Eisner Lubin School of Business, Pace University Jerome C. Kuperman Minnesota State University Moorhead In the summer of 2008, headlines announced that the declining economy was generating a “wave of retail closures” among many well-known companies, including Home Depot, Pier 1 Imports, Zales, Gap, Talbots, Lane Bryant, and Ann Taylor. The Chief Executive of J.C. Penney’s called the 2008 situation “the most unpredictable environment in his 39-year retail career”. i One industry group forecasted
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The Transformation of China from an Emerging Economy to a Global Powerhouse James R. Barth, Gerard Caprio Jr., and Triphon Phumiwasana Abstract Throughout the past three decades of fast growth, China has undergone tremendous structural changes in its economy and financial system. This chapter examines China’s evolving financial landscape so as to assess whether it can catch up with or even drive economic growth. China has achieved remarkable growth over the past quarter of a century despite a
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Consulting company "Business Consulting" is specialised in providing complex professional consulting services in the sphere of business and management: preparation of business-plans, marketing research, budgeting, juridical services, the selection of personnel and personnel-technologies. Our aim is to assist enterprises of all forms of ownership in increasing the efficiency of activities and achieving maximum economic results. In our work we apply system approach, and we believe that only a comprehensive
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Chosen industry: This analysis focuses on the automotive industry, specifically, large-scale manufacturers of automobiles. The automotive industry is inherently interesting: it is massive, it is competitive, and it is expected to undergo major restructuring in the near future due to globalization and decreasing oil reserves. The analysis team members (we) feel qualified to perform this investigation due to our familiarity with the industry and our education—several of us have studied and worked on
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by selling deposits of various types, certificate of deposits anddiscounting of bills, treasury bills etc. The participants in the money market are: thecentral bank, commercial banks, the government, finance companies, contractual savinginstitutions like the pension funds, insurance companies, savings and loan associationsetc. The instruments that are generally traded in the money market constitute: treasury bills, short-term central bank and government bonds, negotiable certificates of deposits, bankers
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Introduction In 1997, Wal-Mart Inc had acquired 21 units of a well known chain of stores in Germany named Wertkauf. One year later, another acquisition deal involving 74 units of the market chain Interspar was negotiated between Wal-Mart Inc and Spar Handels AG. (Arndt, Knorr, 2003) The negotiations were a success, and through the acquisitions Wal-Mart had quickly evolved into one of the biggest operators in the German hypermarket industry. Though the first acquisition was considered to be a wise
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“Discuss and explore issues surrounding the recognition of elements in financial statements” Contents Title: 3 Introduction & Objectives 3 Definitions 5 Recognition 5 Measurement 6 Discussion 6 Revenue Recognition (IAS 18) 6 Property, Plant and Equipment (IAS 16) 8 Xerox Revenue Recognition Scandal 9 Recognition in the Annual Statements 10 Conclusion 13 Bibliography 14 Appendices 17 Appendix 1 – Standards from IASB 17 Appendix 2 – Proposed plan for FASB and IASB
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from automotive trade, China’s failure to effectively enforce trade agreements and laws, to market barriers and government policies that increasingly favor Chinese manufacturers, which could affect business operations and prospects of international companies doing business in (or with) China. China’s auto industry has developed extensively through foreign direct investment, which has come in the form of alliances and joint ventures between international automobile manufacturers and Chinese partners.
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Kurdi – 31082936 Ramzi Shokeh – 31007941 Laith Adas – 31007784 Nabil Al-Kilany Khalil Elias Riyad Kurdi Ramzi Shokeh Laith Adas Module Name: GMBA 558 - Strategy Module Tutor: Dr. Martin Friesl Essay/Project Title Professional Company for Real-estate Investment and Housing Strategy Project Word Count: (5430 excluding Cover, Contents, reference list & appendices ) Assignment Due Date: 15-Nov-2013 By submitting this coursework for assessment, I/We acknowledge the
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