Every week, along the way to my 8:30 class, I cannot resist stopping at Starbucks for my morning coffee. Coffee is a prominent part of people's daily lives. Around the world, more than two billion cups of coffee are purchased every day (Álvarez 2010:93). Clearly, I am one of many who indulge in this morning tradition. The global mass consumption of this hot commodity has directed my attention to question the impact of the coffee industry on local farmers in producing nations, specifically Col...
Stern Stewart & Co believes they have the answer: EVA, or economic value added, is the proprietary tool they have developed to end inefficient use of capital. The crux of EVA is to effectively put a cost to equity capital and make it a pre-tax charge while calculating returns. In effect, a company is said to be EVA-positive as long as its net operating profit after tax (Nopat) is higher than the cost of the capital. Says Tejpavan Gandhok, managing director of Stern Stewart India: "If you seek...
Introduction This report will explore the train as an innovation with the market structure of the transport industry being examined; taking into account the factors associated with innovation. Competition prior to the introduction of the train and the nature of that which exists between companies within the industry now will be analysed. Since the initial innovation of the steam train; there have been many developments leading to the most recent innovation, the bullet train. This report focus...
A weak judiciary prevails in the country which is influenced by the executive and subject to corruption, and investors face a legal and judicial environment in which the enforcement of contracts cannot be guaranteed. Non-transparent decision-making and complicated administrative procedures introduce delays and uncertainties and multiply the opportunities for corruption, which is pervasive. Starting a business Procedures for starting a business have been simplified, and no minimum capital is r...
Nations with business or social activity in the process of rapid growth and industrialization are known as emerging markets or emerging economies. Emerging markets experience faster economic growth which is measured by increment rate of GDP and therefore investors are highly interested in them for the prospects of high returns. In addition to the high return, a risk is also involved due to domestic infrastructure problems, volatile currency, limited equity opportunities and political instabil...
More than 30 years have passed since Macduff and Fujii expressed their first ideas about the modeling of ship grounding. The probability of ship grounding is usually calculated by multiplying two probabilities named geometrical and causation probabilities. Geometrical probability gives the probability of a ship being a grounding candidate, which means a ship that will run aground if no evasive action is performed. Consequently, the causation probability will give the probability of a groundin...
Intel has a history of antitrust and unfair competition lawsuits and litigation spanning almost two decades. Antitrust authorities investigated into Intel's behavior and their findings proved unfavorable. First in Japan and then in South Korea, regulators ruled that the firm had violated antitrust laws by giving steep rebates and discounts to computer-makers if they limited their use of AMD chips or did not buy them at all. But it was the European Commission in Brussels that really went afte...
Malaysia, a middle-income country, has transformed itself since the 1970s from a producer of raw materials into an emerging multi-sector economy. As an oil and gas exporter, Malaysia has profited from higher world energy prices, although the rising cost of domestic gasoline and diesel fuel, combined with strained government finances, has forced Kuala Lumpur to reduce government subsidies. Malaysia's on-going reform measures have enhanced the overall entrepreneurial environment. The economy sc...
The Japanese company Elecdyne prides itself in the production of electronic products, struggling in the past and now needs a strategy to overcome the overwhelming crises. The management chose to set up a subsidiary in the EU in other to boost production at the same time reduce cost, with the advantage of gaining access to technology and expertise. This will help finalise the information and the details that will be needed to strategise the ambition of Elecdyne in going global. This report wil...
The Greek government provides risk assessment and management as a legal obligation for outdoor organizations conducting activities in their country. According to Barrow (2000), risk assessment and crisis management is a kind of growing importance to all kinds of businesses. Changes in business environment affect the profits and asset ownership of a country leading to country risk. For this reason, investors particularly avoid from investing in the country. Greek as a country has been exposed ...
