Slide: ADVANTAGES OF TECHNOLOGY Fast access to information These days we quickly access information thanks to the Internet and other connected devices such as computers‚ laptops and mobile phones. Search engines on the Internet also allow people to find information they need in the matter of seconds. Pictures: laptops‚ phones‚ Google page. Slide: Easier communication The advent of the telephone‚ followed by the cell phone and the computer‚ has made communication much simpler and viable
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found out that on average‚ managers and directors own an average of 26.7 percent of the cash flow rights and 50.7 percent of the voting rights among firms in dual-class. Dual-class firms rely more heavily on debt financing‚ possibly because investors do not wish to buy stock with inferior voting rights. The median debt-to-assets ratio for dual-class firms is 0.21; for single-class companies it is 0.09. Managers are willing to pursue more rapid growth. Increased cash flow ownership increases capital
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There are number of experiments that have produced unanticipated results and if by chance the information falls into the hands of individuals that want to cause harm could be castastrophic (“Dual Use Research: A Dialogue”). Dual use research is a growing concern that has the scientific community and the public frequently discussing the potential harm a research could bring if one intends to use the information improperly‚ in turn‚ potentially turn the information around to cause harm (Biotechnology
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1. How was Samsung able to go from copycat brand to product leader? Formerly‚ a company that produced cheap electronic knock-offs‚ Samsung has emerged as a premier maker of cutting-edge‚ design-oriented electronics. Beginning in the 1990’s‚ under the new leadership of CEO Lee Kunhee‚ Samsung changed their corporate vision. The company established a goal of unseating rival Sony as the industry leader in consumer electronics. The company hired new‚ young product designers who introduced a bevy of
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What are the differences between absolute advantage and comparative advantage? Absolute advantage and comparative advantage are two basic concepts to international trade and perhaps two most important concepts in international trade theory. Under absolute advantage‚ one country can produce more output per unit of productive input than another. With comparative advantage‚ if one country has an absolute (dis)advantage in every type of output‚ the other might benefit from specializing in and exporting
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What is the difference between competitive advantage and comparative advantage? Answer: An advantage that a firm has over its competitors‚ that differentiates the Product or services offered by the firm and allows the firm to reduce it’s Cost or generate Higher Revenue or Margin is known as Competitive Advantage. A competitive advantage is something that a consumer views in a product or service as having higher value than the other competitors of the firm in the industry. It is an expertise that
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Sustainability Marketing Practices of Samsung Electronics Table of Contents Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Macro Issues……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Theoretical Review of Sustainable marketing issues………………………………….. 4 Review of Samsung’s sustainable marketing practices……………………………….. 6 Recommendations…………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 References…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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PORTERS The threat of potential new entrants (High) High capital required to enter into mobile industry which needed large investment on technology‚ distribution‚ service outlets and plant. Difficulty for customers in switching cost‚ when they are satisfied with their current product as well as difficultly for new entrants to have product differentiation because customers had already familiar with those established mobile companies‚ therefore new entrants have to spend a lot on branding and
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about the Samsung Electronics Co. The Samsung Group is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town‚ Seoul‚ South Korea. It is the world’s largest conglomerate by revenue with annual revenue of US$173.4 billion in 2008 and is South Korea’s largest chaebol. The meaning of the Korean word Samsung is "Tri-Star" or "three stars". Samsung Group formed several electronics-related divisions‚ such as Samsung Electronics Devices Co.‚ Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co.‚ Samsung Corning Co
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THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE • VOL. LXIV‚ NO. 4 • AUGUST 2009 Agency Problems at Dual-Class Companies RONALD W. MASULIS‚ CONG WANG‚ and FEI XIE∗ ABSTRACT Using a sample of U.S. dual-class companies‚ we examine how divergence between insider voting and cash f low rights affects managerial extraction of private benefits of control. We find that as this divergence widens‚ corporate cash holdings are worth less to outside shareholders‚ CEOs receive higher compensation‚ managers make shareholder value-destroying
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