1. Why should a firm have a capital structure policy‚ i.e. a target debt ratio? A capital structure policy aims to balance the trade-off between the benefits of debt financing (interest tax shield) and the costs of debt financing (financial distress and agency costs). Every firm should set its target capital structure such that its cost and benefits of leverage ultimately maximise the firm’s value. Graham and Harvey asked 392 firms’ chief financial officers whether they use target debt ratios. Results
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ConocoPhillips’ knowledge-sharing program is ranked as best-in-class across industries.” Dan mentioned that Conoco Phillips is fourth largest traded company in US with 30‚000 employees around the world and many contractors who also participate in their knowledge sharing. They have been many changes in the last 12 years as a number of companies were acquired‚ along with the merger of Conoco and Phillips. This activity has triggered a big need for knowledge sharing. He likes the term knowledge sharing
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According to Merriam-Webster ’s dictionary empower is defined as "to give official authority or legal power to" therefore employee empowerment would be giving official authority and power to employees‚ or giving the employees responsibility for what they do. Employee empowerment‚ or just empowerment‚ has many positive and also many negative or controversial sides‚ throughout this paper I will discuss these points and discuss them in depth. Empowerment is a trend that has been hitting companies since
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RISK MITIGATION USING VENTURE AGREEMENTS IN THE UPSTREAM INDUSTRY (A CASE STUDY AND MODELLING APPROACH) BY SODE ADESOJI O. (51124473) AUGUST 2012 A Dissertation Presented In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Degree Of MSc. International Business Energy And Petroleum At The University Of Aberdeen DECLARATION I declare that this thesis has been composed by myself‚ that it has not been accepted in any previous application for a degree‚ that the work of which
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How Advertising Affects What You Buy Catherine Crawford English 1A MW 4-515 Dr. Bergmann November 13‚ 1994 (Research Paper) OUTLINE Thesis: Advertising has different effects on consumers‚ it changes their prospective on what is‚ and what is not‚ worth buying‚ what they buy and when they buy it. 1. How advertisers target a certain background or area for their product‚ and how they get your attention. 2. What advertisers use to get you to
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| Michael David Mitchell | Corporate Thief | | | | DuPont is an American chemical company headquartered out of Wilmington‚ Delaware. “DuPont provides a wide range of products and services for markets including agriculture‚ nutrition‚ electronics‚ communications‚ safety and protection‚ home and construction‚ transportation and apparel. One such product is Kevlar®‚ which is DuPont ’s registered trademark for a very light‚ very strong synthetic fiber that is spun into ropes or fabric
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Group 4 Case 5 Analysis: DuPont Kevlar: Aramid Industrial Fiber 1. Why did DuPont’s management target the tire cord market for Kevlar? DuPont’s management was influenced by a number of factors in their decision to target the tire cord market. The first was historically based. The Kevlar fiber’s development was very similar to their prior development of the Nomex fiber. Nomex was at the time‚ the most expensive new product DuPont had developed. Initially identified as a large impact polymer fiber
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Creditors Recovery Corp. (alternate name‚ Enron Corp.) from February 2001 to July 2001. He has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry‚ including roles in government‚ asset development‚ sales and marketing‚ and trading. He has worked for Conoco‚ DuPont‚ and Enron‚ where he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Enron Capital and Trade Resources. Mr. Pai served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Enron Energy Services Operations‚ Inc. from March 1997 to February
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Jacqueline Dupont‚ Dupont Residential Care‚ and Assured In-Home Care An experienced assisted living and senior care professional‚ Jacqueline Dupont sits on the board of directors for the Alzheimer’s Association and supports the initiatives of Senior Serve of Orange County. Jacqueline Dupont currently serves as chief executive officer of two businesses that she founded in Southern California. Operating as Irvine Cottages Memory Care since 1995‚ Dupont Residential Care provides memory care and
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The duPont Titanium. D;oX~ e Case °d .L. In April of 1978‚ E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company was charged with violation of section 2 of the Sherman Act and l section 5 of the FTC act. The complaint charged duPont with attempting to monopolize the production of titanium dioxide pigment. The pigment is used in paper and paint to increase There’ are no close substitutes for the degree of whiteness. the product‚ although fillers can be used in some applications to decrease the amount used
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