...Basic principals of competitive strategy Industry(whether product or service) is a group of competitors producing products or services that compete directly with each other-to understand competition Distinct industry with similar sources of competitive advantage 2 central concerns underlie the choice of competitive strategy: Industry structure-where firms compete. Industries differ in the nature of competition, and they don’t offer equal opportunities for sustained profitability. Positioning within an industry-some positions are more profitable than others Both industry structure and competitive position are dynamic. Industries can become more or less attractive over time, as barriers to entry or other elements of industry structure change. Competitive position reflects an unending battle among competitors. Industry attractiveness and competitive position can be shaped by firms. The structural analysis of industries In any industry, whether it is domestic or international, the nature of competition is embodied in 5 competitive forces The threat of new entrants-brand loyalty, economies of scale, the need to penetrate distribution channels. The threat of substitute products or services The bargaining power of suppliers The bargaining power of buyers The rivalry among the existing competitiors The strengths of the 5 forces varies from industry to industry and determines long-term industry profitability. In industries in which the 5 forces are favourable e.g....
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...QUESTION 1 B 1. A contingent deferred sales charge is commonly called a ____. | | front-end load | | | back-end load | | | 12b-1 charge | | | top end sales commission | 1 points QUESTION 2 A 1. __________ fund is defined as one where the fund charges a sales commission to either buy into or exit the fund. | | A load | | | A no-load | | | An index | | | A specialized sector fund | 1 points QUESTION 3 B 1. Consider a no-load mutual fund with a NAV of $20 at the start of the year and a NAV of $22.727 at the end of the year. During the year investors received income distributions of $2 per share, and capital gains distributions of $0.25 per share. Assuming that the fund carries no liabilities, and that the operating expense ratio is 1%, what is the rate of return of the fund for the year? | | 36.25% | | | 24.90% | | | 23.85% | | | There is not sufficient information to answer this question | 1 points QUESTION 4 B 1. The Wildwood Fund sells Class A shares with a front-end load of 5% and Class B Shares with a 12b-1 fees of 1% annually. If you plan to sell the fund after 4 years, are Class A or Class B shares the better choice? Assume a 10% annual return after operating expenses have already been taken out. | | Class A | | | Class B | | | There is no difference. | | | There is insufficient information given. | 1 points QUESTION 5 A 1. The top Morningstar mutual fund performance...
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...Organizational Behavior or Human Resources [pic] Vidyalankar School of Information Technology. Submitted by: Riddhimaan Nandgaonkar Pravin Nadar Akshay Jain Rishabh Dwivedi Chirag Mehta Brian Ridley Ravindra Thakur Submitted to: Mrs. Leena Nair Date of Submission: 25th August 2008 Acknowledgement This Project could not have been written without the help of Mrs. Leena Nair who not only served as our supervisor but also encouraged and challenged us throughout this project. My fellow friends and the other students of our class also guided us through this process, never accepting less than our best efforts. We thank them all. Declaration We the undersigned students of Vidyalankar School of Information Technology – Second Year B.M.S have done the project on Motivation in an organisation. The Project submitted is true to the best of our knowledge. Signatures Riddhimaan Nandgaonkar (07B431) Pravin Nadar (07B402) Akshay Jain (07B418) Rishabh Dwivedi (07B410) Chirag Mehta (07B464) Brian Ridley (07B440) Ravindra Thakur (07B452) Certificate I Hereby certify the project done...
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...total system of internal control . it is thus through the control door that management auditors come to examine and evaluate all organizational activities to provide maximum service to the organization . management auditors cannot be expected to equal-let alone exceed – the technical and operational expertise pertaining to the many activities of the organization. However, management auditor can help the responsible individuals achieve more effective result by appraising existing controls and providing a basis for helping to improve those controls. You, as a junior management auditor, are asked to prepare a plan for management audit of a commercial company. In your plan, you have to desaign to include the following aspacts: 1. Pre-manageent auditactivities 2. On- site management audit activities 3. Post- management audit activities There is no universal format / plan to desaign managementaudit, it is a free format. You may specify...
