2004 What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good for? JOHN GERRING Boston University T his paper aims to clarify the meaning‚ and explain the utility‚ of the case study method‚ a method often practiced but little understood. A “case study‚” I argue‚ is best defined as an intensive study of a single unit with an aim to generalize across a larger set of units. Case studies rely on the same sort of covariational evidence utilized in non-case study research. Thus‚ the case study method is correctly
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The Business Enterprise Trust DO MOTOROLA (A) T he vote was eleven to one and Robert Galvin stood alone. It was 1979 and Galvin‚ the CEO and President of electronics giant Motorola‚ had just proposed to his Board of Directors that the firm make an extraordinary commitment to training its workers — from executives to shop floor employees. He recommended establishing a department devoted to educating employees with one major goal: improving product quality. Galvin had made the proposal
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Introduction In this report‚ I will analyze the financial performance of SDB by comparing it with its industry peers. SDB’s asset quality‚ earnings capability and capital adequacy are the three aspects I will pay attention to when evaluate its financial performance. Then I will discuss whether it is appropriate for Newbridge to pay 1.6 times book value for 18% shares in SDB. And what is appropriate range for the price Newbridge can offer. The objective of this report it to assist Newbridge
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Version A Fin 536 Quiz 4 Solutions Name_______________ Section_4pm/7pm Use the following table of swap quotes when you need it. Years 1 2 3 4 5 Euro Bid 2.99 3.08 3.24 3.44 3.63 Ask 3.02 3.12 3.28 3.48 3.67 Swiss franc Bid Ask 1.43 1.47 1.68 1.76 1.93 2.01 2.15 2.23 2.35 2.43 U. S. dollar Bid Ask 5.24 5.26 5.43 5.46 5.56 5.59 5.71 5.74 5.79 5.83 Japanese yen Bid Ask 0.23 0.26 0.36 0.39 0.56 0.59 0.82 0.85 1.15 1.18 1. （Fill out the answers， 7 pts） a. (Motivation of Interest
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Which of the following statements is not true regarding the goal of financial management? The goal of maximizing the value per share of existing stock is relevant to all organizations. A way of aligning management goals to shareholder’s interest is to tie managerial compensation to the market value of the firm’s stock. For a company considering international operations‚ the goal will be the same but the company will have to consider the local social‚ economical and political
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Problem Solving and Analysis. Problem A. Given the following balance sheet‚ income statement‚ historical ratios and industry averages‚ calculate the Cedric‚ Deniece‚ and Vhong‚ Inc. financial ratios for the most recent year. Analyze its overall financial situation for the most recent year. Analyze its overall financial situation from both a cross-sectional(전체를 대표하는 단면) and time-series viewpoint. Break your analysis into an evaluation of the firm’s liquidity‚ activity‚ debt‚ and profitability.
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Principles of Finance Review Sheet—Exam 1 The exam will include multiple choice questions and problems. If you have worked and understand the end-of-chapter problems that were assigned‚ you should be able to work the problems on the exam. You should understand the topical areas given in the following list—the concept questions will be primarily based on these topics. • Overview of Managerial Finance o Why is it important to have some understanding of finance? ▪ Finance deals with
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FINC6013 Workshop 6 Questions & Solutions Chapter 3 PROBLEMS 6. Intel is scheduled to receive a payment of ¥100‚000‚000 in 90 days from Sony in connection with a shipment of computer chips that Sony is purchasing from Intel. Suppose that the current exchange rate is ¥103/$‚ that analysts are forecasting that the dollar will weaken by 1% over the next 90 days‚ and that the standard deviation of 90-day forecasts of the percentage rate of depreciation of the dollar relative to the yen is
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Basic Finance for Non-Finance Managers As a line manager‚ department head‚ entrepreneur or financier‚ you will at some point find yourself having to analyze a spreadsheet or have some form of financial recording to do as part of your job description. Spreadsheets‚ budgets‚ cash flow projections‚ business statistics‚ figures and the financial side of a business is not just meant for accountancy experts. Many are baffled by balance sheets‚ or confused by the financial statements of a business entity
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Oil prices continue lower after EIA supply data Stories You Might Like • Stock futures rise as jobs data supports Fed • The IBM earnings machine is stalling • 11 car insurance discounts worth asking for By Myra P. Saefong SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Oil futures continued to trade lower Wednesday‚ though pared some losses briefly after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a fall of 1.4 million barrels in crude stockpiles for the week ended Aug. 16. Analysts polled by Platts
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