IBM BOARD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES 1. Board Size 10-14 directors on the Board is optimal. This approach is flexible depending on the circumstances and the qualifications of proposed candidates. 2. Number‚ Structure and Function of Committees The number‚ structure‚ and function of Board Committees are reviewed periodically by the Directors and Corporate Governance Committee. The Audit Committee‚ Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committee‚ and the Directors and Corporate
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CFA Institute What Determines Price-Earnings Ratios? Author(s): William Beaver and Dale Morse Source: Financial Analysts Journal‚ Vol. 34‚ No. 4 (Jul. - Aug.‚ 1978)‚ pp. 65-76 Published by: CFA Institute Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4478160 Accessed: 12/06/2010 17:20 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part
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Eleanor Wiske Dillon University of Michigan Dissertation Abstract Three Essays on Career and Education Choices Chapter 1: “Risk and Return Tradeoffs in Lifetime Earnings” (JMP) There is a tradeoff between risk and expected earnings across occupations. Virtually all occupations require workers to invest in specific skills that tie them to that occupation‚ but workers face uncertainty about how much they can earn over a lifetime of that type of work. Rational‚ risk-averse workers will require
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before – MERGER & ACQUISITION of IBM and Pricewaterhouse Consulting 1. WHY – UNDERLYING REASONS FOR THE PROJECT Over the past five years‚ IBM has quietly transformed itself into a "software‚ solution and services" company. With the transformation from a hardware vendor to a solution provider‚ it has entered the area of consulting services. IBM bought PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (PwCC) in October 2002 and became the world’s largest technology services company‚ with annual revenue of $40
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Founded in 1911‚ IBM was for many years the world’s dominant computer company. But by the time when Louis V. Gertsner obtained the CEO position at the above corporation it was in a very problematic situation. At the press many analytics described the case like deep depression. Most prominent were two men Charles Morris and Charles Ferguson who had written a book‚ "Computer Wars"‚ which took a grim view of IBM’s prospects. They stated: "There is a serious possibility that IBM is finished as a
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Introduction:In 2000 the Microelectronics division of IBM found itself struggling as an unexpected rapid rise of demand overwhelmed the company’s capacity. Chris King and her team had put a lot of effort and time into making the Network Technology Unit into what it had become. King and her team had started out by setting very bold targets (a BHAG if you will) of achieving growth levels that were unimaginable at the time and most importantly of becoming a leader in the business of microchip technology
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IBM operates primarily in a single industry using several segments that create a value by offering a variety of solutions that include‚ either singularly or in some combination‚ technologies‚ systems‚ products‚ services‚ software and financing. This may lead you to believe that IBM has adopted a corporate level strategy of concentrating on a single business unit‚ but this is only half the picture. For IBM there is not one general type of corporate strategy that best suits their needs‚ but a combination
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the risk-return type of relationship in the framework of (G)ARCH -In- Mean model‚ and then comment on the nature of the relationship thus obtained. SOLUTION DATA DESCRIPTION : Monthly returns for IBM stock from 1926 to 1997. (‘m.ibm2697’ object of class ‘zooreg’‚ package {FinTS} in R) Source : http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/ruey.tsay/teaching/fts2 PART (i) A time series is said to be strictly stationary if the joint distribution
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anywhere between a group of two or more members to even over 20 members sometimes. As per the Indian way of living‚ the commanding position in a family is held by the eldest earning male member. He consults other adult members on important issues‚ but it is his decision that ultimately prevails. However‚ a lot of importance is also given to the advice of the eldest retired members of the family. Women as Homemaker As per the lifestyle of the Indian people‚ it is the duty of a woman to take care of her
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IBM Q.1) What are the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats are suggested in Louis Gerstner’s comments. Ans: Strength It is the world’s premier commercial centre of technology innovation. IBM’s 3 major growth engines –services‚ software and component (OEM) technology provide more than half of IBM’s revenue. Technological advancement: IBM has “blue chip” 500 today’s fastest computers. Weakness No share in all segments e.g. hardware‚ software‚ etc Opportunities It is the period
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