownership of many of the Switzerland’s dominant watch brands. Swatch‚ their first product initiative‚ was so successful that it helped pull the squandering Swiss watch industry out of a slump. In June 1999‚ with its 14 brands‚ the Group was the world’s largest watch
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