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Contents

Projectarteditor SafrfonStocker

Editors AlsionSturgAnna
eon, Fischel,

HannahAhmed
,Bowen,Suhel

AlexBeeden
JoannaEdwards,

Introduction

Designers ,S,Nattephen
aeilClaBerye

a ,VPhiGambl
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Jemma
toln,

USexecutiveeditor LorHand
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HOWCOMPANEISWORK

USeditor cW
lioxHeather

Managingeditors GarethJones
, Stephani
arroweF

Seniormanaging LeeGrthifs

arteditor

Publisher Wheeler Liz

Deputyartdirector KarenSelf

Publishingdirector JonathanMetcalf

Artdirector PhiOrl merod

Seniorjacketdesigner MarkCavanagh

Jacketassistant ClareiGell

Jacketdesignmanager SophiaMTT

Pre-productionproducers BenNiMar
koletcausPar,asaki

Producer ChrsinteNi

Amerci2022
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Amerci2015
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Suite801,1450,Broadway

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DornilgKinderselyLimteid

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001–325014–Mar/2022

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HOWFINANCEWORKS

Corporatestructure 66

Funocintasurtlcuter 68

Dvosinasurtlcuter 70

Mxairstucuter 72

New
t okrsurtcuter 74

ba
maTe-sedsurtcuter 76

Humanresources 78

Thehumanersoucrescyecl 80

Recurm
tienatndseolcint 82

Evuanligtsaft 84

Mvoaintanderwadrs 86

Leadesrhpiasretgyandesytl 8

Leadesrhpoeitframbdnulig 90

Empolyeeoarilntsand

communcoanits 92

Peorcm
jtanagement 94

Negnaiogtasretgy 96

Febxliwonkrig 98
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HOWSALESAND

MARKETINGWORKS 176

Marketnigmxi 178

Porduct 180

Porducpotnitsig 182

Poredfuicltyecl 184

Pceir 186

Pacle 18

Pormonit 190

Makretseacrh 192

Makrestgmenoanti 194

Marketnigapproaches 196

Nchievm
s.asmakrneigt 198

Toanirdm
tailankreigt 20

Dm
agtliakrneigt 202

Engagemenm
takrneigt 204

Sensoyrmakrenitg 206

Roaenitlshpimakrneigt 208

Outboundmarketnig 210

Tnaoridetlaoifdlnvsiegtr 212

Onieladvnseitrg 214

Dercm
itlai 216

mearlTekneigt 218
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HOWOPERA
TIONS
Resources

Index
ANDPRODUCTIOWNORK 268

Acknoweldgments

Manufacturnigandproductoin 270

Jobporduocnit 272

Bacthporduocnit 274

Fow
l porduocnit 276

Mascusotmzoanit 278

Coniutousporduocnit 280

Hybdirporceses 282

Management 284

Contrbiutors

Economesianddseiconomesiocfeal 286

Leanporduocnit 28

. r Danm
iSJuacol)ntrue(sdli
m
Jniut-ste 290

K.H.e S.hena.dUt yruelntredfhusecrafUti

latToqyutm
ialanagement 292

reurtcem
nsh,tkcbnefM
oDialrpem
gneatBinte

Tmibe-asedmanagement 294

;)usA A CP(Anatouc ;deKre.aC.thra U ytisrevLoUfnd,i

Aegploirduocnit 296

c eoneriTt.iTCPoactg)IysH(hrnoli onmiordetanrefadICthra

.shdesnlaouyriwdacm
pekjulbori
Kzaein 298

piaAPlhindosner

Product 300

Aongl ngudinlcM
3i ,,snaotliunowcldteasihdom
avstul

Newporducdtevoeplment 302

,naciedatborAmleandh.SCwcoelta-i

, sonm
him
eroi , moreCfEOBofP , dowBLrne
nInovoanitandniveonit 304

sneBius ,aorbutindworonDtacsḰ

Degsin 306

Qyutm
ialanagement 308

AexalndaBckrl

Pordupc-otrcesmxairt 310

eWlhi npan.Ji langaiciortncoufwpiekINgrpasei

onisivsyodAfinla orhewstknatdReis o,yk T ni

, mtnsevtPbinaM
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Control 312
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H O W B U S I N E S S WO R K S

Introduction

Thetm
r “bunsies”erfsrotanogranzoaintocrommeacril

enetprseingagedniporduncigandartdniggodsandsevcreiosfr

ecanar.W
tcehtegnoirsobfunm
siesothenveyryofundoanits

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.Whoefunmansoecyti

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freTsr.ohsw
laied

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kr,henridviusaw
l oudlbecomedlski

astpceatifcsiksotsevreapcauitrclommunytiedO.vm
eitrhtesi,

enabedlmoercompexlgodsandsevcreisotbeporducedandartded

niodreotrpo.Trdviheolm
afurhs,uemabnesorscyotfiehcytias

benengagnigni“bunsies”ohftrousandsoyfeasr.

h,tewdolrbfunsieysnaideoTscapabe—
l bunsiesesno

onlgearueojscltpalorvdiesrogfodsandsevcreisbuetxetnd

otvasctoproaretnetpsreisopenaritgonagoblsacAel.hte

samm
eitetc,hnoglcaidlvanceshavemadetiaehstiranever

ofernertperneusortsahtroew
i ncompaneisandporpedl

nIetnreb-tasedbunsiesesotheh.eahotrfegobleaclonomy

Buw
thehtebrunsiesesaersmaogrlpael,ucobipvralet,

optnriofhnte,ptyoirefachpaylakeyeorl

outfnocintandeconomeoisultfhiarn,dotgehtehtreyofm
rhte

backboneohtfemodenrwdoBlr.unsiesundeprniseveyraspecotf

,ahntedw
undolw
resatnveidnolitgdhayowtw
i okrshtie

.keyotundesartndnigsoecyti

Thsbiokexpanilshtecompexlwdolrbfunsiesniam
sipealnd

te.Ixamnigeasrepvhecw
ri yaspecohtfowabunsieswokrs,

niucldnigofm
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cdtevpoeaplnmyent
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A P MO C NESI

KROW

Bnuoisewnehspri Sat-urps

Bunyig nig&les bunises s ’W


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Copurctoserat Humaenrosucres
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Business

ownership

Everytypeofbusinesshastochooseanownershipstructure.Althoughthere

areglobalvariations,mostcountriesofferanalogouslegalentities,fromasingle-

personprivateenterprisetoalargeorganizationtradingonastockexchange.

Therearethreekeyconsiderations:howbigtheventureisexpectedtogrow;the

complexityoffinancialrecording,management,andreportingthattheowneris

wilingtotakeon;andtheamountofliabilitythattheowneriswilingtoaccept.

Private

companies
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HOW COMPA NIES WO R K

NAMINGACOMP
ANY

Do

7 noi tsegus nm
ioada esU

lot ava rof hcraes eolbatl i

ogfolbal economci

dna smeannimoad tenretni

.ereht mor f drawkcab krow

acvtiy asicounetd

evi tpi rcsed eB

eht psarg yl tnatsni srmeotsuc

obfrhstywe’dorl

. sseni sub eht fo erutan

manduoehl t tuoyaSe

100alrgest companeis.

naht tneref f id dnuos yma t i sa

rof s i laog ehT .dednetni

mor f tsuj t i dni f ot elpoep

t i gni raeh .

maeneht twahkcehC

sname . segaugnal rehto ni

itrohpseeKt dna emlpi s dna

. snup diova

Multinationals

ohpanveirstonailM
titul
Franchises

ocousiravenagibeu,slinrt

. ytilbiexlofagnwrdht

nbmesuaishoitn,deIl

mavsecnosM
nibaletyitul

anaezhusotianr)schfiet(

ocnionsioupatnergitesuensirt

estotanersc)hfiet(dnuvidal

. cheaperwscotsher

e.faorfnuretnibanrchau,p
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Sole proprietorships

and partnerships

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tcroThnsetifabrdupslyonepasr

phisorteipow
lrbshytinorm
etapfseorl

elt.Mioanteysulcpdom
,suoeyartsvin.itm
ocalam
icre

Howitworks

Manybunsiesesatoruatshtemost

bacsuin—
ti hetiarseoplorpeoitrshpi

oarpantresrhpAi.soelporpeoisrtan

nidviuw
alhoshtieonyolwneorf

htebunsiesT.hsiurtcutersiasyot

Unmiletiadytbli:i

busniesdebt
ss

seutpan,dhteraernoexartxesot

padipersonyal

n,u.Iksentiaw
ld,htaicompany

hteseoploerpsleoitrafpesronatxl

erutnrT.hesrkiatchedht,ough.

,Aseoplorpeotihrasumnyitealidbli

sofhtiebunsies,alhtfieownem
r ust

pesronyalpaydebPst.antresrhpishave

moerhta,nodneaochwcanber

hadeiblohftrewheodlebhotfe

a T x-ceifnt

bunsiesnicaseualoerfi.

wobatye opniaortesrgcies

e-m
fsl polyed

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Pros and cons

Bothsoleproprietorshipsandpartnership

Lietl
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HOW COMPA NIES WO R K

FROMINDIVIDUAL

OTMUL
TINA
TIONAL

Soleproprietorshipsandpartnerships

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maygrowintoglobalnames.

of EUp.vri.aet-

chRBadirnosn -oretopireSol

ermeipnigrViotni denapxe taht pihs

sectoojrbs arein

WoaStneodbJvseSteznaik

nAbatendrpcrlhatpPhsier

smal or meduim-

ackardPdvaHDnideawtellBi

ygolonhcetHPedneuotfworhasPr
szienterprsies.

amauchi YorFiuasj adretrSol

hswodbcanrpegcyhaimolese

dNehnogdtviam
-comepany

ancodtiPonrfotl

ofhtebusniess

shared

Aolwofsr
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Limiting liability

Bysettingupanorganizationthatislegallyandfinancialy

independentbusinessownerscanlimittheirlevelofrisk,

aspersonalassetsarelargelyprotected.

Howitworks reponirtgandsrutcuteraqluerm
i enbst,usaitol

Bunsiesownesrcansurtcuterhtberiunsiesso porvdiesmoerporetcinorfm
ytaibolhftrieownesr.

htesagliythaelsameyntaitsheowneso(rl Theraersevefdranlyitpesocfproarintshtat

porpeoitrshopt,ri)eycanchoseasurtcuterhtsait anownecranergsetairbs,usliateshaershotfe

separetlgm
aeiylnte(itdpantresrhpcio,proarint, coproarintandhteownesrbecomeshaerhdolew
sr,hti

miyotleraidblciompanyL[LC.)h]onsigoneof htesphtoifrecoproarnibtdisrutiedasdviends.

m
hsitehstleiowspn’ersytoainbolfadrilebstand

poretcshtemorfmhtsekirsourfnnigabunsies.

LLCsandcoproarintsaerbyahftremosctommon

ofsrmblaunsiesesandenertperneusrbecauseof

hteatxmicpoaintlAs.nLLCeslisurtcuterdandhas

efwerpnoitrgerquerm
i enshtanacoproarintso,

manyenertperneusrchos.etAi coproarinthasmoer

US business structures

ThefourmainbusinessstructuresintheUSare:soleproprietorship,limited

partnershpicor
, poration,andlimitedliabilitycompanyC)(L.ALsole

proprietorshiptreatsthebusinessasthesameasthepersonwhoownsit ,and

doesnotprotecttheownerom
fr anydebtsorliabilites.Alimitedpartnership,

corporatoin,andLCprotecttheownerom
sfr debtand,todiliabifelityrent

degreesdependingontheform.Thefourformsfiletaxesdi,and
ferehave
ntly

diferentreportingrequirements.
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HOW COMPA NIES WO R K

NAMINGCONVENTIONS

Limiting liability Thenamesgiventodiferenttypesofbusinessentitiesdiferfrom

countrytocountry
.IntheUS,acorporationendswithCorp.orInc.

(shortforCorporationorIncorporated)andanCLLendswithLLC .
Companiesstructuredtolimit

IntheUK ,acorporationendswithLtdorPlc.InCanada,acorporation
liabilitycomeinvariousforms,

ends with Inc,Corp,orLtd.


butalloperateasentitiesthatare

legallyandfinancialyindependent

fromtheirowners.

LC

AnLCisahybridformat

thatprotectstheownerom
fr

personalliabilityandfrom

debts,butallowsprofitsand

lossestobepassedthrough

directlytotheownerswithout

beingtaxedatacorporaterate.

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Private and public

companies

Whiletheowner-shareholdersofaprivatecompanymaybuyandsell

theirsharesprivately(usuallywithdirectorapproval),anyinvestorin

thefinancialmarketcantradethesharesofapubliccompany
.

