...KENT CHEMICAL: ORGANIZING FOR INTERNATIONAL GROWTH Introduction: Kent was founded in 1917 as a rubber producer. The Fisher family, which founded the company, was the largest stockholder; and family members held a few key positions. The company is still headquartered in Kent, Ohio. In the 1940’s, Kent expanded into plastics and became one of the country’s largest producers and marketers of plastic additives and specialty chemicals. In 1953, Kent opened a research laboratory, and by 2007, Kent was a leading global specialty chemical company with revenues of $2.2 billion (See Exhibit 1). It held minority and majority stakes in more than two dozen businesses in the U.S. and overseas, employed 4,200 people including 1,200 off shore, operated thirty manufacturing facilities in 13 countries, and sold its products in almost 100 countries. Kent sold a wide variety of products focusing on niche market needs in construction, electronics, medical products and consumer industries. They had six business divisions, three of which had significant international sales. In consumer products, they sold Grease B Gone, the leading degreaser in the U.S., and expanded into other specialty household products such as drain openers, rust removers, and surface cleaners. About one-third of this business’s $522 million sales were outside of the U.S. In the 1950’s, Kent entered the fire protection business by acquiring a company that had developed fire retardant chemicals for apparel...
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...A PROJECT REPORT ON Study of Customers Satisfaction towards the “ Pure it” (HUL) (With special reference to Cuttack city) For partial fulfillment of MBA degree course of Biju Pattnaik University of Technology Submitted By: Soumya Prakash Pani Roll No. B/10/01 Reg. No.1006281028 MBA 2010-12 External Guide: Internal Guide: Mr. Pratim Chatterjee Mr. Biswarup Singh Territory Sales Officer Sc Lect. Marketing HUL( Pure it ) IPSAR INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES & RESEARCH CDA SECTOR-6 , CUTTACK-753014,ORISSA DECLARATION I, Soumya Prakash Pani, a student of MBA (2010-12) studying at IPSAR (Institute of Professional Studies & Research), Cuttack, solemnly declare that the project work titled- ‘ Study of customers satisfaction towards “Pure it” (HUL)’ was carried out by me at Hindustan Unilever Limited; Cuttack, in partial fulfillment of the MBA programme. This programme was undertaken as a part of academic curriculum according to the University Date : ...
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...A PROJECT REPORT ON Study of Customers Satisfaction towards the “ Pure it” (HUL) (With special reference to Cuttack city) For partial fulfillment of MBA degree course of Biju Pattnaik University of Technology Submitted By: Soumya Prakash Pani Roll No. B/10/01 Reg. No.1006281028 MBA 2010-12 External Guide: Internal Guide: Mr. Pratim Chatterjee Mr. Biswarup Singh Territory Sales Officer Sc Lect. Marketing HUL( Pure it ) IPSAR INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES & RESEARCH CDA SECTOR-6 , CUTTACK-753014,ORISSA DECLARATION I, Soumya Prakash Pani, a student of MBA (2010-12) studying at IPSAR (Institute of Professional Studies & Research), Cuttack, solemnly declare that the project work titled- ‘ Study of customers satisfaction towards “Pure it” (HUL)’ was carried out by me at Hindustan Unilever Limited; Cuttack, in partial fulfillment of the MBA programme. This programme was undertaken as a part of academic curriculum according to the University Date : ...
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...cs Table Contents……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1 Summary 2 Literature review 5 Biological applications of bioinformatics 5 Real world application of bioinformatics 6 Conclusion 9 References 10 Summary Bioinformatics is a field in biotechnology that involves the application of technology involving computers to manage and analyze biological data. In this, computers are used in gathering, storing, analysis and the merging of biological data. Bioinformatics is not a research area by itself but lies between biological sciences and computational sciences. The main goal of bioinformatics is to review the value of biological information that is hidden in the large amount of data come up a clear picture of the basic biology of organisms. There are several fields that have been revolutionized by the technology used in bioinformatics (Ouzounis & Christos, 2012). These fields include human health, the environment, agriculture, energy and biotechnology. This science of bioinformatics is also called computational biology and has found a lot of use in increasing the quality of life. Bioinformatics developed due to the great need to internalize the DNA which is the code of life. Growth in the field of bioinformatics has been facilitated by development of many DNA sequencing projects. The basic biology of life is controlled by the basic molecule of life called DNA. The DNA acts as the blue print for genes which code for proteins. The proteins coded for...
