Corporate Finance and Investment 1. Define “Working Capital” Working Capital=Current Assets-Current Liabilities =Accounts Receivable + Inventory - Accounts Payable “Working capital is how much in liquid assets that a company has on hand. Working capital is needed to pay for planned and unexpected expenses‚ meet the short-term obligations of the business‚ and to build the business.” 2. Give concrete measures how w.c. can be optimized (receivable‚ inventories (JIT
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1.1. Definition of intellectual capital and a brief history of IC management Before someone can measure something‚ he/she has to know what to count. So how should intellectual capital be defined? A universally accepted definition is the first step toward standardization‚ but still it is hard to find the best one for "intellectual capital". In this section I ’ll define intellectual capital and study the history of its development. Intellectual capital is knowledge that can be exploited for
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5.3 Implementation of Job Productivity Measurement as per ASTM standards: In L&T‚ for the improvement of productivity is to establish a standardized productivit y measurement tool which will ensure common measurement techniques across all sites. It should also ensure measurement of all left over items of Civil works as well as Electrical activities. Only items that are measured can be reviewed and improved. ASTM standard practice for Job Productivity Measurement (ASTM E2691 – 11) also known
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emotional stress. They face an adulthood of unemployment and illiteracy." - KOFI ANNAN Child Labor began to be considered a human rights issue and became an issue of public dispute‚ when the foundation of universal schooling was laid. Historically the transformation came with the industrial revolution and the emergence of concepts like children’s rights and worker’s right’s. Child labor is widely prevalent in some form or the other‚ all over the world. The term is used for domestic work
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By: abe E-mail: abe@yahoo.com Labor Unions: Aging Dinosaur or Sleeping Giant? The Labor Movement and Unionism Background and Brief History Higher wages! Shorter workdays! Better working conditions! These famous words echoed throughout the United States beginning in "1790 with the skilled craftsmen" (Dessler‚ 1997‚ p. 544). For the last two-hundred years‚ workers of all trades have been fighting for their rights and "seeking methods of improving their living standards‚ working conditions‚ and
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Discuss the negative and positive outcomes of introducing indentured labor between the years 1838-1921. Indentured labor can be defined as contracted workers or laborers from other countries for a specific period of time. Some are seasonal workers‚ whereas others would be on longer-term contracts‚ of a year or more. In 1838‚ indentured labor was introduced to the Caribbean as result of the lack labor in the plantation fields. Most indentured laborers brought to the Caribbean were from India‚ Asia
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affecting employee productivity – Case study of private Ghanaian workers working in fast food chains 0Share [pic][pic] | [pic] [pic][pic][pic] | 1.0 Introduction When we say employee efficiency this means the employee characteristics and also relates to the speed and accuracy of an employee against the role‚ job and duties. Employee productivity underpins employee efficiency
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A Comparison of Productivity Software Applications Garnel Dahn Strayer University The software applications that are used to create documents‚ databases‚ presentations‚ and spreadsheets are called productivity software. Most people have had some experience with productivity software at home‚ school‚ or work. MS Office software reigns supreme in the industry. Microsoft Windows operating systems are used on over 80% of computers in homes‚ schools and offices. (Stricklan‚ 2008)However‚ just because
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Case Questions Case #5 – Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital 1. Are the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy consistent with its growth objective? 2. How does Marriott use its estimate of its cost of capital? Does this make sense? 3. What is the weighted average cost of capital for Marriott Corporation? a. What risk free rate and risk premium did you use to calculate the cost of equity? b. How did you measure Marriott’s cost of debt? 4. If Marriott used a single corporate
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Hershey Sued Over African Cocoa Farm Child Labor Accusations An investor group is suing the United States largest chocolate manufacturing company Hershey Co.‚ for allegedly using cocoa that is the product of child labor. The Louisiana Municipal Police Employee’s Retirement System filed a lawsuit in October of 2012‚ which seeks to force Hershey to open its corporate records for investors. This public pension fund‚ made up of Hershey shareholders believes that records could reveal the leading U
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