There were several situations that lead the executives and managers of WorldCom to "cook the books." Acquisition of other companies drove WorldCom to spend beyond their means; managers were told to spend whatever was necessary to increase revenue‚ even if it meant that long-term costs would outweigh the short-term gains. This fiscally unhealthy mentality led to a very bad decision to enter into long-term fixed rate leases for network capacity with extensive punitive termination provisions. Once the
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" Ratemyprofessor.com" is a website well known to college students and high school students for giving insight into what students’ Professors will be like. The Article " Does ratemyprofessor.com really rate my professor?" discusses the websites usefulness as well as its accuracy based off of the topics used to judge the professor. The article‚ first seen in "Assessment and evaluation in higher education" comments on topics such as the websites use of the catagories "clarity" and "helpfulness".
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20). Pestle analysis is a technique used to assist corporations in understanding the external environment in which they operate in the present and future. It helps an organization to assess the macroeconomic conditions surrounding it in order to make a business decision. It works more efficiently when used in conjunction with risk analysis‚ SWOT analysis‚ and urgency grid. Expert knowledge of the organization and its external surrounding is also important in pestle analysis. The word PESTLE was coined
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Musgrave Group as of 2004‚ established in 1959 as a communally owned company with a retailer network in excess of 2000 stores spread all the United Kingdom and the republic of Ireland. We as a group will be analysis and discussing the external factors of one its retailers using a PESTLE analysis method‚ and discussing what these factors are how they affect the business. The shop is located in Buckingham‚ and is owned by Robin and......‚ a couple originally from the town of Oxbridge. It was bought
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Report for: Ford motor company Title: Economics and the Business World Date: 20th December 2012 2012 Table of content Introduction 1) PESTLE Analysis 2) BP Market Structure 1.0 Introduction I am an economist that has recently joined Ford motor company‚ and I have been asked to compile a report to investigating the PESTEL factors which ford are or have been faced with and identifying their main area of concern. This report will also provide a detailed look on the market
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PESTEL Analysis Costa Rica Political Analysis • Costa Rica has emphasized strongly in the development of democracy and respect for human rights. • Costa Rica lacks armed forces therefore they are free of military infringement. • Costa Rican law protects the formation of contracts. • Costa Rican law protects Copyrights‚ Trade Marks‚ Encrypted Program-Carrying Satellite Signals‚ Industrial Designs‚ Patents‚ Geographical Indication‚ Trade regulations &
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means whether it is aligned with performance and the power of shareholders in setting it and how well it is being disclosed. Talking about the corporate governance structure of Alibaba Group Holdings Limited‚ it could be first looking into the Board of Directors’ and its special “Partnership System” of Alibaba Group. Alibaba was founded in 1999 by Former English Teacher‚ Jack Ma‚ and his associates and it is nowadays the world’s largest E-Commerce Company. According to the Wall Street Journal‚ the
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1Toyota the world largest automaker. Continuing gas pedal problems prompted Toyota to recall 2.17 million cars Thursday - marking the third time the automaker has made such a move since 2009. Toyota issued the recall at the urging of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The world’s No. 1 automaker said the recall will address a problem with accelerator pedals getting jammed under floor mats or driver’s side carpeting. The new recall includes 600‚000 4Runner SUVs made between 2003 and 2009
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PESTEL ANALYSIS Political * The public spending on infrastructure is expected to decrease in many developed countries. Major part of this spending will be directed to the civil infrastructure due to the increasing concerns about sustainability. Investments in power station replacements‚ wind farms‚ waste management assets and other green initiatives will increase (The Economist 2010; Balfour Beatty‚ 2012). * Since governments in the emerging countries‚ especially in India‚ China and Brazil
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PESTLE analysis of Tesco and Coca Cola Tax policies: Tesco has to make sure that they are paying their taxes and making sure that their staffs are also paying their taxes. Trade restrictions: Tesco also have to make sure that they adhering to any trade restrictions in place in the United Kingdom. Economic climate: Because of the economic climate Tesco could be struggling to give out jobs to people which means less stores across the UK and even stores having the possibility of being closed down to
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