focussed on this important phenomenon.’ Paul W. Beamish, Canada Research Chair in International Business, Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario ‘This book provides a comprehensive, well-organized and richly illustrated analysis of inter-firm cooperation. While relevant for managers and business students, it extensively draws on the most up-to-date research, making it also a valuable source for academics studying strategic alliances and the wide array of management issues they raise. Child
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Governing the House of the Mouse: Corporate Governance at Disney from 1984-2006 CASE ASSIGNMENT At the departure of Eisner, Chairman George Mitchell and new CEO Robert Iger are preparing to move the company forward. They have invited your consulting firm to meet with the new Board of Directors and discuss the situation at Disney. To familiarize yourself with the client, your first task is to prepare a background report which analyzes Disney's business environment and strategy. 1. What external forces
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Non-Big 4 and Big 4 auditors’ perceptions 917 Philip Law Department of Accounting, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau Abstract Purpose – Perceived independence is one of the corner-stones in auditing theory. Despite prior research on auditor independence, the results are inconclusive. The lack of research in the Hong Kong ´ˆ auditing environment motivates this study, particularly following the Enron debacle. The purpose of this paper is to examine
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as well. They will be fully referenced as we continue together to write this E-book on the web. Interesting books on related themes to read are Roberts (2004): The Modern Firm: Games, Strategies and Managers and Nalebuff and Dixit (2008): The Art of Strategy. For my MBA students you will be reading either Baye (2008): Managerial Economics and Business Stratagy or Besanko (2007): Economics of Strategy. For clients using my services, a note of thanks and for management in general who may happen upon
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(= capital structure decision). Bauran modal yang efisien dapat menekan biaya modal (= cost of capital), yang dapat meningkatkan kembalian ekonomi neto dan meningkatkan nilai perusahaan. Perusahaan yang hanya menggunakan ekuitas disebut “unlevered firm”, sedangkan yang menggunakan bauran ekuitas dan berbagai macam hutang disebut “levered firm”. Neraca Unlevered Firm Neraca Levered Firm Hutang 40 Aktiva 100 Ekuitas 100 Aktiva 100 Ekuitas 60 Gambar 1: CONTOH NERACA UNLEVERED FIRM dan LEVERED
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the House of the Mouse: Corporate Governance at Disney from 1984-2006 CASE ASSIGNMENT At the departure of Eisner, Chairman George Mitchell and new CEO Robert Iger are preparing to move the company forward. They have invited your consulting firm to meet with the new Board of Directors and discuss the situation at Disney. To familiarize yourself with the client, your first task is to prepare a background report which analyzes Disney's business environment and strategy. 1. What external forces
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2, Number 9 The Changing Structure Of The Global Wine Industry Michael A. Roberto (E-mail: mroberto@hbs.edu), Harvard Business School Abstract This paper examines the distinctive economic structures that exist in the wine industry in various regions of the world, and it identifies the critical forces driving changes in the structure of this industry. The paper accomplishes these objectives by applying concepts from industrial organization economics, agency theory, and the field of competitive
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Solomon Appel Robert H. Ashton Reza Barkhi Metropolitan College of New York, New York, NY, USA Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA School of Management, University of Michigan-Dearborn, MI, USA College of Business Administration, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA Department of Accounting, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR, USA
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government. Very soon it was realized that the nationalized sector was not performing as desired because of unsuccessful management practice. Since then the country has been going through denationalization process. And then every type of concepts and theories of different countries has been practicing in our country. But it is very difficult to say which type of management practice should be applicable for our country. This paper is just an attempt to analyze the different types of management practice
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