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Inter-firm coordination as an information problem. The case of a divisionalized company Antonio Leotta Assistant Professor of Accounting University of Catania (Italy) Department: Impresa, Culture e Società Email: antonio.leotta@unict.it ABSTRACT The extant literature on inter-organizational control distinguishes the main control problems as coordination problems and appropriation concerns. The present study focuses on coordination problems and is intended to understand the process leading
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The fourteenth edition of Purchasing and Supply Management focuses on decision making throughout the supply chain. Based on the conviction that supply managers, in concert with suppliers and distributors, have to contribute to organizational goals and strategies, this edition continues to focus on how to make that mission a reality. Fourteenth Edition Highlights of the Fourteenth Edition: More than 40 real-life supply chain cases afford the opportunity to apply of the acquisition process
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BUNGE LTD. Analysis Team Shelby Bentley Nicolas King Jon Murphy Colby Norris Georgia Sanchez shelby.bently@ttu.edu nick.king@ttu.edu jon.murphy@ttu.edu colby.norris@ttu.edu georgia.sanchez@ttu.edu 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary ………………………………………………………………………..8 Company Overview ……………………………………………………………………….14 Industry Overview …………………………………………………………….............15 Five Forces Model …………………………………………………………………………16 Rivalry among Existing Firms ………………………………………………..18 Industry Growth
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The fourteenth edition of Purchasing and Supply Management focuses on decision making throughout the supply chain. Based on the conviction that supply managers, in concert with suppliers and distributors, have to contribute to organizational goals and strategies, this edition continues to focus on how to make that mission a reality. Fourteenth Edition Highlights of the Fourteenth Edition: More than 40 real-life supply chain cases afford the opportunity to apply of the acquisition process
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