...1. Q. What are some of the social, political, and economic forces that are influencing SIA’s decision to become a learning organization? * The situation in this case study demonstrates the need to consolidate employee knowledge into one system in an effort to improve overall company performance. SIA had acquired 30 separate businesses but they were still functioning like 30 separate companies. They each still had their own set of management and well-defined procedures and policies. As a result, most of the employees had developed their own areas of expertise. In the highly competitive insurance market, SIA needed to change this business philosophy if they were going to succeed. * In the early years of the new century, many companies use behavioral approach that means they use information and techniques from the social sciences to improve organizations health and improving internal relationships, and increasing problem for solving capabilities. In that time, social and political environment is changing. If SIA Corporation keep their own political policy, and keep its own hierarchy, characterized by strong top-down administration, SIA could not able to see or compete to other organizations as competition for achieving its goal. 2. Q. If you were a specialist from SIA, how and why would you respond to the proposed changes? What steps would you suggest Jerry take to increase employee utilization of the knowledge- sharing system In particular? How can he encourage...
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...crisis to develop the country with almost the same pace, FFTP shows that the growth of Ukraine and Poland in the international arena is virtually identical at 0,73. Before the crisis, Ukraine kept a clear and logical foreign policy and external balance followed the import and export. But as we have developed historically in Ukraine are all accustomed to trade, rather than invest in new areas, increasing the production of domestic goods. Most imported goods and imported to this day (the majority of imports falls on product range made in Poland). If we consider the dynamics of the GDP of both countries, it is clearly seen that the crisis in Poland in 2008 was able to survive and also to increase their performance can not be said about the Ukrainian economy. With regard to FFPR indicator, we can say that it shows...
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...& SERVICES {draw:rect} KONTI BOOSTS SALES BY 47% IN Q1, 2010 Publication: Interfax Ukraine Business Panorama Provider: Interfax Ukraine April 19, 2010 The KONTI Group, which has confectionary assets in Ukraine and Russia, in January-March 2010, increased its sales by an estimated 47% year-over-year, to UAH 915 million. According to a press release of the group issued on Monday, sales in Ukraine rose by 57%, sales in Russia grew by 43%, while in other CIS states they went up by 37%. In Q1, 2010 the group increased production by 26%, to 60,700 tonnes. In particular, its Ukrainian factories produced 44,200 tonnes of products, which is 30% up year-over-year, and its Russian companies produced 16,400 tonnes (a 19% rise year-over-year). The KONTI group, formed in 1997, is one of the top three leaders on the Ukrainian **confectionery** market and one of the ten biggest players on the Russian market. It incorporates CJSC KONTI and CJSC KONTI-RUS. Its main production...
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...Introduction: Greta Schweitzer requires assistance in determining how the company, Deutsche Brauerei should best proceed in the future, to achieve optimum financial results. Specifically, Schweitzer needs to consider what her position is on adopting the company’s financial projections for the future, the firm’s dividend policy and the compensation package that should be offered to the leader of international expansion, Oleg Pinchuck. There are other areas of Deutsche Brauerei’s operations however, that it appears worthwhile for Schweitzer to assess. These include Deutsche Brauerei’s practise of taking on excessive short-term debt, and the subsequent effect that has on the firm’s working capital. A further impact on Deutsche Brauerei’s working capital could be as a result of the effect of Pinchuck’s extremely relaxed accounts receivable in Ukraine. Finally, Schweitzer should evaluate the benefits and shortfalls of the firm’s aggressive expansion into Ukraine. Dividends Declaration Policy: Deutsche Brauerei is currently enjoying a high growth rate in sales, for 2001 the projected growth rate is approximately 48%. It is unusual that a firm that is so successful at generating sales is taking on such a large amount of short-term debt. One of the principle reasons Deutsche Brauerei has such a large amount of short term borrowings is the pressure they are put under to provide such a substantial dividend payment to shareholders. The largest financial demand’s the firm is currently...
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...experience in USA…………………………………………………22 CHAPTER 3 Mergers and acquisitions in Ukraine.....................................................32 3.2. Legislature of Ukraine in the sphere of M&A………………………………...32 3.3. M&A of Ukrainian corporations…………………………………………........33 3.4. M&A of Ukrainian banks……………………………………………………..40 CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................46 REFERENCES...........................….………………………………………………...48 PREFACE Strategic factor in the success of companies on global markets and increasing international competitiveness is the growth their market value. Current global trends show an increasing relevance of financial management, which deals with the dynamics of cost and capital structure of companies, institutions of financial flows. Achieve business objectives may be able through funding than their own and borrowed funds and restructuring of companies through mergers or acquisitions. Recently, throughout the world there is an increasing trend on transaction captures, purchase, friendly acquisitions and allocations, corporatization and privatization, diversification. Grim relentless competition requires from Ukrainian producers to making strategic decisions on expansion...
