to the latest version of the subject guide (2011). You should always attempt to use the most recent edition of any Essential reading textbook, even if the commentary and/or online reading list and/or subject guide refers to an earlier edition. If different editions of Essential reading are listed, please check the VLE for reading supplements – if none are available, please use the contents list and index of the new edition to find the relevant section. General remarks Learning outcomes At
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Proposed Accounting Standards Update (Revised) Issued: May 16, 2013 Comments Due: September 13, 2013 Leases (Topic 842) a revision of the 2010 proposed FASB Accounting Standards Update, Leases (Topic 840) This Exposure Draft of a proposed Accounting Standards Update of Topic 842 is issued by the Board for public comment. Comments can be provided using the electronic feedback form available on the FASB website. Written comments should be addressed to: Technical Director File Reference No
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strategy tends to evolve over time because of changing circumstances and ongoing management efforts to improve the company’s strategy. 4. Learn why it is important for a company to have a viable business model that outlines the company’s customer value proposition and its profit formula. 5. Learn the three tests of a winning strategy. 1–2 WHAT DO WE MEAN BY STRATEGY ? ♦ What is our present situation? ● ● Business environment and industry conditions Firm’s financial and competitive capabilities
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ACC 560 Week 1 Homework Chapter 1 (E1-5, E1-9, E1-10 and E1-2A) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com ACC 560 Week 1 Homework Chapter 1 (E1-5, E1-9, E1-10 and E1-2A) E1-5 E1-5 Gala Company is a manufacturer of laptop computers. Various costs and expenses associated with its operations are as follows. 1. Property taxes on the factory building. 2. Production superintendents’ salaries. 3. Memory boards and chips used in assembling computers. 4. Depreciation on the factory
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Corporate Social Responsibility An Implementation Guide for Business Paul Hohnen, Author Jason Potts, Editor Corporate Social Responsibility An Implementation Guide for Business Paul Hohnen, Author Jason Potts, Editor ii Corporate Social Responsibility: An Implementation Guide for Business © 2007, International Institute for Sustainable Development The International Institute for Sustainable Development contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy recommendations on
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intentionally left blank MARKETING 7E People real Choices Michael R. SAINT JOSEPH S SOLOMON ’ U OLLINS NIVERSITY Greg W. MARSHALL R C OLLEGE Elnora W. THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE STUART Prentice Hall Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Editor in Chief: Eric Svendsen
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willing to defend unethical behaviour, and for the most part, business and industry operate within the scope of acceptable legal and ethical standards. Ethical behaviour is particularly important in a total quality setting in which trust, integrity, and values figure prominently in everyday human interactions. DEFINITION AND OVERVIEW OF ETHICS Ethics is about doing the right things within a moral framework. It is the practical application of morality. Ethics involves learning what is right or wrong
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involvement in a market economy. The consolidation of U.S. industry into increasingly powerful corporations spurred government intervention to protect small businesses and consumers. In 1890, Congress enacted the Sherman Antitrust Act, a law designed to restore competition and free enterprise by breaking up monopolies. In 1906, it passed laws to ensure that food and drugs were correctly labeled and that meat was inspected before being sold. In 1913, the government established a new federal banking
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Chapter 9 Product: anything that is of value to a consumer and can be offered through a voluntary marketing exchange * includes: services, ideas, people, goods, organizations, people, communities Product Assortment & Product Line Decisions * Product assortment (product mix): the complete set of all products offered by a firm * Product lines: groups of associated items such as those that consumers use together or think of as part of a group of similar items * Product category:
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dynamic and highly competitive, with frequent changes in both technologies and business models. Each industry shift is an opportunity to conceive new products, new technologies, or new ideas that can further transform the industry and businesses. The following PESTEL analysis will try to gain an understanding of Microsoft’s business potential, future market situation and the direction of its operation. The political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal factors are six components
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