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...Swinburne University of Technology Address for correspondence: Faculty of Business and Enterprise Swinburne University of Technology John Street, Hawthorn Victoria, Australia 3122 Phone: +61 3 9214 4471 Fax: +61 3 9819 2117 E-mail: eelijidoten@swin.edu.au 1 Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods In Environmental Accounting Research Abstract Purpose: To explore how the combination of quantitative and qualitative methods can enhance a study on the environmental reporting decisions made by Malaysian companies using the emergent stakeholder theory. Methodology/approach: The paper provides an illustration of how the descriptive, exploratory and explanatory type of research is entrenched with the objectives of the research and how the combination of quantitative (statistical regression and weighting/mean ranking) and qualitative (archival analysis, qualitative interviews) methods may enhance accounting research not only from results that corroborate. Findings: The three-fold objective of this study, corresponding to its three phases, illustrates that combining qualitative and quantitative methods involves considerations at each phase of the investigation. The research design shows that when the researcher work with different types of data within the same project, the way data is used varies according to the objective and type of each phase (descriptive, explanatory and/or explanatory) of the research project. Each phase may have a particular aim and...
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...Technology is a valuable tool that aids in the improvement of research and product development for many companies. The implementation of programs such as Total Quality Management (TQM) and Six Sigma help companies increase production and quality control, evaluate employee performance, and receive customer feedback. The Internet is also a magnificent tool that allows businesses and customers to communicate and help improve the performance of the company. The goal of most companies is to provide products and services that meet the quality expectations of their customers. Programs such as Six Sigma and TQM are essential for companies to compete with one another. Meeting the standards of customers is critical for businesses to succeed, and companies must continually improve on their products and services to meet the increasing demand of consumers. “Quality is the most important aspect of products and services, and the basis for the purchase of consumers. It has been reported that the quality movement has one core idea, and that is, goods and services must achieve the highest attainable quality, or nothing else will do. Thus, the past decade or so has seen the rise of a philosophy aimed at maximizing organizational quality and understanding it” (Connor, 1997). While there are other considerations, such as price, delivery, and flexibility, quality is still of utmost importance. This paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of implementing such practices as Six Sigma...
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...SUMMER TRAINING PROJECT REPORT ON “CUSTOMER SATISFACTION OF WATER PURIFIER” (AQUAGUARD) EUREKA FORBES PVT. LTD. SUBMITTED FOR THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTFOR THE AWARD OF Masters Of Business Administration SUBMITTED BY: UJJAVAL K. JAIN UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF: Ms. Anjali Kedawat AMITY UNIVERSITY, RAJASTHAN Acknowledgement I would like to take the opportunity to express my deep gratitude to all those who have been the part of this report in some way or the other. First and foremost, I would like to thank my company guide Mr. Tapan Khurana ( Regional head, Marketing), for his valuable guidance, and for allowing me to work on the topic that developed my marketing skills, for getting knowledge for my career growth. I am thankful to my faculty guide Ms. Anjali Kedawat for her encouragement and timely suggestions which helped me greatly during the course of this project. I am thankful to Mr. Ankur Chaturvedi (Area Head- HR) for allowing me to get summer training in the company for nourishing my career. I’m also thankful to Mr. Avijit Ghatak (DDSM) and all those people in the company for their suggestion and help during my training that helped me to complete this project. Last but not least: I would acknowledge my Family, Relatives and all those at my department and college, Amity Business School, Amity University Rajasthan who helped me make this project reality. Ujjaval K. Jain MBA (General) 3rd semester ...
