tripod, overcomes the long-standing criticisms of the industrybased and resource-based views’ lack of attention to contexts, and contributes significant new insights as part of the broader intellectual movement centered on new institutionalism. A s part of a broader intellectual movement centered on new institutionalism throughout the social sciences in recent decades (DiMaggio & Powell, 1983, 1991; North, 1990, 2005; Scott, 1987, 1995, 2008b; Williamson, 1975, 1985), strategic management researchers
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Singapore, Pte. Ltd. Pearson Education North Asia Ltd. Pearson Education Canada, Ltd. Pearson Educación de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Pearson Education—Japan Pearson Education Malaysia, Pte. Ltd. Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey A D V I S O R Y C O M M I T T E E Arnold H. Kaplan (Chairman) Chief Financial Officer UnitedHealth Group Peter G. M. Cox Chief Financial Officer United Grain Growers Limited Gracie F. Hemphill Director—Research Financial Executives Research Foundation
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978-0-19-530792-4 ISBN-10: 0-19-530792-5 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper For Chaille Bianca and Vivienne Lael and William Grant who says he wants to be an investment banker ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS As a f i r s t - t i m e au t h o r , I have many people to thank. Luckily for the reader, most of them are current and former employees of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley who would prefer not to be cited. Their support and insight were invaluable to this enterprise
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in macroeconomics. He is the author of twenty research papers on fiscal policy, monetary policy, and economic growth and structural change. He has also prepared research reports for Canadian industry and government agencies and authored numerous working papers. He completed his PhD at McGill University, and has held visiting appointments at the University of Cambridge and the University of York in the United Kingdom. His current research interests are monetary and fiscal policy rules, and the relationship
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Chapter 1 Good marketing is no accident, but a result of careful planning and execution using state-of-the-art tools and techniques. It becomes both an art and a science as marketers strive to find creative new solutions to challenges in a complex marketing environment. In this book, the authors describe how top marketers balance discipline and imagination to address these new marketing realities. In the first chapter, they set the stage by reviewing important marketing concepts, tools, frameworks
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recommending the purchase of 350 shares of UPS, currently trading on the NYSE at $57.30. United Parcel Services has one of the most extensive global ground and air networks for transportation. The largest transportation company, UPS, has been outperforming S&P by 30%. UPS is not solely a transportation company; they also act as consultants for the logistics of major companies in 130 countries. UPS has always been a leader in technology, for this reason, they have almost cornered that market in default shippers
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accomplishment of the organization’s objectives. It is a fundamental necessity for the success of a business and hence from time to time the current performance of the various operations is compared to a predetermined standard or ideal performance and in case of variance remedial measures are adopted to confirm operations to set plan or policy. Features of management control system Total System: MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM is an overall process of the enterprise which aims to fit together the separate
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C H A P T E R 2 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, you should be able to: •1 •2 •3 •4 Describe the usefulness of a conceptual framework. Describe efforts to construct a conceptual framework. Understand the objective of financial reporting. Identify the qualitative characteristics of accounting information. Define the basic elements of financial statements. •6 •7 Describe the basic assumptions of accounting. Explain the
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