in Business Research FACTORS INFLUENCING CORPORATE WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM AN EMERGING ECONOMY KAMAL NASER1‚ RANA NUSEIBEH2 and AHMED AL-HADEYA3 ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study is to explore factors that influence working capital management by non-financial companies listed on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. The cash conversion cycle is used to proxy working capital management where short cycle implies effective management. Six factors frequently employed in previous research
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Article Review – Information Technology and The Changing Workplace in Canada By Abdul Asif 300817244 Submitted to: Prof. Philip Alalibo GNED 219-071 Winter 2015 The article‚ Information Technology and The Changing Workplace in Canada‚ was written by Saeed Moshiri. The author’s main position which is outlined by the article is “recent advances in information and communication technology (ICT) have had vivid effects on both individual and workplace performance” (Moshiri‚ 2009).
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Working Capital Simulation FIN/571 May 18‚ 2015 Arnold Harvey Victoria Holmes This simulation has given me a better understanding of what managers and CEO’s go through when making decisions for the company. As I went through each simulation more than once to see what affects the decisions had on cash flows‚ sales and EBIT. In some situations they changed whether it dropped or risen‚ and others they were completely stagnant with their movement through each phase. Below I will point out how and why
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Dell’s Working Capital 2 Dell maintained an inventory of components. The cost of individual components‚ such as processor chips‚ comprised about 80% of the cost of a PC. As new technology replaced old‚ the prices of components fell by an average of 30% a year. 1 Dell ordered components based on sales forecasts. Components were sourced from about 80 suppliers in the mid-1990s – down from a high of 200 or more. Dell issued “releases” for a certain amount of product from a supplier’s
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1. One of the main things that differentiates’ Dell from its competitors is that they built the computer systems after they received the order. Therefore‚ Dell’s work-in-process (WIP) and finished goods inventory remained low compared to industry leaders‚ such as‚ Compaq‚ Apple‚ and IBM. Dell maintained their inventory. They ordered parts and components based on sales forecasts. Many of their suppliers‚ who had warehouses near their Austin Texas and Ireland plants‚ often delivered parts on a daily
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Review Set 1 – Review and Critique of the Following Articles: “How to Thrive in Turbulent Markets” by Donald Sull (2009) “Are Managers Obsolete?” by Thomas M. Hout (1999) “What is Strategy?” by Michael E. Porter (2000) “Knowledge-Worker Productivity: The Biggest Challenge” by Peter F. Drucker (1999) Strategic Management Professor Smith Eugene Bogart 01/26/2012 Article review and critique: “How to Thrive in Turbulent Markets” by Donald Sull (2009) Synopsis: In
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Review of Trisha Greenhalgh‚ Glenn Robert‚ Fraser Macfarlane‚ Paul Bate‚ and Olivia Kyriakidou’s‚ “Diffusion of Innovations in Service Organizations: Systematic Review and Recommendations” (Greenhalgh et al. 2005b). “Diffusion of Innovations in Service Organizations: Systematic Review and Recommendations.” Milbank Quarterly‚ 82(4)‚ 581-629. Abstract This article summarizes an extensive literature review addressing the question‚ how can we spread and
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Analysis of Working Capital Management Results Across Industries Greg Filbeck‚ Schweser Study Program Thomas M. Krueger‚ University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Introduction The importance of efficient working capital management (WCM) is indisputable. Working capital is the difference between resources in cash or readily convertible into cash (Current Assets) and organizational commitments for which cash will soon be required (Current Liabilities). The objective of working capital management is to maintain
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As per the statistical data of the survey conducted by the authors‚ the article asserts that at every level of management‚ be it first line‚ middle or executive‚ the promoted contributor must be prepared to take on the role of a speaker and represent his own staff at the corresponding level. An individual being promoted to a first line manager should be prepared to learn to represent as well as supervise his subordinates. He has to start determining the extent of personal relationships with his
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Article Review HRM 599-Benefits The article I have researched for this article review was written according to the New York Times was about “how a small business owners have problems with unemployment claims and one owner who was surprised when an unemployment claim came across her desk by an employee who had quit more than a year before (Mount‚ 2011)”. Her company who had hired the employee after the employee’s company had went out of business then that owner rehired the
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