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  2. Underwriting contract - Wikipedia

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    In investment banking, [1] an underwriting contract [2] is a contract between an underwriter and an issuer of securities. The following types of underwriting contracts are the most common: In the firm commitment contract, the underwriter guarantees the sale of the issued stock at the agreed-upon price. For the issuer, it is the safest but the ...

  3. Six forces model - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The model is an extension of the Porter's five forces model proposed by Michael Porter in his 1979 article published in the Harvard Business Review "How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy". The sixth force was proposed in the mid-1990s. [3]

  4. Mutual Gains Approach - Wikipedia

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    The Mutual Gains Approach (MGA) to negotiation is a process model, based on experimental findings and hundreds of real-world cases, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] that lays ...

  5. Typology of business strategies - Wikipedia

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    This is the least effective of the four strategies. It is without direction or focus. Miles, Snow et al. (1978) have identified three reasons why organizations become reactors: Top management may not have clearly articulated the organization's strategy. Management does not fully shape the organization's structure and processes to fit a chosen ...

  6. Strategic competitiveness - Wikipedia

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    Value-creating strategy. Strategic competitiveness is accomplished when a firm successfully integrates a value-creating strategy. [1] The key to having a complete value-creating strategy is to adopt a holistic approach that includes business strategy, financial strategy, technology strategy, marketing strategy and investor strategy. [2]

  7. Porter's generic strategies - Wikipedia

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    Porter's generic strategies detail the interaction between cost minimization strategies, product differentiation strategies, and market focus strategies of firms. [1] Michael Porter described an industry as having multiple segments that can be targeted by a firm. The breadth of its targeting refers to the competitive scope of the

  8. Best alternative to a negotiated agreement - Wikipedia

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    With tongue-in-cheek, American speculative fiction writer Neal Stephenson places the invention of BATNA in 17th century by putting the following words in his novel The Confusion: "“I learnt it from English traders in Surat,” said the befuddled Surendranath, “It stands for Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement.”" Another character ...

  9. Single-price auction - Wikipedia

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    Non-competitive bids vs. competitive bids Non-competitive bids are the ones submitted by individuals and smaller institutions to purchase debt issues (governmental securities) on the primary market. Non-competitive bidders are guaranteed to win the auction i.e. to receive securities, but there is no guarantee on the price or yield received.