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 often utilized. This measure expresses the market share of the four largest firms in an
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of Business and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 22; December 2011 Analyzing the Impact of Working Capital Management on the Profitability of SME’s in Pakistan Mustafa Afeef Lecturer Iqra National University Phase 2‚ Hayatabad‚ Peshawar Pakistan Abstract Working Capital Management has an overriding impact on a firm’s profit performance. However‚ it is expected that an efficient management of working capital might have a more profound impact on profitability of small enterprises than on the
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Why firms go international? There are many reasons can promote firms go international‚ includes the domestic market saturation‚ end of PLC in domestic market‚ geographic diversification‚ to gain the economies of scale‚ stiff competition in domestic market and absence of competitors overseas etc. 1. Some firms go international in order to gain the economies of scale. As a research has pointed out that a doubling of output can reduce the production costs by up to 30 per cent. This is very obvious
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* I read three critical sections in the interest of time: Methodology‚ Problem statement and objective. The purpose of such partial reading is not to stop ur progress. U can collect data‚ analyze it and write the whole thesis. I will read the other sections later when I get sufficient time…..Before I start to follow such partial reading strategy‚ I read and commented your background of the study. * I see many irrelevant materials in your methodology section. * You have a significant problem
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mg/m3 . In short term exposure of toxic doses reported effect on lung damage‚ increased plasma urea and even death if exposed at 5000 ppm= 20‚000 mg/m3 for ~ 21days or cardiovascular damage if exposed 20 min/day for 21-42 days continuesly . ( Hodge ‚ palmer 1977 / nicholas 1979 ) . - Singh et al ( 1972) intraperitoneal injection of toxic and subtoxic doses in pregnant mice was
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Procurement Policy: (Procurement procedure - General Guidelines as per General Financial Rules‚ 2005.) Vide Ministry of Finance‚ Government of India’s OM No. 1/12/E.II(A)/94 dated 29.7.2005‚ special dispensation from the procedure of inviting tenders/quotations provided to Kendriya Bhandar have been withdrawn. Now any purchase/procurement of goods for use is guided by the General Financial Rules‚ 2005. An attempt has been made to demystify the procurement
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and firms’ performance. Before the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation (SOX thereafter)‚ which regulates the unethical wrongdoings‚ CEOs enjoyed unreasonable high remuneration despite of their mediocre performance. The overall focus of this report is to identify the relationship between CEO’s compensation and performance of the company‚ and figure out whether the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation has an impact on it. Using a sample of CEO compensation and firm performance in the fiscal year 2002
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Effectiveness Of Working Capital Management . Working capital management ensures a company has sufficient cash flow in order to meet its short-term debt obligations and operating expenses. Any company whatever the business it carries the profitability is by management of working capital. Through management of working capital at Indian Telecom Industry‚ it assures the availability of funds to meet the required working capital or day to day operations of the firm. Implementing an effective working capital
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Writing Topic: What point does Leo Tolstoy’s story “After the Dance” (pgs. 71-75) make about Russian society? What moments or details in the story help to convey this point? Explain in a carefully written essay‚ supporting your argument with evidence from the text. Tolstoy’s “After the Dance” is essentially a representation of Russian history and the exposition of a dark side to the seemingly regal atmosphere of the Russian aristocracy first introduced at the ball. Using literary elements such
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Working Out Solo‚ Better Or Worse? A lot of people hear that working out with friends can be more beneficial‚ more fun‚ and even more motivating than a solo work out. Those all may be true‚ but a solo work out in the long run is more beneficial for over all goal achievement because when a person works out alone there is no trying to coincide schedules‚ or trying to make the time to get together‚ nor there is figuring out rides if car pooling is involved. The benefits of working out alone may
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