9-207-056 JANUARY 28‚ 2007 MALCOLM BAKER Multifactor Models There are two parts to this exercise. The first is to evaluate the performance of four mutual funds. And‚ the second is to estimate the cost of capital for two firms. Benchmarking Both parts of the exercise are about choosing an appropriate benchmark‚ either for evaluating past investment returns or assessing a new project. Ideally‚ a benchmark should reflect the opportunity cost‚ or the best alternative investment. If an investment manager’s
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objectives Immelt has set for GE? Can a giant global Conglomerate hope to outperform the overall market growth? Can size and diversity be made an asset rather than a liability? 3. What is your evaluation of the growth strategy (a strategy for a giant global conglomerate with a portfolio of mature industrial businesses) Immelt has articulated? Is he betting on the right things to drive growth? 4. How does this case illustrate how strategic intent needs to be matched by both organizational capability
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Earlier this week‚ we did a focused free write on the topic of Malcolm’s trip to Mecca‚ and I would like to expand on this by emphasizing the topic of mindset‚ specifically growth mindset. When you are confronted with a problem‚ do you A) Try to solve it‚ or B) Ignore it? Your answer to this is probably determined by the kind of mindset you have. Mindset‚ according to the dictionary’s definition is “the established set of attitudes held by someone.” I believe that mindset is your attitude that shapes
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14. Friedman’s book focuses on three social forces that are accelerating and buffeting individuals and community What are these three social forces and how do they relate to the POET model? Which concept (letter) does he not examine? According to the movie Growthbusters‚ why is it problematic to address the three and leave the fourth alone? In the book‚ Thank You for Being Late: An Optimists Guide for Thriving in the Age of Accelerations‚ the author‚ Thomas Friedman‚ explains throughout his book
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Microbial Growth of Consumable Products By Bryce Wilmott AIM: To calculate the quantity of observable microbial colonies on the surface of the Agar solid‚ as to determine the presence of microbes in consumable products i.e. yoghurt and blue vein cheese. HYPOTHESIS: Microbial growth will be present in two of the three Agar plates (those containing the food product) due to the suspected presence of microbes‚ whilst the control Agar plate (containing no food products)
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Economic Growth- Please write the definition Inflation- Rising prices across the board. Inflation means less bang for your buc‚ as it erodes the purchasing power of a unit of currency. Inflation usually refers to CONSUMER PRICES. Therefore the goal of MONETARY POLICY in many countries is to ensure that inflation is neither too high or too low. The present growth rate of our country has dropped to nearly three and a half year low of 5.5%. India’s GDP growth for the 1st quarter of the current
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Mindset Ivy Bridge Jami S. Opp February 9‚ 2013 PSY 320 When I speak with people I am able to see that we all have a different way of coping with problems. Some people have a growth mindset‚ in which they feel that they are able to succeed. Others have a fixed mindset‚ in which they feel they are unable to succeed at anything‚ even if they try their hardest. What is the difference in the diverse mindsets? When you have a fixed mindset‚ you believe
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The IMF view point on India’s GDP The International Monetary Fund (IMF)‚ in its World Economic Outlook‚ projected an average growth rate of about 3.75 per cent in market prices for India in 2013-14‚ which is expected to pick up to 5.1 per cent next year. India’s GDP growth slowed to 5 per cent in the year 2012-13 ending March from an average of 8 per cent over the past decade. In addition‚ two consecutive months (July-August) of negative business sentiment and higher interest rates may curb
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GDP growth in China 1952-2009 Sharp increase in GDP during the reform period GDP has risen from Rmb362.4 billion in 1978‚ at the start of the reform period‚ to Rmb30 trillion in 2008 (both figures at current prices). Structural change in the Chinese economy during the reform period The share of primary industry in GDP has fallen from 28% in 1978‚ at the beginning of the reform period‚ to 11% in 2008. This fall occurred because agricultural output grew more slowly than output of other
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In practice‚ clinicians use growth charts as standards rather than references. The CDC growth charts consist of a set of charts for infants birth to 36 months of age and a set of charts for children and adolescents from age 2 to 20 years. The charts for infants include sex-specific percentile curves for weight for age‚ recumbent length for age‚ head circumference for age‚ and weight for recumbent length. The CDC recommends that the WHO growth charts be used for children younger than 2 years of age
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