Overview This case study focuses on where financial theory ends and practical application of the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) begins. It presents evidence on how some of the most financially complex companies and financial advisors estimated capital costs and focuses on the gaps found between theory and application. The approach taken in the paper differed from their predecessors in several various respects. Prior published information was solely based on written‚ closed-end surveys sent
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PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY 2011‚ 64‚ 225.262 DOING COMPETENCIES WELL: BEST PRACTICES IN COMPETENCY MODELING MICHAEL A. CAMPION Purdue University ALEXIS A. FINK Microsoft Corporation BRIAN J. RUGGEBERG Aon Consulting LINDA CARR Sun Microsystems GENEVA M. PHILLIPS RONALD B. ODMAN Boeing Company The purpose of this article is to present a set of best practices for competency modeling based on the experiences and lessons learned from the major perspectives on this topic (including applied
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Social Media Best Practices Report for Tiger Airways Table of contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Defining Social Media 4 3.0 Analysis on different social media platforms 4 3.1 Facebook 5 3.2 Twitter 5 3.3 YouTube 6 4.0 Best practices recommendations 7 4.1 ‘Facebook’ as best social media 7 4.2 Rationale and problem avoidance of ‘Facebook’ 8 5.0 Conclusion 9 References 10 1. Introduction As a relatively new entrant in Australia’s airline industry‚ Tiger Airways
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Competitive Analysis SWOT analysis of Costco Wholesale Co. Costco Wholesale Corporation is the world’s largest membership warehouse club chain based on sales volume. Sales for the fiscal year ending September 30‚ 2008 were almost $71 billion (www.online.wsj.com). Costco was founded in Kirkland‚ Washington by James Sinegal and Jeffrey Brotman. Costco opened its first warehouse in Seattle‚ Washington‚ on September 15‚ 1983. Costco is headquartered in Issaquah‚ Washington (www.hoovers.com)
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Q#1: Enlist Unified Process best practice. 1. DEVELOP ITERATIVELY. 2. MANAGE REQUIREMENTS. 3. USE COMPONENT ARCHITECTURES. 4. MODEL VISUALLY 5. CONTINUOUSLY VERIFY QUALITY. 6. MANAGE CHANGE 7. TACKLE HIGH-RISK AND HIGH-VALUE ISSUES IN EARLY ITERATIONS 8. CONTINUOUSLY ENGAGE USERS FOR EVALUATION‚ FEEDBACK‚ AND REQUIREMENTS 9. BUILD A COHESIVE‚ CORE ARCHITECTURE IN EARLY ITERATIONS 10. CONTINUOUSLY VERIFY QUALITY; TEST EARLY‚ OFTEN‚ AND REALISTICALLY 11. APPLY USE CASES 12. MODEL SOFTWARE VISUALLY
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Achieving Competitive Edge through Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Best Practices in the Internet Retail Industry Introduction The advancement of technology has redefined the paradigms of the accessibility to information. People are now more aware of their needs and the specific sources to fulfill those needs. There is an ever increasing demand for anything and everything and the way the retail sector is booming‚ the supply chain and logistics have assumed an importance never felt before
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Synopsys This case is based on how Costco Wholesales Corporation has become more efficient over time and how the company has accelarated its growth. In order to effectively address the company’s financial status‚ following things are needed to be taken under consideration How had the company been affected by growth? Had its operational efficiency changed? How had it financed the growth and how had its capital structure evolved? The whole case provides insight about the company and ratio from
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professional development of teachers through their further education and training increases their capability and efficiency in enhancing the educational benefits of the learners. To strengthen the Mentoring Program‚ different mentoring practices were done in Annafunan Elementary School by the mentor such as: a. Group mentoring in the district and in the division b. Lac session in the school c. Invitational demo-teaching d. Peer teaching and coaching e. Casual mentoring f. Co-
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Engineering Failure Analysis 12 (2005) 720–745 www.elsevier.com/locate/engfailanal Best practice for the assessment of defects in pipelines – gouges and dents K.A. Macdonald b a‚* ‚ A. Cosham b a University of Stavanger‚ 4036 Stavanger‚ Norway Penspen Integrity‚ Newcastle Business Park‚ Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7YL‚ UK Received 12 July 2004; accepted 13 December 2004 Available online 13 April 2005 Abstract Oil and gas transmission pipelines have a good safety record and
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Strategic Case Analysis: COSTCO (Nasdaq: COST) Strategic Management MGT4340 Table of Contents 1.0.0. Executive Summary………………………………………………… 2.0.0. Company History……………………………………………………. 2.1.0. Background……………………………………………………. 2.2.0. Purpose of this study …………………………………………. 3.0.0. External Analysis …………………………………………………. 3.1.0. General Environmental Analysis …………………………. 3.1.1. Demographic Segment ………………………………. 3.1.2. Economic Segment ………………………………… 3.1.3. Political/Legal Segment ……………………………
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