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- 1751: Sonic Corporation
- ... savings. TAKING CONTROL As these mentioned strategies paid off as it was reflected by profits increasing and operating units stabilizing. Lynn still had conflicting interests between board members that stood in the way of sound business decisions. This lead to the first leveraged buyout (LBO) as Lynn put his job on the line. The board rejected his first offer and came up with a counter offer, and Lynn accepted. With an ... its debt. RESEARCH IN 1992 Research in 1992 shows that Sonics typical customer is female between the age of 18-24 with an average income between $10,000-$15,000. Forty-six percent of Sonics business was done during lunch hours, and 44 percent done during supper. Sonic's average meal price was $2.25. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Sonic Corporation is an ever improving company that is striving for efficiency, freshness ...
- 1752: US and Russia relations after the defeat of the USSR:
- ... them and didn't want to get shot by mafia. And since they refused to pay, the number of American businessmen shot in Russia was growing. But this doesn't really stops Americans from doing business in Russia. The other problem that Americans were concerned about is nuclear potential of Russia. During the leadership of the communism the USSR produced huge number of nuclear weapons and power stations. "US spends approximately ... nation. Democracy took its roots in the country. The rudiments of a market economy and a financial infrastructure are now in place. The ruble is stable; inflation is under control. The private sector rules the business in Russia. The country raised up from the ruins. And all this had been accomplished with the help of the United States. I can't say that all the Russian people appreciated what the Americans ...
- 1753: Economics: Turn Around is Fair Game
- ... who is directly responsible to the President and Congress for trade negotiations; is forecasting a two hundred billion-dollar trade deficit for fiscal year 1996. The American people must demand reciprocal trade agreements for overseas business competitors. Complimentary trading would; put an end to subsidized dumping, curb the loss of manufacturing jobs, and, tear down the barriers associated with free trade. The practice of selling items at a price less than ... world, the short term world, jobs are threatened by competition from abroad - no matter how fair that competition may be. The only way to achieve freer trade in the complex and delicate world of global business, is for the elected officials of America, to decree reciprocal trade agreements at the international bargaining table. These agreements will open doors for new economic opportunities in all nations. The agreements could eliminate all tariffs ...
- 1754: Financial Report of Loewen Group Inc.
- ... two of its key assets: Prime Succession, and Ross Hill Memorial Park, two major cemeteries in the United States of America. Loewen decided that it is best to continue implementing the company's long term business plan as an independent company. Loewen has created a good corporate culture and has a record for caring for its employees, customers, and communities it serves. Annual Report Analysis The Loewen Group Incorporated 1995 Annual ... Annual Report", H. MacDonald Printing.,1996, 1. 2. Loewen Group International Inc., [online] Available @ http://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/845577/0000950109/09-96- 003953.txt. 3. Ibid. BIBLIOGRAPHY Freiedman, Jack P., Dictionary of Business Terms, New York, Barron's Educational Series Inc., 1994. Gibbins, Michael, Financial Accounting: An Integrated Approach, 2nd Edition, Scarborough, Nelson Canada, 1995. Heimbecker, John, Final Purchase, Growing Demand, The Canadian Funeral Services Industry, Ottawa, Statistics ...
- 1755: The Fed and Interest Rates
- ... column that appears inside the first page of the journal's Money & Investment section. If the headlines of Mr. Pettit's daily column are any accurate record of economic concerns and current issues in the business world, the late weeks of March and the early weeks of April in 1994 were intensely concerned with interest rates. To quote, "Industrials Edge Up 4.32 Points Amid Caution on Interest Rates," and "Industrials ... to sell their low interest assets, in order to acquire additional money, they tend move toward higher yielding accounts, also further increasing the rate. Soon this small change by the Fed affects all aspects of business, from the price level to interest rates on credit cards. Rises and falls in the interest rate can reflect many changes in an economy. When the economy is in a recession and needs a type ...
- 1756: The Essence of Empowerment
- The Essence of Empowerment Empowerment is certainly not a new idea within the business arena. In fact, its concept has been around since the 1960's when American car manufactures suddenly realized that they were losing their butts to the Japanese producers. An extensive and extremely well-funded investigation ... atmosphere was noticeably less trusting." Since mistrust, at all levels, between employee and supervisor is commonplace, this must be eliminated from the culture before continuing to implement. Empowerment is potentially a very rewarding concept to business, but it requires unanimous "buy-in." To attain organizational buy-in, there must be proper motivational forces and incentives to move people in that desired direction. In addition, the reward structure must be set so ...
- 1757: Employee Assistance Programs
- ... examining their Employee-Assistance Programs for effectiveness. What are they? How do they help? How do they work? Are they worth the hassle? What are they? By definition employee-assistance programs (EAP's) give a business the means for identifying employees whose job performance is negatively affected by personal problems. EAP's should arrange for structured assistance to solve those problems with the goal of reestablishing the employee's job performance ... the need for these programs in every company. We must strive to help our employees help themselves as much as possible. Happy employees' and a cohesive work group are the most important quality's a business could possibly have. If you don't think it is working then fix it. Cutting back on an EAP is the key to your businesses' end.
- 1758: Consumer Alert
- Consumer Alert In an era when free enterprise is the key to an efficient, productive, and successful country, business sometimes digresses from their true duties of producing goods and services at an honest and decent price. Consumer Alert, founded in 1977, was founded with a single purpose in mind: "to advance the consumer interest ... Anyone can become a member. The only qualification is that the individual have a distinct and strong faith in competitive enterprise, a healthy skepticism of government solutions, a dislike of government related monopolies, labor, or business, and be in the favor of safe technology, free trade, smaller government and lower taxes. We found that to become a member, all it would take is $35 and a mailed in request to their ...
- 1759: Colgate Palmolive
- ... Stick Deodorants, Ajax Surface Cleaner, and Hill's Science Diet foods for house pets. Colgate was founded in 1806 in New York City on Dutch Street by William Colgate as a starch, soap and candle business. Colgate produced soaps and perfumes or the next 67 years and then in 1873, they introduced their first toothpastes, which were aromatic toothpastes. Then 13 years later, they introduced the first dental creme packaged in collapsible tubes similar to those used today. After 104 years of being in business on Dutch Street, the largest tenancy on record in New York City the entire Colgate organization moved to Jersey City. In 1928 Colgate made its greatest merger of all time with the Palmolive-Peet Company ...
- 1760: Capitalism
- Capitalism Today in the United States, a free market system or capitalism is the main economic system. I am interested in this subject because I someday wish to own my own business. I believe that in the future this topic will be very useful to me. Among the topics that I will discuss are the greeks and romans early practices of capitalism, the ideas of Joseph Schumpeter ... capitalism can be traced back to Greek and Roman times. Things such as trade, moneylending, and insurance were well known practices to them. Unfortunatly, growth of the Roman Empire prevented further development of a private business class. As power over economic growth came back to the people or lords during the Middle Ages, modern capitalism started to evolve. (The Software Toolworks Illistrated Encyclopedia) In the late Middle Ages, the medieval economy ...
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