PART ONE Introducing The Contemporary Business World In the Opening Cases in Chapters 1 to 5, you will read about five situations that may seem to have little in common at first glance: Canadian megaprojects that focus on the extraction of oil and nickel, the importance of productivity for our standard of living, the unethical behaviour of some business managers, entrepreneurs starting new businesses, and the exporting of Canadian goods and services to other countries. All of these situations
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McShane−Von Glinow: Organizational Behavior, Second Edition Part Four Organizational Processes Organizational Culture © The McGraw−Hill Companies, 2002 C H A P T E R 15 Organizational Culture AFTER READING THIS CHAPTER , YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO : Learning Objectives I Describe the elements of organizational culture. I Discuss the importance of organizational subcultures. I List four categories of artifacts through which corporate culture is communicated. I Identify three
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inherently flawed. ------------------------------------------------- Philosophy The philosophy of JIT is simple: inventory is waste. JIT inventory systems expose hidden cost of keeping inventory, and are therefore not a simple solution for a company to adopt. The company must follow an array of new methods to manage the consequences of the change. The ideas in this way of working come from many different disciplines
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ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Third Edition This page intentionally left blank ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Third Edition George W. Reynolds Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Ethics in Information Technology, Third Edition by George W. Reynolds VP/Editorial Director: Jack Calhoun Publisher: Joe Sabatino Senior Acquisitions Editor: Charles McCormick Jr. Senior Product Manager: Kate Hennessy Mason Development
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happenings in two wheelers industry. Bajaj Auto Established in 1945, Bajaj Auto Ltd. was incorporated as a trading company. Till 1959, they imported scooters and three-wheelers from Italy and sold them in India. The company got a production license in the year 1959 and fastened a technical collaboration with Italian PIAGGIO in 1960. Bajaj Auto Ltd. is one among India's top ten companies in terms of market capitalization and among the top five in terms of
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30-Second Recap Lesson 5. Using High-Tech Tools and Software High-Tech Tools Software Intranets A Word About Low-Tech The 30-Second Recap Lesson 6. Understanding Your Company The Secret of Change Factors of Change The Politics of Change Opportunity Factors The 30-Second Recap Lesson 7. Organizing Your Office Your Desk and Chair The Science of Ergonomics The 30-Second Recap Lesson 8. Managing Your Computer Hardware Software System Tools The 30-Second Recap Lesson 9. Organizing
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supplies and finished goods (and information and other business services) from one place to another is accomplished by means of mind-boggling technological innovations, clever new applications of old ideas, seemingly magical mathematics, powerful software, and old-fashioned concrete, steel, and muscle. An end-to-end, top-to-bottom transformation of the twenty-first-century supply chain is shaping the agenda for senior managers now and will continue to do so for years to come. With this special series
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Costing) and BSC (Balanced score card) are some of the tools that are introduced in management accounting to keep up with the latest technology. This research highlights the emergence of new, more proactive management accounting that increasingly becomes part of the management team with the business process. The future roles and expectations of these accountants in the competitive global economy are discussed. Keywords: Management accounting, Standard Costing Activity based costing, Balanced Scorecard
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* CONTENTS I. Internal analysis 4 A. Key facts 4 B. PSA in brief 4 C. Company overview 5 D. The electric vehicle 6 E. Focus on Peugeot Ion, the tangible product 6 F. Services 7 II. Macro 7 A. Ecological and Economical factor 7 B. Political factor 8 1. Legislations and government interventions 8 III. Micro 8 A. PURCHASE behavior: environmental vs. economical concern 8 B. Competitors offer 9 1. Specialist carmakers 9 2. Renault – Nissan 9 C. Substitutes
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supplies and finished goods (and information and other business services) from one place to another is accomplished by means of mind-boggling technological innovations, clever new applications of old ideas, seemingly magical mathematics, powerful software, and old-fashioned concrete, steel, and muscle. An end-to-end, top-to-bottom transformation of the twenty-first-century supply chain is shaping the agenda for senior managers now and will continue to do so for years to come. With this special series
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