An analysis of Doug Liman’s Mr & Mrs Smith (2005) focusing on Butler’s notion of fluid gender identity. Butler’s concept of fluid gender identity states that rather than seeing the male and female genders fixed‚ they should be seen as fluid or flexible depending on the situation any one person could be in at any point in time. By using this notion Butler proposes that we could work towards a new equality where people are not limited by their male or female gender roles. Mr & Mrs Smith (2005)
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Write a memo to the head of an organization you know well (please identify the organization!) suggesting how that organization could integrate some of Doug Hall’s ideas about creativity into his or her organization (assume that this person has read the Inc. article). Of course‚ you should consider and address the major barriers this person may have with these ideas. As always‚ but especially now‚ be creative! Dear Meg Whitman‚ are you ready to recycle the clunky‚ outdated HP laptop that awaited
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Target’s sales saw a major increase raising their revenue to $52.6 billion. With 1400 locations throughout the nation‚ Doug Scovanner‚ the CEO‚ has to decide the next steps Target must take for continual growth. He was presented ten different investment options‚ which‚ he narrowed down to five with a total capital expenditure equaling $200 million. Upon analyzing the five locations‚ Scovanner has decided to suggest three locations‚ The Barn‚ Gopher Place‚ and Remodeling of the Stadium to the Capital Expenditure
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store up and running if there is a chance for starting up a new store in any geography (Real-estate managers are responsible for this) Which of the five CPRs should Doug Scovanner accept? Be prepared to explain how each of the considerations that follow influenced your decision: Out of the 8 choices available‚ I would tell that Scovanner will accept NPV/IRR‚ Size of the project‚ Customer demographics‚ Brand‐awareness impact‚ Cannibalization of other stores’ sales‚ because‚ • NPV and IRR are two main
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capital budgeting process‚ Doug Scovanner should accept all stores except Goldie’s Square. Furthermore‚ if Target were to limit its capital budget for store expansion to $120 million‚ Gopher Place‚ The Barn‚ and the Stadium Remodel should be accepted. INTRODUCTION This executive memorandum compares Target’s business model to Wal-Mart’s and Costco’s‚ and analyzes Target’s capital budgeting process. Additionally‚ this memorandum analyzes which of the 4 CPR’s Doug Scovanner should accept using various
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its purchase of leaseholds from the Canadian chain Zellers. Doug Scovanner‚ CFO of Target Corporation‚ was one of the five executive officers who were members of the Capital Expenditure Committee (CEC). The CEC were meeting on November 14‚ 2006 where 10 projects representing nearly $300 million in capital-expenditure request were to be reviewed. In reviewing the 10 projects coming before the committee‚ it was clear to Scovanner that five of the projects‚ representing $200 million in requested
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And the expansion of groceries and store brands has continued. In fact‚ for 2010‚ Target planned just 10 store openings‚ the lowest in its history. “It will be a long time before we approach the development pace of several years ago‚” said Doug Scovanner‚ Target’s chief financial officer.
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| Target Corporation | Memo To: Dr. Brian Boscaljon From: Adam Leone and Jean Costa CC: Doug Scovanner‚ CFO Date: [ 2/14/2011 ] Re: November Meeting Capital Budgeting Decisions The Objective As the November Meeting approaches‚ CFO Doug Scovanner is faced with the problem of choosing which of the five controversial projects available to accept. Our task is to assume this role and evaluate each of the projects based upon two major criteria. The first is determining the firm’s financial motives
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Goldie’s Square has the lowest NPV and IRR of the projects‚ declining market share‚ and the impact of the project won’t be seen till the third year. ------------------------------------------------- BACKGROUND It is November 2006‚ and CFO Doug Scovanner has to review five projects along with other members of the Capital Expenditure Committee‚ after five projects have already been accepted. Targets management has an overarching goal to create 100 new stores a year while maintaining their strong
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------------------------------------------------- FI 627: Corporate Finance: Applications and advanced topics ------------------------------------------------- Study questions for case studies: Spring 2013 Week 1: Sears‚ Roebuck & Co. vs. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. 1. How do the retailing strategies of Sears and Wal-Mart differ? 2. Wal-Mart’s average return on equity for the 1997 fiscal year was 19.7% while Sears’ average return on equity over roughly the same period was
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