Historical Background Bodhi-Dharma (菩提達摩) was an Indian Buddhist monk who came to China from India in the first quarter of the sixth century. He brought Mahayana Buddhism to China. Coming to China‚ he stayed nine years at the Shao-lin Temple (少林寺)‚ located in He-nan Province (河南省). Bodhi-Dharma is well-known in connection to a story expressed by the phrase “Wall Contemplation Nine Years (面壁九年)”. From the philosophy and practice represented by this phrase‚ the Chinese Zen Buddhism originated
Premium Buddhism Zen China
Mergers and Acquisitions Broc Romanek and Cynthia M. Krus FINANCE 05.09 I Fast track route to mastering mergers and acquisitions I Covers the key areas of M&A‚ from detailing how to structure different types of transactions to meet varying objectives to the history of M&A activity and the impact of the Internet and other new technologies I Examples and lessons from some of the world’s most successful businesses‚ including Daimler-Chrysler‚ Vodaphone-Mannesman and UFJ Bank I Includes a
Premium Mergers and acquisitions
Critics of the New Deal The New Deal aroused criticism from both sides of the political spectrum. The right criticized it for not being extremely socialist. Meanwhile‚ the left believed it was not liberal enough. Before the New Deal‚ the government did not intervene with the economy massively. The conservatives were supporters of such concept because they believed in the laissez-faire economics. Nonetheless‚ when president Roosevelt proposed the New deal‚ they felt the president was aiming to impel
Premium Franklin D. Roosevelt Great Depression New Deal
Case: Marks & Spencer’s versus Zara’s Operations Marks & Spencer (M&S) is a major British retailer of clothing‚ food and financial services. Over 30 million customers are served per month in more than 300 UK stores‚ besides the many international locations. The company was established in 1884 and now it has over $17 billion in annual sales with the highest profit margin in the retailing industry. M & S is encountering some difficulties in logistics because it has lengthy logistics procedures
Premium Management Citation Supply chain
this client the right fit for your firm? Summary: This article talks about how the CPA firms can avoid the problem clients before they cause troubles. The article demonstrates some basic steps for all clients’ engagement‚ then tells us how to deal with higher-risk engagement‚ and finally talks about how the CPA firms can formalize the engagement process. Firstly‚ the main points of basic steps for all clients and engagements are CPA firms should evaluate prospective client integrity‚ which
Premium Risk Finance Decision making
Management HRM & International Mergers and Acquisitions Coursework Semester 2 By 606566 Parinetha Srikanta Rudraradhya The human aspect has always taken a backseat during mergers and acquisitions. It is ironical because companies‚ brands and finances exist primarily because people have created them. When two firms come together to join forces‚ they often over-exaggerated benefits and synergies‚ have high expectations‚ downplay firm politics‚ ignore culture distances‚ and almost always
Premium Human resource management Human resources Mergers and acquisitions
Five Forces. Threat of New Entrants In Airlines Industry‚ The threat of new entrants is low. Firstly‚ Even though the switching costs are low between different brands of Airline‚ consumers are more likely to select well-known names of Airline companies because worth-of-month is importantly affecting Airline companies and safety is the first thing customers will consider. Since the ticket of Airline are usually expensive‚ customers would not give their money to the firms they do not trust. Secondly
Premium Airline Federal Aviation Administration 1918
Mergers & Acquisitions (M & A) is a general term used to refer to the consolidation of companies. Merger is the corporate action where two companies decide to combine their operations. Both the companies involved in the merger cease to exist resulting into a combined new company. On the other hand Acquisition is a corporate action where one company overtakes the operations of other company. The acquired company thus becomes a part of the acquiring company. Acquisition may at some times be without
Premium Mergers and acquisitions
Addidas- You are consultant of the company. PEST/SWOT etc IntroductionAdidas is a company that manufactures shoes and sport apparel. The founder is Adolf Dassler who is German. The name created by combination of the name and surnameAdi Dassler‚ who started producing shoes in 1920s with the help of his brother Rudolf Dassler. That make costumer‚ to recognize Adidas is three parallel stripes of the samecolor.Slogan: ?IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING?1. History 1949-2005Due to the death of Adolf?s son (Horst
Premium Adidas
Danette Willis June 15‚ 2013 English 11238A A Masterpiece in Disguise The first line of Oates literary work “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” indicates that the conclusion to Connie’s existence may have come to a terrible end. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the story takes you on a journey through the eyes of a helpless girl‚ who‚ as shown by the three opening words‚ came to a very unfortunate collapse. This particular
Premium Fiction Joyce Carol Oates Little Red Riding Hood