crowdsourcing to develop the product‚ by engaging participants in collaborating on every aspect of product creation – from ideation‚ design‚ naming‚ manufacturing‚ marketing‚ to sales. It’s sort of similar a social network for product development. * What is crowdsourcing? Crowdsourcing is a process that involves outsourcing tasks to a distributed group of people. This process can occur both online and offline.[1] The difference between crowdsourcing and ordinary outsourcing is that a task or problem
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Abstract Maximizing shareholder wealth requires a decisive strategy and a well-developed plan. It allows an investor to consider financial statements and growth strategies in order to establish a course of action. Case in point‚ one major franchising international business bought a well-known global restaurant business. The risks and expected return by these two companies may affect its long-term future goals. A profitable electronics company may lose its primary supplier in a strategic takeover
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envisages the establishment of a snake farm for the production of venom with a capacity of 100 gm per annum. The present demand for the proposed product is estimated at 5‚500 kg per annum. The demand is expected to reach at 11‚434 kg by the year 2022. The plant will create employment opportunities for 27 persons. Venom is a poison of animal origin usually restricted to poisons that are administered by biting or stinging.
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“large corporations abuse their power against stakeholders e.g. customers‚ employees‚ suppliers‚ public‚ communities”. Do you agree or disagree? Explain what you answer is and why have you reached that conclusion. You are to include a clear rational argument for your case that has strong examples to support your thinking. Unlike shareholders who are solely interested in return dividends and share price growth‚ stakeholders have wide variety of interests in how companies operate. Freeman (1984)
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established firms have not been successful in capitalising on this blessing in disguise. This article analysed the internal behaviour of firms to suggest palatable insights as to why firms fall victim to architectural innovation‚ with reasons such as rigid communication channels and information filter system. However‚ I believe that this phenomenon can also be evaluated from a broader perspective‚ depending on the circumstances in the industry and the position of a firm. For leading firms‚ they will
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estrallafamilycreamery.com www.jarlsberg.com homecooking.com rosecrestfarms.org public.wsu.edu/~creamery/1 flavors.html Wikipedia There are so many amazing cheeses to choose from. I decided to research the firm cheeses listed in our On Cooking book and see what I could discover. Not everyone has the same categorization when it comes to cheese‚ so some of the cheeses may also be referred to as semi-soft or even hard‚ depending on the variety and region. Commonly‚ Cheddar‚ Gruyère‚
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large firms have over smaller firms and vice-versa‚ in the pursuit of entrepreneurial activity. As an enterprise can be defined as private business‚ it can thus be separated into two main categories which are small firms and large firms. Within many countries and many industries there are normally a large number of small firms and a smaller number of large firms as can be seen in the United Kingdom where there are only a few thousand large firms and over 4 500 000 small to medium sized firms according
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2012 DIVIDEND POLICY AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF LISTED FIRMS IN NIGERIA Uwalomwa UWUIGBE1 Covenant University‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria Jimoh JAFARU Auchi Polytechnic‚ Edo State‚ Nigeria Anijesushola AJAYI Covenant University‚ Ogun State‚ Nigeria ABSTRACT This study basically investigates the relationship between the financial performance and dividend payout among listed firms’ in Nigeria. It also looks at the relationship between ownership structure‚ size of firms and the dividend payouts. The
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Internationalization and Firm Risk: An Upstream-Downstream Hypothesis Author(s): Chuck C. Y. Kwok and David M. Reeb Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 31‚ No. 4 (4th Qtr.‚ 2000)‚ pp. 611-629 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/155664 . Accessed: 20/01/2013 05:04 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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MARYAM ISAH M.SC/SOC-SCI/3434/10-11 THE CHANGING STRUCTURE OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT 1970-2011 LECTURER:Prof Olowononi DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AHMADU BELLO ZARIA The structure of Nigerian economy can be broadly classified into four:The production‚Commerce‚Services and others. PRODUCTION: processes and methods employed to transform tangible inputs (raw materials‚ semifinished goods‚ or subassemblies) and intangible
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