An Open Educational Resource Provided by Victoria University “Marketing: Meeting or Creating Needs?” Developed by Dr Maxwell Winchester Senior Lecturer‚ Victoria University‚ Melbourne Australia Introduction Marketing has often been defined by marketing academics and practitioners in terms of satisfying customers’ needs and wants (e.g.‚ Kotler‚ Burton‚ Deans‚ Brown
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Harvard Business School 9-297-052 Rev. July 12‚ 1997 USG Corporation On May 2‚ 1988‚ USG Corporation‚ the world’s largest gypsum producer‚ announced that the board of directors had approved a recapitalization plan. According to the plan‚ USG would exchange each outstanding share of common stock for $37.00 in cash‚ $5.00 in stated face amount of 16% junior subordinated pay-in-kind debentures‚ and one share in the newly recapitalized company. Robert Day‚ USG’s Chairman and CEO‚ said the
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Case Analysis of Netscape’s Initial Public Offering Executive Summary 2. Background-3P 3.1. Position The Internet Industry consists of companies that provide a wide variety of products and services primarily online through their Web sites. Operations include‚ but are not limited to‚ search engines‚ retailers‚ travel services‚ as well as dial-up and broadband access services. Netscape Communications is a US computer services company‚ best known for Netscape Navigator‚ its web browser
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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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Components to a Lasting Marriage Nilesh Patel ENGLISH 300 To have a successful and lasting marriage‚ the individuals involved must lay a foundation consisting of key components to make it last. A format and set of rules must be followed or established in order to make it a success. Sadly‚ today‚ because of the current high divorce rate‚ which is about 50%‚ couples constantly face marriage problems and marriage issues constantly arise. In unhappy couples the main focus is mainly on reciprocating
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Writing Assignment #1 Bandura‚ Ross‚ & Ross (1961). Transmission of aggression through imitation of aggressive models In 1961‚ Bandura‚ D. Ross‚ and S. Ross conducted an experiment on 72 pre-school children to examine and explore the “Social Learning” theory. The Social Learning theory suggests that human behavior is observationally learned through modeling: from observing others‚ one forms an idea of how new behaviors are performed. They predicted that subjects Method: Design: The
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ignments‚ use the spell checking tool on your computer and then read through your paper yourself to detect and correct other errors and omissions. Check you have answered all of the questions. ------------------------------------------------- This presentation is scheduled on Monday‚ 30th July 2012. The team presenting has to present and submit the paper according to the guidelines given above. Aurora Textile Company Discussion Questions 1. List the factors affecting the textile
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Financial Management FIN 5013 – Quiz 5 Chapter 4 Ali Nejadmalayeri October 23‚ 2007 NAME: 1. ID: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Janet plans on saving $3‚000 a year and expects to earn 8.5%. How much will Janet have at the end of twenty-five years if she earns what she expects? AFV = $3‚000 × Enter 25 N Solve for (1 + .085) 25 − 1 = $3‚000 × 78.667792 = $236‚003.38 .085 8.5 I/Y PV -3‚000 PMT FV 236‚003.38 2. Winston Enterprises would like to buy some additional
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E5-11 a) Compute Payton’s gross profit. GROSS PROFIT = 900‚00 - 540‚000 = $ 360‚000 ______________________________________ b) Compute the gross profit rate. Why is this rate computed by financial statement users? (360‚000/900‚000)/100 = 4/10of 100 = 40% This is known as the GROSS PROFIT MARGIN. ______________________________________ c) What is Payton’s income from operations and net income? 1)Income from Operations = 360‚000 - 230‚000 = $130‚000. 2)Net Income = 130‚000 - 11‚000
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Chapter 8 Bond Valuations Bond Value = PV of coupons + PV of par Bond Value = PV annuity + PV of lump sum As interest rates increase‚ bond prices decrease and vice versa Interest Rate Risk The risk arises for bond owners from fluctuating interest rate‚ depending on how sensitive its
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