become a critical issue around the world. Downsizing and mass lay-offs are happening not only on US companies but also organizations in the entire industrial world. The number of organizations and jobs affected by downsizing has been staggering. In 1993‚ in an unending quest for lower costs‚ higher productivity‚ and fatter profits‚ American firms announced 615‚000 jobs cut‚ and all-time record. Many of these actions reached into the ranks of white-collar and middle management positions. Earlier‚ layoffs
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profitable firm in the USA in terms of return on equity (“RoE”)‚ return on assets (“RoA”) and gross profit margin (“GM”). Actual (1998) RoE is at 103.4%‚ RoA at 53.8%‚ GM at 80.1%‚ EBITDA at 55.2% and net margin at 32.9%‚ all those five metrics are up from 1993 respectively at 71.0%; 41.6%; 77.5%; 53.9% and 31.7%. Those five KPIs reflect the strong financial performance of UST by reflecting that both each dollars of assets and equity provide significant return while operational margin (GM)‚ EBITDA and net
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the 19th century，aiming at employing the methods of the natural sciences to social study (Smith‚ 1983‚ p. 12). In 1822‚ a French philosopher named Auguste Comte created the term sociologie and investigated social relations as natural science (Babbie‚ 1993). Comte believed that in order to analyse human world objectively‚ such religious beliefs should be replaced by scientific objectivity and empirical methods of investigation. Comte’s opinion of positivism was based on scientific objectivity and observation
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Harvard Business School 9-297-028 Rev. October 29‚ 1996 Clarkson Lumber Company After a rapid growth in its business during recent years‚ the Clarkson Lumber Company‚ in the spring of 1996‚ anticipated a further substantial increase in sales. Despite good profits‚ the company had experienced a shortage of cash and had found it necessary to increase its borrowing from the Suburban National Bank to $399‚000 in the spring of 1996. The maximum loan that Suburban National would make to any
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“Market Efficiency‚ Long-term returns‚ and behavioural finance”‚ Journal of Financial Economics‚ 49‚ 283-306. Fama‚ E.‚ French‚ K.‚ (1993). “Common risk factors in the returns on stocks and bonds”‚ Journal of Financial Economics‚ 33‚ 3-56. Fama‚ E.‚ French‚ K.‚ 1996. “Multifactor explanations of asset pricing anomalies”‚ Journal of Finance‚ 51‚ 55-84. Harvey‚ C. (1993). “Portfolio investment using emerging markets and conditioning information. Washington‚ DC: World Bank. Working paper. Hong H.‚ Stein
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BOSTON CHICKEN‚ INC.: CASE STUDY AND ANALYSIS 1. Assess Boston Chicken’s business strategy. What are its critical success factors and risks? Boston Chicken Inc (abbreviate as BCI as follow). is chain of fast food restaurants‚ and also in the business of take-out home cooked food. Boston Chicken restaurants mainly sell rotisserie-cooked chicken‚ fresh vegetables‚ salads and other side dishes available for take-out. Because Boston Chicken is fast food restaurants chain‚ its
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Assignment one: Supreme Court case Roper v Simmons. Due February 3 rd 2014. Citation: 543 U.S 551‚125 S.Ct.1183‚ 161 L. Ed 2d 1‚ 2005 U.S. Facts: In 1993‚ respondent Christopher Simmons in the state of Missouri at the age of 17 and his friend‚ had planned to rob and kill a female victim named Shirley crook. Simmons entered the house‚ robbed it and proceeded to kill the victim and later threw her off of bridge in a state park. Subsequent to the trial‚ the court found Simmons to be guilty
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Republic of China | 12-14 Nov 1991 | Hong Kong‚ China | 12-14 Nov 1991 | Indonesia | 6-7 Nov 1989 | Japan | 6-7 Nov 1989 | Republic of Korea | 6-7 Nov 1989 | Malaysia | 6-7 Nov 1989 | Mexico | 17-19 Nov 1993 | New Zealand | 6-7 Nov 1989 | Papua New Guinea | 17-19 Nov 1993 | Peru | 14-15 Nov 1998 | The Philippines | 6-7 Nov 1989 | Russia | 14-15 Nov 1998 | Singapore | 6-7 Nov 1989 | Chinese Taipei | 12-14 Nov 1991 | Thailand | 6-7 Nov 1989 | The United States | 6-7 Nov
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Toy World‚ Inc. Early in January 1994‚ Jack McClintock‚ President and part owner of Toy World‚ Inc.‚ was considering a proposal to adopt level monthly production for the coming year. In the past‚ the company’s production schedules had always been highly seasonal‚ reflecting the seasonality of sales. Mr. McClintock was aware that a marked improvement in production efficiency could result from level production‚ but he was uncertain what the impact on other phases of the business might
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Project Genesis | Atlantic Corporation | ACE Consulting Group | “A service we provide with excellence“ | ------------------------------------------------- Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to assess the viability of the acquisition of Royal Paper Corporation’s (Royal) Monticello mill and box plants by Atlantic Corporation (Atlantic). This will be conducted through the evaluation and analysis of whether this project is profitable
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