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- 381: Should Top Executives Make The Money They Do?
- ... Important decisions are made by them everyday, many of which decide whether a company will prosper, or go under. Many of these men had to work their way to the top. They usually have extensive business backgrounds, and know their field well. There are very few people qualified, or knowledgeable enough to perform well in executive positions. That makes the ones that are, a hot commodity. Thus allowing them to demand ... is not the situation for top executives in companies. They are in the tough position of making decisions that may affect the whole company. With one bad move, they can bring a multi-million dollar business under. On the same level, though, that can bring in an infinite amount of profit by making a good move. All executives realize this, and this puts an superfluous amount of pressure on them. Most ... is a model employee who is very prolific, or a poor worker who is unproductive, they still are given the same treatment by a companies far as pay is concerned. This can lead to a business losing vast amounts of money, while the CEO fills his pockets with money. For example, Varity Corporation was a business that was once one of Canada's biggest and highest profiting companies. However, it ...
- 382: Causes of the Great Depression
- ... profits rose 62% and dividends rose 65%(end note 10). The federal government also contributed to the growing gap between the rich and middle-class. Calvin Coolidge's administration (and the conservative-controlled government) favored business, and as a result the wealthy who invested in these businesses. An example of legislation to this purpose is the Revenue Act of 1926, signed by President Coolidge on February 26, 1926, which reduced federal ... buildings, factories, offices, and stores. From 1919 to 1928 the construction industry grew by around $5 billion dollars, nearly 50%(end note 27). Also prospering during the 1920's were businesses dependent upon the radio business. Radio stations, electronic stores, and electricity companies all needed the radio to survive, and relied upon the constant growth of the radio market to expand and grow themselves. By 1930, 40% of American families had ... existed for the automotive and radio industries to take off. Second, due to federal government's easing of credit, money was available to invest in these industries. Thanks to pressure from President Coolidge and the business world, the Federal Reserve Board kept the rediscount rate low. The federal government favored the new industries as opposed to agriculture. During World War I the federal government had subsidized farms, and payed absurdly ...
- 383: Unions
- ... it is about to blow up, melt or leak."4 Five important needs for union movements are: 3 Alistair Davidson and Ian Mckinnon, "Unions need to study marketing," The Globe and Mail, May 8 1984, Business section, P.8 4 D. D. Carter, Canadian Industrial Relations In The Year 2000, Industrial Relations Centre, Kingston, 1992, P.50 1) job preservation 2) health preservation in the workplace 3) day-care 4) retraining 5) financial negotiations on behalf of members "Union leaders and members must become as sophisticated as management to support the attempt by Canadian business to survive fierce international competition."5 There are about four million members of Canadian unions and 10.5 million members of co-operatives. There are two choices: traditionally, unions have only tried to increase their ... Economy Investments are closely related to a country's economy. Investment is defined as a property or other possession acquired or invested in for future income or benefit. Unions also establish funds to invest in business. Usually, the local union invests the fund in a business located in the same area. Each union uses the fund to promote the economy if possible. Examples are provided in a newspaper called CLC ...
- 384: Businesses in Canada
- Businesses in Canada Technological changes today, and in the near future, will be the greatest influence on Business as we know it. With the development of computers and robots, the requirements for many industries will fill up extremely quickly. By having machines to perform complex and monotonous operations by humans, industries will seek ... will not profit private businesses if they are unable to compete with the demand from the public. With major corporations seeking to gain from an increase in expenditures, it would become vital for a private business to take advantage of the situation by lowering their prices to accomodate the flow of income. At the same token, it is important for private business to avoid depleting their assets in order to maintain a steady flow of provisions. Without maintaining a close look at the whole commerce situation in the country, it is doubtful that the private business ...
- 385: U.S. Multinational Corporations In Europe
- ... many issues that U.S. multinational corporations are facing throughout Europe and the world. There are many political and economic changes going on in Europe which United States multinational corporations must follow. Participation in international business has become a necessity for companies so companies need to realize these changes so they can be ethical and prosperous. The European Union is the largest emerging issues that United States multinational corporations is facing right now, and in the future. It is so important because it is reshaping the way that business is being conducted in Europe. The European Union is the institutional framework for a united Europe. Under the European Union all the countries involved will share common institutions and policies, which will bring peace and ... of the market. These multinational corporations are going to have to make sure they follow the policies of the European Union in an ethical way that the united countries expect them to when conducting their business. They do not want to cause any ethical dilemmas by breaking the institutions and policies created by the European Union. Labor is another issue that multinational corporations must face when doing business in Europe. ...
