Strategy must be directed toward overall organizational goals and objectives B. Strategy must be focused on long-term objectives C. Strategy must be focused on one specific area of an organization D. Strategy must focus on competitor strengths 2. According to Henry Mintzberg‚ the realized strategies of a firm A. Are a combination of deliberate and emergent strategies B. Are a combination of deliberate and differentiation strategies C. Must be based on a company’s strategic plan D. Must be kept
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Bismarck was more successful at unifying Germany in the years 1848 – 1849 than the revolutionaries because Bismarck was the chief architect of the German unification‚ and he had Prussian support and the Prussian army. The revolutionaries were divided and had different aims for Germany. The revolutionaries were deeply divided over the national question; should Germany be unified or not? They were also divided on social issues and constitutional grounds. The revolutionaries also had disputes over
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There are several basic questions that must be answered in order for an economy to run satisfactorily. The scarcity problem‚ for example‚ requires answers to basic questions‚ such as: what to produce‚ how to produce it‚ and who gets what is produced. An economic system is a way of answering these basic questions‚ and different economic systems answer them differently. Many different objectives may be seen as desirable for an economy‚ like efficiency‚ growth‚ liberty‚ and equality.[6] In a capitalist
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Investment Process Investment: Investment is the employment of funds on assets with the aim of earning income or capital appreciation. Investment has two attributes namely time and risk. Present consumption is sacrificed to get a return in the future. The sacrifice that has to be borne is certain but the return in the future may be uncertain. This attribute of investment indicates the risk factor. The risk is undertaken with a view to reap some return from the investment. For a layman‚ investment
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ZDNet Make the Case Series: IT Business Case Template: Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Solutions General Introduction Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is one benefit of the convergence between data and telecommunications. Companies today are seeing the value of transporting voice over IP networks to reduce telephone and facsimile costs and to set the stage for advanced multimedia applications and services such as unified messaging‚ in which voice‚ fax‚ and e-mail are all combined
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Birth order can affect more than personality: . What are some other effects\outcomes births orders can have on people?. Topic: Birth order can affect more than personality. What are some other effects\outcomes births orders can have on people? Use evidence to support 3 other effects. Birth order is the chronological order of sibling birth in a family. It is long has been speculated that birth order has an effect on personality‚ and this can leave an indelible impression on an individual’s
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Planning in Malaysia Investment Basics: Understanding Risk and Return 10-1 Introduction Risk is a fundamental component of investing. Risk must be understood and managed. In selecting securities‚ it is important to understand and measure market risk. Then securities can be selected by choosing securities with expected returns that exceed required returns. 10-2 Chapter Objectives To grasp the nature of risk and its sources and to relate risk to investment return To grasp the concepts
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Every investment is characterised by return and risk. The concept of risk is intuitively understood by investors. In general‚ it refers to the possibility of incurring a loss in a financial transaction. But risk involves much more than that. The word ‘risk’ has a definite financial meaning. The possibility of variation of the actual return from the expected return is termed risk. Corporate securities and government securities constitute important investment avenues for investors
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An investment that is not one of the three traditional asset types (stocks‚ bonds and cash). Most alternative investment assets are held by institutional investors or accredited‚ high-net-worth individuals because of their complex nature‚ limited regulations and relative lack of liquidity. Alternative investments include hedge funds‚ managed futures‚ real estate‚ commodities and derivatives contracts. Definition of ’Hedge Fund’ An aggressively managed portfolio of investments that uses advanced
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Jacob Ruzycki Writing Assignment #5 Prof. Crudele 5-6-14 Return to paradise is a movie about three guys‚ Sheriff‚ Lewis‚ and Tony who become friends while on vacation in Malaysia. The movie opens with the men obliviously enjoying their time in Malaysia with‚ drinks women‚ and hash. The vacation comes to end for Sheriff and tony the night after they may have partied too hard and Sheriff through a rented bike of the side of the road. Each an as they explain has dreams of continuing their lives with
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