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...velocity, violent conflicts erupted and opposition blew up in Kiev, responding to Yanukovich’s new agreement on working closer with Russia, whilst stopping negotiations with the European Union. The conflicts did not reach the Crimean peninsula, nevertheless the Crimean Parliament, which is granted limited autonomy, asked Russia to protect them. Crimea has been part of the Ukrainian state –or formerly the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic- since 1954 and provides great strategic value, since the Black Sea ports of Crimea offer unproblematic access to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Crimea has been the base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet for several decades and is therefore of great importance to Russian military strategy. For the Russian Federation, the base in Sevastopol is the only access into international waters, since the northern ports in e.g. Siberia are subject to freezing. According to the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, the population is composed of 58.5% ethic Russians, 24.4% Ukrainians and 12.1% Crimean Tartars among others, amounting to a total population of approximately 2.0 million (All Ukrainian Population Census 2001, State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, 2003). During the period between the last population censuses 1989 the number of Russians has decreased by 11.6%. It might be argued that –based on the fact that the last census was conducted 13 years ago- the actual number of Russians living in Crimea has furthermore decreased. As of late February,...
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...Implications of the Ukrainian Crisis for Trade Relationships of the EU with Russia Economic Policies of the European Union Gartnar Marko | 19486522 | Marmai Martina | 19131311 | Mladenović Kosta | 19821606 | Executive Summary The aim of this research assignment is to provide an assessment of the effects on trade relationships between the EU and Russia stemming from the so-called “Ukrainian crisis.” The term points at the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, and the public response that this event generated. In particular, the analysis will regard the repercussions on Euro-Russian trade due to the Council’s diplomatic reply to the violent annexation of the Crimean peninsula by the Russian Federation. Since March 16th, when - with the unconditional support of Russia - the referendum for the independence of Crimea took place, the events in Ukraine escalated, giving rise to a number of restrictive provisions which, increasing in scope and gravity, aimed on one side to discourage military intervention by Russia, while on the other punished illegal misappropriation of Ukrainian public property. Such sanctions may not have played an important role, were it not for the current shaky state of the Russian economy. Nevertheless, that of sanctions is a two-sided sword, and the European Union, barely stepping on the road to recovery, can’t exactly afford being too picky when it comes to deciding who to do business with. The high level of interconnectedness and dependence...
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...UKRAINIAN FOOD & AGRICULTURE EQUITY GUIDE September 2011 IFC ART CAPITAL 1 Narodnogo Opolchennya Street, 6th floor Kyiv, 03151 Ukraine +38 (044) 490 51 85 Andriy Patiota patiota@art-capital.com.ua www.art-capital.com.ua is@art-capital.com.ua ART CAPITAL UKRAINIAN FOOD & AGRICULTURE: EQUITY GUIDE 16.09.2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary ............................................................................................................. 3 Sector overview ................................................................................................... 5 Sector outlook ................................................................................................... 11 Company profiles: large agro-industrial holdings ................................................ 16 MHP (key product: poultry) .................................................................. 17 Avangard (eggs) .................................................................................... 19 Kernel Holding (sunflower oil) ............................................................... 21 Astarta Holding (sugar) ........................................................................ 23 Milkiland (dairy) ................................................................................... 25 Ovostar (eggs) ...................................................................................... 27 Company profiles: agricultural crop producers ..........................
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...the first idea about the necessity of a global government in the Bretton Wood conference. But the main historical fact which triggered the development of this notion was the breakdown of Soviet Union in 1991 which marked the end of a bipolar world. Since then, we have seen numerous international organisations multiplying, with the emergence of the notion of globalization, an emerging concern of environmental issues and the management of conflict by specialized international institutions, engaging the process of global governance which is now one of the main issue for the future. This term of « Global governance refers to the complex of formal and informal institutions, mechanisms, relationships, and processes between and among states, markets, citizen and organizations, both inter and non governmental through which collective interest on the global plane are articulated. In conventions, most of the states involved in global governance have seen themselves attributed various kinds of responsibilities and powers through the creation of diverses supranational organisations such as UN, EU or financial instutions like IMF or the World Bank. Nonetheless, global governance implies a participation based on consensus and volunteering the sacrifice is important, the countries involved have to give up some of their supremacy for a common view, favorising international trades and cooperation between the states. However we will demonstrate that reality is somehow different. Indeed, governance...
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...University of Kassel Governance of the World Market: Institutions, Instruments and Experiences (MCC III) Prof. Christoph Scherrer Winter Semester 2015/2016 The Analytical difference in Conceptualising the Russia-Ukraine Conflict in Realist and Materialist Terms Kofi Adu Frimpong Kholmati Kholik Global Political Economy Global Political Economy 33423968 33420343 kadfrimpong@yahoo.com kkholik@gmail.com 15/03/2016 Abstract The so called Euromaidan revolution – Ukraine’s struggle to move one step further to closer ties with Europe by liberating itself from the Russian orbit, have created the Russia-Ukraine Crisis. It has re-established and heightened the tensions between Russia and West. Realism has been on the fore front of the academic discussion in explaining the crisis as the power competition between Russia and the West. Alternatively, Materialism has provided a different yet deeper analytical perspective on the conflict by attributing it to the broadening of the transnational class capitalism. This paper will seek to explain and scrutinize the analytical differences in conceptualizing this crisis in Realist and Materialist terms. Keywords: Ukraine crisis, Realism, Security, Materialism, Lockean heartland, Contender states Table of Contents 1 Introduction 4 2 Theoretical framework 5 2.1 Theoretical underpinnings of the Realist school of thought 5 2.2 Theoretical underpinnings of Materialism: Amsterdam School Approach 7 2...
