CIA III Psychological Measurement and Statistics Likert Scale: A Critical Analysis By‚ Mahika Sharma Likert Scale: A Critical Analysis Introduction The Likert Format arises from the scale for measuring attitudes (Kaplan‚ & Saccuzzo‚ 2001)‚ the first of which was originated in 1932 by Rensis Likert (Edmondson‚ 2005). The rationale behind development of the Likert Scale by Rensis Likert was to measure psychological attitudes in a “scientific” way in 1932 and later in 1934 to expand upon the scaling
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Returns to Scale Returns to scale is a concept that tries to explain the behaviour of the output in relation to the change in the total scale of operations of the firm. A change of scale of operations means a change in the total size of the firm‚ i.e. a change in both labour and capital of the firm. For determining the returns to scale‚ we need to calculate the Output Elasticity where: Output Elasticity = % change in Output/% change in all inputs The different types of returns to scales are:
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International Mergers If you had been a shareholder of Dow Jones‚ what tradeoffs would you have considered when deciding whether to take the $60 per share or the shares of Ruby Newco? If I had been a shareholder of Dow Jones at the time of their acquisition‚ I’d opt for the $60 per share in stock. According to McIntyre (2007)‚ Dow Jones stock made no progress from 2004 to early 2007 and by the end of 2004‚ the shares traded around the $40 mark with last month shares being in the $34 to
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Summary 2 b) Merger Definition 4 c) Tobacco Industry in Malaysia 6 d) Background of Merger Case Study 8 - Rothmans of Pall Mall (M) Bhd - Malaysia Tobacco Company Bhd (MTC) e) Merger Transaction Details 10 f) Merger Results – Financial Performance 11 g) Conclusion 14 a) Executives Summary The executive summary provides an overall view of the topic of reviewing Merger between Rothmans of Pall
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A Merger Proposal A.1. Bill Bailey‚ Chairman of the Board of the Utah Opera Organization (UOC) is cautiously in support of the merger of the UOC and the Utah Symphony Orchestra (USO). Mr. Bailey favors the proposed merger for the following reasons‚ due to the economic climate the UOC’s financial stability‚ although stable at present‚ could be at risk for decline in the years to come due to the declining public and private support of the arts. Also‚ Mr. Bailey along with the UOC trustees would like
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proposal Fedorenko Danil Merger. Case of "ExxonMobil". Outcomes Table of content: Literature review Mergers and acquisitions represent the ultimate in change for a business. No other event is more difficult‚ challenging‚ or chaotic as a merger. It is imperative that everyone involved in the process has a clear understanding of how the process works. In the contemporary world mergers and acquisitions are a normal way of life within the business
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Effects of A Merger Or Restructuring On Employee Morale Executive Summary Mergers or Acquisitions are complex challenges for the management and employees too. There are major challenging employee related issues for the manager to make important decisions using organizational behavior principles. The employees need to be motivated and well informed about their future within the company. The steps for successful merger are applying various strategies discussed here to impact the merger effect as
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Comcast and AT&T: A Cable-Industry Merger The Cable Industry of the 1990s‚ and Comcast’s/AT&T’s Places Therein From 1990 to 2001‚ the cable industry was compelled to almost completely restructure; buffeted by forces both internal and external‚ cable operators were forced to make drastic changes in the name of survival. Influences at play in the early 1990s were only augmented when Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996‚ allowing “competitive distribution technologies…to
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rationalization and differentiation‚ and cultural diversity.’ (Bratton & Gold‚ 2012) What challenges do these factors present for international HR directors when designing core HR functions such compensation‚ training‚ recruitment and selection? Do these challenges suggests that managing International HR is inherently more difficult that managing HR in a large domestic firm? Global companies have a demand to be culturally diverse‚ rationalised and differentiated due to their characteristics of being
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ECONOMIES OF SCALE Economies of scale are basically the increase in efficiency of production as the number of goods being produced in a firm increases. Typically‚ a firm that achieves economies of scale lowers the average cost per unit through increased production since fixed costs are shared over an increased number of goods. Fixed costs are those costs of production that do not change when output changes. There are two types of Economies of Scale: Internal economies External economies Internal
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