A PROPOSAL ON HOW TO APPLY THE BALANCED SCORECARD TO THE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT MANAGERIAL FIRMS. Muñoz Colomina, Clara I. Urquía Grande, Elena Sevillano Martín, Fco. Javier (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) PAPER FINANCED BY THE PROJECT PR1/03-11669 OF THE UNIVERSITY COMPLUTENSE OF MADRID A PROPOSAL ON HOW TO APPLY THE BALANCED SCORECARD TO THE COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT MANAGERIAL FIRMS. Muñoz Colomina, Clara I. Urquía Grande, Elena Sevillano Martín, Fco. Javier (Universidad Complutense
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standi ng A Qualitative Study on Similarities and Differences in Perceptions of Strategy Bachelor Thesis within Business Administration Author: Florance Batamuriza Tobias Berg Tony Hatami Tutor: Jönköping Jens Hultman & Anna Jenkins June 2006 Strategic Understanding - A Qualitative Study On Similarities and Differences in Perceptions of Strategy A Bachelor Thesis in Business Administration by Batamuriza, Berg & Hatami - JIBS 2006 Acknowledgements Since the begging of the year of 2006 we have
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EBJ 16.4 3rd 10/1/05 11:43 am Page 133 133 EUROPEAN BUSINESS JOURNAL The modern roots of strategic management Susan Segal-Horn The term ‘strategy’ is one of the most over-used, and poorly understood, terms in modern business and organisational life. The purpose of this article is to help practising managers understand better what strategy is about, how it has developed in the second half of the twentieth century from much earlier influences and the key contributions made
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and to my love Jasmyn, for her steadfast support through this time. I will love you both forever.” iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I hereby wish to acknowledge the contribution of the following persons to the completion of this dissertation: ► To my parents for their love and support through all my years of study. Thank you for believing in me, even when I did not believe in myself. ► To Professor Watkins, for all his guidance and helping hands through the writing of this dissertation. Thank you for
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understand and articulate answers to the following questions: 1. What are strategic management and strategy? 2. Why does strategic management matter? 3. What elements determine firm performance? Strategic Management: A Core Concern for Apple The Opening of the Apple Store Image courtesy of Neil Bird, http://www.flickr.com/photos/nechbi/2058929337. March 2, 2011, was a huge day for Apple. The firm released its much-anticipated iPad2, a thinner and faster version of market-leading
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chapter two Strategic human resource management John Bratton If a global company is to function successfully, strategies at different levels need to inter-relate.1 Throughout the first half of our century and even into the early eighties, planning – with its inevitable companion, strategy – has always been a key word, the core, the near-ultimate weapon of ‘good’ and ‘true’ management. Yet, many firms, including Sony, Xerox, Texas Instruments, …have been remarkably successful… with minimal official
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explain what in today’s marketplace you consider to be the important elements in the making of quality decisions within the overall marketing planning process. Illustrate your answer with appropriate contemporary examples. Question 3 (a) Identify and briefly explain the key factors and sub-factors that influence consumer behaviour. (b) Discuss the nature and importance of reference groups in
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that is a logical and necessary step in performing a job duty. * A duty consist of one or more tasks that constitute a significant activity performed in a job. * A responsibility is one or several duties that identify and describe the major purpose or reason for the job’s existence. Job Description: A job description is a summary statement of the information collected in the job analysis process. It is a written document that identifies, defines and describes a job in term of its duties,
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management tools List and briefly discuss the purposes for performance appraisals Identify and briefly discuss the options for “what” is evaluated in a performance appraisal Briefly discuss the commonly used performance measurement methods and forms Identify and briefly discuss available options for the rater/evaluator Briefly discuss the value and the drawbacks of a 360° evaluation Identify some of the common problems with the performance appraisal process Identify the major steps we can take to avoid
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MB 401 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ______________________________________________________________________ __ INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER-SETTER The question paper will consist of Two parts, A and B. Part A will have 15 short answer questions (40-60 words) of 2 marks each. Part B will have 12 long answer questions of 5 marks each. The syllabus of the subject is divided into 3 sections I, II and III. The question paper will cover the entire syllabus uniformly. Part A will carry 5 questions from each section and
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