Using Mergers & Acquisitions to Achieve Strategic Objectives and High Performance in the Consumer Goods and Services Industry By Larry Thomas‚ Thomas J. Herd‚ Ken Dickman‚ Joey Lanius and Natalie Francis Table of contents Introduction 3 Key Strengths of Consumer Goods and Services Leaders 4 Strategic Category Leadership 6 Consumer Focus 9 Flexible and Low-Cost Operations 12 Conclusion 14 2 | Using Mergers & Acquisitions to Achieve Strategic Objectives
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CUSTOMIZED EXPERT SYSTEM FOR CULTIVATION OF POND TO REDUCE KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION EFFORT Ega Dioni Putri1*‚ Masayu Leylia Khodra1 1Laboratory of Graphics and Artificial Intelligence‚ Institut Teknologi Bandung‚ Indonesia *Corresponding author: if16095@students.if.itb.ac.id ABSTRACT An expert system for helping farmer in cultivation of white shrimp pond‚ particularly in water quality management‚ has been developed. This system can be developed to be another pond expert system‚ even for the
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4 Public Trust Doctrine‚ Eminent Domain and Land Acquisition: An Indian Experience “There is nothing which so generally strikes the imagination‚ and engages the affections of mankind‚ as the right of property.” -BLACKSTONE I. Introduction: Right to Property- A Jurisprudential Approach The Concept of Property has been very ancient as well as very important. It holds a premier place in our constitution and as well as in the society‚ in which we live. The concept of property is very wide and has splurged
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Learning new words and collocations is a stumbling stone for the learners of any language. Vocabulary acquisition is definitely one of the key points of the foreign language class. A good vocabulary is a vital part of effective communication‚ thus students have to memorize a great number of new words regularly. Although the success is not easily achieved. Having learnt lists of words‚ synonyms and antonyms‚ they have a problem‚ which is connected with usage rather than word meaning. Learning
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Lincoln Case Study Human Resource Management (HRM) “refers to all those activities associated with the management of people in an organisation” (Boxall and Purcell‚ 2011). The application of the word ‘strategy’ as a precursor to HRM “implies a concern with the ways in which HRM is critical to the firm’s survival and to its relative success. There are always strategic choices associated with labour management in the firm and these choices are inevitably connected with the firms performance” (Boxall
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Auzius Kazombo Mwale Department of Accounting & Finance Testing the inefficient management hypothesis: Are United Kingdom mergers and acquisitions disciplinary? This thesis is provided in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at The University of Stirling May 2007 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank various people to whom I am indebted for assisting me in producing this thesis. I am greatly indebted to Professor Robin Limmack for assisting me with the groundwork
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Second language acquisition (SLA) research: its significance for learning and teaching issues Author: Florence Myles © Florence Myles Abstract The purpose of this general overview article is to outline how research into second language acquisition (SLA) over the last few decades has fed into our understanding of learning and teaching in foreign language classrooms. After a very brief overview of SLA research findings concerning both route and rate of L2 development‚ theoretical models attempting
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The Wealth Effect of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in the Chinese Financial Sector Abstract This paper investigates the short-term wealth effects on foreign acquirers and Chinese targets involved in 37 cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in Chinese financial sector during the period 1990-2005. The intra-industry effects of significant cross-border M&As are then analyzed by examining the wealth effects on the rivals of Chinese target firms. The empirical results show that
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QUEST Analysis of a Journal Article: Acculturation in relation to the acquisition of a second language. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development Mei Jiang ‚ Raymond J. Green ‚ Tracy B. Henley & William G. Masten Date submitted: 22/03/2012 Overview In this article from the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development‚ ‘Acculturation in relation to acquisition of a second language’ (Jiang‚ Green‚ Henley‚ & Masten‚ 2009)‚ the authors explore
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The Use of Mother Tongue in L2 Classrooms as a Tool of Target Language Acquisition Iasmine Oliveira Since the last century the discussion about the use of the mother tongue (L1) in Second Language Classroom (L2) has taken place. To use or not to use the L1 in L2 classes‚ that is the question. This essay will deal with the idea that the systematic use of L1 is a good practice. Although there are arguments against this idea‚ the benefits are greater than the problems. It will be discussed what
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