What are the responsibilities of the board of directors? Please provide an example of a board of directors that did not meet its responsibility. Laws and standards defining the responsibilities of the board of directors differ from one country to another. In the US companies must comply with the laws in which the company was incorporated. Many countries agree on what the most important responsibilities of the board of directors are. Setting corporate strategy‚ overall direction‚ mission or vision
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I have to say rotten dot com is not my type of website‚ but it did catch my attention. Even if you are disturbed or not attracted to something‚ you should give it a chance. You never know what to expect especially when you see‚ "Rotten dot com collects images and information from many sources to present the viewer with a truly unpleasant experience" on the main page. The content of the site is different than any other website that I have seen‚ but the form and layout is very
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Takealot.com is one of South Africa fastest growing and largest online retail stores. This great e-commerce business was officially launched in 2011 after the acquisition of Take2.com by Kim Reid who is a former senior executive at Naspers and the US based hedge fund‚ Tiger Global. Takealot.com offers a service of online shopping to consumers. This business was developed with a simple vision and goal in mind which is to offer a one stop customer focused online retail store (internet mall)‚ offering a variety
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The Dot-Com Crash 1. What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of capital markets? Broadly‚ the institutions and intermediaries’ primary role involves channeling investors’ savings and funds to new companies that require capital to finance and grow their businesses. Because there is an information gap between investors and companies‚ investors rely on intermediaries to act as the experts on these investments in which
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Case Study Chapter 1: The role of capital market intermediaries in the dot-com crash of 2000 1. What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of capital markets? i. Venture Capitalist: provides capital for the company in the early stage of development and ensures company to have a good management team and sustainable business. VC demand high return on investment and sells stock usually to public through IPO
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1. What is the intended role of each of the institutions and intermediaries discussed in the case for the effective functioning of capital markets? In an effective functioning of capital markets‚ the institution and intermediaries help investors and companies to make decisions. This is because they do not have enough information or infrastructure to know how the capital markets work. In details‚ here are the examples of role of players in the institutions and intermediaries. Venture capitalist:
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September 17‚ 2014 before 6:00 p.m. Write a 1-page‚ single-space‚ 10-point font case analysis on the Amazon Case making sure to address the following questions: 1. On a scale of “1” (Very Poor) to “5” (Excellent)‚ how would you rate Jeff Bezos as an entrepreneur? How would you rate him as an IT manager? 2. Trace the evolution of the Amazon.com business from the company’s launch in 1995 to the dot-com collapse in 2000. How did the company’s strategy change over time? How did capabilities evolve?
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Oder winner and qualifiers “Today there are over 4‚000 Walmart Stores in the U.S. and over 3‚000 internationally.” In other side‚ Amazon is the world’s largest online retailer. so both of them must be covering the elements of business quite well. There are several aspects that I want to talk how they win orders from customers. First‚ both of them have a low price of their products. Second‚ they have fantastic quality management and customer services. Finally‚ their deliveries are satisfied by
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be applied primary vs secondary Porters competitive forces model view of firm‚ competitors and environment Traditional Competitors New Market Entrants Substitute products and services Customers Suppliers Analyze Amazon and Walmart.com using the value chain and competitive forces model Amazon Activity Example Secondary Activity Administrative‚ finance infrastructure Legal‚ accounting‚ financial management HR Management Personnel‚ lay recruitment‚ training‚ staff planning Product and technology development
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about the customer service that is offered at Amazon.com. Amazon is a re-tailer that offers products at a responsible price. Amazon has evolved from being an online bookstore and they have become one of the largest e-commerce platforms in the world where customers could find and discover anything they wanted to buy online in a more convenient way. With customer service‚ loyalty‚ and customer retention were the three important aspects of Amazon’s that it offers. Amazon has increased their sales significantly
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