A guide to writing an academic paper By Valerie Strauss I keep hearing from college professors that too many of their students don’t write well. So here’s a primer written for college students on how to write an academic paper‚ though some of the advice would be useful for anybody writing anything. The author is Steven Horwitz‚ a professor of economics at St. Lawrence University in Canton‚ NY. He is the author of two books‚ Microfoundations and Macroeconomics: An Austrian Perspective and Monetary
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Vertical integration - Definition In microeconomics and strategic management‚ vertical integration is a theory describing a style of ownership and control. Vertically integrated companies are united through a hierarchy and share a common owner. Usually each member of the hierarchy produces a different product‚ and the products combine to satisfy a common need. It is contrasted with horizontal integration. A monopoly produced through vertical integration is called a vertical monopoly. Contents
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the Nigerian Banking Industry to meet the development challenges of the 21st century).....[more] The case for Mergers and Acquisition in the Banking Sector in Nigeria Introduction The law on company mergers and acquisition is codified in the Nigeria Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990. Like many sophisticated laws in Nigeria‚ the law on company mergers and acquisition has been largely untouched by the judiciary. There are very few decided cases in this area of the Nigerian law. In fact as
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|MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS SCENARIO IN IT/ITES | | | |ERNST & YOUNG | | | |5/27/2009 | |
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people" and retain them. "What is the difference between ’Recruiting’ and ’Strategy Talent Acquisition’?" Recruitment is nothing more than filling the vacant positions‚ whereas Strategic Talent Acquisition is a long term process. It is not only concerned with filling the vacant positions today‚ but also using the prospective candidate data for filling similar positions in future. Strategic Talent Acquisition allows an organization have a pool of competitive talent that could be used for filling the
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The Acquisition between Merck and Schering-Plough Introduction On March 9‚ 2009‚ Merck & Co.‚ Inc. and Schering-Plough Corporation announced that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Merck and Schering-Plough will combine‚ under the name Merck in a stock and cash transaction. As the two companies’ combined 2008 revenues were $47 billion. The deal officially closed on November 3‚ 2009. Background of the two parties Merck & Co. (NYSE:
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Case study Lenovo’s Acquisition of IBM’s PC Division: A Short-cut to be a World Player or a Lemon that Leads Nowhere? 1. General presentation 2. Identification of problem‚ causes and negative effects Strategic problem definition: • Acquisition of IBM – PC division as part of the expansion strategy. Causes: • Lenovo was number 9 on PC market and had 2.2% market share worldwide and therefore it wanted to increase
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Jyoti Yadav Merger and Aqcusition report In 2008‚ Tata Motors acquired British Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)‚ which includes the Daimler and Lanchester brand names After the acquisition of the British Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) business‚ which also includes the Daimler‚ Lanchester and Rover brands‚ Tata Motors became a major player in the international automobile market. On 27 March 2008‚ Tata Motors reached an agreement with Ford to purchase their Jaguar Land Rover operations for US$2.3 billion
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a market share of 7.5%‚ which is acceptable to the competition regulators. The transaction will result in a capital gains tax exposure for City Farmers shareholders‚ who may be eligible for a rollover relief. 2. Introduction Acquisition
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Mergers and acquisitions have developed to be a widespread occurrence in modern era. A merger of the size like Adidas-Armani has repercussion for the labor force of these companies transversely to the world. Although the integration of units gives an immense arrangement of significance to monetary issues and the effects‚ there are still some issues are the most commonly ignored ones such as human resources‚ financial management‚ marketing‚ sales etc.. Ironically studies confirm that the majority
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