1979. This period is also known for "stagflation"‚ a phenomenon in which inflation and unemployment steadily increased. A loose monetary policy led to very low interest rates. Corporations were borrowing large amounts to finance leverage buyouts (LBOs)‚ which led to higher and high interest burden. One of the main instruments used was financial derivatives‚ which gave Banks additional profit. Moreover‚ this instruments represented off balance sheet activities‚ thus helping bank capital. Nonetheless
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Disruptive and sustaining technologies – the difference Disruptive technologies are technological innovations which‚ as their name suggests‚ disrupt the status quo. They may displace existing technology‚ or introduce an entirely novel concept to society. The digital camera and the telephone are two examples of disruptive technologies. Developing and marketing such technologies requires skill and some financial backings‚ as consumers may initially be wary of such technologies before adopting them
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Based on this market research‚ the managers decided to develop a 1.3” drive that would survive a three -footdrop and accommodate 20MB of capacity. By investing in materials research and proprietary technology andby leveraging DMD’s expertise in integration technology‚ the design team met the target and within a year’stime introduced a 1.3” disk drive that was half the total size and one third the weight of the 1.8” disk drive that was introduced in the market by competitors just months ago. However
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INT. GORDON GEKKO’S OFFICE (BUD’S POV) - DAY Furnishings in hypermodern gray and black lacquer‚ Modern Art ranging from black field paintings by Ad Reinhardt to the smashed dishes of Julian Schnabel. Nautilus equipment‚ hi-tech gadgets are in evidence‚ including a splendid Howard Miller World Time Clock‚ and a world map... Three of Gekko’s people‚ young MBA’s dressed for success‚ are scattered about the room‚ on phones‚ calculators‚ coming in and out. GORDON GEKKO aka Gekko the Great as
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For a long time it was thought that there are only two approaches in economics‚ Communism‚ which was driven from economic theories of Karl Marx (Gans et al.‚ 2012)‚ and Capitalism‚ which mostly comes from theories of Adam smith (Gans et al.‚ 2012). This disagreement led to biggest and most effective phenomenon of 20th century called Cold War. During this war a silent and humble but courageous and effective movement started and developed in Basque‚ Spain. The idea was simple; workers‚ owners and managers
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 2 Definition of economic development 2 Economic development process 3 General notions of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 3 FDI in Asia 4 FDI in Thailand 5 How FDI effected to economic development in Thailand? 6 FDI relationship in two important sectors of Thai industry 7 Electronics 8 Automobiles 9 Conclusion 10 Bibliography 11 Tables and Figures 11 Is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) necessary for economic development? Discuss in relation
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Marriott Corporation (A) Introduction In 1927 J.W. Marriott Sr. founded the Marriott Corporation (MC) and during the 1980s experienced a huge growth. Marriott’s main strategy in those days was developing hotel properties around the world and selling these properties to outside investors while retaining lucrative long-term management contracts. MC was a conservative company and it stressed the themes of careful attention on the details‚ the organization and its employees. Quality was the one of the
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Corporate Strategy Fall 2008 Lecture 1 Introduction to Corporate Strategy with an Historical Perspective Dr. Olivier Furrer Office: TvA 1-1-11‚ Phone: 361 30 79 e-mail: o.furrer@fm.ru.nl Office Hours: only by appointment Lecture 1 © Furrer 2002-2008 1 Discussion Themes 1. Introduction (See Collis and Montgomery‚ 1997‚ Ch. 1) – The Need for Corporate Strategy – What is Corporate Strategy? – A Framework for Corporate Strategy 3. Corporate Strategy Analytical Tools (See
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To what extent does a mature and cyclical product market drive corporate restructuring? Use an example to discuss whether restructuring transforms market and financial performance. A business‚ which has a product that runs in a cyclical and mature market‚ will eventually not have the ability to ‘grow’ anymore as it will reached the ‘top’. Therefore to continue making its business profitable‚ increase shareholder value and work more effectively they under go corporate restructuring. This is a
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Write UP On AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION: Company Overview Background Information: American Home Products Corporation (AHP)‚ is a pharmaceutical company. The company was based in Madison‚ New Jersey‚ USA. They were known for manufacturing the over-the-counter (OTC) drugs Robitussin and the analgesic Advil (ibuprofen)‚ as well as the prescription drugs Premarin and Effexor‚ which both boast over US$3 billion in sales annually. American Home Product Corporation (AHP)‚ a highly growing
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