Explain the strategic role of operations used by BHP Billiton both in Australia and globally and discuss the impact of three (3) influences on BHP Billiton’s business‚ one of which MUST be corporate social responsibility. Executive Summary: BHP Billiton is the largest global mining company‚ operating in approximately 25 countries employing around 38‚000 workers in more than 100 operations. BHP Billiton’s main focus is producing energy and mining materials that are beneficial to society’s way of
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Since Texans feared a powerful government‚ they did not want a powerful executive figure who could abuse his power. Instead‚ they created the “plural executive” system that consists of a Governor‚ a Lieutenant Governor‚ Secretary of State‚ Comptroller of Public Accounts‚ Land Commissioner‚ and Attorney General. Being only one of the members of the executive board‚ the Governor does not have that many powers. He has the power to appoint the members of boards and commissions‚ so he can always choose
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BABUSIN :Business Information Systems CASE STUDY NO. 2 How Executives use an Information System Submitted to: Jefferson A. Costales‚ MIT‚ IBM-CDA‚ MCTS‚ ZCE‚ OCE Professor Submitted by: Group No. 1 Aguilar‚ Jr. Carlos T. - Leader Amable‚ Meriam M. Antazo‚ Eralyn Mae M. Bagtas‚ Lou Monica A. Balingit‚ Catherine A. Course/Year/Section BSBM / 3/B Date: December 15‚ 2014 Hands-On Guide: 1. Identify the most important facts surrounding the case. 2. Identify the key issue or issues
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In order to once again become one of the best brands in the industry‚ Schwinn has to compete with the existing top companies. This means they have to create a top-line mountain bike. It appears Schwinn is doing this by targeting the low-end and high-end markets of the bicycle industry. Targeting the low-end is in line with Schwinn’s history. The company originally was known for creating quality‚ low-cost bicycles. This is one of their core competencies and they should capitalize on that. Creating
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ConnocoPhillips Dividend Cut ConnocoPhillips released its fourth quarter 2015 results on 4th February. The company announced that its board of directors have taken a decision to reduce the company’s quarterly dividend to 25 cents per share‚ compared with the previous quarterly dividend of 74 cents per share. The dividend is payable on March 1‚ 2016 to stockholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 16‚ 2016. This action frees up an incremental $ 2.4 billion in cash. The decision is just one
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I decided to do an analysis of the BestBuy annual report. I picked BestBuy because I wanted to know how the company is doing financially. From this report‚ I found BestBuy financial report to be interesting. It showed how 2017 has provided to be a positive and exciting milestone for the company. According to a message by Chairman and CEO Hubert Joly‚ said the company has delivered strongly in 2017 three times in a role (Joy H‚ 2017). The annual reports show how the company’s Domestic comparable
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Higher profitability margins‚ consistent efficiency ratios and sound debt position make AT&T a good stock to invest in; however‚ liquidity needs to improve further AT&T has been doing very well from profitability perspective. The company’s EBITDA and net margins have increased to 37.96% in 2013 and 14.41% in 2013 from 21.78% and 3.30% respectively in 2011. Moreover‚ the company’s return on assets also increased to 6.68% in 2013 from 1.55% in 2011. Focus on growth prospects and accretive acquisitions
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Executive Summary Company Overview Toyota is a Japanese automotive manufacturer‚ originating from Toyota‚ Aichi‚ Japan. Was founded in the year 1937 by Kichiro Toyoda. Globally the company operates in Japan‚ North America‚ Europe and Asia. Toyota’s current business level strategy is integrated cost leadership and differentiation. Until the year 2008 Toyota’s had high sales 8.913bn in comparison to the other general motors. In 2009 sales began to decline as Toyota began seeing loses‚ which analysts
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hospital pain-management clinic specialising in back pain A viability study for the proposed hiring of a trained acupuncture practitioner Prepared for: Pain management clinic specialling in back pain Prepared by: Iain McKay Toowoomba 27 SEPTEMBER 2013 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to make argument both for and against acupuncture when treating back pain. Acupuncture is a form of Chinese medicine. Acupuncture involves inserting needles into acupuncture point on the
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Southwest Airline Case ¨C Executive Summary Introduction in 1971‚ Herbert D. Kelleher with other few business partners started an Airline services. Up till 1991‚ Southwest served low-fair air transportation among 32 cities in 14 states with over 20 million customers annually in the United States. Although the industry suffered a major blow from the unfavorable economic conditions‚ the company was still holding strong; while other airline companies were in debt. The major success to their continued
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