integration‚ the company sets up subsidiaries that produce some of the inputs used in the production of its products. For example‚ an automobile company may own a tire company‚ a glass company‚ and a metal company. Control of these three subsidiaries is intended to create a stable supply of inputs and ensure a consistent quality in their final product. In forward vertical integration‚ the company sets up subsidiaries that distribute or market products to customers or use the products themselves. An
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branch of the Arawakan-speaking Taino people‚ the Bahamas were the site of Columbus’ first landfall in the New World in 1492. Although the Spanish never colonized the Bahamas‚ they shipped the native Lucayans to slavery in Hispaniola. The islands were mostly deserted from 1513 to 1648‚ when English colonists from Bermuda settled on the island of Eleuthera. The Bahamas became a Crown Colony in 1718 when the British clamped down on piracy. After the American War of Independence‚ thousands of
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before – MERGER & ACQUISITION of IBM and Pricewaterhouse Consulting 1. WHY – UNDERLYING REASONS FOR THE PROJECT Over the past five years‚ IBM has quietly transformed itself into a "software‚ solution and services" company. With the transformation from a hardware vendor to a solution provider‚ it has entered the area of consulting services. IBM bought PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (PwCC) in October 2002 and became the world’s largest technology services company‚ with annual revenue of $40
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Foreign Investment Trends in Bangladesh Introduction Foreign direct investment is considered as a crucial ingredient for economic development of a developing country. Countries that are lagging behind to attract FDI are formulating and implementing new policies for attracting more investment. Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an extraordinary and growing role in global business. It can provide a firm with new markets and marketing channels‚ cheaper production facilities‚ access to new technology
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Project report On Rate of Exchange and Foreign Investment The Indian case from 2009-10 to 2011-12 Acknowledgement As a part of PGDM curriculum at Birla Institute of Management Technology‚ the preparation of this project report has been a unique and rewarding experience. Apart from our efforts‚ the success of any project depends largely on the encouragement and guidelines of many others. We take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the people
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Teaching and learning : The effective teaching of grammar in modern foreign languages (MFL) ’One of the most misunderstood words in the English language has to be the word ‘grammar’ ’(Rendall‚ 2006: 53). This statement stands as the ideal starting point from which to unveil a rationale for the importance of grammar in the language acquisition process and how it has been perceived in the past decades . What is grammar ? Why and how should it be taught ? These questions‚ as basic as they look
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the past three to four years‚ overseas acquisitions by Indian firms have increased in terms of number and average deal size. According to UBS Investment Research Report 2007‚ they believe this is a consequence of Indian corporate’ strong balance sheets and rising global ambitions. In this essay I am going to use a specific acquisition example based on the article named “Tata Motors’ Acquisition of Daewoo Commercial Vehicles” to illustrate the Indian Acquisition problem. Statistically‚ there are 12
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1999‚ PepsiCo was closely tracking several potential strategic acquisitions. In the fall of 2000‚ it appeared that the right moment for an equity-financed acquisition had arrived. At this time‚ PepsiCo management decided to initiate confidential discussion with The Quaker Oats Company about a potential business combination. Gatorade‚ a key brand in Quaker’s portfolio‚ had long been on PepsiCo’s wish list. On October 5‚ 2000‚ an investment-banking team from Merrill Lynch met with the top executives of
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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR IN INDIA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mergers are important corporate strategy actions that‚ among other things‚ aid the firm in external growth and provide it competitive advantage over other firms through gaining greater market share‚ broadening the portfolio to reduce business risk‚ entering new markets and geographies‚ and capitalising on economies of scale etc.. This area has spawned a vast amount of literature over the
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The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Banking and Insurance Sector Table of Contents Executive summary 2 The impact of M&As on employees‚ staff representatives and their unions 2 The impact of M&As on consumers 3 The impact of M&As on shareholders 5 The impact of mergers and acquisitions on employees in the financial services sector (Tina Weber) 6 Introduction 6 Trends in employment in the financial services sector 6 Table 1: Employment in
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