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Buyer Bargaining Power (one of Porter’s Five Forces)

See also: Porter’s Five Forces of Competition Threat of New Entrants Intensity of Rivalry Threat of Substitutes Supplier Power Supplier Power Analysis Buyer Power Definition Porter’s Five Forces of buyer bargaining power refers to the pressure consumers can exert on businesses to get them to provide higher quality products, better customer service, and lower prices.

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Standard Chart of Accounts

See Also: Chart of Accounts (COA) Problems in Chart of Accounts Design Complex Number for SGA Expenses Role of a Company Back Office Standard Chart of Accounts In accounting, a standard chart of accounts is a numbered list of the accounts that comprise a company’s general ledger. Furthermore, the company chart of accounts is basically a filing system for categorizing all of

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Threat of Substitutes (one of Porter’s Five Forces)

See also: Porter’s Five Forces of Competition Threat of New Entrants Supplier Power Buyer Bargaining Power Intensity of Rivalry Complementors (Sixth Force) Porter’s threat of substitutes definition is the availability of a product that the consumer can purchase instead of the industry’s product. A substitute product is a product from another industry that offers similar

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Threat of New Entrants (one of Porter’s Five Forces)

See also: Porter’s Five Forces of Competition Supplier Power Buyer Bargaining Power Threat of Substitutes Intensity of Rivalry Complementors (Sixth Force) In Porters five forces, threat of new entrants refers to the threat new competitors pose to existing competitors in an industry. Therefore, a profitable industry will attract more competitors looking to achieve profits. If

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Supplier Power (one of Porter’s Five Forces)

See also: Supplier Power Analysis Porter’s Five Forces of Competition Threat of New Entrants Buyer Bargaining Power Threat of Substitutes Intensity of Rivalry Supplier Power Definition In Porter’s five forces, supplier power refers to the pressure suppliers can exert on businesses by raising prices, lowering quality, or reducing availability of their products. When analyzing supplier

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Intensity of Rivalry (one of Porter’s Five Forces)

See also: Porter’s Five Forces of Competition Threat of New Entrants Supplier Power Buyer Bargaining Power Threat of Substitutes Complementors (Sixth Force) Porter’s Intensity of Rivalry Definition The intensity of rivalry among competitors in an industry refers to the extent to which firms within an industry put pressure on one another and limit each other’s

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Controller vs Comptroller

See Also: Controller Controller vs CFO The Importance of Knowing Your Leadership Competencies Flash Reports Are a Game Changer Controller vs Comptroller What is the difference is between a controller vs comptroller? At the end of the day, the controller vs comptroller relationship is not all too diverse. A controller is a person that is

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Activity-based Costing (ABC) vs Traditional Costing

See Also: Activity Based Costing Standard Costing System Cost Driver Value Chain Implementing Activity Based Costing Absorption vs Variable Costing Activity Based Management Process Costing Overhead Job Costing Activity Based Costing Costing vs Traditional Costing In the field of accounting, activity-based costing and traditional costing are two different methods for allocating indirect (overhead) costs to products.

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WikiCFO Passes the 700 Mark

ONLINE TOOL CREATED BY HOUSTON BUSINESSMAN HAS CFO’S, CONTROLLERS POINTED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION HOUSTON, TX – If the activity at WikiCFO – an online reference tool created by Houston businessman Jim Wilkinson for CFO’s and controllers – is any indication, businesses in these economic times are starving for information and ideas that will lead

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Computers Change CFO’s Role

When I started out in public accounting in the late 70’s I remember working with green bar paper, IBM 36 computers and having to foot computer reports because you couldn’t trust them to add correctly. As a new hire, you had to prove your proficiency with a 10-key adding machine before you were sent into

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