Mergers and acquisitions (abbreviated M&A) is an aspect of corporate strategy‚ corporate finance and management dealing with the buying‚ selling‚ dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin‚ or a new field or new location‚ without creating a subsidiary‚ other child entity or using a joint venture. The distinction between a "merger" and an "acquisition" has become increasingly blurred in various
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European Parliament History Founded in 1952 as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and renamed the European Parliamentary Assembly in 1958‚ it became the European Parliament in 1962. The first direct elections took place in 1979. The current MEPs were elected during the 2009 elections and will serve until 2014. The evolution of the Parliament is closely linked to a succession of treaties culminating in the current Lisbon Treaty. These treaties define the
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Noise Noise pollution is excessive‚ displeasing human‚ animal‚ or machine-created environmental noise that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life. The word noise may be from the Latin word nauseas‚ which means disgust or discomfort.[1] The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly construction and transportation systems‚ including motor vehicle noise‚ aircraft noise‚ and rail noise.[2][3] Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial
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by: Prof. John Adams | Central Bank Independence and Inflation | Monetary and Fiscal Theory and Policy | | `Prepared by: Noha Gamal | ID: 110326 | Central Bank independence either Political or Functional being essential in the control of inflation is an issue of argument and there are different views on it supported by Evidence. This Paper will focus on considering these different point of views starting by describing Central bank independence‚ what central banks do‚ and who controls
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CASE STUDY NOTES/ ANALYSIS THE TRUE COST OF ACQUISITION. INTRODUCTION -The department of defense has highlighted its vision and mission but has not broken these down into objectives for each function - Without a breakdown of this mission into workable action plans/ objectives it is therefore very hard to create performance measure and standards of practice - This is evident by the recent happening of Darlene Druyun’s actions while acting in the position of head of procurement - There
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The following are the other important reasons for mergers or amalgamations: 1. Economies of scale. An amalgamation company will have more reasons at its command that the individual companies. This will help in increasing the scale of operations and the economies of large scale will be available. These economies will occur because of more intensive utilization of production facilities‚ distribution network‚ research and development facilities‚ etc. these economies will be available in horizontal
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Based on the information given but in your own words‚ explain what approaches to recruiting might be best suited for Apple’s talent acquisition Based on the information given I would choose Electronic recruiting‚ and the internal source approach as the two recruiting methods for Apple’s talent acquisition. The overall goal is to identify and attract applicants from among individuals already holding jobs with the organization Internal source recruiting allows hiring from within the organization
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Department of Mechanical Engineering MENG 263 TUTORIAL 1 Q1. The motion of a particle is defined by the relation x 2t3 6t2 10‚ where x is expressed in m and t in seconds. Determine the time‚ position‚ and acceleration when v 0. ( Ans. x 2m‚ a 12 m/s2 ) Q2. The motion of a particle is defined by the relation x 2t3 -15t2 24t 4‚ where x is expressed in meters and t in seconds. Determine (a) when the velocity is zero‚ (b) the position and the total distance traveled when the
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QUESTION 2: Consider the current discord among European Union members. Why is it so important for the countries to maintain harmony? How does the level of economic integration achieved by these nations influence this situation? The European Union is an economic union consisting of 27 member states. To make a free market and remove trade barriers between member states are the ultimate aim of European Union (Hill p289). Among these ‚17 nations are members of the ‘Eurozone’‚ distributing a currency
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1. The Cassis Case was a landmark in the European history of law. Explain Why Germany impeded the liquor to be sold because of non-conformity to German products (not the same alcohol level as German liquors: could be misunderstood and misused by consumers). * The ECF said it was a restricting measure in the frame of the Common Market and draw the following rule from this case for the free movement of goods * Any product legally manufactured and sold in one member state must be allowed to
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