J A N U A R Y 2 014 Next-shoring: A CEO’s guide Katy George, Sree Ramaswamy, and Lou Rassey Proximity to demand and innovative supply ecosystems will trump labor costs as technology transforms operations in the years ahead. The problem Demand for manufactured goods in emerging markets is surging and fragmenting as factor costs shift; technological advances, such as more powerful robotics and the Internet of Things, are creating a range of new opportunities for manufacturers to digitize
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CHAPTER 9 RECEIVABLES DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Receivables are normally classified as (1) accounts receivable, (2) notes receivable, or (3) other receivables. 2. Dan’s Hardware should use the direct write-off method because it is a small business that has a relatively small number and volume of accounts receivable. 3. Contra asset, credit balance 4. The accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts may be reported at a net amount of $661,500 ($673,400 – $11,900)
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FIRST PAGES Part One Overview of Strategic Management The first chapter of this book introduces strategic management, the set of decisions and actions that result in the design and activation of strategies to achieve the objectives of an organization. The chapter provides an overview of the nature, benefits, and terminology of and the need for strategic management. Subsequent chapters provide greater detail. The first major section of Chapter 1, “The Nature and Value of Strategic Management
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Re-use: "This task contains portions of material that were originally submitted during [1/6/2013 -2/12/2013] in [IT401-1301A] with [Kay N. Crook]." Re-use: "This task contains portions of material that were originally submitted during [8/19/2012 -9/26/2012] in [ENGL205-1203B-04] with [Carmen Kimble]." IT326-1401A-01: Network Infrastructure Administration D & S Residential Services Network Implementation Plan-2014 Titius Ivie February 3, 2014 Table of Contents Target Organization 5
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Crown Corporation: 대규모투자의 자 금 조달 1969년 2월, 크라운 사의 자금 담당자 월터 베넷은 몇 가지 투자자금 조달방안을 고려 중이다. 크라운 사는 지금 기초알루미늄괴(Primary Aluminum Ingot) 생산공장을 세 워 이 전방 생산공정을 기존의 후방공정과 통합시키는 작업을 결정하였다. 이 투자 결 정은 대규모의 자본 지출을 요구한다. 크라운 사는 전방과 후방의 공정 통합으로 일괄생산체제를 구축하여 전반적인 효율성을 크게 증대시킬 수 있다고 믿고 있다. 대 규모 기초알루미늄괴 공장은 에아스탈코(Eastalco)라 명명되었고 이 공장의 완성을 위해 필요한 자금과 운전자본은 현재 회사가 보유하고 있는 현금 보유액을 초과하고 있 다. 우선 1969년도 자금 부족분을 충족시키기 위해 $30M를 6개월 이내에 조달하여야 한다. 베넷은 이런 투자결정이 배당감소로 이어져서는 안 된다고 믿고 있으며
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Citation Guide 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 A CA DE M IC YEA R Copyright © 2002–2011 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission of the Harvard Business School. Harvard Business School must reserve the right to make changes at any time affecting policies, fees, curricula, courses, degrees, and programs offered (including the modification or possible
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Challenge of embedding Sustainability in Organizations: The role of HRM and Leadership INTRODUCTION In the last decade, the importance of sustainability in any part of business in any industry has increased. Sustainability needs to move from being an add-on to a way of life at the firm such that companies can balance their social, financial and environmental risks and obligations. While companies have begun identifying the need to ingrain sustainability into the organisation, most business
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Brad Sears Christy Mallory OCTOBER 2011 Economic Motives for Adopting LGBT-Related Workplace Policies Introduction This study evaluates the economic impact of corporate non-discrimination and benefits policies by analyzing the extent to which economic reasons motivate corporations to adopt such policies. The past decade has seen a large increase in the number of corporations adopting LGBT-related workplace policies. In 1999, 72% of Fortune 500 companies included sexual orientation in their
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9 -4 0 4 -0 6 8 OCTOBER 20, 2003 JEFFREY T. POLZER INGRID VARGAS HILLARY ANGER ELFENBEIN Henry Tam and the MGI Team Henry Tam felt tired and extremely frustrated. He was halfway through his final semester in the MBA program at Harvard Business School (HBS), and things were not going as expected. Spring break was about to start, but Henry, like many others in the class of 2002, was feeling the pain of the worst job market in over a decade. Henry recalled the troubled sentiment around campus:
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45 Vedanta Resources plc Annual report 2009 Remuneration Report Introduction This Remuneration Report sets out the policies and practices adopted by the Company in respect of members of the Board and provides details of their remuneration and share interests for the year ended 31 March 2009. The Remuneration Report has been prepared in accordance with the Directors’ Remuneration Report Regulations 2002 (the ‘Regulations’) (Schedule 7A, Companies Act 1985). Part II of the report sets out the information
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