Case Study on Entrepreneurship: Larry Page

Business Analysis

The Boundaryless Career: Modern Contemperory Perspective on Career

Human Resource Management

Concepts of Throughput Accounting and Theory of Constraints

Financial Management

Gantt Charts – Tool for Project Planning and Scheduling

Project Management

Kaizen – Understanding the Japanese Business Philosophy of Continuous Improvement

Operations Management

Meaning of Profit in Economics

Profit means different things to different people. The word ‘profit’ has different meanings to business, accountants, tax collectors workers and economists. In a general sense, profit is regarded as income of the equity shareholders. Similarly wages getting accumulated of a labor, rent accruing to the owners of any land or building and interest getting due to the investors capital of a business, are a kind of profit for labors, land owners and investors. To an accountant, profit means the excess of revenue over all paid out costs including both manufacturing and overhead expenses. It is much similar to net profit. In economics, profit is called pure profit, which may be defined as a residual left after all contractual costs have been met, including the transfer costs of management insurable risks, depreciation and payment to shareholders, sufficient to maintain investment at its current level. Profit is usually perceived as earnings and Continue reading

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An Overview of Indian Capital Market – History of Indian Capital Market

The capital market in India is a market for securities, where companies and governments can raise long term funds. It is a market designed for the selling and buying of stocks and bonds. Stocks and bonds are the two major ways to generate capital and long term funds. Thus, the bond markets and stock markets are considered as capital markets.   The Indian securities market consists of primary (new securities) market and secondary (stock) market in both equity and debt. The primary market provides channel for sale of new securities while the secondary market deals in trading of previously issued securities. The issuers of securities issue new securities in the primary market to raise funds for investment. They do either through the public issue or private placement. There are mainly two types of issuer who issue securities. The corporate entities mainly issue equity and debt instruments (Shares and debentures) while Continue reading

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Managing an International Workforce

Whenever an organization expands its operations to other countries, it tends to become multicultural and will then face the challenge of blending various cultures together. The managerial personnel entering another nation need to adjust their leadership styles, communication patterns and other practices to fit their host country. Their role is to provide fusion of cultures in which employees from both countries adjust to the new situation seeking a greater productivity for the benefit of both the organization and the people of the country in which it operates. Read More: Human Resource  Management  from an  International  Perspective Managing Workforce  Diversity Managing International  HR Activities Selection Criteria for International Assignments Barriers to Cultural Adaptation Managers and other employees who come into a host country tend to     exhibit     different     behaviors     and     somewhat, see     situation     around them from their own Continue reading

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De jure and De facto Exchange Rate Regimes

de jure Exchange Rate Regimes The de jure exchange rate regimes can be defined as what a countries government ‘claims’ to do and in regard with the bipolar view, supports it and shows that countries are generally moving towards either corner of the bipolar view of fixed exchange rate or floating exchange rate. The de jure exchange rate regimes are important as a way of what the central bank communicates to the public as this is likely to have bearing on the outcome. By having a de jure fixed exchange rate and a de facto floating exchange rate, the breach of commitment will likely have negative consequences. On the other hand, having a de jure floating exchange rate and a de facto fixed exchange rate does not breach its commitments. de facto Exchange Rate Regimes The de facto exchange rate regime can be defined as what a countries government actually Continue reading

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Five Reasons that Contribute to Non Compliance with Tax Laws

Non compliance of tax laws  can be said to be a failure, intentional or unintentional, of taxpayers to meet their tax obligations. This lack of compliance can be as a result of different factors as indicated below: A Rising or High Tax Burden: Individuals and organizations will tend to be non compliant to tax laws when the taxes are deemed to be high as compared with the cost of living. In such a case taxpayers will tend to avoid payment of taxes so as to have a sizeable amount of money to be used in the purchase of different commodities. Lack of Knowledge on Tax Laws: This point focuses on the unintentional failure of a taxpayer to comply to tax laws. An example would be a small or medium enterprise that does not know that it is required by law for their businesses to be registered and as such pay Continue reading

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Global Market Models and Concept Analysis

Managers must be conscious that markets, supplies, investors, locations, partners, and competitors can be anywhere in the world. Successful businesses will take advantage of opportunities wherever they are and will be prepared for downfalls. Evidently, successful managers, in this environment, need to understand the similarities and differences across national boundaries, in order to utilize the opportunities and deal with the potential downfalls. In developing appropriate global strategies, managers need to take the benefits and drawbacks of globalization into account. A global strategy must be in the context of events around the globe, as well as those at home. International strategy is the continuous and comprehensive management technique designed to help companies operate and compete effectively across national boundaries. While companies’ top managers typically develop global strategies, they rely on all levels of management in order to implement these strategies successfully. The methods companies use to accomplish the goals of these Continue reading

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