Indicators of Effective and Efficient Use of Language A Paper Work Presented to Professor Rowena J Rivero The Faculty of the Graduate School Meycauayan College In Fulfillment of the Requirements for the ENG202 Descriptive Linguistics Nathaniel R. Bautista Student CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Words are basic element in communication, to communicate effectively one must know what exactly he/she wanted to express. Use specific rather than general words avoid clincher, there repeated
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success of an acquisition or merger is dependent, in part, on the involvement of human resources. According to Giffin and Schmidt (2002), one key way to increase the chance for a successful merger and acquisition is to have human resources involved in the process as early as possible. This is important since most of the 85% of mergers and acquisitions that have failed are due to employees unable to adjust to changes and key personnel leaving the company (Dugar, 2009). When an acquisition has taken
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Project Portfolio Management at XYZ Pharma Early morning, Monday 29th August 2005. John Smith, head of portfolio management and strategic planning, was paging through the slides he had prepared for the Portfolio Management Board (PMB) meeting which would start at 9 am, and which was scheduled to last until Friday. “We have been preparing this meeting for weeks”, he thought, “and it seems the PMB has some tough decisions to make”. The PMB of XYZ Pharma, the pharmaceutical division of XYZ, one of
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Horizontal Merger When a merger between companies in the same industry occurs it is called a horizontal merger. Horizontal mergers usually happen in industries with fewer companies, because competition tends to be higher and potential gains in these kinds of mergers often deliver better results. (MBDA, n.d.). Example A merger between Nike and the Rebook shoe companies, for example, would be an example of a horizontal merger. The purpose of a horizontal merger is to create a larger organization
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The wine industry is one that is very unique and different from the standard food/beverage industry. Specifically, the wine industry relies heavily on the weather and the various businesses utilize the weather data in order to forecast and calculate their production quantity as well as the quality of their crops. The grapes life cycle is extremely sensitive to changes in temperature and is therefore, very cyclical. For example, “grapes grown on east-facing slopes exposed to gentle morning sunlight
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delivered every 4 months. Unplanned orders Occasionally both companies get a small one-off order, like special uniforms for a school event or a small number of uniforms for new staff. While CoolSchool is eager to accept these offers to boost customer satisfaction, Scrubs refuses. Scrubs argues that these orders disrupt the normal production process. In the future after the merger, Scrubs would prefer not taking
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MGMT E 2720 Mergers and Acquisitions Supplemental Case Questions 1. The New York Times a. Why is there so much family control in the newspaper business? b. How did the Sulzberger family manage to retain control on the NYT after it went public? c. How does the NYT dual class structure differ from the one used by Dow Jones, prior to its takeover by Rupert Murdoch? d. What explains the behavior of the NYT institutional shareholders – not just Morgan Stanley but also
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Problem Definition Culture clash is a condition that occurs when the rules and norms of an individual's culture conflict with the role demands of conventional society. Justification for Problem Definition A culture clash is when two cultural groups get together and differences in their values or beliefs create misunderstandings or other problems. Merged companies are an excellent example of culture clashes, which clearly observed on salaries rate, dress code and perks Alternative course of
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I: Introduction I. A: Rationale/Motivation Over the past two decades, cross-border or international mergers and acquisitions (IM&As) have become the favored method of foreign direct investment (FDI). The form shows that IM&As go both ways: toward developing countries and from them, reshaping the world’s economic boundaries. Trends notwithstanding, researchers suggest that, overall, the expected financial benefits of M&As are often not recognized. The highest rate of failures has been linked
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1. Reading both points of view on the GM buyback, what judgment would you come to about GM"s buyback?What information would you need to decide whether to complete the buyback? The buyback is a good opportunity for GM because GM does not have a lot of investment opportunities. It is best for GM to focus on earning a return greater than its cost of capital, and it will be hurt if it takes on project that will not maximize return. GM does not have any projects that can create a return greater than
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