------------------------------------------------- FI 627: Corporate Finance: Applications and advanced topics ------------------------------------------------- Study questions for case studies: Spring 2013 Week 1: Sears‚ Roebuck & Co. vs. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. 1. How do the retailing strategies of Sears and Wal-Mart differ? 2. Wal-Mart’s average return on equity for the 1997 fiscal year was 19.7% while Sears’ average return on equity over roughly the same period was
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LJP : (Summary) Week 1 * HUMANS POSSESS: health‚ happiness equality acceptance‚ success‚ wealth * WHAT IS LAW? * Authority‚ social cohesion‚ boundaries‚ rules and regulations‚ legislation‚ institutions‚ legal actors‚ language‚ narrative‚ history‚ discipline‚ discourse‚ processes * Procedural: way you are treated during a trial * Substantive: outcome Week 2 * POWER: * Central to human condition: downfall‚ accomplishments‚ past/present/future
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Class 13‚ Monday‚ March 5th Global Forces of Change and Industry Dynamics Case I Li & Fung: Beyond “Filling in the Mosaic‚” 1995 – 1998 In early 1998‚ William and Victor Fung had to review their business‚ the Li & Fung Group‚ to plan for the next three years. Examine strategic and organizational issues including company culture‚ international expansion‚ and venture capital projects. Discussion Questions: 1. How is Li & Fung able to maintain margins three times those
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Running Head: Yahoo and Amazon: Building a Competitive Advantage Assignment 1: Yahoo and Amazon: Building a Competitive Advantage BUS 599 1. Describe‚ in brief‚ the histories of both of Amazon.com and Yahoo.com‚ and determine the core business of each. Amazon.com has advertising banners at their partners’ sites like Yahoo‚ AltaVista and so on. When the potential customer searches for a topic; and clicks on the Amazon.com advertisement alongside the hits for the search‚ Amazon
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Worksheet # I: Cost Classification Study Questions 1. Distinguish between direct and indirect costs. 2. Distinguish between prime cost and conversion costs. 3. The current assets sections of the balance sheets of three companies follow. Which company is a service company? Which is a merchandiser? Which is a manufacturer? How can you tell? X-TREME Cash………………. $2‚500 Accounts Receivable 5‚500 Inventory………….. 8‚000 Prepaid Expenses…. 300 Total………………. $16‚800 Y-NOT? ZESTO
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1. Introduction to English lexicology 2. Origins and periodization of English 3. Lexical relationships 4. Word formation 5. Special vocabularies Bibliography: 1. Jackson‚ H. and Angela E.Z. – Words‚ meaning and vocabulary‚ 2000. 2. Bauer‚ Laurie – English Word formation‚ 1983. 3. Horia Hulban- Synthesis in English lexicology and Semantics‚ 2001. 4. Corneliu Nicolescu – Anglia si spiritul englez‚ 2010. 5. Vladimir Moss – Caderea Angliei ortodoxe‚ 2010. 6. E.L. Edward – History of
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INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETING 1. What are the principal differences between marketing domestically and marketing internationally or globally? Discuss the various factors that have led to the growth of international business? There is very limited growth in domestic markets‚ so in order to remain healthy‚ most companies must grow and this has been achieved by going international. This is because many product markets in the industrialized nations are saturated which limits
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Candy Chromatography By: Avani Reddy 7th Grade Introduction Ever wondered why candies are different colors? Ever wondered why candies are different colors? Many candies contain colored dyes. Bags of M&Ms or Skittles contain candies of various colors. The labels tell us the names of the dyes used in the candies. But which dyes are used in which candies? We can answer this by dissolving the dyes out of the candies and separating them using a method called chromatography. Research
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Task B Case Study Read the following case study: You are a family and community worker employed by a community-based organisation that is located in a public housing estate. You have been working with the following family for a number of months. Julie has four children‚ aged 2-10 years old‚ and lives in a public housing estate in ‘Springvale’. You became involved with Julie’s family when she moved to the estate‚ having left Bill‚ the father of her children‚ due to experiencing domestic violence
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chapter 6: DSH has been associated with host of emotional and psychological problems‚ including suicidal thoughts‚ eating disorders‚ chronic feelings of hopelessness and despair‚ depression and anxiety‚ sexual abuse‚ physical abuse severe emotional abuse‚ perfectionism‚ and a pervasive sense of loneliness. Practice settings adolescent treatment: Boarding school Group homes Juvenile hall and juvenile detention centers boat camp psychiatric hospital Chapter 7: Baby boomers were born
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