Firms with superior software thus have an incentive to offer samples, except if their product is already well known, or if they do not want to be listed in direct competition with other products on shareware repositories.

Firms such as Boeing, General Motors, Allen-Bradley, Chrysler, Eaton, and Whirlpool have worked on fuzzy logic for use in low-power refrigerators, improved automotive transmissions, and energy-efficient electric motors.

Of course one needs to note that Equity capital has the highest cost in the long run, as a firm needs to demonstrate higher return on investment for its shareholders Firms can also combine the three types of financing, angel / venture, factoring and bank line of credit to further reduce their total cost of funds whilst at the same time improving cash flow.

Chicago ranks second on the " Top 15 Schools From Which the Most ' Prestigious ' Law Firms Hire New Lawyers "; first for " Faculty quality based on American Academy of Arts and Sciences Membership "; third for " Supreme Court Clerkship Placement "; and fifth for " Student Quality ".

Capital Structure on Agency Costs in Chinese Listed Firms " International Journal of Governance ", 1 ( 2 ): 26-39.

In recent years, more than 30 monographs written by our teachers or researchers were awarded the provincial level or the national ministry level prize, in which Study on China Agriculture Insurance with the Social Guarantee System, China's 50-Year Enterprise Theories, Research on Minority-Population Policy of China, Operational Mode to Father Firms and Economics Development with the Practical ‘ Think-Tanker ’** Theory were respectively awarded the first-class prize of the 8th-issue selected excellent achievements on philosophy and social science of Beijing ; the second-class prize of the 3rd-issue humane study of the Ministry of National Education and the best book prize of China's 14th issue ; the first-class excellent achievement prize of the second issue social science of Chongqing Municipality, and the first-class excellent achievement prize of philosophy and social science of Beijing's 7th and the 8th issue.

On 16 October 2002 the Member Firms of the New Zealand Stock Exchange voted in favour of demutualisation, and on 31 December 2002, NZSE became a limited liability company.

In 2009, for the second year in a row, Working Mother Magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers named Vinson & Elkins one of the " Best Law Firms for Women ," citing the firm ’ s continued focus on work-life and women-friendly policies.

Firms must determine when lost sales due to not having product on the shelves are balanced by increased handling and storage costs.

Only on July 1, 1992, in contrast, did the PRC government open her legal services market to foreign law firms when the Ministry of Justice issued the Provisional Regulation of Establishment of Offices by Foreign Law Firms regulation.

Firms ranked on the A-List represent the top 10 percent of all law firms in the United States.

* For 2007, Orrick was ranked # 9 on the AveryIndex's Top 25 Prestigious Law Firms to Work For.

Fluor has also been ranked No. 1 in Engineering News-Record ( ENR ) magazine's 2012 list of Top 100 Design-Build Firms and No. 2 on its Top 400 Contractors list.

* GAO Report: Increased Use of Alaska Native 8 ( a ) Firms Calls for Increased Oversight

Firms often collude in an attempt to stabilize unstable markets, so as to reduce the risks inherent in these markets for investment and product development.

* Council of Public Relations Firms U. S. trade association for public relations firms

* Tech Firms Go Mining for Megawatts, Washington Post, July 9, 2006

Firms hire them because they see the inflation as allowing higher profits for given nominal wages.

Firms are responsible for compliance with government regulations and internal regulations.

Firms can spend as little as one or two months raising capital when they are able to reach the target that they set for their funds relatively easily, often through gaining commitments from existing investors in their previous funds, or where strong past performance leads to strong levels of investor interest.

* Bryan Borlik, Director, Performance and National Programs, and Director, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms

Firms also face different degrees of competition in markets for their products.

Firms competing for overseas contracts have sometimes argued in the press for equal chances during the bidding process, such as when American oil corporations wanted equal shots at developing oil fields in Sumatra ; and firms, seeing how fairness is beneficial while competing for contracts, can apply the lesson to other areas such as internal hiring and promotion decisions.

Firms which have been found to have violated some of the requirements of the H-1B program are also treated as though they were H-1B dependent employers for a probationary period.

The school offers Master of Laws degrees in Intellectual Property, which is ranked 6th in the nation, Law Firms Rank Schools ranked 96th, Part-time Law ranked 48th, International and Comparative Law, and U. S. Law for Foreign Lawyers.

Firms that currently use Portland House for office space include American Express, Crossrail, Caxton FX, HomeAway UK / Owners Direct, NetBooster, TradeDoubler, uSwitch, Upmystreet. com, Rentokil Initial, AkzoNobel and Regus.

* Multicultural Law Magazine named Holland & Knight to its list of “ 100 Top Law Firms for Diversity .”

Firms such as Ruston and Bucyrus made models such as the RB10 which were popular for small building works and drainage work.

Firms that wish for an employee to exit of his or her own accord but do not wish to pursue firing or forced resignation, may degrade the employee's working conditions, hoping that he or she will leave " voluntarily ".

Ranked # 2 Overall and ranked as one of the Top 3 Firms for more than a decade.

Firms may have several motives for divestitures.

Firms started highlighting their ethical stature in the late 1980s and early 1990s, possibly trying to distance themselves from the business scandals of the day, such as the savings and loan crisis.

Firms like Mitsui and Sumitomo were led by non-family managers such as Minomura Rizaemon, who guided the business by accurately forecasting the coming political and economic situations, by acquaintance with high-ranking government officials or politicians, and bold investment.

Firms such as Archer Dry Transfers or Decalomaniacs produce stand-alone sheets of wet or dry transfer markings to allow the modeler to complete a different or more accurate variant.

Firms with assembly facilities in the Middle Tennessee area, such as Nissan and Saturn are particularly well represented.

Firms in such industries become more profitable with size.

Firms believe that such individuals have excellent legal research and writing skills, and a strong command of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Firms offering such services differ in the range of services provided, but can include art purchase financing, art secured lending, art insurance, art appraisal, provenance verification, market research, curatorial services, art investment advice, and personal shopping services.

Firms under imperfect competition have the potential to be " price makers ", which means that, by holding a disproportionately high share of market power, they can influence the prices of their products.

Early optional adoption: Firms that have already issued securities

Most state programs have expanded the youth legislature into a full-scale 3-5 day State Assembly or Conference, operating a complete model government that offers student delegates the opportunity to serve as members of the Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, Press Corps and Media, and Lobbyist Firms and many other program areas.

Firms in the middle were less profitable because they did not have a viable generic strategy.

Firms have the option of producing goods by labour intensive technique and capital intensive technique.

Firms in industrial districts battle to internationalise production, and they have only limited resources to invest in research and development.

* Firms have market power, i. e. each firm's output decision affects the good's price ;

Firms have greater market power when they satisfy the consumer ’ s demand for products at closer distance or preferred products.

Firms that have severe fixed assets cannot adjust to the new challenges of the market as they have no room to change.