HBR.ORG Spotlight on ENTREPRENEURSHIP May 2013 reprinT R1305C Why the Lean Start-Up Changes Everything by Steve Blank Spotlight on ENTREPRENEURSHIP Spotlight For article reprints call 800-988-0886 or 617-783-7500‚ or visit hbr.org Artwork Sara Hughes‚ Download‚ 2005 Acrylic on linen‚ 1.5 m x 1.5 m Wallace Trust Collection Steve Blank is a consulting associate professor at Stanford University and a lecturer and National Science Foundation principal investigator at
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CORPORATE CONTROL AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: DOES THE TYPE OF OWNERS MATTER? Muhammad Agung Prabowo* Universitas Sebelas Maret‚ Surakarta‚ Indonesia Abstract: The paper extends the ownership study by examining the different types of large shareholders in relation to its impact on organizational outcome in Indonesia using a dataset consisting of 190 non-financial companies listed in Jakarta Stock Exchange in 2002. The study investigates the effect of family ownership‚ foreign blockholder‚ domestic institutional
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Chapter 1 Management control: an overview Introduction T his first chapter introduces management control‚ providing an overview of its fundamental objectives‚ components‚ concepts and tools. Its aim is to elucidate the general anatomy of this management approach so that the reader will be able to understand the links between the various topics that are dealt with in subsequent chapters of the book. Management control will be defined progressively. In the first section we will deliberately
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Psychology 01 3/29/14 What I would like to change about my behavior I am a mature eighteen year old that knows what she wants and goes for it. I am ambitious‚ I am confident‚ and I most of all try keeping a smile on my face and try staying positive with things in life. The behavior that I would like to change in myself is the way I am with my parents at times. I feel like at times I’m aggressive with my tone of voice with my mom although she didn’t do anything to me and with my dad
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technology now days. Cell phones are small‚ affordable‚ and should be considered an educational tool (Pascopella 42). According to Ferriter‚ cell phones should be used to replace many school supplies. They have many features that can be deemed as educational making the work of students and teachers more manageable. Moreover‚ they can be used for more than just educational purposes‚ like parents’ concerns on whether their child is safe and when there is an emergency
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Why the United States Should Not Seek Further Gun Control A common phenomenon in the United States is the ownership of guns by civilians for the purpose of personal protection and safety. However‚ the constitutional privilege has several challenges that the government has tried to solve by drafting laws and implementing policies that limit the use‚ sale‚ manufacture‚ possession‚ and transfer of guns (Jacobs 54). The issue of gun control is a hotly contested issue that has been discussed both in
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Many of us assume we must either oppose or support gun control. Not so. We have a range of alternatives. Even this way of speaking oversimplifies our choices since there are two distinct scales on which to place alternatives. One scale concerns the degree (if at all) to which guns should be abolished. This scale moves from those who want no abolition (NA) of any guns‚ through those who want moderate abolition (MA) - to forbid access to some subclasses of guns - to those who want absolute abolition
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BUDGETARY CONTROL METHODS a) Budget: Budget is the process of stating quantitavely‚ set aside for carrying out specific activities in a given period of time. It helps to co-ordinate the activities of the organisation. Budgets are prepared for the whole company and for sub units. Tapal Pvt. Limited designs budget for each department in the organization and each department head is required to give their respective budget to the Cost and Budgeting Department. b) Budgetary control: A control
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THE LIKELY MERGER BETWEEN BHARTI AIRTEL AND MTN Let me start of by giving a brief introduction on the background of the two companies involved‚ that is Bharti Airtel & South Africa’s MTN‚ about whom we will be talking at length later on in the discussion. COMPANY PROFILES: Bharti Airtel: Bharti Airtel is the flagship company of Bharti enterprises. It is India’s largest and first private telecom service provider with a footprint in all three 23 telecom circles. Bharti Airtel since its inception
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1.2 identifies different observation methods and know why they are used It is important that when Observing and recording you of selecting the appropriate method to suit desired aim of the observation it. We do observations to help look at the different areas of development i.e. physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional‚ and social. Each method has its limitations and there is no one method which can provide you with all the info you need. You can find out if you are meeting needs of the through play
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