Alliance Evolution
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A 10 page paper examining the changes of attitude toward both domestic and international business alliances. In the early days of the concept of strategic alliances – particularly in those involving a foreign company – the primary goals were to defray fixed costs while expanding markets (Ohmae, 1989). Today that role has shifted more to generating revenues (Segil, 2004). The purpose here is to review Ohmae's (1989) article for concepts that have persisted in today's business environment. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSintlBizAlly.rtf

ALLIED CORPORATION AND THE BATCH SYSTEM
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This paper examines Professor Joan Woodward's theories of the batch system in terms of manufacturing science, then proceeds to disprove these theories. The example used for doing this is Allied Corporation, as written about in the book Manufacturing Consent, by Michael Burawoy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTallbat.rtf

Allocating Costs for Goal Congruence
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A 4 page paper discussing allocation of general costs and how what is intended to be a reward can instead become a penalty. Creative Consumer Consultants (CCC) is a corporate consulting firm with offices in New York, Chicago, Paris and Little Rock that currently assigns general costs to each office in a degree dependent on the office's contribution to net income. Altering allocation but not total amounts results in more beneficial means of achieving long-term goals. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSacctCongru.rtf

Alternative Dispute Resolution
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3 pages in length. The key to a successful business operation is for everyone to adopt a team mentality while at the same time hold onto the valuable individual aspects that complement the group as a whole. When this equation becomes unbalanced through conflict, however, the situation can quickly escalate to the point of closing down a small business or seriously compromising the productivity of a large corporation. It is at this juncture when alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is a highly recommended approach for settling the issue. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLC_ADR.rtf

Amazon.com
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A 5 page paper discussing Amazon.com's current position by means of a SWOT analysis. Amazon.com leads all other online booksellers, if not in profit than at least in recognition. It is the most visited site in the US and is one of the two or three top sites in Great Britain, France, Germany and Japan. The company has yet to show any business results but loss, but investors and management alike believe the losses are over. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSamazon.wps

Amazon.Com
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An 11 page paper that presents an analysis of Amazon.com, an e-commerce company established by Jeff Bezos. Initially operated from his garage in 1995, the company has expanded to 20 facilities, 3 million customers in 160 countries. This paper presents the background of the company, current operations, troubles they have experienced in the last two years and possibilities for the company in the future. A SWOT is included as part of the analysis. Financial data provided. 1 table is included. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGamzn.rtf

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