Strategic Management Journal Strat. Mgmt. J.‚ 24: 587–614 (2003) Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/smj.330 INCREASING FIRM VALUE THROUGH DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME KAREN SCHNATTERLY* Carlson School of Management‚ University of Minnesota‚ Minneapolis‚ Minnesota‚ U.S.A. White-collar crime can cost a company from 1 percent to 6 percent of annual sales‚ yet little is known about the organizational conditions that can reduce this cost
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established firms have not been successful in capitalising on this blessing in disguise. This article analysed the internal behaviour of firms to suggest palatable insights as to why firms fall victim to architectural innovation‚ with reasons such as rigid communication channels and information filter system. However‚ I believe that this phenomenon can also be evaluated from a broader perspective‚ depending on the circumstances in the industry and the position of a firm. For leading firms‚ they will
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“Primark Fires child Worker Firms” UK clothing firm Primark has fired three Indian suppliers because they used child labour to finish goods. The suppliers sub-contracted smaller firms‚ which were using child labour to carry out embroidery and sequin work. The BBC’s Panorama programme‚ which carried out a six-month investigation‚ alerted Primark to the problems. Consumers are increasingly demanding that companies produce goods in an ethical manner‚ turning the spotlight on worker wages and
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How Oil Prices Affect the Price of Food By Post Carbon | Wed‚ 21 December 2011 18:07 The current global food system is highly fuel- and transport-dependent. Fuels will almost certainly become less affordable in the near and medium term‚ making the current‚ highly fuel-dependent agricultural production system less secure and food less affordable. It is therefore necessary to promote food self-sufficiency and reduce the need for fuel inputs to the food system at all levels. The connection between
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understanding of how their proposition can help deliver against your business needs. Overview The Request for Proposal (RfP) is an opportunity to gain a detailed understanding of your shortlisted investment managers’ propositions. This is a comprehensive review of their propositions; you are drilling down from the big picture into the fine detail. As a result‚ your questions should be more specific and closed; “do you have?” and “can I do this?” rather than “tell me about?” or “what is your
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Samer Shaat IS 3100 T/TH- 5:00- 6:15 How Much is a Database Worth? 1) Many small business owners have found it financially advantageous to purchase their own building. As one owner remarked upon his retirement‚ “We did well with the business‚ but we made our real money by buying the building.” Explain why this might be so. There are three reasons why a small business owner might want to own the building in which they operate. First‚ the cost of moving around is expensive. Some small business
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Rivalry Among Existing Firms The coffee industry is a highly competitive industry in that coffee is served at almost every restaurant‚ diner‚ and convenient store in the nation. Most homes brew their own coffee as a more convenient and less expensive way of getting their daily coffee fix. Thirty years ago people who wanted a premium cup of coffee would head to their local coffee houses or their corner cafes in order to obtain the highest quality of coffee. Today with the onslaught of corporate
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competitive advantage. Marketing strategy includes all basic and long-term activities in the field of marketing that deal with the analysis of the strategic initial situation of a company and the formulation‚ evaluation and selection of market-oriented strategies and therefore contributes to the goals of the company and its marketing objectives. The first problem the firm was encountering was the issue of competitor analysis. Under the marketing concept‚ companies gain competitive advantage by satisfying
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Samuel Huo London‚ England 12/24/35 Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge Firm of Scrooge and Marley 1234 Marleybone lane London‚ England Dear Mr. Scrooge: I have read your ad in the paper and I am interested in a position as an accountant for your counting house. My associates tell me you are a remarkable businessman in need of an accountant and coincidentally I am looking for a job as an accountant. My skills as an accountant were widely praised when I was apprenticed to your former co-worker
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Firm Conduct in Structure Conduct Performance (SCP) Competitive market analysis normally involves some reference to the number and size distributions of firms‚ the types of product produced‚ the extent to which established firms control prices‚ the ease with which firms can enter or exit markets‚ and the ease with which information flows between firms and consumers and the resulting conditions facing both of these groups. The seminal writers in the field of industrial organization were Edward
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