Work Motivation Motivation at Norsk Petroleum SUBMITTED BY: S. L. REAMS MGT302 :: Org. Behavior and Teamwork Module 1 – Case Assignment Trident University 22 July 2013 The word motivation is derived from the Latin word “movere” which means “to move” and it is defined as an internal drive that activates behavior and gives it direction. Motivational theory looks at the processes that activate and direct human behavior and it can be divided into two categories‚ content
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Atlantic Corp – case study | | | | Question 1: Is the acquisition of Royal’s Linerboard mill and box plants a sound strategic move? Yes. Atlantic corporation intends to increase its linerboard capacity‚ as it is a net buyer of linerboard. This acquisition of Royal by Atlantic Corporation would be a horizontal integration‚ which occurs when both the firm being taken over and the firm taking over are in the same industry and in the same stage of production. The linerboard industry
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hints for completing this questionnaire | This objective of this questionnaire is to increase the public’s awareness about [Name of Company]’s new idea of introducing a metered petroleum gasoline distribution system to the Jamaican consumers and to obtain documentation of the publics opinion of the new system. The questionnaire should be completed by any resident aged 18 or over living at this address. Please read each question
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Discussion: Continuous distillation‚ a form of distillation‚ is an ongoing separation in which a mixture is continuously (without interruption) fed into the process and separated fractions are removed continuously as output streams. A distillation is the separation or partial separation of a liquid feed mixture into components or fractions by selective boiling (or evaporation) and condensation. A distillation produces at least two output fractions. These fractions include at least one volatile
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Mercy Corps Introduction At the fourth biennial Mercy Corps leadership conference in November 2006 executive leadership described the well-known‚ internal complications at Mercy Corps as a large organization ($194 million budget in 2006) that “has to focus on two core areas: international relief and development” (Grossman & King‚ 2008). The status of the organization was examined in detail by the Harvard Business School case study and a number of problems were revealed. This analysis is based
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Can Petroleum Be Replaced? Today ’s world economy relies more than ever on a constant supply of petroleum to fuel a vast number of different vehicles and other applications. Everything from an internal combustion engine in a car to a furnace in a home use a petroleum product as the form of energy needed to make them function. With the burning of oil for energy comes the unwanted side-product of emissions such as carbon dioxide‚ which have now been proven to affect the Ozone and weather patterns
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Revenue‚ Capex‚ Opex 3 Reserves 3 Sunk costs: 3 Opportunity Costs: 3 Royalty‚ Tax‚ Ring fencing 4 Types of Petroleum Fiscal Regimes 4 Net Cash Flow 4 Concessionary system vs. Production Sharing contracts 5 Going Internation – Bidding Process 5 Economic Modelling 6 Production Costs 7 Wildcat 7 What is the wild cat success ratio? And what are the considered factors? 7 Depreciation 8 Abandonment 8 Goodwill‚ Leases‚ Ringfencing 9 Volatility of Crude Oil 9 Volatility of Gas 10 Forecasting 10 Opportunity
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DATE: December 7‚ 2012 TO: Polluter Corp. FROM: SUBJECT: Emissions Allowances Facts: Polluter Corp‚ has recently spent $3 million to purchase emission allowances‚ with a vintage year of 2012‚ in order to meet the need for additional EAs in the fiscal years 2010-2014. They will also need to sell EAs‚ with a vintage year of 2016‚ in order to offset the costs of the purchase. It is to my understanding that the need for EAs arose because of the significant amount of greenhouse gases emitted by
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Polluter Corp. (the “Company”)‚ an SEC registrant‚ operates three manufacturing facilities in the United States. The Company manufactures various household cleaning products at each facility‚ which are sold to retail customers. The U.S. government granted the Company emission allowances (“EAs”) of varying vintage years (i.e.‚ the years in which the allowance may be used) to be used between 2010 and 2030. Upon receipt of the EAs‚ the Company recorded the EAs as intangible assets with a cost basis
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Diapers One morning‚ a Costco store in Los Angeles began running a little low on size-one and size-two Huggies. Crisis loomed. So what did Costco managers do? Nothing; They didn’t have to‚ thanks to a special arrangement with Kimberly-Clark Corp.‚ the company that makes the diapers. Under this deal‚ responsibility for replenishing stock falls on the manufacturer‚ not Costco. In return‚ the big retailer shares detailed information about individual stores’ sales. So‚ long before babies
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