world of limited resources. To minimize scarcity we need to make choices‚ this is where the five e’s of efficiency come in to play. Economic growth is the increase in the ability to produce new resources. This is caused by having more resources‚ better resources‚ and having better technology. To achieve maximum satisfaction we need to use our existing resources wisely. Productive efficiency is when we produce products at a minimum cost. By producing at a minimum cost fewer resources are used
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two-airline policy. Economic efficiency is the main reason why the government is mandated to regulate the air transport industry especially in Australia where the two airline firms operate. Economic efficiency refers to as situation in which the real sources of the society are utilized in order to maximize the welfare and wealth for the given income distribution. In the airline markets‚ economic efficiency requires technical efficiency and allocative efficiency. Technical efficiency is where there is minimization
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Christian Terwiesch Four Dimensions of Performance Cost Quality ▪ Efficiency ▪ Product quality (how good?) ▪ Process quality (as good as promised?) Variety Time ▪ Customer heterogeneity ▪ Responsiveness to demand Important for - Performance measurement - Defining a business strategy Prof. Christian Terwiesch Four Dimensions of Performance: Measurements for a Sandwich Store Cost Quality ▪ Efficiency ▪ Product quality (how good?) ▪ Process quality (as good as
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Accountability vs. Efficiency The Struggle to Find a Balance Between Responsibility and Effectiveness Accountability is the essence of our democratic form of government. It is the liability assumed by all those who exercise authority to account for the manner in which they have fulfilled responsibilities entrusted to them‚ a liability ultimately to the American people owed by the government and thus‚ every governmental department and agency. Without it‚ power in the hands of the wrong individual
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furniture business. Guillermo needed to establish a competitive advantage‚ this change needed to ensure an increase in value or economic efficiency for the company. Guillermo’s first found out that many smaller companies were consolidating with larger companies through mergers or acquisitions. Being a part of a larger organization typically leads to an increase in efficiency by consolidating costs as well as manufacturing. This option was undesirable to Guillermo; he was not interested in purchasing smaller
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management theory. For example‚ Wren (1994:131) suggests that "Taylor provided the polestar (i.e.‚ the guiding light) to a significant era in the evolution of management thought." This article discusses Taylor’s contributions in terms of industrial efficiencies and work measurement‚ standardization‚ delineation and management of tasks and the piecework concept‚ and organizational behavior. It also provides an analysis of the positive and negative impact of Taylor’s theories as suggested by various authors
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market in which prices can always fully reflect available information. According to Andrei Shleifer‚ Market efficiency is theoretically based on three conditions‚ which are investor rationality‚ independent deviations from rationality and unlimited arbitrage. If three conditions cannot be satisfied‚ the market might be not efficient. Thus‚ investors’ rational behavior leads to stock market efficiency. For instance‚ when a company releases new information‚ for all investors‚ they will adjust their estimates
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PAY SYSTEM Definition:‘Pay systems are sets of rules with which employers link pay rates not only to job descriptions‚ but also to any of a great variety of indicators related to issues such as employees’ competence‚ performance and career expectations’ (Brown et al. 2003:196) Equity theory: Inputs are defined as each participant’s contributions to the relational exchange and are viewed as entitling him/her to rewards or costs. The inputs that a participant contributes to a relationship can be
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interests (availability of the product to everyone). The moralists and the economists would be at opposite ends of the argument in this sense. Tim’s argument makes sense from the efficiency stand point – but it would piss off the social activists. Ironically‚ Pareto optimal is not always socially acceptable! 5. Allocative efficiency – Price targeting can have negative consequences. However‚ they can be averted in well-functioning markets where-in each consumer buys goods for the value they place on it
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Competition is essential to achieve efficiency in any market. In an imperfectly competitive market structure‚ however‚ efficiency is lost. The Economist’s article “Let Mexico’s Moguls Battle”‚ describes the lack of competition in the fixed and mobile phone markets in Mexico‚ shows its effects on consumers‚ and outlines the measures taken to promote competition. Figure 1 Figure 1 Telmex and Telcel abuse the lack of competition in the Mexican fixed and mobile phone markets respectively. These “two
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