Case Synopses Philips versus Matsushita: The Competitive Battle Continues 10/01/13 Philips and Matsushita add together more than two hundred years of history in the high technology consumer electronics industry. During this period both companies followed contrasting strategies and experienced disruptive changes in its environment forcing them to review‚ adapt and implement new corporate strategies. The following case synopsis focus on how these companies developed different organizational
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account balances) from the Adjusted Trial Balance of MJM Co. at 12/31/08 is as follows: Sales 1‚500‚000 Cost of Goods Sold 600‚000 Selling Administrative Expense 300‚000 Interest Revenue 180‚000 Gain on the Sale of Equipment 270‚000 Loss on the Sale of IBM Stock 300‚000 Loss from Discontinued Division Operations 750‚000 Gain on the Sale of the Discontinued Division 900‚000 Extraordinary Gain from Tornado Insurance 1‚050‚000 Income Tax Expense (at 30% Rate) 585‚000 What amount of gain appears for
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Assignment Questions 1. In what way(s) is Tiffany exposed to exchange-rate risk subsequent to its new distribution agreement with Mitsukoshi? How serious are these risks? Answer: About 15% of (1992) sales of $492mln or ~ $75mln will now be earned in Yen‚ but will have to be reported in $. At a Net Income (1992) of $25mln‚ the risks caused by this exposure are significant. Data from exhibit 6 shows that in a 6-month period (Apr-Sep) exchange rates fluctuated as much as 10%. (from 133
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What are the elements of a national literature? – the expression of a nations mind in writing What are the characteristics of early American literature? – Who were America’s earliest writers and what were their concerns? – Thomas Paine‚ Phillis wheatley‚ brad street What can you learn from primary sources about early life in the colonies? - What are the elements of persuasive writing?- What arguments for or against the use of Native American mascots exist? What does the poetry of colonial America
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Before the 1930’s or the first set of "talking picture films‚" all films were completely silent. Usually‚ they had some form of text card that would flash upon the screen explaining what had happened in the previous scene. To keep the film from just being a projected book‚ the film would be accompanied with anything from full orchestras to a pianist. A correctly timed note or a special tone would almost give a sense of depth to a two-dimensional image. Not only this‚ but the music had a second purpose
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Humbug!” Rick Reilly attempts to get people of his side of cheerleading as a sport or in his mind not a sport. He does not want girls cheering on the other athletes at sporting events when they could be in the event instead. Rick Reilly conveys his message through a sandwich of logos‚ pathos‚ logos statements; this was very effective in my eyes even if at points he turned the majority of readers away with sarcastic anecdotes‚ but he manages to bring most back through his use of assertions. Rick Reilly
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1. The character I have chosen is Rick Sanchez from the show Rick and Morty. I believe he suffers from antisocial personality disorder. 2. There is a substantial amount of evidence suggesting that he suffers from antisocial personality disorder‚ which falls under the DSM-IV’s classification of major personality disorders. Antisocial personality disorder as quoted from MayoClinic “is a type of chronic mental condition in which a person’s ways of thinking‚ perceiving situations and relating to others
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Rick Riordan is an American novelist who has written a plethora of children’s and adult books. One of his most famous book series is “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”. Most of his children’s books tend to be fantasy‚ while the adult books are mystery. I chose to write about Rick Riordan because I have personally read the “Percy Jackson Series”‚ and it is amazing. Rick was born on June 5‚ 1964 in San Antonio‚ Texas. Rick Riordan Sr. and Lyn Belisle Riordan are his parents. He grew up in San Antonio
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Principal Component Value at Risk: an application to the measurement of the interest rate risk exposure of Jamaican Banks to Government of Jamaica (GOJ) Bonds Mark Tracey1 Financial Stability Department Research & Economic Programming Division Bank of Jamaica Abstract This paper develops an effective value at risk (VaR) methodology to complement existing Bank of Jamaica financial stability assessment tools. This methodology employs principal component analysis and key rate durations for assessing
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professor at Alabama University (Kingsbury). Richard Bragg is known as one of the best southern story tellers of his time. Many wonder how he developed this ability‚ and when asked he said‚ “Well‚ I come from a long line of liars and story tellers.” (“Rick” 2) Richard Bragg credits his way of telling a story to his father‚ grandfather‚ and all the drunks that he liked to hang out with. (“Author”) Bragg would sat on his front porch for hours and listened to these men speak. Although he listened to all
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