share transactions. Despite the long delay in publishing many annual reports and lack of availability of these reports to the general public, the majority of users view annual reports as the most important source of company information. The paper also reveals that, in comparison with developed markets, Sri Lankan users depend more on annual report information than on information provided by stockbrokers, newspapers, and other media reviews. Originality/value – This paper provides information about the
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NNN999III OOOrrrdddeeerrr rrreeefffeeerrreeennnccceee FFF222555222999888333 I’ve never made a bad decision. I’ve just had bad data. — Joshua Boger, CEO and Founder of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Like many New Englanders on this bright October morning in 2003, Josh Boger, CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, had been up until 2:00 a.m. the previous evening watching the Boston Red Sox playoff game. The game, predictably, ended in a heartbreaking loss for the Red Sox, but Boger’s lingering disappointment
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entertainment and videogame technology. There are two main parts to this study. Part I. examines the history and development of the Sony Corporation. It builds on the theoretical work of Schein, (1984, 1983), Morley, Shockley-Zalabak (1991) and Gershon (2002, 1997) who argue that the business strategies and corporate culture of a company are often a direct reflection of the person (or persons) who were responsible for developing the organization and its business mission. Second Part examines the Sony Corporation
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Apple in the digital age from the iPod to the iPad Apple Inc. The Case Study 2000 - 2010 Foreward John Ashcroft Welcome to this Apple case study. I have always been something of a computer geek. My first computer was a Commodore Pet in 1978. It had 8k of RAM and a cassette player for storage. Programmed effectively, a two dimensional pencil sketch of a rocket would take off and zoom off screen. Beyond that and a few simple games, I don’t recall it did much at all. My first experience of Apple
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Contents Introduction 2 Strategic management and leadership: 2 Links between Strategic Management and Leadership 3 Management Strategy and leadership in BlackBerry: 4 Analyzing the impact of management and leadership styles on strategic decisions in the organization in BlackBerry 5 Evaluation of how leadership style can adapted to different situations in McDonalds. 6 The impact that selected theories of management and leadership have on organizational strategy 7 Creating a leadership
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Diseño Textil) of Spain, the owner of Zara and five other apparel retailing chains, continued a trajectory of rapid, profitable growth by posting net income of € 340 million on € revenues of € 3,250 million in its fiscal year 2001 (ending January 31, 2002). Inditex had had a heavily € oversubscribed Initial Public Offering in May 2001. Over the next 12 months, its stock price increased by nearly 50%—despite bearish stock market conditions—to push its market valuation to € 13.4 € billion. The high stock
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Lecturer in Global Marketing, NUI Galway Date 22nd March 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract 3 Introduction 3 Objectives 5 Limitations 5 Rationale for International Trade 6 Objectives of an organisation 6 The creation of stakeholder value 6 Internal factors in Foreign market selection 7 Personnel 7 Management 8 Customers 8 Capital requirements 8 Social assessment 9 Corporate social responsibility 9 Time and research 11 Methodologies 11 Preliminary screening
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Transport policy in 2011: a new direction? RESEARCH PAPER 11/22 2 March 2011 This paper outlines the changes made to transport policy by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government and looks at some of the long term transport challenges the government is likely to face over the course of this Parliament. It complements and updates House of Commons research paper 10/28, Transport policy in 2010: a rough guide. Louise Butcher Matthew Keep Recent Research Papers 11/05
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