Howitworks

Ahtoulghmhotesfwsdco’lm
r paneisaerseutpas

Differences between private

pviarpet,ucbiolmpaneisaersenasmoerpegrositus

and public companies


andpatboFerif.lobrunsiesvenuterserqnuirgairle

amounstocafp,atluicbiolmpanyeofsrgeraetr

Prviatecompanydirectorshavetoocnsiderthepotential

oppoutrnytonfaisrgufndsbecauseshaerscanbe

capitalincreaseofjoiningthestockexchangeagainsthe

sdoltpuncibvelsotrgenearetcashPv.iaret

legalredtapeaimedatprotectingpublicshareholders.

companeismuyesrtolnpviarentivesotroursehte

cnaipvtleism
tenhotferw
i nePsr.ucbiolmpaneis

aersubeocjtmonerisgtengltcaolnsohrtlanpviaret

onesandaerxpectdotdsocnileafndacsile.ati

27 million

Directors

Usuallycontrolalltheshares.

thenumbeorf companeis

Reporting

in the US, fewer than


IntheUK ,itismandatorytofileaccountsat

CompaniesHouse;nodisclosureisrequired

1% of which are public


outsidethecompanyintheUS.

Shareholdersandmanagement
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HOW COMPA NIES WO R K

GOINGPUBLIC

Therearelegalrequirementsateachstageofconverting

3,800
acompanyfromprivatetopublic,includingvotinginthe

boardofdirectorsanddecidingonanewname.

companeis are siteld on

the oT kyoStEckxchange.

Public

Directors

Notnecessarilyshareholders.

Reporting

Companyhaslegalobligationtodiscloseaccounts

andsubmitregularfinancialreports.

Shareholdersandmanagement
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Multinationals

Amultinationalcorporationhasbusinessoperationsinmorethan

onecountry
.Itusuallystartsasanationalcompanyandsetsup

subsidiary(branch)companiesabroadforproductionandsales.

Howitworks .secnem
o/ucartleflakrdeti

Mniuotanlsahlavesevegarlosa:l evehiym
ncuoapAsam
cyagoasl

onticeraservenuebnyidfnignew byoutsourcing(usingexternal

mnsoerastm
kinre,tiaopler supeposir)hflnoirgoe(clnaitg

egng
atnikanviodopanutrycb functions).Companiesmayalso

nositabw
corlahflw
goreti nisoucrem
( oveopeoarintshi-ouse)

tro,psrnoatps/oradnatc gotirhstouncirdef(agodbanlce.)

Case study: mapping a multinational

SportswearcompanyNikehassuccessfulyspreadaroundtheglobeom
fr

tiscorporatebaseintheU.S.Ithasmanufacturingfunctionswheretechnical

expertisemaximizesefficiencyandkeepscostsdown,distributionhubsin

strategiclocations,andmarketingandretaildepartmentsinocuntrieswhere

itsestablishinglocalmarkets.

UnitedStates

GLOBAVLS.TIMUL
TANIONAL

Beaverton,Oregon

Aglobalcompanyhasfacilitiesindiferentocuntries

Seniormanagementarelocatedatthecompanyscorp’orate

butoperatesasasinglecorporateculturewith

baseor,“campus,
”itscenterfordecisionmaknoginblal

commonprocesses.Amultinationalhasfacilitiesin

m,dgneis,nakgrie,tandegytacore
rts fuonct
esfitilacions.F

diferentcountries,buteachfunctionsasitsown

nM
IonvagiruAantciuyfardiusbNotikein(AwMh,c)iI

,adapti
entityn,gwilothcallitlytleocmmunication

niaswlasehlra,smaldeousnipvredalts

betweengeographicdivisions.
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HOW COMPA NIES WO R K

TheNetherlands

NEEDTOKNOW

Hilversum

na r Tocpraoniaslt

Basedinacentrallocation,aEuropean

boum
ntialotulm
arSili

headquarterssupportsoperations

hwtifesltiyfdeindtoest

acrosEurope,theMiddleEast ,and

onipaetnrtaculipantyr

m
oyncap eht ot esoAflcricasand
is ’

mu.igleBni buhnoitubirtsidnaeporuE

EuropeaHnQ Management,

China

an,dadmni nifaneTIlcgea,l

Shanghai

Thecompanysfaste’st-growingmarket ,Chinaisalsoamanufacturingand

Dsitrbuotin Euorpeoclasgint

distributionbaseduetolocalexpertiseandlowproductionocsts.

cenebtrasendLiakBdegua,lim

ChnieseHQ Opeoaritns

andcoesruppuofntrocitns

Makrneigt Campaginofsr

hteChniesmakret
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Franchises

Afranchiseisabusinessmodelinwhichanindependent

entity—thefranchisee—isentitledtosetupabranchofan

establishedbrand.Thereareadvantagesforbothparties.

Howitworks business with modest capital

Ratherthandevelopinganoriginal outlay
, while the franchisee takes

business idea, the franchisee on a proven business model and

pays for the right to represent brand name, so everyone reaps

an existing, successful brand the benefits.

in a particular location. The size

of a franchise can vary from a

single unit—one outlet only—

“put
I the

to an area development in which

the franchisee takes on the option

hamburger on

to represent the brand through

several branches in a city or region.


eht eni l ymelbssa

The franchisor can develop the


oKryRaofc,underofMcDonalds ’

Three types of franchise

Thefranchiselvelsoofr’contolrvareisfrommanagingthecontractsfortheentiresupplychain

toinputoneverydetaildowntothelastFre.Innch
aprofryductfranchiset,hefranchisorlends

tistrademarkandbrandbutnotanentirebusinesssystem.

Manufacturingfranchise

Thisisasupplier-dealerelationshipinwhich

thefranchiseeseslthefranchisprsoroduct
’ s
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HOW COMPA NIES WO R K

TOP10

CASESTUDY

Fatsest-growingfranchises

Business-formatfranchise:astf -foodoutlets

worldwide

Thebusiness-formatfranchise,in

1.Century21RealEstate

whichafranchiseetakesonawhole

property

blueprintforrunningthebusiness

aswellastheproductitsel,was
f
2. KFC fast-foodoutlets

pioneeredintheUSinthe1940s.

3. CircleK conveniencestores

saF t-foodoutletswereanew

4.Jan-Pro commercialcleaning

conceptatthetimeandwere

5.McDonald’s fast-foodoutlets

generatinggreatdemand.
oincreaseT

therateofexpansion,theseoriginal

aco6.BelTl fast-foodoutlets

fast-foodentrepreneursdeveloped

7.7-Eleven conveniencestores

afranchisesystemunderwhich

8. F45
airninTg fitness

thefranchiseewasocntractually

9.StratusBuildingSolutions
requiredtoruntheoutletaccording

ocmmercialcleaning
tostrictguidelines.

10.AnytimeFitness gyms

Business-formatfranchise
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Not-for- p r o f i t s

Someorganizationsarerunnotforthebenefitofshareholdersbut

forthebenefitoftheirmembersoranexternalcommunityorchari
. ty

Unlikeconventionalbusinesses,profitisnotthegoal.

Howitworks

Ogranzoaintshtadtonoietndotgenearetporif

ohftrsehiaerhodleasre,gs-efolvenriga,ndaer

8.6

commetdiotacommoncauseaercaetgzoeirdas

pa-,tornifd,topnm
rif-oyrt-nlaiprtorif

l la fo

eOinst.itnhtsipecurtmco,pevarietsmaydsbiusre

psotm
rifembebsr,ucethisytacelirtnsonp.torif

or f m
eoc SU eht ni diapm

s,nphto-friAatvheolam
usiagrlhitgreiosfardli

ytpeocfmpanysatusandsurtcuterasbunsieses.

eht rot ces t i forp- ro.f - ton

Thenot-for-profituniverse

Cooperative

Ownedbymembers;

Therearemanyformsofnot-for-profit

canbenefitfromprof i t ;

organization(NPO).JoelL .Fleishman,

clearethosofpursuing

profesorofpublicpolicyandlawat

commoneconomic, social,

DukeUni,hasvchar
ersityacterized

orculturalgoals;one

thenot-for-profitsectorasa

member
,onevote

universethatembraces

allNPOs,whatever

theirmision.

Privatefoundation

Simalirtoachartiybut

unfdeboadsynuecr,

oppohgener
tosed publ
al ci;

generaeovtrsmnfue
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Nongovernmental

organization(NGO)

Fundedbygovernment

orbyinternationaldonor

agencies,suchastheWorld

Health Organization (WHO);

operatesindependently

Mutual

Raisesfundsfrom

itsmembers(usually

customers);oftentakesthe

formoffinancialinstitutions;

profitsreinvestedinthe

mutualortosustainor

growtheorganization

Chamberofcommerce
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Start-ups

Astart-upisanewbusinessintheearlystagesofdevelopmentandoperation,

duringwhichanentrepreneurorfoundinggroupcomesupwithanideafor

aproductorservice,researchesit,developsabusinessplan,raisesfunds,

andlaunches.Registeringintellectualproperty(IP)—auniquecreation,not

justanidea—inordertoprotectitisanimportantstageofthestart-up

process.Protectionincludestrademarks,patents,andcopyright.

The early days

Beforeacompanyisfulydeveloped

withaworkingbusinessmodel,it

isknownasastart-up.Thestart-up
4.35

evolvesfromanentrepr,oreneur

newbusniesappcilaotins

groupofentrepreneurs,withanidea

orinvention.Itcantakeafewyearsto
submteid

ni2020nitheUS.

turntheinitalconceptorprototype

intoaviable,profitableventure,sothe

start-upfoundertriestoattract

supportandfinancialbackingto

achieverapidgrowth.Duringthis

phasewhi
, chcantakeanywherefrom
INTELLECTU
ALPROPERTY(IP)ALUE
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Start-ups, from

concept to launch

Anewbusinesscanbedescribedasastart-upintheearlyphasesof

itslaunch,whenanentrepreneurcomesupwiththeideafora

productorserviceanddevelopsitintosomethingthatwilsell.

Howitworks satu-rpso,stiwohtrspendnig

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orservice.
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HOW COMPA NIES WO R K

CASESTUDY

OmEngineeringWorks

OmEngineeringWorkswasstarted NowknownasHighflowIndustries

in1987byOmPrakashJaiswal. andrunbyOmPrakashJasiswal’

OperatingfromashopinUttar son,SumitJaiswal,thecompany

Pradesh,innorthernIndia,heused makesbatteriesfore-rickshaws,

tosellrubbercontainersandplates solarpanels,inverters,cars,

tobatterycompanies,butin2000, tractors,two-wheeledvehicles,

hecameupwiththeideaof andmore.

producingthebatterieshimsel, f

“ T hereisahugemarketpotential

and
,witlahtertheideaofsmelting

withtheadventofsolarand

andrecyclingthem.

e-rickshawsegment
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Sincethen,themarketfor Jaiswal.“ Thisisbecausetheyhelp

thesebatterieshasgrown,and cutdownairpollutionandreduce

breakthroughsinmanufacturing overalcarbonemissions.The

technologyhaveallowedthefirm batterieshavealwysaplayedavital

togofrommaking20to300 rol”einthis.

batterie. saday

Rem
sachretakr

Studyyourproposed

targetmarketand

potentialcompetitors

andevaluatethe

viabilityoftheidea.
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pyT e s o f s t a r t - u p

Entrepreneursgointobusinessformanyreasons:somestart-up

decisionsarebasedonpersonalconvictions;somearefounded

onthedesiretomakemoney
,andothersareamixofthetwo.

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Nosaltu-rptsihtfesamemodl. ousteotbaegrlevenuterswhtni

Ahtolughteyeotnfw
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business
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Lookingtosellthebusiness

Neighborhoodgrocery
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shop
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Business plans

Writingabusinessplanisoneofthemostimportantstepsin

developingastart-up.Theplanprovidesthenewbusiness’s

goals,marketanalysis,andprojectedincomeandprofit.

Howitworks newbunsiesw
bleuinqiuyeplointsiedotcaputer

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t akrgev,tienhtesevcreisoprorducbtenigeofrd.

pahnlte,ynedothavedonenougherseacrhot Annoiuelotenfxsitgafncesandanacuaret

dieynfaietclaorppoutrnytihtemakreohftre peorcjintoseafslandpateroifsecnaoiltmponenst,

porducotsrevcreiandotdneifhowhteporposed espyfhetilaceiownseireknigexetnrufanldnig.

Key elements

Executive summary

Preparingabusinessplancantake

Completethissectionlast ,bearing

severalweeksand
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inmindthatitmaybetheonlypart

thor.Iotisughl
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thatabusypersonreads:

forsecuringfunding,sothefinancial

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services

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TOPFIVEREASONSOTWRITEAPLAN

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Showhowthebusinessidea

and logistics

compareswiththecompetition:

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b a Tcom
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wilrundaytoday:

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Costs and pricing Financial forecasts

Predictsalesandcostsovert,heyear

strategy

allowingforseasonalfluctuation,such

Workouthowmuchtheproductor
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Raising money

Almosteverynewenterpriseneedsfundingtogetitgoingandto

keepitafloatuntilitturnsaprofit.Financialhelpisavailablefrom

avarietyofsources,suitableatdiferentstagesofstart-upgrowth.

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whtnientIrvs.tesotur,ch acompany—ocromeorfmohter

asbunsiesangsealndvenuter soucresu,chascorwdufndnig.

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notpaidinful
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HOW COMPA NIES WO R K

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start-upinreturnforashare

ofthebusiness.

