1.0 Introduction In today’s competitive environment organizations thrive and survive on their human resources. Values‚ attitudes‚ perceptions and behavior‚ which form these resources‚ influence employee performance. It is a key factor in realizing organizational and individual goals that in turn greatly depends on individual’s self-motivation and job satisfaction. 1.1 What is job satisfaction? Job satisfaction is one’s attitude towards his job (positive or negative)
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Cost of Equity: For the risk-free rate‚ we decided to use the 30-year old Treasury yield‚ which is currently 4.6%. We believe it is important to match the time horizon when comparing financial assets. Given that stocks have essentially an endless time horizon‚ the 30-year Treasury seems a more reasonable asset by which to compare stocks. 1-month Treasury Bills‚ for instance‚ are comparable to safety-deposit boxes‚ which are completely safe‚ but cannot ever yield a return. It’s highly likely that
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order to completely analyze Nike and its possible place in the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ Ford needs to know Nike’s cost of capital. One of the most useful ways to measure the cost of capital is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Theoretically‚ the optimal capital structure in the mix of types of financing that produces the lowest WACC. WACC is calculated by multiplying the cost of each type of financing a company uses‚ be it debt or the many types of equity‚ by their respective weights. It
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Factors affecting Group Development Leadership Style and Skills - This is the ability to persuade the group member to change and reflect the leadership style. Authoritarian leaders predominate compliant and dependent members Democrat leaders Persuade more active involvement Environment Physical factors ( space‚ temperature‚ seating arrangement) Space/room (location and set up‚ e.g. Lighting & ventilation‚ seating arrangement) Emotional factors (emotional climate‚ verbal and non-verbal
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home improvement retailer. They are now the second largest retailer in the United States‚ offering 40‚000 to 50‚000 different types of home improvement supplies‚ building materials‚ and lawn and garden products. They carry a wide assortment of low-cost products‚ and offer expert advice and exceptional customer service. As an innovator of the home improvement industry‚ Home Depot has expanded into Canada‚ Mexico‚ Argentina‚ Chile‚ and Puerto Rico. Currently there are 1‚459 stores including fifty
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Factors Affecting Performance in Mathematics Mathematics is a subject recognized as the mother of all learning with other subjects deriving their concepts from it‚ in both the arts and sciences. It is also an international language and is essential in almost every field; handling money‚ measurements in fashion‚ angles in sports such as bowling and billiards‚ technology and economics. Consequently‚ a good performance in the subject is important. 1. Lack of Appreciation Children pay little attention
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division‚ restaurant division and contract service division. Marriott uses Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) as the hurdle rate‚ and use it to discount the appropriate cash flows when evaluate an investment project. Our goal is to determine the WACC at every division base on the information that the case has provided. First of all‚ we will determine the cost of debt‚ cost of equity and the capital structure for the whole company. Then we will compute for the tax rate‚ and calculate the WACC
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Question 6 What is the cost of capital for the lodging and restaurant divisions of Marriott? Answer: The cost of capital for lodging is 9.2% and the cost of capital for restaurants is 13.1% Calculation: WACC = (1-t) * rd * (D/V) + re* (E/V) Where: D= market value of DEBT re = aftertax cost of equity E = market value of EQUITY V = D+E rd = pretax cost of debt t = tax rate To calculate the formula above‚ we need to determine each component Tax rate (t) 56% --> calculated before LODGING
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How is pH affecting catalase activity? Hypothesis The catalase activity is assumed to be the most active in pH7. The higher or lower concentration away from the optimum pH of catalase‚ the slower the rate of activity is. Data Collection & Processing I collected the results of pH4‚ pH7‚ pH10 and pH13 after 2 minutes‚ and I repeated the experiment 3 times. Below is a table to show the results‚ their averages and standard deviations: | 1st time (sec) | 2nd time (sec) | 3rd time (sec)
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is product of socio-economic‚ psychological and environmental factors. For the last 20 years‚ education in Pakistan is growing as a profitable industry with prime objective of maximizing profit by delivering high quality education that produces well-educated‚ skilled‚ mannered students according to needs and requirements of the dynamically growing market. That’s why the scope of research is always there to find out what are the factors that affect the performance of the students. There are two
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