- 386: Motivation in the Workplace and Employees
- ... the keys to a successful company. After asking himself what needed to be done to achieve the goals he was looking for, he went out and accomplished them. He was looking to change his current business to a business where the employees would take on and share responsibilities for themselves. It was an uphill battle because the employee moral could have been much better. Ralph needed to motivate these employees desperately if his plan ... themselves. I have learned that motivating employees is not always easy. Employees must want to succeed if motivation is to work. The employees at Johnsonville wanted to succeed. They wanted something for themselves in a business where they saw themselves going no where. They were playing a game that we use to play when we were kids called follow the leader. There is no motivation for employees if all they ...
- 387: The Bubble Economy of Japan
- ... was going through a period of trade balance adjustment. While Japan is prepare to go through a period of trade balance adjustment, it will also suffer a period of recession, so the government strongly encourage business activities to strengthen the economy in order to prevent backwash effect. It was this event which boost up the GNP and raise the exchange rate. With this exchange rate advantage it stimulate business activity on housing and stock investment which created a bubble economy. During this period almost the entire country was involve in land speculation or other speculate activities. In this essay it will prove that land ... time. One of the reason that leads to massive investment in the risky activities is because of the success of the Japanese in the international market during 70*s - 80*s. Many Japanese enterprises and business man had become very wealthy. These people have a large sum of equity to invest. Some of these people have focus on risky asset such as stocks and land, therefore many of the regular ...
- 388: Soft Drink Industry Case Study
- ... and consolidating the independent bottling and distribution centers. From 1978 to the present, the number of Coca-Cola bottlers decreased from 370 to 120 (Industry Surveys, 1995). In addition, 31.9% of the soft drink business is in supermarkets, where acquiring shelf space is very difficult (Santa, 1996). This is a high barrier to entry. Expected Retaliation Market share within the industry is critical; therefore any attempt to take market share ... distributors are responsible for distributing the product to the retailers who sell the products to the end consumer. In recent years, the national companies have been purchasing independent bottlers in an effort to consolidate the business and gain some distribution economies of scale (Thompson and Strickland, 1993). Buyer Volume The contractual agreements, which are present in this industry, dictate that the major soft drink companies will sell their products to the ... Cola, and Dr. Pepper/Cadbury control the Soft Drink industry. Their combined total sales revenues account for 90 percent of the entire domestic market. This market dominance makes the industry a fiercely competitive and dynamic business environment to operate in. The single market leader is Coca-Cola with a 42 percent market share and over $18 billion in sales worldwide. PepsiCo maintains a 31 percent market share with $10.5 ...
- 389: Internationalization of Accounting Standards for Consolidation - Japan: A Case Study
- ... the point of having a well founded basis for uniformity. People who study differences among systems of accounting rules are inclined to group countries into two categories. On the one hand, there are countries where business finance is provided more by loans than by equity capital, where accounting rules are dominated by taxation considerations and where legal systems customarily incorporate codes with detailed rules for matters such as accounting. The effect ... countries of the world. Responding to external pressure they reluctantly adopted the accounting practices applicable to consolidated reporting employed in the United States and have made a determined effort to adapt them to their own business environment (McKinnon, 1984). The results, however, have been terrible. While US GAAP for preparing consolidated financial statements recognizes groups based upon the legal relationships arising from the majority ownership of voting shares, Japanese corporate groups ... financial position and results of operations of a group of companies operating as an economic entity. Actually they may be analyzing something quite irrelevant because the statements do not represent the substance of the actual business relationships. This obviously impairs the ability of readers to make appropriate judgments from these statements. The Japanese form of business grouping is called the keiretsu. This term indicates a grouping or alignment when stockholder ...
- 390: Why Sign Up For Enterprise and Innovation
- Why Sign Up For Enterprise and Innovation Teens are facing a major unemployment rate when they come out of High School. This unemployment rate could be cut if students would learn and grasp knowledge of business, economy, and new technology. This course should help in grasping all those ideas. This essay will start this process of learning by setting goals and showing how they can be met. The real world is ... that were set for this course are quite simple, relative to each other, and helpful. My major goal is to comprehend an edge and understanding in searching for a job and/or running a successful business. This goal also branches off into many smaller goals or steps. One of these steps is to gain experience by taking this course. The experience I will gain is about running a business and by getting knowledge of our economy to help get a job and help keep or get a job promotion . Another step is to seize more experience in interacting with people in a business. ...
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