starters, mergers and acquisitions are now a normal way of life within the business world. In today's global, competitive environment, mergers are sometimes the only means for long-term survival. In other cases, such as Cisco Systems, mergers are a strategic component for generating long-term growth. Additionally, many entrepreneurs no longer build companies for the long-term; they build companies for the short-term, hoping to sell the company for huge profits. In her book The Art of Merger and Acquisition
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Financial Management Global Pharmaceutical Industry Overview Pharmaceutical industry is closely bound up with people’s living standard, which also correlates general economic and deserves thoroughly research and analysis. Due to favorable demographic trends and significant unmet medical needs, the pharmaceutical industry is expected to enjoy long-term growth. According to the research conducted by AstraZeneca, there is 9.5% growth in 2015 of global pharmaceutical sales (AZ annual report 2015,
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factor of production may lead to serious consequences. Workforce must be motivated to achieve desired goal. The Pharmaceutical factories of Bangladesh are one of the most important industrial sectors of the country. There are national and multinational pharmaceuticals companies in our country. There are some obvious factors of motivation which can lead the workmen of the pharmaceuticals industries to attain desired goal; higher productivity; of the companies & the absence of such factors lead
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building the great pyramids to discovering a cure for polio to putting a man on the moon—began as a project. This is a good time to be reading a book about project management. Business leaders and experts have proclaimed that project management is a strategic imperative. Project management provides people with a powerful set of tools that improves their ability to plan, implement, and manage activities to accomplish specific organizational objectives. But project management is more than just a set of
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Dissertations from the International Graduate School of Management and Industrial Engineering, IMIE No.93, Licentiate Thesis Linköping Studies in Science and Technology Thesis No. 1180, LiU-TEK-LIC 2005:35 Logistics Collaboration in Supply Chains – A Survey of Swedish Manufacturing Companies Erik Sandberg Logistics Management Department of Management and Economics Linköpings universitet, SE-581 83 Linköping © Erik Sandberg, 2005 LiU-Tek-Lic-2005:35, Thesis No. 1180 ISBN: 91-85299-80-4
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doi:10.3926/jiem.2008.v1n2.p119-142 ©© JIEM, 2008 – 01(02):119-142 - ISSN: 2013-0953 Measuring the impact of HRM on organisational performance Anastasia A. Katou University of Macedonia (GREECE) akatou@uom.gr Received September 2008 Accepted December 2008 Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to measure the impact of HRM on organisational performance in the context of Greece. Data were collected from 178 organisations using a questionnaire survey in the Greek manufacturing sector, and
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Introduction: Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Since its inception in 1979 has continued with its relentless strive to maintain leadership position in the Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry even in the new millennium. The healthcare welfare of the society remains to be their uncompromising objective. They provide the highest quality medicines at an affordable price to cater to the needs of the millions of people of the country. Regular introduction of innovative products in line with the needs of their
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HBR C A S E STUDY For two years, DataClear has had the data analysis market to itself. But now a British upstart is nipping at its heels. Should DataClear continue to focus on its strong domestic prospects or expand overseas to head off the nascent international threat? by Walter Kuemmerle l A/HY AREN'T THEY BITING?" wondered Greg McNally as he laid V V down another perfectly executed cast. He wasfly-fishingin the most beautiful spot he had ever seen, on the Alta in Norwayreputedly the
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HBR C A S E STUDY For two years, DataClear has had the data analysis market to itself. But now a British upstart is nipping at its heels. Should DataClear continue to focus on its strong domestic prospects or expand overseas to head off the nascent international threat? by Walter Kuemmerle l A/HY AREN'T THEY BITING?" wondered Greg McNally as he laid V V down another perfectly executed cast. He wasfly-fishingin the most beautiful spot he had ever seen, on the Alta in Norwayreputedly the
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Today’s knowledge and service-based economy offers innumerable opportunities for well-run companies to increase profits through strategic outsourcing.1 Emphasis is rapidly shifting from outsourcing parts, componentry, and hardware subsystems toward the even greater unexploited potentials that intellectually-based systems offer:2 Obtaining higher value, more flexible, and more integrated services than internal sources can offer. Improving the company’s capacities to stay current and to
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