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...Each of these countries has different expectations regarding the scale and the nature of co-operation with China. Chisinau wishes only to boost trade, whereas in Minsk and Kyiv, Beijing is also presented as a strategic partner whose investments may not only help the indebted economies recover but also strengthen the position of these countries in their dealings with the EU, and especially with Russia. Beijing sees co-operation with these countries in differently, and its offer is much more modest than Belarus and Ukraine are expecting. Eastern Europe is one of the last parts of the world with which China is activating its co-operation. This is not a priority region for Beijing. China wants to derive economic benefits and to diversify the markets on which it invests its financial surplus, and it does not intend to extend its political dialogue with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova beyond the framework which determines its economic interests. The main reason for this is the nature of relations between Russia and China. Beijing sees its partnership with Moscow as more beneficial, and will not offer these countries support in their relations with Russia since in its opinion they belong to Russia’s sphere of influence. Minsk and Kyiv are pinning too much hope on their co-operation with Beijing, while China...
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... meaning finally a government and a business work together in order to protect and expand the country’s national interests and the “pessimistic”, meaning that Russian national resources will be sold out to the international businesses. In reality everything is not that black and white. A careful look at the same actions undertaken by Gazprom can be evaluated in the favor of both the above mentioned positions. Gazprom is playing a very complicated and delicate game, the strategic essence of which is to maximize its access to the liberalized European market and its end user, without trading off its monopolian advantages if possible. To reach this goal Gazprom has developed the following strategic concepts forming its general strategy: 1. Pricing. Price increase for the end users both internally and externally 2. Partial liberalization of the Russian gas market as a respond to the liberalization of the European market. 3. Diversification on the energy business and end products 4. Minimization of the transit risks 1. Pricing. Gazprom policy on pricing can be analyzed in two perspectives:...
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...against Russia. Russia finalized its annexation of Crimea in March 2014. Although sudden, this annexation is not a new and instantaneous interest for the Russian government. There is a long history connecting these two countries dating back to many years ago. ------------------------------------------------- Parties involved in the conflict ------------------------------------------------- This international conflict involves the entire world as each country was interested in a peaceful resolution. Countries sharing a border with Russia are extremely anxious and fearful their security may be threatened as a result of this conflict. Therefore, the primary parties in this conflict is represented by the United Nations (UN) representing international law and security; Ukraine, the injured party; Russia, the supposedly aggressor; and Crimea. Additionally, the countries representing the UN Security Council become primary members of the conflict by nature of their position as permanent members of the organization. Therefore, France, China, Russia, the United States, and The United Kingdom are all primary parties of the conflict. Moreover, in late March CNN reported, President Barak Obama’s...
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...strengths/weeknesses, find ways of effective usage of strengths to solve business problems, ways of reducing the impacts of weeknesses and external threads. | Opportunities * New Clever culture of alcohol consumption, attracting of new customers * * Market share increasing& Expansion of the market (sharing the first place with Sun InBev Ukraine. * Openning/exploring of new points-of-sale. * Increasing individualization of production (define different segments and satisfy their specific needs) * Successful player on Digital market * New products and competitive advantages | Threats * Not stable external conditions (economics, politics, legislation, social processes) can negatively influence KPIs of the company. * Emerging of new competitors/international branches enter the market. * Inflation * Loosing of consumers/changing in their preferences (Crimea and East regions of Ukraine). | Strengths * High level of popularity (one of the market leaders in beer, soft drinks and kvass); * Company with long history and strong Brands. * Wide range of products; * High level of quality(“zero-LOX”, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, meets international standards, new standards of social security of workers); * Innovative (a new type of processing barley, “Zelo-LOX”). * Modern equipment (newest, manufactured by advanced companies in the world brewing industry) ; * Last technologies of energy saving, health protection and environment * Highly...
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...Introduction. According to the United Nations definition, the following ten countries were classified as Eastern Europe: Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine. Starting from dissolution of Soviet Union, these countries went through political and economic movements which cause changes in international business, trade and investment. The Breakup of Yugoslavia and The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in the early 1990s had shown two different types of political upheavals and conflicts: the situation in Yugoslavia led to the civil war and to the foreign intervention, while a non-violent transition of power in Czechoslovakia, usually called ‘Velvet revolution’, caused the formation of two new states - The Czech Republic and Slovakia. As a result of these changes, the economy of countries was also affected: some people were sure that dissolution would quickly start an era of high economic growth of a new country; some of them faced a problem of economic collapse. Furthermore, there are always the same problems after political movements such as, chronic lack of productivity, fuelled by the country's leaderships' decision to enforce a policy of full employment, long-term fiscal irresponsibility, a failure to take steps to improve the low domestic labor productivity. Consequently, it had a negative impact...
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