Founders,friends,family(FFF)

Maybuysharesinthecompany

ratherthanlendingmoney

Crowdfunding Largenumber
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RAISING MONEY

Alternativemodels

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Financing5,000startupsoverthelastdecade

Thechartshowssourcesofstart-upfinancesfromover5,000entrepreneursintheUSfrom2005to

2015,takenfroma2015surveybytheKaufmanFoundation.,thByemost
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Business accelerators

and incubators

Startinganewventurecanbealongprocess.Business(alsocalled

venture)acceleratorsandincubatorsarespecialistorganizations

devotedtodevelopingandsupportingstart-ups.

Howitworks
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bootcampsI.ndividualacceleratorsmayspecializeinaspecificarea,suchassoftwaredevelopment .

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loans ,funds,

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HOW COMPA NIES WO R K

Business incubators

Oftensponsoredbynonprofit

organizations,incubatorstendtobe

longerterm(onetofiveyears)and

catertoavarietyofclients,many

science-based.

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introduced

toincubator

NEEDTOKNOW

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g n gni iylul&sBe

businesses

Bothprivateandpubliccompaniesregularlychangehands—theyarebought,

sold,andrestructuredtoreflectchangingbusinessconditions.Thesedeals

allcomeundertheumbrellatermofmergersandacquisitions(MandA).

Acquisitionfinancingisusuallyneededtopayforthepurchaseofanother

company
,oftenintheformofaloanorventurecapital.

How to acquire a company

Acompanyistypicallyacquiredinoneoftwoways—eitherbya

managementteamorbyanothercompany
.Whenacompanyis

buying,theresultcanbeamer
,inwhigerchtwocompaniesjoin

forces;anacquisiton,oranoutrightpurchase;orademer
,in ger

whichpartofacompanyisbrokenoffandmaybesold.

Managementteampurchasesareoftenfundedbyprivate.equity
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Buying & selling businesses

45 652

the number of MandA

, degasol,bayl ni2020

Anothercompanyacquiring

Companiesmaywanttoexpandby

joiningupwithanotherbusiness.

Merger

Thecompanycombineswith

anothercompany
. Seepp.42–43.
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Mergers and

acquisitions

Twoofthequickestwaystoaccelerateexpansionare

forabusinesstobuyoutanother—anacquisition—or

tocombinewithanotherbusinessinamerger
.

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HOW COMPA NIES WO R K

Buying & selling businesses

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Demergers

Whileamergerresultsinabiggercompany
,ademergerreduces

thesizeofabusinessbybreakingitdownintosmallercomponents

ordivisions,whicharethensoldoffordissolved.

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divsionofreach.Shareprciesefnilresponsetopoornifanciaperl ofrmance.

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demhegtnreswbhenuatriesvnyot remainingdivisions:agriculturalchemicals,textiles,

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Buying & selling businesses

NEEDTOKNOW

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Theshareholdersbenefit

Shareholdersintheoriginalcompanyalsoreceivethesame

percentageholdinginsharesofthethreenewcompanies.

Onecompanybecomesfour
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r eV t i c a l v s . h o r i z o n t a l

integration

Companiesthatwanttoexpandthroughamergeroranacquisition

maydecideonastrategyofeitherhorizontalorverticalintegration,

combiningbusinessesinvolvedinsimilarordissimilaractivities.

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Companeiscanchoseorfmsevearl ofm
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supepsiralndeincAlst.saersoutfl ofpeoarnitsandporduocnit.)

Integration models in practice

Inthesehypotheticalexamples,aclusterofprinters,publishers,andbookshops

mergeoracquireeachotherinhorizontalorverticaldealsthataimtostrengthen

theirmarketpositon,takeadvantageofeconomiesofscale,andexploitsy.nergy

Horizontal integration

owT publishingcompaniesbot
, hinvolved
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Buying & selling businesses

ONLINE

BOOKSHOP

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integration

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relatedbusinesses—a

PUBLSIHERA

printerandabookshop—

sothatitcanhavegreater

controlverboththe

productionofitsbooks

andtheiroutetomarket .
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Management buy-ins

and buyouts

Acompany’sownershipmayundergoachange,whichcanbe

driveneitherexternal
,known
ly asamanagementbuy-in,or

internal
,known
ly asamanagementbuyout.

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orfmoudstiehtecompanyasreis DespethienamM
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htemoneyotbuyamytoasirjtke ecrtisdotmanageasrn,dhtey

nihtecompanyandhtenatkes caniucldempolyeosrfmany

ovstem
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oafcintocusrwhenacompany otmakehteartonitsorifm

appeasrotbehtieurndevrauled emoyetw
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orunderpeorfrmnignI.aytpcail

managemenbtuyouM
(tBOht,e)

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Somecompanies,uchasinvestmentbanksorventurecapitalists,canmake

sizeableprofitsbypurchasingundervaluedbusinessesandtransformingthem.

Company
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Buying & selling businesses

BUY
-INMANAGEMENTBUY
OUT(BIMBO)

Inthistypeoftransaction,theexistingmanagementofaocmpanystagesa

buyout,butadditionalexternalmanagementisbroughtinbyfinancersto

strengthenthecompanysleadershi
’ pandtoprovideexpertiseinparticular

areasthatmightbelackingintheoriginalteam.

Company Company

+ =

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s pany bosriungi.ht

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Abuyoutalol wsacompanytoseloffallorapartofthebusiness

orithelpsasmallbusinessownerretireormoveon.

Company Company
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Who’s who

Acompany’sstructureandhierarchywildevelopasthebusinessgrows.

Thetendencynowistocutdownonunnecessarylayersofmanagementand

toensurethateveryoneintheorganizationknowswhattheirroleisandtowhom

theyreport.Mostimportantisthatthehierarchyfitsthetypeofbusinessandthat

authorityisdelegatedtotheappropriateleveltoenabletimelydecisionmaking.

Who’s who in an organization

Stakeholdersand Boardofdirectors

shareholders

Theboardofdirectorsmakessurethat

thecompanysirunprofitablyto
Stakeholdersareanyonewithavested

providereturnstoshareholders.The
interestinthecompany
.Shareholders

boardvotesin,who
achaiirs
arestakeholderswhohavebought

sometimesalsothechiefexecutive
stockinthecompany
. Seepp.60–63.

officer(CEO). Seepp.52–55.
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FRONTLINEANDBACKOFFICE

Someemployeesaredirectlyinvolvedin

operationalactivities,suchasmakinggoodsand

1/3

deliveringservices,ormarketingandsellingthem.

ogoflbeam
l peoleys

Theyaresometimessaidtobeworkingonthefront

line.Theirworkisimportant ,buttheycannot

ortsnayglere
functionwithoutthesupportofback-officestaf.

Thesestaf includepeopleworkinginsuchrolesas

thathey trust the


fi,nand
ance,human
IT resources.Itisimportant

toensurethatbothgroupsworkwelltogetherto

eladershpi of enablethebusinesstorunsmoothl
. y

theorirganziaotin.

Mid-levelmanagement Juniormanagement

Divisionanddepartmentheadsare Supervisors,managers,orteamleaders

usuallycalleddirectorsormanagers. directlymanagegroupsofemployees

Jobsatthislevelareoftenthefirst carryingoutspecifictasks.Examples

togowhenacompanydownsizes includeaheadnurseoraforeman.

orrestructures. Seepp.56–59. pp.56–59andpp.74–75.


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The board exists to ensure the Different companies face different

success of the company and to legal requirements for their boards,

meet the appropriate needs of its depending on whether the

stakeholders. It must enable the c o m p a n y i s p u b l i c o r p r i va t e ,

business to move forward but also a n d w h e r e i t i s l o c a t e d g l o b a .l l y

exercises control. Some tasks are These requirements typically relate

carried out by the members of the to matters such as the filing of

board themselves – these include accounts and the accurate recording

establishing the vision and values for of board meetings. Company board

the company and setting strategy


. members are answerable to both

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managers, such as deciding how to

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Company hierarchy

Almosteveryorganizationhasastructuredarrangementoflevelsfor

members,fromtheboardofdirectorsatthetoptojunioremployees

atthebottom.Thereisatrendtowardreducingthenumberoflevels.

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Flatteninghierarchies dvosinheadsnowerponitrg

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CASESTUDY

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Stakeholders

Astakeholderisanyonewhoisaffectedbytheoperationsofthe

company
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asemployees,shareholders,regulators,suppliers,andcustomers.

Howitworks
Sometimes, the needs of stakeholders conflict.

Companies have an impact on many groups of people For example, a community may rely on a business

through their operations. These include employees, to provide local employment opportunities but

who rely on them to pay salaries, and customers, who will likely be unhappy if the operations of the

want the products and ser vices that they supply


. It is business are noisy or cause pollution. In such

important for managers to understand what all these cases, the managers of the company must find

various stakeholders are looking for from them, ways to maximize the benefits to stakeholders

whether they can meet their needs, and if so, how


. and minimize the drawbacks.

Stakeholders’ areas of interest

Diferentstakeholdergroupstakediferentlevelsofinterestindiferentfactors.Somepredominantlycareabout

acompanysenvir’onmentas,lociaand
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StakeholderswithESGocncerns

Stakeholdershavenodirectinvolvementbut

believethatcompanieshavearesponsibiltyto

thecommunitiestheyoperateintorespectthe

environment ,humanrights,andanimalwelfare.

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organizations

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companies—to

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How stakeholders affect share value

InApril2010,anoffshoreoilrigownedbyBritsetholrPeum(BP)

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socialmediacampaignstoshamethecompany
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theoilspssihl,BP’arevalueontheNew
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Business cultures

Everyorganizationhasaparticularworkplaceculture,consciously

orunconsciouslyshapedbythepersonalities,values,andbehavior

ofthepeopleleadingitandworkinginit.

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thepersonoccupyingitleavesPr.oceduresandsystems thecompanyssucces’ ses.Thoseclosestothecenterhave

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WHATSHAPESCORPORATECULTURE?

Manyfactorsreinforceaoculbritunre.gabout
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structure

Acompany’sstructure—thewayinwhichitisorganized—canhaveamajor

impactonthewayitperforms.Thereareseveralmodelsofcorporatestructure

typicallyusedinthebusinessworld,andtheycontinuetoevolve—allthemoreso

nowasbusinessesembraceremoteworking.Thefirstconsiderationiswhether

powershouldbecentralizedatthetop,withdecisionmakinginthehandsofa

fewkeysenioremployees,ordecentralized,withmorepowerinthehandsofstaff.

Choosing a structure

Acompanysstruct’urechangesasitgrowsMor
. eocmplexstructureswileitherevolveorbedesignedas

afirmmovesforward,dependingonthenatureandsizeofthebusiness,thecomplexityofthework,

anyrequirementforinstantexpertise,andthegeographicallocationofpartsofthebusiness.

Functional Divisional

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Functional structure

Theclassicwaytoorganizeacompanyisbydividingitinto

departmentsthatreflectthemainfunctionsofthebusiness,

eachheadedbyadirectorormanager
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Thechaniocfmmandsaigrthofw
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pyTical departmental hierarchy

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Dangersofsilomentality

Silomentalitydescribesascenarioinwhicheach

departmenthasadiferent ,closedviewofitsrolewithin

theoveralscheme,andinformationdoesnotgetshared.

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Divisional structure

Somecompaniesarrangetheirstaffintodivisionsdevotedtoa

specificproductormarket.Eachdivisionisaself-sufficientteam

employingthepersonnelforthevariousfunctionswithinit.

Howitworks

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CEO

Europe Africa,MiddleEast, AsaiPacific,

andSouthAsia Austraila/

GenevaHQ

NewZealand,

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andChina

ShanghaiHQ

Divisionbycustomertype

Businesseswithdistinct

customermarketsmay

beorganizedbycustomer

divsion.Forexample,the

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Matrix structure

Unlikeaconventionalcompanyhierarchyorganizedeitherby

functionordivision,amatrixcombinesthetwoapproachessothat

staffworkinfunctionalanddivisionalunitsandreporttotwobosses.

Howitworks

Abunsieshtautsesamxaisretupeotnfbegnis Matrix structure

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FOURBIGMATRIXORGANIZATIONS manager

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Eachofthefolowingcompanieshasbeencitedasa

modelformakingthematrixstructurework:

Procter&Gamble(P&G) ohelpitinTnovateand

respondfastertothemarket ,theconsumer-product

companyissegmentedintobabyandfemininecare,

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CEO

Operations Marketing Financial

director director director

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Network structure

Alsocalledavirtualorganizationorvirtualcorporation,anetwork

structureiscenteredonastreamlinedcompany
,withdigital

connectionslinkingittoexternal,independentbusinesses.

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modularstructureisespecialysuitablefororganizationsproducingappliances,

computers,cars,andmechanicalconsumeroyogoods.
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companywithamodularstructure,managinghundredsofexternalsuppliersto

produceitsfinishedvehicles.
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Team-bas ed

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entirelyofteams.Managersandstafffromdiferentdepartmentsjoin

toformteamshandlingspecificprojectsintheshortorlongterm.

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workandresponsibiltyforcarryingouttaskswell,ontime,andonbudget .
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HOLACRACY
—BREAKINGBOUNDARIES

InaHol,stacracy
f aregroupedintoteamsthatsettheirownolres

andgoalsandchoosetheirownleaders.Theideaisthatifpowerand

responsibilityareshared,employeeswilgivetheirverybest .In2014,theLas

g eV as–basedonlineshoeandclothingshopZapposadoptedthemodelfor

its1,500staf.Theterm“Holacrac y ” isatrademarkofHolacracyOne,the

companyspearheadingtheadoptionofthemanagementsystem.Itfolows

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presentingacomprehensivemanagementstructurewithclearprocessesfor

internaloperationsandgovernance.

