Book Reviews BENJAMIN LEV School of Management The University of Michigan-Dearborn 4901 Evergreen Road Dearborn‚ Michigan 48128-1491 % jr & I ^ X ^ X f.- M 0 The range of books reviewed is wide‚ covering theory and applications in operations research‚ statistics‚ econometrics‚ mathematics‚ computers‚ and information systems (no software is reviewed). In addition‚ we include books in other Helds that emphasize technical applications. Publishers who wish to have their books
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1. Herman Miller‚ Inc employs a broad differentiation strategy. The essence of a broad differentiation strategy is to offer a unique product or service attributes that a wide range of buyers find appealing and worth paying for‚ and Herman Miller (HMI) does just that through innovative products and processes. Unlike most firms‚ especially those in mature industries and most of its office furniture rivals‚ Herman Miller pursued a path distinctively marked by reinvention and renewal. The company obtained
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employees involves understanding the intrinsic motivators of them which many organizations unable to identify. The reason is "Individuals differ greatly in this regard. A company should exert some effort and undertake some analyses to determine the nonmonetary interests and preferences of its key employees‚ and then attempt to meet these preferences in action." In this context organizations need to dig novel approaches to retain the most effective manpower. Looking carefully into many organizations-Retention
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| Question : | (TCO 2) Bubba’s Crawfish Processing Company uses a traditional overhead allocation based on direct labor hours. For the current year overhead is estimated at $2‚250‚000 and direct labor hours are budgeted at 415‚000 hours. Actual overhead was $2‚200‚000 and actual direct labor hours worked were 422‚000. (a) Calculate the predetermined overhead rate. (b) Calculate the overhead applied. (c) Determine the amount of overhead that is over/underapplied. | | | Student Answer:
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www.hbrreprints.org TOOL KIT Companies routinely exaggerate the attractiveness of foreign markets‚ and that can lead to expensive mistakes. Here’s a more rational approach to evaluating global opportunities. Distance Still Matters The Hard Reality of Global Expansion by Pankaj Ghemawat • Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Distance Still Matters: The
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Ashwini Satish 21403769 Word Count : 2575 Appendices Rodger seven-point plan Physical characteristics –appearance‚ speech and manner. Attainments – educational/professional qualifications‚ work experience considered necessary for the job. General intelligence – such as the ability to define and solve problems. Special aptitudes – skills‚ attributes or competencies relevant to the job. Interests – work related or leisure pursuits that may have a bearing on the job. Disposition – job-related
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January 2008 DRAFT Guidance Note AGN 112.2 Standardised Approach to Credit Risk: Risk-weighted Off-balance Sheet Credit Exposures 1. This Guidance Note and its Attachments set out the procedures and requirements for calculating the risk-weighted amount of an authorised deposittaking institution’s (ADI’s) off-balance sheet credit exposures under the standardised approach for capital adequacy purposes. Scope 2. The risk-weighting process used for measuring an ADI’s off-balance sheet credit exposures
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History of a legend: managing the Makiling Forest Reserve HISTORY OF A LEGEND: MANAGING THE MAKILING FOREST RESERVE Juan M. Pulhin and Maricel A. Tapia Name of forest: Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve Location: Los Baños‚ Laguna Province Area (hectares): 4 224 Managing entity: University of the Philippines‚ Los Baños Mgt. objectives: Training laboratory‚ conservation of biodiversity‚ watershed protection‚ recreation‚ research Country: Philippines A ccording
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Solution to Chapter 8: Budgeting for Planning and Controlling ___________________________________________________________ CHAPTER 8 QUESTIONS FOR WRITING AND DISCUSSION 1. Budgets are the quantitative expressions of plans. Budgets are used to translate the goals and strategies of an organization into operational terms. 2. Control is the process of setting standards‚ receiving feedback on actual performance‚ and taking corrective action whenever actual performance deviates from planned performance
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1) Introduction The case presents an American company Dow‚ producer of commodity chemicals‚ who is in the final stages of acquiring another company Rohm and Haas. Dow’s CEO has been working for four years to transform Dow from a producer of low-value‚ highly cyclical commodity chemicals to a producer of high-value‚ specialty chemicals and advanced materials. Rohm is a perfect match for Dow in respect of the strategic and financial perspective. Dow is also pursuing another key deal with Kuwait’s
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