Harvard Business School 9-298-101 Rev. March 18‚ 1998 Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital In April 1988‚ Dan Cohrs‚ vice president of project finance at the Marriott Corporation‚ was preparing his annual recommendations for the hurdle rates at each of the firm ’s three divisions. Investment projects at Marriott were selected by discounting the appropriate cash flows by the appropriate hurdle rate for each division. In 1987‚ Marriott ’s sales grew by 24% and its return on equity stood at 22%
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Harvard Business School 9-282-042 Rev. September 15‚ 1986 Marriott Corporation The idea of repurchasing shares was no stranger to Bill Marriott by January 1980. Almost five million shares of common stock had been repurchased on the open market by Marriott Corporation during 1979 at a total cost of $74 million and an average price of $15.16 in the belief that they were undervalued—a belief that still was not fully reflected in the market price. At $19 5/8‚ the stock was selling at only six
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torch; they were commonly referred to as ‘Tunnel Rats’ * Analysis Although not as effective‚ at directly affecting the American soldiers‚ as the ingenious booby traps were. The tunnels did allow the Vietcong to continue using their ‘Guerilla Tactics’ effectively‚ and intern “keep the Americans guessing” as to where and when they would be next hit. The tunnels were thought to make up any disadvantages the VC had with weapons against the Americans and although they did not cause physical harm to
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Tutorial topic and concepts: Negotiation influence tactics: Pressure; Exchange of Benefits; Rationality; Coalition Building; Emotional Appeal; Impression Management; Legitimized Appeal. Tutorial activity: Safety Glass Role Play It is an activity on negotiation which involved three characters- manger (Dale Williams) and two subordinates (Pat Taylor and Chris Johnson). During this activity‚ each role was required to utilise the influencing tactics to convince the other on why wearing safety glasses
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Objectives‚ Strategies and Tactics Target Audience: Consumers Objective 1: To regain 50 percent of P&G’s losses from product returns by June 2007. Strategy1: P&G will allow all returns of SK-II products without question and under no specific conditions. Tactic 1: Host a press conference to publicize return policy change. * Arrange press conference to occur at the largest SK-II sales counter in Beijing * Invite local‚ regional‚ cosmetic media representatives to attend conference
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Executive Summary The case‚ Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged)‚ concentrates on making decisions based on capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to measure the opportunity cost for investments. Dan Cohrs‚ the Vice President of Finance of Marriott Corporation‚ had to deal with making recommendations for the hurdle rates at Marriott Corporation and its three divisions which are lodging‚ restaurant and contract services. In calculating
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of his lecture: "Make coping tactics part of your life" and "Keep it out of your life". Uses examples and your personal experience (if any) for your argument Answer: What happens in the real life is not always as we expect so that every people in every area has his own techniques to deal with difficulties. Coping tactics is considered as the key element in interpreting career. To emphasize the function of coping tactics‚ two statements are raised: “Make coping tactics a part of your life” and “Keep
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Brand Marketing Brand Equity Measurement Individual Assignment 1 305188 Brand Marketing Brand Equity Measurement Individual Assignment 1 305188 Sustainability ________________________________________________
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IIBA ® International Institute of Business AnalysisTM The Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide November 2011 Draft for Public Review The Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide is a collaborative effort by the International Institute of Business Analysis and the Agile Alliance. Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide November 2011 Draft for Public Review www.iiba.org International Institute of Business Analysis‚ Toronto‚ Ontario‚ Canada © International Institute of
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Graphic Suite X7 For Mac: Apple Preview 4.) .html- Web page coded in HTML that can be displayed in a Web browser; formats text‚ tables‚ images‚ and other content that is displayed on the page; most pages withinstatic websites have an ".html" extension. Parent Applications For Windows and Mac: KompoZER 5.) .avi- short for Audio Video Interleave‚ is a file format designed to store both audio and video data in a standard package to allow its simultaneous playback. Created by Microsoft in November
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