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Human

resources

Thehumanresources(HR)departmentisresponsibleforallpoliciesand

processesrelatingtothepeopleemployedbyabusiness.Tohelpthe

businessachieveitsgoals,HRhastomakesureitemploysadiversityof

peoplewiththerightskils,irrespectiveoftheirgender
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fairlydingaframeworktolook

aftertheirwell-being,supplytraining,andfostertheirprogress.

HR framework

Thestartingpoinftoranydecision

inanorganizationisitsbusiness

goals.HRsupportsthedeliveryof

thesegoalsbyensuringthatthere

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AND ATNDALENT
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The human

resources cycle

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timethatpersonleavesthecompany
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Employmentpracticeisregulated

bylegislationcoveringeverything

fromgenderandracial

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entitlementanddismissal.

Lawsthatonceonlyapplied

toful-timestaffarebeing

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workersandthoseoncontacts.
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Anoeniratnporgarm

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Thebusinesshasprocesses

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Develop

skils,competencies,and

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andoffthejob.
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Recruitment and

selection

Placingtherightpersonintherightjobisvitalforthesuccessof

theorganization—thisistheprocessofrecruitmentandselection.

Technologyischangingtraditionalhiringpathways.

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Personal

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recommendation

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document,oftenpairedwitha

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Evaluating staff

Forabusinesstoachieveitsgoals,itneedsto

haveaprocessthatmeasuresthecontributionand

performanceofeachindividualagainstthosegoals.

Howitworks

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UNCONSCIOUSBIAS

Companieshouldbeawareofhteroelunconscoiusbiascan

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Motivation

and rewards

Peopleworkformoney
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suchasdoingagoodjobandbeingvalued.Nonfinancialrewards

driveday-to-daymotivationmorestronglythanpayandbenefits.

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fr subtlefeel-goodfactors

asmuchasapaycheck.Employeeswhoenjoytheirworktendtosyta—job

satisfactionmakesforlowerstaftu.rnover

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bythecompany:
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WHYPEOPLEDOTASKS

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Leadership strategy

and styles

Topd-ownleadership,inwhichmanagersgiveorders,isnotalways

thebestwaytogetresults.Anumberofdiferentleadershipstyles

havebeenidentifiedbybusinessexperts.

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TRANSFORMATIONALLEADERSHIP

Whilediferentstylescansuitdiferentsituations,transformationalleadership,

inwhichleadersandtheirfolowersraiseoneanothertohigherlevelsofintegrity

andmotivation,wasidentifiedbyguruJamesMacGregorBurnsasthemost

effective.Thishasbeendevelopedbyothers,including

industrialpsychologistBernardBass,wholisted

thequalitiesofatransformational.leader

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When to use which leadership style

Athree-yearstudyof3,000managersledpsychologist peoplefeelabouttheirwork.Themosteffectiveleaders

DanielGolemantoidentifysixdistinctivestylesof masteranumberofstylesandusethemappro,priately

leadership.Eachstylehasasignificantimpactonhow accordingtothesituation.

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lastingpersonalstrengths

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strengthsandweaknesses,

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ownershipofadecision,
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Leadership for

team building

Justasgeneralshavetogetthebestfromtheirtroops,sobusiness

leadersmustmakethemostoftheirteams.Thekeyisensuring

thatindividualsworktogethertoachieveacommongoal.

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BUILDINGANEFFECTIVETEAM

Intheirbook TheWieams
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Providingknow-how

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Employee relations

and communications

Thrivingorganizationsrecognizetheimportanceofusingpeople’s

ideasandenergytoprovideacompetitiveedge,whilemanagersare

eagertogain,retain,andbuildemployeecommitment.

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Inthisexamplea,companyisestablishingweekly

employeeforumstofaciiltatecommunicationand

buildtrusthroughoutthebus
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employeeawarenessengagement,
, andcommitment

totheidea,variousmediaareused,fromemailto

webinarsanddiscussion.Managersincreasinglyfocus

oncolalborationratherthanjustimpartinformation.

Engagementand

involvement
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CASESTUDY

JohnLewis

ntraPcopuhlesnric
TheJohnLewischainofdepartment Madueopf

storesintheUKisfamousforits ormfacrnsepohrtadesctel58

uniqueemployee-ownedstructure,in evm
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whicheveryworkerisapartner aeon.Trcsdhteia yem


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Project management

Besidesday-to-dayactivities,abusinessmayhaveprojects—one-of,

specificpiecesofwork.Projectsneedtobewellmanagedsotheydeliver

thebenefitsthattheyweredesignedtoachieve,ontimeandonbudget.

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Steps in project management

Therearemanyworkableprojectmanagementsystems,usingvariousdefinitons

forthekeystagesal,lofwhichareencompassedinfivemainelements.
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HOW COMPA NIES WO R K

HURDLESANDHOWTOOVERCOMETHEM

Everyprojectocmesupagainstchallenges.Thesearesomeofthecommonones

andthewaysthateffectivemanagementcankeeptheprojectontrack.

Obstacle Projectmanagment


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Negotiating strategy

Skilfulnegotiationisvitalinbusinesswhentwoormoresideshave

diferentviewpoints,andeachonewantstopressfortheirownadvantage.

Theidealoutcomeisacompromisethatdeliversthebestresultsforboth.

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salesnegotiationbetweenacustomerands,depends
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satisfiedwiththeoutcomeofthediscussionandreadytodobusinessagain.

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Financial

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The accounting cycle

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Financial statements

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Financial

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decisions.Forthisreason,theaccountsshouldbeconciseandclearlypresentthe

timingandcertaintyoffuturecashflows,sothatpeoplelookingatthecompany

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Profit-and-loss

statement

Aprofit-and-lossstatementisafinancialstatementthatshowsall

revenues,costs,andexpensesduringanaccountingperiod.Itisalso

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Balance sheet

Abalancesheetisafinancialstatementthatshowswhatabusiness

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assets,liabilities,andequity(capital)ratherthanfinancialresults.

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Casestudy:balancesheet

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BALANCE SHEET

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Balance-sheet notes

Investorsmaywanttoknowmoreaboutthefiguresinthesummarysection,

soadditionalnotesandtablesgivedetailedbreakdownsofthe numbers.

Casestudy:tangiblefixedas sets

Thistablepresentsdetailsofthetransportationcompanystangi’blefixedassets(long-term

assetsthatcannoteasilybeconvertedintocash).

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Casestudy:debtors

Debtorsareindividualsorentitesthatowethebusinessmoney
.

Thetransportatoi ncompanyhasvariouscategoriesofdebt
. or

Amountsreceivablefromcustomers

Owedbyimmediateholdingcompany

Owedbyfelowsubsidiarycompanies

Owedbyothergroupcompanies

Owedbyassociatecompanies

Perpaymenst
ofservcies
Prepayments

htbawtlericeviednhite

Contractassets

ufutrehtahtebunsieshas

Otherdebtors
areladybenpadoifr

L A TOT

Casestudy:creditors

Creditorsareindividualsorentitesthatthebusinessowes

$m
moneytoThey
. areincreditothetransportatoi ncompany
.

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Cash-flow statement

Thecash-flowstatementshowsthemovementofcashduringthelast

accountingperiod.Itisimportantbecauseitrevealsacompany’s

liquidity—whetherithasmoremoneycominginthangoingout.

How to read a cash-flow statement

Thestatementofcashflows,tostateitsofficialtile,answersthekeyquestionofwhethera

businessismakingenoughmoneytosustainitselfandprovidesurpluscapitaltogrowinthe

futurepay
, anydebtsand
, giveoutdividends.

Casestudy:cash-flowstatement

Byanalyzingthisfictionalmanufacturingcompanysstate’ment ,whichincludesacomparisontothe

previo,deci
usyear
sionmakerscanbasefutureplansonpastcash

Unsipgbroetifretax asatnritg

point,noncasnhicomeandexpenses

arededucetdotreachnecatshnoilfw

ormfopaneritgacevits.

Netcashinflowfromoperatingactivities

Reutonsrm
invsent nhitcsaise

areontiaetlrestceviedmniuotsatl

nietrpstadwsina,estlrpstadi

Netcashfrominvestingactivities

onifancelasernast.l

x a T aoihtsnieumatoxlefs paid

x a T ationpaid

andatcxerdsctevid.

Netcashflowbeforefinancingactivities

Thtsiesum ghtouifearbsove.

Netcashflowfromfinancingactivities

nIculdecshanges nbioorwnigs,

olans,dvdiendpsadi.
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Howitworks areperofrmnigT.heap-ntoridfsl-atemeofnr,t

Thecaosw
hlf-satemenseoitnfmoerusoeufrl exampoeb,lscuershtbiyaddnigninoncashafcotsr,

nvieosartsnesgiabunseih’ehathltanohtekrey h,tebanlsuceshaesditepoerancim
Sty.alri

satemenstbecausetsihowshowhtecoerisavtcit moerconce.nredwhtiaseshtaqniudlyti

Three types of cash flow

Cashreferstoactualmoneyaswellascashequivalents,includingcashinthebank;banklines

ofcredit;andshort-term,highlyliquidinvestmentsforwhichthereislitleriskofachangein

avlue.Cashdoesnotincludeinterest ,depreciation,orbaddebts(debtswritenoff ).

Cashflowfromoperatingactivities

Thebulkofcashflowusuallycomesom
fr operationsandisworkedoutwitha

formula.Thechangeinworkingcapital(currentassetsminuscurrentliabilites)

canbeanegativefigure.

ACNHYANGE

REVENU–E APERIR

– + +
EXATS NIWORKNIG

ASOFCOTLSE COST

Cashflowfromoperatingactivitiesinpractice

Inthisexample,ajuicecompanysells$100worthoforange of$20overtheperiodwhichisanothercash.There
outlay

juiceafterspending$20onoranges.Itpays25percentofits isnochangeinworkingcapital(short-termassetstocover

$80 earnings in tax.Itsjuicingmachineincursarepairexpense short-termdebt).

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Environmental

accounting

Environmentalregulationsforcecompaniestoconsidertheimpactof

theiractivitiesandtoadoptcorporatesocialresponsibility(CSR)as

theygrapplewithlegislation,climatechange,andpublicopinion.

Howitworks

h,teraeramesfordnietnGorvnibylmalent

Environmental credentials

acstperadacorsmpuesodijctlnrishtaeftc

Mostcompaniesincludeasectiononenvionment
r al
htecompaneisopenaritgwhtnihtberiodrensri

accountingintheirfinancialstatement .Somedetailsare

efdrniw
tayAs.erasporetcdbyenovrnimenatcs

requ,butreidhbtayelwsatementalsogiveansopporutniyt

nuicldehteam
th,toesm
phernasfeihr,waetr

toshowcaseenvironmentalcredentialstostakeholders.

enovrnimen,and
atuerconsevroaint,uecalsraeyft

noseipuolnitIe.nroaintalcstaeruseuyidfalrit

byeachcounyrtidviuyblaeofratknigefhcter.

Anexampeolafcommongoblm
aleansoerfduncig

gernhousegasemsoinseimsoinasrtdnig“(cap

andartdeb”,y)whchicompaneismusbtuyapem
rti

oefrachotnoCfO htahteyemotviearceantreilve.l

Thosemnitgiundehtreagerdevlcealnhtsleri

pem
rsotihtecrompaneis.

CASESTUDY

atThe
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TheIndianmultinationalconglomeratepridesitself
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HOW FINAN

GREENHOUSEGASEMISSIONS

Insomecountries,companiesare

Appointed Direcfutel

requiredbylawtoprovidedetails

busnies use elctriy

oftheirgreenhousegasemissions.

Gasdie,se,l 7

Thisisusuallypresentedasatable

ohtuefresl

intheenvironmentalaccounting

sectionoftheannualreport .

Gdrielyctri 0

Itincludesdirectandindirect

a r T nsporatoitn 11
emissions—bythecompanyitselfand

bythirdparties—ofgas,diesel,and

Mehtane 20

otherfuels;sulfuroxidesandnitrous

oxides;methane;andotherozone-

Nortuoidsxie 12

depletingsubstances.Inthistable,

fromafictionalutiltycompany
,
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ernewabel

emissionsareshownasktCO

equivalents.

L A TOT (net 50

emisoins)

Economic

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Depreciation

Whenacompanybuysanstacisoe,sctanbededucetdorm
fnicome

oafrcounitgandatxpuprosDe.epeoracintoalwshtecompanyot

speradhtebco,sytncuaigthlesadse’nticenlivauleovm
eitre.