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...1. Situation Analysis Case Background Created in 1886 by Dr. John Pemberton, Coca-Cola has gone through many changes, some good and some bad, but in the end has become the worldwide leader in its industry (Graham, 2011). The company boasts a lineup of approximately 500 different drinks, including soft drinks, teas, coffees, juices, and waters. Soft drinks are their “cash cow” with around two billion cans and bottles sold each day (Graham, 2011). The syrup originally was designed as a "cure-all tonic" and contained coca leaves (Davis, 2004). Two years after creating the mixture, and just before he died, Dr. Pemberton sold the rights to the beverage to Asa Candler. Due to increasing demand Joseph Biedenharn started bottling Coca-Cola and bottled distribution of the soda began; within five years large scale bottling operations became available. Throughout the company's history, and even today, it has faced and overcame many challenges. Coca-Cola was, until recently, the world’s most valuable brand (Elliott, 2013), but is still the worldwide leader in the beverage industry. Through all the successes, Coca-Cola has encountered some challenges along the way. Coca-Cola has been criticized for discrimination against minority employees, poor working conditions of migrant workers, and even assassinations of trade union leaders and union-affiliated workers that provoked protests (Raman, 2007). Another emerging issue the company is facing is criticism that their products are contributing...
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...therefore analyses the working capital structure and financing pattern of small to medium-sized Mauritian manufacturing firms, using primarily secondary data. Structural differences in working capital and the financing pattern of the sample firms are analysed and the results showed significant structural changes over the study period. The research finding revealed disproportionate increase in current asset investment in relation to sales resulting in sharp decline in working capital turnover. The analysis also revealed an increasing trend in the short-term component of working capital financing; in particular trade credit and other payables have financed the major part of working capital. This over-concentration on short-term funds is a reality of the SMEs as they often faced difficulties in raising finance and they are viewed to be informationally opaque. Using multivariate analysis, the determinant of working capital financing is investigated and the results confirmed the dominance of short-term financing, proxy as a proportion of current liabilities over total assets. Key words: Working Capital Structure; SMEs, Working Capital Financing; Multivariate Analysis INTRODUCTION Any business idea requires resources to become a reality and...
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...|Carleton University |Department of Law and Legal Studies | Course Outline | | | | |Course: | |LAWS 2301T | | | | | |Term: | |Summer 2016 | | | | | |Prerequisites: | |LAWS 1000 | |Class: |Day & Time: |online | | |Room: |N/A - there is no classroom; lectures will be viewable online | | | | ...
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...the literature seeking to establish evidence for a positive accounting theory of corporate social disclosures. It carefully traces through the original work of Watts and Zimmerman (1978) showing their concern with the lobbying behaviour of large US oil companies during the 1970s. Such companies were argued to be abusing monopolists and likely targets of selfinterested politicians pursuing wealth transfers in the form of taxes, regulations and other ‘political costs’. Watts and Zimmerman’s reference to “social responsibility” is shown to be a passing remark, and most likely refers to “advocacy advertising”, a widespread practice amongst large US oil companies at that time. Subsequent literature that relies on Watts and Zimmerman to present a case for social disclosures is shown to extend their original arguments. In the process, concern over the “high profits” of companies is shown to diminish, and the notion of political costs is so broadened that it blurs with other social theories of disclosure. Consequently, the positive accounting based social disclosures literature fails to provide distinct arguments for self-interested managers wealth maximising. This paper also shows that the empirical evidence gathered to date in support of a positive accounting theory of social disclosures largely fails in its endeavour. * The author would like to thank Alan MacGregor, Carolyn Stringer, Gregory Liyanararchchi, Ros Whiting and an anonymous reviewer for their helpful comments on earlier...
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...APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IN MATERIALS AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING A TERM PAPER PRESENTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE COURSE MME 604 [ELECTON OPTICS AND MICROSCOPY] BY MARK, UDOCHUKWU 20044449298 SUBMITTED TO ENGR. PROF. O. O. ONYEMAOBI [EXAMINER] DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS AND METALLURGICAL ENGNEERING FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OWERRI AUGUST 2005 i Markudo [2005] PREFACE The electron microscope is an indispensable modern analytical and research tool. Microscopy is employed in all branches of science to identify materials, characterize unknown substances or study the properties of known materials. This term paper surveys the applications of electron microscopy in the field of materials and metallurgical engineering. I hereby acknowledge my lecturer on Electron Optics and Microscopy (MME 604), Engr. Prof. O. O. Onyemaobi. He has been sharpening my research and writing skills since my undergraduate days. This is the third term paper I will be submitting to him. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page Preface Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 Introduction Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Microscopes and Microscopy Levels of Structure Methods of Structural and Compositional Elucidation Microscopy i ii iii-v 1-12 1 1 3 4 6 8 13-24 13 13 14 16 17 18 19 21 CHAPTER TWO 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 Transmission Electron Microscopy Interaction of Electrons...
