FIN 527 Alternative Investments | Private Equity | Project 1. | | Wei Chen‚ Ye Zhang | | | Part 1. Performance Measurement for Private Equity a) Summary statistics for venture capital and buyout returns: Histograms of returns: The return distribution of venture capital has a kurtosis of 23.25 and a skewness of 3.63‚ which means it is leptokurtic and skews to the right. It is not close to normal distribution. Mainly due to the high returns in late 1990s during the
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common to see a McDonalds in the middle of Wal-mart or at the mall. Consumers are also more educated and will not support companies that are not ethically responsible. For example‚ KFE receive a lot of bad press from PETA because of its unnatural way its treats and grows its chickens. To this end‚ KFC has not been able to meet it growth objectives. 2. Using the Porter’s Five Forces Model‚ assess the strengths of each competitive force in the fast food industry. Porter’s Five Forces Model
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Customers Wants and Needs The Red Lobster average customer needs and wants are primarily satisfied by Red Lobsters promising fresh innovative dishes as well as an outstanding affordable service that will keep you returning. Satisfaction Red Lobster intends for each customer to leave satisfied with an all around great quality service‚ management‚ and of course our delicious appetizers and main dishes. Red Lobster gave many people their first taste of lobster‚ snow crab and jumbo shrimp.
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Equity theory The motivation theories highlighted in the case which are Equity theory and Vroom’s expectancy theory. For the Equity theory which is developed by J.Stacey Adams‚ proposes that employees perceive and assess a ratio of jobs inputs related to the outcomes they received for their performance to seek either equity or inequity in their situation and then corrects any inequity. The term of equity in the Equity theory is related to the concept of fairness‚ justice‚ and treated equally between
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The case analysis of Equity Funding Introduction The collapse of Equity Funding had a far-reaching influence on business practices and institutions. Although it happened over 30 years ago‚ the lessons from Equity Funding are still meaningful and constructive nowadays. Auditors of Equity Funding failed to collect sufficient evidence‚ check internal control and substantiate computer system. The audit premise----- understanding internal control system AUS 402.41 requires the auditor to obtain
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Scantlebury NT1310 Physical Networking Unit 3 Lab 1: Building a New Structure-NFPA 4/8/14 There are a lot that goes into making a new structure. Codes and standards that we need to know before we can even start making it. Organizations like the FCC‚ NFPA‚ UL and NEC are very important. You can’t just run cables any way you want. Safety is very important when running lines. The FCC has a lot to do with cabling a new structure. Title 47 §68.213 is for new installations and modifications the copper conductors
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Runnning Head: GENTRIFICATION Gentrification Ways of Knowing Las Professor: Research Paper December 2‚ 2013 Abstract To examine or explore the effects of gentrification‚ when a group of people of a particular Race is unable to maintain their resources; they are inevitably removed from their environment. There will become a new set of a particular race that will be able to maintain and perhaps create a different environment with
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EQUITY THEORY • This process theory focuses on workers’ perceptions of the fairness of their work outcomes and inputs. Specifically they strive to maintain ratios of their own rewards to contributions which are equal to others’ ratios . EQUITY EQUATIONS • Equity – Outcomes (self) Inputs (self) = Outcomes (other) Inputs (other) •Underpayment Inequity Outcomes (self) Inputs (self) • Overpayment Inequity Outcomes (self) Inputs (self) < Outcomes (other) Inputs (other) > Outcomes
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Equity is still very relevant today- equitable rights‚ interests‚ and remedies remain important in law today. Equitable relief introduces injunctions in labor disputes‚ partitions of real property‚ specific performance of contracts‚ reformation of contracts‚ setting aside invalid wills‚ divorces and various other matters where the court orders something to be done other than entering a judgment for money damages. Concepts such as mortgages and Trusts are founded on the idea
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A Can of Bull? Impulse Energy Drink Charley’s List of Questions Energy is the capacity to do work 1. Nature of each ingredient on the cans: Xcitrusblast: Amino acid: l-taurine‚ l-glutamine‚ Acid: Citric acid‚ pantothenic acid‚ hcl Concentrated water-based extraction: adaptogen blend Sugar: sucralose‚ acesulfame potassium‚ Vitamin: Niacin‚ cyanocobalamin Energy: Caffeine Salt: sodium benzoate‚ potassium sorbate‚ Dye: yellow 5 Redbull: Amino acid: taurine Acid: glucuranolactone
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