Description of an academic discipline. Sociology is‚ in the broadest sense‚ the study of human interactions as well as social trends and phenomena that impact behaviors of individuals. (Dressler‚ 1973) It is generally classified as one of the social sciences along with economics‚ psychology‚ and anthropology and was established as a subject in the late 18th century. Karl Marx‚ the founder of modern Communism‚ succeeded in stimulating the general public’s interest in the subject more than anyone
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Practice Problem Set – 1 ( The following problems are from Corporate Finance by Ross‚ Westerfield‚ and Jaffe – Tenth edition‚ McGraw-Hill / Irwin – ISBN 978-0-07-803477-0 ) 1. Audrey Sanborn has just arranged to purchase a $ 550‚000 vacation home in the Bahamas with a 20 percent down payment. The mortgage has a 6.1 percent stated annual interest rate‚ compounded monthly‚ and calls for equal monthly payments over the next 30 years. Her first payment will be due one month from now. However‚ the mortgage
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GROUP 2 PRESENTATION NAMES Elisha Masakadza (Syndicate Leader) Frank Munyanduki Kingsley Zimbudzana M Jeremiah M Chivasa Mbairo Dhliwayo Simba Mwaingeni LABOUR CASE BACKGROUND * International Org (Eastern Parts) had fired employees 12mnth ago. * Case has been in the Labour Courts for 6 months * The Org lost the case because of failure to follow the proper labour procedures. * NEC gave 2 options a. Re-instate and backdate salaries 12 mnths since dismissal
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Advantage‚” Journal of Management‚ 17(1)‚ 191-211. Grant‚ R. M. (1991) “The Resource-based Theory of Competitive Advantage‚” California Management Review‚ 33(3)‚ 114-35. Hofstede‚ G. (1980) Culture ’s consequences: International Differences in Work-Related Values. Sage‚ Newbury Park‚ CA. Hofstede‚ G. (2001) Culture ’s Consequences: Comparing Values‚ Behaviours‚ Institutions and Organizations across Nations‚ 2nd Edition Thousand Oaks CA: Sage Publications. Homburg‚ C. and Pflesser‚ C. (2000) “A Multiple-Layer
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Solutions Manual Fundamentals of Corporate Finance 9th edition Ross‚ Westerfield‚ and Jordan Updated 12-20-2008 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE FINANCE Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. Capital budgeting (deciding whether to expand a manufacturing plant)‚ capital structure (deciding whether to issue new equity and use the proceeds to retire outstanding debt)‚ and working capital management (modifying the firm’s credit collection policy with its customers). Disadvantages:
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| Case Study Four | S&S Air International? | | | 5/7/2011 | The business world is highly competitive‚ changes quickly and is filled with risks and rewards. The international business world is no different! Things can change on the international stage in the time it takes to get a cup of tea! S&S Air has been in discussions with a dealer in Europe to sell the company’s model known as “The Eagle”. The dealer‚ Amalie Diefenbaker‚ has told S&S Air that she will pay the
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In Michel Foucault’s Discipline and Punish‚ he states that “[a] real subjection is born mechanically from a fictitious relation” (202). Real is the idea that something is fixed‚ permanent‚ and immovable. Fictitious’ however‚ is something that is not real or true. He that is exposed to the understanding of his actions and accepts the accountability to act spontaneously under the constraints of his own power becomes a standard to his own exposure. Basically‚ explaining that if you fake something as
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........................................................................................... 11 Hierarchical structure of our organization .................................................................................. 12 Important Management Discipline in McDonalds ...................................................................... 13 McDonald’s Corporation Customer Success Story ..................................................................... 13 Business Issue: ......................
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By Mahamed Abdi Studying for Business SM1007 Student Number: 0747672 There is an ongoing debate over business roles in society which revolves around two opposing arguments. On the one hand‚ it is argued that CSR issues are not suitable to corporate agenda. This point of view maintains that corporations and society pursue different goals‚ and that the aims of one can only be achieved at the expense of the other. Companies are profit driven‚ and the sole purpose of business is to generate shareholder
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Assume the taxpayer is in the 28% marginal tax bracket for ordinary income and 15% for qualifying capital gains and dividends in all tax years. The selected investment will be liquidated at the end of five years. The alternatives are: Taxable Corporate Bond yielding 6% before tax‚ and the interest can be reinvested at 6% before tax. The taxable bond and reinvested earnings will accumulate at an after-tax rate of 4.32% [(1 – .28) × .06] to equal $12‚355 at the end of 5 years [$10‚000 × (1.0432)5
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