Capital Structure‚ Profitability and Market Structure: Evidence from Textile Industries in Bangladesh. Introduction In corporate finance‚ the academic contribution of Modigliani and Miller (1958‚ 1963) about capital structure irrelevance and the tax shield advantage paved the way for the development of alternative theories and a series of empirical research initiatives on capital structure. The alternative theories include the trade-off theory‚ the pecking order/asymmetric information theory
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Dell Computers Issue Identified in the Scenario that is also Facing the Company When Michael Dell started Dell Computer in 1984‚ he believed that by selling personal computer systems directly to customers‚ his company could better understand customers’ needs and provide the most effective computing solutions to meet those needs. During that period‚ competing computer makers experienced poor supply-chain management strategies that usually involved assembling in advance and sending to distribution
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Background Dell traces its origins to 1984‚ when Michael Dell created PCs Limited while a student at the University of Texas at Austin. The dorm-room headquartered company sold IBM PC-compatible computers built from stock components. Dell dropped out of school in order to focus full-time on his fledgling business‚ after getting about $300‚000 in expansion-capital from his family. In 1985‚ the company produced the first computer of its own design‚ the "Turbo PC"‚ which sold for $795. PCs Limited
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multinational Dell Inc. was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell out of his college dorm room under the name of PC’s Limited. Dell wanted to provide personal computers that were built to order. At the time most computers that were available were stock. If someone wanted a custom designed computer they would have to assemble the components themselves. Dell was not the first to pursue the build to order idea‚ but he was the first to make it successful. In 1988‚ Pc’s Limited became the Dell Computer Corporation
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Case Study: Dell‚ Inc. 1. History of the company. In 1983‚ Michael Dell started his own business while in college. The company he started was PC ’s ltd.‚ which was the forerunner to Dell Inc. today. Dell started his business with a simple concept which is made to order computers. The computers were to be direct sales to consumers. Dell maximized his profits by bypassing distributors and retailers. Although he his product was sold by retailers he soon took the product out of the stores and
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Capital Structure Decisions: Which Factors Are Reliably Important? Murray Z. Frank and Vidhan K. Goyal∗ This paper examines the relative importance of many factors in the capital structure decisions of publicly traded American firms from 1950 to 2003. The most reliable factors for explaining market leverage are: median industry leverage (+ effect on leverage)‚ market-to-book assets ratio (−)‚ tangibility (+)‚ profits (−)‚ log of assets (+)‚ and expected inflation (+). In addition‚ we find
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1|Page Dell ’s Direct Business Model Dell ’s Direct Business Model Presented by Riti Behal – FT 14459 Gagan Dawar – FT 14221 Vaibhav Agarwal – FT 14276 Great Lakes Institute of Management‚ Chennai Riti Behal‚ Gagan Dawar‚ Vaibhav Agarwal 2|Page Dell ’s Direct Business Model Describe the “Direct Business Model” The direct model has become the backbone of our company and the greatest tool in its growth. – Michael Dell. Dell ’s direct business model bypasses the dealer in the supply chain
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Case 7-5 Dell Computer Corporation Measuring and Controlling Assets Employed Dell‚ an American computer hardware company based in Round Rock‚ Texas‚ develops‚ manufactures‚ supports‚ and markets a wide range of personal computers‚ servers‚ data storage devices‚ network switches‚ personal digital assistants (PDAs)‚ software‚ computer peripherals‚ and more. As of 2006 it employs more than 63‚700 people worldwide and manufactures more computers than any other organization in the world. According
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10/28/2010 | | Dell Co. Marketing Plan | C.E.O Patrick Eversull C.F.O. Anthony Chapman C.O.O. Thomas Jackson President of Tactics Stephen Miclette C.E.O Patrick Eversull C.F.O. Anthony Chapman C.O.O. Thomas Jackson President of Tactics Stephen Miclette Executive Summary For many years the Dell Corporation has been the fastest growing entity in the computer industry and is considered a pioneer in direct marketing. With the Pc industry being such a unique industry with its super
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Michael Dell It is vey impressive when you are in high school and you make 18‚000 dollar selling magazines which is more than what your History and economics teachers make. Michael Dell founded the Dell Computer Corporation on November 4‚ 1984. He is the founder‚ chief executive officer and the chairman of the company. Dell is the 44th richest man is the world today according to Forbes.com/wealth/billionaires/list. Michael Dell‚ at the age of seven bought his first calculator. When Dell was an
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