22 The Icfai Journal of Business Strategy‚ Vol. IV‚ No. 4‚ 2007 © 2007 The Icfai University Press. All Rights Reserved. Organization Structure and Inter-Organizational Dependency: The Environmental Imperative Contingency theory and Systems theory are the two dominant theories that bring out the link between organization structure and the environment. Systems theory has evolved over time and undergone several transitions. This study tries to provide a more meaningful understanding about
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and Kmart have shown‚ a possible solution is a merger. A merger is "the combining of two or more entities into one‚ through a purchase acquisition or a pooling of interests." (Investorwords) It is thus evident that by joining forces‚ two companies like Sears and Kmart can increase their position in the market and stand a chance against other corporate giants like for example‚ Walmart. Nevertheless‚ there are many consequences‚ emerging from mergers that should be taken into account by top management
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Melinda Drugatz Econ – Mergers and Acquisitions Strayer University Professor Dastmalchi August 21‚ 2012 Explain why government regulation is needed‚ citing the major reasons for government involvement in a market economy. A free market economy is driven by individual innovation and the notion that hard work and ingenuity will be rewarded by success. Scarce resources are allocated through the price mechanism where the preferences and spending decisions of consumers and the supply decisions
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Land Transportation Office The Philippines’ Land Transportation Office (Filipino: Tanggapan ng Transportasyong-Lupa)‚ abbreviated as LTO‚ is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for optimizing the land transportation service and facilities and to effectively implement the various transportation laws‚ rules and regulations. 1) LTO function: * Traffic Flow The layout of the service department should be planned
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Comcast and AT&T: A Cable-Industry Merger The Cable Industry of the 1990s‚ and Comcast’s/AT&T’s Places Therein From 1990 to 2001‚ the cable industry was compelled to almost completely restructure; buffeted by forces both internal and external‚ cable operators were forced to make drastic changes in the name of survival. Influences at play in the early 1990s were only augmented when Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996‚ allowing “competitive distribution technologies…to
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MECHANICS OF MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Change is ubiquitous in contemporary society‚ and nowhere more so than in the operations of the large-scale‚ public corporation. Dramatic changes are underway‚ not only in the structure of corporate activity in areas such as the nature of work and the nature of organizational form‚ but also in the product and financial markets and the regulatory environment within which corporations operate. The depth and rapidity of these changes compel a reassessment of
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Retrieved December 6‚ 2008‚ from http://home.att.net/~discon/KM/Learning.pdf. McElroy‚ M.W. (2002). Social innovation capital. Journal of intellectual capital‚ 3‚ (1)‚ 30-39. Nahapiet‚ J. & Ghoshal‚ S. (1998). Social capital‚ intellectual capital‚ and organizational advantage. Academy of Management Review‚ 23‚ (2)‚ 242–266. Nonaka‚ I. (1991). “The knowledge creating company.” Harvard Business Review‚ 69‚ (Nov-Dec)‚ 96-104. Nowak M.A. & Sigmund K. (2000). Cooperation versus competition. Financ Anal J‚ 56‚
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I. ABOUT KFC Colonel Harland Sanders was the owner of KFC‚ he opened his first restaurant in 1930 in the small front room of a gas station in Corbin‚ Kentucky. KFC (whose name was originally an acronym for Kentucky Fried Chicken) is a fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken and is headquartered in Louisville‚ Kentucky‚ United States (US). Original Recipe‚ Extra Crispy‚ Kentucky Grilled Chicken and Extra Crispy Strips with home-style sides‚ Hot Wings and freshly made chicken
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Organizational Theory: Determinants of Structure -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The objective here is to understand why organizations have the structure that they do. By "structure" I mean things like degree and type of horizontal differentiation‚ vertical differentiation‚ mechanisms of coordination and control‚ formalization‚ and centralization of power. See handouts page for more information on organizational structure. According to Taylor
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Vroom Expectancy Theory to motivate the Utah Opera to oppose the merger with the Utah Symphony. Vroom’s Expectancy Theory assumes that behavior results from conscious choices among alternatives whose purpose it is to maximize pleasure and minimize pain. (Research:University of Cambridge) People are more likely to be motivated to do something when they believe it will be a positive benefit for them. Mr. Bailey must decide whether or not to support the merger and determine if the outcome is beneficial
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