* Explain how Dell’s working capital policy is a competitive advantage for the company? Dell uses a just in time order fulfillment policy and accurate forecasting of sales to minimize inventories. This allowed Dell to hold inventory of finished products far below levels of their competitors (10-20% compared to 50-70% industry level) and furthermore allowed them to quickly implement changes to their product lines as new technologies became available. This quick inventory turnover also allowed Dell
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Enron- Examining a Business Failure University of Phoenix Organization Leadership LDR/531 Mr. January 12‚ 2010 Enron- Examining a Business Failure How did a multibillion dollar company arrive to the point of non existence? Was it the lack of organizational structure? Or maybe the lack of ethical management and leadership? One thing is certain and that is Enron has given the world a glance at how a leader within the energy industry‚ could have it all one minute‚ yet in a blink of
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CASE 2: VALUING CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROJECTS CORPORATE FINANCE GROUP Y Growth Enterprises‚ Inc When valuing any project‚ the free cash flows must be determined in order to be able to successfully implement any method of capital budgeting. Growth Enterprises is currently considering four projects. Each has an equal required initial investment of $10‚000‚000 which is followed by a set of cash flows different for each project. Depreciation figures for each project were calculated on a straight-line
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Sociology Research Paper Adoption Abstract The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of the sociological studies on how adopted children are prejudged and how they can fit into society. It also discusses the difference within the family dynamic. It presents facts and statistics or our current adoption system and suggests ways on which to fix it. Adoption I decided on adoption as my topic because it’s a topic that’s very close to me. Being adopted‚ this research paper
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Adoption is a topic that has always been thoroughly debated. Whether it’s because of religion or plain ethics‚ people normally have a strong opinion on the topic no matter if they are for or against it. Adoption has been on the rise in the past 30 years. Specifically‚ international adoption has seen its numbers more than double in recent years. Christian Pryor of A Narrative Inquiry of International Adoption Stories states that “In 1991‚ there were 8‚481 children adopted from other countries
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adult. In many parts of the United States where teenage girls are having‚ keeping and raising babies is considered to be without question‚ the only acceptable choice; they are not given the facts about the alternative: placing one’s newborn up for adoption. There is no situation in which an unmarried teenage girl fares best by keeping her child‚ and in no situation in which doing so is in the child’s best interest. Also‚ when neither marriage or the common sense of maturity are agreed upon‚ parenting
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Citation: Siegel‚ D. (2003). Open adoption of infants: adoptive parent’s feelings seven years later. Social Work‚48(3)‚ 409-419. doi:sw/48.3.409 Research Question: Although‚ it is not primarily a question itself‚ this study focuses on adoptive parents’ perceptions of their infants’ open adoptions seven years ago‚ as well as exploring the parents’ reaction now that their children are school age. Key Questions/ Issues guiding the study: This type of study is defined as a qualitative descriptive
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Fighting for Gay Adoption RIghts Homosexuality is becoming more and more accepted and integrated into today’s society‚ however‚ when it comes to homosexuals establishing families‚ there is usually a problem. In most states‚ homosexuals can adopt children like any other married or single adult. There are a lot of arguments to this topic‚ some people believe that it should be legal nationally‚ while others would prefer that is was banned everywhere‚ or at least in their individual states. Most gay
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Gay Adoption Adoption has been around for many years‚ people just need to show that they are qualified parents to adopt. There are many orphans in this world that want a family‚ but there is not enough families or parents to take them in. There are not that many families that can or will take children in‚ wether it is because they cannot support them financially or they have children of their own. The main result is that there are so many orphan children that want a loving family. Gay adoption is
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Adoption over all is a wonderful option‚ but there are two distinct types a family should think about before going through with the process. Open adoption includes contact between the adoptive family and the birth parents. Closed adoption legally seals all records and cuts off contact between the two families (source 2). Closed adoption is also known as “traditional”. The birthparents and adoptive parents have no contact and there is little to no information exchange. Then‚ after the adoption has
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