GEL Individual Assignment 2/Jan 13/2 Maria Jimena Vargas | Student ID 9048985 | Part 1 – Blog Conscious Capitalism - The "not-so-secret" sauce of Whole Foods™ The last book of co-CEO Whole Foods Market™ (WFM)‚ John Mackey questions what the main purpose of corporations is. The great financial results of WFM™ in 2012 generated + 1 Billion in EBITDA‚ 25 new stores opened and a strong position as the America’s healthiest grocery store indicates the strategy and philosophy of Mr. Mackey ’ s view
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unique technologies and intellectual properties. However‚ despite being considered as a pivotal business strategy to achieve target growth the general consensus is that more than eighty percent of the M&A fail to reach the desired financial goal (Nahavandi and Malekzadeh 1993) and fifty percent simply become unsuccessful (Cartwright and Cooper 1995; Child et al. 2001‚ Sally Riad. 2007). Although M&As have a high failure rate as suggested by previous results careful planning practices can increase
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British Journal of Management‚ Vol. 13‚ 83–95 (2002) RESEARCH NOTE How Much do CEOs and Top Managers Matter in Strategic Decision-Making? V. M. Papadakis and P. Barwise* Athens University of Economics and Business‚ 76 Patission Street‚ 10434 Athens‚ Greece and *London Business School‚ Regent’s Park‚ London NW1 4SA‚ UK email: vpap@aueb.gr [Papadakis]; pbarwise@london.edu [Barwise] This research note explores the influence of both CEO and top-management team (TMT) characteristics on the process
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Oprah Winfrey is a monumental looked after charismatic leader. Although she was awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor award‚ The Presidential Medal of Freedom‚ and is known for being the richest and most powerful woman in the world‚ this doesn’t account for the influence she’s had on her faithful followers. She’s had over millions people from all over the world follow her throughout her successful career. Oprah’s success is owed to the many trials she faced in her life. As a child Oprah was
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C. Aubé and A. Savoie‚ Teamwork Behaviors A Review and an Integration of Frameworks. Small Group Research‚ 2006. 37(5): p. 540-570. [6]. Lowe‚ J.I. and M. Herranen‚ Conflict in teamwork. Social Work in Health Care‚ 1978. 3(3): p. 323-330. [7]. Nahavandi‚ A. and E.K. Aranda‚ Restructuring teams for the re-engineered organization. The Academy of Management Executive‚ 1994. 8(4): p. 58-68. [8]. Fisher‚ S.G.‚ T.A. Hunter and W.D.K. Macrosson‚ Team or group? Managers’ perceptions of the differences
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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences July 2012‚ Vol. 2‚ No. 7 ISSN: 2222-6990 Factors Influencing Strategic Decision-Making Processes Mahmood Nooraie Ph. D. In Management ‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Abhar Branch‚ Iran Email: (mnoor20@yahoo.com) Abstract Decision-making is one of the most important functions of managers in any kind of organization. Among different manager ’s decisions strategic decision-making is a complex process that must be understood
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Letter pubs.acs.org/ac Disposable Immunochips for the Detection of Legionella pneumophila Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Nan Li‚† Arujun Brahmendra‚‡ Anthony J. Veloso‚† Akriti Prashar‚‡ Xin R. Cheng‚† Vinci W. S. Hung‚† Cyril Guyard‚§‚⊥ Mauricio Terebiznik‚‡ and Kagan Kerman*‚†‚‡ † Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences‚ ‡Department of Biological Sciences‚ University of Toronto Scarborough‚ 1265 Military Trail‚ Toronto‚ ON‚ M1C 1A4‚ Canada § Ontario Agency for Health
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Selection and Valuation of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisition – Literature Review (c) copyright 2009 ABSTRACT The longstanding debate over the efficacy of M&A as a mode of business growth continues to separate practitioners and academics. While M&A global volume looks likely to return to US$2 trillion levels following a rebound from year 2000 lows‚ the largely economics-oriented research literature overwhelmingly concludes that M&A at best achieves zero real gains for the
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Running head: FINAL PROJECT : ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH Final Project: Organizational Strategies for Growth Tamara Mobley OM8102 Dr. Langford Capella University June 18‚ 2010 Abstract Today‚ many organizations struggle with implementing realistic strategies for growth. More than ever leaders are faced with developing and implementing strategic plans that promote organizational effectiveness while addressing potential threats. Through research I have discovered
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