Howitworks h,tey .Secondylytpcaliyear

faIbunsiesbuysoanlviegld- macthtoaslntivualeothe

asseu,tchasabdunligafc,otyr amounotifcomeanrednihtat

equpim
o,thpetlioncr,tmpuetr poeidrso,deperoacintbecomes

eanricomhets,eixpendutiercan adeduocintorfmatxabenilcome.

besoefatsacosatganistcome Theraersevefadrlnit

eanre,ndHo.htalsoiwever waysotcauletdeperoacint.

nicomew
blegienearetdnihte Themehtodacompanyusesmay

yeaorpfucrhaseandov,m
eitre, depn,hdseontbkfius

hteasew
tagleiandbecomesl ,lasneosluryeportaextosf,et

benotahceilfbunsiesu,nlit .ecnerefnerIphteUnetdiSates,

tbiecomesoudtaetdournusabe.l peRIrSgudnielcso,mpaneis

Acounatnstdow
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Calculating depreciation

LAV UE$()

$250,00

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calculatedalongatimeline,withvaluelosspreadevenlyover
$20,00

thesasset
economi
’ cfileScr. apvaluesideductedfrompurchase

value,andtheremainderissplitntoequalportionsovertime.

$150,00
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HOW FINAN

TYPICALLIFEOFFIXEDASSETS

a T xauthoritiesoftenspecifythetypicaluseful(economic)lifeofaparticularasset .

Thishelpsstandardizedepreciationandeliminateuncertaintyaboutvalueandthe

numberofyearsoverwhichanassetcanbedepreciated.

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DEPRECIAT I O N

Applyingdepreciation caetgeoisroafseFst.oerxampe,l

Whencaunlitgdeperoacint, hte“acearletd”mehtodshtat

hteraeranumbeofrdnit chartpdideperaocitnahte

.Fnoirsatncaefo,tsrcondsier bengieaofnsials’etrmoer

abunsiesnedsotbeabeotl , sautbeoitflrchnogly

perdhctienumbeoryfeasran wehtlie“ayvtc”itmehtodshtat

a,tx asaesw
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auehtnisom
irosctouensirtue oufseonrumbeorufnstpiorduced

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bunsieseswhtiem
sitaetsof andporduocnitels.

hteuseufclonom
eficolim
f any Agantix,auehtnisom
irost

commonbunsiesasest. couenisretofgudnielsonwhci

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deperoacintw,htisomebenig

moersuatibeolfpracuitralr

Other depreciation methods

Therearemanydiferentmethodsofcalculatingdepreciation.Somearefavoredby

particulartaxcodes,whileothersarespecificallyapplicabletocertainindustriesand

typesofassets,andtheirpatternsofvaluelos.

Doubledecliningbalancemethod

nionitaiceprdemeioralcotdeusm
hodAte

AVPARCAVS E–SAHCRUEPULE

orf ulfeussihcwhi,eshacpurretfasraeytsrifhet

USEFUCOLNOMCI

assetsthatlosemostoftheirvalueearlyon.Itreducesa

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HOW FINAN

DEPRECIATIONONTHEBALANCESHEET

Acompanysacounhstavetosi’alltassetsheldbythe

APMOCNYNAME

n,iculdincoxgifm
aleldaspsaensuty,chaspropertyand

equipment .Theaccumulateddepreciaotinofthesexifed

Asets

assetovsethreyearsdeduc
i otedmrfhtevraiuleatthe

Curenatsets:

staroftheyeartogivetheyear-endtoWi
ta.l thouta

Cash

deprecaiotngifureth,eaccountswouldgiveafasle

nIvemstenst

nIvenoetsir
relfctoinofthenifancesofthebusniesThe
s. assetswould

Acveoaruibneslt

appearashteiorrginalcovstaulwe,hcihcoudlexceed

Perpadeixpenses

hteicrurentvaule.

Ohter

t o T aculrenatsets

xFeidaset
aersparetd

orfmcueranset.

xFiedase:t

Porpeaytrndequpiment

mBidnetuligs/porvemenst

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xoiefdf

Equyatnidohtneivrem
st enst

asdeisteducetd.

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t o T xiefdaslet

o T talsets
arecaclualetdaetfr

Othearsets:

deprecaoitnhabseen

Goodwli

deducetd.

t o T aolthearsets

sPrevoiuysear’
total

o T talsets

acseatnbecompaerd.

Unitsofproductionmethod

ALAUP(SUCEL)R–CEAHVPAVSE

orpot tessanasesuomcynapaW
dunceh

dentiprsegpasahucs ,stunieblaifintqua

UNPTRSIODUCEPDYERAR

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Amortization

and depletion

Similarinconcepttodepreciation,amortizationanddepletionare

usedbyaccountantstoshowhowintangibleassetsandnatural

resources,respecti,arevelused.
y

Howitworks aseotnhtebanlcesheatndanexpenseonhte

Amzoaitrnshiowhtecosotpfucrhansigan nicomesatemenIln.tdniga,mzoaitrncanasol

niatngbeilaseu,tchascopgyirhotafnaw
trsokir, meanhtepaynigodfebstovmeitrDe.eopeintl

speradovearpoeidrmiotfue,suytm
eilaftsieulf. showshtexhauosintonfauterasloucresu,chas

stiIhownasaerduocintihtevualehotfeniatngbeil com
alnioefrso,ntrautgarlas.

Amortization in practice

Therearetwotypesofamortization:oneforspreadingthecostofan

intangibleassetandtheotherforloanrepayment .Botharecalculated

nism
i alirwaysbut
, loanrepaymentsareworkedoutasapercentage.

Intangibleassets

LAV UE$()
Inthisexample,a

companybuysan

$20,00

intangibleasset—

apatentfora,new

$16,000
revolutionarytype

oftennisracket—for

$20,000.Thepatent

$12,000

wil beusefulfor10

years,soitscostis

$80,00

recordedasa$2,000
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GOODWILL

Inbusiness,goodwil describesan totalsumofitsassetsandliabilitiesis

com
baednsetspaneybansltgi ’ $9milion,thegoodwilisworth$1

reputation,includingloyalcustomers milion.AccordingtoInternational

banrdamn,cpsaeudrpibe,l FinancialReportingStandardssince

profile.Goodwilariseswhenone 2001,goodwildoesnotamortize,

companybuysanotherformorethan soitdoesnotappearasamortization

thefairmarketvalueofitsnetassets infinancialstatements.However
,if

(totalassetsminustotalliabilities). thevalueofgoodwilfals(though
r

Forexample,ifCompanyAbuys negativepubl
,forexampl
icity e),it

CompanyBfor$10milion,butthe canberecordedasanimpairment .

How to calculate depletion

Likeamortization,depletioniscalculatedbyusingthestraight-line

method( seepp.124–125 ),unlessthereisaparticulareasontouse

anothermethod.

Inthisexample ,aloggingcompanybuys

VASA–VOCTSLAEG LUE

aforestwithanestimated60,000treesfor

$10milion.Theoriginalsalvagevalueis
LATOTUNTSI

$1.5milion,butthecompanyspends$500,000

onbuildingroadsintheforest ,bringingitdown

10,0-,0

to$1milion.Thecompanycutsdown6,000trees

60,0

duringeachaccountingperiod.

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Management

accounting

Foracompany’
smanagementtoanticipateprofitandloss,plancash,fand
lowset

effectivegoalsforthebusiness,thecomingyear’sincomingsandoutgoingsneed

tobedocumentednidetaU.linkilefniancaialccountnigw
, hcihisprimarilyfor

externalusers,suchasinvestors,lenders,orregulators,managementorcost

accountingtakesplacewithinabusinesstoprojectexpectedsalesrevenueand

expensessothatthebusinesscandecidehowtobestuseitsavailableresources.

Man

Departmentbudgets

acco

Managersestimatewhatfundswilbeneeded

forexpectedexpenses. Seepp.136–137 .

Purchaseorders(POs)

POstelthefinancedepartmentexactlyhow

muchmoneytoreserveforpayments.

Timesheets

Staf employedonanhourlyordailybasisfilintimesheets;

thesehelpmanagerscalculateoverallstafcosts. Seepp.140–141
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HOW FINAN

COSTACCOUNTINGPRINCIPLES

TheCharteredInstituteofManagementAccounting(CIMA)

$
intheUKandtheAmericanInstituteofCertifiedPublic

157

AccountantsA(AIPC ),withmembersin177countries,have

establishedGlobalManagementAccountingPrinciples.

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tgnpoahdrivsnteaucstni

c aom
nghoicu.sretdnagehFictkili

billion

evalrsonm
rfIiont.
niat

combnied ervnue of

Setwardshpbirudtl.si

nonfinancialassets,reputation,andvalueoforganization.

the FogBuir acounitg

am
nyIazseldoivup.anelct

demonstrateoutcomesindiferentscenarios.

rfims* ni2020

D*eoPletiw,unCg an,EdKrn,&sPtYMG

Costofproductioneport
r (CPR)

CPRshowsallthecoststhatcanbecharged

toaparticulardepartment .

Reportshelpmanagementdeterminetheaccuracyof

budgetsandanalyzebusinessperformance.

Thisshowshowwellthebusinesswilbeabletomeetitsfinancial

obligationsandgeneratecashinthefuture.
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Cash fl ow

Themoneycominginandgoingoutofabusinessisitscashflow;the

balanceofinflowandoutflowiskeytosurvival.Inflowsarisefrom

financing,operations,andinvestment,whileoutflowsareexpenses.

Salesrevenue

Cashforgoodsand

servicessold

cobedraytgenRrvue

onsioatper

Capital

h—avtndotieospfrofseotBias

altcapioarnlskeuinledpr,baie

Investmentandlumpsums

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vaiprofniatorm
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“Thethreemost

seinampoc ci lbup yb deuss i serahs

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dreadedwords

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intheEnglish

languageare
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Howitworks
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lfnsorifm Tminigskiey—hanvigenoughcashcomnignoit

saelsogfodsandsevcroeilas,ncsa,npaitvliesm
t en,t psaylobm
nitekepshtecompanysvoeln.t

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CASH FLOW

Cash-flowmanagement mstei,asnoefarnglitecasohw
lf

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om
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f henpaymenstaer

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patobriefalbunsiest,m
i ay s,lsbuipedpsir,elbastn,dohter

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i sm
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r akrerst,ceviesotck

expanosinbeoferpaymenstatr oncerdbtiuaterpadnicash,

comnigniandurnouotcfashot genenarigtacashsupurls.

paydebstaenist.aidbnlIiodreotr

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NEEDTOKNOW

t c ganiFro a hcihwni noi tcasna r T


Cashconversion

dr iht a ot seciovni st i sessap sseni sub

Successfulbusinessesconverttheir

ap s tcel loc hcihw , ) rotcaf ( ytmyrtneap

productorserviceintocashinflows

oc a rof rmeot suc ehntomiosrsfmi

beforetheirbilsare
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conversionprocessmoreefficient ,a

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eviecer ot eud s i sseni sub a

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Budgets

Settingthebudgetforabusinessinvolvesplanningtheincomeand

expendituresfortheaccounting.year
Thisisusuallybrokendownby

monthsotheplannedbudgetandactualfigurescanbecompared.

Howitworks managnehirtebunsieoasnl,gwhteixpectdcash-

Eveyrbunsiesnedsotbudgeofatrpnciated ow
lfpeorcjintoshftrebunsieostce,raetamasetr

ervenueandopenarigt.costwhnthitneiafnyaceliar budgTe.themasetbrudgectansaonluicldgeiuferosfr

Uknieclabptluidgneitgw, hcisenom
iranagement anyiafncightahtecompanyseixpectdotned

oclaetswhaw
btlespienotnspcieforcijstor ov.Aehtreshctoemyenapirgoygerasrhetse,

asersvt,enuebudgneitgofcusesonhteovelar peorcjtdbudgeatndhteacutm
aloneycomnigniand

peorcjintosfm
roneycomnigniandmoneygonigout ,om
ronhytglnoig,wouatermyklonteridonadylai

oferachmonhthotfecomnigafonar,cilounitg, basiohtatnydeovaintorsfmhtegonirbaludget

. raeyAcounatnstcomepolpienaritgbudgeorstfmeach ca,renmbediedanf,ietfdni,.ecesayr

Setting and

controlling budgets

Budgetsetingisaprocessthat

takesplacebetweenthedepartment

managers,seniormanagement ,and

financedepartmentinacompanyto

establsihandcontrolthecostofeach

departmentorproject .

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INCREMENTALANDZERO-BASED

Therearetwomainapproachestosettingbudgets:

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Assets and inventory

Acompany’spossessions,orassets,aredividedintotwocategories:

fixed(orlong-term)assetsandcurrent(orshort-term)assets.Current

assetsconsistofcashinthebankandinventory
.

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Thepartiabal
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afictionalsportswearandsportsaccessoriescompany
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bankandinventoryheldbythecompany
.Theinventoryinthiscaseconsistsofallthe

itemsintheshopthatarereadyforsale.

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TYPESOFINVENTORY

Inventorycanincludethreetypesofstock,dependingonthekindofbusinessbeing

carried out:rawmaterials,unfinishedgoods,andfinishedgoods. Seepp.316–317

Rawmaterials Wokrinprogress

Materialsandcomponentsscheduled Materialsandcomponentsthathave

foruseinmakingaproduct .For beguntheirtransformationinto

example,achocolatefactorywilhave: finishedgoods;thesemaybereferred

toas“unfinished”goods.
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Costs

Costsarethedirectorindirectexpensesthatabusinessincurs

inordertocarryoutactivitiesthatearnrevenue,suchas

manufacturinggoodsorprovidingaservice.

