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A Note on Queuing Models
Rasha Kashef; Felipe RodriguesTechnical Note IVEY-9B19E006-EDecision AnalysisQueues (or waiting lines) are common in modern life. We wait in lines at the campus cafeteria, to board an airplane, in the emergency room, and when we call a company for customer service. We even wait for applications to be initiated and processed by our smartphone processors, and our online orders wait to be fulfilled at companies’ warehouses before being shipped to us. How long we wait in line depends on several factors and parameters. It may ...Starting at €8.20
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A Note on Income Statements: A Beginner's Guide
Zhichuan (Frank) Li; Janey ZhangTechnical Note IVEY-9B21B009-EAccounting and Control, FinanceIf you can understand football scoring or read a recipe, you can understand an income statement, with the help of this note. It is important to understand an income statement because it tells investors or any stakeholder of a company whether or not the company is making money. An income statement also gives information to company managers to make better forecasts and decisions.Starting at €8.20
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A Note on How to Hire Smarter and Improve Your Diversity Outcomes at the Same Time
Karen MacMillanTechnical Note IVEY-W34309-ELeadership and People ManagementMany companies are very bad at hiring people—although they often don’t realize this—and they cannot get better if they don’t recognize that they need to improve. This note explores the common errors organizations make when attempting to hire employees and outlines the steps they should take to hire better and with improved diversity outcomes. The note is written from the perspective of someone who not only has interviewed thousands of job candida...Starting at €8.20
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Using the SWOT Framework in the Healthcare Sector
Arthur DaemmrichTechnical Note IVEY-9B16M076-EStrategyAnalyzing an organization using the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) framework generates crucial insights for decisions on major new initiatives. For example, when considering an acquisition or launching a new product or service, aStarting at €8.20