Harvard Business School 9-289-047 Rev. April 1‚ 1998 Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged) In April 1988‚ Dan Cohrs‚ vice president of project finance at the Marriott Corporation‚ was preparing his annual recommendations for the hurdle rates at each of the firm’s three divisions.部门 要求报酬率 Investment projects at Marriott were selected by discounting the appropriate cash flows by the appropriate hurdle rate for each division. In 1987‚ Marriott’s sales grew by 24% and its return on equity
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Easy Corp was awarded a five year contract to provide program office support to a government agency. In the first year of the contract‚ the enterprise has raised concern with the contracting officer’s representative (COR). Easy Corp has habitually submitted erroneous and often late invoices‚ as well as late and incomplete management reports. Moreover‚ both the COR and Easy Corp employees rarely see the program manager for the contract. The purpose of this paper is to identify the ramifications
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TARGET CORPORATION Introduction The Target Bulls-eye logo has become instantly recognizable and synonymous with high quality and style at affordable prices. From its origins in 1902 as The Dayton Dry Goods Company in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota to the opening of the first Target store in 1962 in Roseville‚ Minnesota‚ Target Corporation has grown into one of top five retailers in the United States today with over 1‚600 stores and 350‚000 employees. Total revenues and net earnings for 2008 reached
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Strategy AES distinguishes itself through developing new products and applications at a low cost. It is committed to social responsibility and empowering its employees through its four main principles which include integrity‚ fairness‚ social responsibility and fun. It is "different" from other corporations because AES is focused on retaining its core values and culture as the corporation expands in size. The company ’s sources of sustainable competitive advantage include technical leadership
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TIME VALUE OF MONEY 1. You invested $1‚000 at 4% compounded annually. How much interest was earned in year 5? 2. Gianni invested $10‚000 at a rate of 6% compounded annually. How long will it take for the investment to grow to $40‚000 3. What is the present value of an income stream which has a negative flow of $100 per year for each of the next 3 years‚ and a positive flow of $300 per year in years 4 through 7‚ if the appropriate discount rate is 10%? BONDS 1. The current
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1. Prioritizing the issues that Butterfly needs to deal with are‚ that in Puerto Rico suppliers mistreat their workers‚ retailers in some countries were diluting the products and selling them as full strength‚ some plant employees were suffering pay cuts while others were not. Employees that have worked at Butterfly for many years were having their hours cut to 36-hour workweeks‚ losing their full-time benefits. There are also political alliances being formed among marketing‚ finance‚ manufacturing
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The United States Marine Corps is unfortunately involved in an underlying issue within its own ranks called hazing. Hazing is an overlooked problem being dealt with today in the military as it is enforced and prevented. As hazing is becoming more commonly identified‚ Marines are being held accountable. As you read this paper you will find out about this issue. You will be engaged in the Marine Corps order that covers this very topic. General James F. Amos scrutinizes the act of hazing in saying‚
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airmen in a way that civilian clergy cannot.” As military chaplains live with the soldiers while on deployment and on bases‚ the chaplain corps has a unique opportunity to minister to the men and women of the service branches. Chaplains assist soldiers with counseling‚ leading religious services and keeping morale up. Since the conception of the Army Chaplain Corps certain times of struggle have brought controversy‚ however‚ the chaplains continue to lead others in their spiritual walk. With the stresses
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who we are as an organization and they set us apart from the other branches. One of the biggest traditions we have trouble continuing is formally counseling our Marines’ on the negative or positive things that they do even though there is a Marine Corps Order (MCO) that tells us how and when to conduct counseling’s. I feel that this is one of the traditions that should be practiced more within my unit. To promote continuous counseling of Marines I would hold professional military education (PME) classes
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BAJAJ CORP LTD Bajaj Corp Ltd is a FMCG company in the hair oil category in Indian market. It belongs to the Shishir Bajaj Group. The key people include Kushagra Nayan Bajaj - Non Executive Chairman‚ Sumit Malhotra - Managing Director‚ Jimmy Rustom Anklesaria - Whole Time Director‚ Gaurav Dalmia - Ind. Non-Executive Director‚ Dilip Cherian – Ind. Bajaj Corp Ltd mainly operates in Light Hair Oil Segment of the hair care segment through its main brand Bajaj Almond Hair drops. Company History: Bajaj
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