perform such actions when having a negative attitude towards their jobs? Structure and agency‚ are two very important aspects that help shape and maintain ones behavior towards society. The following essay will be discussing about the structure-agency and how this debate is affiliated with the Captain Louis De Koster negative attitude. One could define structure as the process of being taught socialization. “Term social structure here refers to the enduring‚ orderly and patterned relationships between
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HOW ATTRACTIVE IS THE INDUSTRY ? An attractive industry with a high average return on investment will be difficult to enter because entry barriers are high‚ suppliers and buyers have only modest bargaining power‚ substitute products or services are few‚ and the rivalry among competitors is stable. An unattractive industry like steel will have structural flaws‚ including a plethora of substitute materials‚ powerful and price-sensitive buyers‚ and excessive rivalry caused by high fixed costs and a
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Nike‚ Inc.: Cost of Capital Case 14 A Case Brief Submitted to Submitted by In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Date Submitted September 28‚ 2011 Summary This case highlights Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager with NorthPoint Group‚ a mutual-fund management firm. She managed the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund‚ and in July of 2001‚ was looking at the possibility of taking a position in Nike for her fund. Nike stock had declined significantly over the previous year‚ and it appeared
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Case Study: Harvey Industries Harvey Industries has been affected by the economy and in recent years the company has had a loss in profits causing financial distress. The company specializes in high-pressure washer system assembly‚ as well as‚ the sell of system repair parts. The systems are used in high-pressure cleaning of cars‚ engines‚ swimming pools‚ planes‚ barns and more. Harvey Industries is primarily assembles self-service car wash systems equipment. Three out of the last four years
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Carbonated Soft Drink‚ Ready-to-Eat Breakfast Cereal and Specialty Coffee Industries Using Porters Five Forces Michael Porter’s framework describes an industry as being influenced by five forces: buyer power‚ supplier power‚ threat of substitutes‚ threat of new entrants and the degree of rivalry between existing firms within the industry. A strategic business manager can use Porter’s model to more clearly understand the industry environment in which its firm operates and to therefore develop a competitive
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CASE STUDIES IN FINACE CASE STUDY 3: ESTIMATING THE COST OF CAPITAL QUESTION 1: a)b)c) The Capital Assets Price Model (CAPM) is used to describe the relationship between risk and expected return and is often used to estimate a cost of equity (Investopedia‚ 2009). The cost of equity(COE) of the discount rate is: R = Rf + β*(E - Rf) (1) Rf = Risk free rate of return‚ usually U.S. treasury bonds β = Beta for a company E = Expected return of the market
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2. How credit ratings affect the capital structure of a firm Credit ratings is the assessment of the credit worthiness of a firm based on historyof borrowing and repayment. Credit rating is the credit worthiness of a debtor. The debtors ability to pay back the debt. Companies with high rating (AAA) have a good market reputation and logically would avoid not being in favor of more debt in capital structure to save them from any adverse circumstances. High credit ratings expose a firm to obtain
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The Cost of Capital for Goff Computer‚ Inc. Rahul Parikh BUS650: Managerial Finance (MAH1209A) Dr Charles Smith March 18‚ 2012. The Cost of Capital for Goff Computer‚ Inc.: 1. Most publicly traded corporations are required to submit 10Q (quarterly) and 10K (annual) reports to the SEC detailing their financial operations over the previous quarter or year‚ respectively. These corporate fillings are available on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Go to the SEC Web site‚ follow the “Search for
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Industry structure affects intensity of competition in the following ways: Opportunity potential – Profitable market is likely to attract firms to invest in available opportunity‚ the more the number of firms in the market‚ the more intense of the competition. Ease of entry – When entry into an industry is relatively easy‚ more firms are likely to invest in that. ‚ including some marginal ones‚ are attracted to it. However‚ committed members of the industry may adopt strategies to discourage potential
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An Analysis of Upgrading the Structure of Electronic information industry in Fujian Abstract：In recent years‚ under the impact of global financial crisis‚ the foreign trade of Fujian Province characterized with export-oriented economy was impacted seriously‚ especially in Electronic information industry . In order to guide Electronic information industry out of economic trouble，this paper is going to advance some suggestions by upgrading the Industrial Structure in three means‚ that is‚ developing
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