A CASE STUDY OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL IN A SMALL PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATION: THE GAPS BETWEEN EXPECTATIONS AND EXPERIENCE JOHN MOONEY A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Chester for the degree of Masters of Business Administration CHESTER BUSINESS SCHOOL December 2009 1 Acknowledgements To my beloved wife Lesley‚ and children‚ Liam‚ Shaun and Hannah‚ who tolerated my regular withdrawals from normal family life throughout my MBA studies
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Chapter 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education‚ Inc. All rights reserved. 2-1 Financial Statement Analysis • Investors often use accounting statements to: – Compare the firm with itself by analyzing how the firm has changed over time – Compare the firm to other similar firms using a common set of financial ratios Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education‚ Inc. All rights reserved. 2-2 Why are ratios useful? • Ratios standardize numbers and facilitate
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Module 1 Framework for Analysis and Valuation QUESTIONS Q1-1. Organizations undertake planning activities that shape three major activities: financing‚ investing‚ and operating. Financing is the means a company uses to pay for resources. Investing refers to the buying and selling of resources necessary to carry out the organization’s plans. Operating activities are the actual carrying out of these plans. Planning is the glue that connects these activities‚ including the organization’s ideas
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Liabilities & Financial Analysis Discuss current liabilities and long-term liabilities. What are the differences between the two? Illustrate your understanding of liabilities‚ making sure to identify major types of current liabilities. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. Current liability is a debt that a company expects to pay from existing current assets or through the creation of other current liabilities and within one year or the operating cycle‚ whichever is longer;
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PIB Case Discussion Google in Asia 1.What resources and capabilities does Naver have that Google does not? - Those two companies have same purpose and function. But in detail‚ Google didn’t catch up Koreans mind. Google prefer simple design with fast searching system for people whose don’t have fast internet or fast internet devices. But in Korean market‚ almost every houses are using super fast internet with chip price. And even countryside
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Chapter 2: Southeast Asia Questions 1. The combined effect of what 3 phenomena results in the islands of Southeast Asia being one of the wettest regions in the entire world? Equatorial location‚ pressure systems‚ tectonic activity 2. What became the most important crop in Southeast Asia due to its ability to thrive in the standing water brought by the monsoon rains? Who performs much of the work for this labor-intensive crop in this region? Rice‚ harvested mainly by women 3. Plate tectonic
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Paul Duncan‚ the financial manager of EduSoft Inc‚. is contemplating the need to raise new capital‚ to grab a larger market share before an imminent shakeout of the education software industry. In this case study‚ the concepts of a preferred stock‚ warrants‚ and convertible bonds are discussed. Also‚ the cost of capital of a bond with warrants package and that for a convertible bond are explored‚ and the call option features of both financing options are discussed. In addition‚ the case study includes
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Income Statement Nestlé S.A. | Consolidated income statement | for the year ended 31 December 2008-2010 | In million of CHF | | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | | | | | | | Sales | | | 109‚722 | 107‚618 | 109‚908 | Cost of goods sold | | 45‚849 | 45‚208 | 47‚339 | Gross profit | | 63‚873 | 62‚410 | 62‚569 | Selling‚ general‚ and admin.expense | 45‚798 | 45‚140 | 44‚916 | Research and development costs | 1‚881 | 2‚021 | 1‚977 | EBIT Earnings Before Interest‚ Taxes‚
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1% 3). Debt to asset ratio Debt 648‚020 Total assets 1‚404‚726 Debt to assets ratio is equal to46% debt/total assets A). Briefly discuss the operating performance and financial position of Sepracor. Industry averages for these ratios in 2007 were: ROA 3.5%; return on equity 16%; and debt to assets 75%. Based on this analysis would you make an investment in the company’s 5% convertible bonds? Explain. Sepracor Industry ROA
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