investing in growth companies. This made the beta of Value Trust (1.31 as taken from Exhibit 1) higher than S&P’s beta indicating that Value Trust is riskier. In this case to make the benchmark more comparable to Value Trust we chose to use other benchmarks‚ such as the S&P 400 mid-cap. Although this benchmark may give the impression that Value Trust did not perform as well as it should have against its peers (Value Trust’s 10-year annualized return is 15.95%‚ compared to the S&P mid-caps’ 14.13%)‚ the
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In “Tell me more” by Brenda Ueland‚ she explains how important listening can be to a person in their life. When you listen to somebody you show the person respect and interest in what they have to say. Brenda Ueland believes‚ “When we are listened to‚ it creates us‚ makes us unfold and expand.” When someone knows they are going to be listened to or when someone is going to read what they have written the speaker is more likely to let loose and share their true feelings
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ESSAY ON : CRITISM OF MODIGLIANI AND MILLER HYPOTHESIS For a firm‚ the most significant everlasting theme is getting the maximum profit is by minimising cost and taking the least risk. Capital Structure refers to the mix of sources from where the long term funds required in a business may be raised‚ i.e.‚ what should be the proportions of equity share capital‚ preference share capital‚ internal sources‚ debentures‚ and other sources of funds in the total amount of capital which an undertaking
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Herman Miller: Role Model in Employee and Environmental Relations Case Summary and Questions for debate The company had been a model for almost 70 years until the 1990’s EMPLOYEE RELATIONS Used as example of superb employee relations in business text books like o A Passion for Excellence o The 100 Best Companies to Work For in America Interesting point of how the founder named the company after his father-in-law‚ giving honor to him who supported the business both in financial
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CASE ANALYSIS Herman Miller’s Overall Strategy: Herman Miller Inc. focuses on growth‚ by introducing innovative products. The company believes that in order to achieve operational excellence‚ the company needs to focus on employees’ motivation and problem solving process. Herman Miller concentrates on producing high quality products. The company is trying to reduce fixed manufacturing cost by outsourcing with their strategic suppliers‚ which helps controlling the company’s overall cost structure
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Q1. Explain the purpose of keeping minutes of a meeting. What goes into the contents of minutes of a meeting? Ans Meeting are never isolated incidents. They are part of an ongoing process of information-sharing‚ problem-solving‚ decision-making‚ and planning. Proper documentation can help ensure that decisions are not forgotten and that actions are followed up. Minutes can be defined as an official record of the proceedings of a meeting.” They are “official” because they are certified as a record
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essentials of Buddhism‚ explain this idea. What is our problem? What causes this problem? What can I do to “cure myself”? Be clear and specific as you work through the many elements. Be selective but craft a directed narrative. Ian S. Markham and Christy Lohr‚ co-authors of A World Religions Reader (2009) state: Each and every one of us suffers. Physical pain is part of suffering‚ but in Buddhism it extends much further. It includes the frustration of dreams not realized‚ the minor yet constant dissatisfaction
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Homework Miller (1956) Term chunking was introduced in 1956 by George A. Miller. Knows to be called the Magical Number 7 + or - 2. Chucking breaks long strings of information such as letters or numbers into chunks. It has been found that breaking information into chunks or units can get remembered easier than long piece of information. An easy example can be a phone number. +447548508764 – Without chunking it’s hard to remember. +44 7548 508764 – When it broken down into more logical
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JUST A MINUTE [JAM]: Just a minute is the program that one should speak about a topic in a minute without any preparation.This program is useful for all the languages to improve your speaking skills‚ smartness. The most important advantages in JAM is to know about yourself with in one minute‚ like command on language‚ smartness‚ managing skills‚ convincing skills‚etc.‚The main and most important objective of JAM is to present or speak about a particular issue or topic in one minute of time. Tips
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MERDEKA Merdeka is a word in the Indonesian and Malay language meaning Independence or freedom. It is derived from the Sanskrit Maharddhika meaning "rich‚ prosperous and powerful". In the Malay archipelago‚ this term had acquired the meaning of a freed slave. The term Mardijker is a Dutch corruption of the Portuguese version of the original Sanskrit words and was used to designate former Portuguese and Dutch slaves from India in the East Indies‚ known as Mardijkers‚ whence the Malay meaning of "free(dom)"
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