Project Management 23 (2005) 141–149 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman What do construction project planners do? Graham M. Winch a b a‚* ‚ John Kelsey b Centre for Research in the Management of Projects‚ University of Manchester‚ P.O. Box 88‚ Manchester M60 1QD‚ UK Centre for Research in the Management of Projects‚ School of Construction and Project Management‚ The Bartlett University College London‚ UK Received 8 July 2003; received in revised form 30 January 2004; accepted 15 June
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The traditional profit maximizing theories of the firm have been criticised for being unrealistic. As a result‚ alternative theories of the firm were introduced (Sloman & Sutcliffe‚ 2001). One of the alternative theories of the firm is Growth maximization. Following are the main motives for the firms to grow: The cost motive: A growth maximising firm can lower its long run average costs by exploiting economies of scale and economies of scope. Economies of scale come into effect when increasing
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this is what you do 007 Volvo XC90‚ 4-Door‚ Sport Utility‚ 3.2 liter‚ Black with Black leather Interior‚ only 60‚500 miles! Specs: VERY clean/well maintained‚ 2nd Owner‚ Carfax Report available (completely clean)‚ Kelly Blue Book priced (good-very good condition)‚ 4 NEW tires 3 months ago‚ power locks‚ sunroof‚ 6-CD player‚ ABS brakes‚ leather interior‚ power mirrors‚ alloy wheels‚ automatic transmission‚ side airbags‚ power windows‚ am/fm stereo‚ A/C‚ cruise control‚ garage-kept. NO 3rd row
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In “What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything‚” the author‚ Avi‚ establishes a theme statement declaring that to look beyond the bubble a person lives in they must truly see with their eyes. Mrs. Markham‚ the main character’s mom‚ is the person at hand that’s shown being constantly blind to her surroundings or blind to what she needs. For instance‚ in the story it states‚ ”Willie would begin to talk‚ then stop. He was never sure his mother was listening. She seemed preoccupied with her own thoughts…Willie
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have different patterns through the life of the case. Dell’s ROA has ranged from a high 18.2% in 1999 then gradually drop to 9.2% in 2008. Dell’s ROE has ranged from 43.7% in 1999 to 61.2% in 2008. Both ROA and ROE dropped significant amount in 2001. Dell’s ROE and ROA are well above the Federal Nominal 10-year T bills rates in all yeas and exceed HP’s ROE and ROA in all years. In 2001‚ HP’s ROE and ROA drop to the lowest point through the life of the case‚ because HP acquired Compaq and almost doubled
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“Have you ever wondered about the theme of “ what do fish have to do with anything”?” Well in this story a boy disobeys his mother’s rules to talk to the homeless man.The title of the story is “what do fish have to do with anything?”. The author of the story is Avi. The characters are: Willie‚ Willie’s mom and the homeless man. The themes of this story are both trust and loyalty. For example one example is of loyalty is on page 354. On page 354‚ Willie gives the man a piece of pound cake. After
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been to mandate nurse staffing ratios. In 1999 California became the first state to mandate minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals. California is not the only state to enact minimum nurse staffing ratios for hospitals‚ over the past four years at least eighteen other states have considered legislation regarding nurse staffing in hospitals. Policymakers are forced to consider alternatives to nurses ratios due to nurse shortages. Whether minimum staffing ratios will improve working conditions
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John Lanham Hubspot Case Questions Professor Sandra Young MKTG 2920 Sec 1 1/14/15 1.) Assess whether Hubspot can scale their business with only inbound marketing or should they also use outbound marketing. You will need to list the strengths and weaknesses involved with inbound marketing‚ list the strengths and weaknesses of outbound marketing‚ then compare and contrast the two‚ and state a decision. Inbound Marketing Outbound Marketing Strengths Weaknesses Strengths Weaknesses Visually appealing
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for the research and article of Lang‚ Thomas’s “Nurse-Patient Ratios: A Systematic Review on the Effects of Nurse Staffing on Patient‚ Nurse Employee‚ and Hospital Outcomes” stems from the problem that the nursing workloads and patient “acuity” (the measurement of the intensity of nursing care required by a patient) is too high to provide a concise level of patient care (Lang 326). Continued reasoning for decreased nurse to patient ratios is that within the past 25 years an effort by hospitals to cut
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Team C CC: Date: [ 7/16/2012 ] Re: Ratio Analysis Memo CEO of Baderman Island Resort‚ In the evaluation of liquidity ratios‚ the revenue from the income statement finds the Tenney at Night to be the most profitable and the Kayfe as the least profitable. The balance sheet states the Morgan Bistro has the best debt to asset ratio of 12.18% and the Kayfe with the highest debt to ratio of 26.49%. The balance sheet also states the Kayfe has the lowest times interest earned ratio of 5.91 and the Morgan
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