Strategic approaches for operations management Three modes of the strategic approach are discussed here in this article. These three contrasting modes include: The entrepreneurial mode The adaptive mode The planning modes In first strategic mode the planning actions are taken by the strong leaders on the behalf of the function of the operations. In the […]
Jun 28 2012 | Posted in
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New charms in the corporate world, as if the billionaires of the world were not satisfied by jets and skyscrapers, the Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is buying a whole island to his name. The third richest person in the world, with dollar worth in around $36 Billion, as of the end of 2011, has paddled […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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The deal might have undergone beneath the radar but office of Hawaii governor Neil Abercrombie spilled the beans on Ellison’s acquisition. The office announced Castle and Cooke’s transfer application with the Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday. “It is my understanding that Mr. Ellison has had a long standing interest in Lana’i. His passion for nature, […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Moody’s reviewed it’s listings of 17 banks from the US which have a major stack in the international markets as well. Though it is not the first time that Moody’s has revised its ratings, the results for 2012 are less than stellar for most of the 17 banks. One bank however, made it through with […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Debt repayment pressure; Pakistan Forex reserves fall to US $ 15.0465bn Islamabad: (Thursday, June 21, 2012) Amid being under pressure due to the debt repayment, Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen to $ 15.0465 billion in the week ending on June 15. The previously held reserves were $ 15.417 billion, said the State Bank of […]
Jun 21 2012 | Posted in
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KSE up on news about PAK US ties to get softened Karachi: (Monday, June 18, 2012) Following news about the strife between US and Pakistan getting down in next few weeks, the country’s main stock market exhibited recovery as the business closed today. Such positive news left a good impression on the KSE 100 index […]
Nokia fell 39.6 cents to 1.83 euros at the close of trading in Helsinki, bringing the stock’s decline in the past 12 months to 58 percent. The company has a market value of 6.8 billion euros ($8.6 billion), down from a peak of more than 300 billion euros in 2000. These are the circumstances that […]
Jun 15 2012 | Posted in
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Greek national elections pose a new threat to the European market, if the left-wing Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras wins the polls and takes over the reins of the country. The Euro banking sector is expected to take a severe blow if the above premise proves to be true. Tsipras has openly rejected to form […]
Jun 15 2012 | Posted in
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Since the sovereign debt crisis started to cool off a bit, its inoculation into the US stock market had started to wear off as well. However, the recent news has left its effects on the likes of New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ as stocks began to respond to both news. The market took to […]
Jun 15 2012 | Posted in
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Warren Buffet might have lost the first position in the roster of the richest people in the world but the market still adores him for his business acumen. The 81-year-old made $611 Million in Thursday’s stock trading. The Oracle of Omaha made a series of announcements on Thursday and public cherished the news. Buffet announced […]
Jun 15 2012 | Posted in
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It has been more than half a decade that Danfung Dennis has been running a hot streak in the documentary business. His work on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, photos and videos covering the battle activities, have won commendations from several academies. However, it seems the mere notion of documenting things in 2D has […]
Jun 14 2012 | Posted in
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The story does not end at this. To state the obvious, Condition One has a lot of potential to become the market leader in this business that ultimately has been pioneered by Dennis and Chang. Investor and businessman Mark Cuban has invested $500,000 in Condition One for research and development of the new technology. Though […]
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