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...Unit 1 Quality Manageent MT435-02 -Operations Management Professor: Jason Jackson Magida Taracena 8/2/2014 A business may manufacture goods and to meet their clients needs. It is obvious that many customers always know that some businesses make better products than others, and therefore buys accordingly to it. So, that means that the business must reflect on how the client labels the word quality. I think that quality should be meant at the requirements of the customer. From here we can take that product and service quality is highly influenced by what the client want and especially by what is willing to pay. It all depends on what their needs are, and their quality expectations. The dimensions of quality for manufactured products a consumer seem to be looking for are performance, features, reliability conformance, durability, serviceability, aesthetics, safety, and other perceptions. Performance is basically how well a product is working. Features are the additional piece added. Reliability is basically the possibility that manufactured goods will operate correctly in a projected time. Conformance is the extent to which a product meets the reestablish averages. Durability is practically how long the product will last before it has to be replaced. When it comes to serviceability they are talking about the simplicity of getting things repaired. Aesthetic is the way the product looks to end-users. Safety guarantees clients that they wont experience...
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...Four Functions of Management Sharon Bubak University of Phoenix MGT/330 July 10, 2012 Tony Balchunas According to Dr. Pikay Richardson, cultural diversity is the existence in a community or organization of people from different backgrounds, of race or ethnicity, or different genders, with different beliefs and values, with different expectations and are at different stages in life (Richardson, 2005). There are four main functions of management which are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. In order to do any type of project, management needs to go through the steps of planning, than organizing, leading, and follow through by controlling the project. There are seven steps owners can take to have a more effective diverse management strategy. The steps are: define your terms, be realistic, build in metrics, assemble your resources, set a system, educate, and demonstrate CEO support (Kampf, 2011). Since diversity no longer just includes employment equity or affirmative action, it is important to for everyone involved to be aware of what management means by diversity. Respectively there is no one-size-fits-all solution; diversity needs to be defined for each company. Definitions include work styles, languages spoken, or physical and mental capabilities to name a few. Goal setting needs to be kept a realistic, since every company grows at different rates. Metrics are put into place so that the process of diverse management can be measured in specific, quantifiable...
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...Our E-Commerce Initiative Eminentleather.com is the online retail store which will be initiated with its existing physical retail store. Eminent Leather proudly presents itself as one of the leading innovative and creative manufacturers of premium quality leather products. Through reflecting the latest trend and fashion, we have built our distinctive image among all the fashion conscious men and women of today. The most competitive price and optimum perfection of our products make us superior to the others operating in this sphere. Apart from our own creativity, we also design as per your specification. Eminent Leather is a leading specialty retailer of quality accessories and outerwear. Currently operating under two formats, we offer fashion and value for both men and women. Categories include handbags, briefcases and travel items. Our e-commerce site offers an extension of our store experience and is intended to increase brand awareness. Unique Features of the Business: Bricks-and-clicks is a business model by which Eminent Leather will integrate both offline (bricks) and online (clicks) presences. In our e-commerce initiative we have some unique features like- ubiquity, global reach, richness, interactivity, information density, personalization, and customization. Those unique features will bring a distinguish business opportunity to attract more consumers and ultimately sell the product to them. The features and how they will increase the business revenue are described...
