LVII, NO. 5 • OCTOBER 2002 Information Production and Capital Allocation: Decentralized versus Hierarchical Firms JEREMY C. STEIN* ABSTRACT This paper asks how well different organizational structures perform in terms of generating information about investment projects and allocating capital to these projects. A decentralized approach—with small, single-manager firms—is most likely to be attractive when information about projects is “soft” and cannot be credibly transmitted. In contrast, large
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Innovation and Quality By Dr A. Blanton Godfrey (Former) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Juran Institute, Inc. I. THREE LINKED IDEAS: CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND QUALITY Creativity, innovation and quality - what do these three possibly have in common? For any business to be successful, we need all three. Creativity drives the generation of ideas, and we need these constantly. We must continually reinvent our businesses. We must unleash the imagination of everyone in our organization
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needs some ideas to implement into the new marketing plan. The purpose of this paper is to critique ideas to expand the customer base for McBride Financial Services. The paper will be covering the market research that should be undertaken. The paper will show, which media type would be the best choice to use and why. The paper will also show what McBride Financial Service target markets should be, and explain why McBride Financial Services should use these markets. Finally, the paper will show the
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Staffing Plan Paper The following report is an overview of Dell Company as it expands its computer business into the Indian market. This paper identifies the challenges facing Dell as it expands into India, including the cultural and regulatory factors involved. In addition this paper will identify the staffing strategies employed by Dell including the recruitment and selection process of its business managers. This paper will discuss the changes to Dell's organizational structure as it expands
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becoming proficient and successful in the technique. With a low overhead for supplies, a high level of creativity and freedom of expression, not to mention the scalability as a practical business opportunity, screen printing offers the flexibility to either focus on personal fulfillment, or grow into a full scale business. Consider the following points before dismissing screen printing as a practical hobby. For most, the initial appeal of screen printing is the low cost required to get started. For
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Introduction My paper will explain how technology and digital marketing can be used to promote, build and expand a small business. I would like to explore how social media is utilized to build and expand a different style of serve a delight bar with mini appetizer and mini dessert. My paper will show how having a passion for a food and decoration can be inspirational, cause an impact, create a interested to drive for success. I will also like to write a little bit about Latin recipes to create
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government goal. In the articles, states were allowed to collect taxes from its citizens in order to further the development and provide the necessities of that state. Each individual state was permitted to do business and interstate commerce with one another. Any type of foreign business practice must be approved by an assembled Congress. As time went on, there were significant problems with the Articles of Confederation. The founding fathers consisting of John
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Entrepreneur Reflection Paper Entrepreneur Reflection Paper DeVry University Professor Lawrence Zimmermann Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship Week 5 paper for course project 6/2/2012 DeVry University Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship Week 5 paper for course project 6/2/2012 Brewing beer and business have a number of parallels, from the fine point you have to take into consideration, to the larger end product. Stephen Moss Brewing beer and business have a number
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article is to proof how data-driven decisions are better for businesses as data enables the managers to base their decision on evidence rather than intuition. The idea behind big data is to collect all kinds of data from various sources and to effectively utilize this data to improve the financial and operational aspects of the business. Companies that operate on digital platforms like Amazon are already experts at big data and are using the predictions based on data in a deft manner. The practice
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Structure and Pattern of Introduction of Business Related Discipline Research Articles Qing Tian I. Introduction Business and economics papers have made a significant contribution to the development of the corporations and economics growth. However, it may be difficult for the readers to fully understand the materials if the structure of the papers is very complicated. In recent decades, there is an increasing trend in the complicacy of business and economics papers (Ellison, 2000). This phenomenon
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