UV5319 May 10‚ 2010 B CORPORATION: A NEW SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL “We envision a new sector of the economy which harnesses the power of private enterprise to create public benefit.” —B Lab‚ “Declaration of Interdependence‚” 2010 Introduction Jay Coen Gilbert and Bart Houlahan were friends as undergraduates at Stanford University. In 1993‚ a few years after graduation‚ they helped start the basketball shoe and apparel company AND1. As the company grew‚ cofounder Gilbert and president
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Harnischfeger Corporation Teaching Note INTRODUCTION The purpose of the "Harnischfeger Corporation" case is to expose students to the managerial motives for making major financial reporting policy changes. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) allow companies wide latitude in the choice of accounting policies. After a firm chooses a set of accounting policies‚ current accounting rules permit changes from one alternative policy to another at the discretion of the management
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Alpha Corporation Question 1) Assumption: Only transactions above 50 millions are considered as major transactions. a) 1989: i. Sources of Cash: Net cash provided by continuing operations‚ Proceeds from disposal of depreciable and other assets‚ Increase in short-term borrowings‚ Proceeds from long-term debt. ii. Uses of Cash: Investment in depreciable assets‚ Investment in capitalized software‚ Payments of long-term debt. b) 1990: i. Sources of Cash: Net Cash
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ACF: CONGOLEUM CORPORATION Summary Congoleum Corporation has three product market segments: home furnishings‚ shipbuilding and automotive and industrial distribution. In 1979‚ First Boston Corporation bid for an LBO of Congoleum for a price per share of $38. The purpose of this analysis is to assess Congoleum as a LBO candidate and determine whether the offer made by First Boston Corporation is fair. 1. Is Congoleum a good LBO candidate? In other words‚ does this company have a lot of debt
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Cost of Capital Definition: cost of capital is the rate of return that a company must earn on its project investments to maintain its market value and attract funds. The cost of capital to a company is the minimum rate of return that is must earn on its investments in order to satisfy the various categories of investors‚ who have made investments in the form of shares ‚ debentures and loans. The cost of capital in operational terms refers to the discount rate that would be used in determining the
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Abstract This paper discusses FedEx Corporation and details the linkage between the business strategy‚ workforce strategy and HR strategy that has been adopted by the company. The paper also lays emphasis on the comparative advantage of FedEx Corporation due to its commitment in making differentiation as competitive advantage and the unique way it has positioned itself on the world map of parcel or small packages service providers. Again‚ the paper has also highlighted the way the whole workforce
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Municipal Corporation is a local government body that administers the city. Under the panchayati raj system‚ it interacts directly with the state government‚ though it is administratively part of the district it is located in. The Municipal Corporation consists of members elected from the wards of the city. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected by the members among themselves. A Municipal Commissioner‚ who is from the Indian Administrative Service is appointed to head the administrative staff
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Planning and Budgeting in Developing Countries – “Shrinking the P” Posted by Richard Allen[1] In most advanced western countries‚ the use of a national development plan as the primary tool of policy-making died out two generations ago‚ as it largely did in countries of the former Soviet Union in the early 1990s. However‚ national development planning continues to be a dominant policy instrument in many low-income and emerging market economies. Similarly‚ public investment plans (PIPs)‚ which
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Cumulative Translation Adjustment 29.50 Investment in Subsidiary 15‚381.80 Cumulative Translation Adjustment 15‚381.80 Lee Corporation Statement of Changes in Stockholder’s Equity For the year ended on December 31‚ 2007 Common Stock Additional Paid-in Capital Treasury Stock Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Total Stockholder’s Equity Balance as of January 1‚ 2007 $500‚000.00 $1‚000‚000.00 $(200
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Kao Corporation MNGT 5650 MANAGEMENT & STARTEGY‚ SPRING 1‚ 2010 Abstract Kao Corporation is a Japanese manufacturing company. This company is Japan’s largest soap and cosmetic company. They have developed from being a minor player to being number two in the Japanese market in less than ten years and are the sixth largest soap and cosmetic company in the world. The company’s success was due not only to its mastery of technologies nor its efficient marketing and information systems‚ but to its
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