Sustainable Competitive Advantage: Extending the Resource Based View A body of literature has emerged which addresses the content of sustainable competitive advantage as well as its sources and different types of strategies that may be used to achieve it. A firm is argued to have a competitive advantage when it is implementing a value creating strategy which a current or potential competitor is not implementing at the same time. Moreover‚ a firm is argued to have a sustained competitive advantage
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The primary advantage of a corporate form of business is that a corporation is a stand-alone entity‚ which means you are not personally liable for the assets and debts of the business. Incorporating protects your personal assets from lawsuits‚ debt collection and other business issues that can arise. The stand-alone entity also separates tax liabilities‚ which is another advantage. This means that the corporation’s taxes are separate from your personal tax liabilities. As a business
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You are required to prepare an investigative report on a recent corporate scandal that involved improper accounting practices or any form of financial scandal. Your report must include the following: an overview of the corporation a description of the scandal methodology - explaining the specific accounting impropriety that the company used. an explanation of how the firm managed to hide their accounting improprieties a discussion of who the scandal effected - both inside‚ and outside
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with more than $5/million Btu being paid by petrochemical producers on the U.S. Gulf Coast at CW press time. Most of Sabic’s petrochemical complexes are based on gas. The company recently began production of aromatics‚ however‚ using the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-- based Cyclar process. Sabic obtains LPG at a discount of 30% to international prices. Sabic last year
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Applied: Masters (MS) Major: Petroleum Engineering I was always fascinated by research‚ especially work that benefits common people or the environment. The idea that my efforts may better someone’s life or help create a greener planet motivates me. Since childhood‚ I was always curious to know more about the fuel which drives the machinery‚ Jets‚ vehicles and other equipment across the globe. So after completing my Bachelors‚ I intend to pursue M.S. in Petroleum Engineering in your esteemed university
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Reaction Essay: The Corporation The documentary The Corporation‚ directed by Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar and produced in 2004‚ although bias‚ opens many doors for discussion in regard to capitalism and the role of corporations in our lives. I found the documentary to be presented professionally‚ and filled with legitimate facts more so than extreme opinion. The documentary truly outlines the "all-pervasive" role the corporation has taken as the "world’s dominant institution". The film opens
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Corporation – A separate legal entity that has an existence at law that is separable from those who form it. It is a separate legal entity in the sense that it has an existence at law‚ but no material existence. * It is separate and distinct from its shareholders * A properly authorized agent may bind the corporation in contract with third parties. * Shareholders possess limited liability for the debts of the corporation‚ and creditors may look only to the assets of the corporation to
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liability of the shareholders. However‚ under certain circumstances the corporate entity may be disregarded. This is also known as piercing the corporate veil and is the most frequent method for holding the shareholders liable for the acts of a corporation. Corporate officers‚ directors and controlling shareholders have a general fiduciary duty of loyalty and care which should govern all their corporate conduct. Unless they breach that duty by gross negligence or acts in bad faith‚ they usually will
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By Craig W. Van Kirk‚ Professor/Head of Petroleum Engineering Colorado School of Mines‚ Golden‚ CO‚ USA PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CAREER TRACKS EW GRADUATES IN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING ENJOY A WIDE VARIETY OF career opportunities. Job placement is 100 percent by graduation‚ with most students in this field remaining satisfied with a BS degree for their entire careers; those who earn Master’s and PhD degrees also enjoy 100 percent job placement. A career in this industry may begin anywhere—a small
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CENTRE FOR ENERGY‚ PETROLEUM‚ AND MINERAL LAW AND POLICY STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY ID STUDENT: 090018034 PROGRAMME: MSc in International Oil and Gas Management MODULE: CP52044 Strategic Management and Organisational Analysis TITLE OF RESEARCH PAPER: THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MARKETING INDUSTRY
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