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...Bus 109 qn 1 5pts Draw a demand and supply curve . Label properly with axis. Explain the curve and how it works . How to shift both curves. How to shift demand curve. 10 pts increase demand by doing what ?: Make people want it more. Marketing or advertising . Red line goes up. Not enough supply. New equilibrium point (higher on the price axis) *shift to the right. * price increase and quantity increase. 10 pts draw and explain increase in technology and how it effects the graph: Supply increases so it is cheaper to produce. The supply curve shifts to the right because more quantity produced. Price also decreases. Qn2 Personal Insurance. Liability automobile insurance bodily injury liability : held legally liable for damage caused by car or driving eg disability,death, breadwinner is handicapped and can no longer earn for the family. Property damage liability insurance damage to the other persons car or other property eg house that you drove into. COGS in a truck that's hit. Uninsured motorist. The person has no auto insurance. Bodily damages , breadwinner, medical bills. (first party insurance covers your own family and own party) Medical payments only medical bills. Group insurance also included. Possibly not first party liability but if it was your fault. Personal injury protection (no fault states only. Only two no fault states) take care of major injuries. Time off work(breadwinner situation) , medical bills. Physical damage protection ...
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...Within an organization effective leadership is one of the most important factors that help to guarantee successful work of the organization, its development, and stability. It is a skill that helps managers to organize all of the processes within a company and maintain constant control over the employees. It requires great skills and a strong character and a level of charisma to influence others. While many of the world’s great leaders were not born to be leaders, several after starting with nothing went on to become great leaders because they desired it. Leadership can defined in many ways, but most commonly a leader is person who influences the thoughts and behaviors of others and a leader is one who establishes the direction for others to willingly follow. Leaders come in many styles; from the hard-nosed, strictly discipline oriented person, to the soft-spoken easygoing man, the product always seems to be a person that all subordinates can emulate. It appears as if a good leader is a person that is comprised of many principles and traits. Leaders play a vital role in standardizing performance. Leaders can influence other to perform beyond even their own expectations. Developing a sense of responsibility in your subordinates seems to play a very important role in a leader's actions. Leaders set vision, strategies, goals, and values in order to guide their followers and to set desired action and behavior. As a whole, any organization must have strong leadership as the basis...
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...The PRINCE2® Practitioner Training Manual A common sense approach to learning and understanding PRINCE2 Version 1.0i (Check latest version) Covers the PRINCE2 Practitioner syllabus Link to PRINCE2 Foundation Self Study guide Link to PRINCE2 Practitioner Self Study guide Sample By Frank Turley, The PRINCE2 Coach MgmtPlaza – Affiliate of TAG Practitioner Level The PRINCE2® Practitioner Training Manual ii The PRINCE2® Practitioner Training Manual Thank you for reading our PRINCE2 Training Manual. The main objective of this book is to provide an easy-to-read and easy-to-understand PRINCE2® manual. The idea for this book came from the questions I received from people trying to learn PRINCE2 and after reading the official PRINCE2 manual “Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2”. The official PRINCE2 Manual for the Project Manager is an excellent reference manual but can be rather difficult to pick up and read if you are new to both project management and PRINCE2. So this book is meant to be – and is – an easy introduction to PRINCE2 and is quickly becoming the most read book for people wishing to learn about PRINCE2 and prepare for Foundation Exam and Practitioner Exam. Feedback: We welcome any feedback (suggests to improve or corrections), Feedback The Swirl logo™ is a Trademark of the Office of Government Commerce PRINCE2 ® is a Registered Trademark of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries Free PRINCE2Self...
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...This page intentionally left blank Business Performance Measurement Drawing together contributions from leading thinkers around the world, this book reviews recent developments in the theory and practice of performance measurement and management. Significantly updated and modified from the first edition, the book includes ten new chapters that provide a comprehensive review of performance measurement from the perspectives of accounting, marketing, operations, public services and supply chain management. In addition to these functional analyses the book explores performance measurement frameworks and methodologies, practicalities and challenges, and enduring questions and issues. Edited by one of the world’s leading experts on performance measurement and management, Business Performance Measurement will be of interest to graduate students, managers and researchers who wish to understand more about the latest developments in this rapidly changing field. Andy Neely is Deputy Director of the ESRC/EPSRC AIM Research initiative, Professor of Operations Strategy and Performance at Cranfield School of Management, and Visiting Professor of Operations Management at London Business School. Business Performance Measurement Unifying theories and integrating practice Second edition Edited by Andy Neely CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge...
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