Multinational Acquisition Alice O. Perry ACC 401/ Advance Accounting Professor: Robert Neely Strayer University November 30‚ 2012 Microsoft acquired Skype‚ the leading Internet communications company‚ for $8.5 billion in cash from the investor group led by Silver Lake on May 10‚ 2011. The acquisition has increased the accessibility of real-time video and voice communications‚ bringing benefits to both consumers and enterprise users and generating significant new business and revenue
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A multinational corporation (MNC) or multinational enterprise (MNE)[1] is a corporation enterprise that manages production or deliversservices in more than one country. It can also be referred to as an international corporation. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has defined[citation needed] an MNC as a corporation that has its management headquarters in one country‚ known as the home country‚ and operates in several other countries‚ known as host countries. Some multinational corporations
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ABMF3174 BUSINESS FINANCIAL TUTORIAL 1 1. If you bought a share of stock‚ what would you expect to receive‚ when would you expect to receive it‚ and would you be certain that your expectations would be met? A: When you purchase a stock‚ you expect to receive dividends plus capital gains. Not all stocks pay dividends immediately‚ but those corporations that do‚ typically pay dividends quarterly. Capital gains (losses) are received when the stock is sold. Stocks are risky‚ so you would not be
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Multinational Cost of Capital Capital Structure‚ Risk and the Cost of Capital for Multinational Companies (1713 words) 2015 Table of Contents Introduction 2 Literature Review 2 Capital Structure‚ Risk and the Cost of Capital for Multinational Companies 2 Criticism to the work and the upstream-downstream hypothesis 2 Conclusion 2 References 2 Introduction “Theoretically‚ MNEs should be in a better position than their domestic counterparts to support higher debt ratios because their cash flows
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ANSWERS TO AICPA QUESTIONS CHAPTER 10 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE INTERNET 1. (a) Computer software is covered under the general copyright laws and is therefore usually copyrightable as an expression of ideas. Answer (b) is incorrect because copyrights in general do not need a copyright notice for works published after March 1‚ 1989. Answer (c) is incorrect because a recent court ruled that programs in both source codes‚ which are human readable‚ and in machine readable object
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Exam‚ May 2‚ 2013 1/ What is ethics? What are some common ethical types? Why do business people need it? Can ethics be taught to people? Ethics is a study of morality‚ stems from the ancient Greek “ethos” meaning custom or habit. It is a study of theories concerning what is good and evil in human conduct. There is no particular set of laws defining what is ethical and what is not‚ because there is no right or wrong answer. The second sense of ethics speak of “codes of ethics”‚ which are a set of rules
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fundamental goal of business? Do all organizations share this goal?The fundamental goal of business is to earn a profit. Not all organizations share this goal because they are nonprofit organizations. 2. Name the forms a product may take and give some examples of each. The forms a product may take are tangible and intangible. Tangible goods are computers‚ clothing‚ automobiles‚ and food. Intangible goods are services or ideas made by people. 3. Who are the main participants of business? What are the
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Name of Position: | Manager- Customer Touch Point | Organization: | Service Center‚ Shared Service Center‚ P&O | Job Level: | Band D | | | # of Position: | 1 | | | Responsibilities: | Single point of contact for P&O Services | | Lead Call Center | | Ensure positive customer experience at every interaction | | Design method and tool to track service request | | Ensure smooth start-up of new employees in the organization & create excellent image | | Ensure
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* Question 1 0 out of 2 points | | | An undergraduate business student has purchased a laptop computer for use during exams. This laptop is perfectly reliable except for two parts: its microchip‚ which has a failure rate of one in every twenty hours of operation; and its battery‚ which has a failure rate of one in every ten hours of operation. In addition‚ on average the battery will wear out in five hours‚ with a standard deviation of 30 minutes. Assuming that a new battery has just been
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Your Answer: learning organization. Correct Question: The forces that create challenges‚ risks‚ opportunities‚ and changes for every organization are called: Your Answer: environmental. Correct Question: The combined effects of processes‚ materials‚ knowledge‚ and other discoveries resulting from research and development activities is known as: Your Answer: technological forces. Correct Question: Values‚ beliefs‚ habits‚ norms‚ and behavior make up the organizational ____________. Your Answer: culture
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