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...Crisis Communication in theory and practice: Analysis of cultural influence, strategy applicability, and stakeholder relevance in Australia and New Zealand Natascha Pancic A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of International Communication Unitec New Zealand, 2010 ABSTRACT This research project explores crisis communication in theory and practice in Australia and New Zealand with specific focus on cultural influence, strategy applicability, and stakeholder relevance. A mixed-method approach was used to evaluate crisis communication in its theoretical and practical constituents. The research project comprises of the two data collection methods of content analysis and in-depth interviews. The content analysis, the selected method to evaluate the theory, was conducted from published research studies in leading Australian and New Zealand Public Relations and Communication journals, the websites of the PRism journal, the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA), the Public Relations Institutes of Australia (PRIA) and New Zealand (PRINZ), and via the database search platform Ebsco. The content analysis provided information about the number of published articles, leading theoretical models, research methods, and research orientation. The in-depth interviews, the chosen method to investigate the crisis communication practices, were conducted with three Australian and three New Zealand practitioners...
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...Market Audit. Table of Contents. Executive summary | 1 | Table of Contents | 2 | Introduction | 3 | 1-History of the company | 5 | 2- SWOT analysis | 7 | 2-1-Strengths | 8 | 2-2 Weaknesses | 9 | 2-3Opportunities | 10 | 2-4Threats | 10 | 3-Corporate Social Responsibility | 11 | 4- PESTEL Analysis | 14 | 4-1 Political analysis | 14 | 4-1-1 Coca Cola Company is an American symbol of imperialism | 15 | 4-1-2 Coca Cola in MENA Region | 15 | 4-2Economic analysis | 16 | 4-3 Social analysis | 19 | 4-4 Environmental analysis | 19 | 4-5 Legal analysis | 19 | 5- marketing mix | 19 | 5-1 product line and range | 19 | 5-2 pricing | 19 | 5-3 promotion | 19 | 5-4 place | 21 | 6 – the bottling company | 21 | 7 - conclusion | 22 | Executive Summary Coca cola company market audit should be wider than the range of this report. With a pioneer company holding the biggest market share in its industry, there are lots of parameters to analyze and study to find out the secrets and factors of this huge success. A SWOT analysis was done, explaining strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the company. And that is followed by a SELPET Analysis explaining Social, Economical, Legal, Political, Environmental and Technological factors. In the sustainability report, the current CEO Muhtar Kent announced a company expansion target of the double by 2020, and the ways to reach their. He explained the main areas which the company has to focus...
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...abundance of forms, regarding ocean garbage, coral reefs and oil spills over a twenty-five year period have caused our oceans’ ecology suffering to escalate. Incidents regarding a floating garbage patch in the Pacific, even cruise ships repeating sewage and garbage dumping are atrocious. The problem is, most people do not pay attention and take situations such as these as non-existent. Evidence documented over decades suggest our oceans’ trouble will continue unless change happens sooner rather than later. Change in how we respond to problems should not take years for resolution, because some of the damage may be minute and builds up over time, while some comes in big bunches that there is not time to waste in resolving. In some of these cases, years elapsed before any significant progress had been made, resulting in more damage than first observed. The problems have similarities and differences, while causes are mostly humans deciding to abuse the ecosystem, and solutions do not come easy. However, we must come together in order to create solutions for fixing oceans and other waterways more quickly than ever to save them, such as our precious coral reefs and the underwater wildlife that they call home.. Less then 0.1 % of the ocean’s surface provides a home...
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