HARVARD BUSINESSSCHOOL Software Associates Susan‚ I have just seen the quarterly P&L. It’s great that we exceeded our billed hours and revenue targets. But why‚ with higher revenues‚ is our bottom line less than half of what we had budgeted. Can we have a meeting tomorrow morning at 8 AM so you can explain this discrepancy to me? Richard Norton‚ CEO of Software Associates Norton‚ the founder and CEO of Software Associates called Susan Jenkins‚ CFO of Software Associates‚ after skimming
Premium Expense Revenue Income statement
Counterfeit Drugs Problems and Solutions for the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry Introduction Counterfeit drugs have been around for much of the recent history of industrial-scale drug production in India and abroad. Although detailed data on counterfeit medicines are difficult to obtain by virtue of its very nature‚ a recent WHO report estimates the prevalence to be around 1% of sales in developed countries to over 10% in some developing countries1. The more important aspect of this global
Premium Pharmaceutical industry Authentication Pharmacology
Computer software can be divided into two main categories: application software and system software. Application Software: Application Software includes programs that do real work for user. Example: Payroll systems‚ Inventory Control‚ Manage student database‚ Word Processor‚ Spreadsheet and Database Management System etc. Application software consists of the programs for performing tasks particular to the machine’s utilization. Examples of application software include spreadsheets‚ database systems
Premium Database Relational model Computer software
What is Game Theory? Game theory is a branch of mathematics that aims to lay out in some way the outcomes of strategic situations. Game theory has applications in politics‚ inter-personal relationships‚ biology‚ philosophy‚ artificial intelligence‚ economics‚ business and other disciplines. Originally‚ game theory attempted to look only at a fairly limited set of circumstances‚ those known as zero sum games‚ but in recent years its scope has increased greatly. Brief history John von Neumann
Premium Game theory
2.1 Introduction The nature of the comparative approach At a basic level the comparative approach is simply one of making comparisons‚ something we do constantly in our everyday lives. Thinking‚ and learning‚ by making comparisons is a very natural and intuitive process for us. We use comparisons extensively in our daily thinking and interactions with people and various objects. However‚ making comparisons is not necessarily easy or without its pitfalls.
Premium Political science Sociology Social sciences
generic competitive strategies are cost leadership‚ differentiation and focus. Each factor has its own advantages and disadvantages. A company should balance these factors in order to be successful. For growing industries‚ there are several other sub factors like chaining‚ franchising‚ etc. Our article will focus primarily on the generic factors as they are applicable to most of the industries and the challenges that the companies face with these strategies The cost leadership is the most discussed
Premium Product differentiation Porter generic strategies Leadership
Student essay Question: To what extent does the quality of a society depend upon the quality of its leader(s)? It is evident that leaders have a lot of influence in societies. Leaders are considered as people who guide and direct a particular group of people who are related to each other through persistent relations such as social networks. Whatever qualities that the leaders have will shape the society at large. These relates to the values and the principles that they keep. Indeed‚ this
Premium Nigeria Sociology Indian independence movement
The Rise of Industry In America By the 1900’s the United States had emerged as the leading industrial power in the world‚ with a manufacturing output that exceeded Great Britain‚ France‚ and Germany. There were many factors that helped to accomplish the rise of America. Those factors include natural resources‚ immigration‚ new inventions etc. On May 1862‚ the Homestead Act let any American‚ including freed slaves‚ to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of land. In exchange‚ homesteaders paid
Premium United States Management Strategic management
The Rise of Bangladesh Textile Industry INTERNATIONAL TRADE FINANCE IBUS 4520 - 02 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction and Background of study PEST analysis SWOT analysis Questions and Answers Conclusion Recommendations INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND OF STUDY Bangladesh is a country located in the South –East of Asia. It is bordered by India to its East‚ west
Premium Textile manufacturing Economics International trade
TO WHAT EXTENT DOES TSAR ALEXANDER II DESERVE THE TITLE “TSAR LIBERATOR”? Tsar of Russia from 1818 to 1881. Son of Nicholas I ascended the throne in 1855. Signed in Paris (1856) the peace that ended the Crimean War began the construction of a vast program of reforms. Open to ideas of social renewal‚ emancipated the serfs (1861) without satisfy the peasantry‚ which was granted in usufruct‚ with a strong payment of ransom‚ only a portion of the lands they occupied. Instituted the Zemstvo‚ provincial
Premium Russia Alexander II of Russia Russian Empire