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A key element in any successful business is budgeting, as seen in 2007 where budgeting was one of the key factors that increased managerial performance, CIMA (2007). Budgeting is the process of compiling detailed financial plans for acquirement and use of financial and other resources over a stated time period. In order words, budgeting is the outcome of the transition from a businesses plan for the future to financial values that can be easily measured. It requires a lot of time and resources,…

Final Paper The intersections of Law and Psychology are contingent on the methods and instruments used to exercise and understand the fields. Crime causation, risk factors, research methods, and legal and non-legal actors all play a key role in the success or failure of the legal systems. Through the use of Bruce Sales’ and Daniel Krauss’ book, “The Psychology of Law,” and classroom lecture by Professor Weiner, I have furthered my understanding of these critical components that affect outcomes…

The Effects of War on Veterans in Afghanistan and Iraq More than half of the 2.6 million Americans dispatched to fight the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq struggle with physical or mental health problems and often begin to feel disconnected from civilian life, deriving from deployment. As stated in the article “After the Wars: A legacy of pain and pride”, written by Rajiv Chandrasekaran and published by The Washington Post. The conditions of being deployed and serving for our country can conclude…

Development of Ghost Cities To increase GDP growth several cities in China have been constructed, which are now home to very few inhabitants and are therefore called Ghost Cities. After having constructed the city it turned out that only a few people were willing to live in the new city others stayed away or couldn’t afford an apartment. Often prices are too high for the Chinese citizens willing to live there. This inefficiency is a serious problem. A substantial part of the lower class…

This can be referred to as the insurance companies and the government public programs. By its very nature insurance causes a phenomenon known as “moral hazard”. Unlike most other industries, in health care a third party actually pays for most of the services used instead of directly by the consumer. The consumer’s out-of-pocket costs are therefore lower than the cost of the services. This shields them from the knowledge what the prices are, and increases usage of the services, thus driving up…

The firm’s history of category-defining products like the iPod and iPhone and now the ipad provide sufficient evidence that it is well equipped to continue its path of innovation, by creating a digital lifestyle convergence devices that bridge users’ on their digital lives. The proposed device will be powerful and feature packed, while leveraging the Apple system of seamless integration to create a compelling user experience, presented in an elegant package showcasing the firm’s industry-leading…

The balance on trade figures shows that from 1973-74 UK had difficulties in restricting imports; the deficit on net exports increased by vast fromUS$ -3958367690 to US$ -9161318512(see table 2). However since 1975 U.K has attempted to decrease these deficits from about US$-3437500272 to a surplus net exports US$ 13346502440 until 1980(see table 2).Interestingly, UK managed to accomplish this positive outcome by evaluating industry performance in home and overseas markets (Hitiris&Bedrossian…

Purpose – Design/Methodology/approach – Drawing on multiple case study approach, this study explores specifically four Nigerian firms from different sector to provide insight into the motivation of location path of Nigerian firms’ internationalisation process Paper type: Research Originality/Value Keywords: Internationalisation, Nigerian firms, multinational firms, internationalisation process, motivations and path Paper type Literature Review/Research paper 1. Introduction The study…

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Research Background Back in the olden days, the success of an organisation was determined by the quality nature of products they provided their customers. It was believed that customers were ignorant and did not know exactly what they want and therefore accepted whatever was given them; thus the final decision rested on the producer or service provider. The case however, in today’s business environment is the…

1. Introduction The study of the internationalisation process of emerging market multinationals (EMNCs) has gained prominence in the last two decades, this is as a result of the economic growth and transformation witnessed among the emerging markets (EM) in the period. The internationalisation phenomena have resulted in a surge of interest from international business (IB) scholars (Athreye & Kapur, 2009; Hoskisson, Eden, Lau, & Wright, 2000; Hoskisson, Wright, Filatotchev, & Peng, 2013;…