In sociology‚ industrial society refers to a society driven by the use of technology to enable mass production‚ supporting a large population with a high capacity for division of labour. Such a structure developed in the west in the period of time following the Industrial Revolution‚ and replaced the agrarian societies of the Pre-modern‚ Pre-industrial age. Industrial societies are generally mass societies‚ and may be succeeded by an Information society. They are often contrasted to with the traditional
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Chapter 8 The Cost of Capital 236 CHAPTER 8—THE COST OF CAPITAL TRUE/FALSE 1. Capital refers to items on the right-hand side of a firm’s balance sheet. 2. The component costs of capital are market-determined variables in as much as they are based on investors’ required returns. 3. The cost of debt is equal to one minus the marginal tax rate multiplied by the coupon rate on outstanding debt. 4. The cost of issuing preferred stock by a corporation must be adjusted to an after-tax
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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA YEAR 1) COURSE AND ASSIGNMENT HANDBOOK JULY 2010 INTAKE Course and Assignment Handbook – July 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. WELCOME MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL INTRODUCTION TO MANCOSA THE MANCOSA MISSION OUR VISION MBA PROGRAMME STRUCTURE 5.1 Overall Programme Objectives 5.2 Programme focus 5.3 Module description and rationale PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATION 6.1 Programme Management 6.2 Programme registration 6.3 Registry and despatch 6.4 Finance 6.4.1 Fee
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Journal of Business Research 51 (2001) 61 ± 72 The impact of market and organisational challenges on marketing strategy decision-making: a qualitative investigation of the business-to-business sector Denise Jarratta‚*‚ Ramzi Fayedb‚1 a School of Marketing and Management‚ Charles Sturt University‚ Bathurst 2795‚ Australia b International Marketing Institute‚ Level 8‚ 25 Bligh Street‚ Sydney 2000‚ Australia Received 1 December 1998; accepted 2 December 1998 Abstract Technological advances
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Hist 272: Kenneth Morgan- Britain was the first western country to undergo an industrial revolution. T.S. Ashton who first coined the phrase of the industrial revolution claimed that it started in 1760 and finished in 1830 Economic Advance by 1750: By 1750 Britain had a social and economic situation that was conducive to an industrial revolution occurring. Relatively small land mass‚ with navigable rivers had the potential for transport development and for integration in the economy During
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international companies ignore local culture‚ the local culture will become the barrier of their development. Therefore‚ international fast food companies should pay attention on local culture. This report aims to show how culture impacts international fast food market and explain how firms can analyze cultural elements influence. Facts indicate that local language‚ eating habits and customs all have effects on the fast-food company ’s decision-making. On the other hand‚ when firms respect local
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Understanding corporate value: managing and reporting intellectual capital Intellectual capital Contents 1 Introduction 4 2 Definitions of intellectual capital 6 2.1 2.2 Classifications of intellectual capital Why is intellectual capital so difficult to measure? 3 IC measurement 8 Generic models 3.1 Balanced scorecard 3.2 Performance prism 3.3 Knowledge assets map approach Individual company models 3.4 The Skandia navigator 3.5 Ericsson’s cockpit communicator
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WHAT EXTENT THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEPEND ON THE INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. A developing country‚ also called a less-developed country (LDC)‚ is a nation with a low living standard‚ undeveloped industrial base‚ and low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries. Meanwhile‚ an industrial country also known as developed country or "more developed country" (MDC)‚ is a sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure
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Stock market development and economic growth Executive summery This paper examined the relationship between stock market development and economic growth of two Asian developing countries‚ that is‚ Pakistan and Bangladesh‚ after the liberalization period of 1990s. The relationship measured were in terms of size (market capitalization)‚ liquidity (total value of stocks traded and stock turnover ratio) and volume (total number of companies listed in the stock exchange of each of the country). The
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IMPACT OF CAPITAL MARKET ON ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The capital market is a highly specialized and organized financial market and indeed essential agent of economic growth because of its ability to facilitate and mobilize saving and investment. To a great extent‚ the positive relationship between capital accumulation real economic growths has long affirmed in economic theories (Anyanwu‚ 1993). Success in capital
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