Case Study 1 Cemex: A DIGITAL FIRM IN THE MAKING 1. How did digital technology transform the way Cemex ran its business? In previous years when Cemex began‚ the business’ operations ran without the use of digital technology‚ they used telephones as a communication medium between customers and employees. However‚ this proved to be futile because it was very time consuming and costly to Cemex. Phone lines were jammed as customers‚ truckers and dispatchers tried to get orders
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CASH HOLDINGS‚ WORKING CAPITAL AND FIRM VALUE: EVIDENCE FROM FRANCE Ruta AUTUKAITE* – Eric MOLAY** Abstract: Although companies deal with day-to-day short term financial decisions‚ in corporate finance the emphasis is being put on long term financial issues when talking about company’s value. In this paper a sample of French listed companies was chosen to assess the importance of short term financial decisions to company’s value by testing the following hypotheses: an extra euro invested in cash
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business through Cash provided by financing activities – the operating activities loss is offset by increases in long-term borrowings. 1. Evaluate the cash position at year-end Report Date 12/28/2007 12/29/2006 12/30/2005 Cash & cash equivalents 41‚346‚000 32‚109‚000 14‚586‚000 The cash position of the firm increased by 120% in 2006 and 29% in 2007‚ giving the impression the firm was well capitalized. Further analysis of the cash-flow statement will prove this level of cash was not enough
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Exploitation of the Female Mind: Fatima Mernissi’s exposure of the manipulative male in “The Harem Within” The ways with which Fatima Mernissi explains the reason for the power struggle between genders are carefully introduced in “The Harem Within”‚ a chapter from Dreams of Trespass. Mernissi assumes the identity of a female child‚ born into an Islamic family‚ in an attempt to elucidate the root of the gender bias that takes place not only in her family‚ but almost all Muslim communities; the complexities
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industry has traditionally consisted of big chains‚ which focus on fast delivery at the expense of a quality product‚ or independents that offer a high quality product‚ but with limited delivery service. Crust is all about changing people’s perceptions of what a delivery and take away pizza is by delivering a great tasting‚ quality gourmet pizza to your door. Crust believes its positioning will allow itself to benefit from the extreme growth potential of the gourmet food market segment and more specifically
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THEORIES WORK BETTER NOWADAYS Many firms use a variety of methods to make strategic marketing decisions in order to grow‚ compete‚ be first-positioned or just high-positioned‚ or to maintain themselves in the market. But there is one method‚ which is very applied by companies to make relevant decisions. It is usually called the marketing mix of the four P’s. A variety of testimonies and opinions to show that the four P’s‚ according to my opinion‚ must not be used anymore will be explained in the marketing
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1932: Minor as a partner in a Partnership firm IN THE COURSE OF CONTRACT II SUBMITTED TO INSTITUTE OF LAW NIRMA UNIVERSITY UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Asst. Prof. Nitesh Upadhyay SUBMITTED BY Saloni Palkhiwala Roll no.: 12bblo33 Semester: IV‚ B.com LLb Section C 1.INTRODUCTION Statement of problem According to Section 11 of The Indian Contract Act 1872 a minor cannot be a partner in a partnership firm but as per section 30 of The Indian Partnership
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Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Development Strategy for a Textile Firm Luu Trong Tuan1 1 University of Social Sciences and Humanities‚ Ho Chi Minh City‚ Vietnam Correspondence: Luu Trong Tuan‚ University of Social Sciences and Humanities‚ Ho Chi Minh City‚ Vietnam. E-mail: luutrongtuan@vnn.vn Received: September 26‚ 2011 doi:10.5539/jms.v2n2p136 Abstract The researched firm is a state-owned company of more than forty years of operation and is one of pioneer companies
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Consulting Firm Transitional Life Care (TLC) Consulting Firm is the creation of Team B. This paper summarizes the type of consulting firm and the services TLC offers. Each team member’s roles in the firm and her duties and responsibilities are described. In addition‚ a detailed analysis of how the content and concepts from five undergraduate core courses facilitated the analysis‚ development‚ and preparation of TLC Consulting Firm. Mission Statement Transitional Life Care Consultant Firm’s mission
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for consumers. [1] With few sellers‚ each oligopolist is likely to be aware of the actions of the others. The decisions of one firm therefore influence and are influenced by the decisions of other firms. Strategic planning by oligopolists needs to take into account the likely responses of the other market participants. Description[edit] Oligopoly is a common market form where a small number of firms are in competition. As a quantitative description of oligopoly‚ the four-firm concentration ratio is
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