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varaiblecosts,whichdochangewiththelevel

RENTAND

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ofbusiness.Thiactsivhelitypsaccountants

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determinehowchangesinbusinessactivity
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Product costing

and pricing

Knowingthefulcostofcreatingeachproductthatabusiness

sellsisvitalbecauseithelpsacompanypriceitsproducts

appropriatelyandassesstheperformanceofthebusiness.

Howitworks htecosatfpordsteruiaect,d

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ofhowmaterialsandlaborareused

abolreDctri

toproduceeachunit .Indirectcosts

epxensDctri
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OTHERCOSTINGMETHODS

Thereareseveraldiferentapproachestocostingandpricing,dependingonthe

i,nthedustry
typeandsizeofthebusiness,andthemethodofproduction.

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Measuring

performance

Therearetwomainwaysofmeasuringacompany’sperformance:financial

andnonfinancialTo
. assessfinancialperformance,acompanycalculates

financialratios.Toassessotherareasofthebusiness,acompanyexaminesits

keyperformanceindicators(KPIs),whichhelpmanagementandstaffevaluate

performanceandhowitcanimprove.KPIsalsohelpinterestedoutsiders,such

asinvestors,lenders,oranalysts,decidewhethertoinvestinthebusiness.

Financial and non-

financial categories

Anycompanythatpublishesafinancialreport

wilberequiredtosetoutkeyfiguresonthe

revenuegeneratedandtheexpensesincurred

duringthecourseofitsactivites.Thesefigures

canbecomparedbyusingmathematical

calculationscalledfinancialratios.

However
,financiarlatiosalonemay

notgiveanaccuratevisionofthe

companysfutur’eprospects.

Nonfinancialratios,orkey

performanceindicators,
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HOW FINAN

TRENDANAL
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K e y p e r f o r mance

indicato r s ( K P I) s

Keyperofmancenidtociras(KPI,orske)yscucessindiatcors(KSI,)s

arebasedonacompsay’ngoaslandvarydependnignothecompany

andni.dKPIs
ustryareusuaytlestadinacompsany’annualreport.

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perfromance — t heydonohteavmonetar yvaeul eorehfrteasytomeasureb,untostragihtforwardto

buhteydocnotri buetothecompan
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ydepar tmetncanadoptKP Istosgatugei whcihaerof cusednoiputsandeaseirotchange.

perfromance.AKP oraIf nac ountsdepar tmetmngiht Aeladi ngK PIohftreac ountsdepar tmetmngihtbe

behtepercenagtduervfnoices,
voiasthis wi l hepl thepercenatgeopfucrhaseordersraisedinadvance.

Corporate K PIs

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to departments ni acompany
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set theirKPIs,the departmentsare

subject tomanagerialreview,

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actionifKPIsare

sub-standar.

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HOW FINAN

BALANCEDSCORECARDSYSTEM

This strategic s y s t e m o f fers a d i f ferent

way of monitoring a comp a n ys’

3 9

p e r f ormance, prese ntingamore

ofcompaneis

balanced view rather than one solely

focused on financial resu l t s .It wa s

sahtryei
proposed by Rober tK aplan and

David Norton at the Har vard Business

Balnced
School in the
99 10s, andover 50

percent of large companies in the

Scoercadr is US, Europe, and Asia use the

approach. The Balanced S corecard

consists of four ways to view an

extremelyor

organization’s per for mance:

very hpeulf

r a t i o
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Financial ratios

Lenders,investors,analysts,internalmanagement,andother

interestedpartiescalculatefinancialratiostodecipherwhat

financialstatementsarereallysayingaboutthestateofabusiness.

Howitworks puprose—oferxampw
e,lhehtehtrepuproseoti

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satndnigoafbunsiesandieynfaintyporbem
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satemensu,tchasnestaelsotnew
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otnestasln,dunsightoseoaristmeasuerhte whtnihtecompanyotdetm
rniehowconsetisnit

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efdrnoiarstchoseorfmd,ependnigonhte

Profitabilityratios

Topfinancial ratios

Theseareusedtoseehow

Thesearesomeoftheratiosmost

effectvieacompanyisat

commonlyusedbypeopleinvolved

generatnigprof i t Pr. oftiabitilyratios

withassessingbusinesses.Theyare

maymirorinvestmentvaluation

bestconsdi eredcomparativelyand

ratiosOne
. exampleistheoperating

inthecontextoftheeconomicclimate.

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Theratiosareforanalyzingestablished

niastidicateahisghproportionof

companies,usuallypubliconeswith

revenue(grosinocme)convertedinto

sharestradedonthestockexchange—

operatnignicome(proftiminuscosts).

start-upsandsmall-to-medium

enterprisesgeneralydonothaveaful

enoughrangeoffigurestoprovideany

kindofreliableguide.

ARTEOPING

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HOW FINAN

WARNING

Investorsbeware

Ratioanalysismustbeusedover

time—atleastfouryears—to

understandhowacompany

10–14

hasreacheditscurrentposition,not

the mnim
i umreutrnon

justwhatthepositonisFor
.

instance,ifdebthassuddenly

nivesm
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companysibranchingoutintonew

areasofpotentialprofitortolimit
tofundacosfmpany’
uture

thedamageofapoorpastdecision.

Liquidityratios Solvencyartios

Thisgroupofratiosreveals Whileliquidityratioslookata

whetheracompanyhas companysshor’t-termability

enoughcashorequivalentassetsto tomeetloanrepayments,olvency

meetitsdebtrepayments.Anexample ratiosindicatethelikelihoodofa

istheworkingcapitalratio(alsoa companybeingabletocontinue

measureofefficiency),whichindicates indefinitelywithenoughcashor

whetheracompanyhasenough currentassetstopayitsdebtsinthe

short-termassetstocover longrun.Anexampleisthedebtto

itsshort-termdebt . equityratio.

LATOT

CURRENT

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r oF ecasting

Predictingfuturebusinessperformanceisnecessarytoestimate

probablesales,income,costs,andprofitabilityandthusgain

investmentandmaintainconfidenceinthecompany
.

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PeorfrmancenIdcaiotsr—htearclbtfunsiesopeoarint acuaretofercastporvdieabasonfarigexetnral

roF ecasting with Z-score models

Realizingthatatrditionalfinancialratios,suchastheratioof

coststorevenue,createdonlyapartialpictureofabussiness’

financialperformance,Altmandevisedasetformulathat

moreworkingcapitalinacompany
,

combinedfourorfivekeyratiostogiveaZscore.Themodel

themoreitsabletopayitsbils.

hasproventobe90percentaccurateinpredictingbusiness

failureoveroneyearand80percentaccurateovertwoyears.

Marketvalueofequity/

bookvalueoftotaliabilities

Ameasureofthemarketconfidence

nithecompany:aratiooflessthan

onemeansthefirmisworthless

thanitowes—itsinsolvent .

Earningsbeforeinterest

Corporatesuccess

andtaxes/totalassets

Efficientlyruncompanieswitha

Ameasureofreturnonassets:

healthybalancebetweenassets

itgaugesoperatingincome

andliabilitesandprofitanddebt
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roaint

podrviesanoidcensratifoagclihntoifrvesotr

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mehtodsandmodse—
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Signsofcorporatefailure

Therearemanysignsthatacompanyisdoingbadly

andperhapsslidingintoinso.These
lvencysignsmake

investorsnervouswhi
, chislikelytolowershareprices

59

iftheystartselingtheirstock.However
,most

of onsiatzgonri

companiesthatfaaril eprofitablebutrunoutofcash.

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Tracking fraud

Forkeenobserversoffinancialstatements,warningsignsthat

indicatefraudulentbusinessactivitiesmaybedetectedinoverly

optimisticstatementsandevasiveattitudesofseniormanagement.

Howitworks uncostvheiIsrdoaj.u’brtdiot

Pucbiolmpaneisaerquerdi ensuerhtabtunsiesercodrsand

othavehtaerninnuiafnlacil satemenstaeracuaretandhave

satemenstaudetdic(hecked) benhoneyslertpoetrdA.udotsir

byantid.Iependenatuodtri caryoutasysetmcaeitxamnioaint

sytipcdlaiunirghtspiorces hetocfmpsaernyc’odrsandmay

htatnyiafnsachilenangians— dieynfaitneyrgieuiasthlram
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htepeorfrmanceoafcompanyni oferncsaicounatnstandm
cirnial

nstiafnasctielmenst—and nivegsitaow
sr, homayporsecuet

oguirhtafutduenlayvtciter htepeprearots.

Red flags

Suspiciousfiguresonfinancialstatements

indicating fraud
nveagirohtwlaCfahs

ahnqtednrsuotarf

Auditorsmaybealertedtofraudbya

usdayndem
lrncaliat

numberofrecognizedwarningsignsor

eviboectmpiose

“redflags”t;hesemayhavedirectly

ogsrnSuidneacrsien

todowiththebehavioroftheCEOor

omdawhtsnagi,r

othertopexecutivesorbeintheformof

arevayrntdusigeand

iregulariteswithinthefinancialstatements.

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HOW FINAN

LINE-UP:TOPFIVENOTORIOUSFRAUDS

Someoftheworstfraudsstemfromthemostprestigiouscompanies.

EnronwasoneofthetopsevenU.S.companies,whileJPMorganChase

&Co.wasthelargestAmericanbankwhenmeasuredbyassets.

SECURITIES ENRON WORLDCOM

EXCHANGCEO.
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beganapyarmdi
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Raising

financing

Whenacompanyneedsadditionalfunds,itcanuseinternalorexternalsources,

orboth,dependingonwhetheritseekslargeamountsoffundingforlong-term

growth,suchasanexpansion,orsmalleramountsforshort-termexpenses,such

asoperatingcosts.Inaddition,thenumberofexternalsourcesavailabledepends

onwhetherthebusinessiswellestablishedorwhetheritisrelativelynewand

withoutmuchofatrackrecord.

Sources of financing and capital

Whenconsdi erni gtheprospectofraisingfinancing,thefinancialdirectorswil

firstevaluatethefinancialhealthofthecompany
.Theywilthendecidewhat

proportoi nofthecompanywilbefundedbyequity(thecompanysown’

reservesofcashandmoneyraisedom
fr isuingshares)andwhatproportion

wilbefundedbyborrowingmoneyom
fr anoutsidesource,suchasabank,

sothatthecompanytakesondebt .

Debtandloans
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AVETING
ULA CAPITALSTRUCTURE

Wheninvestorsconsiderbuyingsharesina

company
,theylookatitscapitalstructureto

assessthefutureprospectsofthebusiness.

Thecapitalstructurereferstothepercentage

ofacompanysfinances
’ madeupoffundsfrom

sharesandearnings,called,and
equithe
ty

percentagemadeupfromborrowedfunds,

ordebt .Whenevaluatingcapitalstructure,

investorsconsiderthefolowing:

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pwhatensieoyqtrui

nveiotkysirseldecorniesanrhdiaentsb

So,e.sitialbilowuhrstegahibhrectauies

hmatnyecaqlntouirm
afgnisphwantyi

anodoiatwrldoyeat-qbhdutaesbit

nveiksowilr-aboetesnylgenalrsmtisent .

Equity

FUNDSFROM

SHARESISUES

ATREANDINED

PROFTI

Profitfrombusiness

activities

Proceedsofthecorebusiness.
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Internal financing

Mostcompaniesprefertosecurefundingfromtheirowninternal

resourcesratherthantakeondebtthroughborrowingorgiveupa

stakeinthecompanybyissuingshares,bothofwhichcostmore.

Howitworks

Whenabunsiesnedusfndoscrt,aptaliyofr

expanosinoirvesm
tenitodreotrmanistciuernt

opeoarstinfcse,dwhtw
i ochoceihsetn:idfrhte

moneyorfmoudstiesoucrensoidfrhtemoneyorfm

whtnihteogranzoa.instfeBilecausehteraercost

atchedotbnirgnignuifndosrfmexetnrasolucres,

suchansietrhstahtasotbepadionabanokalhnte,

bunsiesmanagesrmusw
t egihteoppoutrnytciosotf

nughsitecompasnoyw
’ nufnds—htetpcitoriufdl

eanrbynivensitghtoseufnds—aganihstecosotf

nifancnig.

THERECENCYBIAS

lmevinti setviecerorfsyihnastmpotcnme,ysaepcinoeW
yh

ylgni tseretnI . sdnuf fo s levedleussti i sneciiaovtn,imaspleh

naht renos diap teg ot dnet krwo fo noi telmpoc ret fa thgi r

retal satinbesycnecrear dteahl tlacseycroieohvtni.A esoht

eve tnecer sez i t i roi rp niarb eht :nonmeonehp s iht snialpxsent

.oga regnol derrucco taht esoht revo


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HOW FINAN

Company

Long-termfinancing

Forabusinessneedinglong-term

financialhelp,itsownresources

shouldactastheprimarysupport .

