Discuss broadly the merger assessment techniques. How are they applied? What are the advantages‚ disadvantages‚ etc.? There are many benefits to a merger between firms. These include: exploiting economies of scale‚ diversification and of course increasing shareholder wealth. The reason for mergers are predominantly monetary. These benefits can either be competitive or anti-competitive‚ when a collusion is anti competitive a governing body should intervene. Anti competitive behaviour would reduce
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China 1. Why did BICBC feel it was necessary to issue equity in markets outside China? What are the advantages of such move? Can you see any disadvantages? * They feel it was necessary because they want to attain global equity. This is to win overseas corporations to invest in China Commercial Bank. 2. What was the attraction of the ICBC listing to foreign investors? What do you think are the risks for a foreigner associated with investing in ICBC
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The “Revolution of 1800” By 1800 the Federalist party was split‚ clearing the way to the presidency for the Democratic-Republicans. Two men ran for the nomination: Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Each received an equal number of votes in the electoral college‚ which mean that the Federalist-dominated House of Representatives were required to choose a president. Jefferson finally won (Albert Gallatin as his treasurer). Hamilton sided with Jefferson because he believed Burr to be an unfit and dangerous
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1) Identify and define the Big 5 personality dimensions. Which of these are related to job performance? Describe how you would rate yourself on each of these dimensions‚ and explain why. The Big 5 personality factors are: Extroversion: how outgoing‚ positive‚ talkative‚ assertive‚ sociable a person is. Agreeableness: A tendency to be compassionate and cooperative rather than suspicious and antagonistic towards others. Conscientiousness: A tendency to be organized and dependable‚ self-discipline
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True If an employee does not complete a Form W-4‚ the employer must withhold tax as if the employee were single with no exemptions False Employees with two or more jobs or with a spouse who also is employed must complete the "Two-Earners/Multiple Jobs Worksheet" on Page 2 of Form W-4 to determine the number of withholding allowances If a husband and wife both work‚ they must divide their withholding allowances equally on their W-4 Forms. False Qualified moving expenses reimbursed by an
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CHAPTER 11 CORPORATIONS―AN INTRODUCTION Review Questions 1. “A corporation is an artificial person separate and distinct from its owners.” Briefly explain this statement. 2. Identify the types of relationships that can exist between a corporation and its shareholders. 3. What factors may influence the value of a corporation’s common share capital? 4. Identify two ways in which a shareholder can realize a return on a share investment. Describe the relationship between them.
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have competitive advantages taking into consideration distinctive characteristics of each market. Mac Donald used this business philosophy in India developing new products and adapting their value chain to Indian market requirements. Despite‚ some problems appeared at the beginning because of cultural aspects Mac Donald faced‚ corrected and learned of those mistakes. In the nineties McDonald was consolidated worldwide in countries where the culture was quite similar to the United States. Clearly‚
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Unit 29 Assignment 1: * P1 Explain the principal psychological perspectives applied to the understanding of the development of individuals * M1 Discuss the principal psychological perspectives applied to the understanding of the development of individuals * D1 Evaluate the principal psychological perspectives applied to the understanding of the development of individuals There are numerous debates in regards to developmental psychology. One of the main debates to begin with is nature
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University of Phoenix OnlineCourse: RES / 341QUIZ # 1(Chapter 3 and 4 from Applied Statistics in Business and Economics )45 Questions [Each Question = 1 Point]SOLUTIONPlease mark one answer for all multiple choice questions with RED!Chapter 3Multiple Choice1. Which is not a tip for effective bar charts?A) Time usually goes on the horizontal axis. B) Bar height or length should be proportional to the quantity displayed. C) Label data values at the top of each bar unless graphing lots of data. D)
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This document of BUS 640 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 Strategic Behavior Oligopolies includes: An interesting example of strategic behavior comes from a 1997 article about Microsoft’s investment in Apple (New Straits Times‚ 1997). The article is included in the Required Readings list. Facing tough anti-trust scrutiny from government agencies‚ Microsoft provided financial support to Apple in order to ensure Apple’s survival and‚ therefore‚ to ensure that competitiveness in the industry remains
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