ARTICLE IN PRESS Journal of Financial Economics 88 (2008) 1–25 www.elsevier.com/locate/jfec The power of the pen and executive compensation$ John E. Corea‚ Wayne Guaya‚Â David F. Larckerb a The Wharton School‚ University of Pennsylvania‚ Philadelphia‚ PA 19104‚ USA b Graduate School of Business‚ Stanford University‚ Stanford‚ CA 94305‚ USA Received 28 October 2005; received in revised form 20 March 2007; accepted 4 May 2007 Available online 5 December 2007 Abstract We examine
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Case 9 Apple Inc. in 2011: Can It Prosper Without Steve Jobs? John E. Gamble University of South Alabama Lou Marino The University of Alabama Copyright © 2011 by John E. Gamble and Lou Marino. All rights reserved. Despite the effects of ongoing poor economic conditions in the United States‚ Apple Inc. celebrated record quarterly revenues and profits during its third quarter of 2011‚ which resulted in its stock price catapulting to a level that made it the world’s most valuable company as measured
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analysis does not indicate which industries are being used as comps‚ so it is impossible to tell how relevant this data really is. Comparable Transaction Analysis – Since Interco is a conglomerate‚ no one industry segment will provide an accurate measure of the effectiveness of the Rales Proposal in the aggregate. Also none of the comps are even close in size to the aggregate valuation range of the Rales Proposal. Therefore‚ thee comps may not be relevant as smaller companies may have different
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ACC 255 DAILY SCHEDULE All required reading & homework is to be completed prior to the start of the class in which the material is discussed or due (appendices are generally not covered unless otherwise noted). This schedule is tentative and daily assignments are subject to date changes (you are responsible for all announced changes whether or not you attend class!!!) BE = Brief Exercise P = Problem BEC = Brief Exercise‚ App. C BYP = Broadening Your Perspective Problem E = Exercise
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------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER 3 ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Please see the preface for information on the AACSB letter indicators (F‚ M‚ etc.) on the subject lines. True/False Easy: We tell our students (1) that to answer some of these questions it is useful to write out the relevant ratio or ratios‚ then think about how the ratios would change if the accounting data changed‚ and (2) that sometimes it is useful
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1. Why have Personal Navigation Devices become popular? What technologies are required to facilitate the success of PNDs? Personal Navigation Devices have become popular because they assist drivers in getting from one location to the next. They can also show the driver if the route that they are taking has congestion or toll roads and an alternate route if one is available. Also‚ as many cities continue to expand and grow landmarks may not be the same for someone that has visited the same area
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revenues because the games they offer are identical and therefore commoditized. In order to attract customers and gain market share‚ casinos have had to provide a personalized gambling experience in the form of excellent customer service‚ lavishing comps and rewards on players‚ and making them feel special and important. Before the technology age‚ all this was done solely at the discretion of pit bosses and floor supervisors‚ who based their decisions on whom to reward solely on their impressions
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normally distributed with mean of 540 and s.d of 100‚ whereas GRE scores are normally distributed with a mean of 500 and s.d of 80. Who has a better score‚ a student with 600 on the GRE or a student with 660 on the GMAT? Why? (2 points). Use the Comp data for answering the following questions. This data set has 222 observations (employee data from a company) and nine variables as described below: Variable Name Description Employee Number ID Identification numbers 1 to 222 Age Age Employee
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Rico v. Mitsubishi Motors Corp.‚ 42 Cal. 4th 807 (2007) Judicial History: Various plaintiffs sued Mitsubishi Motors Corporation after a sport utility vehicle rolled over while driven on a freeway. The trial court entered an order granting the defense a motion to disqualify plaintiff’s legal team and experts. The California Court of Appeal affirmed its decision and plaintiffs sought review. Facts: Plaintiffs’ attorney obtained notes from one of the defense attorneys and used them during
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Ch 10 weight management * Explain body comp and metabolic rate - depends on body size‚ composition‚ gender‚ diet‚ age‚ genes‚ hormones and activity level. -body comp = % of body fat and lean body mass [LBM] (ratio of fat tissue to nonfat tissue in body) [LBM = muscles bones and organs.] - 2 types of body fat - 1. Essential and needed for functioning // 2. Storage and can b lost thru exercise (1lb of fat= 3500 cal.) - metabolism refers to how the body utilizes fuel from nutrients (food)
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