Knowledge-Based Systems 30 (2012) 67–77 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Knowledge-Based Systems journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/knosys Bankruptcy prediction models based on multinorm analysis: An alternative to accounting ratios Javier de Andrés ⇑, Manuel Landajo, Pedro Lorca University of Oviedo, Spain a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t In this paper we address the bankruptcy prediction problem and outline a procedure to improve the performance
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PART II INSTRUCTOR’S NOTES ON TEXT CASES CASE GUIDE CHAPTER CASE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 1–1 Starbucks – Going Global Fast | X | X | | X | X | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | 1–2 Nestlé – The Infant Formula Incident | | X | X | X | X | | | X | | | X | X | | | | | | | | 1–3 Coke and Pepsi Learn to Compete in India | | | | X | X | X | | |
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Outcomes-Based Education. It was introduced in the Philippines last July 2012 by the CHED or Commission on Higher Education. OBE has become a focal point for critics of educational reform all across the world. It calls for a shift in that paradigm (model, pattern), from content to process in which a child is called upon to demonstrate what he knows and can do against standards established by the traditional education system. Because of this, Philippines made a critical decision to adopt OBE curriculum
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Executive summary. The greenfield FDI is a form of direct investment where a parent company starts a new business in a foreign country by setting up new operational facilities. In addition to building new facilities, most parent companies also create new long-term jobs in the foreign country by hiring new employees. In order to decide which country is better for ‘greenfield’ foreign direct investment via sole ownership, the advantages and disadvantages of the countries should be considered.
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CHAPTER ONE 1. BACKGROUND In recent years, particularly since the adoption of the economic reform programme in Nigeria in 1986, there has been a decisive switch of emphasis from the grandiose, capital intensive, large scale industrial project based on the philosophy of import substitution to small scale industries with immense potentials for developing domestic linkages for rapid, sustainable industrial development. Apart from their potential for ensuring a self reliant industrialization, in
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The Emerald Research Register for this journal is available at http://www .emeraldinsight.com/researchregister EJM 37,3/4 476 Received July 2001 Accepted May 2002 The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at h ttp://www.emeraldinsigh t.com/0309-056 6.htm Marketing planning, market orientation and business performance Sue Pulendran Gartner Group, Sydney, Australia Richard Speed Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Junk Food and Child Obesity Jaya Sinha Childhood obesity has become a prominent health issue in developed countries and has now gained access in the developing world as well. Secular trends indicate increasing prevalence rates of childhood obesity in India, from 9.8% (2006) to 11.7% (2009). Similar increase can be seen in other developing countries; 4.1% (1974) to 13.9% (1997) in Brazil and from 12.2% (1991) to 15.6% (1993) in Thailand. Important determinants of childhood obesity include poor
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INTERNATIONAL MARKETING Case Study Report How Starbucks Corp. should improve its business Syndicate Group Number 1 24/08/2007 The following group assignment report was prepared for a business unit at Macquarie University, Sydney. The information given does not need to be correct. The suggestions given and conclusions drawn remain (as the whole report in itself does, too) the intellectual property of the authors. Do not use this report for plagiarism. Do not copy this report
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Overview: 2 The IHG story 4 Chairman’s statement 6 Chief Executive Officer’s review Strategic Report: 10 Industry overview 12 Industry performance in 2013 14 IHG at a glance 16 Our business model 17 Our preferred brands 18 Our strategy for high-quality growth 20 Winning Model 28 Targeted Portfolio 30 Disciplined Execution 34 Risk management 38 Key performance indicators (KPIs) 40 Performance Governance: 56 Chairman’s overview 57 Board of Directors biographies 60 Executive Committee
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With the globalization of production as well as markets, you need to evaluate your international strategy. Here’s a framework to help you think through your options. by Pankaj Ghemawat W Managing Dif ferences Ian Whadcock The Central Challenge of Global Strategy hbr.org | March 2007 | Harvard Business Review 59 YEL MAG CYAN BLACK HEN IT COMES TO GLOBAL STRATEGY, most business leaders and academics make two assumptions: first, that the central challenge is to strike
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