DIFFERENCE eco-efficiency creating more value with less impact foreword In 1991‚ we in the then Business Council for Sustainable Development were looking for a single concept‚ perhaps a single word‚ to sum up the business end of sustainable development. Finding no such concept on the lexicographer s shelf‚ we decided we would have to launch an expression. After a contest and much agonizing‚ we came up with eco-efficiency. In simplest terms‚ it means creating more goods and services with
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project and investments are compared by examining expected values‚ not whether one project is riskier than the other. Profit maximization also ignores the timing of a projects returned‚ it inappropriately ignores future profit if the goal is concerned about the profit for the current year. The goal of maximization of shareholders wealth deal with the problems brought up by profit maximization in quite a simple way‚ because Maximizing shareholders wealth just means modifying the goal of profit maximization
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the maximization of shareholders’ wealth. A good financial manager therefore should carefully consider and weigh the risk of undertaking a certain project against the profits associated with undertaking such a project. Capital Budgeting techniques enable the manager to make such decisions. The first question that comes to mind is‚ when making a capital investment decision‚ should we focus on cash flows or accounting profits. The book is stating “In measuring wealth or value‚ we will use cash
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Verizon Communications‚ Inc. Executive Summary Verizon Communications‚ Inc. is based in the state of New York. Verizon is currently considered the leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations to mass market‚ business‚ government and wholesale customers. The corporation was formed on June 30‚ 2000‚ with the merger of Bell Atlantic Corp and GTE Corp and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July 3‚ 2000 under the VZ symbol. Verizon Wireless’
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| Verizon Wireless | Marketing Strategy Paper | | | Consumers need to communicate. But converting that need to the desire for certain types of communication requires skill. It also requires listening to what consumers want. Consumers demand for more cell phone and wireless services seems nearly unlimited‚ especially with the surge in social networking sites. This provides tremendous opportunities for Verizon Wireless. New products appear continually to feed that demand‚ such as increasingly
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1755-4179.htm Shareholder and stakeholder theory: after the financial crisis Terence Tse ESCP Europe‚ London‚ UK Abstract Purpose – The recent financial crisis has restarted the debate of the value of both shareholder and stakeholder theories. This paper aims to continue this discussion. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews existing literature and examines the benefits and problems associated
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Are European hotel restaurants problematic or instrumental in creating value? In Western Europe the majority of the hoteliers and other stakeholders involved with them agree that hotel restaurants are a liability because of the very low profit margins and the difficulty of making a return on investment. This is without even mentioning all the operational problems inherent to this type of activity. It is true that in Europe hotel restaurants are subject to the same constraints as other restaurants
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Assignment 6.2 Before the grand opening of the store Verizon Wireless needs to start advertising to the market. This will get the consumers excited about the store coming to their area. It will promote customers just coming and looking at the products and services we have as well as having fun at our grand opening. Verizon should start passing out flyers and putting ads in the paper about the grand opening extravaganza at least a month before opening the doors. Also a radio station will be
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Stakeholders vs. Shareholders The definition of business strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal or set of goals or objectives. Stakeholder is a person‚ group‚ or organization that has direct or indirect stake in an organization because it can affect or be affected by the organization’s actions‚ objectives‚ and policies. Shareholder is someone who owns shares of stock in a corporation or mutual fund. For corporations‚ along with the ownership comes a right
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Pages 552-565: Compulsory Liquidation Remedies 1. Introduction * Deficiency of current law: (1) despite introduction of statutory derivative action‚ formulation is unclear and scope is uncertain (2) focus on single act/transaction rather than whole picture/pattern/period (3) remedies are directed to particular transaction and confined to restraint of conduct‚ Recovery of property or ordering of financial compensation * Statutory remedies fall into 2 categories a. Compulsory liquidation
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