[NOVEMBER The Nature of the Firm By R. H. COASE ECONOMIC theory has suffered in the past from a failure to state clearly its assumptions. Economists in building up a theory have often omitted to examine the foundations on which it was erected. This examination is‚ however‚ essential not only to prevent the misunderstanding and needless controversy which arise from a lack of knowledge of the assumptions on which a theory is based‚ but also because of the extreme importance for economics of
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on last year’s figure. If health services and social security cash payments for the elderly are included‚ the amount will rise to $55 billion‚ representing a significant 18.9% of total Government recurrent expenditure in this financial year. The rapid ageing population will lead to the continuous rise of the old age dependency ratio (i.e. the ratio of the non-working population who are 65 or over being supported by the working population age 15 to 64) from 172/1000 (172 non-working supported by
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This paper titled “Financial Management Practices of Small Firms in Nigeria: Emerging Tasks for the Accountant” It is aim to determine whether the financial management practices of small firms in Nigeria have impact on their profitability‚ growth and survival. It was discovered that two financial information variables (accounting system and financial management information) alone dominate the risk perception of fund providers. As a result‚ small firms find it difficult to source adequate funds for business
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Project title: Spillover effects of FDI: Do domestic manufacturing firms benefit from foreign direct investment in Vietnam. Introduction Back in the 1990s‚ foreign direct investment (FDI) became the largest source of external finance for many developing countries. In Vietnam in particular‚ the Law on Foreign Investment promulgated in the 1986 Congress to attract FDI was considered the first step of the doi moi (renovation) reform. The cumulative FDI increased from 28 projects of total US$ 140
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1) Answer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is the largest retail company in the United States and has been ranked number one by Fortune Magazine. Wal-Mart has four parts to their corporate strategy. 1. Dominance in the Retail Market 2. Expansion in the U.S. and International Markets 3. Creation of Positive Brand and Company Recognition 4. Branch Out into New Sectors of Retail If I were appointed as Thailand’s CEO of Wal-Mart to engage retail business in Thailand market‚ first I need to analyze the
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int. j. prod. res.‚ 2001‚ vol. 39‚ no. 16‚ 3561±3600 A review of agile manufacturing systems LUIS M. SANCHEZy and RAKESH NAGIy* About a decade ago‚ the agile manufacturing paradigm was formulated in response to the constantly changing `new economy’ and as a basis for returning to global competitiveness. While agility means di erent things to di erent enterprises under di erent contexts‚ the following elements capture its essential concept: agility is characterized by cooperativeness and synergism
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Firms did not flourish until the early 20th century. They emerged as an authorized structure and were granted exclusive rights to trade and conduct business in certain markets and products. The fact that firms are a different way to organize economic activities cannot explain explicitly and adequately the reason of firm formation. Many socialists and economists have given their interpretations of the conditions under which firms emerged and developed in certain ways in a specialised exchange economy
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of the Firm The firm’s goal is to maximize profits‚ !. In order to do this it must decide what quantity of a good to produce given costs‚ technology and demand. A competitive firm is assumed to be able to sell as much as it wants at the market price without affecting price. So it takes price as exogenous (beyond it’s control) and does not worry about demand. In addition‚ for our purpose we’ll assume the firm operates efficiently‚ that is‚ whatever the level of production that the firm chooses
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will be the benefits and disadvantages of outsourcing the assembly function? Answer: - Benefits for Metrovox: - Grunwald and Vogel has to commit to delivering the assembled circuit boards to meet their delivery schedule and they must maintain high standards what Metrovox applies to their market position and competitive advantages Disadvantage for Metrovox: - Metrovox has to ship both products in same shipment so they have to wait till Grunwald and Vogel’s shipment and then mix both products Bugabyte
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DALAL & SHAH City Office East & West Insurance Building‚ 2nd Floor‚ 49-55‚ Bombay Samachar Marg‚ Fort‚ Mumbai - 400 023. India. Tel : + 91 - 22 - 22665251. Fax : + 91 - 22 - 22661503. Surburban Office The Regency"‚ Office No. 11‚ National Library Road‚ Bandra (West)‚ Mumbai - 400 050. India. Tel : + 91 - 22 - 26513540. Fax : + 91 - 22 – 26513539 www.dalalandshah.com ENGINEER & MEHTA (Chartered Accountants) Atlas‚ Khatau House‚ Ground Floor‚ 7/C‚ Moghul Lane‚
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