Introduction This paper aims to analyze the common-sized balance sheets and ratios of 12 companies in order to identify their respective industries (Please refer to the Appendix for an overview of the financial data). The balance sheets of the 12 companies are analyzed in four steps‚ as shown in the following table. Step Industry Common Characteristics Companies 1 Service Almost no inventories Inventory turnover negligible Major passenger airline Regional bank Temporary office
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• First‚ let us group the industries – several groups with broadly similar attributes : • Financial Industry o Commercial Banking Identify the Industry • Retail Industry o Retail Grocery Store • High-technology industries o Computer Software o Pharmaceutical Preparations o Semiconductor Manufacturer • Service Industry • • • • • IT Service Provider Mobile phone service provider Commercial airline Integrated Oil and Gas Liquor producer and distributor • Capital
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----Specialty retailer Industry 2. Commercial banking ----Commercial banks Industry 3. Pharmaceutical preparations ----Pharmaceuticals Industry 4. Commercial airline ----Aerospace and defense Industry 5. Computer software ----Network & other comm. Equip. Industry 6. IT service provider ----Internet services and retailing Industry 7. Liquor producer and distributor ----Beverages Industry 8. Integrated oil and gas
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• Industries in the case can be organized into five groups consisting of A. Financial industry High receivables (loans) and payables (deposits‚ other loans)‚ little inventory Commercial banking (2) 2 has the highest receivables and payables (both note payable and account payable). It has no raw materials‚ work in progress and finished goods‚ which are characteristics for a bank. B. Retail industry Lots of inventory‚ low gross profit percentage Retail grocery stores(1) 1 has the lowest
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The Budget Assignment 1. Identify specific ways in which government is involved in your life and your family’s life in an economic way. While people like me make decisions that mold the economy‚ the government acts as a guide to keep that economy progressing into success. The government attempts to maintain growth‚ employment‚ and price stability. The government can also manipulate the economy to slow down or speed up by adjusting spending and tax rates. This results in a fluctuation in the employment
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How is your selected industry regulated? Use examples to support your ideas ‘X factor’ ‘The Inbetweeners’ ‘BBC News’ All television programmes must stay within certain regulations set by Ofcom or for the BBC the BBC trust. Some programmes stay within these regulations but others do not. Before the watershed programmes must be suitable for their target audience‚ especially if there is a chance children could be watching. TV channels need to keep this is mind. The watershed stop at 9:00pm and
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TOOL KIT Is Yours a Learning Organization? Using this assessment tool‚ companies can pinpoint areas where they need to foster knowledge sharing‚ idea development‚ learning from mistakes‚ and holistic thinking. by David A. Garvin‚ Amy C. Edmondson‚ and Francesca Gino L Daniel Chang EADERS MAY THINK that getting their organizations to learn is only a matter of articulating a clear vision‚ giving employees the right incentives‚ and providing lots of training. This assumption is not merely
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Succeeding in your organization Content 1. Introduction …………………………………………………………………………3 2.1A Successful Organization Depends on Effective Leadership…………..3 2.1.1Simplicity…………………………………………………………………………………….4 2.1.2Decisiveness……………………………………………………………………………….4 2.1.3Clearly defined lines of function‚ responsibility and accountability.......................................................................................5 2.1.4Utilization of talent and ability……………………………………………………5 2.2 Succeeding
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Empowering Your Organization Introduction Organizations are about people. People are the most valuable asset that an organization can possess to create success. The development of these people and the ability for an organization to retain talent can be complex. An organization must be organized to communicate and provide the structure necessary for growth and development. They must also have the people within the organization understand their ability to grow and the directions available
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Chemistry‚ which further reinforced my decision to go for Engineering major. I also liked to read a lot; stuff like mysteries‚ autobiographies of interesting people appealed to me a lot. I am now in the transfer program called ADP or American Degree Program. The whole project took me two-months to complete. Speaking of computers‚ I had to do a project for the Computer subject in 10th grade for the examination called the "O"tm Levels. My strong Mathematics and Science background combined with your excellent
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