expected to double in the next 50 years‚ and the ever-growing global population needs vast amounts of food‚ energy and raw materials. We cannot continue to get our food‚ energy and raw materials in the way we do now without damaging the earth’s environment beyond repair. Pollution‚ deforestation‚ over-fishing‚ the impact of intensive farming and above all global warming will see to that. We need to find ways of improving food productivity‚ and getting our energy and raw materials in more sustainable
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Strategy is creating fit among organization’s activities. As a whole‚ organization finds its competitive value by positioning and integrating Fit into all its activities. Operation effectiveness and strategy works differently but co-relate with one another to work towards the same company goal – profitability. Yet many organizations are caught up in improving their operational effectiveness or seeking fast and easy growth; that they have forgotten the "value" that they can offer to their
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Case Study Chapter 1: The role of capital market intermediaries in the dot-com crash of 2000 1. What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of capital markets? i. Venture Capitalist: provides capital for the company in the early stage of development and ensures company to have a good management team and sustainable business. VC demand high return on investment and sells stock usually to public through IPO
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The need for an external audit in the case of companies arises primarily from the existence of split-up of ownership from control. When control is shared an audit report will be needed in order to ensure that all the partners or be it shareholders are on the same page as the managers (the ones who will be controlling the company) and know what has been happening in the company‚ what is happening at present and what can be expected to happen in the future in order to increase returns in the company
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The Dot-Com Crash 1. What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of capital markets? Broadly‚ the institutions and intermediaries’ primary role involves channeling investors’ savings and funds to new companies that require capital to finance and grow their businesses. Because there is an information gap between investors and companies‚ investors rely on intermediaries to act as the experts on these investments in which
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Tiger Airways internal and external environment Low cost carriers (LCC)‚ also known as budget/discount airlines‚ offer generally low fares but eliminate most traditional passenger services. There are five low cost carriers operating in Australia namely Tiger Airways‚ Jetstar‚ AirAsia‚ Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue. The purpose of this report is to conduct an analysis of Tiger Airways internal and external environment and to make recommendations as to how the Tiger Airways might maintain or improve its
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a few core eompetencies in the race to stay ahead of rivals. ing‚ partnering‚ rcungineer’ing‚ change manage- ment. Although the resulting op- erational improve- ments have often ^^^^ dramatic‚ many companies have Positioning-once the heart of strategy-is reject- ed as too static for today’s dynamic markets and changing technologies. According to the new dog- ma‚ rivals can quickly copy any market position‚ and competitive advantage is‚ at hest‚ temporary. But those beliefs are dangerous half-truths
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There are many things within our environment that can have negative effects on human health some positive and some negative. Examples of negative effects would include air quality‚ noise pollution‚ greenhouse effects and the ripple effect on the food supply. The air quality index is a measure of daily air quality‚ the Air Quality Index (AQI) tells you how clean or polluted your air is and what associated health concerns you should be aware of such as allergic reactions. Conversely‚ indoor pollution
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DDT can affect the environment in one of two ways. One‚ DDT is one of many chemicals that are listed as Chlorofluorocarbons. These chemicals are extremely harmful to the ozone layer and can cause it to deteriorate over time. Most chemicals containing Chlorofluorocarbons have been banned‚ however some chemicals‚ such as DDT‚ still contain them. The second way that DDT can affect our environment is by harming our wildlife. DDT can affect many different types of wildlife.
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P. 1 2. Company Background P. 1 3. Macro-environment i. Political-Legal Environment P. 1 - 2 ii. Economic Environment P. 2 iii. Social Environment P. 2 iv. Ecological Environment P. 2 4. Difficulty i. Political-Legal Factor P. 2 - 3 ii. Economic Factor P. 3 iii. Social Environment P. 3 iv. Ecological Environment P. 3 5. Suggestion P. 3 - 4 6. Conclusion
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