Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 12, 535-548 (1991) PORTER'S 'COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF NATIONS': AN ASSESSMENT ROBERT M. GRANT Management Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.A. Porter's Competitive Advantage of Nations is an important book which bridges the gap between strategic management and international economics while contributing substantially to both. Porter's analysis ofthe impact of national environment on international competitive
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The Definition of Employee Communication Communication is often defined as the sharing of information, feelings and ideas. In the business world, exchanging information is essential for your company's success, and there are many different avenues available to communicate with your employees and customers. With the advent of social media, the number of communication options has exploded. You can share among your employees almost instantaneously. As the speed of communication accelerates, your challenges
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Multinational companies and China: What future? Multinational companies and China: What future? Contents Preface Executive summary Introduction Chapter 1: The big picture Hope, hype and reality Justified optimism? Chapter 2: The consumption story Chapter 3: The perils of success Is it enough One strategy, or two? Is it too much? Lacoste: Who’s your benchmark? Chapter 4: Whose hubris? Suddenly uncertain Chapter 5: The invisible hand Aiming high The real issue A non-standard
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materials. 111 FINAGEN ISBN: 0−390−55204−6 Finance Contents Ross−Westerfield−Jaffe • Corporate Finance, Seventh Edition I. Overview 1 1 20 34 34 35 70 98 130 152 152 193 219 219 241 241 275 1. Introduction to Corporate Finance 2. Accounting Statements and Cash Flow II. Value and Capital Budgeting Introduction 4. Net Present Value 5. How to Value Bonds and Stocks 7. Net Present Value and Capital Budgeting 8. Risk Analysis, Real Options, and Capital Budgeting III: Risk 10. Return
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S w 909A08 FIJI WATER AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY — GREEN MAKEOVER OR “GREENWASHING”?1 James McMaster and Jan Nowak wrote this case solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation prohibits any form of reproduction, storage
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CHAPTER 1 1. INDUSTRY PROFILE 1.1 Dairy Industry-An overview In 1965, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was set up with the object of meeting the demand of milk, especially in urban areas.as well as developing the rural economy through the enhancement of the milk production of the country. In 1970 national dairy development board took up operation flood program in order to organize milk producers co-operative in several places in India taking the Khera district (Anand)co-operative
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Breaking Down the Chain: A Guide to the soft drink industry aCknowleDgments this report was developed to provide a detailed understanding of how the soft drink industry works, outlining the steps involved in producing, distributing, and marketing soft drinks and exploring how the industry has responded to recent efforts to impose taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages in particular. the report was prepared by sierra services, inc., in collaboration with the supply Chain Management Center (sCMC) at
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private banks and how it benefits them in various ways. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The main reason to select “CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT” as a topic is to understand the importance of the Role played by credit risk management department and/or practices when the bank lends money to its borrowers. In this project, I have tried to understand the difference between corporate credit risk management and retail credit risk management. The analysis and interviews with industry personnel has given
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1 The TOWS Matrix --A Tool for Situational Analysis Heinz Weihrich*, Professor of Management, University of San Francisco This article has two main purposes One is to review general considerations in strategic planning and the second to introduce the TOWS Matrix for matching the environmental threats and opportunities with the company's weaknesses and especially its strengths. These factors per se are not new; what is new is systematically identifying relationships between these factors and
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1 The TOWS Matrix --A Tool for Situational Analysis Heinz Weihrich*, Professor of Management, University of San Francisco This article has two main purposes One is to review general considerations in strategic planning and the second to introduce the TOWS Matrix for matching the environmental threats and opportunities with the company's weaknesses and especially its strengths. These factors per se are not new; what is new is systematically identifying relationships between these factors and
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