THE IMPLICATIONS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY AND REGULATION FOR SOUTH AFRICAN BANKING INSTITUTIONS By WESLEY NAIDU Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MAGISTER COMMERCII in FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCES In the FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES At the UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA SUPERVISOR: Prof. JOHANNES HvH DE WET November 2011 -i- ABSTRACT The topic of capital structure has been one that has plagued the academic world for a number of years
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Mrs. Darling ENG-3U December 6th‚ 2012 It’s A Ruff Life – The Truth on Animal Cosmetic Testing When applying that beautiful new lip color or dying your hair the perfect shade of brown‚ does the thought of an animal wincing and screaming in pain come to your mind? I am guessing your answer would be no as well as would be mine‚ until I did some research into cosmetic companies that do testing on animals. Cosmetic companies try to hide this ugly truth from their consumers to not lose credibility
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Organizational Structure Carolyn Maguire MGT/230 May 20‚ 2013 David Dunyon Organizational Structure Organizational structure is very important to any company‚ it guarantees longevity and efficiency. Apple Inc. was incorporated in California on January 3‚ 1977 (Apple‚ 2013) and first came on the scene with the release of Apple I. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were the creators of this cutting edge technology and both men were seemingly college dropouts (No Stop Technology - The Apple Fan Site
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Module 6: Question 1: Draw a chart of your organizations domain. List the organization’s products and customers and the forces in the specific and general environments that have an effect on it. Which are the most important forces that the organization has to deal with? Part A: Draw a chart of your organizations domain. CVS Pharmacy Specific Environment General Environment An organizations domain is the goods and services‚ and customers of the organization
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turn their situation around. However‚ poor economic performance of the company may reside in various corners of the company’s structure. Electronic Arts operates in an industry‚ which heavily relies on teamwork and well-functioning teams are crucial for the company’s success. The company’s biggest challenge is managing large teams‚ which constantly increase as the game industry expands (Pausch‚ 2004). Malfunctioning teams put extra challenges on project development and delivery‚ causing revenue loss
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RUNNING HEAD: MARKET STRUCTURES Market Structures University of Phoenix Market Structures In this paper‚ we will discuss the four market structures of Monopoly‚ Oligopoly‚ Monopolistic Competition and Pure Competition. We have identified four companies that operate in each of these market structures: Salt River Project‚ The Coca Cola Company‚ Russ ’s Market‚ and Columbia House. In each market structure we will describe the pricing and non-pricing strategies of the companies operating in
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McDonald’s Organizational Structure In 1940‚ Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonalds Bar-B-Q restaurant in San Bernardino‚ California. McDonalds offered hamburger‚ cheeseburgers‚ soft drinks‚ coffee‚ potato chips‚ and pie‚ which their big seller at that time was their 15-cent hamburger. McDonald’s achievement is constructed on the groundwork of personal and professional integrity. In 1955‚ a businessperson named Ray Kroc purchased the company from Richard and Maurice and began to
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Organizational structure refers to the way that an organization arranges people and jobs so that its work can be performed and its goals can be met. When a work group is very small and face-to-face communication is frequent‚ formal structure may be unnecessary‚ but in a larger organization decisions have to be made about the delegation of various tasks. Thus‚ procedures are established that assign responsibilities for various functions. It is these decisions that determine
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Unit 2- International economic Environment Economic Structures Developed Countries Developed countries are also called advanced countries‚ industrialized countries‚ more developed countries (MDC)‚ more economically developed countries (MEDC)‚ Global North countries‚ first world countries and post-industrial countries. While there is no official guideline for which country may be considered developed‚ different institutions have created different categories. The IMF identifies 32 advanced economies
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Capital Structure In finance‚ the term “capital structure” refers to the way a firm finances its assets. Generally speaking‚ there are two main forms of capital structure: debt financing and equity financing (Cumming 52; Myers‚ 83). Each type has its own advantages and disadvantages‚ and an essential task for the successful manager of a firm is to find an optimal capital structure in terms of risk and reward for stockholders. When making decisions that affect capital structure‚ managers must be
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