Investment Banking in 2008 (A): Rise and Fall of the Bear 1. What role did Bear’s culture play in its positioning vis-à-vis its competitors‚ and what role might that culture have played in its demise? Bear Stearns played a risky role with the promise of high returns. Bear was participating in the LTCM and created a bubble. Bear’s competitors recognized and hedged against risk by participating in the buyout while Bear Stearns ignored the bullish market. Other banks hired both externally as well
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A Case Study On: “ Ethical Investment Processes and Outcomes” by Grant Michelson‚ Nike Wailes‚ Sandra Van der Laan‚ Geoff Frost. About the Author: Grant Michelson is a senior lecturer in Work and Organisational Studies‚ School of Business at University of Sydney‚ Nick Wails lecturer in Work and Organisational Studies‚ School of Business at University of Sydney‚ Sandra Van der Laan lecturer in Accounting and Business Law‚ School of Business at University of Sydney and Geoff Frost Senior lecturer
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his study investigates the relationship between saving‚ investment and economic growth for India over the period 1950-51 to 2007-08. The literature on the role of saving in promoting economic growth generally points to saving led growth. However‚ few studies show evidence for growth driven saving and some suggest no relationship. In theory‚ saving may stimulate economic growth‚ economic growth may also induce saving. This paper adds to the literature by analysing the existence and nature of these
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Marketing and branding‚ two of the most common used words in the contemporary world‚ is closely linked to each other without doubts‚ but the importance of branding to successful marketing is enquired to measure in term of the question. In fact‚ various people have different ideas on marketing and branding. For most of people‚ or customers‚ the two are normally combined in their minds or even equal to each other. For example‚ people could raise Apple as the answer for both questions of “what is good
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The SMD Critical Appraisal Check List for Research Papers (50 marks) You will be expected to provide a short detailed answer to each question. Yes or No are not sufficient This may need a literature search to establish the use of any reference used by the authors of this research paper. It is essential to use the format of this checklist to facilitate marking. The potential marks for each question are in brackets. 1) Give the full citation of the paper (1) Kunchur‚ Ranjit‚ Allan Need‚ Toby Hughes
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FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN CUBA: THE LIMITS OF COMMERCIAL ENGAGEMENT María C. Werlau Since the collapse of the Soviet Bloc‚ the Cuban government embarked on economic liberalization based on the adoption of capitalist mechanisms which include an opening to foreign investment. This has led to increasing claims abroad that engagement— particularly commercial engagement within the context of constructive engagement1 —is the policy instrument that will lead to economic and political reform and the
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New appraisal pill for Dabur staff Writankar Mukherjee‚ TNN Apr 22‚ 2008‚ 12.00am IST KOLKATA: FMCG major Dabur India is going to revamp its appraisal policy for 2‚600-odd employees across the country. The company has decided to move beyond plain-vanilla annual increments to a system of continuous employee reward. The move has been undertaken based on recommendations from noted HR consultant Hewitt Associates. There will also be spot awards to recognise employees on the spot at any time‚ for
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INVESTMENT AVENUES 1.1 INTRODUCTION TO INVESTMENT The money one earns is partly spent and the rest is saved for meeting future expenses‚ instead of keeping savings idle one may like to use savings in order to get returns on it in the future‚ this is called as investment. In an economic sense‚ an investment is the purchase of goods that are not consumed today but are used in the future to create wealth. In finance‚ an investment is a monetary asset purchased with the idea that the asset will provide
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[pic][pic] STAFF CONFIDENTIAL Appraisal Form For support staff (on Clerical and Certain Related Administrative‚ and Technical Grades‚ and Computer Operators) Full Name: Job Title and Department: Name of Appraiser: Job Title of Appraiser: Head of Department: Please use the spaces provided to give the information requested. You may append additional documentation if this reduces the need to transcribe details‚ but please make sure that appropriate references to this material
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amazed on how guests appreciate the themed‚ the dishes‚ the table set-up‚ and everything else. After all of planning‚ efforts done for preparation‚ deliberation‚ and some misunderstanding/miscommunication‚ ITS ALL WORTH IT!! Because of every guest’s appraisals‚ words of wisdom‚ advises‚ and beautiful smiles that WE GOT FROM THEM. And most of all GOD GAVE US TRIALS TO FULLFILL OUR SWEET SUCCESS.
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