Reduceinventory $

Itisexpensiveforabusiness

toretainalargeinventory

ofunsoldgoods.Cutting

Retainedprofits

secuder kcab yrotnehtneiv

Aportionofprofitsmaybe

fo tsoc ehegtar,ostts

pumhetonptbeidack bunise.
a ,noi tcudorpndreplacement

Acompanymayalsodecideto
ofgoodsthatgooutofdate

sellassetstoraisecash.
orbecomeobsolete.
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External financing

Whenbusinessgrowthorunforeseenexpensescannotbemetby

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Going public

Whenacompanychangesfromprivatetopublic,itofferssharesfor

saletomembersofthepublic.Thisprocessisknownasgoingpublic

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GOING PUBLIC

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Shares and dividends

Whenacompanygoespublic,itsellssharestoinvestors,whobecome

part-ownersinreturnforcapitalinvestment.Thenumberandtypeof

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typesofsharesentitletheholdertodiferentrights.

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SHARES AND DIVIDENDS

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SHARES AND DIVIDENDS

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Shareholdersusuallyreceiveadividendifthecompanyinwhichtheyhold

shareshasretainedenoughprofitnthatfinancialyeartomakethepayment .

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announcesitsretainedprofits:thesumitntends thereisenoughtowarrantadividendpaymentand,

tokeepforeinvestingorpayingoffdebtsarther ifso,howmuch.Itrecordsdetailsofeachpayment
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HOW FINAN

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The capital market

Thecapitalmarketisaglobalmarketplacefortradinglong-term

securties—bondswtihamaturtiyofatelastayearandsharesIti.where

governmentsandbusinessesraisefundsandinvestorsmakemoney
.

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investmentbanksoverseeingtheatrding.Itis

alsoknownasthenewisuemarket(NIM).

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HOW FINAN

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WHATISABOND?

Abondisadebtsecuritythat interestispaidtotheinvestor

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T H E C A P IATL M A R K E T

Howdobondswork? andstdoaIrtlnc.sivesotr

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Investing in the debt capital market

Acompanywantstoarise$100miliontofinancegrowthbutdoesnotwish

toisuefurthershares.Instead,itraisesthemoneybyisuingbondsonthe

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TYPESOFBONDS

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Gearing ratio and

f inancial risk

Capitalgearingisthebalancebetweenthecapitala

companyownsanditsfundingbyshort-orlong-term

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Marketing

mix

Thesuccessfulmarketingofaproductorservicedependsontheconsiderationof

fourkeyelements—theproductitself,itsprice,howitispromoted,andwhereit

issold.Thiscombinationiscalledthemarketingmix,anditisusedasatoolfor

planningproductlaunchesandcampaigns.Beforefocusingonthemarketingmix,

marketersneedtodefinethetargetmarketfortheirproductbydetermining

whichgroupsofcustomersaremostlikelytopurchaseit.

The 4Ps and 4Cs of

Commodity

the marketing mix

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product ,price,promotion,andplace.

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modelofthemarketingmix,which

hasthreeadditionalelements.
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HOW SALES A N D M A R K E T I N G WO R K S

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Product positioning

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PRICINGMARKUPCOMP
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dictatedbywherecustomersprefertobuytheproduct .
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PROSANDCONSOFUSINGINTERMEDIARIES

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Promotion

Promotionisnecessaryforgeneratinginterestinandsalesofaproduct

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Advertising

Direct

Runadcampaigns

marketing

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informationdirectlyto

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promotion

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Market research

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CASESTUDY

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Market segmentation

Inordertomakedecisionsaboutwhotoselltheirproductto,

marketerstrytoidentifydistinctgroupsofconsumerswithsimilar

wantsandhabitswhotogetherforma“segment”ofthemarket.

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Marketing

approaches

Everyproductlaunchrequiresstrategicplanningtomakesuremessagesabout

anewproductreachtherighttypesofconsumers,arecommunicatedthrough

themosteffectivecombinationofchannels,andhavethemostrelevantcontent

andstyle.Oncemarketershaveresearchedthemarketanddefinedtheirtarget

audience,theyfaceseveralkeydecisionsonhowtomaketheirapproach.

Types of approaches

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Relationshipmarketing
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Niche vs. mass

marketing

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trytosellaproductwithbroadappealtoasmanypeopleaspossible

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Long-tailmarketing

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Massmarket

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Traditional marketing

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Productsamples

Offeringfreesamplesofaproducttocustomers,givingthemthe

opportunitytotryitbeforemakingapurchase aneffectviewayto

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Digital marketing

UsingtheInternet,marketerscanconnectdirectlyandinstantly

withcurrentandpotentialcustomerstobuildbrandrecognition,

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Sensory marketing

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Outbound

marketing

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marketing

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brandratherthan“pushing”themintomakingapurchase,whichishow

advertisingworks.Inboundmarketingisalsoknownaspermissionmarketing,as

potentialcustomersaregivingabusinesspermissiontocommunicatewiththem.

Inotherwords,theyareactivelyinteractingwiththecompanyorbrand.

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poT typesofcontentmarketing

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Marketing and IT

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Customer profiling

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Big data

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Compliance

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Manufacturing

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Job production

Injobproduction,itemsaremadeindivi.dEach
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Manufacturing and production

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Batch production

Whenanumberofthesameitemsaremadetogether
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Manufacturing and production

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Flow production

Thepurposeofflow(mass)productionistoproducealargenumber

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massproductstobepersonalized.Thelowunitcostofmass

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Masscustomizationhasenormouspotentialtochangeconsumerismor.F

example,consumerscanbuyshoesdesignedtotheirownspecification

viatheInternet .Thisisahigh-statuscommodityamongcertaingroups.

Lacoerl
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Manufacturing and production

FOURTYPESOFMASSCUSTOMIZA
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Continuous production

Duringcontinuousproduction,aproductismade24hours,aday

sevendaysaweek.Theproductionlinerunscontinuouslytokeepup

withdemand,andstaffworkaroundtheclockinshifts.

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Manufacturing and production

TYPICALUSES

121 lbs. Continuousproductionisusedforundiferentiated

commoditiesrequiredinlargeandconstantamounts.

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Hybrid processes

Manufacturingfirmsmayadaptexistingprocessesorcombinetwo

productionmethodsforoptimalperformance,particularlyifthey

makeawiderangeofproducts.

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methods
Oneprocessishandledbyoneormoreworkers,andthatjob

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Ontheclassicassembly

workstatoin.Worker1usesonlyonesetoftoolsfortheprocess

line,eachworkerisskiled

beforetheproductmovesontoWorker2,andsoondowntheline.

atproducingonetype

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orpartofanitem.Atthe

otherendofthescale,

onepersoncompletesall

NI PUT

stages,creatingthefinished

productfrombeginningto

end.Cellmanufacturing

WORKER1 WORKER2

combinesfolwproduction

withjobproductionto
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Manufacturing and production

HYBRIDPROCESSESFORININOV
TAON

Bycombiningmanufacturing

processes,companiescancreate

productswithnewandoriginal

qualites.Forinstance,afoodcompany

dough

thatmakesbreadandfrenchfriesmay

speedupproductionofthefriesby

bakingtheminthebreadovenfirst .

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consequenceofmakingthefries

heal
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thierproductiscreated,

whichmaynowbemarketedas

anewpropositiontoadiferent

setofconsumers.

potatoes

Jobproduction Cellmanufacturing

Oneworkercreates Combiningthebestofflowandjobproduction,hereagroupofproducts

aone-of-a-kindproduct , orpartsisproducedinseparatesmallunits(cells)madeupofanumberof

suchasacustomkitchen, workersinthe.W
factokreorsyaretrainedtoproducealltheitemsintheset .

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,who
workerusesarange

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ofskils,butitendstobe

costlyforthecus.tomer

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CEL1
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Management

Everymanagerinabusiness,particularlyinmanufacturing,hasto

ensurethatallresources—frommaterialstoequipmentandstaff—

areusedeffic,whi
ientllyekeepingthecustomercontinuallyin

mind.Managersmakekeydecisionstolaydownprocedures

andsetstandardsandthenworkcontinuouslytoimprove

processestoensurethatthecompanyremainsprofitable.

Which approach?

Howpeopleandprocessesareorganizedinmakinganddeliveringtheproduct

tothecustomeriscritcalifacompanyistosurvivefiercecompetitonandrapidly

shiftngconsumerdemandsinaglobalmarket .Inmakingdecisionsabouthow

abusinesscanmeetitsgoals,managersmayocmbineanumberofapproaches,

asmanyareinterlinkedandachievesimilaroutocmes.

MANAGERORLEADER?

Managementandleadershiparenotthesamebutare

closelylinked:
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Economieand
s

diseconomiesofscale

Kaizen

Whatscaleofoperationisbest

Howcanwedrive

forus? Seepp.286–287.

continuous

m
i provements?

Seepp.298–299.

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Economies and

diseconomies of scale

Economiesofscaleareoneoftheadvantagesoflarge-scaleproduction,

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asolgoupastheoperationgrows,resultingindiseconomiesofscale.

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itscost-efectiveforalargedairyoperationproducingthousandsofbottles.

Ifadeliveryistoolarge,though,wastecancreepinduetoassociatedcosts.

DELIVERY

1VEHCILE

OF100

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NETWORKECONOMY

Onlinenetworks,suchaseBayand
acebook,
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Lean production

Thegoalofleanproductionistoreducetheresourcesusedto

supplygoodsandservicestoconsumers.Bycuttinghumaneffort,

materials,space,capital,andtime,leanproductioncutscosts.

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waste,sometimes
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addedactivites.

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orderthem

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CREA
TINGALEANCOMP
ANY

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inYporation

aJmesWomackandDanielJonesidentifythefiveprinciplesofleanmanufacturing:

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Just-in-time

Thesystemofproductioninwhichanactualorderisthetriggerforan

itemtobemanufacturediscalledjust-in-time.Itenablesafirmto

produceonlyrequireditems,intherightamount,attherighttime.

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CUTSOMER

SELECTS

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manrkiet

o T reducestocklevels,manysupermarkets

nowusejust-in-timedeliveries,relyingon

computerdatasystems.Inmanufacturing,

systemsareoftenbasedonKanbancards—

docketsforwithdrawingandorderingitemsat

eachworkstationoftheproductionprocess.

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Total q u a l i t y

management

Successthroughcustomersatisfactionistheethosoftotalquality

management(TQM).Everythingacompanydoesisrelevant,andthe

focusisonmanagingandimprovingprocessesratherthanoutcomes.

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Disney Company

Manufacturingcompanies,inwhich

thefocusisonmeetingorexceeding

ThW
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customerexpectationsbymaking

Company

productswithincertainspecifications,

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70,000

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member
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everyaspectof,delivery thecustomer—theirsolejob

includingposture,gestures, istomakevisitorshappy
.

facialexpressions,andtoneof

voice.

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suppliers—forexample,ithas
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partnershipswithMcDonal
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parksasanincomplete

andCoca-Cola—toensure
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Time-based

management

Thegeneralapproachthatrecognizestheimportanceandvalue

oftimeandseekstoreducethelevelofunproductivetimeinan

organizationiscalledtime-basedmanagement.

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makreatndcusotmenredasn,derducedwasFet.oar managemesnaitkeyaspecoaltfnporduocnit.

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Case study: managing

time at Amazon

Withapproximately398,264,685squarefeetofstorage

spaceinitswarehousesandhundredsofmilionsof

customersworldwide,Amazonisanundisputedleader

inonlineretail.Oneofitskeystrengthsisbeingableto

deliverproduct,wisquithcmany
kly customerspayinga

premiumtogettheiritemsevenfasterthroughitsPrime

subscriptionosbeervablice.Tetodothisatareasonable

cost,thecompanyensuresthateveryprocessaddsvalue

andtakesaminimumamountoftime—frommakingsure

thereisenoughstockandspacetostoreitopickingthe

rightproductanddeliveringit .Muchofthisisachieved

throughtheuseofinformationtechnol. ogy
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RAP TOFPROJECTMANAGEMENT

Time-basedmanagementisacritical

partofprojectmanagement .Timing

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Agile production

Speedandagilityarethekeycompetitiveadvantagesofagile

production:thefocusisonrapidresponsetothecustomer
,enabling

thebusinesstotakeadvantageofshortwindowsofopportuni
. ty

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Modular

products

Independently

createdpartsusedin

diferent/customized

products

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experience,learning

frommistakes

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Kaizen

StartedinJapan,kaizenisasystemofcontinuousimprovementthat

involvesallemployees.Fromseniormanagerstostoreemployees,

everyoneisencouragedtosuggestimprovementsday.today

Howitworks

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ohsloipahksyte“ibotdetrobietr satndadrsandhtenolknigofw
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wecacnto’mpetwhtiosewhod”oK.azeinsariyel arfmewokranotifgco,mmuncoaint,

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increaseproduct
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kai

fromtheJapanesewords ,

29
whichmeans“change”or“to

zen

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a
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n

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Standardizeoperation

andactivities;make

eachmi provement

standardpractice,

enshrinedinthefive

foundations,or5S.

Wilingness

tochange

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Product

Theitemsthatfirmsselltosatisfyaconsumerneedandtomakeaprofitforthe

businessarebroadlytermedproducts,whethertheyaresomethingtangiblelike

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PRODUCTLIFE-SP
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New product

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Companiescannotstandstil.Intoday’sfiercelycompetitive

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s eT tconcept

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Innovation and

invention

Innovatingismorethanjusthavingabrightidea—itisthewaythat

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DIFFERENTTYPESOFINNOV
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Design

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Developconcept

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Quality management

Forbusinesses,qualityisnotavaguetermbutaphilosophyof

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Product-process

matrix

Aproduct-processmatrixisatoolthatcanhelpa

businessidentifythebestwaytomakeaproduct,

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Process

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Control

Essentialinanytypeoforganization,controlisfundamentalwhentheprimary

goalistogenerateprofits.Controlneedstocovercosts,resources,andquality

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formulatingstrategywhilemanagersallocateresources,people,materials,

andequipmentandoverseetheworkofindividualsandteams.

The chain of control

Itissimplesttothinkofabusinessasanend-to-endchain. fartheralongtheline.Controlsareputinplacealltheway

Leadershavetomakedecisionsonbusinessgoals, trategy alongthechaintoensurethattheorganizationisworking

andpoliciesatthestartofthechain.Thisiscritcalfor towarditsgoals,thatitmeetsthedesiredstandards,and

controallongthechain.Ifthereisnocleardirectionfrom thatindividualsandteamsareclearaboutwhatisinvolved

thestart ,problemsbecomeexacerbatedastheytravel inspecifictasks.

Controlinpractice:strategiccontrol

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cupcakebusiness.Itsdirectorsdeterminethe

quantityandqualityofcupcakesthecompany

needstoselandwhethertoinvestinanew
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Managing capacity

Intermsofproduction,capacitymeanshowmuchworkcanbe

achievedinagiventime.I,daeal
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customerdemand,usingitsresourceswithmaximumeffic.iency

Howitworks faindwhendeman.dgoesbeyondcapaytci

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HOWACAP
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Inventory

Companieshavetomanageinventory(stock)tomeetcustomer

demand,eveniftheytradeonlineandhavenophysicalstorefront.

Successfulinventorymanagementisacomplexprocess.

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Thecompanysetsproduction Decisionsonthelevelofraw

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demand. timesandreliabilityofsuppliers.
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NEEDTOKNOW

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Quality control

Thereisaseriesofprocessestoensurethatabusinessmaintainsa

requiredlevelofqualityinitsproductsorservices.Qualitycontrol

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wouldalsobeextremelydamagingtothecompanysreput’ ation.
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GLOBALFOODATSNARDS
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Six Sigma

Usedinorganizationstostrivefornear-perfectproductsand

services,SixSigmaisadisciplined,data-drivenapproachfor

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SixSigmaprofessionalsareexpertsatimproving

processes.Theydrivetheimplementationofchange.

Masterblackbelt a r T insandcoaches

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highestlevel,developingkeymeasures

andthestrategicdirection

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projects;coachesprojectteams,assigning

rolesandresponsibilties;aitrnsgreen

belts
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Define

Definetheprsopurjectp’ oseand

scope;di entfiyprocessesthatneed

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Supply chain

Alongthejourneyfromrawmaterialtofinishediteminthehandsofa

consumer,everybusinessneedsanefficientsupplychain.Supplychain

managementinvolvesdiferentorganizations,people,activities,and

resourcestotake,forexample,grainsofcornfromafieldtoafinished

boxofcornflakesontheconsumer’sbreakfasttable.Thecompanymay

outsourcepartsofthechaintootherfirms.

Supply chain management

Thetraditionalsupplychaintakesarwmaterialsand theenvironmentalong, theway fromfariwagesforlabor

resourcesthroughtoafinishedproductforthecons.umer atthesourcetorecyclablepackagingafterconsumption.

Thecompanyhastomanagecostsandensurestandards, Supplychainisbigbusiness—intheU.S,.5.75milionpeople

beingparticularlycarefulthatitdoesnotharmpeopleor areemployedinwarehousingandatrnsportationalone.
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EXTENDINGTHECHAIN

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l aV u e c h a i n

Ratherthanviewingsupplychainsasaseriesofactivities,organizations

areincreasinglypayingattentiontohowvalueiscreatedateachstage

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Reverse supply chain

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Benchmarking

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How companies work

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How finance works

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How sales and

marketing work

AdvertisingandmarketingintheUnitedStatesareregulatedatthe

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main entries. Apple 20, 304, 306, 329

see

appraisal staff evaluation

3-D marketing 207 ASA (average speed of answer) 219

4P3C1E framework (marketing) 242 asset financing 158

5S (workplace organization) 299 asset stripping 152

138–139

7-Eleven 23 assets and inventory

360-degree feedback 84–85 AstraZeneca 335

360-view, customer profile 261 audit trail 105

auditing 105, 113, 114–115

automatic call distributor (ACD) 219

A/B testing (mail marketing) 216

absorption costing 142

see

accounting financial accounting B2B lead generation 237

acid-test ratio 149 back-up plan 33

acquisition of company 31, 41 balance day adjustment 105

116–119

actionable metrics 253 balance sheet

ACW (after-call work) 219 analysis 118–119

adaptive customization 279 current assets 138

ad tracking 214 equation 116

advertising Balanced Scorecard 85, 147, 245

advertising to sales ratio (A/S) 213 bank overdraft 34, 133, 158–159

LTA (above the line) 191 batch costing 143

274–275

banner and pop-up ads 210, 214 batch production

BTL (below the line) 190 bear market 166

214–215

online behavioral targeting 215

212–213 332–333

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CEO (chief executive officer) 53, 54, cost per lead (CPL) 237

55, 56, 57 cost per thousand (CPT) 213

chamber of commerce 25 cost per touch (lead conversion) 238

channel margin 189 cost-plus pricing 142

140–141

charitable donations 109 costs, fixed vs. variable

charity 25 costs and pricing strategy 33

chart of accounts 105 COVID-19 pandemic 98, 330

checkout technology 255 credit and creditors 36, 111, 117,

children’s marketing 266–267 119, 156

churn rate 204 Credit Suisse 321

cinema advertising 213 CRM (customer relationship

264–265

Circle K 23 management)

Cisco 329 crowd funding 34, 35, 36

cleaning (direct mail) 217 C-suite 56–59

clickstream 215 current assets 117

cloud services 263, 264 current ratio 149

CloudSimple 329 customer

Coca-Cola 293, 306 acquisition cost (CAC) 241

cold calling 211, 218 behavior 194–195, 258, 259

collaborative customization 279 capital 244

communication, art of 92, 178 churn rate 204

Companies Act 54 complaints 240

56–59 254–255

company hierarchy consumer data collection

company shares 164–165 customer relationship management

264–265

comparative claims regulation 266–267 (CRM)

330–331

competitive product positioning 182 customer returns

competitor analysis 33 data regulation 266–267

266–267

compliance regulation decision simplicity 204

consolidated financial statements 107 expectations, and quality 308

see

consumer customer feedback surveys 109, 240–241, 265

220–221

content marketing lifetime value


V) (CL
243

280–281

continuous production loyalty programs 240–241, 255, 260,

contract costing 143 261


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DMAIC (define, measure, analyze,

improve, control) 321

doing business as (DBA) 16

donations 133 F45 Training 23

dotted-line reporting 73 face-to-face marketing 200, 205, 221,

double-entry bookkeeping 104, 131 260

due diligence 41, 43 Facebook 287

factoring 34, 135, 159

factors of production 271

fast-moving consumer goods

(FMCGs) 181

154–175

earn-out 48 finance and capital sources

EBITDA to sales ratio 148 finance leases 159

112–129

eco-innovation 305 financial accounting

104–105

economic life 124 accounting cycle

286–287

economies of scale accounts payable and receivable 135,

see

mergers mergers 148

economy pricing 186 accounts receivable turnover

effective capacity 315 ratio 148

efficiency 148, 150, 326–327 conventions 31

EFQMGlobalAward 309 international standards 102

electronic waste (e-waste) 331 KPIs 146

see also

TLE (extract, load, transform) 256 cash flow; cost accounting

216–217

email direct mail marketing financial forecasts 33

102–111

regulation 266–267 financial management

employee costs 115 financial performance measurement

92–93 144–153

employee relations

148–149

employment laws 80 financial ratios

endorsements regulation 266–267 financial report types 102

102–129

Enel SpA 161 financial reporting

204–205 571–471

engagement marketing laiogcnkanistiradnergaf

106–111

Enron 153 financial statements

108–109

enterprise portal 30 deconstructing


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316–317

Hummel 193 inventory

282–283 138–139

hybrid processes inventory and assets

hygiene and safety


, food industr y inventory turnover ratio 148

318–319 investment returns 120, 121

investors 35

invoice discounting 158–159

ISO 9000 309

252–253

IT and marketing

IKEA 18, 330

immediate capacity 315

220–231

inbound marketing

incremental budget 137

increments 282 Jaguar Land Rover 329

38–39

incubators Jan-Pro 23

indirect costs 142 JCPenney 330

indirect taxes 108 job costing 143

272–273

Industrial and Commercial Bank of job production

China 161 John Lewis 93

influence markets 208 JPMorgan Chase & Co 153

246–267 290–291

information management just-in-time production

infrastructure assets 118–119

initial public offering (IPO) 160–163

304–305

innovation and invention

Instagram 234

298–299

instant messaging 76, 99–98 kaizen improvement system

intangible assets Kanban cards 288, 291

128–9

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146–147

intangible capital 244

integrated marketing KFC 23

communication 190

integration, vertical vs.

46–47

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192–193

market research net assets 117, 118

194–195

market segmentation net profit margin ratio 149

market share 42 Net Promoter Score (NPS) 293

74–75

market value of equity 150 network structure

market value to book value ratio 245 networking 83, 201

196–209 302–303

marketing approaches new product development

252–253

marketing and IT newspaper marketing 201, 213

178–195 198–199

marketing mix niche marketing

266–267

marketing regulations Nike 20–21

marketing technologist 253 Nintendo 15

Mars 18 Nonghyup 24

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mass customization not-for-profit organizations

198–199

mass marketing NTT Docomo 161

matrix guardian 77

72–73

matrix structure

McDonald’s 20, 23, 293

media engagement 221

328–329

members (shareholders) 16 offshoring

merge/purge software 217 Ohlson O score 151

42–43

mergers and acquisitions OLAP (online analytical processing)

integration, vertical vs. cubes 249, 257

46–47

horizontal oligopoly 109

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metadata 231 processing) 256

microfranchising 22 Om Engineering Works 29

micropreneur 30 omni-channel customer 261

214–215

mid cap listed company 163 online advertising 211,

millennials 194 260

mobile technology 215, 255 online value chain 325

MOFU (middle of funnel operating profit 114–115

marketing) 220 operations 33, 121, 147

Mondelez 44 ordinary shares 165


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180–181

levels referral markets 209

184–185 208–209

life cycle relationship marketing

182–183

positioning remote working 64, 66, 74, 80, 92,

310–311 98–99

product-process matrix

190–191

promotion remuneration 109

samples 201 reporting line, altering 67

professional corporation (PC) 16 reporting structure 18, 19, 69

profit, corporate failure signs 151 research and development costs 115

114–115

profit and loss statement residual value 124

profit margin 143 retail space optimization 221

profit maximization 60 retailers, selling through 188–189

profitability ratios 148 retained earnings 150

profits, retained 157, 168 retained profits 157

project accounting 103 return on equity (ROE) ratio 148

94–95

project management retur n on marketing investment (ROMI)

294–295 242–243

time-based management

tools 94, 295 reverse merger 45

190–191 330–331

promotion of product reverse supply chain

86–87

prospective costs 141 rewards and motivation

psychological pricing 187 REWE Group 24

18–19

public companies 17, rights issue shares 165

public issue shares 165 robot.txt 231

public limited company (plc) 16 ROI (return on investment) 242

public relations 191 RSS (rich site summary) 226

push/pull strategy 189, 220, 222

PwC 18, 145

salaries and wages 115, 132, 152

sales

318–319

quality control and fraud 152, 153

308–309

quality management KPIs 146

292–293

total quality management pipeline 238


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solvency ratios 149 swap ratio 43

Sony 72, 304 sweepstakes and contests

spam use regulation 266–267 regulation 266–267

span of control 58 SWOT analysis 33

special offers regulation 266–267 synergy 47

spin-offs 44, 45

splog 225

sponsorship 210

spreadsheets 249

84–85

staff evaluation Taco Bell 23

pom
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64 125, 133, 138–139, 153

staff position 58 task culture 65

stagging 165 TataGroup 122

60–63

stakeholders tax accounting 114–115, 120

and corporate social responsibility tax payments 108, 111, 114, 119, 120,

(CSR) 335 133, 169

76–77

and financial statements 110–111 team-based structure

and share value 62 team-building leadership 90–91

Standard Oil 15 technology


, mass customization

278–279

State Farm 24

218–219

star schema data 248 telemarketing

Starbucks 72, 208, 335 regulation 266–267

start-up pivot 28 terabyte 263

26–39

start-ups TERM (technology-enabled relationship

concept development 28–29 management) 264

34–37

funding term loan 34, 158

see

incubators business accelerators ticker symbols 19

294–295

and incubators time-based management

types 30–31 TOFU (top of funnel marketing)

statistics 111, 251 220

292–293

“sticky” customers 204 total quality management

308–309

stock exchange listing 160–161, 162 quality management


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